WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Senator Collins Questions Secretary Bessent on Maine Taxpayer Assistance Centers Enlists Treasury's help in cracking down on Maine illicit drug trade, money laundering * At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the Department of Treasury, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committ  more