Press Releases

To combat the perverse influence of big money in U.S. politics and return power to everyday Americans, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.), Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), and Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) to reintroduce the Government by the People Act. This legislation would increase civic engagement and amplify the voices of all… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-N.C.) introduced the Prevent Environmental Hazards Act to give homeowners insured by the National Flood Insurance Program greater flexibility to manage natural disasters. “Coastal communities in Maine know all too well how devastating the impacts of the climate crisis can be. Over the last year,… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the following statement after former President Donald Trump was convicted on all 34 felony charges by a jury in New York: “Today marks a solemn and unprecedented moment in American history. A former President — and the leading Republican nominee for President — has been fairly tried by a jury of his peers and convicted on… Read more »

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) welcomed the $7.7 million investment for Maine schools, which will help selectees purchase 38 clean school buses in 15 school districts across Maine.… Read more »

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted against House Republicans’ Farm Bill proposal during the Committee’s markup on Thursday night, citing the bill’s failure to support farmers in Maine and across the country impacted by PFAS contamination, fisheries, food insecure Americans and children, foresters, and… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has recommended $70.9 million in federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to improve fish migration in Maine rivers. More than $17 million in Tribal-specific funding for the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and dozens of her colleagues in Congress are calling on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from any further participation in the case of Trump v. United States and any other cases related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection and the 2020 General Election. This comes on the heels of disturbing reporting by The New York… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today made several U.S. Service Academy announcements and congratulated the Maine students she nominated on their acceptance. Max Kennedy of South Portland will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in N.Y.; Cora Birknes of Yarmouth will attend the U.S. Naval Academy; and Colby Ting of Yarmouth and Benjamin van den Heuvel of Berwick will… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $1.6 million in federal Wood Innovations and Community Wood Grant Program funding for Maine. Announced as part of a $74 million investment for 171 projectsnationwide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service, funding for three projects in Maine will help bring production back to the Jay Mill, expand the… Read more »

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined a bicameral group of her colleagues in Congress in encouraging the Biden-Harris Administration to use its executive authority to lower food prices for families. In a letter to President Joe Biden, the lawmakers—led by Congressman James P. McGovern (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)—note how corporations have… Read more »