Kevin O`Connor in Springfield Republican


On Civil Rights: Racial justice: enforce the lawl problem isn't the police

O'Connor painted Markey as someone who wants to "defund police". O'Connor's answer to resolving racial justice issues is to "enforce the law." He noted that he was the "first diversity and inclusion coordinator of what was then the largest law firm in Boston 20 years ago." O'Connor said cops were not to be blamed, arguing the focus should be on Markey's "failed record in terms of social programs and failed inner city schools."
Source: Springfield Republican on 2020 Massachusetts Senate debate Oct 5, 2020

On Energy & Oil: Green New Deal would sell out American workers

O'Connor, who says he favors a clean environment and renewable energy, came out swinging against one of Markey's signature efforts: the Green New Deal. O'Connor said policies and deals backed by Markey, including the Paris Agreement, had long "sold out American workers to China." O'Connor said initiatives that fail to implement emission standards on other countries like China while harming American workers are "terrible" deals.
Source: Springfield Republican on 2020 Massachusetts Senate debate Oct 6, 2020

On Tax Reform: Trump tax cuts led to greatest economy in last 40 years

Trump's tax cuts, O'Connor said, "raised more revenue than the year before and led to the greatest economy in the last 40 years," an economic boon during which "everything that got us to that point, Senator Markey opposed."
Source: Springfield Republican on 2020 Massachusetts Senate debate Oct 6, 2020

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