Press Releases

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the following statement about Maine’s coordinated state and federal response to Coronavirus: “I applaud Governor Mills for proactively assembling a Coronavirus Response Team. Although Maine does not currently have any confirmed cases of coronavirus, it is critical that Maine has the resources and coordination in place to respond… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined her colleagues in passing legislation to address the ongoing youth vaping crisis. H.R. 2339, The Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act, of which Pingree is a cosponsor, passed the House 213-195. “Teen smoking rates have been dropping nationwide for years thanks to investment in public health programs -- but the… Read more »

In a letter to congressional appropriators, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), and Congressman Peter Welch (VT-AL) blasted President Trump’s proposal to remove critical funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to finance his administration’s response to the coronavirus. Citing his perennial efforts to slash… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a bold vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040. “Farming has always been a risky business, but unpredictable, extreme weather patterns are creating immense challenges that threaten our nation’s food production… Read more »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden applauded the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) announcement that it will begin issuing a Forever stamp celebrating the 200th anniversary of Maine statehood next month.  Last year, on Maine’s 199th birthday, the Maine Delegation wrote to USPS to express their strong support… Read more »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden issued a joint statement in response to reports that China has decided to establish a one-year exclusion process for certain U.S. goods imported into China.  Live lobster is included as one of the 696 US-origin products eligible for a tariff exemption.   “We welcome the… Read more »

In response to the Department of Education’s decision to cut $1.2 million from Maine’s rural, low-income schools made available through the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden sent a letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos urging her to restore this vital funding.  Senator Collins… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced a grant of $87,809 in Senior Corps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, to the Southern Maine Agency on Aging in Scarborough. “Mainers serve others before we serve ourselves—that’s just who we are. Our volunteer community is strong and proud, including our… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of a forward-thinking plan to cut U.S. agriculture’s environmental footprint in half by 2050. Pingree said of USDA’s new Agriculture Innovation Agenda: “It’s encouraging that the USDA has set goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector. Extreme weather… Read more »

Responding to the request for two fiscal year 2021 Arleigh-Burke class (DDG-51) destroyers —a ship built at Bath Iron Works in Maine—in the President’s FY 2021 budget request, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden released the following statement: “Maine’s congressional delegation has worked… Read more »