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republican governor paul lepage says opening up the program to more poor adults threatens the state's financial stability and that lawmakers shouldn't raise taxes to pay for it. >> you have to pay for the law, it's going to cost money, and i intend to implement it, and the legislature is required to fund it. if they do not fund it, it will not be implemented. >> reporter: lepage has been in power for seven years and, because of term limits, is heading into his final year in office. he vetoed five medicaid expansion bills passed by the legislature before voters approved it at the ballot box. lepage says lawmakers must now pay for the new law without raising taxes or dipping into the state's rainy day fund. and he warns that the expansion could threaten services for people with disabilities and the elderly. >> when able bodied people, who are able and should be working, choose not to work, then i don't think it's society's responsibility to cover their insurance at the expense of our mentally ill, our disabled, and our elderly. we're asking hard working maine families to pick up the ext

missouri state senate seat, as well as rick scott in florida, governor who may -- it looks in maine, paul lepagecompliment, look at how he's under siege in russia and the whole narrative is turned and there is no rush inclusion and we see the collusion is instead of hillary clinton and these other agencies potentially. then his thoughts pass one of the most historic tax forms in american history. the fact these candidates want the president says what you need to know about his electoral effort. ed: do you hear that right now this work is that alien life or what is that? wait. the pentagon has been investigating this. please do million dollars of your money to study alien visits and guess who decided to order up your money be spent on this, yes, harry reid, former summit democratic leader. he comes out and says look the truth is out there. seriously. rachel: wow. pete: the guy is from nevada, right? seven he's also of boxer. pete: $22 million, drop in the bucket federal budget. it's a lot of money for all of us but what if they are out there? channeling clayton moore what if they are out there? s