Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced three Maine organizations will receive grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), totaling $843,619. These grants will be used to stop domestic violence, support rape crisis centers, and provide legal assistance for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. “The Violence Against Women Act is a suc... Read more »
As USDA school meal waivers are set to expire nationwide, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today led more than 100 House members in writing to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and demanding that he immediately reverse course to extend all school meal waivers for the 2020-2021 school year. Perdue rejected Pingree’s previous calls for a school meal waiver extension—an important program to mitigate... Read more »
Congresswoman Pingree today joined 128 Members of Congress in writing to IRS Commissioner Rettig, requesting improvements to remittance of Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as stimulus payments, which were authorized under the CARES Act. Members of Congress across the country have received correspondence from constituents who have not received EIPs due to changes in income from 2018 to 20... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced USDA Rural Development has awarded eight Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to businesses in Maine’s First Congressional District, totaling $320,703. REAP assists rural farms and small businesses in developing renewable energy systems and in making energy-efficient improvements to their operations. “Small businesses and farms in r... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced USDA Rural Development has awarded two Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to businesses in Maine’s First Congressional District, totaling $21,343. REAP assists farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses in developing renewable energy systems and in making energy-efficient improvements to their operations. “As a member of both t... Read more »
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted in support of the Delivering for America Act, which passed the House of Representatives 257-150. The critical legislation will provide the United States Postal Service (USPS) with $25 billion in emergency appropriations, require USPS to treat election mail as First Class mail, and explicitly reverse the Trump Administration’s s... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined by 23 House colleagues wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to demand an investigation into the recent deaths of thousands of mail-order chicks and to urge immediate action to rectify this issue. The members noted the importance of USPS to rural communities and sought answers on... Read more »
Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) applauded a trade agreement that will eliminate the European Union’s (EU) tariffs on American lobster. The agreement comes after years of retaliatory tariffs in both the EU and China have imposed severe economic challenges for Maine’s lobster industry, and follows extensive pressure fr... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the Maine Aquaculture Association in Hallowell has received a grant of $64,885 from USDA Rural Development. The grant will assist the Association in providing Maine aquaculture producers whose businesses have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic with direct assistance. “Aquaculture producers harvest fish and shellfish, species important to the health ... Read more »
Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) announced nearly $4.5M in grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) today. The Economic & Infrastructure Development (EID) grants will provide funding to address aging water and sewage treatment infrastructure, enhance rural access to broadband, and support sma... Read more »
