Press Releases

Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden wrote to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, urging HHS to prioritize transparent and timely communication with state partners regarding COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Maine’s reported federal allocation of vaccines falls short of initial projections, leading to conside... Read more »

In a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree voiced their support for the City of Saco formally expressing interest in entering into a Project Partnership Agreement with the USACE to address the ongoing beach erosion at Camp Ellis in Saco. A letter of support from the city was required before the USACE could... Read more »

As a cosponsor of H.R. 1407, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today celebrated the unanimous passage of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act by the U.S House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation waives the five-month waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare benefits for ALS patients to receive the care they need as soon as possible. “Time wor... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 58 House members in urging House and Senate leadership to include direct cash assistance to Americans in the current stimulus package negotiations. Direct cash assistance, also referred to as economic impact payments or stimulus checks, is one of the most effective and equitable tools of economic support and has been cited with preventing many A... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted for the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final conference report included initiatives for climate change resilience, mitigation of PFAS chemicals, and removal of racist Confederate names and monuments at military installations. Text of the final FY 2021 NDAA can be found here. “The annual NDAA is a true compromi... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined a bipartisan letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in support of robust funding in the final FY 2021 spending bill to protect communities from harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. The letter, signed by 59 Members of Congress, outlines tens of millions of dollars in efforts to urgently address PFAS chemicals ... Read more »

Joining her U.S. House colleagues in the historic passage of the bipartisan Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted to decriminalize marijuana and remove federal obstacles for Maine’s burgeoning legal marijuana industry. “The MORE Act will create new opportunities for Maine’s legal marijuana industry to expand by removing c... Read more »

Today, Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden convened a Zoom conference call to discuss COVID-19 and the Congressional Delegation’s work in Congress to support the State’s efforts. “We had a productive, in-depth discussion this morning regarding Maine’s response to the ongoing public health and economic crisis... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the State of Maine $3,353,905 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Since the beginning of this pandemic, I have been fighting for federal funds to support distribution of personal protective equipment in ... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the video statement recognizing the delivery of Maine’s Climate Action Plan, a landmark roadmap released by the State to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect Maine’s environment, to the Governor and legislature. The video is available for download here and a transcript is available below: I am very excited to see today's rel... Read more »