Press Releases

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) joined Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Fred Upton (D-Mich.), and 23 other members of Congress in introducing comprehensive, bipartisan legislation that aims to protect all Americans and our environment from harmful forever chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The package would establish a… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Chair of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, today said two orders issued by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reaffirm the agency’s commitment to public health, conservation, and science-based policies. “The last Administration ignored the science and we lost valuable time to address the… Read more »

The House of Representatives voted 415-to-2 to pass the Timely Reauthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies (TRANSPLANT) Act (H.R. 941), a bill introduced by Congresswoman Pingree (D-Maine) which reauthorizes the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program and the National Cord Blood Inventory for five years. “Every year more than… Read more »

PORTLAND, ME – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Mainers who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19. Pingree helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan.  Mainers who paid for funeral expenses after January 20, 2020, for an individual whose… Read more »

As a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today asked President Biden’s new Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough for his commitment to examine and ease the evidentiary standard for disability claims filed by survivors of military sexual trauma (MST). “Military sexual… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— As Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today questioned US. Forest Service Chief Victoria Christiansen about how her agency is working with other land agencies to expand carbon sequestration on public lands. A video of today’s full Subcommittee hearing… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today that many Mainers who receive Veterans’ benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 to hit their bank accounts beginning this week and continuing through the end of the month. Many Mainers have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) questioned Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to address climate change and PFAS contamination, as well as the status of organic rules.  A video of today’s full Subcommittee hearing is available for viewing here. “I appreciate Secretary Vilsack’s understanding of the importance of… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) mourned the loss of Thomas E. Delahanty II who served as US Attorney for the District of Maine under President Obama.   “I am terribly saddened by the passing of Thomas E. Delahanty II, whom I respected deeply for his intellect and compassion. I had the honor of nominating him to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s plan to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by or before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that drew the United States into its longest war: “America has been at war so long that sons and daughters who were born after these conflicts began are… Read more »