Maine receives nearly $5 million in additional LIHEAP funding

Sen. Susan Collins

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.
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 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.
Published
February 1, 2023

Sen. Collins spearheads efforts to fund Alzheimer’s research

A bipartisan group of senators is proposing to boost funding for research and prevention through 2035.