Supporting Seniors

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 »

U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), John B. Larson (D-Conn.), and more than 175 Democrats in Congress today introduced the landmark Social Security 2100 Act, bicameral legislation that would expand and protect essential Social Security benefits for millions of Americans. “To bankroll special tax breaks to big corporations and the ultra-wealthy, House Republicans are… Read more »

On Tuesday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted for bipartisan legislation to bolster and protect Mainers’ retirement savings. By expanding retirement plan coverage and providing more saving options, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act will ensure more Mainers can retire with dignity and stability after a lifetime of work. “Mainers pride themselves on being hard… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement in response to the Social Security Administration’s announcement that its beneficiaries will see a 5.9% increase in their benefit checks for 2022, marking the largest boost to benefits in four decades: “Social Security is a lifeline for veterans and millions of Americans living on a fixed income—including one in four… 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 »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced a grant of $87,809 in Senior Corps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, to the Southern Maine Agency on Aging in Scarborough. “Mainers serve others before we serve ourselves—that’s just who we are. Our volunteer community is strong and proud, including our… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted to pass H.R. 1230, the bipartisan Protect Older Workers Against Age Discrimination Act. The bill levels the playing field for older workers and restores their rights to fight back against age discrimination. Pingree’s bipartisan amendment with Congressman Rodney Davis (R-Illinois) to address disproportionate age… Read more »

Catholic Charities Maine in Portland will receive $100,000 in federal grant funding to support 165 Senior Corps volunteers Read more »

Government By the People Act would encourage small contributions to campaigns Backed by supporters from environmental, labor and civil rights groups, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined her colleagues today in introducing a major campaign finance reform bill. "It would be a lot easier to accomplish real reform if we had a system of grassroots financing of campaigns that… Read more »