Erika Uyterhoeven Profile picture
Organizer, democratic socialist, MA State House nerd and State Rep in Somerville (27th Middlesex), she/her. Official State House office account: @rep_erika
Jan 19, 2022 โ€ข 10 tweets โ€ข 4 min read
Big day today, voting on ARPA funding for MA! This means: ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ฐ -> ๐Ÿฅ+๐Ÿ˜๏ธ+๐Ÿซ+๐Ÿ’‰+๐Ÿ˜ท+ (covid test emoji?)

Time for an amendment run down! 1/๐Ÿงต

For ref: full text of the bill + amendments here: malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H434โ€ฆ S/O to @TamiGouveiaMA who filed amendment #10 to make antigen tests FREE OF CHARGE and amendment #14 to increase testing funding from $30M -> $75M

Testing should be universally available to anyone who needs it, for free. 2/๐Ÿงต