Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today applauded the work of Governor Janet Mills, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry (D-Brunswick), Assistant House Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston), and other local leaders for their efforts to ensure paid family and medical leave in Maine. After Gov. Mills signed the program into law today, Pingree released the… Read more »
In a blow to gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court today sided with an evangelical Christian graphic artist from Coloradowho does not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples, despite the state’s protective anti-discrimination law. After the high court’s ruling, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement:
“The Supreme Court’s decision… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voiced her strong criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest decision that strikes down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, releasing the following statement:
“For more than 43 million Americans—including 94,000 of my First District constituents—the student loan payment pause has been lifechanging. With payments expected to… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, are calling on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to outline ways the fashion industry and Environmental Protection… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed $4 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand the Eastern Trail in Southern Maine. The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, builds on the Congressionally directed funding Pingree secured for the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) led a bipartisan letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture urging them to address harmful PFAS (per- and polyfluoralkyl substances) contamination in the 2023 Farm Bill to help provide safe, clean water to farmers and rural… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today commended President Biden’s administration for providing $2.7 billion to support American farmers, students who participate in school meal programs, and emergency food operations. The announcement includes $3,400,000 for Maine’s Emergency Food Providers and $4,581,570 for Maine’s school meal programs.
“The combination… Read more »
House Appropriations Committee member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security Bill that would boost funding for shelters and other services in Maine and across the country. In the Subcommittee’s markup on Wednesday, Pingree urged fellow appropriators to support her amendment, calling attention… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Vice-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, and fellow Equality Caucus members today reintroduced bicameral legislation to ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQI+ people. The landmark Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend non-discrimination protections to the LGBTQ+ community and would… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, is celebrating Pride Month and renewing her commitment to uplifting the LGBTQ+ communities in Maine and across the country, cosponsoring numerous equality-focused bills.
“We are fortunate to live in a place that protects the civil rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors… Read more »
