WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSawa) -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins received the Inaugural Mary Tyler Moore Award from JDRF for her longstanding support of the Type 1 diabetes community. Senator Collins also met with Maine members of JDRF, Bek and Barrett Hoskins. "Mary Tyler Moore was a pioneer in the entertainment industry and an inspiration to millions of women. I was so fortunate to come to know Mary as a friend, and as someone who  more