WASHINGTON, DC—Following a push from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 34 Members of Congress, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan has been redesignated and extended for 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday. This comes as South Sudan experiences new and escalating armed conflict, devastation from environmental… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of $130 million in supplemental American Rescue Plan funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). This funding, which is divided into $65 million for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 each, will promote competition and create more and better markets for local… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) will honor a Ukraine native with Maine ties as a virtual guest to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address scheduled to be delivered at 9 p.m. EST tonight. Yanina Nickless, a University of Southern Maine graduate who lives in Kennebunkport, is from the Kherson region of Ukraine, where her family is fighting for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Maine Governor Janet Mills welcomed the announcement that the Biden Administration is extending federal cost share measures to July 1, 2022, amid the ongoing public health emergency. Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides a 100 percent federal cost… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s first official State of the Union address:
“Tonight, we marked America’s continued awakening from the pandemic. Leading our nation through an unprecedented litany of crises, President Biden and our Democratic Congress have produced historic economic results.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) led a group of 34 Members of Congress in urging President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to extend and redesignate South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), safeguarding the lives of both current TPS holders and South Sudanese who have arrived in the United States since 2016.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—On Monday, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) denounced the U.S. Supreme Court case West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a Republican-led case challenging the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases and address the climate crisis. The baseless hearing comes on the same day the United Nations… Read more »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Golden (ME-02) opposed recently announced plans to close the Maine Veterans’ Homes (MVH) in Machias and Caribou. In a letter to the MVH Board, the Members of Congress urged the board to engage with the congressional delegation, the governor, and state lawmakers to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced that Maine will receive $28 million to expand broadband services across the state. This funding was provided through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Infrastructure… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—As the Biden Administration considers how to implement funding and new programs established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is urging the administration to take steps to ensure rural island community ferry services can access this historic funding to make much-needed improvements to these essential services. In a… Read more »
