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Silent Shawn Moody Strikes Again
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, Silent Shawn Moody struck again over the weekend.
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Bruce Poliquin Preaches Fiscal Responsibility After Adding Trillions to National Debt
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today in response to Congressman Poliquin’s hypocrisy on the budget. Poliquin issued a press release today renewing his push for a balanced budget amendment after he voting to add trillions of dollars to the national debt in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
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Day Three of Silence from Waterville Republican Mayor After Verbally Attacking Parkland Shooting Survivor
Westbrook, MAINE - Three days have passed since Republican Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro was first questioned about his verbal attack of Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg in which he told Hogg in a tweet to “eat it”. Throughout this time, Isgro has refused to comment, declining to say anything at all, let alone apologize for his remark. In line with Isgro, the Maine Republican Party has also refused to comment on his shameful remark, saying - unbelievably - that is attack on the school survivor was a “political disagreement” that they couldn’t “get in the middle of”.
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Republican Waterville Mayor Has Long History of Inflammatory Remarks
Westbrook, MAINE - One day after news broke that the Republican Mayor of Waterville, Nick Isgro, verbally attacked a Parkland school shooting survivor, more reports are now emerging that the Mayor’s tweet telling David Hogg to “eat it” is actually another in a long line of aggressive and often bigoted social media statements he has made.
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GOP State Representative Smears Young Maine People on House Floor While Trying To Cut Minimum Wage
Westbrook, MAINE -- Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today after Republican Representative Stephanie Hawke of Boothbay smeared young people while arguing for a reduction to the $12 minimum wage:
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Maine Democratic Party Applauds House’s Override of LePage’s Veto of Bipartisan Naloxone Bill
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today in response to the State House successfully overriding a veto by Republican Governor Paul LePage of a bill that would increase the long-term availability of the life-saving, anti-overdose drug naloxone. The bipartisan legislation had earned unanimous support in the Legislature prior the Governor’s veto.
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Senate Republicans Reject RCV Fixes, Continue Opposition to Will of Maine Voters
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today after Republicans in the State Senate rejected a Senate Order that would have addressed the very concerns they raised about the implementation of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV):
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Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Garrett Mason Had Praised EPA Director Who Is Now Embroiled in Scandal
Westbrook, MAINE - Remember that time Republican State Senator Garrett Mason, who is now a candidate for governor, praised Scott Pruitt? He probably doesn’t want you to given that the EPA Administrator is now under heavy fire for likely violating federal ethics rules and, according to reports, is at risk of losing his job.
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U.S. Surgeon General Calls for More Americans to Carry Naloxone as Paul LePage Continues Opposition to Life-Saving, Anti-Overdose Medication
Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, the Associated Press is reporting today that the Trump Administration’s Surgeon General is calling for more Americans to carry the life-saving, anti-overdose medication naloxone.
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Republican Waterville Mayor Tells Parkland Shooting Survivor to “Eat It” On Twitter
Westbrook, MAINE - Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett issued the following statement today after it came to light that the Republican Mayor of Waterville, Nick Isgro, took to Twitter to verbally attack a survivor of the Parkland school shooting.
