Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) today asked U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to make the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) more inclusive for small, diversified farms who rely on local market outlets and direct-to-consumer sales. CFAP was designed to provide relief to American farmers during supply… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 136 of her fellow lawmakers in writing to Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad Wolf and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Matthew Albence on the recently announced changes to the Student Exchanged and Visitor Program (SEVP) which affects nonimmigrant students taking online… Read more »
Today, as the House Appropriations Committee concluded its first week of FY 2021 funding bill markups, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) touted significant wins for Mainers and new investments to combat the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrants, our environment, and food insecure Americans, and the President’s defense of racist confederate statues.
“In the face of… Read more »
As a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2021 funding bill urging USDA to immediately act on President Trump’s June 24th memorandum to provide relief funds to the lobster industry. Pingree’s amendment will direct the USDA Secretary to review President Trump’s… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent a letter to President Trump urging his administration to extend federal unemployment insurance benefits, which are set to run out at the end of July without action by the White House and U.S. Senate. According to the Maine Department of Labor, around 9 percent of Mainers are unemployed.
The CARES Act extended… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today issued the following statement on the closures of Sappi’s Paper Machine 9 and the majority of the energy complex at its Westbrook mill, and the end of pulp production at Pixelle’s Jay mill:
“I am deeply saddened to learn of Sappi’s closure of paper machine No. 9 in Westbrook and the end of pulp production at Pixelle’s Jay mill and my heart… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined Reps. Barragan, Huffman, Hastings, Lawrence, and 55 other members in writing to Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy, urging them to support a transformational green stimulus investment as Congress prepares the next COVID-19 relief and recovery packages. Full text of the letter is available online here.
“As work continues on… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the Maine Department of Labor will receive $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Registered Apprenticeship Program.
“As our nation prepares to recover and rebuild from the unprecedented levels of joblessness caused by the coronavirus pandemic, registered apprenticeship programs will give… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced eight Maine arts organizations will receive grants totaling $400,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grants were funded through the CARES Act and will support staff salaries, fees for artists or contracted personnel, and facilities costs. Six of those organizations are in the First Congressional District, which… Read more »
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) today urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to reject a petition to impose seasonal closures on lobster and crab fishing in three areas in and around the Gulf of Maine.
While the suggested closures — put forward by the Pew Charitable Trusts — are… Read more »
