Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted for the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final conference report included initiatives for climate change resilience, mitigation of PFAS chemicals, and removal of racist Confederate names and monuments at military installations. Text of the final FY 2021 NDAA can be found here.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined a bipartisan letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in support of robust funding in the final FY 2021 spending bill to protect communities from harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. The letter, signed by 59 Members of Congress, outlines tens of millions of dollars in efforts to urgently… Read more »
Joining her U.S. House colleagues in the historic passage of the bipartisan Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted to decriminalize marijuana and remove federal obstacles for Maine’s burgeoning legal marijuana industry.
“The MORE Act will create new opportunities for Maine’s legal… Read more »
Today, Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden convened a Zoom conference call to discuss COVID-19 and the Congressional Delegation’s work in Congress to support the State’s efforts.
“We had a productive, in-depth discussion this morning regarding Maine’s response to the ongoing public health and… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the State of Maine $3,353,905 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Since the beginning of this pandemic, I have been fighting for federal funds to support distribution of personal… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the video statement recognizing the delivery of Maine’s Climate Action Plan, a landmark roadmap released by the State to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect Maine’s environment, to the Governor and legislature. The video is available for download here and a transcript is available below:
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced Ocean Renewable Power Company of Portland has received $3,676,997 in funding from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
“As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I support funding for the Department of Energy and ARPA-E programs that help move us away… Read more »
Today, Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Peter Welch (VT-AL), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) wrote to leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in support of continued funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) as Congress works to fund the government beyond December. In July, the House passed… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined her colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act. The legislation reauthorizes and invests in the Registered Apprenticeship system, America’s most successful federal workforce development program. The bill passed 246 to 140.
“94% of people… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) cosponsored the Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act, also known as the Local Farmer Act, introduced by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, (D-N.C.). The Local Farmer Act would help the farmers, farms, and families hardest hit by COVID-19 by targeting aid directly to local and regional food producers and markets as they… Read more »
