Override Governor’s Veto of Legislation Lifting the Welfare Cap House #35
Vote Description
This was a vote to override the Governor’s veto of H.3594, An Act to lift the cap on kids. This bill removes taxpayer protections that prevent welfare recipients from collecting public funds for children born AFTER the parent's initial determination of eligibility for welfare programs. These protection were originally put in place to disincentive people from having children solely for the reason of increasing monthly welfare payments.
Mass Fiscal Explanation
Mass Fiscal supports sustaining the Governor's veto of this bill because reforms must be implemented prior to removal of the welfare cap. Some MA taxpayers, who do not qualify for state welfare aid, make the decision to not have children for financial considerations. We do not believe this is an undue burden and one which people recieving state assistance are similarly capable of shouldering. Link to bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3594/BillHistory?pageNumber=2 House Link to Journal where roll call number 35 can be entered to see original vote sheet: https://malegislature.gov/Journal/House
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 04/10/2019
PASSED
Yea
155
Nay
1
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| Brian M. Ashe | Second Hampden | | 6% | |
| Bruce J. Ayers | First Norfolk | | 4% | |
| Ruth B. Balser | Twelfth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | | 0% | |
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| Jennifer E. Benson | Thirty-Seventh Middlesex | | 0% | |
| Donnie R. Berthiaume | 5th Worcester | | 85% | |
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| Natalie Blais | 1st Franklin | | 2% | |
| Nicholas A. Boldyga | Third Hampden | | 84% | |
| Paul A. Brodeur | Thirty-Second Middlesex | | 0% | |
| Antonio F.D. Cabral | Thirteenth Bristol | | 2% | |
| Dan Cahill | Tenth Essex | | 2% | |
| Linda Dean Campbell | Fifteenth Essex | | 2% | |
| Pete Capano | 11th Essex | | 0% | |
| Dan Carey | 2rd Hampshire | | 2% | |
| Gerard Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | | 2% | |
| Tackey Chan | Second Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Michelle Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | | 23% | |
| Edward F. Coppinger | Tenth Suffolk | | 2% | |
| William Crocker | 2nd Barnstable | | 79% | |
| Claire D. Cronin | Eleventh Plymouth | | 2% | |
| Daniel Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | | 2% | |
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| Angelo L. D'Emilia | Eighth Plymouth | | 81% | |
| Michael Day | 31st Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Marjorie C. Decker | Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | | 79% | |
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| Paul J. Donato | Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | | 94% | |
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| Nika Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | | 17% | |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Third Berkshire | | 2% | |
| Kimberly N. Ferguson | First Worcester | | 74% | |
| Dylan Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | | 2% | |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Fifth Essex | | 4% | |
| Michael J. Finn | Sixth Hampden | | 4% | |
| Carole Fiola | 6th Bristol | | 2% | |
| Paul K. Frost | Seventh Worcester | | 83% | |
| William C. Galvin | Sixth Norfolk | | 4% | |
| Sean Garballey | Twenty-Third Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Denise C. Garlick | Thirteenth Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Colleen M. Garry | Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | | 49% | |
| Carmine Gentile | 13th Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Susan Williams Gifford | Second Plymouth | | 81% | |
| Thomas A. Golden | Sixteenth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 10th Hampden | | 2% | |
| Ken Gordon | Twenty-First Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Tami Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | | 21% | |
| Danielle W. Gregoire | Fourth Middlesex | | 4% | |
| Patricia A. Haddad | Fifth Bristol | | 2% | |
| Richard Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Sheila C. Harrington | First Middlesex | | 79% | |
| James Hawkins | Second Bristol | | 2% | |
| Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | | 0% | |
| Jonathan Hecht | Twenty-Ninth Middlesex | | 21% | |
| Chris Hendricks | 11th Bristol | | 0% | |
| Natalie Higgins | 4th Worcester | | 11% | |
| Bradford Hill | Fourth Essex | | 79% | |
| Kate Hogan | Third Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Russell E. Holmes | Sixth Suffolk | | 26% | |
