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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2679 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3211
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: Resolutions Referendum on a budget for all . _______________ PETITION OF:
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2679 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3211
Resolutions Referendum on a budget for all .
Whereas Federal Budget decisions will affect the public good for years to come; and Whereas budget decisions made in Washington have a profound effect on the people of the Commonwealth; and Whereas on November 6, 2012 voters in 91 cities and towns across Massachusetts have by large margins expressed their support for a “Budget for All” non-binding public policy question with the below provisions, and have urged their elected state officials to address Congress and the President on their behalf; Therefore be it resolved that the Massachusetts General Court hereby calls upon Congress and the President to: 1. Prevent cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans benefits, or to housing, food and unemployment assistance; 2. Create and protect jobs by investing in manufacturing, schools, housing, renewable energy, transportation and other public services; 3. Provide new revenues for these purposes and to reduce the long-term federal deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, ending offshore tax havens, and raising taxes on incomes over $250,000; and 4. Redirect military spending to these domestic needs by reducing the military budget, ending the war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home safely now. |