Press Releases
Gideon Statement on Drug Death Report from Attorney General’s Office
AUGUSTA - The Maine Attorney General’s Office’s released data today showing that 277 deaths were caused by drugs in January through September of 2019. The report forecasts total drug deaths for the year to be 4% higher than in 2018. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon...
read moreSpeaker Gideon Statement on 47th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
“Today, we remember and restate the guiding principle behind the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision: every person should be able to make their own choices about their bodies and their health. Despite this being the law for more than four decades, the rights...
read moreHouse Democratic Leadership Responds to Governor Mills State of the State Address
AUGUSTA - Tonight, Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the State address to a joint convention of the Maine Legislature. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following statement: “The State of the State address that I heard from Governor Mills...
read moreMaine Legislature to Reconvene for Second Regular Session
AUGUSTA - Wednesday, Jan. 8 marks the start of the Second Session of Maine’s 129th Legislature. Last year, the Legislature passed bills to expand health care coverage, reign in the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs, address climate change, lift up working...
read moreSpeaker Gideon Introduces Legislation to Cap the Cost of Insulin in Maine
LR 3128 - An Act To Save Lives by Capping the Out-of-pocket Cost of Certain Medications Approved by Legislative Council AUGUSTA - Speaker of the House Sara Gideon (D-Freeport) introduced an after-deadline bill that would cap out-of-pocket insurance expenses for...
read moreSpeaker Gideon Releases Statement on Legislative Council
AUGUSTA - Maine’s Legislative Council, a bipartisan committee comprising members of House and Senate leadership, took a number of votes on the 399 bills under consideration for the second session of the 129th legislature. 134 bills were approved, with an appeals...
read moreGideon Initiatives to Expand Workforce, Increase Voter Participation, and Reduce Property Taxes Become Law
Multiple priority initiatives sponsored by Speaker of the House Sara Gideon will become Maine law today, including a new property tax reduction fund, expanded access to reproductive health care, and an automatic voter registration system.
read moreSpeaker Gideon Urges NOAA to Reassess Burdensome Regulatory Proposal
After providing public comment at the August 14 scoping meeting in Waldoboro, Speaker Sara Gideon submitted a formal letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service urging more significant data gathering before final enactment of the Take Reduction Plan for Atlantic Large Whales.
read moreSpeaker Gideon Legislation to Upgrade Culverts Passes as Part of Transportation Bond
AUGUSTA - Speaker Sara Gideon’s legislation to upgrade culverts, making critical habitat and safety improvements, passed as a part of LD 1850 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities. This $4,000,000...
read moreRADIO ADDRESS: Affordability and Accessibility – Real Healthcare Reform
No matter where you live in the state the challenges we face when it comes to affording and accessing adequate healthcare are staggering. Whether it be an unaffordable deductible, a two hour or more drive to see a specialist, an unexpected diagnosis or an emergency room visit, many of us are one step away from an impossible situation. This legislative session, we took action.
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