The measure, which is on its way to President Trump to be signed into law, would relax eligibility rules that have stopped some veterans from receiving care at state-run veterans homes.
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Posted inTimes Record
House approves defense bill with BIW provision despite Trump’s veto threats
The $741 billion National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer project for BIW, passed the lower chamber with a veto-proof majority.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Pingree presses federal agency to investigate relief loan to Maine business that may not exist
The congresswoman wants answers about a $1.2 million Paycheck Protection Program loan to Common Ground Organic Farm, which organic farmers including Pingree had never heard of before the Portland Press Herald reported on it.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Pingree: Why I am voting to end federal marijuana prohibition
A decriminalization bill will resolve conflicts between state and federal law and help support Maine’s legal cannabis industry.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Politics, Uncategorized
Pingree, seeking a seventh term, leads in early election results
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree was leading opponent Jay Allen by 10 percentage points in early results Tuesday night.