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On Tuesday afternoon, a group of Democratic and Republican leaders met in the office Senate President Kevin Raye, R-Perry, to consider amendments to the bill.
Sen. Justin Alfond, D-Portland, who attended the meeting, said Republicans rejected the Democrats’ primary objective: to delay a vote until the Maine Bureau of Insurance completes an actuarial study that will determine the bill’s impact on policyholders.
Republicans aren’t interested in the study, Alfond said. “It appears they are going to move ahead blindly.”
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