DEMOCRATIC LEADERS RESPOND TO LEPAGE’S OUT OF LINE COMMENTS TO PINGREE
Augusta—Democratic leaders issued a response to Governor LePage’s letter to Congresswoman Pingree today. The letter to Pingree was in response to Pingree’s request to Secretary of Health and Human Service’s Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius seeking clarification of the Maintenance of Effort waivers requested by LePage. See letter from LePage to Pingree: LePage letter to Pingree 11JUL2012 “Congresswoman...
CNN: Maine gov apologizes for ‘Gestapo’ remark
CNN Political Unit (CNN) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage apologized Monday for referring to the Internal Revenue Service as the “Gestapo” in his weekly radio address over the weekend. “It was not my intent to insult anyone, especially the Jewish Community, or minimize the fact that millions of people were murdered,” the Republican governor said...
Alfond and Cain demand public apology from LePage for “ignorant” and “intentionally offensive” language
LePage’s “Gestapo” Comment “Intentionally Offensive” and “Ignorant” Democratic leaders issue statement calling for apology and end of hostile language AUGUSTA—Senate and House Democratic leaders issued statements in response to Governor Paul LePage’s comparison of the IRS to Hitler’s Gestapo. The comparison was part of LePage’s attack on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the individual...
