When I was appropriations chair in Maine, I put forward a four hundred million dollar heating package and got bipartisan support to get it out in emergency fashion
OverstatedTroy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)
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Why we checked itSpecific claim about a $400 million emergency heating package passed with bipartisan support while Jackson was appropriations chair — verifiable against Maine legislative records
What we foundA nearly $400 million heating package did pass the Maine Legislature with bipartisan support as emergency legislation, and Jackson played a leading procedural role, but he was Senate President—not appropriations chair—and the bill was proposed by Governor Janet Mills, not Jackson.