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This afternoon, the Governor of Washington State, Jay Inslee, is joining Janet Mills to talk about Medicaid expansion.
Janet Mills has been a vocal supporter of expanding Medicaid, despite the challenges it presents to our state, including the complete absence of sustainable funding. While Janet Mills is already a familiar name here in Maine, Jay Inslee is not. Let us do you the favor of introducing Governor Inslee and some of the ways he will advise funding Medicaid: "The governor’s supplemental budget also includes nearly $162 million to cover anticipated shortfalls in the state’s Medicaid program" https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-releases-supplemental-budget-proposal-including-full-funding-basic-education-2018 "Many Democrats said the plan puts too heavy a burden on Seattle-area homeowners who could see their tax bills rise by hundreds of dollars a year." https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-and-king-county-end-up-paying-a-significantly-larger-bill-here/ "To backfill the withdrawal, Inslee, a Democrat, said he’ll once again propose a tax on carbon pollution" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-proposes-tapping-reserves-carbon-tax-in-new-plan-to-fully-fund-education/ For any Mainers and Maine press attending the event today, we have a few questions that may be helpful to ask Governor Inslee and Activist AG Janet Mills: IS IT ADVISABLE TO MAKE LONG TERM SPENDING COMMITMENTS USING ONE TIME FUNDING? WHAT HAPPENS IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REDUCES MATCHING FUNDS? IS IT ADVISABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAID TO ABLE BODIED ADULTS WHILE THERE IS STILL A WAIT LIST FOR OUR ELDERLY TO RECEIVE MEDICAL SERVICES? HOW WILL THE STATE OF MAINE SUSTAINABLY FUND MEDICAID EXPANSION? HOW MUCH MORE CAN THE AVERAGE MAINE FAMILY EXPECT TO PAY IN TAXES? HOW MUCH MONEY WILL THIS TAKE OUT OF EDUCATION FUNDING? WASHINGTON STATE INCREASED ITS BUDGET 13.5% FROM THE LAST BIENNIAL BUDGET, COULD WE AFFORD THIS IN MAINE? HOW HAS THIS ALL BEEN WORKING OUT FOR SEATTLE? (https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/after-14-years-ive-had-it-im-leaving-seattle/) We look forward to some answers...
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For Immediate Release: July 10, 2018 Contact: Nina McLaughlin, nina@mainegop.com AUGUSTA - Maine Republican Party Chair Demi Kouzounas issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh: “President Trump kept yet another campaign promise to the American people with the nomination of strong Constitutionalist Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh has a distinguished career on the D.C. Circuit Court where he has a proven record of championing the rule of law and bringing common sense to the bench. Senator Angus King sadly made his decision to obstruct the President's nomination days before a nomination was made. Senator King must put aside Senator Chuck Schumer's political games and confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.” AUGUSTA – The Maine GOP issued the following statement in light of ranked-choice voting's continued mess:
“This is a farce,” said Maine GOP executive director Jason Savage. “First we were told Friday, then Monday, and then yesterday, that ranked-choice votes would be counted. Clearly RCV is not ready for prime time,” he said. “When out-of-state forces and Democrats combine to 'experiment' with our government, this is what we get. It should come as no surprise. This is just the most visible failure in a long line of failures of out-of-state money and Democrat politicians in Maine.” “What used to be simple is complicated. What used to be affordable is now expensive. What used to require few lawyers and bureaucrats now requires many. What used to be done in hours now takes days, maybe weeks. RCV has let the people of Maine down.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2018 Contact: Garrett Murch garrett@mainegop.com AUGUSTA - Today, Maine Republican Party Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas issued the following statement after Senator Angus King announced his plans to run for re-election as a so-called 'independent': "Angus King was a Democrat in the 1990's before running for Governor and destroying our state's finances. He is now trying to do the same as a Senator in Washington. On issue after issue, Angus King votes the way Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi want him to. The issue here is Angus King's destructive liberal tendencies and his authenticity. He has been pretending to be something he is not for so long that he has lost touch with the needs of Maine people. Angus King is no independent--not even close. He plays an independent in election year sound bites and tv ads, but still votes like an elite California liberal in the Senate. In contrast, Senator Eric Brakey is exactly who he says he is, and it shows. Defending freedom, reforming welfare and standing up for the working people of Maine is in Eric Brakey's DNA. We are eager to expose elite Angus King's fake independent act to Maine voters, and elect a person of real integrity, Eric Brakey, to replace him." FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2018 Contact: Garrett Murch garrett@mainegop.com AUGUSTA - Today, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage issued the following statement on the radical candidates and policies the Maine Democratic Party is considering at their convention this weekend: "From their platform to their roster of candidates, today we will see Maine Democrats embrace socialism and extremism as they make a boat load of promises they can't afford and probably have no intention to keep. A party that lacked the courage even to put forward a workable plan to fund Medicaid expansion without raising taxes or depleting emergency budget funds clearly has no plan to pay for all the 'free stuff' they will promise today. It is just a show to win votes and gain power with empty promises. What are they considering? Among other extreme and unworkable policies, Maine Democrats today are prioritizing spending more taxpayer money on state politician salaries and loosening their term limits. That's right, the Democratic Party leaders want pay raises for politicians and to keep them in office longer. On top of that, their platform says they want to make sure previous arrest and conviction records can't be used to deny people jobs. This is not just out of touch, it is dangerous. Maine Republicans stand ready to defeat another round of