Real Oversight of the Department of Transitional Assistance H55.35
Vote Description
This was a vote on Amendment #12 to the Supplemental Appropriations Bill (H55). Supporters sought to require real oversight of potential welfare fraud within the Department of Transitional Assistance. This amendment would require the State Attorney General, Inspector General, or Auditor to take over investigating fraud within the welfare system.
Mass Fiscal Explanation
Mass Fiscal supported a yes vote on this amendment ensure proper oversight for EBT cards and state welfare benefits.
Mass Fiscal's Stance
Fiscal Responsibility Vote
Good Government Vote
Vote result on 02/06/2013
FAILED
Yea
40
Nay
109
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| Denise Andrews | Second Franklin |  | 7% | |
| James Arciero | Second Middlesex | | 28% | |
| Brian M. Ashe | Second Hampden | | 19% | |
| Cory Atkins | Fourteenth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Bruce J. Ayers | First Norfolk | | 32% | |
| Ruth B. Balser | Twelfth Middlesex | | 11% | |
| F. Jay Barrows | First Bristol |  | 91% | |
| Carlo P. Basile | First Suffolk | | 10% | |
| Matthew A. Beaton | Eleventh Worcester | | 94% | |
| Jennifer E. Benson | Thirty-Seventh Middlesex | | 10% | |
| John J. Binienda | Seventeenth Worcester | | 10% | |
| Nicholas A. Boldyga | Third Hampden | | 92% | |
| Garrett J. Bradley | Third Plymouth | | 10% | |
| Michael D. Brady | Ninth Plymouth | | 9% | |
| Paul A. Brodeur | Thirty-Second Middlesex | | 10% | |
| Antonio F.D. Cabral | Thirteenth Bristol | | 10% | |
| Thomas J. Calter | Twelfth Plymouth | | 29% | |
| Linda Dean Campbell | Fifteenth Essex | | 14% | |
| Christine E. Canavan | Tenth Plymouth | | 12% | |
| James M. Cantwell | Fourth Plymouth | | 24% | |
| Gailanne M. Cariddi | First Berkshire | | 10% | |
| Tackey Chan | Second Norfolk | | 9% | |
| Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera | Tenth Hampden | | 11% | |
| Nick Collins | Fourth Suffolk | | 12% | |
| Thomas P. Conroy | Thirteenth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Edward F. Coppinger | Tenth Suffolk | | 10% | |
| Michael A. Costello | First Essex | | 11% | |
| Claire D. Cronin | Eleventh Plymouth | | 10% | |
| Sean Curran | Ninth Hampden | | 20% | |
| Mark J. Cusack | Fifth Norfolk | | 11% | |
| Josh S. Cutler | Sixth Plymouth | | 28% | |
| Angelo L. D'Emilia | Eighth Plymouth | | 85% | |
| Marjorie C. Decker | Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | | 8% | |
| Robert A. DeLeo | Nineteenth Suffolk | | 10% | |
| Brian S. Dempsey | Third Essex | | 11% | |
| Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | | 10% | |
| Geoffrey G. Diehl | Seventh Plymouth | | 96% | |
| Stephen L. DiNatale | Third Worcester | | 32% | |
| Diana DiZoglio | 1st Essex | | 33% | |
| Paul J. Donato | Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Peter Durant | Worcester and Hampshire | | 90% | |
| James J. Dwyer | Thirtieth Middlesex | | 40% | |
| Carolyn C. Dykema | Eighth Middlesex | | 13% | |
| Lori A. Ehrlich | Eighth Essex | | 9% | |
| Christopher G. Fallon | Thirty-Third Middlesex | | 20% | |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Third Berkshire | | 11% | |
| Robert F. Fennell | Tenth Essex | | 9% | |
| Kimberly N. Ferguson | First Worcester | | 88% | |
| John V. Fernandes | Tenth Worcester | | 8% | |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Fifth Essex | | 10% | |
| Michael J. Finn | Sixth Hampden | | 10% | |
| Gloria L. Fox | Seventh Suffolk | | 4% | |
| John P. Fresolo | Sixteenth Worcester | | 25% | |
| Paul K. Frost | Seventh Worcester | | 87% | |
