Susan Collins

International Association of Firefighters 3rd District Vice President Mike Mullane spoke to a big crowd of first responders at Bell Buoy Park in Portland:

The rest of the morning was spent visiting with First Responders at the Public Safety Buildings in York Village, York Beach, Ogunquit and Wells. At each stop a crowd gathered to greet the Senator with a boisterous round of applause. Senator Collins was pleased to see the fruits of her hard work for First Responders throughout Maine. In Wells, Team Collins was treated to delicious cookies and brownies. Now we are on the way to Sanford for a chili lunch prepared by the police officers and firefighters.

On the way to the first stop at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard (PNSY) in Kittery the Collins for Senator Bus was joined by the International Association of Firefighters Motorcycle Club. The group of more than 20 motorcycles will be acting as escorts for the bus throughout the day. What an amazing site, a ton of yellow shirts on motorcycles roaring down Route 1!

This morning Senator Collins and the Collins for Senator Bus headed south to Biddeford to tour four of the small businesses located in the Biddeford Industrial Park. She stopped by Yale Cordage, Flotation Technologies, Sterling Rope and Volt Packaging. Senator Collins has always made small business a priority, as her National Federation of Independent Business 100% rating shows and she was excited to see the success of these Maine based small businesses.

Early this afternoon the bus headed back north where Senator Collins addressed the Kiwanis Club members at the Woodfords Club in Portland.

This morning the bus tour continued in Lewiston where Senator Collins spoke to over two hundred 8th graders at Lewiston Middle School. She told the students the story of her journey to the United States Senate, answered the students interesting questions and urged them to take their education seriously, to follow their dreams and to never give up.