WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $35 Million for Maine Projects Secured By Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured nearly $35 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for 20 projects throughout Maine. The funding was included in the legislation she coauthored to end the government shutdown. "From supporting Maine's first r  more