WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $150,000 in National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) grants for nine Maine arts projects in the First Congressional District.
“I’m thrilled the National Endowment for the Arts is once again investing in Maine’s vibrant creative economy,” said Congresswoman Pingree, co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC–Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and more than 40 members of the House and Senate sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Sunday, calling on his administration to build on its current efforts to expand access to COVID-19 testing by substantially increasing the supply of rapid tests and removing… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced Maine has received a record $90.2 million for home energy assistance thanks to the American Rescue Plan. In addition to an annual appropriation of $35 million, Maine will receive $55.2 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan—more than double Maine’s typical annual funding—for the Low Income Home Energy… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to establish a comprehensive aquaculture workforce training system to support Maine’s rapidly growing aquaculture industry.
“Maine’s aquaculture… Read more »
NORTH HAVEN, ME—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today hailed the Biden-Harris Administration’s Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain, which includes four core strategies for creating a more competitive, fair, resilient meat and poultry sector:
“For too long, our meat and poultry supply chain has been over reliant on… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) has been awarded a $466,365 grant through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program. The award will fund MDIFW’s Cousins River Fields and Marsh Conservation Project, which will protect 42.7 acres of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and 20 Members of Congress are urging President Joe Biden to continue to waive interest on federal student loans as the nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter comes as the forbearance period for student loans is set to expire in January, despite the ongoing national public health emergency.
The lawmakers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Chair of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today hailed the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to accelerate removal of lead pipes and lead paint nationwide by 2031, including swift distribution of $3 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help states replace lead service lines.
“Lead pipes were… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) last night joined the House of Representatives in voting to hold former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for obstructing his role in the January 6, 2021 domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol incited by Donald Trump.
“When Mr. Meadows was in Congress and we… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) last night joined the House of Representatives in passing the Combating International Islamophobia Act, which aims to address the rise in Islamophobia worldwide by requiring the State Department to create a Special Envoy for combating Islamophobia and include state-sponsored anti-Muslim violence in the Department’s… Read more »
