Press Releases

Congresswoman Pingree has joined a group of 111 Members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), in expressing their concerns that the child nutrition reauthorization—the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016—makes misguided changes that would hurt our children’s access to nutritious meals. The ... Read more »

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) today introduced commonsense bicameral legislation to standardize food date labeling. The current dizzying array of date labels on food products—such as “sell by,” “use by,” and “expires on”— confuses consumers and contributes to 90 percent of Americans prematurely tossing perfectly safe food. The lawmakers today intr... Read more »

Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Rob Wittman (VA-01) are introducing bipartisan legislation today to protect the kind of waterfront access and infrastructure that many businesses—and thousands of jobs—depend on in Maine, Virginia, and in communities all over the country. “The importance of Maine’s coastline to our state’s economy can’t be understated. It’s not only the reason millions ... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined Republican and Democratic colleagues in the House introducing legislation today to assist families who are dealing with the loss or sudden disability of a loved one. The bill, the Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act, would save families from big tax bills when federal student loans are forgiven after death or disability. Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today welcomed news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to reevaluate the standards for foods labeled "healthy." Pingree has been pushing the FDA to update those standards since KIND Snacks and leading nutrition and public health experts filed a Citizen Petition last December, asking FDA to reevaluate its requirements to emphasize the importance of n... Read more »

Highlights need for increasing federal funding to fight the opioid and heroin epidemic in Maine and across the country Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree met today with Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, the lead negotiator for the Cuban government in negotiations with the United States in Havana today. Vidal, a top official in the Cuban Foreign Ministry, talked with Pingree about the economic benefits of normalizing relations between the two countries. "There is growing bipartisan support in Congress for ending the Cuban embarg... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree met with Ambassador Jeffery DeLaurentis at the American embassy in Havana on Tuesday, where the two discussed the economic benefits that will come with opening of trade between the US and Cuba. "There is tremendous opportunity for trade between the US and Cuba, which will create jobs and grow the economies of both countries," Pingree said. "There is a particularly goo... Read more »

Loan program will help farmers buy refrigerated trucks, storage and processing facilities, thanks to legislation written by Pingree Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a big expansion of a loan program that will now help small farmers acquire refrigerated trucks and mobile processing and storage facilities so they can more easily get their... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree told a top VA official today that the independent contractor running the Veterans Choice program isn't meeting the needs of veterans and should be replaced. In a phone call with Dr. David Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health at the VA, Pingree said veterans are waiting too long for appointments, doctors are waiting too long for payments and that Health Net, the company... Read more »