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Chellie Pingree

DemocratMaineCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

What they said 18

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

After the election · Original date not established

Abolish ICE

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Pingree supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and says she will continue to fight for that goal. Until the agency is abolished, she also calls for serious, immediate reforms.

Context: She presents abolition as a goal and says reforms are needed in the meantime; no specific abolition mechanism is stated.

After the election · Original date not established

Support an independent investigation and release of records

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Pingree calls for a full, independent investigation into the shooting and has demanded answers from the Department of Homeland Security about training and background checks. She says DHS must release the agent’s hiring, vetting, training, and deployment records and cooperate fully with independent investigators.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

After the election · legislative priority · Original date not established

Require full vetting before federal agents are armed and deployed

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Pingree is working on legislation to bar federal agents from being armed and sent into communities until they have been fully vetted. She says the requirement is intended to protect public safety by ensuring basic safeguards are met before deployment.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

While serving · Original date not established

Use economic incentives to limit global warming

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Pingree calls for economic incentives to help prevent average global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. She links this approach to creating clean-energy jobs and a more equitable future.

Context: The passage does not specify which incentives she supports.

While serving · Original date not established

Offer tax credits for working-waterfront disaster mitigation

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Pingree supports a tax credit for working waterfronts along coastal areas and navigable waterways to help cover disaster-mitigation costs. The proposed credit would cover 30 percent of eligible costs, up to $1 million, with the cap adjusted annually for inflation.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

While serving · Original date not established

Allow food to be sold or donated after its quality date

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Pingree supports requiring food manufacturers to choose whether each product carries a quality date or a discard date. The proposed bill would allow food to be sold or donated after its quality date, with the stated aim of getting usable food to people who need it.

Context: The passage does not specify how manufacturers would decide which date to use.

While serving · Original date not established

Direct NOAA to help coastal communities respond to ocean acidification

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Pingree supports directing NOAA to help coastal communities facing ocean acidification, with particular attention to underserved and rural communities. The proposed assistance would build on their current efforts and provide resources to respond to the impacts.

Context: The passage identifies this as a bill she introduced and says it passed the House; it does not give further details about the resources.

While serving · Original date not established

Set a 2040 net-zero emissions goal for agriculture

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Pingree supports the Agriculture Resilience Act, which sets a goal of net-zero emissions from the agriculture sector by 2040. The bill uses six policy areas for science-based solutions shaped by farmers.

Context: The passage identifies this as a bill she introduced but does not describe the six policy areas.

While serving · Original date not established

Preserve state and local authority to add AI protections

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Pingree supports a federal baseline for AI safety that would not prevent states and local communities from adopting additional protections. She opposed efforts to override state AI protections and called for urgent congressional action and independent oversight of powerful AI systems.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established

Protect victims from nonconsensual intimate-image publication, including deepfakes

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Pingree voted for the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which aims to protect victims from the nonconsensual publication of intimate images, including computer-generated deepfakes.

Context: The source records her vote for the measure; it does not state whether the measure became law.