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Massachusetts: Stephen Lynch

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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Wed, 12/17/2008 - 13:42

Patrick meets with congressional delegation on stimulus package

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Gov. Deval Patrick met with the Bay State's congressional delegation on Wednesday to discuss how the state may benefit from a stimulus package currently being worked out in Congress, the Associated Press reports.

The stimulus plan is still in its early stages, but members of the delegation told Patrick, a Milton Democrat, that infrastructure projects, such as bridges, will likely be an area for which they will seek to secure funding. 

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 09:58

Lynch backs gas tax over toll hikes, supports auto bailout

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Congressman Stephen Lynch said Monday night that raising the state gas tax to generate revenue to pay off debt is more in line with national energy policy than toll hikes.

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 17:26

Glodis on a U.S. Senate special election

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

WORCESTER - If a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat were to open up, Worcester County Sherriff Guy Glodis said Thursday that he would expect, and look forward to, a crowded and spirited Democratic field running for the seat.

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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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