About this episode

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree discusses her opposition to the Republicans’ funding bill for the 2027 fiscal year.

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine 1st Congressional District spoke out against the Republicans’ funding bill for the 2027 fiscal year during the Appropriations Committee’s markup Wednesday. Here’s why she said she will not vote for the bill as currently written Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 6/4/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

People in this episode

Host: Amy Browne

Topics covered

• local news
• politics
• cultural events
• Maine news
• community affairs

Keywords

• Chellie Pingree
• funding bill
• Maine
• local news
• Appropriations Committee

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Organizations: Appropriations Committee, WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill

Books & works: BreakBeat Chemists I

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