WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Michael Bennet (D-CO) led a bipartisan group of 14 Senators in writing to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra in opposition to any reclassification of potatoes as a grain instead of a vegetable during the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) process. Acco  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: ROCKLAND, MAINE - Today Maine's First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced 16 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants and loans worth a total of $2.1 million for businesses in midcoast Maine. The infusion of rural development funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed by Congressional Democrats and signed by President Biden.  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for high-resolution individual photos Jay, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay and spoke to students at a full-school assembly. During her visit, Senator Collins talked about Women's History Month and described her experience of being one of the longest serving women in the history of the United States Senate. She also answered q  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Bangor ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement following the death of former Senator Joe Lieberman: "Joe Lieberman was a dear friend, a wonderful Senator, and a true patriot. He not only was one of the best legislators I have ever known, but also one of the best human beings. We worked so closely together on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, passing numerous bipartisan bill  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) a $22,714,829 contract to continue providing planning yard services for the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers. "Time and time again, the hardworking, highly-skilled men and women at Bath Iron Works demonstrate that Bath built is best built. Recent military engagements in the Red Sea have only confir  more