Chellie Pingree

On Monday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced that he had joined several other fellow Democrats in introducing the Farmers Bill of Rights resolution.  Merkley, as well as New Jersey’s Cory Booker, and Representatives Deb Haaland and Chellie Pingree say this affirms the rights of family farmers, ranchers, and traditional agricultural communities.  The reso...

Last week Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and Maine’s Chellie Pingree introduced legislation they say will ensure Americans don’t throw out perfectly good food.  They said the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act, will reduce food waste by standardizing date labels on food products.   Recent studie...

Last week Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and Maine’s Chellie Pingree introduced legislation they say will ensure Americans don’t throw out perfectly good food.  They said the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act, will reduce food waste by standardizing date labels on food products.   Recent studies ha...