WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Back in Maine, Pingree Stresses Local Impact of Republicans' Failure to Protect Health Care, Keep the Government Open * Hours after the federal government shut down, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) condemned Republicans' refusal to work with Democrats to keep the government open--and stop millions of Americans from falling off a health care cliff. During a press conference at the Portland In  more