Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee (BSOOB) and the Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) will each receive a grant from the Federal Transit Administration through the CARES Act, passed by Congress in March. BSOOB will receive $440,944; Maine DOT will receive $2.1 million.
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Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and a coalition of grassroots groups; labor unions; Black, Brown and Indigenous leaders from across the country to introduce a bold plan for economic renewal known as the Agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy, or… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced two Maine organizations will receive grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), totaling $915,000. These grants are a part of the Transitional Housing Program, designed to provide aid to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are in need of housing… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today wrote to the New England Fishery Management Council, in support of management measures that would protect and directly benefit the scallop industry in Maine. Pingree urged the Council to back measures that would prioritize the catch from smaller boats fishing much of the Maine coast. The scallop fishery is a… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $559,181 in federal funding for four NOAA Sea Grant projects, which will be conducted by Maine organizations researching the future of American lobster industry in the face of the global climate crisis. This research will address critical gaps in knowledge about how American lobster is being impacted by environmental changes in… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and 43 other Members of Congress in demanding that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Treasury, and Department of Agriculture protect renters from a “tsunami of evictions.” According to a report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, without significant support… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the results of a survey of 2,130 Mainers who were asked about how recent operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by the Trump administration have impacted them.
56 percent of the survey respondents (1,195 individuals) shared personal stories of mail disruptions they have experienced. Mainers wrote… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced three Maine organizations will receive grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), totaling $843,619. These grants will be used to stop domestic violence, support rape crisis centers, and provide legal assistance for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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As USDA school meal waivers are set to expire nationwide, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today led more than 100 House members in writing to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and demanding that he immediately reverse course to extend all school meal waivers for the 2020-2021 school year. Perdue rejected Pingree’s previous calls for a school meal waiver extension—an… Read more »
Congresswoman Pingree today joined 128 Members of Congress in writing to IRS Commissioner Rettig, requesting improvements to remittance of Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as stimulus payments, which were authorized under the CARES Act. Members of Congress across the country have received correspondence from constituents who have not received EIPs due to changes in income… Read more »
