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Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office’s decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical knowledge gaps about American ... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) welcomed news from the Biden-Harris Administration that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) will double the number of available H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to nearly 131,000. The additional 64,716 H-2B visas that will be available is on top of the congressionally m... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced more than $1.2 million in federal grants for businesses in Maine’s First District through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The grants were made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was passed by Congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Biden in 2022. “On... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the projected results of the 2024 Presidential Election: Like so many Americans, I’m deeply saddened by the outcome of the presidential election, and fearful of what it means for our country in the weeks, months, and years ahead. For the rights and safety of women in Maine and across America. For the future of our c... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $37.6 million for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help Maine families lower their heating costs this winter—part of a $3.7 billion investment awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children & Families’ Office of Community Services. "With Maine families facing another win... Read More »

Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree led 42 Members of Congress in urging President Joe Biden to designate the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle as a national monument. “Frances Perkins, who made her home in Maine, was a trailblazer, the first female presidential cabinet member, the mother of the modern labor movement, and a pioneering advocate for social justice, economi... Read More »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that took place on October 25th, taking the lives of 18 innocent people: “One year ago, the unthinkable happened in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire at a bowling alley and restaurant — shaking the community and M... Read More »

Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced more than $40.5 million for conservation projects in Maine. Nearly $25 Million will support a project, spearheaded by the Nature Conservancy, to provide much-needed upgrades to road-stream crossings, allowing native wildlife—including Atlantic salmon, brook trout, mussels, and turtles— to migrate more easily, helping promote healt... Read More »

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today praised the Biden-Harris Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their final rule requiring states to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years—a provision Pingree has long pushed for. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold requiri... Read More »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, in response to Northern Light Health terminating its contract with Humana, have written a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create a special enrollment period for Humana Medicare Advantage beneficiaries impacted by this decision. On September 30, 2024 Northern L... Read More »

U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-N.C.) today introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation to offer a disaster mitigation tax credit for working waterfronts. The Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act would allow working waterfronts situated along coastal areas and navigable waterways to claim a 30 percent tax credit on mitigation costs, up to ... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after the House passed a 90-day Continuing Resolution to avoid a government shutdown: “Congress should be focused on full-year solutions that invest in our communities, support our veterans, and protect essential services for families and workers. But House Republi... Read More »

Members of Maine Congressional Delegation, led by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), are calling on the U.S. Navy to work with State and local officials after a malfunctioning fire suppression system at Brunswick Landing, formerly known as Brunswick Naval Air Station, caused the largest toxic foam spill in state history. The toxic foam contained PFAS chemicals. Although much of Brunswick Lan... Read More »

Members of the Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus today joined U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), and nearly all House Democrats in calling on President Biden to use executive authority to end the dangerous de minimis loophole and protect Americans from its growing danger. The letter, signed by 100+ of their colleagues, urges the administration to update this pol... Read More »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today released the following statement, moments after Governor Mills’ press conference on the Lewiston Independent Commission’s final report: “As our state continues to heal from the tragic events in Lewiston, we commend Governor Mills for her leadership in seeking to address many of the issues ide... Read More »