Democrat candidates who would prefer Venezuelan socialism to the strong, healthy and historic economic growth Republicans have brought back to Maine. Maine is in a strong position. Today will show Democrats only want to take us backward. The choice is clear: Republican advancement of freedom and economic growth, services for our truly vulnerable, and responsible use of taxpayer dollars versus the Democratic Party's socialist agenda of debt, dysfunction and economic despair." FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2018 Contact: Garrett Murch garrettmurch@mainegop.com AUGUSTA - Today, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage issued a statement regarding Senator Angus King's opposition to Gina Haspel to be the next director of the CIA, a nominee who has bipartisan support: "Gina Haspel should be confirmed by the United States Senate. Her track record is outstanding. It is hard to fathom that Senator King would oppose Gina Haspel after voting to confirm John Brennan for the same post. The same objections raised to Gina Haspel 's appointment - awareness of the detention and interrogation program - did not stop Senator King when he voted to confirm John Brennan. In fact, John Brennan was a senior official at the CIA when the program was put in place. Senator King is playing politics to oppose the first female director of the CIA and flip-flopping to curry favor with the powerful and extremist left. Shame on him. We don't play politics with national security. Mainers deserve better." PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATEL RELEASE: May 8, 2018 Contact: Garrett Murch, garrett@mainegop.com AUGUSTA – Today, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage issued the following statement after the resignation of Maine Gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills fundraiser, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. "Yesterday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned following shocking reports that he allegedly physically abused four women. But as recently as 2017, Schneiderman was raising an undisclosed amount of campaign cash for Democrat gubernatorial candidate Janet Mills. The New York Daily News reported at the time that, “The New York attorney general, who has received national attention for his numerous lawsuits against the Trump administration, has also headlined several other New York City events for Democrats across the country. Among them, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, who is running for governor, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who won reelection, and the Democratic delegation of the Virginia House of Delegates.” Schneiderman’s conduct is beyond reprehensible, and any politician associated with Schneiderman has a responsibility to speak out against him. Janet Mills has financially benefited from Eric Schneiderman. Will she return the campaign cash he raised for her?" PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATEL RELEASE: May 4, 2018 Contact: Garrett Murch, garrett@mainegop.com Citing the unique power of political parties to select nominees in a method they choose, party overwhelmingly rejects RCV, files suit in federal court AUGUSTA – In a show of overwhelming opposition to the complicated and unworkable ranked choice voting scheme being forced upon Maine voters, the Maine Republican Party convention this morning voted to reject ranked choice voting in Republican primaries and return to plurality elections to choose their nominees. “This is very simple,” said Jason Savage, executive director of the Maine Republican Party. “Our delegates, rules committee, state committee and candidates do not want to participate in this complicated and expensive system. We have a first amendment right to select our nominees the way we choose, and that will be in the traditional method. The winner with the most votes wins, and we will obey the principle of one man, one vote,” said Savage. After Republican delegates passed the change to party rules at their biennial state convention, the party's legal counsel filed a complaint in federal court to protect the party's First Amendment rights. “We feel the case law and precedent are clear, and that forcing Republicans to change the way we nominate our candidates is a clear violation of our First Amendment rights. We hope the court will expedite our request and act quickly to protect our right to select our nominee the way we choose,” said Mr. Savage. From Presidential nominations to local and county offices, legally recognized political parties have a unique and well-established right to control their own nominating processes. Today's action asserts that Republicans, in their official biennial rule-making process, object to the use of RCV in Republican primary elections and wish to continue choosing their nominees by traditional plurality elections. You can read the letter from the Maine Republican Party Rules Committee here. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2018
Contact: Garrett Murch garrettmurch@mainegop.com AUGUSTA - Today, Maine Republican Party Chair Dr. Demi Kouzounas released this statement following the Bangor Daily News reporting of many Maine Democrat candidates for Governor supporting the latest Maine People's Alliance push to raise taxes: "Just the other day it was reported that Maine is the 3rd highest taxed state in our country, when factoring in property, sales and income taxes. If we could tax our way to prosperity, we would be rich already. Democrats running for Governor who support this latest tax hike scheme are working for the Maine People's Alliance, not for the people of Maine. These Democrat politicians are frighteningly tone deaf and out of touch. We will never attract and keep the people we need in Maine by making it even more expensive to live and work here." FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2018
Contact: Garrett Murch garrettmurch@mainegop.com AUGUSTA - Today, Maine Republican Party Executive Director Jason Savage released this statement following the loss of Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy Eugene Cole: "Our deepest condolences go out to the family, friends and community of Sheriff's Deputy Eugene Cole. We are keeping them all in our continued prayers. No one deserves to lose their life for doing their job, especially when that job is protecting the safety and lives of others. This is a tragic reminder that we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the men and women who keep us safe." |
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