SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS SECURE ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION FOR MAINE MILITARY AUTHORITY

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has included an additional $20 million in the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill for HMMWV ("Humvee") maintenance performed at Maine Military Authority's Army National Guard Readiness Sustainment Maintenance Site (RSMS) located in Limestone. This funding must now be approved by the full Senate Appropriations Committee.

"For nearly 13 years, the Army National Guard has relied on its Readiness Sustainment Maintenance Site at Limestone to provide a dependable service to the warfighters. Similarly, Maine Military Authority has been a source of economic stability for Northern Maine," said Senators Snowe and Collins. "This funding would help ensure that this important resource of both the National Guard and the State of Maine is safeguarded from the continuing uncertainties of these economic times, and ensure that MMA's valued workforce and valued product remain available for the requirements of our service members."

Senators Snowe and Collins wrote to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee in July requesting additional funds for Humvee maintenance at the RSMS facility in Limestone.