Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine),Vice Chair of the House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, today led five House members in pushing the U.S. Forest Service to extend the comment period for the Stibnite Gold Project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement by 60 additional days. Full text of the lawmakers’ letter is available online here and at the… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the University of Southern Maine (USM) will receive a grant of $153,342 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide 1,000 Maine employees and workers in health care, manufacturing, and food supply with online COVID-19 training.
“Employees who are on the front lines of this global public health crisis… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg:
“Tonight I join the nation in mourning the loss of a towering pioneer and progressive icon. For nearly 30 years, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as a counterpoint on a Supreme Court long dominated by conservative jurists. She was always a reliable voice… Read more »
In support of the blueberry industry and its workers across the state of Maine, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) in writing to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) — Ambassador Robert Lighthizer — to urge additional trade protections for Maine’s wild blueberry producers and frozen blueberry… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined her colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The legislation, which would bar employers from denying accommodations to pregnant workers and would protect said workers from retaliation, passed the House 329 to 73. Pingree is a cosponsor of the legislation.
“As… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a grant of $494,427 from the Environmental Protection Agency will be awarded to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) in an effort to reduce diesel emissions and exposure throughout Maine.
"Diesel fuel powers Maine’s boats, buses, and important infrastructure vehicles, but its emissions have… Read more »
Following a September 14 report of appalling conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, including mass hysterectomies performed on migrant women, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 173 House members in calling for an immediate investigation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the award of three grants from the Economic Development Association (EDA) for Maine’s small business innovation, totaling $1,412,525. The grants will support startup, creation, innovation, and commercialization in a range of fields, from bioscience to agriculture to technology.
“At a time when the future of many businesses is… Read more »
Today, nearly four months after the U.S. House passed a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package the McConnell Senate continues to block, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) shared some of the devastating stories of job loss, near eviction, and family struggle she has heard from Mainers who urgently need the federal government to act.
“The personal toll… Read more »
Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.-At Large), Annie Kuster (D-N.H.-2), Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-1) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine-1) on Friday sent a letter to President Trump asking him to reverse his decision to impose a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum imports. The letter expresses “full support” of the letter sent by the Governors of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine requesting that the… Read more »
