By Bob Katzen
“Thank you to #ICE and @EROBoston for removing dangerous #criminal #illegalaliens off the streets of #Massachusetts. @MassGovernor Healey and Beacon Hill Democrats are directly responsible for enabling these crimes through their sanctuary state policies.”
—Rep. Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) via X
“I don’t know what the fixation is, to be quite honest. We’re a very safe state. We’re not a sanctuary state. Local, state and federal law enforcement continue to work with and partner with one another.”
—Gov. Maura Healey on Trump Administration border czar Tom Homan.
“Restoring the line item funding to $35 million is crucial to supporting Massachusetts residents living with HIV and preventing new diagnoses. This funding ensures continued access to essential services, including HIV/STI screening, PrEP and PEP access, Syringe Service Programs and peer support for those living with the virus.”
—Katie Weixler, Deputy director of the Prevention Division at Victory Programs urging lawmakers to restore $3 million that was cut last year for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C testing and prevention.
“We have 19,000 veterans on the Cape … and what’s important to me is if that third spot, maybe we can get it closer to the Cape. Because, honestly, it’s all about taking care of my area and making sure — you know, our veterans have done so much and asked for so little. So, I think it’s something that’s just so poignant and so necessary that we bring something down towards the southern part of Mass.”
—Rep. Kip Diggs (D Barnstable) on the idea of building a third long-term care home for veterans, in addition to the current ones in Holyoke and Chelsea.
“We join in solidarity with all supporters of free speech and immigrant rights in denouncing federal immigration authorities’ detention of Remeysa Ozturk, a graduate student at Tufts and a member of SEIU Local 509. The detention of Ms. Ozturk is part of Homeland Security’s despicable effort to stifle speech by immigrants who express views that Donald Trump and his surrogates simply don’t like.”
—Dave Foley, President of the SEIU MA State Council.