WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, announced that she advanced key funding for Maine in the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The measure, which was advanced by a unanimous vote of 28-0, provides $851.7 billion in discretionary funding. "This legislation supports the brave men and women of our armed for  more