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Pingree, ~200 House Democrats Call for Congress to Reject Republican Debt Ceiling Demands and Avoid Economic Default

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Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and nearly 200 members from across the House Democratic Caucus called on Republicans to uphold their obligation to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by lifting the debt ceiling “without any extraneous policies attached.” The lawmakers also emphasize, “separate from the lifting of the debt…

Pingree Votes Against House GOP’s Default on America Act

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, tonight voted against House Republicans’ Default on America Act looming, and released the following statement: “Speaker McCarthy is holding our economy hostage just to appease extremists in his caucus. His Default on America Act would…

Pingree Integral in Reopening of Camden Post Office

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Maine’s First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today hailed the reopening of the Camden Post Office, which had for months been closed without notice to residents. In October 2022, Pingree drew attention to the abrupt disruption to postal operations at the Camden postal facility, calling for better transparency during the renovation project.  “It’s essential that…

King, Pingree Announce More Than $5 Million to Protect Maine Coastal Communities

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.S. Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding Maine $5,108,413 to support coastal communities and address impacts of climate change. This funding comes from NOAA’s Climate Ready Coasts Initiative and is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and…

Pingree Statement on Latest Supreme Court Mifepristone Ruling

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the Texas mifepristone decision, retaining broad access to medication abortion: “Although I am grateful Mifepristone remains safe, effective, legal, and available, our fight for reproductive freedom continues. Congress must restore the full protections…

PHOTOS: On 4th Anniversary, Pingree Joins Markey, Ocasio-Cortez to Reintroduce Green New Deal

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and other Congressional Progressive Caucus members in marking the Green New Deal’s fourth anniversary. In a press conference on Capitol Hill, the Members unveiled new Green New Deal legislation, highlighted climate progress in the Inflation Reduction…

Pingree Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Strengthen Local Food Systems

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Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced the legislation to strengthen support for our local and regional food systems – helping more people access nutritious, locally grown food. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate with Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Tina…

Pingree: GOP Debt Limit ‘Plan’ a ‘Nonstarter’

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s proposal to raise the debt limit while imposing widespread cuts to critical federal programs. Pingree released the following statement: “Raising the debt limit is a routine, bipartisan obligation, yet Speaker McCarthy has orchestrated a months-long debt ceiling standoff that has put the United…

With Relaunch of Bipartisan Food Recovery Caucus, Pingree and Newhouse Lead Congressional Push to Reduce Food Waste

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U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) today marked National Food Waste Prevention Week by relaunching the Congressional Food Recovery Caucus. This bipartisan caucus, co-founded by Pingree in 2018, aims to promote food waste reduction across the food supply chain, provide educational opportunities to congressional members and staff, support efforts…

Amid Clarence Thomas Ethics Scandal, Pingree Joins Effort to Hold Supreme Court Justices Accountable

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has cosponsored two bills—the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act and the Supreme Court Ethics Act—to bring accountability to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Congressional effort, led by Rep. Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-Ga.), comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigative report that found…