<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:43:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@senatorbrakey/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[6th Graders Vote to Cut the Income Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glad to join Ms. Shirley Jackson’s 6th Grade class today at Minot Consolidated School as I lead them through a mock legislature. Appointing them each members of the Maine House of Representatives for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/6th-graders-vote-to-cut-the-income-tax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/6th-graders-vote-to-cut-the-income-tax</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 18:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvgq3FXRkmLD7De8nW4btmC4FMaYzZVqvDeJwAHf96YiHm6mbmffq8zSWU8v9LhfjmgW1djeYmQgNEz9zKyFz57vvBFdu71gU7U3Kzvj2BQVxzedK6CYri?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Video! “Defending the Flame of Liberty”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I accepted the Republican nomination for US Senate at the Maine Republican Convention this past weekend, hundreds have been asking for the video that played just before our #LibertyForTheLittleGuy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/new-video-defending-the-flame-of-liberty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/new-video-defending-the-flame-of-liberty</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5qWrSqdTeeYit5a8GFyDeY8nhFNXEv9vZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brakey’s Back!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a crazy several months it has been. While the Maine State Senate has been in session since January, I have sadly neglected posting to Steemit — but I’m back! Look for more content coming soon!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/brakey-s-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/brakey-s-back</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:22:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Brakey: Jeff Sessions is Wrong & Cannabis Is Protected by the Constitution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 10th Amendment means cannabis policy is the prerogative of the states. Jeff Sessions should read the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. “The powers not delegated to the United States by theConstitution,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-brakey-jeff-sessions-is-wrong-and-cannabis-is-protected-by-the-constitution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-brakey-jeff-sessions-is-wrong-and-cannabis-is-protected-by-the-constitution</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvq1eY5rEdK4Yd1py9b85A96Y7rHCkZ2W57ydmv1udX7bSpJ8FbMpLc3ejYKY2sVtVJ8pKQCrSebKsiwwHeuMeLueLRiA2fc5WCrXX5hjSLd1vFdwCdCWz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Brakey: “No More Welfare for Dictators”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign aid is taking money from poor people in a rich country and giving it to rich people in a poor country. Our government is not giving aid to foreign people. Our tax dollars are being sent to foreign]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/sen-brakey-no-more-welfare-for-dictators</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/sen-brakey-no-more-welfare-for-dictators</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCvq1eY5rEdK4Yd1py9b85A96Y7rHCkZ2W57ydmv1udX7bSpJ8FbMpLc3ejYKY2rdbq5mTbzGZxP77TemuzEEgiW6r6gEfzGUYqbyL9eAcHKKn7UuiqQesg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sen. Brakey Visits Augusta Gun Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[A great time at the Augusta Gun Show today talking 2nd Amendment rights and other issues with all who have braved the cold to come out to the Augusta Civic Center. Thanks to everyone who has taken the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/sen-brakey-visits-augusta-gun-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/sen-brakey-visits-augusta-gun-show</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCuHKKMRcjujt5tYhPwhP5oLd87fu6HZ4o6KAoxwcSg2e1FJaqiRM2NjVu196xQtVCw9134XpQcNoA7WSRRrnWfqvB8XzS5hJUyDKyMRRTCVrmx3pL7wfWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RADIO INTERVIEW: Who owns your paycheck? You or the government?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who owns your paycheck? You or the government? That's the discussion today in my tax reform interview on WGAN News "Inside Maine" with Eric Lusk. Full interview available here: For Liberty! Sen.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/radio-interview-who-owns-your-paycheck-you-or-the-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/radio-interview-who-owns-your-paycheck-you-or-the-government</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 21:25:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUs2nfjdHSbL4ZL4DhoY6vLyVi6EWdjwtYanrBUfy8oS8FspR7mxibqRmXxbd6Bz43uBuYNHzEuomo9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit Of The Department Of Defense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge News! NPR reported today that, for the first time ever, the Department of Defense will receive an audit. NPR Story here: I was proud to lead the fight to call for an audit of the Pentagon as one of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/pentagon-announces-first-ever-audit-of-the-department-of-defense</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/pentagon-announces-first-ever-audit-of-the-department-of-defense</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssgjsy9gyLbW2QNJun191dC9N47332c6BuSbGMvMmtkYYSZ5bxSYzGfhVXfVAcRfFrZrYdU7n7suVqLoKA8CcLcbscTLWLe6R6MHcmic5Z3YK1FzdJdy5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Recent Tax Reform Op-Ed in the Bangor Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus King failed Maine on tax reform Last week, the Senate passed a tax reform bill that will benefit Maine families and small businesses. It’s the first such major reform in more than 30 years, and there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/my-recent-tax-reform-op-ed-in-the-bangor-daily-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/my-recent-tax-reform-op-ed-in-the-bangor-daily-news</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLkr2CEmR77QbJzAPf3x46fQ9kkKhLpM3zvihHfNiaTDmaKCdn7RCGLDVwCdvb4jgyDAParFyukg4W4UeymXcUWN3p2J2eHieFNanFvQuozCe3Qyz4Th4KVNB9YhVQtx7cjgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Fight Income Inequality: More Free Markets, Less Corporate Welfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, an individual asked me about my views on income inequality. Its a topic worthy of discussion. First, we must acknowledge that every society will have income inequality of some kind or another.