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Sen. Susan 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.'

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Published
February 15, 2023

Collins named vice chairperson of Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

As the top Republican on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Sen. Susan Collins will play a powerful role in setting the nation's annual defense budget.
Published
February 13, 2023

Maine blueberries vs. a fruit fly: Sen. Collins files bill to help

Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop.
Published
February 9, 2023

Military leaders defend response to Chinese spy balloon when pressed by Collins

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, questioned military leaders as vice chair of the Senate's Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
Published
February 6, 2023

Republicans’ rhetoric about spending cuts worries housing advocates

Maine's Sen. Susan Collins, who has championed housing programs in the past, says it’s premature to say what the funding level of HUD should be without seeing the president’s budget request.
Published
February 3, 2023

Maine lawmakers renew push for faster work permits for asylum seekers

Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.