Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today advanced an increase in the number of H-2B visas through an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill. The provision would give DHS the authority to add up to 64,716 additional visas in FY2022 which could nearly double the number of H-2B visas available next year to seasonal businesses in Maine… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced a bill today to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide inmates from jurisdictions that allow inmates to vote, like the District of Columbia, Maine, and Vermont, information on how to register to vote and request absentee ballots.
“Maine is… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced Bigelow Laboratories in East Boothbay, Maine has received a grant of $1,997,178 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study deep-ocean ecosystem resiliency in the face of climate change and human-caused environmental impacts.
“Two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by deep ocean seafloor, but we don’t know much about… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the University of Maine a $300,000 grant to build agricultural literacy through immersive culinary experiences for Maine’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Culinary Arts Instructors, encouraging use of Maine grown, processed, and produced foods in their programs and… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted for the INVEST in America Act, legislation that would infuse $715 billion dollars into essential surface transportation and water infrastructure programs nationwide, laying the groundwork for President Biden’s broader infrastructure goals. The bill, which passed the House 221 to 201, would… Read more »
Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that the full House Appropriations Committee has approved the FY2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which increases appropriations by more than 20 percent above Fiscal Year 2021.
“We must… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted to approve H. Res. 503, which would establish a bipartisan Select Committee to investigate the January 6 domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex. The Committee will be comprised of 13 Members of Congress, five of whom shall be appointed after consultation with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Upon concluding the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced that the full House Appropriations Committee has approved the FY2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies spending bill, which provides $26.55 billion in funding, a more than 10 percent increase over the previous year. Pingree is Vice Chair of the Agriculture,… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the full House Appropriations Committee’s FY2022 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon/VA) spending bill provides $279.9 billion in total funding, an increase of more than 10 percent above 2021. Pingree, as a member of the MilCon/VA Subcommittee, secured $475 million for the long-awaited dry dock… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), member of the House Appropriations Committee, today welcomed the restoration of funding for a second DDG-51 Flight III destroyer that had been removed from the President’s Budget Request, highlighting the need for this funding to produce reliable ships for the Navy and to U.S. protect national security.
“Anyone who has been to Bath… Read more »
