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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $298,000 in grants from the National Endowment for the Art (NEA) to support 11 organizations in Maine’s First District. NEA announced a total of $37 million to support 1,474 arts programs across the U.S. “From painting and music to theater and literature, the arts are woven into the fabric of Maine’s history, culture, and economy. Grants from the Natio... Read More »

On Wednesday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree was again confirmed to serve as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. In addition, Pingree will rejoin the House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee. “As we navigate a Republican-controlled Congress and another Trump ... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the following statement on the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas: I am relieved that after 467 days of fighting, over 47,000 Palestinian deaths, more than 2,000 Israeli deaths, and unfathomable destruction and devastation, Israel and Hamas have reached a long overdue agreement to cease hostilities and release hos... Read More »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, today are announcing the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) decision to award $22 million in funding for Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub, led by the Maine Technology Institute. The grant will support the advancement of two projects that... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced millions of dollars in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for clean energy initiatives across Maine, including $8.7 million to help Maine’s Fox Islands advance their ambitious clean energy goals and more than $5.2 million in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding to support local businesses in their trans... Read More »

Thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) grant program announced this week, the City of Portland is making significant progress toward its long-planned goal to redesign the Franklin Street corridor, Maine’s First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today. The Franklin Street Update aims to transform one of P... Read More »

Today, President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, to 20 Americans, including Maine’s own Mary Bonauto. Ahead of the ceremony, Pingree released the following statement expressing her congratulations: “I am thrilled to congratulate Mary Bonauto, a trailblazer from Maine, on being awarded the prestigious Presidential Citizens Medal. Ma... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the death of former President Jimmy Carter: “Whether he was putting solar panels on the White House before many understood their full potential or giving up his humble peanut farm to prevent even a hint of impropriety as president, Jimmy Carter demonstrated how the nation’s top executive can lead by example. “Even after le... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today joined House Democrats in voting to pass the bipartisan continuing resolution, once again stepping in to avert a government shutdown. The continuing resolution keeps the government funded until March 14, 2025, while also providing crucial disaster relief funds to communities and national parks imp... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the looming Republican government shutdown: Just days ago, we had a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government running for three months—and delivered more than $325 in funding for Maine. From aid for farmers and telehealth investments to disaster relief for c... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced the co-winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Maine’s First District: Yarmouth High School’s Grace Keaney and Chris Irankunda. Their app, “Order in the Court”, is designed to help volleyball coaches be more efficient by tracking lineups, scores, timeouts, and other important stats during games. “Since 2013, the Congressional App Challenge... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has announced her office’s nominees to the United States Service Academies—the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. “These outstanding young Mainers represent the best and brightest in our state. Through their leadership, ac... Read More »

Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined President Joe Biden and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to announce that the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine has been granted National Monument status—furthering the Administration’s goal to more fully recognize the contributions women have made to our country. The designation follows months of advocacy by Pingree an... Read More »

Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced $1 million in federal funding to build greater food resilience in Maine’s food system while supporting local suppliers and purveyors. Awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI), the funding will support five supply chain infrastructure projects across Maine. “Ag... Read More »

Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released findings from the federal government’s first-ever report on textile waste in the United States. The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report, requested by Pingree and DeLauro in 2023, examines the environmen... Read More »