It is truly astonishing that the governor is trying to put the state into the insurance business.
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We went into these budget negotiations with a few major goals. Foremost, we wanted to avoid borrowing any money, given the states large existing debt load. We also wanted to provide money for roads, because obviously they need work. And we wanted to begin paying off the hospital debt. This budget meets all those objectives.David Bowles
At times when leadership was frustrated, I'm sure they were frustrated as well. They kept an even keel and kept us on the right path. Republicans went into this budget with very little expectation that we would be standing here today having participated fully in the budget process. ... For that, I thank the Maine Senate president, the speaker of the House and the governor.
David Bowles
This has resulted in a huge increase in the legal and illegal trade. With certain species going for 10,000 on the black market, it can be very lucrative.
David Bowles
Given the fact that Maine has raised its minimum wage each year for the last five years, that our minimum wage is currently 1.35 above the federal minimum wage and that Maine experienced a net loss of 600 jobs in 2005, one would wonder how it could possibly be true that raising the minimum wage again is going to improve our economy.
David Bowles
We think that it goes a long ways toward bringing a greater element of fairness into the committee process.
David Bowles
We acknowledge that the officer was in a difficult position. It was not our attention to harass him, and this was not a witch-hunt. We just don't know how near to death the cat was after it had been run over.
David Bowles
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