Susan Collins: “As a nation, we must ensure that in the land of the free, there is always a home for the brave.”

This $37 million investment will help modernize aging rail infrastructure and increase railcar capacity, making it easier and safer for Maine businesses to move their products.

Freight rail is essential to northern Maine’s economy, connecting our forest products and agricultural industries to markets across the country and around the world.

The fact is, this year alone, this Congress alone, I voted against President Trump 137 times.

By strengthening this critical rail corridor, this funding will support local jobs and help keep Aroostook County’s forest products and agricultural industries competitive for years to come.