After months of needless delay, the USDA has finally released $50 million for the farmer-led SARE program, which provides critical funding for research, education, and innovation.
I’m so relieved that our pressure worked—and that these resources will now reach the farmers who need them most.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maine District 1
Chellie Pingree
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Voting Record — 550
Yes40%
No55%
Present1%
Not Voting5%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Chellie Pingree
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaine District 1
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THIS. This is the ENTIRE point.
It’s not about Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert or saving late night television. It’s about protecting free speech and not fearing retribution from the government if you criticize or offend the president.
Glad to see Kimmel back on the air 👏🏻
Trump's address to the United Nations was an absolute disgrace—an unhinged missive full of incoherent tangents, petty grievances, and flat-out lies.
As a citizen of the world, I’m embarrassed.
As an American, even more so.
This isn’t leadership. It’s a wannabe emperor without any clothes.
No administration should be allowed to use blatant discrimination to decide which artists or arts organizations receive federal funding.
The fight continues to save the NEA from Trump, but this is an encouraging victory to be sure.
Some good news: a federal judge ruled that the NEA’s policy of rejecting grants based on “gender ideology” violates the First Amendment.
As the ACLU said, “Even when the government funds private speech, it does not get to support only those messages that parrot its views.”
I couldn’t agree more.
I will continue pressing until Congress, town officials, community leaders, and the public get the oversight and accountability we are entitled to.
ICE cannot continue to operate in the shadows.
Congress has a constitutional duty to oversee federal agencies.
Blocking attorneys from routine check-ins with their clients and shutting out officials is a direct assault on due process and the rule of law.
I’m calling on DHS to disclose and repeal any policy that denies access to legal counsel.
Republicans know their cuts to SNAP and local food program will do tremendous harm.
No data, no problem, right?
Ignoring hunger will not make it go away.
The USDA announced it’s ending a longstanding food insecurity survey.
“These redundant, costly, extraneous studies do nothing more than fearmonger,” they said.
Fear is being a single mom worrying about how to feed your kids.
Fear is having to choose between your prescription and your next meal.
This Rosh Hashanah, let us all take a moment to acknowledge the many beautiful ideas this holiday represents—reflection, renewal, togetherness, hope for a better future—that we may carry them forward. In our lives, in our communities, and with mutual respect.
L’Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate!
It’s one thing to implement a change like this gradually, but doing it this way will cause so much unnecessary stress and hardship for so many people.
I was proud to join the Maine delegation in sounding the alarm on the potential impacts of this order—and call for a more reasonable implementation.
I’m all for reducing waste. But eliminating paper checks for all federal payments—including Social Security and tax refunds—is totally shortsighted.
Not only will this disproportionately affect older Mainers (and those in rural + tribal communities); it could also harm our forest products industry.
Our national parks are not billboards for propaganda.
I’m calling on Secretary Burgum to reverse this order immediately and restore what’s been erased.
The National Park System does not belong to any administration. It belongs to the American people.
Slavery.
Japanese internment.
Climate change.
The Trump Administration is whitewashing history.
Stripping away factual, science-based, and historically accurate information is an outrageous assault on the right to learn, and prevents us from confronting the hard truths about our country.
Special shoutout to Penny Jordan of Jordan's Farm in Cape Elizabeth, who was kind enough to show us around her beautiful property—and give viewers a better a better sense of how farms like hers are learning to adapt.
Huge thanks to @cnn.com for coming up to Maine and seeing firsthand how our farmers are dealing with climate change, industry consolidation, and an Administration hellbent on making their lives harder.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/c...
I’m so proud that this year’s @farmaid.org has come out in support of my Agriculture Resilience Act, which would give farmers across the country the resources they need to become more resilient, more adaptable, and more dynamic. #farmaid40
“Protect free speech,” Trump said.
Then he silenced Colbert and Kimmel.
Banning books, removing images of slavery, “examining” Smithsonian exhibits, threatening FCC licenses…
BULLSHIT. This is censorship!
We won’t let him erase history, muzzle critics, or rewrite truth.
We stand with Jimmy.
Once again, instead of working with Democrats on a spending bill that actually helps the American people, Republicans just jammed through a continuing resolution that:
🚨 Raises health care costs
🚨 Upholds the Admin's illegal funding cuts
🚨 Empowers Trump
I voted “Hell No" on this terrible bill.
Republican policies are causing higher costs across the board.
Now they want to force millions of Americans to pay the equivalent of an extra mortgage every month for health care?
Mainers deserve better than a party that consistently chooses to protect big corporations over working families.
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Voting History
550 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | H. Res. 1115 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | H. Res. 1115 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | S. 3971 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-17 | H.R. 4294 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-05 | H.R. 7744 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Con. Res. 38 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-03-05 | H. Res. 1099 (119th) | Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1100 (119th) | Motion to Refer | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H.R. 6472 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | S. 723 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-03-04 | H. Res. 1095 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-25 | H.R. 4758 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 4626 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | H. Res. 1075 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-24 | S. 2503 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-24 | H.R. 6329 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-12 | H.R. 2189 (119th) | Final passage | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | S. 1383 (119th) | Motion to Commit | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 261 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.J. Res. 72 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H.R. 3617 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1057 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-11 | H. Res. 1042 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-10 | H.R. 1531 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-09 | H.R. 6644 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.J. Res. 142 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 3123 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-02 | H.R. 980 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Con. Res. 68 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7147 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.