Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the award of three grants from the Economic Development Association (EDA) for Maine’s small business innovation, totaling $1,412,525. The grants will support startup, creation, innovation, and commercialization in a range of fields, from bioscience to agriculture to technology. “At a time when the future of many businesses is challenging or u... Read more »
Today, nearly four months after the U.S. House passed a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package the McConnell Senate continues to block, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) shared some of the devastating stories of job loss, near eviction, and family struggle she has heard from Mainers who urgently need the federal government to act. “The personal toll COVID-19 has taken on the lives of Mainers ... Read more »
Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.-At Large), Annie Kuster (D-N.H.-2), Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-1) and Chellie Pingree (D-Maine-1) on Friday sent a letter to President Trump asking him to reverse his decision to impose a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum imports. The letter expresses “full support” of the letter sent by the Governors of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine requesting that the President remo... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee (BSOOB) and the Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) will each receive a grant from the Federal Transit Administration through the CARES Act, passed by Congress in March. BSOOB will receive $440,944; Maine DOT will receive $2.1 million. “Maine’s public transit systems have been ... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and a coalition of grassroots groups; labor unions; Black, Brown and Indigenous leaders from across the country to introduce a bold plan for economic renewal known as the Agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy, or THRIVE Agenda. In the ... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced two Maine organizations will receive grants from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), totaling $915,000. These grants are a part of the Transitional Housing Program, designed to provide aid to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are in need of housing assistance as a... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today wrote to the New England Fishery Management Council, in support of management measures that would protect and directly benefit the scallop industry in Maine. Pingree urged the Council to back measures that would prioritize the catch from smaller boats fishing much of the Maine coast. The scallop fishery is a 50,000,000-pound fishery and offers great op... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $559,181 in federal funding for four NOAA Sea Grant projects, which will be conducted by Maine organizations researching the future of American lobster industry in the face of the global climate crisis. This research will address critical gaps in knowledge about how American lobster is being impacted by environmental changes in the Gulf of M... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici and 43 other Members of Congress in demanding that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Treasury, and Department of Agriculture protect renters from a “tsunami of evictions.” According to a report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, without significant support from the federal ... Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the results of a survey of 2,130 Mainers who were asked about how recent operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by the Trump administration have impacted them. 56 percent of the survey respondents (1,195 individuals) shared personal stories of mail disruptions they have experienced. Mainers wrote about delayed prescriptions, dis... Read more »
