WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee and Defense Subcommittee, announced that the U.S. Navy has approved more than $34 million for six new workforce initiatives at Bath Iron Works. The funding for the projects was included in the Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Appropriations bill at Senator Collins' request as part of a larger initiative to make impro  more