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Pingree, Turner lead 120+ Reps. in Bipartisan Push to Restore NEA Grants

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Today, Congressional Arts Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) led more than 120 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to restore National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant funding approved by Congress. The bipartisan push comes after the Trump Administration canceled NEA grants to hundreds of community…

Pingree Raises Red Flags Over Exorbitant Kennedy Center Funding Proposal as Trump Moves to Dismantle Arts Agencies

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member on the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is voicing skepticism and concern over Republicans’ budget reconciliation proposal for the Kennedy Center–which is nearly six times more than the annual funding appropriated through the Subcommittee.  “It’s hard to ignore the red flags here. While the Trump Administration is…

Ranking Member Pingree: Abrupt Cancellation of NEA Grants Jeopardizes Jobs, Main Streets, and a $1.2 Trillion Industry

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's abrupt termination of arts grants nationwide: The Trump Administration's sudden cancellation of hundreds…

‘Silencing Voices, Erasing History’: Ranking Member Pingree Slams Trump Admin for Humanities Grants Purge

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, released a scathing statement in response to the Trump Administration's mass termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants: The abrupt termination of National Endowment for the…

Pingree Announces Nearly $300,000 for Arts Programs in Maine’s 1st District

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $298,000 in grants from the National Endowment for the Art (NEA) to support 11 organizations in Maine’s First District. NEA announced a total of $37 million to support 1,474 arts programs across the U.S. “From painting and music to theater and literature, the arts are woven into the fabric of Maine’s history, culture, and economy.…

Yarmouth High Schoolers Win 2024 Congressional App Challenge, Pingree Announces

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Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced the co-winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Maine’s First District: Yarmouth High School’s Grace Keaney and Chris Irankunda. Their app, “Order in the Court”, is designed to help volleyball coaches be more efficient by tracking  lineups, scores, timeouts, and other important stats during games.  “Since 2013, the…

Baxter Academy Senior Wins 1st District Congressional Art Competition

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2024 Art Competition 1st Place

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Baxter Academy for Technology and Science senior Zachary Cyr has won the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 1st District. His digital artwork, titled Watchful, will be on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year.  “Every year, the Congressional Art Competition showcases the incredible artistic talent of…

Pingree, Bonamici, Leger Fernández Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Arts

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In recognition of National Arts in Education Week, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) reintroduced legislation to increase access to the arts for students. The Arts Education for All Act will support and encourage arts education and programming for our young children, K-12 students, and youth and adults…

Pingree Welcomes NEA Chair to Maine, Touts Vibrant Arts Scene and Power of Robust Federal Funding for the Arts

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) hosted National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson for a comprehensive tour of the arts communities in Waterville, Rockland, and Portland. During the event-filled two-day trip, Pingree and Chair Jackson visited a variety of arts organizations, including Waterville Creates, the Farnsworth Museum of Art, Indigo Arts…

Interior Appropriations Ranking Member Pingree Decries House Republicans’ Funding Bill that Endangers Americans’ Health While Profiting Polluters

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House Republicans passed their fiscal year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill that takes an aggressive anti-environment and pro-pollution stance with a crippling 39% cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and policy provisions that will endanger public health, strain the economy, and increase costs. In remarks before the Appropriations Committee on…

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