Chellie Pingree: “What this is attempting to address, many people don't have business contacts, or they didn't serve in politics before.”

I look forward to taking the debate stage, speaking directly to Maine voters about the issues that matter most and making clear what’s at stake in this election.

It’s a bad picture to start.

They took taxpayer dollars that were being invested in important projects that would have brought down the cost of energy for all of us and our communities, and they paid bribes and they paid out to utility companies to get them to turn in…

It’s just an outrageous use of the taxpayer dollars.