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Today during a press conference at the Portland International Jetport, Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree spoke out against the litany of illegal and unconstitutional actions President Trump, his Administration, and Elon Musk have taken since Inauguration Day. Pingree shared that her office has received an unprecedented number of phone calls from concerned constituents, who have expressed fear and frustration over what is happening under the new Administration.

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Defense Subcommittee Ranking Member Betty McCollum (MN-04) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s restrictions on servicemembers and their families’ freedom to take leave and travel for health care.
WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island halted the implementation of an unlawful Trump administration policy to freeze federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs:
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Ranking Member wrote a letter to the Acting Secretary of the Department of Energy demanding answers about the Trump administration withholding critical investments to lower energy costs for American families and businesses, spur innovation, and strengthen our energy security.