Dem congresswoman Chellie Pingree flies world in business class while telling voters to save planet by wearing hand-me-down clothes READ MORE: Dem lawmaker called for more migrants to be bused into her state By Joe Hutchison For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:49, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 18:50, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments A Maine congresswoman who told Americans to wear hand-me-downs to fight climate change has clocked in over 100,000 miles traveling the globe in the lap of luxury. Chellie Pingree, 69, expensed over $100,000 in business class flights, luxury hotels and dining while her and her team clocked in over 130,000 miles around the globe.
According to an investigation by the Maine Wire , Pingree, who prides herself on fighting climate change , was responsible for roughly 15.98 metric tons of emissions. The outlet uncovered that since 2016, 21 taxpayer-funded trips by air across the globe have related to her work as a Congresswoman.
Despite recently telling Americans to wear hand-me-downs in a social media video, Pingree jetted to locations including Japan , Norway, Italy and Germany . She's no stranger to private jets either, despite once railing against lawmakers who used the luxury and environmentally-unfriendly means of travel. The outlet calculated the figure based on the number of flights, destinations and the emissions of the different planes.
In total she racked up 132,255 miles in flights. The outlet uncovered that since 2016, 21 taxpayer-funded trips by ai.