WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $895.2 billion in total defense spending, passed the Senate by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 85-14. This annual defense bill authorizes spending levels and sets poli  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Click HERE to watch her full floor remarks. Today, the Senate overwhelmingly advanced the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill authored by Senators Susan Collins and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), by a margin of 73-27. Today's successful procedural vote indicates the bill likely has the support necessary for final passage later this week. This bipartisan bill, which passed the House last month by a vo  more