Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has cosponsored the Stay in Line to Vote Act, legislation that would explicitly allow food and drink to be provided to voters while they wait in line at polling places. Last month, legislators in Georgia passed a restrictive voting law that placed new obstacles between voters and their right to vote, including a provision that makes it a crime to provide foo... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center in Walpole to develop an aquaculture workforce training pilot in partnership with Washington County Community College. “Maine’s aquaculture sector is vital to our state’s economy... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today welcomed President Biden’s FY 2022 budget request as a statement of their shared funding priorities on addressing the climate crisis, supporting tribal communities, investing in the nation’s cultural institutions, preserving our forests, water... Read more »
Today, Rep. Pingree announced that more help is here for local businesses and workers as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program begins accepting applications on Thursday, April 8th, 2021. Pingree helped secure additional funding for the program as part of the American Rescue Plan’s support for small businesses. The program includes a total of over $16 b... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) will receive a grant of $749,856 from the Economic Development Administration to fund the Gulf of Maine Blue Innovation Recovery Program, which will help seafood businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic through innovation and increasing resilience. “Maine’s seafood industry is a cornerstone of ... Read more »
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) hosted Acting U.S. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker in Maine today. They toured facilities at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and met with leadership and employees. “I am delighted that Acting Secretary Harker was able to join us today to visit the best shipyards in the country and ... Read more »
Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Andy Kim (NJ-03), Jim Langevin (RI-02), and Frank Pallone (NJ-06) shared a letter they sent to President Joe Biden, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in support of the seafood and shellfish industry. H.R. 133, passed by Congress in December 2020, authorized $1.... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today said President Biden’s American Jobs Plan presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the nation’s long-overlooked domestic infrastructure challenges, particularly the climate crisis, decaying infrastructure, and rural broadband connectivity. “Since the 1960s, America’s domestic investments have plummeted by 40 percent, and now we rank 13th ... Read more »
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to increase the number of H-2B visas to help small businesses fill seasonal job openings for the upcoming season. The letter calls on Secretary Mayorkas to increase the existing 66,000 H-2B visa cap to 135,320, which is the am... Read more »
Members of the Maine and Alaska Delegations wrote to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough, urging him to quickly implement the State Veterans Homes Domiciliary Care Flexibility Act. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representatives Don Young (R-AK), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Jared Golden (D-ME... Read more »
