Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

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Maine Reps. Pingree & Golden Urge Congressional Leaders to Make Opioid Epidemic a Top Priority

Jan 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC—Today Maine Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden joined over 60 fellow lawmakers in urging Democratic House leadership to make opioid response a top priority of the 116th Congress. 

VIDEO: In Floor Speech, Pingree Says ‘Nation's Gun Violence Epidemic Must Be Addressed by the 116th Congress’

Jan 9, 2019

Pingree Statement on President Trump's Address Regarding Border Wall

Jan 8, 2019
“... The real crisis we need to address is one of President Trump’s own making—a government shutdown that has now finished its 18th day. We have 800,000 federal workers worried about making ends meet, families wondering whether they will get help next month to put food on the table, and an American public losing faith in whether their government will be open for business on any given day. ..."

Pingree Cosponsors Legislation to Provide Back Pay to Federal Workers Affected by Government Shutdown

Jan 7, 2019

Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) signed on today as a cosponsor of H.R. 67, the Federal Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, to provide back pay to federal workers in agencies affected by President Trump’s government shutdown. 
 

Pingree Statement on Start of 116th Congress and Ending the Government Shutdown

Jan 3, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement after being officially sworn in on the House floor as a member of the 116th Congress. 

Pingree Calls Mills Inauguration a ‘New Day for Maine’

Jan 2, 2019
“ ... With decades of her career devoted to public service, Janet is ready to immediately begin restoring the functions and responsibilities of state government. The last eight years of neglectful, misguided leadership from the Blaine House have led to thousands of Mainers being wrongfully denied health care, rising infant mortality rates, and a bleak outlook for our state’s economic future, among other troubling trends. I know Janet will approach these challenges with shrewdness, integrity, and heart. She has a clear-eyed vision for where Maine needs to be and the experience to get us there. ..."

Sens. Collins, King and Rep. Pingree Announce Contract Award to Build Additional Destroyer at Bath Iron Works

Dec 21, 2018
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Chellie Pingree announced today that the Navy is exercising its option under the fiscal years (FY) 2018-2022 multiyear procurement contract awarded in September to build an additional DDG-51 destroyer at Bath Iron Works (BIW) for $910,723,811. This FY 2019 option ship is in addition to four ships the Navy awarded the shipyard under the multiyear contract. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer called Senators Collins and King and Representative Pingree to inform them of the award.

Statement on Looming Trump Shutdown

Dec 21, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement regarding the looming federal government shutdown that President Trump has “welcomed” despite its impact on the nation’s federal workforce:

House Democrats Introduce Bill To Stop Research Agency Reorganization and Relocation

Dec 20, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced HR 7330, the “Agriculture Research Integrity Act” today to block the reorganization and relocation of federal agriculture research agencies. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Marcia L.

Pingree Calls USDA’s GMO Label ‘Deceptive’

Dec 20, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement on USDA’s final standard for labeling genetically modified (GMO) food.

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