Press Releases
SPEAKER GIDEON PRESENTS LD 2105 – An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Emergency Medical Bills
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon today presented LD 2105 - An Act To Protect Consumers from Surprise Emergency Medical Bills. This bill amends Maine’s existing law providing consumer protection for surprise medical bills to include surprise bills for emergency...
read moreSpeaker Gideon Testimony in Support of LD 2094
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act AUGUSTA - Speaker Sara Gideon spoke in support of "An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian...
read moreSPEAKER GIDEON PRESENTS LD 1613 – An Act Regarding Women’s Health and Economic Security
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon today presented a LD 1613, "An Act Regarding Women's Health and Economic Security,” before the Legislature’s Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services. Due to the withdrawal of statewide grantee Maine Family Planning...
read moreSpeaker Gideon Presents the Made for Maine Health Coverage Act
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon today presented a LD 2007, “An Act To Enact the Made for Maine Health Coverage Act and Improve Health Choices in Maine,” before the Legislature’s Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services. LD 2007 was introduced by...
read moreSpeaker Gideon Bill to Support Public Transit Becomes Law
LD 2009 - An Act To Permit the Expansion of Municipal Membership of the Greater Portland Transit District AUGUSTA - Speaker of the House Sara Gideon’s legislation, LD 2009 - An Act To Permit the Expansion of Municipal Membership of the Greater Portland Transit...
read moreGideon 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...
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