Chellie Pingree

I think I may be the only person represented in the room who represents a district on the ocean. And I am very pleased that our entire congressional delegation of all parties, Republican, Democrat, and Independent, have opposed offshore…

Thank you for your testimony.

Obviously in the State of Maine, we care deeply about our relationship with the Nature Conservancy and conservation organizations, and we love our parks.

I look forward to our visit to Walter Reed. I have heard about the program before, and thank you for your testimony.

Any increase we can have in funding makes a huge difference, at the State level.

I thank the gentlewoman from Massachusetts for sharing those stories, which we are hearing throughout New England, and are so challenging and meaningful to all of us. We have heard tonight from all regions of the country: north, south…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for reminding us of some important compromises. Some I liked, some I didn't. But were it not for the Missouri Compromise, we wouldn't have Maine, so I am glad about that one anyway. Also, as you said, we…

I thank the gentlewoman so much for sharing that and for hosting a roundtable in her district. Madam Speaker, I think every time we have a chance to have people gather to talk about this, at least they know we are listening to them, even…

I thank Ms. Sewell from Alabama for being here tonight. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for his comments. I know it is particularly challenging in a district where so many people are close to Washington and so many Federal employees have a multitude of challenges. So I appreciate the…

I thank everyone here tonight for providing the diversity of stories that are really coming from States across the country which we all represent. And I know it is just a small bit of what we are all hearing every day in our offices. I…

I thank the gentlewoman for sharing those stories. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).

I thank the gentlewoman very much for her thoughts. I am now happy to yield to my friend from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).

I am pleased we are able to be here tonight to have an hour with some of my colleagues to continue this conversation about the hardships people are facing due to this shutdown and the impact it is having on our country. We have had so many…

I thank our future chair for yielding me the time. I appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I consider it a privilege to sit on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, where we fund agencies and departments that are important…

I thank Mr. Bishop of Georgia, our future chair, for yielding me the time. I rise in support of H.R. 265, the fiscal year 2019 Agriculture appropriations bill. There is no reason we cannot pass these individual appropriations bills that…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, a commonsense bill to mandate background checks before the sale of a firearm. During my first term in Congress, I served with my friend and former…

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Veterans Benefit and Transition Act of 2018. Frankly, it is always a good feeling to be able to speak for commonsense legislation put…

As co-chair of the House Cut Flower Caucus, I rise today in recognition of July as American Grown Flower Month. Every year, U.S. consumers spend billions of dollars on cut flowers, but I think most would be surprised to hear that just 20…

I too rise to speak in opposition to this amendment. The NEA and the NEH have strong, bipartisan support on this committee, and I had really hoped the days of attacking these agencies were behind us. Maybe they seem like a good political…

While I appreciate the request made is intended to correct an inadvertent drafting error, I am concerned that granting the gentleman's request would legitimize a double standard being applied to unanimous consent requests here on the House…

Reserving the right to object. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Maine is recognized on her reservation.

I thank Ranking Member Lowey for yielding me the time. Madam Chair, I rise today as a member of the subcommittee in reluctant opposition to the bill before us. I want to thank the ranking member and the chairman for their hard work on this…

I thank my colleague for his eloquent defense of our oceans, and also for yielding me the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 200. I represent the great State of Maine, with a rich maritime heritage, strong fisheries…

I thank the ranking member of the subcommittee, with whom I feel very privileged to work, for allowing me this time. I rise tonight in opposition to this amendment. Mr. Chair, first I want to say, I have the utmost respect for the many…