WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $1,000,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for St. George Municipal School Unit's new Career and Technical Education (CTE) center in Tenants Harbor. Pingree secured the Congressionally-directed funding, along with more than $15.7 million in CPF for 14 other First District projects, in the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding package passed more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today joined a bipartisan group of representatives to call on House leadership to act on the dual crises at the Southern border and in Ukraine. Golden and Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Actin February. Since then, they have also filed a discharge petition to expedite consideration and force a vote i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today for a package of appropriations bills, also known as a minibus, to fund part of the government through the end of Fiscal Year 2024. The package includes more than $25.5 million for community projects Golden supported in the 2nd Congressional District. Final enactment of the package would meet the first of two funding deadlines, with the next deadline set for March  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior House Appropriator and member of the House Agriculture Committee, today announced Heather Paquette, president of Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, as her 2024 State of the Union Guest tomorrow night. With President Joe Biden expected to highlight his efforts to curb "shrinkflation" greed among big corporations and stave off harmful Republican cuts to the Sup more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) and the Senate Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) Committees, is cosponsoring legislation to protect and enhance the fertility services offered by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). Senator King's support of this legislation comes on the heels of the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision equating frozen  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced that she has secured $540,000 for the Equality Community Center in Portland to complete building renovations for its collaborative community center and workspace for underserved populations. Passed today by the House in the Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations package, Pingree successfully fought to fund 15 community projects in the First District totaling more t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $921,250 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for Trekkers, a non-profit, outdoor-based mentoring program, to support a thriving community hub for youth development. The funding, which was approved today with House passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bill, is among more than $16.7 million in funding for 15 First District project more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today announced $790,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for Sea Meadow Marine to improve working waterfront infrastructure in Yarmouth. The funds Pingree secured will be used to rebuild the bulkhead and launch ramp and install water and sewer systems, dramatically improving the overall utility of the site so that current and future tenants can expand th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced $1,500,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for a new fire training facility at the Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, which serves students from Bonny Eagle, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Gorham, Gray-New Gloucester, Greely, Scarborough, Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Windham and Yarmouth. This funding is among more than $16.7 million in CPF Pi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Senior House Appropriations Committee Member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced she has secured more than $16.7 million for community projects in Maine's First Congressional District. Funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, Pingree's 15 projects address a wide range of Maine community needs, including affordable housing, public safety, youth engagement, career and te more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) announced more than $6 million in federal funding for affordable housing initiatives in Maine's First Congressional District, approved today in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill for fiscal year 2024 by the full House of Representatives. The Community Project Funding secured by Pingree includes $2,000,000 for Preble St more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured more than $5.5 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) for water infrastructure improvement projects in Richmond, Brunswick, Old Orchard Beach, York, and Camden in the government funding bill for Fiscal Year 2024. Pingree successfully fought to include more than $16.7 million in CPF for Maine in the FY more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Click here to watch Pingree's full remarks. Pingree's remarks as prepared for delivery are copied below. The fiscal year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill includes $38.9 billion in regular appropriations. The legislation: Rejects more than $13 billion in devastating cuts imposed in the House Republican bill and blocked over 100 new House Republican poison pill policy riders. Prote more PR