Letter: Demand that Maine’s senators protect Medicaid and clean air programs

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 23, 2025

As a retired asthma and allergy physician and a new grandmother, I am extremely concerned about a bill being considered in Congress that would devastate the Medicaid program and significantly cut programs that clean our air. All of the Medicaid policies that Congress is considering are cuts that will terminate health care coverage when people need it most. And cuts to clean air programs will worsen air quality, aggravating asthma attacks in kids. ~ Peggy Pennoyer, Scarborough