WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:

This week, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, received the Bryce Harlow Award. According to the Bryce Harlow Foundation, this award is given to a public official who, "by fostering an understanding, trust, respect, and cooperation between the business and government sectors, has benefited the country as a whole through sound public policy." Former winners of the Bryce Harlow Award include Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Representative James Clyburn (D-SC-06), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). At the award ceremony, Senator Collins deliver...