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This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) are teaming up to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve military sexual trauma (MST) survivors’ access to care and benefits, as well as bolster MST claims processing. The Servicemembers and Vetera... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on a tour of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in South Portland as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Tour to highlight how President Biden’s economic policies are benefiting hardworking Americans across the country. “Free community college is... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities on Tuesday to face felony charges: “Make no mistake: today is a sad day for this country. For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been arrested on criminal charges. It is a tragic moment of great gravity all Americans should mark solemnl... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today voted against Republicans’ dangerous energy package, H.R. 1, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. After the vote, Pingree released the follow statement: “Under President Biden, Congressional Democrats have made historic progress in our... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today and more than 200 of her Democratic colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to codify the right to an abortion and protect abortion access nationwide. The legislation, which passed the House twice in the 117th Congress but was blocked by Senate Republicans, would establish the federal right ... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump: “I believe it is important for the legal process to play out fairly and expeditiously, in New York or anywhere else. Like any other American, President Trump is entitled to due process of law. I strongly condemn statements by President Trump himself and ... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined more than 90 of her colleagues in the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), in pushing the Biden Administration to do more to ensure that insurers follow the law and comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraception coverage requirements that guarantee women can get FDA-approved birth control products with... Read More »

Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unanimously passed Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s (D-Maine) Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023, setting the legislation up for a House vote this Congress. Pingree, who is ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, released the following statement on the committee’s decision: “Ocean... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a bold vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040. “Climate change is one of the most pressing issues for farmers and our food system, which is why we must prioritize climate-smart so... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that Camden J. Hamilton of Falmouth has accepted an offer to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. “Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community service, and character,” said Pingree, who nominated Camden to the Academy in December. “Alo... Read More »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that Emma Huifang Richard of North Yarmouth has accepted an offer to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Pingree nominated Emma to the Academy in December. “Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community service, and character,” said Pin... Read More »

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today called attention to the potentially detrimental impact Republican-proposed budget cuts would have on Americans’ jobs and way of life. In a budget hearing on Thursday, Pingree heard directly from U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore about the how these budget cuts would affect the... Read More »

Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that President Biden has approved the State of Maine’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for several Maine counties in the wake of last December’s severe winter storm that battered the state. Governor Mills requested the Major Disaster Declaration, and Sen... Read More »

Today, on National Water Day, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and David Rouzer (R-N.C.) reintroduced the Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or the Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and nonprofits in rural communities. Water quality improvement systems installed at the faucet or within a building can provide i... Read More »

U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), and Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) today introduced the bipartisan Biochar Research Network Act. Biochar is a black material produced from biomass that when buried underground sequesters carbon. This bill would create a National Biochar Research Network to test biochar’s ability to absorb carbon on a variety of soil types an... Read More »