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Pingree, Newhouse, Blumenthal, Scott Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Standardize Food Date Labels, Cut Food Waste

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Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), reintroduced the Food Date Labeling Act. This bicameral, bipartisan legislation aims to end consumer confusion around expiration and “best by” dates by standardizing date labels on certain products—while helping significantly…

After Trump’s Cuts, Pingree Leads Bipartisan Effort to Restore Local Food Lifelines

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Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act to boost the purchasing and distribution of local food. The bill, co-led by Representatives Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.), David Valadao…

Pingree, Miller-Meeks, Grassley, Heinrich Reintroduce Bill to Explore Agricultural, Environmental Benefits of Biochar

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), reintroduced legislation to study the effectiveness of biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass.  The bipartisan Biochar…

Pingree, Massie Introduce Bipartisan PRIME Act to Empower Local Livestock Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand

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Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) reintroduced the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act, bipartisan legislation to make it easier for small farms and ranches to serve consumers. The PRIME Act (H.R. 4700) would give individual states freedom to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat such as beef, pork, or…

Pingree, Langworthy, Wied Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Organic Dairy Farmers

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Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Tony Wied (R-Wisc.), and Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support organic dairy farmers in Maine and across the country. The Organic Dairy Data Collection Act would enhance data collection at the U.S.…

WATCH: Pingree Rips into GOP Agriculture Appropriations Bill for Failing to Deliver on Health, Food Security, and Farm Resilience

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Today in the full Appropriations Committee markup of the Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026, Senior Appropriator Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) called out the Trump Administration’s hypocrisy, touting a “Make America Healthy Again” agenda while stripping access to healthy food away from families and children. A summary of the bill is…

‘This Bill Will Starve Families’: In Agriculture Committee Markup, Pingree Slams GOP for Gutting Anti-Hunger Programs

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Last night in the House Agriculture Committee markup of the partisan reconciliation bill, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) spoke out against Republicans’ proposal to slash $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In her opening remarks, Pingree questioned how leaving Americans with fewer tools to feed their families affordably and healthily,…

Congresswoman Pingree Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Expand and Strengthen Local Meat Processing

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Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Jim Baird (R-Ind.), along with U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), reintroduced legislation to support small meat and poultry processors throughout the U.S. The bipartisan, bicameral Strengthening Local Processing Act would make it easier for local livestock and poultry producers to…

Pingree, Heinrich Lead Charge to Reach Net-Zero Emissions, Boost Profitability in US Agriculture

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In honor of Earth Day, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that aims to help the U.S. reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector by 2040—while giving America’s farmers more tools and resources to increase their…

Wyden, Pingree, Salinas, Tokuda Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump Administration for Censoring Agricultural Research Crucial to Rural Communities

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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., and Jill Tokuda, D-Hawai’i, warned the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that Donald Trump’s politically motivated list of banned words – including “climate,” “affordable housing,” and “safe drinking water” — in research agreements being considered for…

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