WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Bill to Fund Key Defense Programs in Maine Clears Appropriations Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured significant funding and provisions for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act. The bill, which was officially approved by the Senate Appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Contract Award to Bath Iron Works for the Navy's Newest DDG-51 Destroyer * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works (BIW) the contract to build the next DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. This new ship, the DDG-148, will be named after Kyle Carpenter - the youn  more