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Longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed news from the Biden Administration that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued the final, long-awaited Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) rule to ensure fair, consistent standards across the organic livestock and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee which oversees funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced more than $3.5 million to fund six projects across Maine that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding Representative Mike Johnson’s election as Speaker:  “As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am relieved the House Republicans’ Speakership chaos is finally over, and I hope that the Republicans will get back to work on passing our appropriations bills.   “The relief that… Read more »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that Maine has been awarded more than $38 million in funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) in 2024.   “Over 45,000 Maine households rely on LIHEAP to stay safe and warm during the winter,” said the Maine Delegation. “With home… Read more »

Maine’s First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and all Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee today wrote to Chair Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member David Scott (D-Ga.) urging that the nearly $20 billion of conservation funding passed in the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) be used only for its intended purpose in the upcoming Farm… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed news from the Biden-Harris Administration that Maine will be home to one of the nation’s first Tech Hubs. The Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub, led by the Maine Technology Institute, was designated as one of 31 Tech Hubs in regions across the country, authorized by the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.… Read more »

Following recent allegations that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows imports of fraudulent organic products, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is calling on USDA to investigate alleged organic fraud and protect the integrity of the organic label by swiftly implementing the Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule.  “There is a significant amount of time… Read more »

Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Congressional Delegation issued the following joint statement today in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s release of its draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) for the Gulf of Maine: “We look forward to reviewing the proposal in detail, but we are encouraged that the Bureau has initially listened to our concerns and… Read more »

Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) today announced introduction of a bipartisan resolution to designate October 16 as World Food Day. Each year, the United States joins 130 other nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, is applauding the Biden Administration for its $60 million investment to help schools increase access to healthy foods for students. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement today at an elementary school in Virginia, where he unveiled two new grant opportunities plus a training… Read more »