WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, today announced a $249,615 federal grant to expand meat processing operations in Kennebunk. The grant will help Short Creek Meats LLC expand the capacity of its ready-to-eat packaging line and improve material handling capabiliti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree led a group of her Congressional colleagues in welcoming Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Writing to Swedish Ambassador Urban Ahlin, Pingree called Sweden's membership in NATO an "historic achievement" and thanked Sweden for its "commitment to defending democracy." Sweden's inclusion in NATO comes after generations of reluctance on more PR