From an island in Maine, the 1st Congressional District Democrat is pushing a measure to make the nation’s farming carbon neutral and more sustainable.
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Expiring waivers could make food harder to get for many Maine kids
A bipartisan group in Congress, including 1st District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, is pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the waivers for the entire school year.
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Chicks shipped by mail are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars
Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act to fund Defense Department programs for fiscal 2021.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
A roundup of measures approved in each chamber.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has passed a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., to the Taxpayer First Act. The amendment, known as the Great American Outdoors Act, would fund deferred maintenance programs at the national parks and provide for the purchase of land and waterways to expand public lands.
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Lawmakers urge BIW to rethink expanding subcontracting amid tense union negotiations
Democratic Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree sent a joint letter to Dirk Lesko, president of BIW, suggesting the company refocus its efforts “on hiring, training and investing in Maine workers for these critical jobs” rather than expanding subcontracting.
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Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests
Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists ‘many things wrong’ and Sen. Collins says Trump’s use of force against D.C. protesters wasn’t justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.
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More than 16,000 acres near Gulf of Maine to be protected
The conservation work will protect more than 100 migratory bird species.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, to impose sanctions on Chinese individuals found responsible for human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.