{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-announces-600000-for-emergency-medical-services-in-maine", "Senator Collins Announces $600,000 for Emergency Medical Services in Maine", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "ME", "Susan M. Collins", "C001035", "www.collins.senate.gov", "collins", "https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that two emergency medical services (EMS) departments in Maine will receive a total of $600,000 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\u2019s (SAMHSA) Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) grant program.\n\nIn 2024, Senator Collins\u2019 bipartisan SIREN Reauthorization Act, which she co-authored with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), was signed into law. This legislation extended funding for SIREN Act grants through Fiscal Year 2028. SIREN grants support rural EMS agencies in training and recruiting staff, conducting certification courses, and purchasing equipment, including naloxone to help address the opioid overdose epidemic.\n\n\u201cEmergency medical services are critical to ensuring that Mainers in every part of our state can receive the care they need,\u201d said Senator Collins. \u201cThese investments in EMS agencies serving Maine\u2019s rural population will help to improve the quality and accessibility of health care across our state by supporting training for emergency medical personnel.\u201d\n\nThe funding is allocated as follows:\n\nBrooks Ambulance Service - $300,000 to improve EMS training for Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics.\n\nUnited Ambulance Service (Lewiston) - $300,000 to improve rural EMS training.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-announces-600000-for-emergency-medical-services-in-maine"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8438681252300739, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}