The Department of Veterans Affairs is removing some of the obstacles to benefits for veterans who have been traumatized by being sexually assaulted while in the military, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Monday. The change in policy accomplishes most of what the Maine Democrat wanted in a bill she introduced in March. But Pingree says her bill is still needed, to put the force of law behind the VA's new stance.
Donald Sussman, the billionaire hedge fund manager engaged to Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, was the top individual donor to Maine political causes in 2010, according to state campaign finance reports. Sussman contributed about $1.3 million to causes championed by Maine Democrats in 2010. Since 2002, he has spent more than $3.6 million on candidates and ballot questions, and political action and party committees, according to reports filed with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. Sussman, who has owned homes in Maine for many years, made his first donation - to the Maine Democratic Party - in 1997.
House votes Democratic Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree
Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and her Republican challenger, Dean Scontras, agree that too many people are out of work, the economy is shaky and the country is overly dependent on foreign oil. They disagree on how to address those challenges.
UNITY - Even though U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has been spending much of her time during the past two years working to pass legislation in the U.S. Capitol, the one-time farmer and current small-business woman still looked right at home in the hay-strewn pathways of the Common Ground Country Fair. The North Haven Democrat wore a pin that said, "I'm a Fan of MOO Milk," but no campaign paraphernalia, as she discussed policy matters with farmers and listened to the constituents who shared their thoughts and gave her a quick word of support in her bid to be re-elected to Maine's 1st Congressional District.
Members of Congress looking for common-sense ways to save taxpayer dollars should eliminate a planned alternate engine for the military's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Rep. Chellie Pingree said Tuesday. She could find out as early as today whether a majority of House members agree.
House votes Democratic Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree
A campaign commercial attacking Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree will no longer be seen on one Portland television station. Steve Thaxton, president of WCSH (Channel 6), said Thursday that he stopped running the ad from the Maine Republican Party because of a "factual inaccuracy" in it.
NORTH HAVEN - Chellie Pingree's political life has taken her from Augusta to the nation's capital, but it is this island in Penobscot Bay that is the source of her convictions and inspiration. People in a small town have a very good sense of how to work together, how to push to get things done," she said. "You can learn a lot living in a small town. We all know each other's business, but we keep an eye on each other, too. I could never live anywhere else.
Donald Sussman, the wealthy fiance of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, is having a hard time keeping a low profile. The New York Times published a story Monday about Sussman's behind-the-scenes funding of a hedge fund ostensibly owned and run by women.
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