The majority party must listen to the industry leaders here in Maine, put pressure on the President, and move forward with an economic policy that works for us and not against us.
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Maine people are not interested in personal, retaliatory politics. They are focused on the high cost of goods here at home.
If the President’s misguided trade war further escalates, the processed lobsters could be taxed again when they are shipped back from Canada to the United States.
Now this new escalation of the trade war with Canada – ‘the dumbest trade war’ according to the Wall Street Journal – is going to make things even worse.
Maine’s lobstermen are some of the most determined and resilient members of Maine’s workforce.
I said to the Secretary was, we want a full, transparent and open investigation of this matter.
As the Secretary of Defense, you are accountable to the men and women who serve our nation. It is time for you to demonstrate leadership, rather than peddle excuses. The servicemembers we send into harm’s way deserve nothing less.
Our sailors and Marines signed up to serve and to be treated with respect. They did not sign up to be kept at sea indefinitely with no announced return date and, by multiple accounts, without reliable food, hot water, or working plumbing.
She has been a champion for canceling medical debt, expanding childcare, guaranteeing paid family leave, and building an economy that works for the many, not the few.
She understands, as I do, that healthcare is a human right, that no one working full time should live in poverty, and that billionaires must finally pay their fair share of taxes.
This is the future of the Democratic Party. They say Florida is a red state. I don’t believe that’s true.
Angie’s campaign is proof that Florida voters are looking for candidates who will fight for them and who will take on the greed of the billionaire class.
Ensure dairy farmers do not face yet another cost increase on their balance sheets.
Protect Franklin County’s agricultural economy. Respect your workers’ constitutional right to collectively bargain.
That responsibility means making sure the constitutional rights of your workers to unionize and collectively bargain are fully respected.
Do the right thing. Reverse your decision to idle the St. Albans plant and creamery.
DFA has a responsibility to the workers, farmers, and community members who have built and supported this facility for generations.
This decision will have a devastating impact on your workers, their families, Vermont dairy farmers, and the entire St. Albans community.