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Press Releases of the Ranking Member


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December 2007
 
December 12 - SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF’S YEAR END SPEECH

 
December 7 - HOUSE-SENATE NEGOTIATORS REACH AGREEMENT ON DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL THAT INCLUDES COLLINS-LIEBERMAN CONTRACTING REFORM PROVISIONS

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November 2007
 
November 27 - SENATOR COLLINS RECEIVES NATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

 
November 21 - SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $200,000 FOR BANGOR, CARMEL, ST AGATHA FIRE DEPARTMENTS

 
November 19 - SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON THE RESIGNATION OF FRANCES TOWNSEND

 
November 14 - IG REFORM LEGISLATION RECEIVES COMMITTEE APPROVAL

 
November 8 - SENATORS INTRODUCE IG REFORM LEGISLATION

 
November 8 - U.S. SENATE APPROVES SENS. COLLINS’, LIEBERMAN’S LEGISLATION TO COMBAT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING

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October 2007
 
October 31 - LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SEEK CLARIFICATION ON MEXICAN BORDER CROSSING OF TB PATIENT

 
October 30 - LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SAY LOCALS SET NATIONAL STANDARD FOR PREVENTING ISLAMIST RADICALIZATION

 
October 19 - SENATOR COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEWS REPORT THAT TB INFECTED FOREIGN NATIONAL CROSSED US BORDER MULTIPLE TIMES, TOOK NUMBEROUS FLIGHTS

 
October 19 - SENATORS LIEBERMAN, COLLINS’ PANEL HOLDS HEARING ON STATUS OF SECURTY AT OUR NATION’S PORTS

 
October 19 - SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

 
October 10 - SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY

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September 2007
 
September 24 - SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON LEAVING POST AT DHS

 
September 10 - SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE EXAMINES THREATS SIX YEARS AFTER 9/11

 
September 6 - Senators Collins, Lieberman Cite DHS Progress, But More Work Needs to be Done

 
September 5 - Senator Collins Announces $42,370 Grant for Andover Fire Department

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August 2007
 
August 28 - Senator Collins Announces Investigation of Safeguards for Children's Toys and Clothing

 
August 16 - Senator Collins Announces Additional Funding for Port Security and Emergency Management in Maine

 
August 9 - President Signs Into Law Senator Collins' Bill to Provide Federal Health Benefits to U.S. Employees at Roosevelt Campobello Park

 
August 2 - Senator Collins' Statement on Senate Approval of Ethics, Lobbying Reform Legislation

 
August 1 - Senate Homeland Security Committee Approves Collins-Lieberman Legislation to Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Contracting

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July 2007
 
July 23 - Maine's Adjutant General Testifies Before Senate Committee

 
July 19 - Senator Collins Speaks in Support of "Flying Imams" Amendment to Encourage Continuing Citizen Involvement in Fighting Terrorism

 
July 18 - Senator Susan Collins Announces $14 Million in Homeland Security Funding for Maine

 
July 12 - Senators Lieberman, Collins Request Evaluation of DHS Disaster Response Capabilities

 
July 12 - Senator Collins Questions Current Nuclear Licenses

 
July 10 - International Association of Fire Chiefs Applauds Senator Collins

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June 2007
 
June 19 - Senator Collins Chairs Hearing on Juvenile Diabetes; 13-Year-Old from Maine Testifies

 
June 13 - Homeland Security Committee Approves Senator Collins' Provision Reaffirming the Constitutional Protections of Sealed Mail

 
June 13 - Senator Collins' Statement on District of Columbia Voting Rights Legislation

 
June 12 - Senate Passes Senator Collins' Legislation to Honor Fallen Firefighters

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May 2007
 
May 22 - Senator Collins Cosponsors Provisions to Make Government Better Prepared for Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Further Examine Use of Drivers' Licenses in Place of Passports

 
May 22 - Senator Collins Questions DHS & FEMA Leaders on Readiness to Respond to Man-Made and Natural Disasters

 
May 22 - Senator Collins Calls for GAO Investigation of Electricity Charges in Maine, Nation

 
May 3 - Terrorists Use Internet to Recruit, Train, and Launch Attacks

 
May 1 - Lieberman, Collins Seeks Clarity on Standards for Sharing Sensitive Information

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April 2007
 
April 19 - Senators Lieberman and Collins Warn of "Dire Economic Consequences" of Global Warming for Insurers, Taxpayers, the Nation

 
April 17 - Senator Collins Introduces Postal Resolution Reaffirming Constitutional Protections of Sealed Mail

 
April 13 - Senator Collins' Statement on FEMA's Announcement that the National Response Plan is Delayed

 
April 12 - Senator Collins Questions DHS's Readiness for Nuclear Scanners at All US Ports

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
March 2007
 
March 22 - Senators Collins, Lieberman Press for Better Management of Reconstruction in Iraq, Afghanistan

 
March 14 - Senate Approves Lieberman-Collins Homeland Security Bill to Fulfill 9/11 Commission Recommendations

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February 2007
 
February 22 - Senator Collins Praises DHS' New Identification Standards for Students and Children at Border; Still Pushing for Alternative Standards for all US Citizens

 
February 22 - State Legislators Praise Senator Collins for Work on REAL ID

 
February 21 - Senator Collins Introduces Contracting Reform Legislation to Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

 
February 13 - Senator Collins Concerned About Homeland Security Cuts to First Responders & Underfunding for Port and Chemical Facility Security

 
February 9 - Senator Collins Announces Legislation to Delay Implementation of REAL ID

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January 2007
 
January 31 - GAO Indentifies Government Operations at High Risk for Waste, Fraud, Abuse & Mismanagement

 
January 19 - Senate Passes Lobbying Reform Legislation

 
January 10 - Senator Collins Introduces Resolution Reaffirming Constitutional Protections of Sealed Mail

 
January 10 - Senator Collins Renews Efforts for Lobbying Reform, Supports Independent Ethics Review

 
January 10 - Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Unfulfilled 9/11 Commission Recommendations

 
January 5 - Senator Collins' Statement on 110th Congress

 
January 4 - Senator Collins' Statement on the Expected Resignation John Negroponte from Office of Director for National Intelligence

 
January 4 - Senator Collins Releases Statement on Recent Administration Statement on Postal Reform Bill

 
January 3 - DHS Releases Score Card, Ranking Portland Among the Top 5 Most Advanced Areas for Interoperable Emergency Communications
 

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