Obamacare threatens to sink the USS America

By Rep. Rich Cebra: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has some explaining to do. On March 14, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed that the cost of the so-called Obamacare initiative has doubled. Two years ago, when the Affordable Care Act passed the … Continue reading

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Catching Pigs- A Parable.

CATCHING PIGS-A PARABLE. There was a chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab, the professor noticed one young man, an exchange student, who kept rubbing … Continue reading

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East West Highway Study op-ed in the Portland Press Herald

By Rep. Rich Cebra and Sen. Ron Collins, House and Senate Chairs, Joint Standing Committee on Transportation. On February 19, 2012, the Maine Sunday Telegram questioned support for L.D. 1671’s State funding of an independent financial feasibility study of a proposal to build … Continue reading

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Condaleeza Rice sums up the Democrat Party in 75 words.

CONDI RICE SUMS UP THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN 75 WORDS: “If you are taught bitterness and anger, then you will believe you are a victim. You will feel aggrieved and the twin brother of aggrievment is entitlement. So now you think … Continue reading

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Busted: Uprooting the Culture of Corruption in Augusta

By Rep. Rich Cebra- When Republicans captured control of the Maine House and Senate in 2010 for the first time in decades, we got to work quickly. The state confronted major problems that had been ignored or swept under the … Continue reading

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Grassroots effort “True the Vote” moves forward where weak knee politicians lack courage to stop voter fraud

“I have worked on voter fraud issues, especially requiring Voter ID, for the last 2 years and would like to see this group take root here in Maine. I will help anyone who wants to work to secure our election process now, … Continue reading

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Rich Cebra’s comments at Republican Caucuses in February 2012

In 2004 I started my first House campaign with these simple words: “Lower taxes, less government, more opportunities for the people of Maine.” I spent 6 years in the minority and in those years I submitted dozens of principled, Republican issue … Continue reading

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MPBP Outlines Opposition To Provisions Of DHHS Budget

I WANT TO MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR, I SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR AND HIS LEADERSHIP ON MAKING THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES NEEDED TO FIX THE SYSTEM FOR THE LONG HAUL. I WILL NOT SUPPORT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL OUT OF APPROPRIATIONS WITHOUT CHANGES…Augusta … Continue reading

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State of Maine Welfare Waste and Fraud Reporting website.

Over the last few years I have worked hard on Welfare Reform issues and in my many travels around Western Maine the single most common comments and questions I hear and receive are about people abusing the Welfare system, what I call … Continue reading

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IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAINE AGAIN!

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAINE AGAIN! I’d like you to imagine what it would be like if our government was accountable, responsible and delivered measurable results on the many issues causing great concern among it’s citizens.  We’ve come a … Continue reading

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