Today the Christian Science Monitor is running a story about Boston mayor Marty Walsh teaming up with NYC mayor Bill de Blasio to lead a national mayors' task force to reduce income inequality. de Blasio just announced it at this year's US … [Read more...]
Joseph Kennedy III still defending warrantless NSA spying
Minutes after helping to preserve an appropriations bill's possible funding for combat operations in Iraq, Joseph Kennedy III once again defended the NSA's power to spy on us. As The Hill puts it, an amendment to the same bill, sponsored … [Read more...]
Kennedy & Keating — the anti-pot double act drags on
A month ago, I posted that Bill Keating and Joseph Kennedy III -- in stark opposition to their constituents and the rest of New England's US congressmen -- voted to retain a gag order preventing veterans from discussing medical marijuana … [Read more...]
Mass. House delegation — with two exceptions — votes for medical marijuana
In the US House, Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon introduced a modest amendment to help veterans discuss medical marijuana with their doctors. As the Washington Post's Colby Itkowitz puts it, "The amendment would free veterans in the 21 … [Read more...]
Sen. Markey: a skeptical “swing” vote on Syria?
Echoing critics of the Obama administration’s proposal to attack Syria, Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently warned that military intervention comes with “unintended consequences.” Those remarks of hers are quoted in this Associated Press … [Read more...]
Rep. Joe Kennedy III offers rationale for pro-NSA vote
If you live in Rep. Joe Kennedy III's district like I do, and your town (such as Newton and Easton) has a Patch site, you may have noticed that on Thursday, Kennedy partook in an online chat on Patch. I was pleased to see that a number of … [Read more...]