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By Tom Lamia Oh the fighting that is going on in the trenches of party politics as the midterm elections approach. Both the House and the Senate are on the tipping point of losing (or gaining) a majority of members who would join together to deny the minority a voice in running the country. Whether
Who is Jared Golden, the only Democrat who voted against the stimulus bill? The House passed the amended American Rescue Plan on Wednesday along nearly party lines, with one sole Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, voting with Republicans. OLIVIER DOULIERY AFP The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed the House with a 220-211 vote. GOP lawmakers were unanimous in their opposition to the bill. However, one Democrat sided with Republicans to vote against the Bill, Jared Golden of Maine. Why did he defy his party and vote “nay” on the popular covid-19 relief package? the largest east of the M...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate reaffirmed its commitment today to addressing the climate crisis facing our Commonwealth by passing legislation that overhauls our state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy jobs, and protects environmental justice communities. The passage of An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.9), comes after a joint commitment from Senate President Karen E. Spilka and House Speaker Ronald Mariano, as well as last session’s House and Senate Chairs of the Joint Committee on...
Special to the Transcript Rep. RoseLee Vincent and Senator Joseph Boncore joined with their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature this week in passing breakthrough climate legislation that overhauls the state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy jobs, and protects environmental justice communities. The bill, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (S.2995), sets a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions limit, as well as statewide limits every five years; increases the requirements for offshore wind energy procure...