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Pingree Votes Against House GOP Plan to Steal Student Loan Relief from 94,000 Constituents

By Portland Maine News Report | May 25, 2023

H.J. Res. 45 would overturn the Biden Administration’s student loan payment pause and one-time student loan relief

Pingree to Pres. Biden: Stop GOP’s Manufactured Debt Crisis by Invoking 14th Amendment

By Portland Maine News Report | May 24, 2023

Section 4. of 14th Amendment explicitly states “The validity of the public debt of the United States…shall not be questioned”

Pingree: House GOP Budget Cuts Would Have Devastating Impacts for Maine

By Portland Maine News Report | May 23, 2023

After House Republicans unveiled their first batch of Appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, is calling attention to the devastating impacts their proposed budget cuts would have for Maine

Following Pingree Push, USDA Announces Aid for Organic Dairy Farmers

By Portland Maine News Report | May 22, 2023

In December 2022, Pingree led a group of 25 Members of Congress in a push to get emergency relief for U.S. organic dairy and poultry farmers amid skyrocketing feed costs that are impacting the future viability of the industry

With Food Security Programs Under Attack, Pingree Appointed to New Agriculture and Nutrition Task Force

By Portland Maine News Report | May 19, 2023

Leader Jeffries says the task force will help push back aggressively on GOP threats to nation’s critical food security programs

Maine Congressional Delegation Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support Maine Veterans’ Homes

By Portland Maine News Report | May 18, 2023

Maine Veterans’ Homes is losing over $100,000 a month after the Department of Veterans Affairs stopped reimbursing domiciliary care for veterans with dementia

Pingree Applauds USDA Efforts to Enhance Organic Markets and Support Producers

By Portland Maine News Report | May 16, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, on May 10 applauded the additional steps taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen the market for domestically grown organic goods, and to support producers seeking organic certification. Pingree released the following statement

Windham Student to Attend Naval Academy

By Portland Maine News Report | May 15, 2023

Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree nominated Windham High School senior Roman O. Thomas Jr. to the Academy

Maine Delegation to VA: Support Maine Providers Treating Veterans with Mental Health Conditions

By Portland Maine News Report | May 15, 2023

Lawmakers spotlight how reimbursement for in-home care has been impacted by a change in procedure

Pingree Condemns ‘Cruel’ GOP Immigration Bill, Says It Will ‘Will Only Create More Chaos’

By Portland Maine News Report | May 14, 2023

“H.R. 2 is a cruel bill designed to delay the overdue and commonsense immigration reform we truly need and will only create more chaos,” Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said

Pingree’s Bill to Support Coastal Communities Impacted by Ocean Acidification Passes House

By Portland Maine News Report | May 13, 2023

The bipartisan Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act would require NOAA to collaborate with state, local, and tribal government entities on ocean acidification vulnerability assessments, research planning, and information sharing

Pingree Announces $3.5 Million for Maine Volunteer Programs Aimed at Boosting Climate Resilience, Strengthening Education

By Portland Maine News Report | May 12, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) on May 9 announced $3,457,812 in AmeriCorps funding for environmental stewardship and child development programs in Maine

Maine Congressional Delegation Presses Biden Administration to Expand Markets for Maine Blueberries

By Portland Maine News Report | May 11, 2023

In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative, Maine’s lawmakers call for the chance for frozen blueberries to “compete on level terms”

Pingree, Newhouse, Blumenthal Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Standardize Food Date Labels, Cut Food Waste

By Portland Maine News Report | May 10, 2023

The Food Date Labeling Act aims to end consumer confusion around food date labeling and ensure Americans don’t prematurely throw away food

King, Pingree Celebrate Groundbreaking of Acadia Maintenance Facility With Deputy Secretary of the Interior Beaudreau

By Portland Maine News Report | May 5, 2023

The new facility is funded by the Great American Outdoors Act and will help the park address maintenance backlogs

Pingree, Massie Lead Bipartisan Push to Empower Local Farmers, Meet Consumer Demand

By Portland Maine News Report | May 4, 2023

The PRIME Act would give individual states freedom to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat such as beef, pork, or lamb to consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, and grocery stores

Pingree, ~200 House Democrats Call for Congress to Reject Republican Debt Ceiling Demands and Avoid Economic Default

By Portland Maine News Report | May 3, 2023

House Dems demand a clean debt ceiling increase and separately “welcome an open and productive debate…on approaches to address both federal spending and revenues"

Pingree Votes Against House GOP’s Default on America Act

By Portland Maine News Report | May 2, 2023

House Republicans are continuing to threaten default on the national debt by proposing a “plan” that would devastate the economy and hurt everyday Americans

Pingree Integral in Reopening of Camden Post Office

By Portland Maine News Report | May 1, 2023

Maine’s First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree On April 25, hailed the reopening of the Camden Post Office, which had for months been closed without notice to residents. In October 2022, Pingree drew attention to the abrupt disruption to postal operations at the Camden postal facility, calling for better transparency during the renovation project

King, Pingree Announce More Than $5 Million to Protect Maine Coastal Communities

By Portland Maine News Report | Apr 28, 2023

U.S. Senator Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding Maine $5,108,413 to support coastal communities and address impacts of climate change

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