WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today celebrated the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Build Back Better Act, the most beneficial bill for working families enacted since The New Deal. The bill will prepare the nation for the next century through unprecedented investments in climate-smart programs and the establishment of a safety net that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), and fellow northeast lawmakers Representatives Peter Welch (D-V.T), Jared Golden (D-Maine), and Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) on Monday sent a letter to chief executives of Danone regarding the company’s decision to terminate its contracts with 89 organic dairy farms in Maine and across the Northeast.
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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, US Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to keep climate-smart agriculture provisions in the Build Back Better Act. In their letter to leadership, Pingree and Spanberger, who are the primary sponsors of the Agriculture Resilience… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Food Recovery Caucus, as well as Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), co-chairs of the bipartisan House Hunger Caucus, recently reintroduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House designating October 16 as World Food Day.
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On Thursday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack about the agency’s timetable for reinstating the Organic Livestock and Poultry practice rule, which was withdrawn during the Trump administration. Pingree, a long-time organic livestock farmer, stressed the importance of meaningful, well-defined standards for organic… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced Colby College was awarded a $10 million federal grant for sustainable agriculture research. The grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems program, will fund a Colby College research project that has the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) along with Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) today reintroduced the bipartisan School Food Recovery Act. The bill will create a new program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support schools working on food waste reduction projects.
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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Project grant has been awarded to the Cumberland County Food Security Council (CCFSC). The grant, totaling $376,619 in federal funds, will be used for CCFSC’s four-year project, titled “Maine Meat and Justice on the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 12 members of Congress representing New England today wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging the Department to increase support for dairy farmers in the region who are grappling with an uncertain future due to the cancellation of their contracts by Danone, a multinational food company and… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) urged the House Agriculture Committee to support a resolution recognizing National Blueberry Month and the contributions of the blueberry industry. Pingree worked with the resolution’s sponsor, Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), on an amendment to ensure this resolution (H.Res.… Read more »
