“If it’s gonna go against the Second Amendment, there’s no compromise,” LePage said at the press conference. “The Constitution is very clear, and I do not support any restrictions on the Second Amendment to the Constitution.”

This proposed rule would weaken longstanding civil service protections that promote merit-based employment, due process and the recruitment and retention of skilled workers.

The SMASH 2.0 Act would provide our communities with further protection from vector-borne diseases and their complications, promoting health and reducing healthcare costs.

Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance – they have the potential to transmit dangerous diseases which threaten American public health.

Acting to prevent the spread of such diseases is essential to protect the health of Maine people and Americans nationwide.

By stripping away the procedures that keep discipline fair for civilian employees doing the work of naval readiness... the proposed rule introduces costly unpredictability in the workforce and needlessly undermines readiness.

Obviously, I'm disappointed in that decision, which turned abortion issues back to the states. It has not had an impact on the state of Maine.

We, therefore, ask you to withdraw OPM and MSPB’s proposed rule, 'Promoting Employee Accountability,' and consider alternatives that preserve federal workers’ longstanding civil service protections.

The Coast Guard is one of Maine's most important federal partners, protecting our maritime economy, conducting lifesaving search and rescue missions, and safeguarding our national security.

Moreover, as Members of Congress who represent nearly eight thousand civilian workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, we are concerned about the proposed rule’s impact on workers essential to our national security.

We’ve gotta stop this, we’ve gotta stop ICE operations in Maine, but in the meantime we have to fight for each and every person who is allowed to be here and who is our friends and neighbors and coworkers.

We are concerned this will increase attrition in the critical and experienced workforce that keeps our submarine fleet ready.

Protecting MaineCare from fraud and abuse is essential to making sure that healthcare remains available for the people and families who rely on it and that taxpayer dollars are invested responsibly.

We, therefore, ask you to withdraw OPM and MSPB's proposed rule.

This proposed rule would weaken longstanding civil service protections that promote merit-based employment, due process and the recruitment and retention of skilled workers.

I believe, as I said, that it should be coordinated with and, the information should be shared with local and, and state officials, with the attorney general's office, with the governor's office.

I will vote against this nomination.

Mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit are continual threats to all Americans.