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In case you missed it, last night House Republicans passed their budget resolution (by just one vote and without ANY Democratic support). Here’s what it could mean and where we go from here.

I’m proud of the work I’ve done in Congress to help small farmers—both here in Maine and across the country. That’s what makes the indiscriminate cuts happening right now at the USDA so heartbreaking (and enraging). People don’t realize the impacts this will have on our country’s farmers—and on all of us. President Trump and Elon Musk—two people who know *nothing* about farming—have already caused so much pain, confusion, and hardships for so many people. Our farmers and producers deserve so muc...

Dismantling ED would be a disaster for families and communities across the country—including here in Maine. Maine schools receive more than $250 million a year through ED (more than $2,000 per student). Title 1 funds, support for special education, Pell grants, money for Head Start: all would be in jeopardy if this unelected billionaire gets his way. What DOGE is doing isn’t an “audit.” It’s an assault our communities.

As the past few weeks have made painfully clear, this Administration will stop at nothing to achieve its extreme agenda. There’s a lot to be worried and angry about. Part of my job is to cut through the noise and explain, in plain terms, what’s going on. One issue at a time. I’ll be posting more video updates like this in the weeks and months ahead. Hopefully they help you better understand the issues—and what’s at stake.

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is leading the House Democratic caucus’s opposition on the floor, where she will be pushing back on nearly 100 extreme poison pill Republican amendments.

During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) highlighted how the bill takes an aggressive anti-environment pro-pollution stance with crippling cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and policy provisions that will endanger public health, strain the economy, and increase costs. The bill also slashes funding for National Parks and arts programs.

On Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10 a.m., Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, and Members of Congress will announce the first-ever Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus to curb fast fashion pollution through climate-smart policies. The Members will be joined by sustainable fashion industry leaders and stakeholders, Patagonia, and ThredUp for the launch event and press conference on Capitol Hill.

On Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 10 a.m., Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, and Members of Congress will announce the first-ever Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus to curb fast fashion pollution through climate-smart policies. The Members will be joined by sustainable fashion industry leaders and stakeholders, Patagonia, and ThredUp for the launch event and press conference on Capitol Hill.