url,title,date,year,month,party,chamber,state,member_name,bioguide_id,domain,scraper,source,date_source,text,has_text,collected_at,updated_at https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/bipartisan-group-senators-voters-have-spoken-congress-must-fulfill-responsibility,"BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS: VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN, CONGRESS MUST FULFILL RESPONSIBILITY",2021-01-03,2021,2021-01,Republican,House,ME,Susan Collins,C001035,www.collins.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Newsroom BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS: VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN, CONGRESS MUST FULFILL RESPONSIBILITY Posted Sun, 01/03/2021 - 12:32 Washington, DC Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Angus King (I-ME), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) issued the following statement on the upcoming Congressional certification of the 2020 Presidential election results. The 2020 election is over.All challenges through recounts and appeals have been exhausted.At this point, further attempts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential electionare contrary to the clearly expressed will of the American peopleandonly serve to undermine Americans' confidence in the already determined election results. The voters have spoken, and Congress must now fulfill its responsibility to certify the election results. In two weeks, we will begin working withour colleagues and the new Administration on bipartisan, common sense solutions to the enormous challenges facing our country.It is time to move forward. ###",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-sworn-historic-5th-term,Senator Collins Sworn in for Historic 5th Term,2021-01-03,2021,2021-01,Republican,House,ME,Susan Collins,C001035,www.collins.senate.gov,,,legacy,"ClickHEREto watch.ClickHEREfor a high-resolution video. Washington, D.C.Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins was sworn in for an historic 5th term.She was joined by her husband, TomDaffron, and escorted in the Senate Chamber by former Maine Senator and Secretary of Defense Bill Cohen. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Maine for once again giving me the opportunity to serve,said Senator Collins.It was an honor to be accompanied to the swearing-in ceremony today by my friend, Secretary Cohen, a dedicated public servant who provided our state and our nation with many years of dedicated service.I look forward to continuing to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, and I will work as hard as I can each and every day for better health care, more jobs, and stronger communities. On the first day of the new Congress, all new and newly re-elected Senators take a formal oath administered by the Vice President, who also serves as the President of the Senate.It is Senate tradition for a current or former Senator to escort the new or newly re-elected Senators into the chamber. Secretary Cohen represented Maine for 18 years in the Senate and six years in the House. Senator Collins worked for him for 12 years. Some facts of note: Sen. Collins is the first popularly elected U.S. Senator from Maine to be elected to a 5th term. She is the first Republican woman Senator elected to a 5th term in our nation's history. Sen. Collins was re-elected on November 3.She won: 85% of Maine's cities and towns; and 14 out of Maine's 16 counties. She is the only sitting U.S. Senator who has won re-election three times when her State voted for a presidential candidate of the other party. Sen. Collins has never missed a roll call vote. oShe is the first Senator to have a perfect voting record through his or her first four terms. oShe has cast 7,554 consecutive roll call votes. ###",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins%E2%80%99-statement-vote-override-veto-ndaa,Senator Collins Statement on Vote to Override Veto of NDAA,2021-01-01,2021,2021-01,Republican,Senate,ME,Susan Collins,C001035,www.collins.senate.gov,,,legacy,"Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Susan Collins released this statement following her vote to override the President's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): I voted to override the President's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. For the past six decades, Congress has come together in a bipartisan way to craft this annual legislation that strengthens the defense of our nation and helps keep Americans safe. This bill supports our brave military men and women in uniformincluding a three percent pay raise for our troopssets policy for our nation's military and critical national defense priorities, and contains significant cyber security provisions that would help thwart future cyber attacks. It also contains substantial provisions targeted at responding to increasing aggression from the Chinese Communist Party. In addition, there are numerous provisions important to our state in the bill, including support for the Maine National Guard as well as the jobs of the hardworking Mainers who make invaluable contributions to our national security, such as those at BIW, PNSY, Pratt & Whitney, DFAS Limestone, and Naval Support Activity Cutler. I am pleased that the NDAA is now law and that Congress has once again fulfilled one of its most important responsibilities. As a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Collins secured a number of provisions in the NDAA that will benefit Maine.",1,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z,2026-03-30T12:14:52Z