Tom Allen
Tom Allen
Thomas Hodge "Tom" Allenis a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maine's 1st congressional district, and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2008 against Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Allen lost to Collins...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 April 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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I find hard to believe we are having this hearing today to consider $10 billion in cuts to Medicaid, ... Survivors of Hurricane Katrina are now scattered across the country and in need of significantly more Medicaid resources than they did before.
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We had the game wrapped up and let up. We didn't take care of business.
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We chose this design because it allows Vela the flexibility to serve our customers.
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Both CEI and the Genesis Fund have proven track records in providing financing services to support affordable housing and community development projects in target Maine communities, ... CEI will use its grant to supply equity capital for its affordable housing initiatives in Western Maine. The Genesis Fund grant will enable the organization to provide permanent financing for both affordable housing and community facility projects in underserved Maine communities. These CDFI grants are yet another example of how a modest investment of federal aid can go a long way in making it possible for Maine people to address important community needs.
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I would like to see our commercial fees competitive with the cities. As a matter of fact, I would like to see a little bit of an incentive.
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We feel he really developed in the offseason. He worked very, very hard.
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He's a great athlete and is going to play both ways for us at wide receiver and corner back.
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We had our best two practices of the year on Monday and Tuesday. I think the kids hopefully understand the sense or urgency we have now. We just (have) to get better every day.
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But David is the starter for sure. He's done a great job to put himself in position to physically be able to play the position. So we know he can get the job done.
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Peter Wiley was both my valued colleague and dear friend. My staff and I are all in shock at his untimely passing.
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Obviously, we have our hands full. They've got a great offense, and we're working our tails off to try to slow them down.
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I have a problem with the way we're getting to the finish line on privatization. . . . Sometimes, it costs us money. It costs us embarrassment, too.
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We got a lot of guys in the mix at defensive tackle right now so we're not even 100 percent sure who the starters are going to be.
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(Tonight) showed our inexperience on defense. You can't simulate this kind of speed in practice, but, you can learn and get better playing the very best.