Issue Position: On the Economy

Issue Position

At the heart of my role as State Legislature is to support the businesses in our District to thrive. One of the ways to do that is to support a robust transportation system. We must help employers get workers from other areas to our region. This is especially true when high tech employers rely on younger employees who live in Cambridge, Somerville and Boston -- and we are competing with those municipalities for talented workers. There are short fixes to this problem, such as a private-public partnership where the Commonwealth can provide more bus and shuttle service to businesses. We have begun to put those fixes in place. There are long-term fixes that will require funding, such as straightening out the intersection of Routes 128 and 3, and the creating of a transportation hub. The legislature has included funding so we can design just that plan. I will continue to work with leadership to find a solution to these important problems.

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