Supplemental Appropriations Bill

Today I joined with the House Minority Leader State Representative Brad Jones in issuing the following statement regarding House and Senate Republicans call for a formal session to address supplemental budget after the official filing of the conference committee report.

The Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2023 Conference Committee has filed its report, in part, which will be published as House, No. 4204. You can find a copy of the report online at the following location:

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4204

Fisheries Meeting 2023

It was a pleasure to have had a very productive fisheries meeting yesterday with Bret Gilchrist, the Director of National Programs, Fisheries, and Oceans | Canada with members of the Consulate General of Canada in Boston to discuss North American Right Whales and clearly there are significant opportunities for us to work together moving forward.

#rightwhales #fisheries #canada #boston #statesenatorbrucetarr

Gloucester Open Door serving meals to those in need

No one should be alone and without a hot meal on Thanksgiving.

Feeling grateful to have helped the Capt. Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 at their annual Thanksgiving Holiday Dinner on Thanksgiving Day this year.

Thanks to Julie Fontaine and her incredible staff at the The Open Door for cooking, serving and delivering meals to those in need.

Mayor Greg Verga, City of Gloucester

#thanksgiving2023 #opendoor #gloucesterma #statesenatorbrucetarr

Senate Republican Caucus Letter to Conference Committee RE: Fiscal Year 2023 Closeout Supplemental Budget

On Wednesday, November 22nd, the Senate Republican Caucus released a letter calling on the Conference Committee to report in part on a number of important items that need to be addressed
RE: Fiscal Year 2023 Closeout Supplemental Budget.

Read the letter in detail below:

Honoring Small Businesses

In recognition of #SmallBusinessSaturday, we celebrate the many small businesses owned and operated by talented entrepreneurs in our district.

Highlighting ribbon cuttings celebrating business owners in our district this past month, congrats to the following local businesses:

purplecouchbookshop

Bom Bom

Little Pearl Candy Co.

Transform Fitness - North Andover

Good Dog Gallery

Special shout out to Newburyport’s small business The Brass Lyon Gift Shop for celebrating 50 years!

We also honor ALL those who own small businesses, not only in our district, but throughout the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and across our great nation.  

Facts and resources shared by the U.S. Small Business Administration:

Shop small on Saturday, November 25, 2023.

Saturday, November 25, 2023 is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. This year, we know that small businesses need our support now more than ever as they navigate, retool and pivot from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Please join SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small businesses by shopping at a small business.

Founded by American Express in 2010 and officially cosponsored by SBA since 2011, Small Business Saturday has become an important part of small businesses’ busiest shopping season. Historically, reported projected spending among U.S. consumers who shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday reached an estimated $17.9 billion according to the 2022 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey commissioned by American Express.

The highly successful team of SBA, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), and American Express will be kicking off the 2023 holiday season by encouraging consumers to support our nation’s nearly 32 million independent businesses this Small Business Saturday and all holiday season long.

How You Can Participate

For shoppers:

Find participating small businesses in your area: https://www.americanexpress.com/en-us/benefits/shop-small/

Closeout Supplemental Budget 2023

Yesterday I joined with House Minority Leader to send the following letter to state Comptroller McNamara regarding the  potential consequences of continued delays in passing the Fiscal Year 2023 Closeout Supplemental Budget.

Ruth's House Inc. for veterans

. This Veterans Day I wanted to take a moment to highlight a local organization in our Haverhill community making a difference in the lives of veterans and families in need.

With care and compassion, Ruth’s House, Inc. provides clothing and job training opportunities to individuals and families in need throughout the Greater Merrimack Valley.

They have a dedicated clothing rack of clean, laundered suits available for free for our veterans.

See below information on Ruth’s House Clothing Program, Winter Coat Program and how to donate clothing and household goods.

To learn more about this organization:

• Visit webpage: https://www.ruthshouse.org

Veterans Day 2023

Veterans Day 2023

Today, on Veterans Day - and every day - we honor the brave men and women who have protected our country and thank them for their service.  The sacrifices made by veterans deserve to be memorialized.  It is a privilege to live in a country served so well by selfless patriots.

The unyielding and unchanging core values of our nation; freedom, liberty, and justice, expressed in our founding documents would be unrealized without the bravery and sacrifices of our veterans.

We are blessed to have had men and women wear the uniforms of our military organizations to take action to defend, preserve, and promote those values and principles here and around the world. The family members of our veterans, and of those who wear the uniform today as members, also deserve our deep appreciation.

I encourage you to take some part of your day to remember our military veterans

Plum Island Veterans Day Lunch

Honored to have joined the Newbury community yesterday to celebrate Veterans Day at the PITA Hall on Plum Island for Veterans Day Lunch.

#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2023 #newbury #statesenatorbrucetarr

Amesbury Council Veterans Day

Honored to have joined the Amesbury community earlier this week to celebrate Veterans Day at the Amesbury Council on Aging and VSO’s Veterans Day Luncheon.

Enjoyed spending time with Veterans who gathered from four communities, including Amesbury, Merrimac, Newburyport and Salisbury and hearing the Secretary of the Executive Office of Veteran Services Jon Santiago’s remarks.

#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2023 #amesburyma #statesenatorbrucetarr

Essex Council Veterans Day

Honored to have joined the Essex community earlier this week to celebrate Veterans Day at the Essex Council on Aging’s Veterans Day Breakfast.

#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2023 #essexma #statesenatorbrucetarr

Rowley Council Veterans Day

Honored to join the Rowley community today to celebrate Veterans Day at the Rowley Council on Aging’s Veterans Day Brunch.

#VeteransDay #VeteransDay2023 #rowleyma #statesenatorbrucetarr

Seafood Day 2023

Last week, I had the honor of sponsoring Seafood Day at the State House in the Great Hall of Flags proudly hosted by the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership, the Massachusetts Seafood Collaborative and the Fishing Partnership Support Services.

Proud to present the Gubernatorial Proclamation declaring Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 as Seafood Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Seafood is food security.  Over 250 million pounds of seafood is provided from our shores – that’s enough to feed every single person in Boston for an entire year.

Let us continue to work together to show leadership in ocean conservation, environmental stewardship, innovative harvesting, innovative processing, innovative distribution to ensure that everyone has the benefit of the bounty of the waters off of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

One Stop for Growth Grant Awards

FY24 Community One Stop for Growth Grant Awards

Last week, I had the privilege of joining Governor Maura Healy, Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, Secretary of Economic Development Elaine Hao, Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Ed Augustus, Mayor Patrick Keefe, and Tom O’Brien, founder, managing partner, and CEO of HYM Investment Group and many legislative colleagues and local officials at the Community One Stop for Growth Announcement, including a MassWorks and HousingWorks Awards Celebration.

The Community One Stop for Growth is the Executive Office of Economic Development’s streamlined application process for communities and other eligible entities seeking to access various economic development grant programs.

There are 12 different state grant programs within the portal that fund economic development projects related to community capacity building, planning and zoning, site preparation, building construction and infrastructure.

The popular MassWorks program is the largest grant program in the One Stop portfolio.

Please find awardees for our district below: