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Pingree wins reelection in 1st Congressional District
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 9—Rep. Chellie Pingree won her reelection bid in Maine's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, earning her eighth term in office. Republican challenger Ed Thelander, a military veteran ...
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 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, ...
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....
Southern Maine election 2022 guide: Where to vote, what to know from U.S. to local races
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVoters in southern Maine will have many choices to make when they head to the polls Nov. 8, ranging...
Pingree, Collins renew long-shot bids to let asylum seekers go to work
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 5 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 ...
Pingree secures 'wild and scenic' designation for York River as part of federal spending bill
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 23—More than 30 miles of the York River soon will be a "wild and scenic" destination after Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, secured federal protections in the government spending bill ...
Biddeford independent now eyes race against Chellie Pingree
Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 4—Biddeford independent Elias Bassile changed his mind this week about the U.S. congressional seat he plans to seek next year. Instead of running in Maine's 2nd District, as he said in ...
National campaign launches to promote Pingree's asylum seeker work bill
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 19—Rep. Chellie Pingree's proposal to reduce asylum seekers' wait time for work permits from six months to 30 days is the focus of a new national campaign aimed at winning support in a ...