Working Toward a Ceasefire in Gaza

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the following statement on the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas: I am relieved that after 467 days of fighting, over 47,000 Palestinian deaths, more than 2,000 Israeli deaths, and unfathomable destruction and devastation, Israel and Hamas have reached a long overdue agreement to cease… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced she will not attend Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress today, and issued the following statement: “The October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists were a heinous crime. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people. However, Israel does not have a right to violate international law. I am… Read more »

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan foreign aid package today that includes $60.8 billion for Ukraine. Pingree released the following statement after the vote on Saturday: “When Russia’s war against Ukraine began more than two years ago, support for Ukraine in Congress was almost universal. Unfortunately,… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and five senior House Democrats with significant experience in foreign policy and human rights - Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) sent a letter urging President Biden to make clear that continued efforts… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after Israel’s cabinet approved a deal for the release of 50 hostages held by Hamas terrorists in exchange for a multi-day ceasefire: “I welcome the Israeli cabinet’s approval of an agreement to cease fighting in Gaza for four days in exchange for the release of 50 Israeli hostages. We must work with Israel and… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined 56 Members of Congress in urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to reiterate the urgent need for a humanitarian pause and for Israel to conduct military operations within the scope of international law because of the critical need to protect innocent lives, regional stability, and American national security interests… Read more »

Following the brutal massacre by Hamas terrorists in Israel, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement: On October 7, Hamas unleashed the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust and it should weigh on all Americans. Hamas’s savage genocide, rape, and hostage taking of Jews, including children and the elderly, is barbaric… Read more »