Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

Representing the 1st District of Maine

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Pingree has signed onto resolution to censure President Trump for Charlottesville response

Aug 17, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today signed on to a resolution that will censure President Trump for failing to immediately and specifically name and condemn the white supremacist groups responsible for actions of domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, Virginia and employing people in the White House with ties to white nationalist movements.

Pingree Praises Signing of Law Expanding GI Bill Benefits to More Veterans

Aug 17, 2017

PORTLAND, MAINE—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today praised the signing of the Forever GI Bill, which expands educational assistance benefits to veterans who had been denied because of technicalities.

Pingree Calls on President Trump to Fire White Supremacist Supporters in White House

Aug 16, 2017
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has cosponsored a Congressional resolution condemning the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville and calling on President Trump to disavow the support he has received from hate groups like the neo-Nazis and the KKK, and to terminate the employment of any of these groups’ supporters in the White House.

President Trump Signs Legislation Paving Way for Expanded Portland Veterans Clinic

Aug 15, 2017

PORTLAND,ME—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement today on President Trump signing veterans’ legislation over the weekend that approved leases for expanded VA clinics across the country, including one in Portland.
 

Pingree Urges Restraint and Diplomacy in Administration’s Dealings with North Korea

Aug 14, 2017

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined more than 60 colleagues late last week in sending a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to urge restraint and diplomacy when addressing rising tensions with North Korea. 

VIDEO: Pingree Statement in Advance of Vigils for Charlottesville Victims to be Held Throughout Maine

Aug 13, 2017

Pingree Statement on President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration for Opioid Epidemic​

Aug 11, 2017
Calls designation an important step, but that follow up action from the President is needed.

Statement on President Trump's comments on North Korea

Aug 9, 2017
Says President Trump’s threats of "fire and fury” toward North Korea endanger Americans at home and abroad

Trump’s Plan to Address Opioid Epidemic Does Not Go Far Enough to Support Struggling Mainers

Aug 8, 2017

PORTLAND, ME—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and several of her House colleagues have sent a letter to President Trump calling on him to address the opioid epidemic raging in their states.

$650,000 in federal infrastructure grants coming to Winslow and Rockland

Aug 4, 2017
Winslow will receive $300,000 for a business park expansion project, and Rockland's $350,000 investment will renovate a local fish pier.
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