U.S. Senator fighting for the families and future of Massachusetts. Malden native, Red Sox fan, #netneutrality defender, co-author of the #GreenNewDeal (he/him)
Jul 31, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Today is the last day of Disability Pride Month. We celebrate the disability activists who fought to pass the monumental Americans with Disabilities Act and honor their work by continuing the fight to expand disability rights. This is a year round struggle.
This Sunday, we marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act codified important rights for people with disabilities. But the ADA in its current form is not enough to provide the disability community with the protections and resources they need.
Jun 16, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
When Ronald Reagan took over as president, he suspended all negotiations with the Soviet Union over arms control and began to build an arsenal of nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union responded in kind. Before long, we were in a full blown nuclear arms race.
The arms race was the greatest existential threat our planet had ever faced. The US and USSR had enough atomic weapons to destroy the world a hundred times over.
People were frightened. But across the country, people began to say enough is enough. We began to organize.
May 30, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
George Floyd’s murder is the result of pervasive, systemic racism that has denied and stripped Black Americans of their rights for generations. #BlackLivesMatter
His death is a tragedy but it is not a surprise. Being killed by police violence is one of the leading causes of death for young Black men in America.
May 8, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
The coronavirus crisis is exposing and exacerbating the racism and injustice embedded in our economy and our health care system.
Years of systematic oppression and discrimination mean that communities of color are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Apr 23, 2020 • 52 tweets • 8 min read
S. RES. 59
Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 7, 2019
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. #EarthDay
Whereas the October 2018 report…
…entitled “Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 C” by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the November 2018 Fourth National Climate Assessment report found that—
(1) human activity is the dominant cause of observed climate change over the past century;
