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Maine people have a live-and-let-live philosophy, and tend to be fair and open-minded.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Fair Maine Open-Minded People Philosophy Tend

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Having started and owned two small businesses, I know what a challenge it is to keep up with the rising costs of your employees' healthcare premiums.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Businesses Challenge Costs Employees Having Healthcare Keep Know Owned Rising Small Small Businesses Started Two Up Your

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Access to quality, affordable health care is particularly important here in Maine, where many of us own small businesses or are self-employed.

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Topics: Access Affordable Affordable Health Care Businesses Care Health Health Care Here Important Maine Many Own Particularly Quality Small Small Businesses Us Where

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When I was in the Maine Senate and proposed Maine RX - a plan to lower prescription drug costs by forcing the pharmaceutical companies to negotiate - I was told by many people that it was too big an idea, and we couldn't overcome opposition from the drug companies.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Big Companies Costs Forcing Idea Lower Maine Many Negotiate Opposition Overcome People Pharmaceutical Plan Prescription Proposed Senate Too

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I think we've found a better solution on North Haven and Vinalhaven: Instead of paying increasing expensive electric bills every month, with the money going out of our community, out of state, and even out of the country, the wind turbines bring the promise of decades of steady rates with the money staying right here.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Better Bills Bring Community Country Decades Electric Even Every Expensive Found Going Haven Here Increasing Instead Money Month North Our Our Community Out Paying Promise Rates Right Solution State Staying Steady Think Wind I Think

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The founding leaders of our country believed in a three-part sharing of governmental power, with each branch jealously watching the actions of the other two.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Actions Believed Branch Country Each Founding Leaders Other Our Power Sharing Two Watching

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No one branch of the U.S. government should have supremacy over the other two.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Branch Government Other Over Should Supremacy Two U.s. Government

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Net Neutrality - a guiding principle of the Internet since its beginning - means that content is all treated equally.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Beginning Content Equally Guiding Internet Means Net Neutrality Principle Since Treated

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As president of Common Cause, I joined a coalition of groups ranging from the Christian Coalition to Consumers Union, and we went to Congress with over a million signatures asking that Net Neutrality be made law.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Asking Cause Christian Coalition Common Congress Consumers Groups Joined Law Made Million Net Neutrality Over President Union

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We need to make Net Neutrality the law. We need to elect a Congress that will make it a priority to keep this important principal intact - and insure equal and open access to the Internet for all.

~Chellie Pingree

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: April 2nd, 1955

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