WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Sen. Collins Announces Release of $10 million Secured for Spruce Budworm Mitigation in Maine U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, announced today that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has signed a grant agreement with the State of Maine to allow for the release of $10 million she secured in the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior appropriations bill to prevent the ou more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Visits Mid-Maine Technical Center * Click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. WATERVILLE, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins visited the Mid-Maine Technical Center (MMTC) in Waterville, where she met with students and faculty and toured several of the center's programs. She also saw firsthand MMTC's new engineering and manufacturing program that is supported by federal funding she secured through her role on the  more PR