Growing up in Boston, many of my childhood friends felt the impacts of an unjust criminal justice system. Some made mistakes early in their lives, and they continue to serve time because of distorted record systems, outdated laws, mandatory minimums for low level crimes, and ...
BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez (D-Jamaica Plain) issued the following statement relative to the FY17 supplemental budget: Today, the House and Senate agreed on an FY17 Close-Out Supplemental budget (H4008). I appreciate the efforts of my fellow conferees, especiall ...
Today, the House passed a bill committing Massachusetts to the Paris Climate Agreement. In June, President Trump announced that the US would pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, a 197 party agreement to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change. The bill co ...
BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez (D-Jamaica Plain) issued the following statement relative to the FY17 supplemental budget: “Today, the House is acting on a FY17 supplemental budget. This is the most transparent and timely way to get a bill into Conference Committee ...
House passes legislation relative to handicapped parking placards, commissions on the status of women, and safety for public employees ...
Last week, the Massachusetts House passed a $124.7M supplemental budget to close the books on FY17. This budget, my first as Chair of House Ways & Means, secured $4.75M to ensure full funding for the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI). The Senate did not incl ...
Representative Jeffrey Sánchez (D-Jamaica Plain) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to discontinue cost sharing reduction payments: “Yesterday, President Trump announced his plan to eliminate crucial cost sharing reduction payments, w ...