Hi, this is Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor with the Weekly Republican Radio Address. Imagine you are on a boat that is taking on water. The passengers — Maine taxpayers — are desperately bailing water just to keep the boat afloat. You want to inspect the boat, find out where the water is
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January 27, 2026 Good evening, I am House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor. It’s from the perspective of a husband, father of three, lobsterman, and taxpaying, bill paying Mainer that I deliver tonight’s response. Tonight, the Governor delivered her State of the State address. But the real state of Maine isn’t
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Mainers Need Tax Relief This is Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor with the Weekly Republican Address. Governor Janet Mills recently directed the State Tax Assessor not to conform Maine’s 2025 tax code with several federal tax-relief provisions contained in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” “Conformity” simply means Maine mirrors the federal tax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2025 AUGUSTA – Republican lawmakers from the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, along with several state Representatives and Senators, have called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to revoke all remaining Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases. In a letter
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Legislators thank President Trump and call for further action to revoke existing offshore wind permits and leases that threaten the Gulf of Maine STATE HOUSE – Republican members of Maine’s House and Senate have written a letter to President Donald J. Trump thanking him for taking swift action to protect the Gulf of Maine and
AUGUSTA – Yesterday, members of the Maine Service Employees Association released a letter of no confidence in Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) Director Bobbi Johnson. Signed by 145 caseworkers, community care workers and case aides, the letter points to the continued failure of OCFS and its parent agency, the Maine Department of Health and
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House Republicans came within 21 votes of being the majority party and 60 votes of taking control of the Maine House This is House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor with the Weekly Republican Address. Maine legislative Republicans do well when voter turnout is the highest. That was again the case on November
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Statement from Maine House Republican Leader Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) July 16, 2024 Our success as a nation is based on a foundation of freedom; the freedom to choose our own destinies, practice our faith as we please and to say what we want without persecution. These principles of freedom are a beacon
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Maine Republicans remain hopeful going into 2024 This is House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor with the weekly Republican address. As Maine observes the holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, House Republicans join everyone in focusing on faith and family. This Christmas, we give special thanks for people that recognize human needs
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
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