Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, released a scathing statement in response to the Trump Administration's mass termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants:
The abrupt termination of National Endowment for the… Read more »
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) are teaming up to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) more easily access care and benefits—as well as boost MST claims… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), renewed calls for the Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek to resign today, releasing the following statement in light of new reporting from The Washington Post:
"Since Governor Mills courageously stood against the President’s egregious overreach with her now-iconic 'See you in court' declaration, the… Read more »
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand financial support for fishing communities in Maine and across the country. The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act wouldallow businesses that provide direct assistance to fishing operations—like gear producers or cold storage—to access… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the top Democrats on the subcommittees that oversee funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are sounding the alarm over the EPA’s illegal plans to dismantle the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and fire hundreds of scientists nationwide. In a letter to EPA… Read more »
In a statement on Friday, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree condemned President Trump’s Executive Order to strip collective bargaining rights from workers across the federal government, calling the move explicit union busting that threatens the livelihoods of thousands of Maine workers:
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In a statement on Friday, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree condemned President Trump’s Executive Order to strip collective bargaining rights from workers across the federal government, calling the move explicit union busting that threatens the livelihoods of thousands of Maine workers:
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Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (ME-01) denounced plans by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to eliminate all of the agency’s offices and positions related to environmental justice and diversity, equity,… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) led 46 Members of Congress in demanding answers from U.S. Department of State Secretary Marco Rubio on the ongoing grant disbursement freeze of educational and cultural exchange programs. The letter to Secretary Rubio follows the State Department’s temporary pause on program payments with no advanced… Read more »
Today, in response to news that the President has signed an Executive Order directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the Department of Education, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement:
The President cannot unilaterally shut down the Department of Education (DoED). It was established by an act of Congress. To dismantle it—as this… Read more »