Amid reports of increased immigration enforcement operations in Maine, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement:
Over the past year, Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security and its untrained, masked, and violent immigration officers have terrorized and traumatized entire communities on orders from a truly lawless and morally corrupt Administration.… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced more than $14 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) for communities in Maine’s First Congressional District. The funding, which was included in the “minibus” funding package that passed the House today, includes $12.3 million to improve the water infrastructure in five… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, announced today that she has successfully stripped a provision in the FY2026 funding bill that would have shielded pesticide manufacturers like Bayer from lawsuits. Pingree has been leading the effort to remove Section 453 from her subcommittee’s… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after President Trump announced the United States carried out an unauthorized “large-scale” military operation in Venezuela, leading to the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife:
The Trump Administration’s decision to apprehend and detain President Maduro is a breathtaking abuse of power, a… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, Congressman Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), and Congressman Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) are leading more than 70 of their colleagues in Congress in calling on President Trump to reverse the illegal renaming effort and remove his name from the building immediately. The Kennedy… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member on the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee, condemned the White House’s announcement that the board of the Kennedy Center voted to rename the building the “Trump-Kennedy Center” and released the following statement:
“The Kennedy Center is a national cultural institution established by Congress, and is… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Zero Food Waste Act, legislation that would create a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program to reduce food waste nationwide. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
“Families are stretching every dollar… Read more »
U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Jared Golden (D-Maine) today welcomed $1.5 million in AmeriCorps grants for Seniors Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs in Maine. The funding will support 174 AmeriCorps members in collaboration with the Opportunity Alliance, Penquis, and the University of Maine System.
“After… Read more »
In a bipartisan, bicameral effort to provide vital assistance to farmers affected by toxic “forever chemicals,” also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) reintroduced the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. The… Read more »
In light of the Trump Administration’s repeated actions to cut food assistance, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Members of Congress, and anti-hunger advocates are demanding better policies to combat hunger in America.
Joining U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Congressman Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg and former U.S. Secretary… Read more »
