WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, House Democrats Call on USDA to Continue SNAP Benefits During Republican Shutdown * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and 214 of her Democratic colleagues in Congress are demanding Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins utilize the Congressionally authorized SNAP contingency fund to provide food assistance to hungry Americans as the Republi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Calls on USDA to Take All Possible Steps to Protect SNAP Benefits Amid Ongoing Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the agency to take all possible actions to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit payme  more