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‘No One is Above the Law’: Pingree Statement on Historic Trump Arrest

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities on Tuesday to face felony charges: “Make no mistake: today is a sad day for this country. For the first time in our nation’s history, a former president has been arrested on criminal charges. It is a tragic moment of great…

GOP Energy Bill ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Utterly Disturbing’, Pingree Says Following Vote

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today voted against Republicans’ dangerous energy package, H.R. 1, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. After the vote, Pingree released the follow statement: “Under President Biden, Congressional Democrats have made historic…

In Post-Roe America, Pingree Renews Push to Establish Federal Right to Abortion

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today and more than 200 of her Democratic colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to codify the right to an abortion and protect abortion access nationwide. The legislation, which passed the House twice in the 117th Congress but was blocked by Senate Republicans, would…

Pingree Statement on Historic Trump Indictment

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump: “I believe it is important for the legal process to play out fairly and expeditiously, in New York or anywhere else. Like any other American, President Trump is entitled to due process of law. I strongly condemn…

Pingree Pushes Biden Admin to Ensure Women Get Free Birth Control, As Required by ACA

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Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined more than 90 of her colleagues in the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), in pushing the Biden Administration to do more to ensure that insurers follow the law and comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraception coverage requirements that guarantee women can get FDA-approved birth control…

Pingree Bill to Support Coastal Communities Impacted by Ocean Acidification Advances Through Committee for House Vote

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Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unanimously passed Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s (D-Maine) Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2023, setting the legislation up for a House vote this Congress. Pingree, who is ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, released the following statement on the…

Congresswoman Pingree, Sen. Heinrich Reintroduce Bill to Put Nation on Path to Net-Zero Agriculture Emissions

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today reintroduced 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. “Climate change is one of the most pressing issues for farmers and our food system, which is why…

Falmouth Student to Attend Air Force Academy

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Camden Hamilton

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that Camden J. Hamilton of Falmouth has accepted an offer to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. “Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community service, and character,” said Pingree, who nominated Camden to the Academy in…

North Yarmouth Student to Attend Air Force Academy

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Emma Huifang Richard

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that Emma Huifang Richard of North Yarmouth has accepted an offer to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Pingree nominated Emma to the Academy in December. “Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community service, and…

VIDEO: In Interior Appropriations Hearing, Ranking Member Pingree, Forest Service Call Attention to Harmful Impact of Proposed Republican Cuts

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today called attention to the potentially detrimental impact Republican-proposed budget cuts would have on Americans’ jobs and way of life. In a budget hearing on Thursday, Pingree heard directly from U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore about the how these…