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/to-fight-income-inequality-more-free-markets-less-corporate-welfare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/to-fight-income-inequality-more-free-markets-less-corporate-welfare</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLkr2CEmR77QbJzAPf3x46fQ9kkKhLpM3zvihHfNiaTDmaKCdn7RCGLDVwCdvb4jgyDAParFyukg4W4UeymXcUWN3p2J2eHieFNanFvQuozCe3Qyz4Th4KVNB9YhVQtx7cjgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Eric Brakey Appointed to Task Force on Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUGUSTA – Senate President Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo) has appointed Senator Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin) to serve on the newly formed Task Force on Health Care Coverage for All of Maine. “I will be a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-eric-brakey-appointed-to-task-force-on-health-care</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-eric-brakey-appointed-to-task-force-on-health-care</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssitp56CBBKZpvTKJw8n6s1LG3w4s7mhfootMEAMT7UEPbfBov4FunuPybTy36QPLk18KQ8bjnmofBVg3F3MZ4jFEJUocdrdgL9V6fgGn5Pq8uuzxasvR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If 6th Graders Ran Our Government...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning, I had the great honor to work with the 6th Grade Students at Elm Street Elementary in Mechanic Falls on their own 6th Grade Mock Legislature. 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More 2nd Amendment, less gun control We are all heartbroken by the attack in Sutherland Springs, Texas. We are all heartbroken each time fellow Americans are murdered in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/guns/@senatorbrakey/senatorbrakey-s-op-ed-in-the-maine-wireless</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/guns/@senatorbrakey/senatorbrakey-s-op-ed-in-the-maine-wireless</guid><category><![CDATA[guns]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:42:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCuXp5EdD9ED589DUjqLc51hQXAYKKZoFmE5y8jQEWnSzRkkQC54FBZom8DBafSvnhQg8cyYFpz3UsUK22q4Rx69cPCs2NymZoqz8df4yUWv47KPcMunDF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[@SenatorBrakey's Steem-Powered Campaign Update: Should American Troops be in 177 Different Countries?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, Senator Brakey discusses the need for a strong national defense and an America First foreign policy. What do you think? Do the current policies from Washington D.C. put America First? Or do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-brakey-s-liberty-update-should-america-be-in-177-different-countries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-brakey-s-liberty-update-should-america-be-in-177-different-countries</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 14:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJjd9wrAP3KxP7TV46LGyoirDWjhgXmUjEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Brakey Recites “V For Vendetta”]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was studying theatre in college, I memorized the famous “V for Vendetta” speech as a tongue twister. I still remember it by heart today. One supporter on Facebook told me to post video or it wasn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-brakey-recites-v-for-vendetta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/senator-brakey-recites-v-for-vendetta</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2017 22:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGhNN6j24JLgbuiFk1j7YRyZPMBKMYDX8ML?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannabis, Community & Pig Roasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, our campaign held a pig roast fundraiser (hosted at the home of a local supporter) in South China, ME with members of the Maine Medical Cannabis Community. We all agree: personal cannabis]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@senatorbrakey/cannabis-community-and-pig-roasts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@senatorbrakey/cannabis-community-and-pig-roasts</guid><category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLrRDWV9A9CJBuMCYddT1TQ5atjL4rZ7raZrwSbM4fmsf7TJvygSYJP2zjZoq7LFN2Njz9khkBLF2qckxLzbgnRfSekH6dRMeD7bzefF7QAzZGbFLPNXqZcKoLUJLzqe23vE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My In-Depth Interview with Elected Officials of America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I sat down to do an in-depth podcast interview with James Spadola of Elected Officials of America. We spoke about my personal journey in politics and why I believe so much in the cause of liberty.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/my-in-depth-interview-with-elected-officials-of-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/my-in-depth-interview-with-elected-officials-of-america</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLs76iRLZoVwz2hwQbk51E9kun1VXWXvVRasUAcaxTD85jz86emF2uQmGdDx1P47W9M1p9nQFSxTy5NNquHAF1zy8qkekrCeHxjCACLK5MH5bdtwyK7Xibo2ePnSu6BfsJJx6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Recent Op-Ed in the Bangor Daily News]]></title><description><![CDATA[There Can be No Compromise On Our Constitutional Right to Bear Arms Published 10/5/2017 in the Bangor Daily News Well, that didn’t take long. Mere hours after the Las Vegas massacre — a horrible act of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/my-recent-op-ed-in-the-bangor-daily-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/my-recent-op-ed-in-the-bangor-daily-news</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25hhxiLqbnXEteWbpqhkwba6jyhGAtH5UuVBPYwv8VzaDxhAnKreu7P2XkFVnMHwdRQjJCWWVNUAUY2i7yMVXRaw78ryUbqWaix1Vq1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Brakey: "Never Too Young to Fight Back"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Brakey was recently selected to receive Red Alert Politics' "30 Under 30" Award: Speaking on the award, Senator Brakey said, "No matter your age --- if you have a vision and are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/never-too-young-to-fight-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@senatorbrakey/never-too-young-to-fight-back</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[senatorbrakey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2h75TpQPkbXHkQiN9VVENgd3JCiQsr4EB8WQiPTpqvVNCTjubPZs72L639eR5KZ1sJRFBcMkhueNVJmBSbpPwkvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>