Maine small business owners endorse Gideon for Senate
Members of the Maine Small Business Coalition (MSBC), a group that represents 4,000 small businesses across Maine, endorsed Democrat Sara Gideon for U.S. Senate at a virtual forum on Tuesday.
The small business owners said that Gideon earned their support over Sen. Susan Collins because of the incumbent’s insufficient record on addressing climate change, her votes imperiling health care through the Affordable Care Act, and her role is passing tax cuts that tilted the playing field in favor of large corporations over small businesses.
Eleanor Kinney, a farmer and owner of River House, a farm-to-table restaurant on the Damariscotta River, said Collins has not taken action on keeping fossil fuels in the ground.
“We are very, very focused on sustainability,” Kinney said. “I want a champion in the Senate who shares those values. And I do not feel that about Susan Collins, I do not feel that she has been a consistent advocate for combating climate change. She does say that she believes climate change is real and that she supports job creation and renewable energy. But those are the easy positions.”
Read more: https://mainebeacon.com/maine-small-business-owners-endorse-gideon-for-senate/
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Happy to hear this. 