The Maine House Republican Caucus is fully committed to improving our economy, bringing good-paying jobs to the state, and growing our workforce through common sense public policy. We will work tirelessly to ease the tax burden on hardworking Mainers, lower energy costs for Maine’s homes and businesses and put an end to the waste, fraud and abuse in our welfare system.
House Republicans are encouraged that the Senate President and House Speakerhave finally called for an in-person, legislative session March 10 and possibly 11.This development is needed and long overdue. This is Representative Jim Thorne of Carmel with the Weekly Republican RadioAddress. Since the last Legislature adjourned March 17, 2020, the full House and Senatehave convened only once, December 2, to swear in the new Legislature at theAugusta Civic Center. Legislators have worked… Read More
House Republicans continue to fight for fairness, the survival of Maine businesses, Maine jobs, social institutions, in-person learning, and a safe restoration of our Maine way of life. This is Representative Meldon “Mikey” Carmichael of Greenbush with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. One of many negative side-effects of unilateral, ongoing emergency orders is that it allows government to pick winners and losers. That is not fair in a country governed by a… Read More
This is Representative Ted Kryzak with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. Over the last two-weeks, my colleagues and I on the Tax Committee have been focused on the Supplemental Budget proposed by Governor Mills that would bring our overall budget into balance as is constitutionally required. We are disappointed that as proposed currently, the Administration is proposing to tax the monies our small businesses received from the Paycheck Protections Program (PPP) as… Read More
A REPUBLIC IF YOU CAN KEEP IT By the Hon. Richard M. Cebra In October of 1964 Ronald Reagan gave his landmark speech generally known as the “A Time for Choosing” speech. In that speech Reagan famously stated: “This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can… Read More
Hello this is State Representative Sue Bernard from Caribou.This is the last House Republican radio address of 2020. What a year. It started off with so much potential, but ended after so much heartache, fear anddifficult adjustments. As we look forward to 2021, we will take stock of our difficulties and losses butespecially at this time of year, we must also count our blessings. We are Americans. We are Mainers. We are… Read More
Maine people have a right to be heard. This is Rep. Peter Lyford of Eddington with the Republican Weekly Radio Address. It’s been nine months since the 129th adjourned. Now, a new legislature has been sworn in. We have a new Speaker, eleven more Republicans, and no House Republican incumbents lost this past election. House Republicans are still far short of the numbers needed to force Governor Mills, or legislative Democrats, to… Read More
Good afternoon, this is House Republican Leader Kathleen Dillingham. Our state has just come through a grueling campaign season where we saw an unprecedented amount of money spent on mailings, our airways, and we were bombarded with negative politics at its worst. We still have an unsettled campaign at the federal level. We have seen an increase in positive COVID tests in our State, which have led to even more executive orders… Read More
The tide may be turning The tide may be turning? Let’s hope so. This is House Representative Kathy Javner of Chester with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. Mainers have had enough of 2020 and what we have lost. Time spent with loved ones Community events Social gatherings School Sports Worship services For many, work We mourn the loss of loved ones who left us in 2020. We also feel for those who… Read More
This is Representative Joshua Morris from Turner with this week’s Republican Radio Address. In less than three weeks, earlier if voting by absentee, you will be taking part in the 2020 election. You will be voting using a rank-choice voting (RCV) system. For many people, it will be confusing. Mainers will use RCV to decide federal races, including U.S. Senate and Congress. For the first time in the United States they will… Read More
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