He will absolutely veto it if it comes to his desk. He believes he should take care of the people of Maine first.

The governor's focus is on doing the business of Maine people, regardless of party.

The way the governor has handled this has been to show that he is strongly committed to Maine hospitals.

The governor did not ask him to step down.

The governor is going to step up the process next week and is going to push for this process to begin moving forward.

This is the right thing to do in his mind. It has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with his belief structure.