<p>In March 2025, a group of Mainers including federal workers, business and fishing groups, veterans, and a SNAP participant came together in Brewer, Maine, to speak about the real-world harm being inflicted by the chaotic decision-making of the Trump Administration. In this episode we bring you a recording of the event so you can hear directly from the speakers discussing the impact of ongoing actions by the federal government to block, freeze, and reverse critical federal investments and eliminate staff positions. The participants included: </p><ul><li>Ocean Crawford, EMCC student, SNAP and MaineCare recipient; </li><li>Everal Eaton, Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce; </li><li>Scott Gagnon, former Maine-based U.S. Health and Human Services employee; </li><li>Tessa Corsetti, former Maine-based U.S. Fish & Wildlife employee; </li><li>Allen White, Air Force veteran and former employee at Togus VA Medical Center; and </li><li>Jill Harlow, Maine Coast Fisherman’s Association. </li></ul><p>The roundtable discussion was facilitated by Leo Waterston, former Program Director at FocusMaine.</p>

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