WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 11, 2023: Today, Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) leaders Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), DWC Chair, and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to ensure discrimination settlement funds reach women farmers and those who have faced discrimination by the U.S. Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's supplemental funding request: "We look forward to reviewing the administration's supplemental funding request carefully. "Whether it's su more PR