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Massachusetts: John Tierney

March 18, 2009 - 09:50 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Phoenix

A Few Brief Notes, 3/18

By David S. Bernstein

--Massachusetts rates high on the "Well-Being Index" (don't ask me to explain it), but the breakdown by congressional district suggests that the eastern part of the state is being weller (or whatever) than the west. Best in the state? CD-6, under the loving oversight of John Tierney. His district ranks 26th out of all 435 in the country. Barney Frank's CD-4 is close behind, followed by Delahunt's CD-10, Tsongas's CD-7, and Markey's CD-5, all in the top 20 percent nationally, and then a tie between Capuano's CD-8 and Lynch's CD-9. Further west, less well-being.

--Chuck Turner sent a message out to his supporters saying that he will run for two more terms as district councilor, but no more; he hinted at the possibility of a bid for some other office "in 2012," which is not a city election year.

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January 30, 2009 - 12:12 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Mass Group

A Dream Of Peace (MA Congressmembers Work To Ease Gaza Humanitarian Crisis)

By rbguy

In response to the recent Gaza War, a fundraising page was set up on ActBlue.com in order to contribute to elected officials who have been supportive of the peoples of Israel and Palestine.  The page is called "A Dream of Peace: Justice and Equality for The People of Israel and Palestine", and can be found here.

The mission of the page states "All of the people of the Holy Land need to live in peace and security. We need to support and elect candidates that are willing to stand up for the rights of the citizens of Israel and Palestine. These candidates support measures to stop violence, increase economic and humanitarian aid, actively engage in negotiation, and promote co-existence among these two Peoples.

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Fri, 10/31/2008 - 08:58

Capuano won’t shut door on possible Senate run

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

CAMBRIDGE - Congressman Michael Capuano, a Democrat who is frequently named by political insiders as having high political aspirations, declined to rule out a run for the U.S. Senate should the opportunity present itself.

In an interview with PolitickerMA.com this week, Capuano, of Somerville, said he wouldn't rule out running but carefully qualified his answers by saying that he wasn't focused on the possibility.

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 13:06

Lynch, Delahunt vote against bailout, Tierney switches to support it

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Eight of the Bay State's 10 congressmen voted for the economic bailout plan Friday, while Reps. Stephen Lynch and Bill Delahunt cast their vote against it.

The bailout plan, which the Senate passed on Wednesday, passed in the House by a vote of 263 to 171.

Congressmen Stephen Lynch (D-Boston) and Bill Delahunt (D-Quincy) voted against the measure, as they did on Monday. Congressman John Tierney (D-Salem), who voted against the measure on Monday, supported it on Friday.

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 10:09

Lynch plans to vote against bailout

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congressman Stephen Lynch's office just confirmed that he plans to vote against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan Friday.

[img_assist|nid=1373|title=U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Boston)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=134|height=125]Meaghan Maher, a spokesman for Lynch, told PolitickerMA.com that the Boston Democrat is "still a ‘no.'"

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 09:31

This week's PolitickerMA.com Winners & Losers

By Wally Edge

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John McCain's electorally-challenged campaign isn't bad news for all Republicans. Mitt Romney is probably already picking out new rims for the 2012 campaign bus. Find out who else made this week's Winners & Losers. | CLICK HERE

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 08:15

Delahunt to vote against bailout

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congressman Bill Delahunt plans to vote against the economic bailout plan Friday, according to this office.

[img_assist|nid=151|title=U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Quincy)|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=141|height=140]The Quincy Democrat voted against the measure on Monday and has not been persuaded by the add-ons the U.S. Senate added to the bill before passing it on Wednesday.

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 07:45

Globe: Lynch, Tierney and Delahunt still oppose bailout plan

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

The three members of the Bay State's congressional delegation that voted against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday are still opposed to the Senate version of the bill that passed by a large margin Wednesday, the Boston Globe reports.

U.S. Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-Boston), Bill Delahunt (D-Quincy) and John Tierney (D-Salem) voted against the measure Monday.

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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 19:11

Lynch: Bailout plan wasn’t fair to taxpayers

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congressman Stephen Lynch said Monday night that he voted against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan because it asked too much of taxpayers and not enough of those on Wall Street that would benefit from the measure.

The Boston Democrat told PolitickerMA.com that the bill, which failed to pass Monday, did not do enough to protect the interests of taxpayers, who would be forced to pay for the bailout.

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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 14:49

Tierney: Compromises weakened bailout plan

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Moments after voting against the Wall Street bailout plan, Congressman John Tierney said Monday that key provisions in the legislation were weakened during the negotiation process.

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