Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) welcomed the announcement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that certain Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applicants’ work permits will be automatically extended for 540 days, as opposed to 180 days. The extension, effective May 4, 2022, is intended to help avoid gaps in employment for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan, bicameral bill to further support Ukraine amid Russia’s deadly invasion. Modeled after a World War II-era program, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, introduced in the Senate by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.),… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—In a House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee budget hearing today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) underscored the widespread per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination affecting Maine farms and families, and questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on what resources and funding the Department needs to address the… Read more »
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 marked the beginning of our collective awareness that we face an environmental crisis and that we must fight to protect our planet. Over the next 52 years, the environmental movement accomplished a lot — from the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency to the Clean Water Act — but when it comes to curbing the harmful effects of burning… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced a $10.5 million investment in clean energy infrastructure for Maine’s First Congressional District to help agricultural producers, rural small business owners and residents lower energy costs and make energy-efficiency improvements. The federal funding, awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for… Read more »
On Friday, March 22, Earth Day, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), sent a letter to President Biden urging him to declare a national climate emergency. In the letter, the members write that the scope and urgency of the… Read more »
Following repeated calls from the Maine Delegation and Governor Janet Mills, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today said that the agency is working to implement a graduated enforcement effort for fisheries that have made good faith efforts to comply with new gear regulations by the May 1 deadline. Today’s announcement comes in response to… Read more »
After being sanctioned by Russia’s Foreign Ministry alongside nearly 400 U.S. House Representatives, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement:
“I take it as a badge of honor to be sanctioned by Putin’s murderous regime. I saw with my own eyes the brutal consequences of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and I will not back down from supporting… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that Yarmouth High School junior Dorcas Bolese has won the 2022 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 1st District. Her “Self Portrait” painting will be on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
“Year after year, the artistic talent of Maine students amazes me. Congratulations to Yarmouth High School junior Dorcas Bolese on… Read more »
Ahead of National Park Week, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling attention to the threats Acadia National Park faces due to climate change.
“From rising temperatures on land and in our oceans to an… Read more »
