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Majority News

November 2009

11/17/09 COMMITTEE GETS UPDATE ON H1N1 VACCINE AVAILABILITY
11/16/09 LIEBERMAN, COLLINS CRITICIZE H1N1 DISTRIBUTION PLAN

October 2009

10/30/09 MORE H1N1 VACCINES COMING TO CONNECTICUT
10/27/09 LIEBERMAN, COLLINS QUESTION H1N1 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLANS
10/21/09 COMMITTEE TOLD H1N1 VACCINE IS SAFE, SUPPLY WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED BY NOVEMBER

September 2009

09/14/09 COMMITTEE EXAMINES GROWING CYBER THREAT TO BUSINESSES

July 2009

07/23/09 LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO REPORT ON FORMALDEHYDE IN FEMA TRAILERS

May 2009

05/12/09 CASS SUNSTEIN APPEARS BEFORE HSGAC

April 2009

04/29/09 LIEBERMAN, COLLINS COMMEND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU

June 2005

06/21/05 LIEBERMAN WELCOMES THREE CONNECTICUT CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE DIABETES TO DC HEARING

June 2004

06/28/04 Rail Crossing Deaths Down to 300 Annually

December 2003

12/17/03 Lieberman Seeks Vulnerability Assessment, Remedies To Current Influenza Outbreak

October 2003

10/31/03 McCain, Reed, DeWine, Lieberman to Offer Gun Show Background Check Amendment to Gun Immunity Bill
10/24/03 Lieberman Seeks Investigation of Ricin Response

April 2003

04/04/03 Lieberman Heeds Lessons of SARS Outbreak

Minority News

July 2008

07/31/08 CONGRESS PASSES FINAL VERSION OF BILL TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM TOXIC TOYS AND OTHER DANGEROUS PRODUCTS Washington, D.C.

April 2008

04/10/08 SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO REAUTHORIZE U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY Washington, DC
04/09/08 SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON FEMA’s DECISION THAT MAINE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR SEVERE WINTER STORMS Washington, DC

February 2008

02/07/08 SENATOR COLLINS WORKS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONIONAL RESOURCES FOR AMERICA’S FIREFIGHTERS Washington, DC

October 2007

10/19/07 SENATOR COLLINS ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEWS REPORT THAT TB INFECTED FOREIGN NATIONAL CROSSED US BORDER MULTIPLE TIMES, TOOK NUMBEROUS FLIGHTS Washington, DC
10/19/07 SENATOR COLLINS INTRODUCES SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Washington, DC

August 2007

08/28/07 Senator Collins Announces Investigation of Safeguards for Children's Toys and Clothing Washington, DC
08/09/07 President Signs Into Law Senator Collins' Bill to Provide Federal Health Benefits to U.S. Employees at Roosevelt Campobello Park Washington, DC

June 2007

06/12/07 Senate Passes Senator Collins' Legislation to Honor Fallen Firefighters Washington, DC

September 2006

09/28/06 Senator Collins Promotes New Technology for Diabetes Care Washington, DC

November 2004

11/18/04 SENATOR COLLINS COMMENTS ON FDA’S NEW RULES FOR SAFER HANDLING OF HUMAN TISSUE USED FOR TRANSPLANTS

July 2004

07/23/04 Senate Approves Collins-Lieberman Bill to Ensure Future of Emergency Food and Shelter Assistance Program
07/21/04 Senate Committee Oks Collins, Akaka Bill Giving Federal Workers Access to Comprehensive Dental and Vision Insurance
07/07/04 Senator Collins Chairs Hearing on Warehousing Mentally Ill Children in Juvenile Detention Centers

June 2004

06/17/04 Senator Collins Calls for Greater Protections to Ensure That Prescription Drugs Purchased Over the Internet Are Safe

May 2004

05/20/04 Senator Collins Welcomes FDA’s Long-Overdue Decision to Implement Tissue Donor Rules

April 2004

04/28/04 Senator Collins: Pass Legislation to Better Coordinate Mental Health Services for Children

March 2004

03/01/04 Senator Collins Praises President Bush for Efforts to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse

January 2004

01/22/04 Chairman Collins to FDA: Positive Steps on Tissue Banks, But More Work Remains

October 2003

10/02/03 Chairman Collins Introduces Bill to Improve Mental Health Services for Children

August 2003

08/27/03 Chairman Collins to FDA: Why Haven’t Much-Needed Tissue Bank Regulations Been Issued?
08/06/03 Senator Collins Focuses On Prescription Drug Abuse At Bangor Hearing

July 2003

07/30/03 Statement of Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan M. Collins on SARS Hearing

May 2003

05/13/03 Governmental Affairs Committee to Hold Hearing onTissue Banks: The Dangers of Tainted Tissue and the Need for Federal Regulation

April 2003

04/30/03 Collins Releases GAO Report Showing Slow Progress in the Nation's Smallpox Vaccination Program

November 2002

11/14/02 Lieberman, Dewine Combat Underage Drinking on College Campuses

May 2002

05/15/02 Lieberman Condemns Binge Drinking Among College Students As Serious Health Issue

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