Press Releases

All four members of Maine’s Congressional Delegation wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor today to request assistance in helping Maine more easily access personal protective equipment (PPE) secured by the COVID-19 Supply Chain Stabilization Task… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today cosponsored H.R. 6425, legislation to support the United States Postal Service (USPS) during the coronavirus pandemic. USPS, which handles 47% of the world’s mail, has been hard hit by COVID-19 and has seen a serious drop in mail volume. The Protect Our Post Offices Act will provide USPS with $25 billion in emergency… Read more »

As Maine students confront the realities of learning from home for the rest of the school year, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) called on House and Senate leadership this week to allocate an additional $2 billion for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-rate program and allow it to purchase mobile hotspots to support Maine students… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced health care centers in Maine’s First Congressional District will receive $4,116,310 to support coronavirus response efforts. The funding was authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress’ third legislative initiative to response to the coronavirus pandemic. “The coronavirus outbreak… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced that the Economic Development Administration has awarded $2,000,000 to the State of Maine to establish a new 3-year project to develop an industry-led roadmap and action plan called Maine’s Marine Living Resource Economy… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today called for Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to resign following his degrading personal attacks on former Commanding Officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett Crozier, who was fired for sounding the alarm about the threat of COVID-19 to his crew: “It was reprehensible for Acting Secretary Modly's to stand before the… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Congressmen Joe Neguse (D-Col.), Andy Levin (D-Mich.), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) in introducing the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, a bill to provide $250 billion in funding to smaller local governments. The bill is cosponsored by 75 members of the U.S House of Representatives. Municipalities and counties with a… Read more »

Following the advocacy by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, President Donald Trump approved Governor Janet Mills’ request for a Major Disaster declaration for the entire State of Maine as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency.  On Thursday, the Delegation wrote to the President to… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), alongside Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia), Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash) today urged USDA Secretary Sonny Perdueto provide swift relief for local food producers whose markets have been affected due to the coronavirus pandemic. S.3548, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security… Read more »

Governor Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation today renewed their call for the Department of Defense to take action to protect the health of shipyard employees in response to a second diagnosis of a BIW employee with COVID-19: “We have repeatedly and clearly expressed to the Defense Department our concern for the health and safety of the hardworking men and women at Bath… Read more »