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Maine should reduce total state spending below current levels.

Maine's two-year general fund budget is roughly $12 billion. This would shrink overall state spending rather than hold it steady or let it grow.

Bobby Charles

Republican

Agree

It's double what it was seven years ago. We will get rid of all of that waste.

Press quote · Apr 20, 2025 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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- Debate recording March 24, 2026 Maine Republican gubernatorial primary debate, 'A Clash in the Queen City,' hosted by The Maine Wire/Maine Policy Institute in Bangor (How verified)
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