Press Releases

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 56 members of Congress in writing to President Biden and Vice President Harris urging the inclusion of recurring cash payments to the American people for the duration of the pandemic. The letter also calls for parity of payments for adults and dependents, and inclusion of all immigrant workers and their families.  “Since… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the Maine Aquaculture Association in Hallowell will receive $400,499 through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Sea Grant Program. This grant will fund research into the future of Maine’s Blue Economy, including its seafood and fishery markets.  “Maine’s economy… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s executive actions to address the climate crisis: “The Biden Climate plan is a visionary departure from an Administration that dismissed the well-established science of climate change. This plan will direct every arm of the federal government to recognize the greatest environmental… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined a letter to Department of Justice Attorney General-Designate Judge Merrick B. Garland to prioritize President Biden’s commitment of working with Congress to end the federal death penalty and incentivizing states to end capital punishment across the country.  In the letter, the Members stated, "The death… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today was elected to serve as House Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chair. After seven years on the House Appropriations Committee, Pingree will take the gavel and lead the subcommittee that oversees discretionary spending for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental… Read more »

As Joseph R. Biden is sworn in as President of the United States and Kamala Harris is sworn in as Vice President of the United States, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released a video statement welcoming a new day in America and a new presidential administration.  “This is a really important day in America, when we witness the peaceful transfer of power… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement as President Biden signs 17 Executive Orders on the first day of his presidency: “President Biden has set the stage for a more optimistic era in America -- not only in words, but in his Day One actions. He has signed 17 Executive Orders to begin to undo the harm done by the last administration. These moves are… Read more »

As President-elect Biden hosts a vigil for victims of the coronavirus at the Lincoln Memorial, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement: “Tonight we mourn over 400,000 Americans, including hundreds of Mainers, who were robbed of their lives by coronavirus. Many spent their final days in isolation and said goodbye to their loved ones through a… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 122 of her House colleagues calling on the incoming Biden administration to expand on its commitment to rejoin the Paris Agreement by working with the governments of Canada and Mexico to include the agreement in the recently-renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “[W]e strongly urge you to take your commitment to… Read more »

Pingree Statement on Biden COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement on the announcement from the incoming Biden-Harris Administration outlining their emergency relief package: “The fact that President-elect Biden has unveiled such a comprehensive relief bill before he even takes office speaks to his… Read more »