President Trump has kept another campaign promise. He signed a bill, the “right to try,” bill yesterday allowing terminally ill patients access to experimental medical treatments not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Trump thanked Sen. Joe Donnelly (D) for his work on getting it passed.
05-31-18 Conversations Needed
Part 1: We need to start by working on the things that we agree on and getting them passed. We can disagree on things and work that out, but we need to find our common ground and work together on the things that we can. We don’t need a rigid ideal in leadership.
Part 2: Ray gets a note from Joe Bruno that the drug Naloxone will be available tomorrow. Ray goes into a monologue about the age when someone is considered an adult.
05-31-18 David Ciullo
Part 1: Ray is joined by David Ciullo of Career Management Services and Dale Carnegie Maine, he also hosts The H.R. PowerHour on WLOB Radio. They talk about the minimum wage debate. The market will take care of itself. They talk about training wage for someone’s first job. There are a lot of limitations put on the work a 14/15 yo can do in the workplace. Dave will have two gubernatorial candidates, Mary Mayhew and Shawn Moody, on his show H.R. PowerHour this Saturday starting at 10am.
Part 2: Ray takes a call from someone who continues the discussion on minimum wage.
05-31-18 Marty Grohman
Part 1: Ray hits on the double standard and Bob gives another 100 Things to do in Portland Before You Die event. State Rep. Marty Grohman (District 12) joins us again. He is officially on the ballot for 1st District Congressman. He is running against Chellie Pingree (D) and Mark Holbrook (R). Marty is an Independent and that lets him work with both sides without being beholding to one party. Ray and Marty talk about welfare benefits. Ray asks Marty what party would he caucus with if he is elected.
Part 2: Ray and Marty talk about the Recovery Workforce Job Fair in Biddeford coming up on Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT. To learn more about his campaign, volunteer or donate his website is www.martygrohman.com. You can also learn more about him on Facebook or his personal website.