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AFA Committee Reconvenes, Votes on Urgent Spending Package
After an abrupt end of session last month, the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee (AFA) reconvened and unanimously supported a $41 million dollar spending package, which addresses a number of outstanding issues critical to the health and well-being of thousands of Mainers.
read moreGideon Statement on Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit Decision
The Maine Superior Court issued a decision ordering the LePage Administration to implement the voter-approved Medicaid Expansion law and file a State Plan Amendment. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following statement:
read moreHouse Democrats will stay at the table, fight for hardworking Mainers
Read this column from Speaker Gideon published in the Portland Press Herald. House Democrats remain at the table. We will give House Republicans another opportunity to come back, finish their work and display the leadership Mainers expect by calling for a special session. Because we believe in looking out for each other. We believe in the future of our state. And we won’t give up.
read moreDemocratic Radio Address
Speaker of the House: House Democrats remain committed to addressing the issues facing Maine.
read moreGideon Response to LePage Radio Address
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following in response to Governor LePage’s latest weekly radio address.
read moreHouse Democratic Leaders Issue Statement on Adjournment Order
The 128th session of the Maine Legislature adjourned sine die after House Republicans voted against an amended extension order presented by Speaker of the House Sara Gideon. The order was for a three day extension, with Gideon providing a work outline and clear expectations regarding outstanding business.
read moreGideon Statement on Veto Override of Narcan Bill
AUGUSTA - With strong, bipartisan support in both chambers of the Legislature, Governor Paul LePage’s veto of Speaker of the House Sara Gideon’s legislation, LD 1892, An Act To Clarify the Prescribing and Dispensing of Naloxone Hydrochloride by Pharmacists, was...
read moreGideon Statement on Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit
Today, Maine Equal Justice Partners will be filing a lawsuit against the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Superior Court that seeks to compel the state to implement Medicaid expansion. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following statement:
read moreStatement on LePage Veto of Narcan Distribution Legislation
Despite strong, bipartisan support in the Legislature, Governor Paul LePage issued a veto of Speaker of the House Sara Gideon’s legislation. She released the following statement.
read moreGideon Statement in Response to LePage Radio Address
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following in response to Governor LePage’s latest weekly radio address…
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