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Posts tagged as “Michael Capuano”

Poll: Capuano vs Pressley — Who Are You Voting For?

Election Day is Tuesday, September 4th and there are several big races with none bigger than the Democratic Primary for the 7th Congressional District. Congressman Michael Capuano is being challenged by At-Large Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley.

Capuano: Medicare for All; Healthcare is a Right, Not a Privilege

There are many opinions on the types of healthcare Americans should have access to. Republicans in Congress believe we’re all on our own. I believe we’re all in this together. And I firmly believe that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. That’s why I support single-payer healthcare: we need Medicare for all, and we need it now.

Capuano: What President Trump Wants Us to Forget

By now, nearly every American has seen the terrible images of children being torn from their families, heard the sound of children begging immigration officers to call their relatives. Those images and sounds are the truth of what has been happening at our border because of Donald Trump’s despicable and immoral immigration policies. Now, the Administration officials who said they could easily reunite children and parents are failing to meet a court order to do so, because it turns out they can’t do what they said.

Q&A: Ayanna Pressley on Running for Congress, How She Varies from Capuano, #MeToo and Human Trafficking

At-Large Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley is running for U.S. Congress to challenge fellow Democrat and longtime incumbent Michael Capuano. Pressley answered questions from Jamaica Plain News about her candidacy, why she’s chosen to buck the system and challenge an incumbent within the same party, her city council accomplishments and more.

Capuano, Malia Stand with MBTA Mechanics to Stop ‘Privatization Scheme’

During a Wednesday rally in Jamaica Plain, politicians, MBTA mechanics and union supporters came together to chide for-profit companies that were allegedly snuck into MBTA garages “under the cloak of night” to check out properties they wish to control and replace union employees.