WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Remarks Urging Quick Passage of Stopgap Funding Measure U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today to urge the passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) she crafted with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to prevent a government shutdown. The bipartisan stopgap funding measure conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Introduces Bill to Combat Medicare Home Health Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins introduced legislation today to protect the Medicare home health program from fraud and strengthen access to these important services for the Americans who need them. The Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act would give the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) additional tools to prevent and detect fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Bipartisan Bill to Allow Early Childhood Educators to Deduct Out-of-Pocket Purchases of Classroom Supplies Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate passed the Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. This legislation, which Senator Collins introduced last year with Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), would ensure that more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Russia & Iran Sanctions Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act by a vote of 86 to 11: "As an original cosponsor of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, I was pleased to see the bill pass the Senate today with overwhelming support from both side more PR