WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act she introduced with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)-with Senator Angus King (I-ME) joining them as an original cosponsor-passed the Senate unanimously. Senator Collins spoke from the Senate floor prior to passage of the bill.
The bill reauthorizes initiatives and programs to combat tick-borne diseases first established through the original Kay Hagan Tick Act, which Senators Collins and Smith led to passage in 2019. The Senators named their bill in honor of former Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), who passed away in October of 2019 due to complications from the tick-borne disease ...