Senator Susan Collins

Republican  •  Maine  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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11/16/09
Nelson: Playing Spoiler or Clincher?

Earlier this year he worked with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to craft a less costly economic stimulus plan that was narrowly approved by the Senate.

Source: Roll Call (subscription)
11/16/09
Sen. Collins To Conduct Fort Hood Investigation Hearing

...Maine -- Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says the Senate Homeland Security Committee will open an investigation into the fatal shootings at Fort Hood with a public hearing this week. Collins is ranking Republican on the committee, which is chaired by indepe

Source: WMTW Portland
11/15/09
Parties cash in on hot issues

Jeff Bingaman, John Thune, Barbara Boxer and Susan Collins -- for a price. Photo: AP photo composite by POLITICO Top industry executives piled into Google's ...

Source: Politico
11/15/09
RE: Susan Collins

Sen. Joe Lieberman says his Homeland Security Committee is opening an investigation, and Sen. Susan Collins says the panel still plans to meet Thursday. ...

Source: WLOS
11/15/09
Senate Health Care Bill Will Likely Fund Abortions, Stupak Amdt Would be Killed

Joined by most of the Republican conference, but offset by pro-abortion Republicans Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine, the combined bipartisan ...

Source: LifeNews.com
11/15/09
Obama urges Congress to put off Fort Hood probe

...a Connecticut independent, said his Homeland Security Committee was opening an investigation. On Saturday, he and Sen. Susan Collins, the ranking Republican on the committee, said the panel still planned to meet Thursday to begin the first congressional

11/15/09
Lawmakers Brush Off Obama Calls to Delay Ft. Hood Hearings

...enforcement of military probes. Sen. Joe Lieberman says his Homeland Security Committee is opening an investigation, and Sen. Susan Collins says the panel still plans to meet Thursday. The Maine Republican says she hopes for cooperation from the admini

11/15/09
Obama urges Congress to put off Fort Hood probe

...a Connecticut independent, said his Homeland Security Committee was opening an investigation. On Saturday, he and Sen. Susan Collins, the ranking Republican on the committee, said the panel still planned to meet Thursday to begin the first congressional

11/15/09
Federal funds for bridge a 'longshot'

...delegations for both states, many of whom have expressed support for the project. Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have thrown their support behind the project, as well. In a September joint letter to DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, Collins and

11/15/09
Lawmakers brush off Obama calls to delay Fort Hood hearings

...law enforcement of military probes. Sen. Joe Lieberman says his Homeland Security Committee is opening an investigation, and Sen. Susan Collins says the panel still plans to meet Thursday. The Maine Republican says she hopes for cooperation from the adm

11/14/09
Pingree has hope for insurance reform

Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins may (or may not) play in the final forging of a health reform package, Maine's 1st District congresswoman hasn't exactly ...

Source: Morning Sentinel
11/14/09
Girl, 12, adds her thanks to Maine Coast Guardsmen's honors

...commendation and achievement medals for the rescue mission. The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) were on hand to present the awards. “The ability to give somebody back their lives and to be rec

Source: Boston Herald
11/14/09
Honoring Maine Guardians with Sen. Collins

... Guardians, On Friday I traveled to Eastport and Southwest Harbor Maine with Senator Susan Collins to make units visits that were cancelled last spring due to poor weather. The delay offered the opportunity to combine the visit with an awards ceremony f

11/13/09
Advocacy Ads on Health Care Not Effective in Maine, Collins Says

As advocacy groups ramp up TV ads about health care reform, Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the ads don't work in Maine. The ads urge Mainers to call their ...

Source: MPBN News
11/13/09
Obama likely to name 'cyber czar' soon

And Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member on the committee, said last week that she opposes having a cyber czar. "Truly securing our information ...

Source: Federal Times
11/13/09
Coast Guard to be honored for Maine wave rescue

On Friday, the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, and Sen. Susan Collins will be in Southwest Harbor to present awards to those involved in ...

Source: WGME
11/13/09
Girl, members of Coast Guard recount Thunder Hole tragedy

On hand for the reunion Friday, besides the Pelletiers and local Coast Guard personnel, were Sen. Susan Collins and Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the Coast ...

Source: Bangor Daily News
11/13/09
Teabagger DeMint to challenge McConnell for Senate GOP leadership?

Maybe Minority Leader DeMint would have similar conversations with Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and even conservatives that fail the purity litmus test, ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
11/13/09
Coast Guard To Be Honored For Rogue Wave Rescue

...are going to be honored in Southwest Harbor. On Friday, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, and Sen. Susan Collins will be in Southwest Harbor to present awards to those involved in the rescues. The crews responded after a rogue wav

Source: WMTW Portland
11/13/09
Demand better sharing of info

...for investigators to relay information in a non-prejudicial manner. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent, and Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, plan to hold hearings on the Hasan shootings next week. Though investigators with

11/13/09
Coast Guard to be honored for Maine wave rescue

...are going to be honored in Southwest Harbor. On Friday, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, and Sen. Susan Collins will be in Southwest Harbor to present awards to those involved in the rescues. The crews responded after a rogue wav

11/12/09
RE: Susan Collins

One of those is Susan Collins of Maine. Collins has said the status quo for the US health-care system is unacceptable. "There simply is no question that our ...

Source: MarketWatch
11/12/09
3 Right-Hand Men Take a Turn at Center Stage

“Having been staff, you know the ins and outs of the Senate,” said Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who was a senior Senate aide for more than a ...

Source: New York Times
11/12/09
RE: Susan Collins

One of those is Susan Collins of Maine. Collins has said the status quo for the US health-care system is unacceptable. "There simply is no question that our ...

Source: MarketWatch
11/12/09
RE: Susan Collins

One of those is Susan Collins of Maine. Collins has said the status quo for the US health-care system is unacceptable. "There simply is no question that our ...

Source: MarketWatch
11/12/09
RE: Susan Collins

Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins planning to hold hearings on the matter next week. David Sessions is a journalist based in New York who covers politics, ...

Source: Politics Daily (blog)
11/12/09
Senators proclaim Gordon 'most qualified' to be OFPP administrator

"It is seldom that a nominee for OFPP has come before this committee at such as critical time," says Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), ranking member of the ...

Source: FederalNewsRadio.com
11/12/09
Yes, Taxpayers Paid to Trade Clunkers for Clunkers

and Susan Collins (R-Maine), the sponsors of the alternative bill, wrote in The Wall Street Journal in June, the original program was “expertly designed to ...

Source: The Washington Independent
11/12/09
Mr. Obama: I'm calling you out

US Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was worried about 18 of these unvetted czars, 10 of whom worked in the White House. An amendment to force these appointees to ...

Source: Southeast Missourian
11/12/09
Terror prevention failures in the case of Maj. Hasan?

Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent and Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, plan to hold hearings on the Hasan shootings next week ...

Source: Denver Post

Official website: http://collins.senate.gov
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413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2523
Fax: 202-224-2693

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