My Work on the Appropriations Committee

It is an abuse of power for President Trump to declare a national emergency because he failed to fulfill his campaign promise of Mexico paying for his multi-billion dollar border boondoggle. If President Trump cares about border security, he will continue to work with Congress through the FY2020 budget process.” Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)—a member of the House Appropriations Committee—voted tonight in support of a package of seven bipartisan, bicameral appropriations bills to support programs important to Mainers and keep the government open through September 30th, the rest of the fiscal year. The package passed the House 300-128. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) was named Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies by Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY).   “I’m honored to be named Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior & Environment and to serve alongside Chairwoman McCollum,” Congresswoman Pingree said. “During… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding the three-week Continuing Resolution to reopen the federal government: “After 35 days of federal workers rationing medicine, working second jobs, taking out loans, and being asked to work without pay, I'm relieved that President Trump has accepted our reasonable, bipartisan plan to reopen the… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has been selected to serve on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA) and Related Agencies. The subcommittee’s jurisdiction includes construction on military facilities worldwide, housing for military families, veteran health care, and VA operations.  This is Pingree’s third subcommittee… Read more »

This week, the House passed four funding bills backed by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME)—Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation, and Interior—to reopen critical agencies in federal government. “We don’t need gimmicks. We need to reopen the government,” Pingree said on the House floor this morning in support of Interior Appropriations… Read more »

During House floor debate on agriculture appropriations legislation today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree highlighted the need to reinstate funding for the USDA and FDA amid many negative impacts the shutdown is having on agriculture and families in Maine.  This week, the House is voting on a series of bipartisan appropriations bill—which had previously received overwhelming… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) signed on today as a cosponsor of H.R. 67, the Federal Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, to provide back pay to federal workers in agencies affected by President Trump’s government shutdown.    “As this shutdown now stretches into its third week, it’s critical for the 800,000 affected federal workers to know that they will not… Read more »

President Trump's insistence on $5.7 billion in funding for an ineffective, wasteful border wall with Mexico has led to a partial government shutdown. I am working in the House to pass the appropriations bills we need to reopen government so we can have a meaninful debate on immigration and border security. This pointless shutdown is terrible for 800,000 public servants, the… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) announced today that two communities in her District—Bridgton and Rockland—will receive a total of $30 million in grants and loans to make critical improvements to their wastewater systems. Funding comes from the USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants Program, which Pingree has defended in Congress. “Having… Read more »