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Susan Margaret Collins is a United States Senator from Maine, serving since January 7, 1997. A member of the Republican Party, Collins is known for her moderate stance on various issues, often working across party lines. Throughout her tenure, she has focused on a range of topics including healthcare, national security, and economic policy. Collins has been recognized for her independent approach to governance, often emphasizing the importance of bipartisanship in her legislative efforts.
I rise today to reintroduce the Justice for the Living victims of Lockerbie Act. This bill would create a process to seek justice for a group Pan American World Airways pilots who lost their careers and pensions following the bombing of…
I am pleased to join my colleague from Michigan, Senator Peters, in introducing the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act, known as the AFTER Act, to promote the adoption or retirement of animals used for research by…
In addition to the need to expand telemedicine so those 83,000 Maine households have access, is there also a benefit--
In February, Sen. Sinema, Sen. Kelley, and I led several of our colleagues in writing to President Biden to urge him to remove the Section 301 tariffs that had been levied on food and beverage imported from the EU since October 2019 due to…
The Maine lobster industry has been hard hit by the 25 percent retaliatory tariff that China imposed on the U.S. lobster industry in 2018.
More Mainers died of drug overdoses last year than died from COVID. We set a new record of 502 Mainers who died from drug overdoses.
During the first month under the new tariffs, however, live lobster exports to China declined by 64 percent.
We obviously prefer domestic sources, but when domestic sources can't meet the demand, as is the case right now, and prices are so high, we desperately need a new agreement to be negotiated so that we're not involved in imposing under…
Your predecessor made real progress by securing a commitment from the Chinese to match or exceed their pre-tariff purchase levels.
As a result of the worldwide Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, which my colleagues have all mentioned today, the European Union is said to double retaliatory tariffs to 50 percent on certain imported products, including recreational…
Before the tariff, China was the second largest importer of U.S. lobster, purchasing $128 million worth in 2017.
I totally agree with Senator Burr's comments that we need to make this a permanent part of our healthcare structure.
I rise today to commemorate the 250th birthday of the town of Winslow, ME. Winslow is a town with a fascinating history and a bright future, connected by generations of hard-working and caring people. Winslow was incorporated in 1771, but…
I rise today to commemorate the 250th birthday of the town of Winthrop, ME. This landmark anniversary is a time to celebrate the generations of hard-working and caring people who have made it such a wonderful place to live, work, and raise…
We've taken care of the problem for the vast majority of family-owned businesses or ranchers in the country.
We need to make sure that parents have choice and thinking about family childcare as a integral part of our--the fabric of our childcare system, especially in rural communities, I think is really important.
During the past years, in the midst of the pandemic, the YMCA has really stepped up to the plate.
I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for 5 minutes, as well as Senator Hirono and Senator Cotton for 5 minutes each, prior to the order for 11:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 937
I rise to speak in support of Senate amendment No. 1445 that Senator Hirono and I have introduced. I want to begin by thanking my colleague from Hawaii for working with me on this amendment and acknowledging her leadership. I also want to…
today is Earth Day, and there are many issues, environmental challenges, that each of us could be discussing here on the Senate floor. I have chosen to speak on a bill that I am introducing today that is called the Comprehensive National…
I rise today, along with my colleagues Senator Cardin, Senator Marshall, and Senator Shaheen, to introduce the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act. This bipartisan bill would help ensure that seniors who rely on home…
the Senate's passage of this legislation affirms our commitment to stand with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community against hate crimes. I urge a ``yes'' vote I thank my colleague from Hawaii for working with me to improve the…
I rise to introduce two bipartisan bills that would help improve Americans' retirement security. Together, these bills would make it easier for more small employers to offer retirement plans and encourage employees to save more for their…
I rise today to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Town of Vassalboro, ME. Vassalboro was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides the community today, and this is a time to celebrate the generations of…
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