WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congressman Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska), and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) introduced the Iceland Commercial and Economic Leadership for Arctic and National Development (ICELAND) Act, legislation that would add Iceland to the list of nations eligible for investment and trade in… Read more »
PORTLAND, MAINE – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced Family Planning Association of Maine, also known as Maine Family Planning, has received a $157,000 Title X Dire Need Grant, a one-time, 15-month opportunity to support underserved areas. This award is one of eight awards totaling $6.6 million announced today by US Health and Human Services to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $1,514,211 in American Rescue Plan funding for the University of Maine System to support tailored evidence-informed training development within health profession and nursing training activities. The Health and Public Safety Workforce Resiliency Training Program’s curriculum aims to… Read more »
WASHINGTON — In response to a serious and sustained shortage of school bus drivers across Maine, the state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to take steps to safely address the urgent need for additional drivers. The lawmakers, in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, called for the agency to delay or temporarily waive… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in a House Committee on Agriculture hearing focused on reviewing the state of the rural economy. Specifically, Pingree pressed Secretary Vilsack on what steps the USDA is taking to evaluate and act on the Northeast Dairy Taskforce’s… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $8,225,000 in new funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge and survey the Scarborough River and the Josias River at Perkins Cove. This new federal investment comes as the Biden Administration continues its nationwide focus on maintaining… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $225 million in funding for bridge repairs in Maine, made possible through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Representing the largest bridge formula program in American history, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is dedicating $26.5 billion to states, the District of Columbia and Puerto… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted with the U.S. House of Representatives to send the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a consolidated election and voting rights bill, to the U.S. Senate for urgent consideration. This is the third voting rights bill sent to the U.S. Senate by the U.S. House in the 117th Congress.
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WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today she has signed on to a concurrent resolution objecting to increased postage rates and policies instituted by U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that are slowing down mail delivery. H.Con.Res. 54 calls a stop to these policies pending further investigation. The resolution was… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021, which expands eligibility for the Post-9/11 GI Bill to count every day that a servicemember is paid and in uniform toward benefit eligibility in order to achieve GI Bill parity for National… Read more »
