Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]

Snowe's media blitz touts book on congressional reforms

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...the evidentiary standards necessary for veterans who were sexually assaulted to qualify for disability benefits. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, has introduced the bill twice and this year named it after Milbridge resident and sexual assault survivo

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Burglary alarm at U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree’s office proves false

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

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Military Sexual Assault Survivors Applaud Congress For Numerous New Bills

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...to keep better records on assault statistics. Another bill, the Ruth Moore Act, introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, would cut the red tape that prevents sexual assault victims from getting the disability benefits t

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National GOP group tries to link Michaud to ‘IRS scandal’

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...that the PAC has donated heavily to Democratic candidates for federal office, including Maine Democrats Tom Allen and Chellie Pingree, for more than a decade. However, it also has given money to Republicans, including former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, Ar

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Collins, Pingree join urgent talks on military rape

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...– U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine called on military and elected leaders Thursday to take more decisive steps to combat the problem of sexual assault in the armed forces, after a meeting of lawmakers and top Obama administrat

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Pingree meets with White House on military sex assault issue

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...— Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree is among a small group of House and Senate lawmakers who are meeting with top Obama administration officials this morning to discuss the issue of sexual assault in the military. The group is expected to meet with Obama sen

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Pingree meets with White House on military sex assault issue

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...— Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree was among a small group of House and Senate lawmakers who met with top Obama administration officials Thursday morning to discuss the issue of sexual assault in the military. The group met with Obama senior adviser Valerie

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House committee advances bill to aid military victims of sex assault

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...seeking disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. With her are the bill's two primary sponsors – Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Sen. Jon Tester of Montana – as well as Anu Bhagwati of the Service Women's Action Network. The ver

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Maine farmer turns hay into logs

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...burned in fireplaces or woodstoves. He says the process creates value from something that’s otherwise worthless. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine says the Value Added Producer grants are aimed at helping farmers find new and innovative uses fo

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Maine farmer gets grant to make fire logs from leftover hay

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...help him manufacture a "hay log" that can be used as fuel in fireplaces or wood stoves, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District. The grant comes from the Department of Agriculture. In 2011, Bragdon received a $26,751 grant f

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Vassalboro farmer wins grant to create heating fuel from worthless hay

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...help him manufacture a “hay log” that can be used as fuel in fireplaces or wood stoves, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District. Vassalboro farmer Peter Bragdon hopes to preserve farmland by producing logs from hay for h

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Pingree, colleagues visit Turkey, meet country officials

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...Maine (AP) — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has wrapped up a trip to Turkey, where she met with the country's president and other high-ranking officials. The Maine Democrat is part of an eight-member congressional delegation that arrived in Turkey on Sunda

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Pingree visits Turkey with congressional group

2013-04-30T01:00:00Z

...— U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree is wrapping up a trip to Turkey where she met with the country's president and other high-ranking officials. The Maine Democrat is part of an eight-member congressional delegation that arrived in Turkey on Sunday. The group

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Facing deep cuts, fishermen & politicians demand disaster relief

2013-04-29T01:00:00Z

...last year, but were ultimately taken out of the bill before it passed. Representatives of both Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Chellie Pingree said they will continue trying to get financial help for fishermen. Massachusetts politicians made similar comment

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Washington Notebook: Collins, King in spotlight on key issues

2013-04-28T01:00:00Z

...Democratic and progressive causes, led that small group with his $100,000 donation. Sussman is married to Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree -- who contributed $305 -- and he is the majority share owner of MaineToday Media, which publishes the Portlan

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Pingree not running for governor

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree announced on Friday she will not run for governor in 2014. The Pan Atlantic SMS Group released its latest poll on Wednesday which breaks down three potential matchups for governor in 2014. The Democrat issued a statement saying

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Report: Pingree will not run for governor

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...— U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat who represents Maine’s 1st District, will not run for governor in 2014. Andrew Colvin, Pingree’s deputy communications director, confirmed Friday afternoon that Pingree has decided against a gubernatorial ru

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Chellie Pingree says she won't run for Maine governor

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...— U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine said Friday that she will not run for governor on the Democratic ticket in 2014. Pingree’s decision swings the door wide open for her House colleague, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, to enter a race that is expected to b

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Rep. Chellie Pingree won't run for Maine governor

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...Maine (AP) - U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says she won't be running for Maine governor. The Democrat representing Maine's 1st Congressional District told the Portland Press Herald on Friday that she has given it a lot of thought and she is very happy servi

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Former Star-Telegram publisher Rich Connor accused of misusing $500,000

2013-04-25T01:00:00Z

...of reports by the newspaper group about private use of his company plane by his fiancée, who is now his wife -- U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. Connor's attorney, Peter Bennett of Portland, Maine, said he has not ruled out taking legal action again

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