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Rep. Chellie Pingree

Published
May 19, 2023

Top federal official calls for more funding to study PFAS crisis

Maine's congressional delegation is backing efforts to secure funding for more PFAS research at the federal level.
Published
May 17, 2023

What food expiration dates really mean – and when to ignore them

Last week, a group of lawmakers, including Rep. Chellie Pingree, 1st District, reintroduced a bill called the Food Date Labeling Act meant to reduce food waste by standardizing date labels on food products.
Published
March 9, 2023

Members of Maine’s delegation react to Biden budget proposal

Republican Sen. Susan Collins, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says it's time 'to make our country safer, more competitive,' while independent Sen. Angus King says he will be evaluating the defense budget and Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree applauds the president's focus on battling the 'climate crisis.'
Published
March 9, 2023

House Republicans vote to overturn Biden rule on water protections

Jared Golden, D-2nd District, was 1 of 9 Democrats voting with the majority. Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, voted against the measure.
Published
February 7, 2023

U.S. legislators invite prominent Mainers to State of the Union address

Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot Nation and Dr. Nirav D. Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control will be guests of Rep. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree.

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Published
February 3, 2023

Maine lawmakers renew push for faster work permits for asylum seekers

Efforts dating to 2015 have failed to gain traction in Congress, stalling in the polarized debates over immigration reform and border security.
Published
January 4, 2023

Federal spending boosts plan to strengthen Saco water treatment facility

The Saco Water Resource Recovery Facility is set to get more than $5 million in federal money to upgrade the facility which is threatened by the rising sea level.
Published
December 23, 2022

Federal budget deal includes millions for Maine projects

Maine's congressional delegation added millions of dollars worth of local and regional projects to the massive budget bill.
Published
December 20, 2022

Electoral protections advance but tribal sovereignty provision left out of massive federal bill

The omnibus spending bill must pass the Senate and House to become law before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 4.
Published
November 27, 2022

As Maine’s influence in Congress wanes, Sen. Collins holds on to clout

Rep. Chellie Pingree will lose ground next year in a Republican-controlled House, but the Republican senator's seniority makes her the vice chair of Appropriations, where Democrats will rely on her endorsements.