Senate Appropriations Committee
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Recent News About Senate Appropriations Committee
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At a recent hearing in Washington, D.C., Senator Susan Collins addressed Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick regarding regulations affecting Maine's lobster industry and Canadian tariffs.
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At a recent hearing in Washington, D.C., Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary of Education Linda McMahon regarding the proposed elimination of TRIO programs and the expansion of Pell Grants for...
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, has commented on the President's recent request for a rescissions package.
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has expressed her opposition to the Department of Labor's (DOL) decision to implement a phased pause in operations at Job Corps centers across the United States.
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During a recent hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Labor, Senator Susan Collins called on Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reconsider halting new enrollments at Maine's Job Corps centers and to rethink the...
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At a recent hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, raised concerns with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about...
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At a recent hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Susan Collins engaged with Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy regarding the proposed budget cuts to the Essential Air Service Program (EAS) and the significance of supporting maritime...
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins has announced the allocation of $23 million to the Maine Army Corps of Engineers for erosion prevention at Camp Ellis in Saco.
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During recent hearings on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget requests for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, Senator Susan Collins addressed concerns about illegal marijuana grow operations in Maine.
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, provided her response to the President's Budget Request for the Fiscal Year 2026.
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At a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing chaired by Senator Susan Collins, the potential impacts of a proposed National Institutes of Health (NIH) cap on indirect research costs were debated.
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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Patty Murray have raised concerns over the Administration's treatment of emergency spending in the 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act.
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, addressed her colleagues on the Senate floor, advocating for the approval of a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, has expressed her concerns regarding the potential government shutdown set for Friday, March 14th, at midnight.
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins has officially assumed the role of Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, marking a significant milestone as she becomes the first Republican woman to lead this influential committee.
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released a statement following the Senate's approval of a disaster relief package and continuing resolution (CR).
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, has expressed her readiness to remain in Washington through Christmas to ensure that government funding is secured.
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led a hearing on disaster relief needs in Washington, D.C., emphasizing the urgency for Congress to approve a bipartisan disaster aid package before year-end.
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The U.S. Senate has unveiled the Fiscal Year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which allocates $66.16 billion in discretionary funding for a variety of national security priorities.
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U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, addressed the Senate floor today ahead of the consideration of a continuing resolution. She called on her colleagues to engage in serious bipartisan and bicameral negotiations to pass full-year funding bills before year-end.