Last month, I made a trip to Washington, D.C. to speak with legislative assistants of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Sen. Olympia Snowe regarding the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act Bill.

I recently have learned that both Snowe and Pingree have agreed to co-sponsor this history-making piece of legislation. Congressman Mike Michaud signed on as co-sponsor after I spoke with him last fall.

Maine is surely leading the way on this crucial piece of legislation, which is in both the House and Senate and calls for a 50 percent reduction in the mortality of lung cancer by 2016.