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Pingree invites Iraqi woman stranded by immigrant ban to attend Trump address

by Megan Gray February 27, 2017February 28, 2017

Banah Al-Hanfy will be one of a number of immigrants in the audience Tuesday night as guests of members of Congress.

Local & State, News

Pingree underscores importance of Trump’s Supreme Court pick

by Peter McGuire January 30, 2017February 10, 2017

Maine’s 1st District congresswoman is joined by progressive groups at a press conference in Portland to call for a nominee ‘who has the credentials and commitment to our Constitution.’

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Three Maine members of Congress criticize Trump’s order

by Beth Quimby January 28, 2017February 10, 2017

Sen. Susan Collins calls the worldwide refugee ban ‘overly broad’ and a spokesman for Sen. Angus King says the latest action compromises national security.

Local & State, Nation & World, Politics

Rep. Pingree joins Democratic boycott of Donald Trump’s inauguration

by Kevin Miller January 16, 2017February 10, 2017

Maine’s three other members of Congress are expected to attend, but Pingree says she is standing in solidarity with Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who clashed with the president-elect.

Food, Nation & World, Source

Switch to ‘best if used by’ labels will reduce food waste, USDA says

by PATRICK WHITTLE December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine introduced food date-labeling legislation this year.

Local & State, News, Politics

Pingree wins re-election to 1st Congressional District

by Kevin Miller November 8, 2016November 9, 2016

The incumbent Democrat was widely expected to beat Republican Mark Holbrook, a Brunswick counselor, to win a fifth term in Congress.

Local & State, News, Politics

Conservative outsider faces tough battle against Pingree in left-leaning 1st District

by Kevin Miller November 3, 2016January 29, 2018

Republican Mark Holbrook is campaigning on some of the same issues raised by Donald Trump, but will it win over southern Maine voters?

Politics

Pingree-Holbrook debate highlights stark differences on major issues

by Kevin Miller November 1, 2016January 29, 2018

One of the biggest clashes came in response to a question about whether Maine should embrace or ‘chase away’ skilled immigrants who want to come to Maine as refugees.