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In Celebration of Pride Month, Pingree Renews Commitment to Fighting for LGBTQ+ Equality

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 21, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Vice-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, is celebrating Pride Month and renewing her commitment to uplifting the LGBTQ+ communities in Maine and across the country, cosponsoring numerous equality-focused bills

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Maine Delegation, Governor Mills Announce Major Win for Maine’s Lobster Industry

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 20, 2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with the Maine lobster industry in opposing NOAA’s reliance on “worst case scenarios” data in its rulemakings affecting the fishery

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Pingree Lambastes ‘Inhumane’ GOP Cuts that Take Nutritious Food Away from Women and Children

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 18, 2023

As House Appropriators work on the government funding bill for Fiscal Year 2024, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is pushing back against Republican threats to essential food benefits like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

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Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Governor Mills Ask Federal Agency in Charge of Offshore Wind Leasing to Listen to the Voices of Maine Fishermen

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Representative Jared Golden along with Senator Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Governor Janet Mills are calling on the Biden Administration to include the views of Maine fishing communities in proposals for leasing commercial offshore wind areas in the Gulf Of Maine

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Pingree: Arraignment of ‘Treasonous’ Trump Demonstrates US Commitment to Democracy

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court in Miami on June 13 and was arraigned on 37 federal criminal charges. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement

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Pingree Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Investment, Trade with Iceland

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 15, 2023

The ICELAND Act would make Icelanders eligible to work in the U.S. through nonimmigrant visas. Currently, Iceland is one of only a couple European countries not eligible for these visas, which are for individuals who invest and conduct trade in the U.S.

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Pingree Statement on Second Trump Indictment

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the seven-count federal indictment of former President Donald Trump

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Lincoln Academy Student Wins National EPA Competition, Pingree Announces

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Noah Arbuckle is one of the winners of the ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’

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Lincoln Academy Student Wins National EPA Competition, Pingree Announces

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Lincoln Academy Student Wins National EPA Competition, Pingree Announces Noah Arbuckle is one of the winners of the ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’

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Pingree Statement on Second Trump Indictment

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the seven-count federal indictment of former President Donald Trump

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Pingree Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Investment, Trade with Iceland

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 12, 2023

The ICELAND Act would make Icelanders eligible to work in the U.S. through nonimmigrant visas. Currently, Iceland is one of only a couple European countries not eligible for these visas, which are for individuals who invest and conduct trade in the U.S.

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Pingree Celebrates World Oceans Day with Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Support Aquaculture Farmers and Harvesters

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 11, 2023

On World Oceans Day, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Rob Wittman (R-Va.), and Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to uplift and support aquaculture and aquaculture farmers and harvesters

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In Agriculture Hearing, Pingree Draws Hardline on GOP Threats to SNAP

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 10, 2023

Maine’s First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and her Democratic colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee today vehemently defended essential programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under threat from House Republicans in what may be the Committee’s only hearing on Nutrition, the fourth Title of the Farm Bill

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Pingree: Inflation Reduction Act Delivers Historic $2.6 Billion Investment in Coastal Climate Resilience

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 9, 2023

Pingree was strong supporter of and helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant piece of climate legislation in U.S. history

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Pickleball, Skatepark, and More: Pingree Announces Nearly $500,000 for Brunswick Recreation Park

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 8, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) on June 6 announced a $492,137 National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant for a new outdoor recreation complex in Brunswick

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Pingree, Salazar Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen the Blue Economy and Support Coastal Communities

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 7, 2023

The Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act will help the U.S. develop new ocean-based industries and upgrade existing operations to promote economic growth and the sustainable use of our oceans for future generations

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Pingree Welcomes U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Dir. to Maine, Highlights Importance of Conservation Funding

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 4, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) welcomed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams to Maine for a tour of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

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Pingree, Watershed Communities Celebrate York River’s ‘Wild & Scenic’ Designation

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 3, 2023

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), National Park Service Deputy Director Mike Reynolds, the York River Study Committee, and members of the watershed communities of Eliot, Kittery, South Berwick, and York celebrated the York River’s long-sought “Wild and Scenic” designation

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Pingree: ‘Democrats Voted to Prevent Republicans From Destroying the U.S. Economy’

By Portland Maine News Report | Jun 2, 2023

On May 31, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted to prevent catastrophic default, releasing the following statement

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Pingree Chides Republicans for Going on Vacation Instead of Working with Dems to Stabilize US Economy

By Portland Maine News Report | May 26, 2023

This is a chaos of their own making and will cause deep pain throughout Maine if it’s not resolved quickly,’ Pingree said