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SenatorBrakey

@senatorbrakey

Candidate for US Senate. Maine State Senator. Liberty Republican.

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey May 10, 2018, 6:36 PM UTC

6th Graders Vote to Cut the Income Tax

Glad to join Ms. Shirley Jackson’s 6th Grade class today at Minot Consolidated School as I lead them through a mock legislature. Appointing them each members of the Maine House of Representatives for…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey May 10, 2018, 2:33 PM UTC

New Video! “Defending the Flame of Liberty”

https://youtu.be/J8D4m6h7FJ0 Since I accepted the Republican nomination for US Senate at the Maine Republican Convention this past weekend, hundreds have been asking for the video that played just be…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey May 10, 2018, 2:22 PM UTC

Brakey’s Back!

What a crazy several months it has been. While the Maine State Senate has been in session since January, I have sadly neglected posting to Steemit — but I’m back! Look for more content coming soon!

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Jan 8, 2018, 4:27 PM UTC

Senator Brakey: Jeff Sessions is Wrong & Cannabis Is Protected by the Constitution

The 10th Amendment means cannabis policy is the prerogative of the states. Jeff Sessions should read the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. “The powers not delegated to the United States by theCons…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Jan 7, 2018, 12:44 AM UTC

Sen. Brakey: “No More Welfare for Dictators”

Foreign aid is taking money from poor people in a rich country and giving it to rich people in a poor country. Our government is not giving aid to foreign people. Our tax dollars are being sent to fo…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Jan 7, 2018, 12:39 AM UTC

Sen. Brakey Visits Augusta Gun Show

A great time at the Augusta Gun Show today talking 2nd Amendment rights and other issues with all who have braved the cold to come out to the Augusta Civic Center. Thanks to everyone who has taken th…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Dec 9, 2017, 9:25 PM UTC

RADIO INTERVIEW: Who owns your paycheck? You or the government?

Who owns your paycheck? You or the government? That's the discussion today in my tax reform interview on WGAN News "Inside Maine" with Eric Lusk. Full interview available here: https://soundcloud.com…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Dec 8, 2017, 9:27 PM UTC

Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit Of The Department Of Defense

Huge News! NPR reported today that, for the first time ever, the Department of Defense will receive an audit. NPR Story here: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/08/569394885/pentagon-ann…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Dec 7, 2017, 5:57 PM UTC

My Recent Tax Reform Op-Ed in the Bangor Daily News

Angus King failed Maine on tax reform Last week, the Senate passed a tax reform bill that will benefit Maine families and small businesses. It’s the first such major reform in more than 30 years, and…

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SenatorBrakey
@senatorbrakey Dec 7, 2017, 5:41 PM UTC

To Fight Income Inequality: More Free Markets, Less Corporate Welfare

Recently, an individual asked me about my views on income inequality. Its a topic worthy of discussion. First, we must acknowledge that every society will have income inequality of some kind or anoth…

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