Statements and posts
16 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Pingree Presses Zeldin for Action as EPA Leaves Farmers in Limbo on PFAS-Contaminated Sludge
Pressed EPA Administrator to finalize PFAS protections for farmers and food supply.
“As you and I have discussed at length, PFAS chemicals have been linked to serious health effects, including cancer, reproductive and developmental harms, and weakened immune systems. Maine farmers have had their livelihoods disrupted due to PFAS contamination, which originated in sewage sludge that was spread as…”
PFAS ContaminationAI-read
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Sent letter demanding accountability for three ICE shootings where agents lacked body cameras.
“Over and over again, we’ve seen DHS agents resort to deadly violence when conducting enforcement operations in our districts. And when we demand to see the body cam footage, they give us the same tired excuses. No more.”
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Led bipartisan bill to prohibit demolition of presidential memorials without congressional authorization.
“The Kennedy Center is our nation’s living memorial to President John F. Kennedy—someone who truly cherished the arts. For Donald Trump to attempt to usurp this great memorial by putting his own name above JFK’s—and then threaten to demolish the building if he doesn’t get his way—is beyond the pale.”
Protecting Presidential Memorials ActGovernment Operations and PoliticsAI-read
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Pingree, Kelly Call Out Reports of Illegal Union-Busting at Prime Healthcare
Demanded Prime Healthcare end alleged union-busting against nurses.
“[...] We will continue to monitor Prime Healthcare’s actions closely and, should nurses at those facilities form a union, expect you to negotiate a fair contract in good faith with workers in accordance with the law.”
Labor and EmploymentAI-read
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Pingree Hears Emotional Testimony from Families, Representatives of Slain ICE Victims
Questioned families and witnesses at hearing on fatal ICE shootings across the country.
“[…] The only justification given for Johan’s death was that it was in the interest of public safety. You know what actually keeps the public safe? Not shooting innocent and law-abiding fathers whose only dream is to build a better life for his family.”
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Pingree, Congressional Democrats Call Out Trump Admin’s Corrupt Offshore Wind Buyouts
Criticized Trump administration's $4 billion offshore wind lease cancellation buyouts as corrupt.
“The Trump administration is spending nearly $4 billion in taxpayer funds to cancel 12 offshore wind leases at the same time when Americans' utility bills are rising. Their priorities are completely out of whack.”
EnergyAI-read
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On Heels of Fashion Week, Pingree Champions First-Of-Its-Kind Bill to Fight Fast Fashion Pollution
Introduced bill to establish federal framework reducing textile waste and fast fashion pollution.
“The GAO report confirmed what we’ve known for years: that textile waste is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the U.S.; that it’s being driven largely by fast fashion; and that federal action is necessary to confront this crisis in a real, impactful way.”
Environmental ProtectionAI-read
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House Passes Pingree Bill to Cut Diesel Pollution, Protect Maine Families
Applauded House passage of bill reauthorizing diesel emissions reduction program.
“Diesel fuel powers Maine’s boats, ferries, buses, construction trucks, agricultural equipment, and more, but emissions from older diesel engines have serious consequences for public health and the environment. Since its passage in 2005, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act has helped replace or retrofit nearly 100,000…”
Environmental ProtectionAI-read
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Ranking Member Pingree Slams Interior Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Development
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is pushing back against the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) proposed land exchange in…
“Given the complete absence of any demonstrated conservation or other public benefit, the unavoidable conclusion is that this project has been deemed a departmental priority to advance a private transaction rather than a public purpose.”
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Independent watchdog’s report prompts Pingree to urge USDA action on nationwide risk assessment and strategy as threats grow and climate capacity shrinks Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the…
“Climate change is rewriting the rulebook for farming and forestry. Pests are moving beyond their typical boundaries, outbreaks are starting earlier and lasting longer, and some of the management methods farmers have relied on for years are becoming less effective. In Maine, where our economy and way of life depend on…”
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Ranking Member Pingree Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Smithsonian Institution, released the following statement on Secretary Lonnie Bunch’s resignation: Secretary Lonnie Bunch is a…
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Pingree: Trump’s Arch Tests Whether Congress Will Defend Its Own Power
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, is calling on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) to file a lawsuit on behalf of Congress…
“Congress is the institution whose appropriations power and Commemorative Works Act authority this Administration is bypassing outright. That is a concrete, particularized injury, traceable directly to the Administration's own conduct and redressable by a court order halting construction.”
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Pingree, Homeland Democrats Host Hearing on ICE’s Deadly Use of Force in Biddeford
Today, U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.), a member of the House Committee…
“Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero should be alive today. His family deserves answers, and the people of Biddeford deserve to know how an ICE operation in their community ended in an innocent man’s death. Today’s testimony laid bare the devastating human cost of allowing ICE to operate with impunity in our communities and…”
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U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and David Valadao (R-Calif.), along with Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating August 2–8, 2026, as National Farmers Market…
“Farmers markets have been a cherished tradition in communities across America for generations. A quarter of Maine farms sell directly to consumers, with more than 100 farmers markets currently operating in our state.”
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King, Pingree Lead Push to Protect Federal Workforce at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and U.S Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), are urging the administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would weaken longstanding civil service…
“By stripping away the procedures that keep discipline fair for civilian employees doing the work of naval readiness... the proposed rule introduces costly unpredictability in the workforce and needlessly undermines readiness. We are concerned this will increase attrition in the critical and experienced workforce that…”
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is urging MaineHealth to preserve labor and delivery services at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, warning that closing the unit would have far-reaching consequences for families, health care workers,…
“Lincoln Hospital has a long history of providing safe and quality care to maternity patients.”