House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration’s illegal and unprecedented directive to pause all federal financial assistance. On Tuesday, Pingree released the following statement calling attention to the wide-ranging and life-threatening impacts this brazen act could have on… Read more »
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree was again confirmed to serve as the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. In addition, Pingree will rejoin the House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
“As we navigate a Republican-controlled Congress and… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today joined House Democrats in voting to pass the bipartisan continuing resolution, once again stepping in to avert a government shutdown. The continuing resolution keeps the government funded until March 14, 2025, while also providing crucial disaster relief funds to communities and national… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the looming Republican government shutdown:
Just days ago, we had a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government running for three months—and delivered more than $325 in funding for Maine. From aid for farmers and telehealth… Read more »
During a House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on missing and murdered indigenous women on Wednesday, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) highlighted the importance of raising awareness about the growing crisis—and providing the necessary resources to address it. Maulian Bryant, incoming Executive Director of the Wabanaki… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $37.6 million for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help Maine families lower their heating costs this winter—part of a $3.7 billion investment awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children & Families’ Office of Community Services.
"With Maine… Read more »
Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree led 42 Members of Congress in urging President Joe Biden to designate the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle as a national monument.
“Frances Perkins, who made her home in Maine, was a trailblazer, the first female presidential cabinet member, the mother of the modern labor movement, and a pioneering advocate… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after the House passed a 90-day Continuing Resolution to avoid a government shutdown:
“Congress should be focused on full-year solutions that invest in our communities, support our veterans, and protect essential services for families and workers. But… Read more »
Tonight, House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is leading the House Democratic Caucus’s opposition on the floor, where she is pushing back on numerous extreme poison pill Republican amendments. Republicans’ bill takes an aggressive anti-environment, pro-pollution stance with crippling cuts to the Environmental Protection… Read more »
During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) highlighted how the bill takes an aggressive anti-environment, pro-pollution stance with crippling cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and policy provisions that will endanger public… Read more »
