To my Family, Friends, and Supporters:
Welcome to my website! With the Legislature in full swing, here is brief update of what we are working on.
The biggest and greatest news for us was the signing of the stimulus bill in which Maine is slated to recieve $1.13 billion. We are now able to put back into edcuation the $262 million that was taken out in the supplemental budget, designate $133 million to transportation projects, and reimburse Medicaid by $470 million.
Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Ryan Low will oversee the stimulus funding. In order to provide transparency, a website will be created for folks to monitor where the money is going.
Some legislation currently before the House include: water regulation, cell phone restrictions, reducing the size of the Legislature, campaign reform, grassroots lobbing reform, modifing the Citizens Initative process, and last but not least, the heated Equal Marriage bill. In total before sessions end we will have worked on over 2,000 bills. Quite a big task, but we are up for the job! To see any information on bill status or for general info, go to www.maine.gov, then click on the legislature.
The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee has scheduled joint public hearings with all other legislative committees to review the portion of the budget in which they oversee. On Wednesday March 4th the Insurance and Financial Services Committee where I serve, is scheduled to meet with them to review the Dirigo Choice Program.
Being your Representative is a complete honor and the trust you put in me l will work hard to keep. There are several ways to keep in touch with me. One is through this site, another is to use my personal email address at TMorrison16@msn.com and finally by cell phone at 207-831-0828.
All My Best,
Terry