Austin Theriault: “We have great places for people to come in and visit, but we…”

“Anytime you buy a cheeseburger here, it's gone up. He also hopes to spur economic development in rural parts of the state by focusing on Maine's natural resources. We have great places for people to come in and visit, but we also have natural resources in the form of farming, our lobster industry, the logging industry, and I don't think we've exhausted the potential of those industries. Following the Lewiston mass shooting, Democratic Representative Jared golden reversed his stance on an assault weapons ban. Austin Terrio disagrees with golden, saying the focus should be on mental health and addressing the lack of accessible treatment.” (01:57–02:13)

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