While Republicans sat in silence, @democrats-appropriations.house.gov worked thru the night fighting for veterans.
We scored wins for vets affected by Agent Orange, and for those at risk of suicide. But many important provisions were rejected.
Our fight continues today with Ag-FDA. Stay tuned.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maine District 1
Chellie Pingree
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Voting Record — 566
Yes41%
No54%
Present1%
Not Voting5%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Chellie Pingree
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaine District 1
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The Produce Rx Program helps vets access healthy food, manage chronic illness, + stay out of the hospital. We’ve funded it for 4yrs—and it’s working.
But Republicans want to eliminate it. How is that “MAHA”?
This program supports veterans health and wellbeing.
It isn’t complicated!
We’re on hour 7 of marking up the MilVon VA appropriations bill. @democrats-appropriations.house.gov have introduced dozens of amendments like this one to fight back against Republicans’ shortsighted and reckless cuts and we’re only about halfway through.
We will keep fighting.
Upholding our NATO commitments shouldn’t be controversial. But in a MAGA-led Congress, even that’s upside-down. Putin couldn’t have drawn it up better.
Peace through strength is standing side by side with our allies. We must fund NATO. Period.
The MilCon-VA bill is a total disaster—not just for veterans (and women especially), but for our shipyards.
At Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, rising sea levels are threatening nuclear submarines. But Republicans want to cut resilience funding.
Why? Because “climate resilience” is too woke.
Seriously.
@democrats-appropriations.house.gov
are fighting back. Tune in here:
We know how bad the Big Ugly Bill is.
It gets worse. Today we begin markups for the Republican '26 budget, starting w/ their awful MilCon-VA bill.
🚨 Resilience funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard? Gone.
🚨 80K VA jobs? Cut.
🚨 Women veterans’ rights? Stripped.
🚨 Healthy food for patients? Nope!
Celebrating the Army’s 250th birthday with:
✅ Cupcakes
❌ Tanks in D.C. (to the tune of $45 million in taxpayer $!)
After usurping Governor Newsom’s authority and sending in the National Guard to crush dissent, Trump has escalated even further—deploying U.S. Marines to an American city. This does nothing but provoke more chaos.
This is a blatant abuse of power and a dangerous attempt to inflame tensions.
What’s happening in LA should alarm every American.
Let’s be clear about what prompted these protests: the fact that ICE is targeting workers and families, as opposed to violent criminals, and deporting them with zero due process.
I want to hear from you.
🎥 Upload a short video sharing why public media matters to you. Here are some prompts for inspiration:
“I listen to Maine Public because…”
“PBS helped me/my kids/my students…”
“Without NPR, I wouldn’t know…”
Your story will help us fight back.
UPLOAD HERE 👇
ICYMI: This week, the House is expected to vote on what's called a "rescissions" bill, which would defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. From emergency alerts and local news to children's programming and high school sports coverage, public media is so important to our communities.
It is a true shame that when we could be genuinely celebrating 250 years of courage, honor, and duty, the stain of Trump’s selfishness will overshadow all else.
For $45 million dollars we could fund some of these cut programs AND celebrate the Army’s 250th.
For the cost of moving tanks back to Texas, we could fund assistance that’s being cut to veterans who want to open a small businesses. For the cost of moving and housing 2,000 troops from across the country, we could fund veterans housing.
For $45 million dollars, the cost of this parade, we could invest in programs that would help each of these soldiers in their transition to the civilian world. For the cost of moving tanks from Texas to DC, we could fund the entire Produce Prescriptions program for veterans to eat healthy.
This week @democrats-appropriations.house.gov mark up the Veterans Affairs funding bill for FY26. The proposed Republican bill cuts funding across the VA and would have a major impact on our veterans communities.
But the President has chosen to parade these steadfast warfighters as a personal birthday gift, making a mockery of the Army’s 250 yrs of service and sacrifice. The once “Arsenal of Democracy” now rolls down Independence Ave, imitating the very forces it was built to stand against: authoritarianism.
Welcome to Moscow … I mean Washington DC!
There are a lot of ways to celebrate the Army’s birthday. For 250 years soldiers have played one of the most important roles in defending our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and fighting tyranny on behalf of the American people.
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Voting History566 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
566 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | H.R. 3400 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-15 | H.J. Res. 117 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-11 | H.R. 3486 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-11 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Instruct negotiators | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-09 | H. Res. 682 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-09 | H. Res. 682 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-08 | H.R. 3425 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-09-08 | H.R. 3424 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NOT_VOTING | YES | — | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 105 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 106 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 104 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 539 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 747 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 4216 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 4275 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 3357 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | 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.