As more veterans in rural Maine seek routine VA care online or by phone due to COVID-19, Maine’s congressional delegation wrote to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today in an effort to improve telehealth services. In their letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congresswoman Chellie… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the $875 billion in funding proposed for state and local governments in the Heroes Act, the House’s newly released legislation for coronavirus response efforts. You can find a town by town breakdown of the funding included in the Heroes Act for the state of Maine and Maine municipalities here.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 29 of her House colleagues in requesting that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the allocation of loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to large, publicly traded companies. A copy of the letter is available here.
“Recent reports indicate that nearly 300 publicly traded companies, some worth… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman David Price (D-N.C.), co-chairs of the Congressional Arts Caucus and Congressional Humanities Caucus, respectively, led 70 members of Congress in urging House leadership to support the cultural sector in Congress’s next coronavirus response package. The letter, which asked for robust funding for the National Endowment for the Arts… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) participated in a video teleconference with Maine Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services to connect with their staff that work with Maine’s behavioral health organizations and help those coping with substance use disorders and mental health challenges. Reports show that the… Read more »
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that Maine lobstermen, fishermen, and other Mainers working in the seafood supply chain will receive a total of $20,166,476. The funding represents the fifth-highest amount being awarded among 31 recipients.
Senator Collins and Representative Pingree worked… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to provide new relief for Maine’s fisheries and fishermen in a bipartisan letter today. Pingree and Golden urged the House leaders to include in upcoming relief legislation at least $2 billion to purchase seafood and distribute it to… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced the State of Maine was approved for their Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) plan, which opens up school meal reimbursement benefits for households with children eligible for free and reduced-price meals to both current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households as well as non-SNAP households. The P-EBT program was established through… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Congressman Bill Keating (D-Massachusetts), Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), and 16 other members of Congress in asking for $20 billion for the seafood industry in Congress’ next coronavirus response legislation. Their letter, which was sent to Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy, can be viewed here.
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Today US Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) along with Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) along with 26 additional members wrote to Democratic House Leadership requesting that future COVID-19 relief packages include immediate, direct assistance for small farmers, better protections for farmworkers, and policy changes to ensure locally grown… Read more »
