WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $1 million in Community Project Funding for the Central Lincoln County YMCA Child Care Center in Damariscotta to expand services and better meet the demand in the community. "The coronavirus pandemic highlighted a dramatic and concerning need for child care in our country. As we continue to face economic and workforce challenges in Maine, there remain more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Boots2Roots, a nonprofit based in Portland serving veterans, will receive $1.5 million to expand its Transition to Work Initiative, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today. Pingree, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured the Community Project Funding (CPF) in the final Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations bill, which passed Congress today. The Transition t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $3 million she secured through Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill will help restore and weatherize the Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland. This funding will help ensure the historic building, which was previously St. Dominic's Church, can continue to serve as a community space and center for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center (GPIWC) will now have the funds needed to launch acomprehensive entrepreneurial leadership training program for immigrant women and girls in Maine, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced today. Secured through Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill, $619,000 will help GPIWC create and launch their en more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Jared Golden announced that they secured $750,000 for Jackman to build a paramedic garage in the Fiscal Year 2023 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. The omnibus funding package passed the Senate by a vote of 68-29 and the House by a vote of . It now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. "Mainers in e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: After years of advocacy alongside the York River watershed communities, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today secured long-sought federal protections for approximately 30.8 miles of the river in southeast Maine and surrounding acreage in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill now headed for President Biden's desk. The York River has gained a 'Wild and Scenic' river designation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $3 million in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for historic preservation projects in Wayne and East Machias. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature this week, will be used for the restoration of the Wayne M more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1 million in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the Town of Blue Hill. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature this week, will be used to cover the cost of immediate improvement needs for the Blue Hill Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1 million in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the Loring Development Authority Wastewater Treatment. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature this week, will be used to rehabilitate wastewater collect sy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1.7 million in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the town of Ellsworth. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature this week, will be used for upgrades to the High Street Pump Station to mitigate the advers more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: In a significant win for the next generation of Maine loggers, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $750,000 in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the University of Maine School of Forest Resources. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $514,400 as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the Town of Dixfield. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature this week, will be used to upgrade the only wastewater pumping station in the area, which is currently experiencing s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) announced today that he has secured $1.6 million in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 appropriations government funding package for the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport. The funding, which passed the Senate yesterday and is expected to head to the president's desk for his signature this week, will go towards construction of a new airplane hangar at the air more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Representative Jared Golden announced that their bipartisan, bicameral bill to designate a Downeast Maine National Heritage Area has passed Congress and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The legislation, which is cosponsored by Senator Susan Collins and Representative Chellie Pingree, will designate all more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representative Jared Golden announced today that they secured $1,167,036 in dedicated funding as part of the 2023 government funding package for Regional School Unit No. 10 in Rumford. The funding, passed the Senate yesterday and advanced through the House today, will be used to construct a new Wellness and Fitness Center at the school. The b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) secured more than $2 million in Community Project Funding to expand health care services in Maine's Midcoast region. Funded as one of Pingree's 15 community projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill, Knox Clinic will use the $2,105,000 to provide much-needed primary care, dental care, and mental health care to the citizens of Midcoast Maine more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: The Alfond Youth and Community Center in Waterville will receive $500,000 to launch a targeted program supporting children and families in need, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today. The Community Project Funding is among a total of $34.5 million secured by Pingree in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill for 15 projects in Maine's First District. The A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $1 million in Community Project Funding to address hunger in Southern Maine. Secured as one of 15 projects submitted by Pingree in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill, Preble Street will use the federal funding to support its Food Security Hub in South Portland, helping those facing hunger and homelessness. This Food Security  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $1 million for the Town of Limerick to restore access to clean drinking water to its residents. The Community Project Funding, secured by Pingree in the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations bill, will be used by the Limerick Water and Sewer District to replace outdated and dangerous sewer and water mains in the Hollandville neigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $2,750,000 in Community Project Funding for the Maine Governor's Energy Office. The funding Pingree secured in the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations bill will support the Maine Clean Energy Partnership Workforce Initiative, which develops programming for workforce and training opportunities and provides direct training services to worker more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced $3 million in Community Project Funding to renovate and expand the Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library in Sanford. The funding, which was included by Pingree in the government funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023 passed by Congress this week, will be used to expand the library's existing space, adding a community room, study rooms, and office spa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Construction on a new youth job readiness center in Biddeford can begin thanks to federal funds secured by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine). One of 15 projects Pingree submitted for Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations bill, Apex Youth Connection will receive $750,000 for its Future Focus Job Readiness Center, which will target the York County community's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced nearly $3.5 million in Community Project Funding to improve water infrastructure resiliency in Saco. With final passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill, Pingree secured $3,452,978 for the Saco Water Resource Resiliency Project to make Saco's existing headworks structure more resilient to the effects of sea-level rise, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: Programs at Northern Light Mercy Hospital and Amistad will receive a total of $1.5 million in Community Project Funding through the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill, Maine's First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced today. Mercy Hospital in Portland will use the $1 million in federal funding to substantially increase access to its English Language Acquisition Program,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King, Chairman of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Representative Jared Golden announced that their bipartisan, bicameral bill to designate a Downeast Maine National Heritage Area has passed Congress and now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The legislation, which is cosponsored by Senator Susan Collins and Representative Chellie Pingree, wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus includes funding for which she strongly advocated to construct three DDG-51 destroyers. The omnibus passed the Senate yesterday by a vote of 68-29. The House is expected to pass it today before it heads to the President's desk  more PR