Spending is more important to Democrats than helping the people back home The Supplemental budget that just passed over Republican opposition, when combined with the partisan budget passed in March, is nothing to cheer about. It represents a failure to govern in a manner that includes the needs of all Mainers, especially those that work …
Federal government get’s smacked down for “egregious” misuse of power against lobster industry. Maine House Republicans are pleased to report that the Maine Lobster Industry has won a huge victory in Federal Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals D.C. Circuit’s ruling vacates NOAA’s biology-based opinion. This is the opinion off which the agency was imposing …
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Over the next two years, state government will spend close to $11 billion without one penny returned to you in income tax relief This is House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. For months, Republicans have responsibly called for tax relief. Mindful that Democrats want to spend taxpayer money and …
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By House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (Published in the Bangor Daily News 3-29-23 Democrats’ may spend over $10.3 billion of tax revenue in the next two years – an increase of 20% from the governor’s last biennial budget proposal. During last week’s budget negotiations, House Republicans proposed to provide an additional $200 million in …
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By House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham The decision by legislative Democrats and Governor Mills to ram through a partisan budget, then shut the legislature down three months before our work is done, is disappointing. Maine people want us to work together to solve problems. Rather than giving tax relief to its citizens or fighting …
STATE HOUSE– Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) announced today that his bill to provide funding for the lobster legal defense fund will have a Public Hearing Thursday. The bill is funded by license fees fishermen pay to support the State’s lobster industry by reimbursing a statewide association of individuals engaged in commercial lobster fishing …
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Opinion piece published by the Maine Wire The recent announcement by Maine’s second largest union, MSEA-SEIU Local 1989, that it has filed a prohibited practices complaint with the Maine Labor Relations Board against Governor Janet Mills and her administration got my attention. The complaint alleges that her Administration engaged in bad-faith bargaining and used unlawful …
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Governor’s ‘Offshore Wind Roadmap’ is really a plan to pollute the marine environment, endanger whales, harm Maine’s fishing industry, and increase electric bills AUGUSTA – House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) and Republican members of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee today responded to the Offshore Wind Plan announced by Governor Mills. The …
Maine Legislature AUGUSTA – February marks Black History Month, an annual celebration to honor the achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. In recognition, the Maine Legislature passed two Joint Resolutions paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship …
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This is House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. The 131st Legislature has now officially been sworn in, and we started our work on day one. I want to congratulate those who won, and salute the families and loved ones that attended the opening ceremony. The composition of the Legislature …
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