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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree issued the following statement about President Obama's decision to designate nearly 5,000 square miles of ocean off the coast of New England as a national marine monument. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument will protect a pristine underwater area that is home to rare species including sea turtles and endangered whales. "This decision is going... Read more »

McCann, a Marine veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan, performed CPR to help save the life of a 92-year-old WWII veteran at a recent event Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today that Pika Energy in Westbrook is getting a $875,000 Department of Energy Grant to improve technology for managing electric grids to take advantage of solar power and other sources of clean energy. "This is another great example of how clean-energy companies in Maine are developing new technology and creating good-paying jobs in our state," Pingree said. "W... Read more »

Today I urge everyone to take a moment and pay tribute to the victims and survivors of 9/11, as well as the first responder and men and women of the armed forces who stepped up to serve our country in the wake of the attacks. ... Read more »

The offices of Maine’s Congressional Delegation will host a Military Academy Seminar in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Academy in Portland on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress Street, from 6 – 8:30 PM. Registration is from 5:30 – 6 PM. Students, parents and guidance counselors who are interested in the application process for the United States Military, Naval,... Read more »

This summer has been a busy time of meeting with my constituents and hearing their feedback on important issues. Celebrating 100 years of Acadia National Park It's been 100 years now since President Woodrow Wilson signed an order to create the Sieur de Monts National Monument (what would later become Acadia National Park). It was a privilege to help celebrate the occasion at the park with the res... Read more »

Carlisle Academy in Lyman gets veterans on horseback and Pineland Farms in New Gloucester offers skiing, biathlon, and more Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that InnovaSea Systems in Augusta will receive a $99,771 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research the feasibility of using wood fiber composite materials for the aquaculture pens it manufactures. “These types of grants have been key in helping Maine small businesses test new technologies and take inno... Read more »

A bill introduced by Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin to ease federal inspection of several species of seafood, including urchins exported from Maine, passed the U.S. House today. "Urchin dealers in Maine should be exempted from these inspections just like lobster and other shellfish are," Pingree said. "This is a highly perishable product and the shipments keep getting held up ... Read more »

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin released the following statement today in response to a decision by the European Union’s (EU) Scientific Forum on Invasive Alien Species to open up a broader review of Sweden’s request to declare American lobster as an invasive species and ban all imports of live lobster into the EU: “We find th... Read more »