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Chellie Pingree represents Maine’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.

There are few places more special than Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. Each morning from October to March, visitors see the first sunrise in America. It’s a breathtaking and awe-inspiring experience. On the summit, there are informational signs about the park’s ancestral history, ecology, and how the park is changing due to our warming planet.

That is, until recently.

When President Donald

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