Maine's U.S. Sen. Susan Collins
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Sen. Susan Collins
Maine voters first elected Republican Susan M. Collins to represent them in the U.S. Senate in 1996. Re-elected in 2002 and 2008, she has earned a national reputation as a thoughtful, effective legislator, who works across party lines to seek consensus on the nation’s most important issues. Collins is the 15th woman in history to be elected to the Senate in her own right.
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Assisting our nation’s firefighters
By Sen. Susan Collins - Apr 04Our nation’s firefighters are among our bravest first responders, constantly putting themselves in harm’s way to help keep our communities safe. ...
Inspiring youth with public service
By Sen. Susan Collins - Mar 26Washington, D.C. - As a senior at Caribou High School in 1971, I participated in a program that would change my life. It is called the United States Senate Youth ...
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They answered freedom's call
By U.S. Sen. Susan Collins - Nov 10Veterans Day was established to commemorate that precise moment — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 — when the guns of the ...
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Examining America’s global military and intelligence ...
By Sen. Susan Collins - Apr 14Washington, D.C. - As ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I recently joined several of my ...
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Déjà vu: The Postal Service's economic troubles
By Sen. Susan Collins - Mar 24The United States Postal Service recently outlined a 10-year plan intended to address declining mail volume and increase its slumping revenue. In ...
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Statement on federal budget deal
By Sen. Susan Collins - Apr 10Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Susan Collins released this statement Friday night following the announcement of an agreement on a federal budget that avoids a governmen...
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U.S. Postal Service follow-up: In search of a successful ...
By U.S. Sen. Susan Collins - Mar 04In response to a letter from VillageSoup Membership Director Donna Culbertson to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins regarding issues with mail delivery of ...
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'Gratitude of a nation'
By U.S. Sen. Susan Collins - Jun 02"Let us in this solemn presence renew our pledges to aid and assist those whom they have left among us, a sacred charge upon a nation's gratitude ...
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Taxpayers get duped, twice
By Sen. Susan Collins - Apr 07Washington, D.C. - Would you buy a gasoline-powered alarm clock the size of a small generator that was advertised as “sleek, durable, easy on your electric bill and ...
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Health-care reform must not hurt small businesses
By Sen. Susan Collins - Dec 07While the national unemployment rate has fallen ever so slightly to 10 percent, the fact remains that far too many Americans are still without ...
