In remarks on the House floor Wednesday night, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree called attention to the devastating impacts recent storms have had on Maine communities and working waterfronts.
“The sheer destruction these storms had on our working waterfronts is astonishing,” Pingree said. “More frequent, intense storms, floods, and rising sea… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas:
“House Republicans have done absolutely nothing this Congress to reform our immigration system. In fact, House Republican leadership won’t even allow us to vote on a historic immigration bill that Republicans… Read more »
In a House Agriculture Committee hearing today with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree sounded the alarm on the urgent need to support farmers in Maine and across the county facing challenges due to climate change. The hearing comes on the heels of devastating and costly storms in… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $10.4 million for the City of Portland to improve accessibility in the Portland International Jetport terminal. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminals Program award, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funds the installation of new passenger boarding bridges and fixed bridge… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that Yarmouth High School senior Sofia Joan Mavor has accepted an offer to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pingree nominated Sofia to the Academy in December.
“Acceptance to a U.S. service academy is extremely competitive and reflects highly on a student’s scholarship, community… Read more »
Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, today announced a $395,000 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) grant to support conservation efforts in Maine’s Piscataqua/Great Bay estuary system. The National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program funding will allow the Maine… Read more »
Tonight, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which will expand Child Tax Credit (CTC) accessibility to 39,000 more children in Maine with the lowest income and help lift nearly half a million kids out of poverty. Pingree, a senior member of the House… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement today after three U.S. soldiers were killed by drone strike in Jordan:
“Three brave American service members were killed and dozens were wounded in an attack on U.S. troops over the weekend in Jordan. My thoughts are with the families and friends who are mourning their fallen… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Don Beyer (D-Va.), and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) introduced the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act, bipartisan legislation to improve soil health on farms and support sustainable alternatives to annual agriculture by improving United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs to ensure they are better able to… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has joined a bipartisan, bicameral effort build on progress made under President Biden to close the digital divide. Led by U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and U.S. Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), the Affordable Connectivity Program… Read more »
