Sen. Susan Collins

Published
May 19, 2023

Top federal official calls for more funding to study PFAS crisis

Maine's congressional delegation is backing efforts to secure funding for more PFAS research at the federal level.
Published
May 15, 2023

Former defense contractor executives plead guilty to illegal donations to Collins’ campaign

Clifford Chen and Lawrence Lum Kee, who worked for the engineering firm Navatek, violated federal laws prohibiting defense contractors from making contributions directly to candidates.
Published
May 6, 2023

Senate Republicans pen letter saying no to clean debt limit increase

Republican senators who didn’t sign the letter included a cluster of moderates – Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitt Romney of Utah.
Published
April 27, 2023

Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate

The 51-47 vote included support from 2 Republicans including Sen. Collins.
Published
April 24, 2023

BIW destroyer production ramping up after delays, admiral says

U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday joined Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King on a tour of Bath Iron Works Monday.

Published
April 4, 2023

Video: Sen. Collins, while touring Augusta theater, urges calm as Trump is charged with felonies

Susan Collins, speaking at the Colonial Theater in downtown Augusta on Tuesday, also reiterated that the former president is not her first choice for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Published
March 15, 2023

Maine receives nearly $5 million in additional LIHEAP funding

In total, Maine has received nearly $54 million this winter season through LIHEAP to help eligible households facing significant increases in their utility bills this winter.
Published
March 10, 2023

Sen. Collins asks Biden administration to slow the flow of asylum seekers to Maine

Collins is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to stop sending asylum seekers to Maine without first verifying a community's capacity to help.
Published
March 9, 2023

Members of Maine’s delegation react to Biden budget proposal

Republican Sen. Susan Collins, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says it's time 'to make our country safer, more competitive,' while independent Sen. Angus King says he will be evaluating the defense budget and Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree applauds the president's focus on battling the 'climate crisis.'
Published
February 20, 2023

Collins’ new defense posting could bring more work to Maine shipyards

Sen. Susan Collins' new role as ranking Republican on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee will help advance her goal of expanding the Naval fleet, which could mean more work for Bath Iron Works and other defense contractors in Maine.