Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced USDA Rural Development has awarded eight Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to businesses in Maine’s First Congressional District, totaling $320,703. REAP assists rural farms and small businesses in developing renewable energy systems and in making energy-efficient improvements to their operations.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced USDA Rural Development has awarded two Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to businesses in Maine’s First Congressional District, totaling $21,343. REAP assists farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses in developing renewable energy systems and in making energy-efficient improvements to their operations.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted in support of the Delivering for America Act, which passed the House of Representatives 257-150. The critical legislation will provide the United States Postal Service (USPS) with $25 billion in emergency appropriations, require USPS to treat election mail as First Class mail, and… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined by 23 House colleagues wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to demand an investigation into the recent deaths of thousands of mail-order chicks and to urge immediate action to rectify this issue. The members noted the importance of USPS to rural… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) applauded a trade agreement that will eliminate the European Union’s (EU) tariffs on American lobster. The agreement comes after years of retaliatory tariffs in both the EU and China have imposed severe economic challenges for Maine’s lobster industry, and follows extensive… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the Maine Aquaculture Association in Hallowell has received a grant of $64,885 from USDA Rural Development. The grant will assist the Association in providing Maine aquaculture producers whose businesses have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic with direct assistance.
“Aquaculture producers harvest fish and shellfish, species… Read more »
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) announced nearly $4.5M in grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) today. The Economic & Infrastructure Development (EID) grants will provide funding to address aging water and sewage treatment infrastructure, enhance rural access to broadband,… Read more »
Golden, Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Care for Veterans, Protect State Veterans Homes
Bill would protect Maine vets’ access to residential care by making more veterans eligible for reimbursed care at MVH facilities
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Republican Congressman Don Young (AK-AL) introduced the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — With the 60-day deadline fast approaching, today Maine’s Congressional Delegation wrote to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to immediately act on President Trump’s June 24th memorandum to provide relief funds to the lobster industry.
President Trump’s memo stated “the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60… Read more »
PORTLAND, MAINE—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a $400,0000 grant to the Mid Coast Economic Development District located in Damariscotta from the Economic Development Administration. The funding, authorized under the CARES Act, will assist the organization in coronavirus response, recovery, and resiliency.
“As communities across our state struggle with… Read more »
