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‘The people of Maine are infinitely better for having you as an advocate, a neighbor, and friend’: On House Floor, Pingree Honors Longtime Office Caseworker

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After 12 years, a beloved and dedicated member of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s (D-Maine) staff retired this month. Skeek Frazee, who lives in South Portland, has worked through several administrations and national and global crises, and has won awards for her work in helping Maine immigrants. Before joining Pingree’s staff, Skeek worked for Planned Parenthood helping women…

Pingree Announces Positive COVID-19 Test

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced she tested positive for COVID-19, and released the following statement:  “Last night, I tested positive for COVID-19. I’m fortunate to only be experiencing mild symptoms, thanks to the vaccine and booster shots. My positive result is one of hundreds recorded each day in Maine and across the country, and it’s a good reminder…

Pingree Applauds Biden Admin. for Acting to Protect Abortion Access

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued this statement applauding President Joe Biden for taking action to protect abortion access nationwide in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling: “Since a radical, partisan Supreme Court took away 50 years of established legal precedent with the stroke of a pen, conservative…

Pingree Secures $31.6 Million for Maine’s 1st District in FY2023 Funding Package

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More than $31.6 million for Maine’s First District is included in the Fiscal Year 2023 House Appropriations bills, senior House Appropriations Member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today. From climate resilience and mitigation projects to workforce development and community engagement projects, all 15 of Pingree’s submitted community projects have been…

Golden, Pingree Secure Critical Funding to Help Lobstermen Cover Burdensome Regulation Compliance Costs

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Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that they have secured $14 million to help support Maine lobstermen in the House Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations bill. The inclusion of the funding in the bill comes after Golden and Pingree led a group of…

Pingree: SCOTUS Just Set Us Back Years in Fight Against Climate Change

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Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling in EPA v. West Virginia, which fundamentally reshapes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory authority: “Instead of empowering the EPA to clean up deadly toxins, this radical Supreme…

AFTER ROE: In Appropriations Committee, Pingree Fights to Expand Abortion Access

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and fellow Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee today countered attacks on reproductive health care from the Supreme Court and rightwing legislatures. In the fiscal year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which passed the full House…

Maine Delegation Welcomes $1.4 Billion for Coastline Protections and Restoration from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden today celebrated a $1.467 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help coastal communities like Maine’s prepare for the impacts of climate change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Ready Coasts initiative will support the future…

VIDEO: In Appropriations Committee, Pingree Secures Millions to Offset Asylum Seeker Emergency Shelter Costs, Speed up Work Authorization

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Homeland Security Asylum Seekers Remarks

Senior House Appropriations Committee Member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has successfully fought for millions of federal dollars in the Fiscal Year 2023 House Appropriations package to help asylum seekers and Maine communities supporting them. In a full House Appropriations Committee markup on Friday, Pingree shed light on the City…

Pingree Statement on ‘Catastrophic’ SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling: “Today’s catastrophic ruling is the culmination of a decades-long effort by Republican extremists to install anti-choice justices on a High Court that routinely overrules Congress and the public’s will with…