| Kevin G. Honan | Seventeenth Suffolk | | 0% | |
| Steven S. Howitt | Fourth Bristol | | 81% | |
| Daniel Hunt | 13th Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Randy Hunt | Fifth Barnstable | | 82% | |
| Bradley H. Jones | Twentieth Middlesex | | 77% | |
| Louis L. Kafka | Eighth Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | | 77% | |
| Patrick Kearney | 4th Plymouth | | 36% | |
| Mary S. Keefe | Fifteenth Worcester | | 2% | |
| James M. Kelcourse | 1st Essex | | 74% | |
| Kay Khan | Eleventh Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Kathy LaNatra | 12th Plymouth | | 2% | |
| John J. Lawn | Tenth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| David LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | | 6% | |
| Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | | 11% | |
| David Paul Linsky | Fifth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Jay Livingstone | Eighth Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Marc T. Lombardo | Twenty-Second Middlesex | | 86% | |
| Adrian Madaro | 1st Suffolk | | 2% | |
| John J. Mahoney | Thirteenth Worcester | | 2% | |
| Elizabeth A. Malia | Eleventh Suffolk | | 4% | |
| Ronald Mariano | Third Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Paul W. Mark | Second Berkshire | | 0% | |
| Christopher M. Markey | Ninth Bristol | | 6% | |
| Joseph W. McGonagle | 28th Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | | 83% | |
| Paul McMurtry | Eleventh Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Joan Meschino | 3rd Plymouth | | 2% | |
| Aaron M. Michlewitz | Third Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Christina Minicucci | 14th Essex | | 15% | |
| Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | | 3% | |
| Lenny Mirra | Second Essex | | 77% | |
| Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Frank A. Moran | Seventeenth Essex | | 2% | |
| Michael J. Moran | Eighteenth Suffolk | | 2% | |
| David Muradian | 9th Worcester | | 77% | |
| Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | | 77% | |
| James M. Murphy | Fourth Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Brian Murray | 10th Worcester | | 2% | |
| David M. Nangle | Seventeenth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| Harold P. Naughton | Twelfth Worcester | | 3% | |
| Tram Nguyen | 18th Essex | | 2% | |
| Shaunna O'Connell | Third Bristol | | 81% | |
| James J. O'Day | Fourteenth Worcester | | 2% | |
| Norm Orrall | 12th Bristol | | 79% | |
| Jerald A. Parisella | Sixth Essex | | 2% | |
| Sarah K. Peake | Fourth Barnstable | | 2% | |
| Alice Hanlon Peisch | Fourteenth Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Thomas M. Petrolati | Seventh Hampden | | 2% | |
| William Smitty Pignatelli | Fourth Berkshire | | 2% | |
| Elizabeth A. Poirier | Fourteenth Bristol | | 81% | |
| Denise Provost | Twenty-Seventh Middlesex | | 23% | |
| Angelo J. Puppolo | Twelfth Hampden | | 5% | |
| David Robertson | 19th Middlesex | | 17% | |
| Maria Robinson | 6th Middlesex | | 21% | |
| David M. Rogers | Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| John H. Rogers | Twelfth Norfolk | | 25% | |
| Jeffrey N. Roy | Tenth Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Daniel Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | | 2% | |
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| Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Angelo M. Scaccia | Fourteenth Suffolk | | 25% | |
| Paul A. Schmid | Eighth Bristol | | 2% | |
| Alan Silvia | Seventh Bristol | | 2% | |
| Todd M. Smola | First Hampden | | 77% | |
| Michael Soter | 8th Worcester | | 80% | |
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| Thomas M. Stanley | Ninth Middlesex | | 2% | |
| William M. Straus | Tenth Bristol | | 4% | |
| Alyson Sullivan-Almeida | 7th Plymouth | | 81% | |
| Jose F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | | 2% | |
| Paul F. Tucker | 6th Essex | | 2% | |
| Chynah Tyler | 7th Suffolk | | 2% | |
| Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | | 0% | |
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| Aaron Vega | Fifth Hampden | | 0% | |
| John Velis | 2nd Hampden and Hampshire | | 27% | |
| David T. Vieira | Third Barnstable | | 73% | |
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| Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | | 2% | |
| Joseph F. Wagner | Eighth Hampden | | 2% | |
| Tom Walsh | 12th Essex | | 4% | |
| Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | | 69% | |
| Susannah M. Whipps | 2nd Franklin |  | 9% | |
| Bud Williams | 11th Hampden | | 2% | |
| Donald H. Wong | Ninth Essex | | 77% | |
| Jonathan D. Zlotnik | Second Worcester | | 21% |