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Issues
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Get Mainers Back to Work
Too many Mainers are out of work and I believe there are many more creative and effective ways that our government can encourage people to get back to work - methods that are either not being pursued aggressively enough, or not being pursued at all. I recently submitted a bill entitled "An Act to Establish the Maine Back to Work Program" to encourage Mainers to get back into the workforce by incentivizing the hiring of additional employees. This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more that we can do in order to show Maine businesses and workers that Augusta is interested in their well being. With the right bi-partisan leadership and the ability to look beyond our borders to other states we should be able to come up with a series of comprehensive initiatives that will successfully return unemployed Mainers back to the workplace, and encourage the creation of sustainable, good-wage jobs in our State.
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Reduce the Price of Health Insurance
Past attempts at government solutions have been well-intentioned but have driven up the cost of health insurance and failed to help insure more Mainers. I believe that fewer regulations and less taxes would result in more insurance companies doing business in Maine, creating more competition within the marketplace and resulting in lower prices for all of us.
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End Automatic Gas Tax Increases
Each Year, Maine's gas tax automatically increases. In these times of high fuel prices, this is unacceptable. I will put a stop to automatic gas tax increases and demand a vote of the whole legislature on any tax increase.
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Innovative Energy, Boost Our Economy
Maine's natural resources put us in a unique position to become a leader in alternative energy research and development. Augusta must lead the way in making alternative energy possible and affordable in our state - and it MUST be cost effective. So many options are available and if we can think outside of the box and do away with the not-in-my-backyard attitude we will find ourselves among the leaders in low-cost energy and energy independence.
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