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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced two Maine institutions have been awarded a total of $3,392,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities Program. The funding, which was awarded to the Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville and Regional Transportation Program, Inc. in Cumberland County, will help improve critical community facil... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Col.), Congressman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), and 80 other members of the House of Representatives on a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Azar, which expressed concerns about the politicization around the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) COVID-19 vaccine approval process. The letter is av... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 23 of her House colleagues in introducing the Energy Resilient Communities Act, legislation to create a new program at the US Department of Energy to invest in clean energy microgrids. The legislation also prioritizes clean energy equity and resilience, helping to power the critical infrastructure that communities rely on in the aftermath of an ... Read more »

Following months of advocacy against the Trump administration’s cruel food assistance restrictions, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today applauded a U.S. District Court’s decision to block implementation of a rule that would have stripped Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits away from millions: “SNAP serves as our nation’s largest and most effective line of defense ag... Read more »

Each year, the United States joins 150 nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in celebrating World Food Day to promote global awareness and action for those who suffer from chronic hunger and all forms of malnutrition. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)—co-chairs of the House Food Recovery Caucus—as well as Jim McGovern (D-Ma... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 126 House colleagues in the Pro-Choice Caucus in urging Senate leadership to approve an urgently needed pandemic relief package over the approval of an extremist Supreme Court justice who has an anti-women’s health record. In their letter, available online here, Pingree and her colleagues outlined Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s long history of underc... Read more »

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to extend school meal waivers for the entirety of the 2020-2021 school year. “[We] urge the Department of Agriculture (Department) to act swiftly to ensure children have access to nutritious meals through the current school year,” the members wrote. “... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) will receive $1,274,908 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to prepare Maine’s fisheries for climate change. “Climate change poses immense challenges for our fishing industries, which are the backbones for our coastal communities in Maine. As a member of the House Appropr... Read more »

Pingree Votes to Approve Urgently Needed $2.2 Trillion COVID Relief Package to Support Mainers New Pandemic Response Bill Strengthens Support for Small Businesses, Renews Weekly Federal Unemployment Payments Through January 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted to approve an updated version of The Heroes Act, the bipartisan COVID-19 relief package passed by th... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) today introduced legislation to support small meat and poultry processors. The Strengthening Local Processing Act will expand options for local producers and assist smaller facilities as they adapt to the coronavirus pandemic and expand to meet demand. “Maine has almost 3,400 diversified small farms that raise livest... Read more »