- Press releases from: January 2016
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Minority Press
Senators Collins, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Obama Calling for Greater Investment in Alzheimer’s Research
To view a signed PDF of the letter, click HERE. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today led a... -
Joint Press
Senator Collins Reminds Seniors of Persistent IRS Scam during Tax Filing Season
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Aging Committee, is warning of a recurring IRS imposter phone scam. Through this scam, of which there are... -
Minority Press
Senator Collins Announces Staff Changes for Senate Aging Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, announced today that Mark LeDuc will serve as the Committee’s... -
Joint Press
Senators Collins, McCaskill Announce that Former Turing CEO Martin Shkrelli Has Invoked the Fifth Amendment,
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on... - Press releases from: December 2015
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Joint Press
Collins, McCaskill Statement on Arrest of Martin Shkreli on Securities Fraud Charges
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) today issued the following statement after the arrest of Martin Shkreli this morning by... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Holds 1st Hearing on Off-Patent Rx Drug Price Spikes
Click HERE for a copy of Senator Collins’ opening statement Click HERE for a copy of Senator McCaskill’ s opening statement Washington, D.C.—The Senate Special... -
Joint Press
Senate Aging Committee Investigates, Holds 1st Hearing On Off-Patent Rx Drug Price Spikes Titled: Sudden Price Spikes in Off-Patent Drugs: Perspectives from the Front Lines
Washington, D.C.—The Senate Special Committee on Aging, led by Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill, has scheduled the first in a series of hearings the... - Press releases from: November 2015
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Joint Press
Collins, McCaskill Open Senate Investigation into Rx Drug Pricing, Announce Intention to Hold Hearings
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who together lead the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today announced a bipartisan Senate... - Press releases from: September 2015
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Joint Press
Senators Collins, McCaskill Work to Raise Awareness of the Danger Falls Cause Among Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC-- The US Senate has approved a resolution authored by Senate Aging Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill designating September 23,... - Press releases from: July 2015
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Minority Press
Senator Collins Co Hosts Event Tonight to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid and the Older Americans Act
WASHINGTON, DC-- 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of landmark legislation that has been of benefit to seniors throughout... -
Minority Press
Senate Approves Reauthorization of Older American's Act
Click HERE for video WASHINGTON, DC-- Nearly twelve million older Americans receive services... -
Majority Press
Collins, McCaskill Demand Documents From Treasury Department in Contracting Investigation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) this week demanded that the Treasury Department turn over documents on a contract with... -
Minority Press
Maine High School Track Star, Arundel 10-Year Old, Testify Before Senate Aging Panel On Living With Type 1 Diabetes
WASHINGTON, DC—Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins today led a hearing to examine the... - Press releases from: June 2015
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Minority Press
Dexter, Maine Small Business Owner Testifies Before Senate Aging Committee About Seniors Working In Retirement Years
WASHINGTON, DC—Senate Aging Committee Chairman Susan Collins today led a hearing titled. “Work in Retirement: Career... -
Minority Press
Senator Collins Warns of New Section 8 Housing Scam
WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Senate Aging Committee as well as the Transportation,... -
Joint Press
Senators Collins and McCaskill Press to Give Telephone Companies the Ability to do More to Block Unwanted Calls
WASHINGTON, DC—Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Claire McCaskill are calling on the... -
Majority Press
McCaskill Opens Inquiry into ‘Brain Armor’ and Other Dietary Supplements Targeting Seniors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Special Committee on Aging, today began an examination of products, regulations, and... -
Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Asks, "Why Are Americans Getting So Many Unwanted Calls?"
WASHINGTON, DC- Even though the “Do Not Call Registry,” which has been in existence for nearly a decade, is supposed to... -
Majority Press
Senators Demand Answers on FDA Guidance That Could Restrict Popular Treatment for Macular Degeneration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) today requested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) turn over documents supporting new... - Press releases from: May 2015
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Minority Press
Senate Aging Committee Tackles Hospital 'Observation Status' Crisis
WASHINGTON – This afternoon, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Claire McCaskill will lead a bipartisan Senate panel examining the...
