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Khepra Anu vowed on social media this week not to open a storefront in D.C. until the city lifts its mask-wearing requirements. The posts say mask-wearing “does not promote health and definitely doesn’t provide safety” despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Countries around the world have encouraged or mandated wearing masks in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, which has so far killed 2.5 million people worldwide, 1,027 of them District residents.
Just today, the Centers for Disease Control released a report that found mandating masks was associated with “a decrease in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates within 20 days of implementation.” Masks work, according to the CDC, because the “virus is transmitted predominantly by inhaling respiratory droplets from infected persons.”
Pingree to chair powerful appropriations panel overseeing Interior and EPA
She becomes one of the House’s 12 cardinals who shape the federal funding priorities over their respective congressional fiefdoms.
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Maine s 1st District U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree during the 116th Congress in February 2019. U.S. House of Representatives staff
Rep. Chellie Pingree has been elected the new chair of the House appropriations subcommittee that holds the purse strings for a wide swath of federal environmental, land use, arts, and tribal affairs agencies and programs.
The position confers substantial power and influence to the Democrat, who has represented Maine’s 1st District for the past 12 years, especially as her party now controls the executive branch and both chambers of Congress. The Appropriations Committee chairwoman, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., announced Pingree’s appointment late Monday afternoon.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree will chair a powerful House subcommittee that oversees the budget for many federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service and most of the Department of Interior.
The Maine Democrat’s appointment was announced on Monday, the Portland Press Herald reported. Pingree has represented Maine’s 1st District for the past 12 years and will be one of 12 representatives to chair the powerful subcommittees of the Houses’ Appropriations Committee.
The Penobscot Nation is applauding the nomination of U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., as secretary of the interior, in a crucial time for Maine s four tribes.
Haaland, President-elect Joe Biden s nominee for the post, would head the department that oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She would be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary if her nomination is approved by the U.S. Senate.
Penobscot Chief Kirk Francis, in a news release, said the choice is a positive one for natural resource and land management throughout the country. “As a tribal citizen, Congresswoman Haaland understands the importance of responsible land management, the importance of the waters that run through those lands, and the importance of managing the resources on those lands for the future of all Americans, Francis said.
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