Rep. Chellie Pingree

Pass Kennedy Center Preservation Act Before Irreversible Demolition Can Occur

As your constituent, I urge you to introduce, cosponsor, and pass a Kennedy Center Preservation Act making clear that no President, board, agency, contractor, or other person may demolish or substantially destroy the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts unless Congress first approves it by

Bring the House Back into Session - Do Not Let Leadership Block Its Power to Act

As your constituent, I am asking you to defend the right of every member of the U.S. House of Representatives to act on properly raised business, rather than allowing House leadership to block action by canceling a scheduled legislative day. Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the House’s final scheduled

Republicans Enabled This Costly War. End It. The Iran war is now seven months old, and it is getting worse, not better, because Congress keeps letting it. This week alone: Houthi forces closed in on another shipping chokepoint, and oil jumped again, with Brent crude spiking over 3% in a single se

Prevent the Closure, Renaming and Possible Demolition of the Kennedy Center

I urge Congress to act immediately to protect the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The President should not be permitted to close, rename, fundamentally alter, or potentially demolish the national institution Congress created as America’s performing arts center and living memorial to

Set Enforceable Safeguards Before Advanced AI Causes Serious Harm

As a constituent, I urge Congress to establish enforceable safeguards for the most powerful artificial-intelligence systems. Systems capable of catastrophic harm should not advance without meaningful human control, independent testing, and public accountability. HUMAN BEINGS MUST REMAIN IN CONTROL

From a verified voter in South Portland, ME

Deportation Cases Must Not Proceed When Government Withholds Needed Records

As a constituent, I urge you to investigate reports that federal immigration agencies are making it harder for immigrants to get government records they need in deportation cases. Some may help prove a person has the legal right to stay in the United States. Congress should stop improper delays, exc

Block the EPA's Repeal of Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants

The EPA is about to finalize the repeal of carbon pollution standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants, and I need you to fight it. Lee Zeldin's announcement would gut rules that were on track to cut 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2047. The electricity sector already accoun

From a verified voter in South Portland, ME

Preserve Due Process for Refugees

As a constituent, I urge you to protect the 30-day opportunity refugees now have to defend their legal status before the government terminates it. The Department of Homeland Security is preparing a rule that could remove or shorten that protection. The proposal is identified as RIN 1615-AD23. REFUG

Trump statement that he would pay each citizen $5000 if the Republicans maintain Congress is an outright bribe and needs to be called out clearly as such! I am disgusted by Senator Collins couched response saying it is extraordinarily expensive, but not saying it is undemocratic to offer money for

From a verified voter in Rockport, ME

Please Support a 32-Hour Workweek and AI Safeguards

I am writing as your constituent to ask you to support Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal for a 32-hour, four-day workweek with no cut in pay, as well as sensible federal rules for artificial intelligence. New technology has always changed the way Americans work and oftentimes saves hours of dehuman

Protect Political Speech From FCC Pressure

As your constituent, I am deeply concerned that the FCC is using its regulatory and licensing power in ways that pressure broadcasters over political speech and candidate interviews. That poses a serious threat to the First Amendment and to the public’s right to hear political views without governme

What are you doing to get justice for the survivors of the Epstein sex trafficking ring? What are you doing to protect children from other sex trafficking rings? Your silence and lack of action says that you think it’s OK for children to be sex trafficked. Is that where your morals lie?

At the Republican convention, Donald Trump bastardized the pledge of allegiance to be a pledge to him. This is not just Trump being Trump, this is the behavior of a dictator. Are you OK with the United States being run by a dictator? It is your job as members of Congress to defend the constitution,

NPR recently revealed Elon Musk’s communications with a ex-girlfriend saying that he had lasers in space that helped to elect Trump in 2024. Any tampering with the election process is illegal and should not be allowed no matter how rich a person is. Congress needs to investigate this fully without b

President Trump offered to pay Americans $5000 if Republicans win the house and senate. Let me bring your attention to 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or agai

From a constituent in Brunswick, ME

I am writing because I believe Congress needs to treat the rapid development of increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence as an urgent national-security and public-safety issue. The recent OpenAI/Hugging Face incident should be a wake-up call. During an AI cybersecurity exercise, OpenAI agents

DO YOUR JOB

18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting • Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the w

From a verified voter in Cumberland Center, ME

Trump's $46.5B Border Wall Destroys Art Older Than Pyramids

I am writing as a concerned constituent to urge you to halt border wall construction in West Texas, specifically through Seminole Canyon State Park and the Big Bend region. This remote, unwalled stretch contains world-class masterworks of rock art—including 27 ancient murals dating back thousands o

From a verified voter in Rockport, ME

Please defend constitutional limits and equal accountability under the law

I am writing because I am deeply concerned about the need to preserve constitutional limits on presidential power and ensure that the president is subject to the law like every other person in the United States. Recent statements and social-media posts by President Trump depicting Canada, Mexico, G

From a verified voter in Cumberland Center, ME

Where Is Congress in All This? I am writing as a constituent to ask a simple question: where is Congress? The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse and authority over federal property. Yet over the past year, the executive branch has repeatedly tested those powers, while Congress’s resp

Stop The Ideological Takeover of The Pentagon

I am writing to express my deep concern over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s unprecedented purge of senior military leadership. Pushing out proven, forward-thinking commanders like General Christopher T. Donahue—whose vital work integrating AI, robotics, and advanced tech into modern combat was cut

A 25-Story Triumphal Arch Must Not Block Historic Views in Washington DC

As your constituent, I urge you to help prohibit President Trump’s proposed 250-foot Triumphal Arch at Memorial Circle in Washington, D.C. Please use legislation, funding restrictions, oversight, and public advocacy to prevent it from being built. ARLINGTON’S HISTORIC LANDSCAPE MUST BE PROTECTED T

What’s going on with Epstein files? Why is Congress avoiding voting to get the rest of the files released? You’re supporting child abusers, child sex traffickers, and people who rape children. How dare you. Complacency with these crimes going unpunished says that you are OK with these crimes happen

From a verified voter in Cumberland Center, ME

Request for Oversight of Potential Conflict of Interest in New Drone Tariffs President Trump just signed a proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones over 55 lbs, or any drone with thermal imaging or docking stations (smaller drones face 25%; allied nations like the EU and Japa

The C.D.C. Is Waging a Political Fight Over Measles Deaths in Pennsylvania

I am writing to express my deep alarm regarding the political interference currently corrupting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the direction of Dr. Erica Schwartz, the CDC broke from decades of established protocol by refusing to include two measles-associated deaths reported

Investigate ICE’s Background-Check Failures

As a constituent, I urge you to investigate reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bypassed basic vetting while hiring thousands of officers. Because armed federal officers exercise great coercive power, hiring targets should never override safeguards protecting the public. RUS

Protect Smithsonian Independence From Political Interference

As a constituent, I urge you to act to protect the Smithsonian Institution from political interference. The Trump administration is pressuring Smithsonian leaders over museum exhibits and programming and has threatened to reduce federal support - including artifact loans, grants, procurement help, a

Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s Record Calls for Impeachment

As your constituent, I urge you to support the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for extreme and egregious misconduct. His actions establish a pattern of disregard for law, human life, operational security, and independent military judgment. His abuses endanger lives and national securit

Iran War and Carrier Redesign Are Straining Military Readiness and Costing Billions I am writing about two Department of Defense concerns. First, ships, aircraft, and personnel diverted to Iran are reported to be limiting training and readiness elsewhere. The Washington Post recently reported on