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U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Bruce Poliquin and Chellie Pingree issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Economic Development Assessment Team (EDAT) recommendations for Maine’s forest economy and more than $1.5 million in associated federal grants: “Maine’s forest products industry is an integral part of our state’s heritage, and, as... Read more »

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Governor Paul LePage gave an interview this morning criticizing both Congressman John Lewis and Congresswoman Pingree's decision not to attend President-elect Trump’s inaugural ceremony. Read more »

At a dinner in Portland this evening honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced that she would not attend Donald Trump's inauguration. The following is her statement on the decision. After giving the issue a lot of thought and consideration, I’ve decided not to participate in Donald Trump’s inaugural ceremonies on January 20. I fully accept the outco... Read more »

“What Republicans are trying to do to the nation’s health care system is appalling. ..." Read more »

This week Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined the call to fully investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election by cosponsoring a bill to establish an independent commission similar to one created after 9/11. The bill, HR 356, is cosponsored by all 195 Democratic members of the House, but by no Republicans. “The revelations that are coming out about Russia’s concerted efforts to sway the Am... Read more »

A run down of my thoughts on President-elect Trump's choices for the cabinet and other high-ranking posts. --Chellie Steve Bannon, Chief Strategist “We’ve been asked to give President-elect Trump the ‘benefit of the doubt,’ but I think this dispels any hope that he would finally distance himself from people who promote hateful, racist scapegoating. “Steve Bannon has a history of peddling conspirac... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement on a vote by House Republicans last night to weaken the independent, nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics as part of a package of rules for the incoming Congress. Pingree will vote against the package later today. “I think it’s absolutely outrageous that House Republicans voted behind closed doors to gut and severely weaken the O... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement President Obama’s decision to impose sanctions on Russia for election-related hacking. "It has been confirmed by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security as well as leading intelligence experts that Russia acted deliberately to influence the Presidential election. Given the stakes and what this means for the integrity of our democra... Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree sent a later today urging the U.S. Air Force to help address a REAL ID issue that could prevent hundreds of Maine veterans from continuing to receive their health care at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic on Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, New Hampshire. Pingree was joined on the letter by Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster of New Hampshire. The 500 Maine vetera... Read more »