WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Appropriations Committee has unveiled its subcommittee memberships for the 112th Congress and Maine Sen. Susan Collins has been named the top Republican on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee.
In addition to her senior position on the Transportation Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Collins will also serve as a member of the Defense; Energy and Water; Commerce, Justice and Science; Interior; and Agriculture Appropriations subcommittees.
“As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I will continue to work to strengthen our economy and adopt fiscally responsible policies,” said Collins.
“I am delighted that I have been appointed to serve as Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, where I will be in a key position to advocate strongly for fiscally responsible investments in our nation’s aging transportation infrastructure,” she added. “As the most senior Republican member of that subcommittee, I will continue to make it my top priority to change federal law to allow the heaviest trucks to travel on Maine’s federal interstates.”
Sen. Collins also stated, “As a member of the Defense Subcommittee, I will have critical input on projects that are important to Maine companies that contribute to our national security, including Bath Iron Works, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, and the Pratt & Whitney plant in North Berwick.”
“In addition, I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Energy & Water, Commerce, Justice, Science, Interior, and Agriculture subcommittees on priorities important to Maine and our nation while pressing for the elimination of wasteful spending that exacerbates our federal deficit,” Sen. Collins continued.
