Archives for "June, 2010"
Rally Set to Urge Senator’s Snowe and Collins to Support the Jobs Bill
Hundreds plan to rally tomorrow in Lobsterman’s Park in Portland to urge Senator’s Snowe and Collins to support H.R. 4213, an important jobs bill! Will you be there? Here are the event details: Where: Lobsterman’s Park, in front of the Nickelodeon Theatre in Portland When: Wednesday, June 30th at 12:00pm H.R. 4213 will extend unemployment [...]
Advocates Urge Congress to Extend Unemployment Benefits, Health Care Assistance, and Aid to States
From the Maine Center for Economic Policy: Augusta, Maine (Thursday, June 3, 2010)— Advocates supporting the extension of critical federal support for economic recovery today called on the members of Maine’s Congressional Delegation to continue their support for important federal assistance to state Medicaid programs to help states, like Maine facing significant fiscal crisis, as [...]
Maine’s Budget in Jeopardy
Next week H.R. 4213, also known as the Extenders Bill, heads to the U.S. Senate for a vote. This bill plays a vital role in protecting health care services for Maine families and health care job in Maine. Sadly however, this bill and Maine’s budget are now in jeopardy! Originally the bill was supposed to [...]