Ray welcomes the President of the Maine Senate, Troy Jackson. He is a Democratic State Senator from Maine’s 1st Senate District, representing much of the northern Maine, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. They discuss some of the plans that is in store for Maine’s Senate. Ray asks him about what will the funding of the upcoming budget. He labels himself as a fiscally conservative and believes that is prudent to look at all sides of the bills brought forth. Ray ask Troy about LD 1 – “An Act to Protect Health Care Coverage for Maine Families.” and is this a first step to single payer insurance for Maine. Ray asks about the individual mandate.