RT @Equality_Caucus: @GileadSciences @RepJackLewis GEC member @electjacklewis showcases the guide as a key tool to advance LGBT+ health equ….

RT @Equality_Caucus: Going the Extra Mile is a new policy guide developed by GEC with support from @GileadSciences , designed to support le….

Are you an Ashland or Framingham high school student interested in advocacy, government, or politics? This summer, my office will be welcoming a total of four students (rising junior and seniors only) for a one-week intensive seminar (July 28-31 ). Applications close April 18.

The new MassVets Benefit Estimator is here! This easy-to-use tool helps veterans & their families determine if they qualify for monthly financial assistance from the Executive Office of Veterans Services. Try it today!

RT @RepMcGovern: USAID represents less than 1% of the national budget. Every day, the employees there work on behalf of the American peop….

RT @Equality_Caucus: We welcome the US emergency waiver to allow HIV treatment under PEPFAR to continue, but remain concerned about the fun….

RT @SenJasonLewis: Not having enough doctors diminishes the quality of care for patients, increases healthcare costs with more emergency ro….

RT @SenJasonLewis: I’m proud to have been a lead sponsor of this legislation along with Reps. Jack Patrick Lewis and Mindy Domb. (3/3) @Rep….

This was an immigrant bill, but it was also so much more than that. It was pro-economic development, pro-health care access, and pro-business that will meet many needs for many, many years ahead.

Thank you, Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, for entrusting Rep. Sean Garballey, Senator Julian Cyr, and me with this bill.

It was an honor to join Ashland leaders, the Ashland Business Association, and the Office of Senate President Karen E. Spilka in welcoming the Bennett Assessment and Behavior Center for Children, LLC (BABCC) to Ashland last week!

"Filing this bill answered the question my mom regularly asked, how could we have ensured that my sister had all the opportunities she needed & deserved to thrive?". Grateful to @seangarballeyMA @JulianCyr & @TheMDSC for their partnership on this bill.

Thank you, @WhipKClark, for the invitation to join other LGBTQ+ community leaders to discuss how to build and sustain more inclusive, welcoming communities in our Commonwealth in the face of the dangerous scapegoating occurring across our country.

I am forever grateful to the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress for entrusting Rep. Sean Garballey, Senator Julian Cyr, and me with this bill, all the advocates, House & Senate Leadership, and all our colleagues for supporting its passage.

habitation assistant in a group home for adults who had formed a community together. Filing this bill with Rep. Garballey & Senator Cyr answered the same question my mom regularly asked, how could we have ensured that my sister had all the opportunities she deserved to thrive.".

milestone events for her, like starting school and her first job. My first volunteer job was at a local summer camp for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, initially because it was a place my sister may have enjoyed. This led to my first job as a . .

"My first sister was born with Down syndrome, and while she passed away before I was born, the question of how our family and society could have best ensured she had a lifetime of opportunities was regularly discussed in our house, especially around what would have been. .

bring back those lost, rebuild that which was destroyed, or alone secure a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike. A just peace will require leaders willing to grow from past mistakes, imagine a different reality, and make difficult compromises for a better tomorrow.

May today's ceasefire mark a turning point, where hope and healing can emerge from the familiar companion of heartache, the temporary solace of anger, and the destructive nature of fear. May today begin the collective healing of this generational trauma. A ceasefire doesn't. .

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