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Keep Fighting on DADT and DREAM Act

September 22, 2010 By john-kerry 15 Comments

Laurie Harris, a 34-year-old doctor from Newburyport, attended Boston University Medical School through a program that paid her tuition in exchange for service in the Air Force. But before she completed her medical training, Harris was … [Read more...]

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Health Care Reform Is Good For Massachusetts

March 19, 2010 By john-kerry 16 Comments

Here's just one example: the health reform bill will provide $4.1 billion in premium tax credits and cost-sharing tax credits for residents in Massachusetts from 2014 to 2019 to purchase private health insurance. Currently, Massachusetts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: commonwealth-connector, health-care-reform, john-kerry, medicare

Big Win For The Cape

March 2, 2010 By john-kerry Leave a Comment

Those of you who live on the Cape will know how much this is needed. Too many people still don't have access to broadband service down there, and businesses are held back by the lack of this infrastructure. And the Cape, open to storms … [Read more...]

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The Truth About Health Care Reform

January 18, 2010 By john-kerry 3 Comments

If national health reform was going to somehow slow our progress in Massachusetts, we would oppose it.  But the bill we passed through the Senate will do tremendous good in Massachusetts, as it will in every other state.  The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care-reform, john-kerry, martha-coakley, paul-kirk, scott-brown

Tonight’s Obama Event in Boston

February 4, 2008 By john-kerry 11 Comments

Barack, Ted Kennedy, Gov. Patrick and I will all be at an event in Boston at 8 tonight Commonwealth Hall of the Seaport World Trade Center, and I'm sure the room will be packed. If you can make it to Boston, come on by, but if you're not, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, deval-patrick, john-kerry, ted-kennedy

Fighting to Stop Torture

November 7, 2007 By john-kerry 47 Comments

I'm a cosponsor of Sen. Kennedy's bill that defines a wide variety of specific things as torture, including waterboarding. It's another reminder why I am so proud to be Ted's colleague. But it's also another reminder that those who suggest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: geneva-conventions, john-kerry, judge-mukasey, ted-kennedy, torture, waterboarding

Phonebank for Niki in Boston (UPDATED with video)

October 15, 2007 By john-kerry 90 Comments

I think Niki is going to win, but I'm not prepared to sit back and just "hope" that it happens. We have 24 hours to make sure that it happens. Like a lot of you, staffers from my office have been volunteering on their own time with the … [Read more...]

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Coal to Liquids

June 13, 2007 By john-kerry 66 Comments

Charley called up my office to ask about my position on coal-to-liquid technology and efforts in the Senate to promote it. Let me lay it out for you here in person:I'm against it. Strongly.Coal-to-liquid technology is a step backward in our … [Read more...]

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

Well gosh that was never true, to say the least. #StockholmSyndrome

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β€œUtter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
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What conditions accounts for this?

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