Washington, D.C. — Governor Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation announced that President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the counties of Knox, Waldo, and York as a result of damages from flash and tributary flooding between October 30 and 31, 2021. The Disaster Declaration was requested by the Governor and supported by U.S. Senators Susan Collins… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress and President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States will send Ukraine an , including anti-tank missiles and more defensive weapons:
“Congress heard from a true hero today. In the face of Russia’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed the news that protections for tribal citizens have finally been signed into law. Included in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last week, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was reauthorized to strengthen and sustain successful programs from the 1994 law. The final… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) and Jared Golden (D-ME-02) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to swiftly and fully utilize all USDA resources and authorities that can assist in responding to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)… Read more »
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that $17,065,000 to support Maine’s lobster industry was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. Senator Collins is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the CJS… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—With the House passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Bill tonight, Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chair Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) secured millions of dollars in funding for ten Maine community projects.
“In addition to long-overdue investments to protect human health, fight the climate emergency, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) tonight welcomed House passage of the FY2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which increases funding $1.9 billion above Fiscal Year 2021. This $38 billion bill makes significant investments to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Tonight, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives took action to hold President Putin and Russia accountable for their unprovoked war against Ukraine. The Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, which garnered strong support from both sides of the aisle, will further isolate Russia from the global economy by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the bipartisan Ban Russian Energy Imports Act was formally introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and cosponsored by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 45 Representatives. The bill will ban the United States from importing Russian crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted with the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.R. 3967, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which will finally treat toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the full range of issues impacting toxic-exposed veterans, including access to earned benefits and health… Read more »
