Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0855
Sponsors: THIBODEAU, BRADSTREET, GIDEON, LYFORD, PICCHIOTTI, WALLACE, DESCHAMBAULT, JACKSON, KEIM

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25th Legislative Day 
Thursday, March 30, 2017 
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker. 
Prayer by Rabbi Erica Asch, Temple Beth El, Augusta. 
National Anthem by Foxcroft Academy Chorus, Dover-Foxcroft. 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Doctor of the day, Robyn Ostrander, M.D., Falmouth. 
Reading of the Journal of Tuesday, March 28, 2017. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, March 30, 2017
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport, the following Joint 
Resolution:  (H.P. 855) (Cosponsored by President THIBODEAU of Waldo and Representatives: 
BRADSTREET of Vassalboro, Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, LYFORD of Eddington, 
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield, WALLACE of Dexter, Senators: DESCHAMBAULT of York, 
JACKSON of Aroostook, KEIM of Oxford) 
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAINE'S CREDIT UNIONS 
WHEREAS, Maine's credit unions are member-owned and member-operated financial 
cooperatives with an unwavering commitment to serving the needs of their members and 
communities.  The nonprofit structure of credit unions provides each member with an equal 
voice and representation in the operations of the credit union.  Serving members in all 16 Maine 
counties and in every community, Maine's credit unions are focused on the needs of their 
member owners with the primary purpose of benefiting the more than 685,000 Maine consumers 
who use credit unions; and 
WHEREAS, the economic benefit that Maine's credit unions provide to Maine consumers 
is approximately $45,000,000 annually, as a result of lower and fewer fees on products and 
services, lower interest rates on loans and higher interest rates on savings; and 
WHEREAS, Maine is ranked as the nation's 5th strongest credit union state based on the 
percentage of population that uses a credit union, a position Maine has held for 14 consecutive 
years, and credit unions serve more than half the residents of the State; and 
WHEREAS, the 2,250 full-time and part-time employees of Maine's credit unions and 
the more than 1,000 unpaid volunteers who serve on credit union boards and committees 
demonstrate the core credit union values, philosophy and mission of people helping people by 
contributing to the communities they serve, not just with financial services but by fostering a 
spirit that strengthens communities; and 
WHEREAS, since 1990 Maine's credit unions and their members have raised $7,200,000 
to help end hunger in Maine, including a record-setting $674,193 in 2016.  One hundred percent 
of all money that is raised through the Maine Credit Unions' Campaign for Ending Hunger stays 
in Maine and goes directly to assist thousands of Maine families and individuals who otherwise 
would go hungry.  In addition to contributing thousands of dollars to food pantries in 
communities across the State, Maine's credit unions also help to provide funds for statewide 
initiatives to help end hunger, such as being the primary source of funding for the State's first 
Food Mobile, which has delivered more than 5,200,000 pounds of food to food pantries in every 
Maine county since 2005; and 
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, March 30, 2017
WHEREAS, in partnership with the Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine's credit unions, as 
major supporters of the BackPack Program and the School Pantry Program, have demonstrated a 
renewed commitment to ending childhood hunger.  The support of Maine's credit unions has 
helped these programs to grow to serve more than 120 schools and more than 3,500 students 
weekly and to provide significant help to the one in 4 Maine children who might otherwise go 
hungry; and 
WHEREAS, in 2016 Maine's credit unions contributed more than $1,700,000 to a variety 
of causes and organizations, including financial literacy programs such as Youth Financial 
Fitness Fairs, which were delivered to a record-setting 6,904 high school students during the past 
school year, the Maine children's cancer program, the Red Cross, Special Olympics and 
countless organizations in communities across Maine.  In the past 14 years, Maine credit unions 
have contributed more than 430,000 volunteer hours, including nearly 41,000 hours last year, to 
their communities, an effort that makes a significant and positive impact not only on the 
organizations that receive this assistance but also on the people who are served by and benefit 
from the services and resources that they provide; and 
WHEREAS, since 1921 Maine's credit unions have been contributing to the betterment of 
the lives of thousands of Maine people, who have been helped to achieve financial success and 
stability.  Throughout Maine, credit unions continue to play a vital economic and socially 
responsible role in the lives of individuals and remain a local, significant and stable presence in 
the communities they serve; now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature 
now assembled in the First Regular Session, take this opportunity to recognize the Maine Credit 
Union League and Maine's credit unions for their positive contributions and the significant role 
they have played in the lives of Maine citizens and their communities for more than 95 years.  
Maine is a better place because of the service, dedication and contributions of Maine's credit 
unions; and be it further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary 
of State, be transmitted to the Maine Credit Union League and its member credit unions. 
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