FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2020

CONTACT
Allison Mitchell
Communications Director
allison@massdems.org | (617) 939-0800

Statement from Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Gus Bickford On Baker’s Veto of Climate Bill

“An equitable, just and livable future. That’s what we owe younger generations. Governor Baker’s veto of bold climate legislation doesn’t just hold us back from leading on climate action, it delays environmental justice, something this administration has received F ratings for in the past. We’ve seen this charade again and again, with ROE, with police accountability, with the Weymouth compressor. The reality is this: Baker doesn’t care about you unless you pour money into his campaign coffers. He’s made it clear that special interests have his ear. Baker’s not willing to ask his millionaire friends to make sacrifices, so he asks us instead. He asks us to wait, to accept less than what our circumstances demand, when inaction will have devastating consequences. This is our Republican Governor. This is the Republican playbook. Our Commonwealth can’t afford to let him delay justice any longer.”

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