Press Releases
All 195 House Democrats have cosponsored the legislation
This week Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined the call to fully investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election by cosponsoring a bill to establish an independent commission similar to one created after 9/11.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement President Obama’s decision to impose sanctions on Russia for election-related hacking.
500 Maine veterans notified that they will no longer be able to use Maine driver’s license to access clinic at Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree sent a later today urging the U.S. Air Force to help address a REAL ID issue that could prevent hundreds of Maine veterans from continuing to receive their health care at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic on Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, New Hampshire. Pingree was joined on the letter by Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster of New Hampshire.
Joins Northern New England colleagues in pushing back on company decision to lay off 10 percent of its workforce
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined several of her colleagues from Northern New England in sending a letter to FairPoint late last week asking the company to reverse its decision to lay off 10 percent of its workforce during the holidays. FairPoint’s move comes while Consolidated Communications is negotiating to purchase the company.
With Maine's agricultural resources and growing brewing industry, hops has exciting potential
A brewing industry roundtable Pingree hosted in July 2016
Congresswoman Pingree collects farmer feedback ahead of the next Farm Bill
Congresswoman Pingree held a roundtable for stakeholders from Maine's dairy industry on December 15 to get their feedback on how federal programs are working for them. With her is USDA Farm Services Agency Deputy Administrator Brad Pfaff, who oversees some of these programs.