Susan M. Collins
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Recent News About Susan M. Collins
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Senator Collins Visits Goodall Memorial Library
On June 23, 2023, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library in Sanford, Maine.
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Senator Collins Delivers Remarks at Sun Life Office Ribbon-Cutting
On June 27, 2023, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks at the grand opening of the newly constructed, nearly 77,00 square foot office of Sun Life U.S. in Portland, Maine.
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Senator Collins Visits York County Shelter Programs in Alfred
On June 23, 2023, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the York County Shelter Programs (YCSP) in Alfred, Maine.
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More than $8 Million for Eight Maine Community, Municipal Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in 2024 Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $8,007,000 for the construction and continued advancement of eight community and municipal facilities throughout Maine in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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Senators Collins, Durbin Introduce Clean Cooking Bill to Improve Global Environment, Public Health
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), introduced the Clean Cooking Support Act, a bill that would address the health, environmental, and economic problems caused by exposure to smoke from traditional cookstoves and open fires.
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Senators Murray and Collins Issue Statement After First Full Committee Markup in Two Years, Commit to Senate’s Voice Being Heard in Appropriations Process
Senate Appropriators voted unanimously on June 22, 2023 to advance the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, issued the following statement on the first Senate Appropriations full committee markup in two years:
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More Than $4.5 Million for Maine Libraries Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $4,535,000 for Maine public libraries in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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Wyden, Collins to Introduce Bill Bringing Marriage Equality to the Tax Code
On June 26, 2023, on the ten-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation providing equal dignity in the tax code for all legal marriages.
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Nearly $14 Million for Seven Maine Fire Stations, Emergency Services Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $13,850,000 to construct seven new fire stations and emergency services facilities throughout Maine.
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$4 Million for University of Maine Presque Isle Auditorium Renovation Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $4,000,000 for the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s renovation of the Gauvin Family Center for Cultural Arts in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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$107,000 for Patten Lumbermen’s Museum Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $107,000 for the reconstruction of Patten Lumbermen’s Museum in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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Senator Collins Meets with William S. Cohen Institute High School Leadership Program
On June 26, 2023, U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with students involved in the Cohen Institute High School Leadership Program at the University of Maine.
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$107,000 for Patten Lumbermen’s Museum Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $107,000 for the reconstruction of Patten Lumbermen’s Museum in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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More Than $1.8 Million for Stonington Wharf Renovation Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,835,000 for the renovation of the Stonington Wharf in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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Women in Military Service; the Role of Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Each year, June 12 is designated as Women Veterans Recognition Day to celebrate the brave women who have defended our freedom throughout their military service.
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$20 Million for UMaine PFAS Center of Excellence Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the SenateAppropriations Committee, announced that she secured $20 million to establish a PFAS Center of Excellence through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS) New England Plant, Soil and Water Research Laboratory in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill.
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Nearly $1.4 Million for Childcare Facilities Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $1,391,000 for the construction of childcare facilities in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture and Rural Development appropriations bill.
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Senator Collins Announces More than $271 Million to Expand Broadband Access in Maine
U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Connectivity Authority was awarded $271,977,723.07 in federal funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
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Nearly $9.6 Million for Maine National Guard Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $9,574,000 for the Maine National Guard in the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
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Bill to Fund Key Agricultural Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for projects in Maine in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.