Tune in Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 2PM for a virtual forum on key issues surrounding food insecurity in Massachusetts with three Lt. Governor candidates, @MayorDriscoll, @EricLesser & @TamiGouveiaMA. Join the conversation:
https://t.co/T4crEc9APg #mapoli#MAVotesAgainstHunger
To prepare for this, I did something I’m sure no one else has done.
I went back and read all seven of my previous State of the Commonwealth speeches...They were all different, given the times and the work to be done. But they were positive and optimistic.
#MASOTC
25 U.S. House committee leaders are joining my call for a @WhiteHouse conference on ending #hunger in America. Momentum is building and we are ready to #EndHungerNow!
https://t.co/FnJE7P96JB
Thank you @SenWarren@RepMcGovern @SabadosaMA for touring the @FoodBankWMA warehouse today and discussing food insecurity in the region and our country!
The Public Charge Rule, which discouraged those seeking citizenship from using safety net programs, has been permanently blocked. Immigrants can feel safe using housing, health, and nutrition services.
Read more from our friends at @fractweets:
https: https://t.co/kVU4NW1o5f
Help is on the way.
America gave us a majority in Congress & elected @POTUS Biden to deliver real, lasting opportunity #ForThePeople.
Today, we passed the #AmericanRescuePlan to deliver on our promise of meaningful help.
This is what leadership looks like.
Help is on the way.
Lack of adequate income to support a family is a powerful underlying cause of hunger and food insecurity. Massachusetts passed legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023. Currently, it’s $13.75 an hour, while the federal min. is $7.25
https://t.co/TnRel9i5IR
Let me say this as clearly as possible:
The reopening announcements from @CharlieBakerMA@KarynPolito today are yet more in a very long line of irresponsible, dangerous decisions.
Every expert I know says we must be relentless in #COVID precautions. GOV/LG do the exact opposite.
We must not abandon people who are at the highest risk and who need the vaccine most. The health, safety, & economic well-being of all Bay Staters depends on all communities getting vaccinated.
Become a citizen co-sponsor of the Vaccine Equity Act: https://t.co/r9xCzUlRII
SCHEDULING CHANGE: Due to impending snow, the following Brown Bags have been rescheduled from 2/16 to 2/22
South Hadley
Granby
Ludlow
Chicopee Moose
Chicopee McKinley
Hampden
Each will take place at their usual place and time of day on 2/22. Thank you for your understanding.
The same GOP that voted for a $2 trillion tax break for billionaires is now complaining about the cost of food assistance.
Are you kidding me? What about the cost of inaction? What about the cost of millions of Americans going hungry because their hours were cut? #EndHungerNow