Chellie Pingree never anticipated a life in politics. Living on the offshore island of North Haven, Maine, she raised her kids and ran a small business. She served on the school board and as the local tax assessor, a job no one else in town wanted. But in 1991, when she was approached about running for State Senate, she jumped at the chance.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today welcomed the release of President Biden’s ‘Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful’ report whi...» Read More
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture & Rural Development, today asked officials from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development to detail their plans for rural broadb...» Read More
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined nearly 100 House Democrats in sending a letter to Senate Democrats, urging them to swiftly end the filibuster so that Congress can deliver on the promises made to the voters who elected them to...» Read More
In response to Governor Janet Mills’ announcement of her administration’s intent to use federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to spur economic recovery and growth in Maine, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statemen...» Read More
The Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Bill will permit Congress to directly fund projects for the first time since 2011 in the form of Community Project Funding.
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