Press Releases

Maine’s Congressional Delegation wrote to President Biden today in support of Governor Janet Mills’ request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help address the extreme winter storm damage across ten Maine counties that occurred in December. U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden asked the President to fully grant the Governor's… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to support organic dairy farmers in Maine and across the country. The Organic Dairy Data Collection Act would enhance data collection at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide incarcerated individuals from jurisdictions that allow those individuals to vote, like the District of Columbia and Maine, information on how to register to vote and request absentee ballots. “Maine is only one of four… Read more »

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday met with agriculture leaders from across the state to discuss a spate of pressing challenges Maine farmers are facing. For the roundtable discussion at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, Pingree and… Read more »

On the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement: “Today marks a solemn milestone for our nation: exactly three years since a violent mob ransacked the U.S. Capitol and sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The insurrection spurred on by former President Trump… Read more »

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the winner of the 2023 Congressional App Challenge for her district: Scarborough High School junior Matthew Fagerlund. Matthew’s app “GiRAPHER” teaches middle school and high school students how to graph the equations they are likely to encounter in their math classes.  “Each year, the Congressional App… Read more »

Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that the U.S. Army Inspector General (IG) will conduct a formal, independent investigation into the events leading up to the October 25 mass shooting in Lewiston. “The Army is committed to diligently investigating all facts and events related to the Army involving SFC… Read more »

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow for unflavored and flavored whole milk to be offered in school cafeterias through the National School Lunch Program. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa.) and Kim Schrier… Read more »

After the Republican-led House today approved a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden without any evidence, Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement: “House Republicans’ drive to impeach President Biden is based on zero evidence. After months of committee investigations and fishing expeditions, House Republicans have uncovered no proof of… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined 115 House members in requesting increased funding totaling $1.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). “As you know, LIHEAP helps families who are at risk of being unable to afford to heat their homes in the winter or cool them in the summer. Last year, more than six… Read more »