Here are three examples of Mike Michaud in action: — In 2009, Michaud introduced HR 763, which sought to increase the maximum truck weight limit on Maine’s interstate highways. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a nearly identical bill in the Senate. In 2011, both were folded into HR 2112, which included a 20-year extension on the higher limits. — Michaud has influenced numerous veteran bills, including the 2008 Veterans Mental Health and Other Care Improvement Act and the Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009. This helped bring federal funding to Maine for the Community Based Outpatient Clinic for veterans in Lewiston and the creation of the Aroostook County-based Project ARCH, part of a pilot program to better serve rural veterans. — Michaud was the original author of a bill to create the Northern Border Regional Commission, which was enacted in the 2008 Farm Bill. Several large grants have come to Maine through the commission, including $250,000 for the Eastport Port Authority, $200,000 for a Van Buren vegetable processing plant owned by Northern Girl and $250,000 for facilities investments to aid the 2014 World Acadian Congress. ---Christopher Cousins BAngor Daily News “When you have someone like Michael going to work on ‘good government’ things, you’ve got someone pretty dedicated,” said GOP Cong. Stephen Buyers (IN). “Because so many members and senators are interested on working on issues that get headlines, and that wasn’t Michael.”
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:22:25 +0000
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