Rep. Chellie Pingree was the only member of Maine’s congressional delegation to support Democrats’ demands in the government funding fight.
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Feds restore funding to USM program that helps veterans go to college
The Department of Education reversed its recent decision to cut more than $600,000 in already allocated funding for Veterans Upward Bound, which it said conflicted with the Trump administration’s priorities.
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Chellie Pingree says ICE blocking lawyers; calls for tour of southern Maine facility
The 1st District congresswoman said officials have been denied entry to U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement offices.
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Susan Collins blasts Democrats for ‘poison pills’ that may cause a shutdown
Rep. Jared Golden was the only House Democrat to support a continuing resolution drafted by Republicans to fund the federal government for another month to allow annual spending bills to be finalized.
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Chellie Pingree, Portland leaders pressure ICE to share details on arrest outside school
Immigration officers’ refusal to identify themselves while detaining a parent during student drop-off at Gerald E. Talbot Community School last week has led to a growing chorus of calls for transparency from federal agents.
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South Berwick Democrat may take on Chellie Pingree in Maine’s 1st District
Rep. Tiffany Roberts says she’s testing the waters for what would be Pingree’s first primary challenge as an incumbent congresswoman.
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Maine could lose $62M low-income solar grant under EPA proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly moving to terminate billions nationwide in already-awarded grants designed to offer solar energy to low-income communities.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree violated federal financial disclosure law
Pingree admitted this week that she failed to properly disclose a sizable purchase of U.S. Treasury securities in February.
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Maine delegation urges Trump administration to unfreeze digital equity grants
Maine’s members of Congress argue that terminating the Digital Equity Act and related grants “will have an outsized impact on Maine families, small businesses, and communities.”
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At packed town hall, constituents ask Pingree about her efforts to fight Trump White House
The crowd erupted into cheers and applause at some of the questions and responses. One attendee was asked to leave after repeatedly demanding the congresswoman describe the Trump administration as ‘Nazis.’