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Pingree and Thelander meet in final 1st District TV candidate forum
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 20—Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree squared off with Republican challenger Ed Thelander on Wednesday in their second and final televised debate. Both candidates spent about 30 minutes ...
Pingree sponsors bill that aims to ensure fairness in medical education programs
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 17—U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree co-sponsored a bill this week that would "remove barriers and inequities from federally-funded physician residency programs." The bill sponsored by Pingree, ...
Rep. Pingree calls for investigation of Chipotle for possible union busting after Augusta store...
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 21—U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, is calling for an investigation into why a national restaurant chain closed its Augusta outlet just hours after restaurant workers filed their intent ...
Pingree and other House progressives rescind letter calling for direct talks with Putin
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 25—A group of liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives — including Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine — reversed course on Tuesday and rescinded a letter to the White House that drew ...
Rep. Chellie Pingree tests positive for COVID-19
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 6—Rep. Chellie Pingree announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Pingree, a Democrat representing Maine's 1st District, issued a statement that said she tested positive ...
Pingree, Collins renew long-shot bids to let asylum seekers go to work
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 27—Rep. Chellie Pingree is mounting a long-shot bid in Congress to gut a Republican proposal that would block funding to house migrants on federal land and replace it with her proposal ...
Maine's congressional delegation mostly mum on Trump's arraignment
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 4—Only one member of Maine's congressional delegation — Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree — provided a statement Tuesday reacting to former President Donald Trump's arraignment in New York ...
Goodall Library in Sanford to receive $3M in federal funds for upcoming expansion
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn late December, I got a text from Chip Schrader, the director of Goodall Library in Sanford. He...
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree: Kids shouldn’t have to beg Congress to keep them safe
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast week, I received a letter from an 8-year-old constituent of mine about the recent shooting in...
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree: What the Inflation Reduction Act means to Mainers
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDirigo. As Mainers, we know well the meaning of our Latin motto: “I Lead.” And we live by it....