Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) called for the Department of Veteran Affairs to extend the Access Received Closer to Home pilot program for veterans who live in rural areas on Friday. Collins coauthored a Read more…
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Member Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Senate Armed Services Committee Member Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) announced on Thursday the Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a contract modification worth approximately $74 million. The contract modification calls Read more…
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) joined a bipartisan coalition of legislators on Tuesday to call on the FDA to issue a second draft of Food Safety Modernization Act rules to allow more time for public comment. Sens. Read more…
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) on Monday joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are opposed to the nuclear deal reached with Iran, citing contradictions between the agreement and U.N. Security Council resolutions. “The plan does not Read more…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined a bipartisan group of legislators in introducing the Military Whistleblower Protection Act on Thursday, which would extend whistleblower protection to military victims of crime and misconduct. The measure would also extend the period to file Read more…
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced a bipartisan resolution on Wednesday that would make preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease before 2025 an “urgent national priority.” The resolution calls on Congress to double the amount of funding allocated Read more…
The Senate Special Committee on Aging recently established a toll-free hotline to assist seniors who feel they have been the victim of a scam or fraud. “Ensuring that seniors are as equipped as possible to avoid becoming victims of fraud Read more…
A bill that prohibits workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual people gained bipartisan approval in the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the lead Republican cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, joined the late Sen. Ted Kennedy Read more…
A bipartisan group of senators requested a “sensible definition” of the term full-time employee in a letter sent on Wednesday to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Read more…
The Senate Special Committee on Aging analyzed the challenges transportation presents to elderly seniors, in particular to those who live in rural areas, during a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing was requested by Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Read more…
A bipartisan group of senators called for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to end workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transvestite individuals on Tuesday Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Read more…
The Department of Health and Human Services released an initial $33.7 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding on Monday amid projections that natural gas, propane and electric heating costs will be higher than in past winters. Sens. Read more…
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday passed several amendments introduced by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) that intend to strengthen oversight on government intelligence efforts. The senators’ amendments were approved during a committee markup of Read more…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on Thursday that she is pleased the final shutdown-ending bill had bipartisan elements and is looking ahead to the work that still needs to be done. “It is beyond time to end this impasse, reopen Read more…
Sens. Susan Collin (R-Maine), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder this week calling for the Department of Justice to address the issue of prescription drug abuse among the Read more…
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) joined a bipartisan group on Wednesday in signing a letter calling for foreign currency manipulation to be addressed during negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The letter, sent to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Read more…
A bipartisan group of 34 senators, led by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), is working to ensure that low-income Americans in need of heating assistance are not forgotten while the government is on the verge of a Read more…
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) recently introduced the bipartisan Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act to create a new comprehensive program to measure mercury levels across the United States. “Mercury is one of the most persistent and dangerous Read more…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently introduced a bill designed to prevent Sudden Unexpected Infant Death by enhancing provider training in sleep practices, first aid and CPR in the Child Care Development Block Grant. The Centers for Disease Control reports that Read more…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently made an editorial push for her proposed legislation that would promote a 40 hour work week. Collins said in an August column that the Affordable Health Care Act deters economic growth and discourages small businesses Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) recently urged Congress to pass bipartisan legislation offering protection for religious minorities in the Middle East As Coptic Christians and others in Egypt face deadly violence, Blunt reiterated his call for legislative action aimed at promoting Read more…
A bill designed to help seniors afford medication was recently introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers. In the Senate, Aging Committee Chair Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine) are spearheading the legislation, which was filed to Read more…
The Senate recently passed a bipartisan bill that would help support the efforts of veteran groups. The legislation, which the House also passed, has been sent to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The Formerly Owned Resources for Read more…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is leading an effort to urge the Obama administration to eschew trade policies that would harm the U.S. footwear industry. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman traveled to Maine on Monday to visit the New Balance manufacturing Read more…
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) recently introduced legislation that would make American workers more competitive in the future economy. The bill would extend Trade Adjustment Assistance, a critical job training and worker assistance Read more…
Mains Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) sent a letter on Friday to Transportation Department Secretary Anthony Foxx inviting him to visit transportation infrastructure projects that the Maine Department of Transportation identified as candidates for new funding. The Read more…
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday approved $11.5 million to fund an effort to consolidate the shipyard structural shops at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard faster than previously planned. The funds were included in the FY2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Read more…
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) introduced legislation on Thursday to clearly define “full-time employee” in order to resolve uncertainty surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Employers with more than 50 full-time employees at the start Read more…
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) introduced legislation on Tuesday designed to spur investment and jumpstart job creation in low-income communities. The new legislation would make permanent the New Markets Tax Credit program that provides private investors with Read more…
A bill to address prescription drug abuse among current and former members of the military was introduced on Tuesday by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). The proposed legislation is named the Service Members and Veterans Prescription Drug Read more…
An amendment recently filed to the Senate’s pending Farm Bill would add white potatoes to the list of fresh fruits and vegetables that are included in the Department of Agriculture’s Women, Infants and Children Food Package. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Read more…