Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, joined 60 of her House colleagues, led by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), in urging President Biden to declare a national climate emergency. In the letter, the members write that the scope and… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and House Democrats today passed legislation to codify the right to contraception, now under threat following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 8373), will ensure that Americans continue to have the legal right—first recognized in the… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today urged the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to investigate Chipotle for closing its store in Augusta, Maine within hours of workers filing to unionize.
“The timing of Chipotle’s store closure in my district is more than alarming, it raises serious concerns of illegal union-busting. My constituents at the Augusta store followed… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is among 83 lawmakers urging President Biden and United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra to issue a Public Health Emergency declaration to ensure continued access to abortion care nationwide.
In the letter, Pingree and 82 other members of Congress wrote: “As we have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, a public health… Read more »
Today, Rep. Chellie Pingree voted to pass H.R. 8294, a package of six government funding bills which will help families and communities across America, including the Interior and Environment bill she authored. The transformative investments in the bill will lower the cost of living, create good-paying American jobs, lift up working families, meet the needs of… Read more »
U.S. Senator Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced today that Maine will be receiving $62.2 million from the American Rescue Plan to grow and support small businesses. The new State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds will create four different programs, including two venture capital programs that will boost Maine startups with fewer than 10 employees to… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and House Democrats today passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which would proactively protect marriage equality for same sex and interracial couples. Although the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs decision does not immediately impact LGBTQ+ people’s right to marry who they love, the Court majority’s reasoning… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and House Democrats today once again passed the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to codify the right to an abortion protect abortion access nationwide in wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The WHPA would establish the federal right for health care providers to carry out an abortion, and for… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, authorizing three Bath Iron Works-built Arleigh Burke destroyers. The defense bill requires the Department of Defense to study and reduce the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), makes substantial investments in clean energy and… Read more »
As Republican-controlled states across the country restrict abortion access following the fall of Roe v. Wade, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has cosponsored legislation to protect the right to travel for reproductive health care. Introduced by Representatives Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas), the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act (H.R.… Read more »
