Pingree: House Supplemental Bill Includes $60M to Support Communities Welcoming Asylum Seekers
June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the House Appropriations Committee has released an emergency supplemental spending package, which includes $60 million to support communities, like Portland, Maine, which have "experienced a significant influx of" asylum seekers. The legislation provides $4.5 billion in emergency spending to address the humanitarian crisis at the . . .
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced the House Appropriations Committee has released an emergency supplemental spending package, which includes $60 million to support communities, like Portland, Maine, which have "experienced a significant influx of" asylum seekers. The legislation provides $4.5 billion in emergency spending to address the humanitarian crisis at the . . .