Chellie Pingree never anticipated a life in politics. Living on the offshore island of North Haven, Maine, she raised her kids and ran a small business. She served on the school board and as the local tax assessor, a job no one else in town wanted. But in 1991, when she was approached about running for State Senate, she jumped at the chance.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement following reports that President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be U.S. Interior Secretary: “I want to congratulate my friend and colleague...» Read More
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) today urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to reject a petition for emergency interim fishery regulations rega...» Read More
Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvements Act, a comprehensive veterans’ bill including improvements supported by Congresswoman...» Read More
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined 74 members of Congress and three former Members in submitting an amicus brief in the case of Conservation Law Foundation et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al. In the amicu...» Read More
The murder of George Floyd was not an isolated incident of police brutality against Black people. Since 2013, police officers have shot and killed nearly 1,000 people every year, and Black men are nearly three times more likely to be killed by police than their white peers.
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