WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $2 Million for MDI Biological Laboratory Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced $1,935,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the MDI Biological Laboratory in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The l  more