Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills announced that they were successful in securing a regulatory pause for Maine’s lobster industry in the omnibus appropriations bill that is expected to pass the Senate and House this week.
“Maine’s lobstermen and women have long demonstrated their commitment to… Read more »
Maine’s First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement on the January 6 Committee’s final hearing today:
“Today’s final hearing from the bipartisan January 6 Committee ends one of the most successful oversight and investigation panels in Congress’s history. I thank the members of the committee who pushed forward against ceaseless obstruction from former… Read more »
Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for her district: Falmouth High School freshman Victoria Wahlig. Victoria’s app “Seal of Approval” is an interactive, fun way to learn eco-friendly boating practices through quizzes.
“The Congressional App Challenge is an opportunity for Maine students to showcase… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $20 million for solar projects in Maine’s First Congressional District, made possible through the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The projects in Gorham and South Berwick are expected to produce more than 16,000,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of combined electricity in their first full year of operation, and will create good… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has announced her office’s nominees to the United States Service Academies—the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; U.S. Military Academy at West Point; U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs; and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), and Senator Baldwin (D-Wis.) led a group of 25 Members of Congress in a push to get emergency relief for U.S. organic dairy and poultry farmers amid skyrocketing feed costs that are impacting the future viability of the industry. In their letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture… Read more »
Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, today celebrated the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. This bipartisan bill repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, protects marriage equality for federal purposes, and provides additional protections at the state level. The Respect for… Read more »
Today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2023 annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes three Bath Iron Works-built Arleigh Burke destroyers, requires the Department of Defense to study and reduce the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), makes substantial investments in clean energy and climate… Read more »
After long-championing additional funds for the Camp Ellis project in Saco, today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) celebrated a provision in the Fiscal Year 2023 annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will authorize $45 million in federal funding to address the severe erosion at Camp Ellis. Pingree and the House are expected to vote on the annual… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation to prevent the deportation of veterans. The Veteran Service Recognition Act (H.R. 7946) makes the naturalization process easier for active duty servicemembers, establishes a review process for non-citizen veterans, servicemembers, and their families, and creates an opportunity… Read more »
