WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives passed lifesaving legislation to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month under Medicare and private insurance plans. The Affordable Insulin Now Act would urgently address the skyrocketing cost of insulin and take an important step toward easing the… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced Family Planning Association of Maine, also known as Maine Family Planning, has received $1,925,000 from the US Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Statewide FamilyPlanning Project which provides medical, educational, and referral services to at risk, in need clients… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s first official State of the Union address:
“Tonight, we marked America’s continued awakening from the pandemic. Leading our nation through an unprecedented litany of crises, President Biden and our Democratic Congress have produced historic economic results.… Read more »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) opposed recently announced plans to close the Maine Veterans’ Homes (MVH) in Machias and Caribou. In a letter to the MVH Board, the Members of Congress urged the board to engage with the congressional delegation, the governor, and state lawmakers to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and nearly 100 House Members penned a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday urging the Senate to retain and expand affordable insulin measures in the Build Back Better Act. The letter, led by Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), emphasizes the importance of retaining the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement regarding the oral arguments today at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, challenging Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban:
“I am deeply concerned that the Supreme Court has signaled it would throw out 50 years of settled… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest nearly half a million dollars to improve equitable access to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing, and health care for people who live and work in rural Maine areas.
The funding will be awarded to:
The Island Institute in Rockland:… Read more »
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 »
For decades many of the biggest challenges facing our nation have been put on the backburner: child care affordability, a stronger safety net for aging Americans and people with disabilities, and our hazardous dependence on fossil fuels, to name just a handful.
President Biden ran on a platform to reform these failed policies. That Biden won more votes than any candidate in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced 18 Maine Community Health Centers will receive $11,171,482 from the American Rescue Plan. The Maine health centers were granted American Rescue Plan funding by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) as part of a nearly $1 billion investment by Health Resources and Services… Read more »
