Senator Jeff Timberlake On How United We Were After 9-11 Hello, I am Assistant Senate Republican Leader Jeff Timberlake of Senate District 22. Nineteen years ago, this morning, I was sitting having breakfast while I watched the news and an airplane crashed into the first tower of the World Trade Center. All of us remember … Continue reading Radio Address – 9/11/20
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Radio Address – 8/28/20
Senator Brad Farrin Discusses Changes in Voting for November 2020 https://videopress.com/v/ETEQx6Hh?preloadContent=metadata Like everything else in our lives, it seems, the COVID-19 pandemic will change the way we participate in elections this year.Hello, I am Senator Brad Farrin of Norridgewock.With all of the safety guidelines and restrictions in place to protect people from the virus, standing … Continue reading Radio Address – 8/28/20
Tax Cuts Have Been a Boon for Mainers, Especially Women
https://videopress.com/v/HjvOk3dC?preloadContent=metadata Sen. Stacey Guerin – Radio Address – 8/15/2020 Senator Guerin was supporting her fellow tourism business colleagues this week by vacationing with her husband on the breezy coast of Maine. With Maine’s economy in dire straits it is disappointing, though not surprising, to see and hear Democrats once again taking aim at the lower … Continue reading Tax Cuts Have Been a Boon for Mainers, Especially Women
Governor Mills Looking for 10% Spending Cuts
Memo to Department Heads RE: Spending Cuts Due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine state government will have to make significant fiscal changes for both the current year and the upcoming biennium. Governor Mills directed us to implement a higher level of scrutiny in fiscal year 2020 as a way to manage … Continue reading Governor Mills Looking for 10% Spending Cuts
Maine Must Reimburse Our Small Hospitals
Senate Republican Weekly Radio Address by Sen. Kimberley Rosen https://videopress.com/v/4D3Knbiv?preloadContent=metadata Like many other hospitals, these facilities have suffered steep revenue shortfalls because the state and federal governments prohibited them from performing elective medical services during the pandemic or the public refrained from these. These services are a large part of any hospital’s revenue stream. When … Continue reading Maine Must Reimburse Our Small Hospitals
Republicans Want A Special Session
https://videopress.com/v/BsnK8qVf?preloadContent=metadata Senator Dana Dow I am Senator Dana Dow of Waldoboro, Republican Leader in the Maine State Senate One of the most important principles of a democratic government is that it must follow the same rules it requires its citizens to follow. “Do as I say and not as I do” is not a good … Continue reading Republicans Want A Special Session
Joint Press Release from Senate & House Republicans
Legislative Republicans do not support an open-ended session that fails to focus on amending the Governor’s emergency powers and addressing coronavirus related legislation STATEHOUSE/REMOTELY – Closely following the provisions in Maine’s Constitution, Legislative Republicans conducted a poll of their membership in response to calls from the Presiding Officers to reconvene a special session of the … Continue reading Joint Press Release from Senate & House Republicans
Legislative Republicans Again Request That the Legislature Convene to Deal With COVID-19 Related Issues Only.
Independence Day – Downeast
Sen. Marianne Moore delivers this week's Senate Republican radio address. https://videopress.com/v/ClcNlbDv?preloadContent=metadata Hello, I am State Senator Marianne Moore. On this, the 200th “Fourth of July” that Mainers have celebrated since the official start of statehood, I see no harm in taking a few moments to brag about the special place that my beloved Downeast Maine … Continue reading Independence Day – Downeast
Maine’s Tourism Industry Hangs in the Balance
Radio Address – 6/19/20 https://videopress.com/v/PsvR0DKm?preloadContent=metadata Hello, I am Assistant Senate Republican Leader Jeff Timberlake. Saturday marks the first official day of summer here in Maine. Normally, this would be a time of great excitement and enthusiasm for small businesses across the state as it means the school year is ending and millions of Americans are … Continue reading Maine’s Tourism Industry Hangs in the Balance
