Chairman Bennett issues a statement regarding Senate President Thibodeau's Press Conference

"I commend President Thibodeau for his steady stewardship of the Maine Senate under the Constitution and the proper rules of order.  As a former Senate President, I know the difficult role he has to appropriately lead the institution as a Constitutional officer and as the leading Republican in the Senate.

"President Thibodeau is right to call out the Democrat leadership for putting political advantage ahead of exercising their sober duties of office.

"President Thibodeau's measured leadership stands in stark contrast to the zealous efforts by Speaker Mark Eves and other Democrat leaders to have a costly, open-ended legislative session to re-litigate and overturn the 2014 election results."

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