Use her position as Ranking Member to oppose reckless cuts to the Department of the Interior and fight the administration's destructive policies.

As Ranking Member of this subcommittee, I will do everything in my power to oppose these reckless cuts and fight the administration’s destructive policies.

Pingree commits to use her subcommittee role to oppose Interior budget cuts and resist the administration's policies.

WATCH: Ranking Member Pingree Blasts Burgum for Sabotaging Renewable Energy as Gas Prices Soar | U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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In a June 3 markup statement, Pingree, the top Democrat on the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, opposed the Republican FY2027 funding bill, saying it would cut EPA by 20%, National Park Service maintenance by $163 million, and NEA/NEH by 35%.

Direct, recent opposition to Interior-related spending cuts from her ranking-member role.

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U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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The site’s June 9 update says Pingree and Rep. Jared Huffman demanded answers from the Forest Service about glyphosate spraying in national forests, reflecting active oversight against administration policy.

Recent oversight action showing Pingree using her position to challenge agency practices.

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U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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The committee page lists "Rep. Chellie Pingree - Ranking Member" and states the subcommittee's jurisdiction includes the Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest Service, and related agencies.

Establishes that Pingree held the relevant Ranking Member role and that the role covered Interior, EPA, Forest Service, and related environmental agencies during the 119th Congress.

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (119th Congress) | House Committee on Appropriations Democrats
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Pingree used the FY2027 Interior budget hearing with Secretary Doug Burgum to condemn the administration's renewable-energy policy, identify proposed cuts to Interior agencies, and state that she would oppose reckless cuts and destructive policies.

Shows Pingree using her Ranking Member platform at an Interior budget hearing to oppose the administration's policies and proposed cuts, directly matching the promise.

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WATCH: Ranking Member Pingree Blasts Burgum for Sabotaging Renewable Energy as Gas Prices Soar | U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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The House hearing record identifies a Department of the Interior FY2027 budget hearing before the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and addresses the President's FY2027 Interior budget request.

Corroborates the official hearing setting in which Pingree acted as Ranking Member to scrutinize Interior's FY2027 budget request.

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Statement of Doug Burgum, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, Before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
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Pingree, described as the top Democrat on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, opposed the FY2027 funding bill at markup and condemned cuts to EPA, the National Park Service, NEA, and NEH.

Direct evidence that she used her subcommittee leadership role to oppose Interior-related FY2027 cuts during the same congressional term.

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U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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Pingree and Huffman sent a letter to the Forest Service requesting information on glyphosate use, monitoring, health risks, worker safety, public transparency, and nonchemical alternatives.

Shows concrete oversight action within the subcommittee's jurisdiction challenging agency practices tied to public-land and environmental policy.

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Pingree, Huffman Demand Answers from Forest Service on Glyphosate Spraying in National Forests | U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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Pingree announced that, as Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, she helped remove a pesticide preemption rider from the FY2026 Interior and Environment funding bill.

Evidence of a successful use of her appropriations role to fight an environmental policy rider affecting EPA and pesticide accountability.

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Pingree Secures Major Win Against Big Chemical in EPA Funding Bill, Strips Rider That Would Shield Pesticides Manufacturers from Lawsuits | U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 6938 became Public Law 119-74 on January 23, 2026 and included the Department of the Interior, EPA, Forest Service, and related agencies appropriations act.

Corroborates that the FY2026 Interior and Environment appropriations vehicle Pingree worked on became law during the same term.

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H.R.6938 - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Congress.gov
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Pingree and Massie introduced an amendment to remove language from the Farm Bill that would shield chemical manufacturers and preempt state or local pesticide warning and usage laws.

Shows further concrete action after the Interior budget hearing to fight an administration-aligned pesticide-liability policy; the specific amendment outcome was not established in the evidence gathered.

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Pingree, Massie Team Up to Strip Big Chemical Immunity from Farm Bill | U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree
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Executive Order 14387 delegated Defense Production Act authority for glyphosate-based herbicides and stated that the order confers immunity under section 707 of the Act.

Provides official context for the administration glyphosate policy that Pingree later opposed through legislation and oversight.

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Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides | Federal Register
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