Chellie Pingree

Ranking Member Pingree Statement on Court Ordering Removal of Trump’s Name from Kennedy Center Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, released the following statement after a federal judge ordered the…

Three Maine Students Accepted to U.S. Service Academies, Pingree Announces Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced that three students she nominated have been accepted to U.S. Service Academies. Wallace “Wynn” Pooler of South China will attend the United States Merchant Marine…

HONORING MARY RICH Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E471] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HONORING…

Statement from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree on the Passing of Former Congressman Barney Frank Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the passing of former Congressman Barney Frank: Barney Frank was one of the most brilliant, fearless, and impactful public…

The Dilley immigrant detention facility costs taxpayers millions. The human cost is even higher. On a sunny day in Texas inside one of the nation’s most notorious immigrant detention facilities, I sat down with Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old asylum seeker whose story has garnered national attention.…

Federal Judge Orders Olivia Andre’s Release from Dilley, Pingree Announces Just hours after returning to Maine from San Antonio, Texas, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) shared news that a federal district court judge has ordered Olivia Andre’s release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs…

After Oversight Visit, Pingree, House Dems Call for Release of Their Constituents, Closure of Dilley Detention Facility Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is once again calling for the release of her constituent, Olivia Andre, from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

‘Outrageous and Needlessly Cruel’: Pingree Statement on Kennedy Center Firing Union Members Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, released the following statement after the Center reportedly fired staff who…

‘A Handout to Big Chemical’: On House Floor, Pingree Speaks Out Against Republican Farm Bill Speaking on the House floor last night, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) condemned the Republican Farm Bill that fails farmers and puts chemical company profits over the health of Americans. Pingree…

Pingree Statement on House Passage of Republican Farm Bill Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the House passed Republicans’ Farm Bill: At a time when farmers are struggling in the…

Pingree Statement on Governor Janet Mills, Applauds her Leadership and Legacy Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today released the following statement after Governor Janet Mills announced she would be suspending her campaign for U.S. Senate: I have deep respect and admiration for Governor…

Pingree Blasts Republican Agriculture Funding Bill that Fails Farmers, Families, and Rural America Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, spoke out against Republicans’ Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug…

FARM, FOOD, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 2026 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)] [House] [Pages H3169-H3290] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office […

Maine Delegation Demands Answers from USPS for Failing to Pay Rockland Contractor More Than $349,000, Jeopardizing Mail Service for Maine Island Communities Maine’s Congressional Delegation is calling on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to immediately resolve its payment issue with a Maine contractor…

Pingree, Massie Team Up to Strip Big Chemical Immunity from Farm Bill Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are teaming up to introduce an amendment to the Farm Bill that fights back against immunity for chemical companies and protects the health of…

WATCH: Ranking Member Pingree Blasts Burgum for Sabotaging Renewable Energy as Gas Prices Soar Today, during the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee hearing for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)…

Pingree Calls on ICE to Release Mainer Indefinitely Detained in Texas Detention Center Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old student who has been detained in the Dilley Immigration…

Three Maine Students Accepted to US Service Academies, Pingree Announces Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced three students she nominated have been accepted to U.S. Service Academies. Reed Proscia of Freeport High School and Alberto Cutone of Kennebunk High School will both…

Why a progressive and a MAHA activist are joining forces against Big Chemical Op-Ed published in The Hill You would not expect the two of us to be writing an op-ed together. One of us is a progressive U.S. congresswoman and longtime organic farmer from Maine — someone who has spent decades fighting…

Pingree Statement on Firing of Pam Bondi Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on President Trump firing Attorney General Pam Bondi: Pam Bondi will go down as the worst, most incompetent, and most corrupt Attorney General in American history. Her firing was long…

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Agricultural Management Assistance Act of 2026. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Pingree, Murphy, King Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Protect Small Farmers from Financial Risk Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) introduced the Agricultural Management Assistance Act to reauthorize and improve the Partnership for Risk Management Education and the…

The 19th: This Democrat built a farm-to-politics career. Now she’s working with MAHA moms. Published in The 19th Long before entering politics, Rep. Chellie Pingree was a self-described hippie, a back-to-the-lander and an organic farmer. In the 1970s, after attending college in Maine, she saw an…

Pingree Statement on Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: Kristi Noem’s firing was long overdue. Her tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security will be…

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Stop ICE Intimidation Act of 2026. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall…

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: PAPERS Act of 2026. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

RECOGNIZING PATRICK KELIHER Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E144] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov…

CHANGES AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)] [House] [Pages H1983-H1984] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Supporting the designation of the "International Year of the Woman Farmer" to recognize and honor the critical role of women in agriculture.. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

RECOGNIZING ANNIE WATSON Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 15 (Thursday, January 22, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E68] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE; ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT; AND INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)] [House] [Pages H151-H205] From the…

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act. Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Supporting the designation of October 16, 2025, and October 16, 2026, as "World Food Day".. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Food Date Labeling Act of 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within…

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Working Waterfront Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Chellie Pingree sponsored this legislation: Affirming the support of the United States for Montenegro's accession to the European Union.. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HONORING MARYALICE CROFTON Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 53 (Monday, March 24, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 53 (Monday, March 24, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E243] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ]…

FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS ACT, 2025 Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)] [House] [Pages H1102-H1124] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing…

RECOGNIZING EFFICIENCY MAINE'S LEADER OF THE PACK AWARD Congressional Record, Volume 170 Issue 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024) [Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 182 (Monday, December 9, 2024)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1240] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government…

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 Congressional Record, Volume 169 Issue 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023) [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)] [House] [Pages H4505-H4566] From the…

AMERICAN GROWN FLOWER MONTH Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)] [House] [Page H7672] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] AMERICAN…