Maine’s U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden reintroduced the bipartisan York River Wild and Scenic River Act, bicameral legislation to initiate the final step in the process to add the York River into the National Park System’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. If the bill is passed by Congress and signed by the… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 35 lawmakers led by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) in reintroducing the Ending Qualified Immunity Act. This legislation will eliminate the court-invented doctrine of qualified immunity and restore Americans' ability to obtain relief when state and local officials, including police… Read more »
Today, after nearly a decade of advocacy, an amendment offered by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) to federally protect the York River passed the U.S. House.
Pingree’s amendment designating the York River as ‘Wild and Scenic’ passed as part of The Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act. The bill, H.R. 803, recognizes approximately 1.5 million acres… Read more »
With the U.S. House scheduled to vote on the American Rescue Plan this evening, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) affirmed her intention to vote for the relief package, which 76 percent of Americans support and economists estimate will create 10 million American jobs. Pingree noted that the plan will deliver direct relief to Mainers struggling with… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a vice chair of the House LGBTQ Caucus, today celebrated the passage of the Equality Act, legislation to expand existing civil rights protections to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
“For more than 15 years, Maine has had civil rights protections for our LGBTQ neighbors. We’ve stood together… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $2,654,124 in grant funding to three educational institutions in Maine’s First Congressional District to support remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
“School systems, teachers, staff, and students have all had to pivot quickly to… Read more »
In their first joint letter to President Biden, Maine’s congressional delegation raised the alarm on misguided regulations that present an unprecedented threat to the state’s lobstermen and lobstering communities, and urged the president to act on his promise to protect lobstermen’s livelihoods.
The letter from Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), joined by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support small meat and poultry processors. The Strengthening Local Processing Act will increase options for local livestock and poultry producers and assist smaller facilities as… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the fire departments in Rockland and Westbrook will receive a collective total of $34,351 in grant funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The grant funding is for the reimbursement or purchase of emergency medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and… Read more »
As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sits on one of the 12 House panels charged with drafting a much-needed budget reconciliation relief package before expanded unemployment insurance expires for millions on March 14. By the end of last week, nine of the 12 House committees held marathon budget hearings to ensure… Read more »
