Press Release / Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
MDP Calls on Republican Gubernatorial Candidates to Urge LePage to Allow Lifesaving Anti-Overdose Drug
Augusta, MAINE – According to a report by the Portland Press Herald today, Governor Paul LePage is blocking the implementation of rules approved by state regulators that would allow the life-saving anti-overdose drug Narcan to be distributed without a prescription. In the report, the Governor’s office declined to answer questions and explain why he was preventing the rule from moving forward.
Press Release / Friday Jan 5, 2018
MDP Calls on Republican Candidates for Governor To Oppose Federal Government’s Offshore Drilling Proposal
Augusta, MAINE – In the wake of the Interior Department’s draft plan to pursue offshore drilling, which could potentially occur off the coast of Maine, Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Katie Mae Simpson called on the Republican gubernatorial candidates to oppose the proposal:
Press Release / Friday Jan 5, 2018
As Republican Candidates for Governor Say Nothing, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Declare Opposition to Offshore Drilling Plan
Augusta, MAINE – While Maine’s Republican gubernatorial candidates once again remain silent, Maine’s Democratic candidates for Governor today came out in opposition to President Trump’s proposal to expand offshore drilling, which could possibly occur off the coast of Maine.
Press Release / Thursday Jan 4, 2018
ICYMI: Collins Again Stretches Timeline on ACA Fixes After Trading Vote for Tax Bill
Augusta, MAINE – In case you missed it, according to a report from Inside Health Policy, Senator Susan Collins appears to once again be shifting the timeline for the passage of two health-insurance related bills that she sought in exchange for her vote on the GOP tax bill.
According to the report:
Press Release / Thursday Jan 4, 2018
MDP on Trump Dissolving His Sham Voting Commission
Augusta, Maine -- In response to Trump signing an executive order dissolving his sham voting commission, Maine Democratic Party Chair Phil Bartlett released the following statement:
"President Trump's fraudulent commission, driven by Trump's false claims and carried out with a disturbing lack of transparency and lawfulness, put our democracy at risk. The dissolution of this sham voting commission represents a victory for voters everywhere and the protection of our country's democratic process.
Press Release / Thursday Dec 21, 2017
MDP Corrects The Record on Collins's Spin In Wake of Broken Promises
Augusta, MAINE – In the wake of Senator Susan Collins’s stunning broken promise to Mainers, the Maine Democratic Party is correcting the record on the dizzying spin she put forward to try to explain away her failure.
Press Release / Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
MDP Chair Bartlett Responds to Senator Collins’s Latest Broken Promise
Augusta, MAINE – In response to Senator Collins breaking her repeated promise to pass her so-called healthcare fixes before the end of the year, Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett released the following statement:
Press Release / Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
MDP on Passage of GOP Tax Scam
Augusta, Maine — Maine Democratic Party Chair Phil Bartlett released the following statement after Congressman Bruce Poliquin and Senator Susan Collins voted to pass a tax bill that takes billions from hardworking families to give to the wealthiest 1% and large corporations:
"We are deeply disappointed in Senator Collins and Congressman Poliquin for helping to ram through an unfair, partisan bill that will do little to help Maine’s hardworking middle-class but a lot to help the wealthy.
Blog / Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Review: Susan Collins’s Tax Bill Flip-Flops
Senator Susan Collins made a lot of promises during the debate on the Republican tax bill, many of which she simply didn’t seem bothered to keep and many of which still remain unfulfilled. Below is a review of what Senator Collins said she originally wanted in a tax bill versus what she actually voted to approve:
Press Release / Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Mayhew Declares Support for Harmful GOP Tax Bill; Other Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Silent
Maine’s Democratic candidates for Governor, meanwhile, have unequivocally stated their opposition to the harmful bill.
