Sen. Stacey Guerin discusses plans and concerns surrounding potential COVID-19 vaccines https://videopress.com/v/wDq43Y9d?preloadContent=metadata Hello, I am Senator Stacey Guerin of District 10. The announcement this week that at least two major pharmaceutical companies have come close to producing vaccines to fight COVID-19 raises a number of questions that my colleagues and I in the Legislature will … Continue reading Senate Republican Radio Address, 11/20/2020
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Radio Address, 11/6/2020
Sen. Scott Cyrway - Veterans’ Day 2020 https://videopress.com/v/CmZVLKTg?preloadContent=metadata On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the armistice that brought an end to the fighting in the “War to End All Wars” finally took effect, but not soon enough to prevent the deaths of tens of millions of people, … Continue reading Radio Address, 11/6/2020
Weekly Radio Address – 10/23/20
Senator Lisa Keim on the Importance of Voting https://videopress.com/v/ni4j1LC0?preloadContent=metadata Exercising Your Right to Vote is Crucial In the spring of 1789, the Constitution of the United States took effect, granting enormous powers to a new federal government. Hello, I am Senator Lisa Keim of District 18. Almost immediately, the Congress created by this document began … Continue reading Weekly Radio Address – 10/23/20
Your Ballot with Ranked-choice Voting
Radio Address, 10/9/20 Senator Marianne Moore https://videopress.com/v/1Kap992b?preloadContent=metadata Hello. I am State Senator Marianne Moore of District 6. In this election, Maine voters will become the first in any state to cast their ballots for President of the U.S. using a system known as Ranked-choice Voting or RCV. Mainers will also use RCV in other federal … Continue reading Your Ballot with Ranked-choice Voting
Radio Address – 9/25/20
Sen. Scott Cyrway discusses voting procedures for this year's election https://videopress.com/v/bEgsFyrh?preloadContent=metadata Like everything else in our lives, it seems, the COVID-19 pandemic will change the way we participate in elections this year.I am Senator Scott Cyrway of Kennebec County.With all of the safety guidelines and restrictions in place to protect people from the virus, standing … Continue reading Radio Address – 9/25/20
Radio Address – 9/11/20
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
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
