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Rep. Chellie Pingree

Published
August 2, 2023

Bath Iron Works awarded contract for 3 more destroyers

Bath Iron Works now has 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the works as the U.S. seeks to build up its Navy to counter China's expanding fleet.
Published
July 31, 2023

Maine Voices: How the Farm Bill can help solve climate change

Farming of all sorts contributes to and suffers from climate change, but there is a lot that we can do to reverse that.
Published
June 7, 2023

Pingree celebrates federal funding for new Brunswick recreation complex

Brunswick was awarded nearly $500,000 for the Midcoast Athletic and Recreation Complex, which will feature pickleball courts, a skatepark and a walking trail.
Published
May 24, 2023

Our View: Fudging on assault weapons ban is what’s appalling

Of the four members of Maine’s congressional delegation, only Rep. Chellie Pingree supports a ban on guns capable of inflicting unthinkable damage on our communities. Her counterparts aren’t prepared to say much about why they don’t.
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.

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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.
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.