Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and dozens of Congressional Democrats are pushing American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover to explain why their companies have paused the implementation of a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun and ammunition retailers that could help flag suspicious firearm purchases and prevent gun violence, gun trafficking, and domestic… Read more »
President Biden announced $8.2 billion in new funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, including $28 million for improvements of the Downeaster corridor in Maine, connecting Boston, Massachusetts, to Brunswick, Maine. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) strongly supported the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and helped pass the historic legislation… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden sent a follow-up letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Army, Lieutenant General Donna W. Martin, to further press for a comprehensive review of the facts leading up to the October 25 mass shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today met with Mainers who were directly affected by the mass shootings in Lewiston. Following the emotional meeting with the group—which included one of the survivors, family members, and lawyers representing the victims’ families—Pingree released the following statement:
“It means so much to me that a survivor and family members of those we lost… Read more »
U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins, and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, are requesting that if Congress provides additional funding for the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), that the 45-day limitation on that aid be increased to 180 days. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas, the Maine Delegation is requesting an extension of the… Read more »
Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced a 2-year paid fellowship opportunity in her district office in Portland. Pingree said the person chosen for the special Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, formerly known as the Wounded Warrior program, will work with the military and veteran constituents to handle veterans-related casework and act as… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) today reintroduced the bipartisan Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act, legislation to preserve America’s working waterfronts by creating a grant program and preservation loan fund to provide funding options for waterfront preservation and improvement projects. The bill would also establish a… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Senator Baldwin (D-Wisc.) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support organic dairy farmers in Maine and across the country as they continue to face environmental and economical challenges. Pingree… Read more »
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are calling on theDepartment of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) to provide all Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Maine with reliable WiFi service. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, the… Read more »
Ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, co-founder of the Food Recovery Caucus, and member of the House Agriculture Committee Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is applauding the Biden Administration’s draft national strategy to reduce food loss and waste by 50 percent by 2030. Unveiled by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)… Read more »
