Mass Fiscal Alliance
lied about and distorted my voting record
Please 'share the following facts about my voting record, and write a 'letter to the editor' at [email protected] about my votes on the actual issues. These votes have been on the home page of my website all along.
They have intentionally distorted my record and the amendments and bills in an attack mailing they sent to voters across the Commonwealth in districts where 20 Democrats have tough reelection races.
Here are the FACTS in more detail
1) I did not vote against local aid! I voted for increasing local aid by $25 million; I voted against debating increasing it by $75 million because that would have cut into state police, homeless services, mental health services, other critical services that the state provides to our community in an economy of scale that our municipality cannot provide. I voted to increase local aid by $25 million! (Roll Call #300).
Mass Fiscal Alliance LIED about my record!
AMAZING ... Republicans voted AGAINST the extra $25 million Roll Call #327, after they voted for it! Roll Call #300, H3951) Mass Fiscal Alliance ignored the record of Republicans flip-flopping on the issue of local aid. They were for $25 million before they were against it!
2) I voted against the gas tax (Roll Call #56, Amendment #33 to H. 3382), and I voted against indexing the gas tax to inflation (Roll call #57, Amendment #35 to H. 3382); I also voted against the entire bill Roll Call #69, H3415).
Mass Fiscal Alliance lied about my record.
Roll call 113 was a vote on the FY 14 budget! It was not a vote for or against the gas tax increase or index the gas tax to inflation!!!
Once again, Mass Fiscal Alliance LIED about my record.
3) Yes, I voted to implement the Affordable Care Act in Massachusetts; we are going to get reimbursed an estimated 90 cents on the dollar from the federal government. Why would I ever want that money to go to other states?
4) I did not vote to favor illegal immigrants housing over veterans. How ABSURD! I voted that the amendment was beyond the scope of the bill. We were not addressing immigrant housing issues. The amendment I voted against said that we should keep the bill limited to the Valor Act and not get into immigrant housing issues.
Once again, Mass Fiscal Alliance LIED about my record.
Furthermore, the picture they used of me in the attack mailing was me at a veterans' event with Veterans Agent Sgt Seth A. Bai in September 2013 at a veterans event! But they cut out the Marine veteran, Sgt Bai (SEE BELOW)! The nerve of this partisan hack group!
AS I HAVE ALWAYS SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY VOTES. (508) 639-9511
If you find Mass Fiscal Alliance's blatant distortions reprehensible, please send them an email at [email protected] and call them at (617) 553-4115.
- I voted to increase local aid by $25 million! (Roll Call #300, 3/12/14).
- I voted against the gas tax (Roll Call #56, Amendment #33 to H. 3382, 4/8/13)
- I voted against indexing the gas tax to inflation (Roll call #57, Amendment #35 to H. 3382, 4/8/13)
- I also voted against the entire bill (Roll Call #69, H3415, 4/8/13).
- There never was a vote to place illegal immigrants housing before veterans’ housing! In Roll Call #241 (10/30/13), I voted that the Republican filed amendment concerning immigrant housing was beyond the scope of the veterans’ bill.
They have intentionally distorted my record and the amendments and bills in an attack mailing they sent to voters across the Commonwealth in districts where 20 Democrats have tough reelection races.
Here are the FACTS in more detail
1) I did not vote against local aid! I voted for increasing local aid by $25 million; I voted against debating increasing it by $75 million because that would have cut into state police, homeless services, mental health services, other critical services that the state provides to our community in an economy of scale that our municipality cannot provide. I voted to increase local aid by $25 million! (Roll Call #300).
Mass Fiscal Alliance LIED about my record!
AMAZING ... Republicans voted AGAINST the extra $25 million Roll Call #327, after they voted for it! Roll Call #300, H3951) Mass Fiscal Alliance ignored the record of Republicans flip-flopping on the issue of local aid. They were for $25 million before they were against it!
2) I voted against the gas tax (Roll Call #56, Amendment #33 to H. 3382), and I voted against indexing the gas tax to inflation (Roll call #57, Amendment #35 to H. 3382); I also voted against the entire bill Roll Call #69, H3415).
Mass Fiscal Alliance lied about my record.
Roll call 113 was a vote on the FY 14 budget! It was not a vote for or against the gas tax increase or index the gas tax to inflation!!!
Once again, Mass Fiscal Alliance LIED about my record.
3) Yes, I voted to implement the Affordable Care Act in Massachusetts; we are going to get reimbursed an estimated 90 cents on the dollar from the federal government. Why would I ever want that money to go to other states?
4) I did not vote to favor illegal immigrants housing over veterans. How ABSURD! I voted that the amendment was beyond the scope of the bill. We were not addressing immigrant housing issues. The amendment I voted against said that we should keep the bill limited to the Valor Act and not get into immigrant housing issues.
Once again, Mass Fiscal Alliance LIED about my record.
Furthermore, the picture they used of me in the attack mailing was me at a veterans' event with Veterans Agent Sgt Seth A. Bai in September 2013 at a veterans event! But they cut out the Marine veteran, Sgt Bai (SEE BELOW)! The nerve of this partisan hack group!
AS I HAVE ALWAYS SAID OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY VOTES. (508) 639-9511
If you find Mass Fiscal Alliance's blatant distortions reprehensible, please send them an email at [email protected] and call them at (617) 553-4115.
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