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Scott Brown on Jobs
Republican Jr Senator
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Proud union member
In desperate need of independents to get reelected, Brown said a lot of things that his most enthusiastic supporters don't want to hear: He's a proud union member, John Kerry would make a fine secretary of state, and Sonia Sotomayor would be a model
Supreme Court chief justice. But so would Antonin Scalia. And Anthony Kennedy. And John Roberts. To his credit, Brown only dissed the other justices by not mentioning them. Warren took the easy way out and picked her former boss, Elena Kagan.
Source: Boston Globe on 2012 Mass. Senate debate
, Oct 1, 2012
AdWatch: I agree with JFK that cutting taxes creates jobs
In a television advertisement that compares himself to the late President John F. Kennedy, who cut taxes to spur economic growth, Brown has appealed to the state's 1.6 million registered Democrats with a message that their party has abandoned Kennedy's
ideals:"Different people, different party, different era, same message: Lowering taxes creates jobs. It was true with JFK. It was true with Ronald Reagan. It's true now." Brown added this week,"Martha wants $2.1 trillion of extra taxation. I don't."
Source: Lowell Sun on 2010 MA Senate debate
, Jan 8, 2010
Voted NO on early retirement for MWRA-work-related cancer
Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform indicates voting YES in Part X: Worker Rights:Occupational Safety. [State Sen. Brown, a Republican, voted NO].Gov. Romney vetoed budget section 673, which says: "A person who has [worked] at least 10 years in
the employment of the Massachusetts Water and Resources Administration; who, in the course of his state employment was exposed to asbestos or other hazardous materials; and who has been diagnosed with an cancer or cardio-vascular illness, shall be
eligible for early retirement with surviving spouse benefits." [A YEA vote would override the veto and fund the early retirement arrangement.]
The relevant part of the MassDems Platform is: "We support environmental Right-to-Know laws about chemical
and other potential dangers to worker health. We oppose efforts to weaken workplace safety standards, or the ability of OSHA or state-level agencies to enforce them."
Source citation: Occupational Safety; Bill Section 673 ; vote number 397
Source: Massachusetts House Journals via MassScorecard.org
, Jul 16, 2003
No affirmative action in public employment nor contracting
Q: On Affirmative Action: Should race, ethnicity or gender be taken into account in state agencies' decisions on: College and university admissions?A: No.
Q:
Public employment?
A: No.
Q: State contracting?
A: No.
Source: 2002 MA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test
, Nov 1, 2002
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