WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), along with Representatives David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Brian Higgins (D-NY), today introduced the bipartisan Cold War Service Medal Act. The legislation would recognize veterans who served in the Cold War with medals for their distinguished service. Cold War veterans do not currently have a service medal, unlike veterans… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted to pass the bipartisan Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act, which will reauthorize and expand federal funding to protect survivors and prevent domestic violence. H.R. 2119 is the only the only federal funding source dedicated to domestic violence prevention. The legislation was authored… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), and fellow northeast lawmakers Representatives Peter Welch (D-V.T), Jared Golden (D-Maine), and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) on Monday sent a letter to chief executives of Danone regarding the company’s decision to terminate its contracts with 89 organic dairy farms in Maine and across the Northeast.
“By all accounts, your decision to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill to improve access to resources and care for survivors of military sexual trauma (MST).
The Servicemember and Veterans’ Empowerment and Support Act, which is adapted from their 2019 version of… Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Following the U.S. District Court of Maine’s order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, US Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to keep climate-smart agriculture provisions in the Build Back Better Act. In their letter to leadership, Pingree and Spanberger, who are the primary sponsors of the Agriculture Resilience… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Food Recovery Caucus, as well as Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Hunger Caucus, recently reintroduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House designating October 16 as World Food Day.
Each… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswomen Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced comprehensive legislation to increase access to arts education.
The Arts Education for All Act will support and encourage arts education and programming for our young children, K-12 students, and youth and adults involved in the… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement in response to the Social Security Administration’s announcement that its beneficiaries will see a 5.9% increase in their benefit checks for 2022, marking the largest boost to benefits in four decades:
“Social Security is a lifeline for veterans and millions of Americans living on a fixed income—including one in four… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement on the death of Central Maine Power Executive Chairman and Maine business icon David Flanagan, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer:
“I’m saddened to hear David Flanagan lost his battle with cancer today. David’s leadership at CMP got Mainers through the 1998 ice storm and countless other outages. His… Read more »