| William C. Galvin | Sixth Norfolk | | 8% | |
| Sean Garballey | Twenty-Third Middlesex | | 10% | |
| Denise C. Garlick | Thirteenth Norfolk | | 10% | |
| Colleen M. Garry | Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | | 63% | |
| Susan Williams Gifford | Second Plymouth | | 88% | |
| Thomas A. Golden | Sixteenth Middlesex | | 13% | |
| Ken Gordon | Twenty-First Middlesex | | 10% | |
| Danielle W. Gregoire | Fourth Middlesex | | 12% | |
| Patricia A. Haddad | Fifth Bristol | | 10% | |
| Sheila C. Harrington | First Middlesex | | 87% | |
| Jonathan Hecht | Twenty-Ninth Middlesex | | 10% | |
| Carlos Henriquez | Fifth Suffolk | | 5% | |
| Paul Heroux | Second Bristol | | 22% | |
| Bradford Hill | Fourth Essex | | 91% | |
| Kate Hogan | Third Middlesex | | 12% | |
| Russell E. Holmes | Sixth Suffolk | | 10% | |
| Kevin G. Honan | Seventeenth Suffolk | | 10% | |
| Steven S. Howitt | Fourth Bristol | | 88% | |
| Randy Hunt | Fifth Barnstable | | 86% | |
| Bradley H. Jones | Twentieth Middlesex | | 88% | |
| Louis L. Kafka | Eighth Norfolk | | 11% | |
| Jay R. Kaufman | Fifteenth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Mary S. Keefe | Fifteenth Worcester | | 8% | |
| John D. Keenan | Seventh Essex | | 11% | |
| Kay Khan | Eleventh Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Peter V. Kocot | First Hampshire | | 10% | |
| Robert M. Koczera | Eleventh Bristol | | 11% | |
| Stephen Kulik | First Franklin | | 10% | |
| Kevin J. Kuros | Eighth Worcester | | 95% | |
| John J. Lawn | Tenth Middlesex | | 11% | |
| David Paul Linsky | Fifth Middlesex | | 11% | |
| Marc T. Lombardo | Twenty-Second Middlesex | | 100% | |
| James J. Lyons | Eighteenth Essex | | 100% | |
| Timothy R. Madden | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | | 12% | |
| John J. Mahoney | Thirteenth Worcester | | 10% | |
| Elizabeth A. Malia | Eleventh Suffolk | | 7% | |
| Brian R. Mannal | Second Barnstable | | 15% | |
| Ronald Mariano | Third Norfolk | | 10% | |
| Paul W. Mark | Second Berkshire | | 9% | |
| Christopher M. Markey | Ninth Bristol | | 12% | |
| Paul McMurtry | Eleventh Norfolk | | 10% | |
| James R. Miceli | Nineteenth Middlesex | | 36% | |
| Aaron M. Michlewitz | Third Suffolk | | 9% | |
| Lenny Mirra | Second Essex | | 95% | |
| Frank A. Moran | Seventeenth Essex | | 10% | |
| Michael J. Moran | Eighteenth Suffolk | | 10% | |
| James M. Murphy | Fourth Norfolk | | 10% | |
| Kevin J. Murphy | Eighteenth Middlesex | | 7% | |
| David M. Nangle | Seventeenth Middlesex | | 14% | |
| Harold P. Naughton | Twelfth Worcester | | 13% | |
| Rhonda L. Nyman | Fifth Plymouth | | 17% | |
| Shaunna O'Connell | Third Bristol | | 90% | |
| James J. O'Day | Fourteenth Worcester | | 10% | |
| Eugene L. O'Flaherty | Second Suffolk | | 6% | |
| Keiko M. Orrall | Twelfth Bristol | | 92% | |
| Jerald A. Parisella | Sixth Essex | | 11% | |
| Sarah K. Peake | Fourth Barnstable | | 10% | |
| Alice Hanlon Peisch | Fourteenth Norfolk | | 9% | |
| George N. Peterson | Ninth Worcester | | 83% | |
| Thomas M. Petrolati | Seventh Hampden | | 13% | |
| William Smitty Pignatelli | Fourth Berkshire | | 9% | |
| Elizabeth A. Poirier | Fourteenth Bristol | | 87% | |
| Denise Provost | Twenty-Seventh Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Angelo J. Puppolo | Twelfth Hampden | | 10% | |
| Kathi-Anne Reinstein | Sixteenth Suffolk | | 5% | |
| David M. Rogers | Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | | 11% | |
| John H. Rogers | Twelfth Norfolk | | 11% | |
| Dennis A. Rosa | Fourth Worcester | | 33% | |
| Jeffrey N. Roy | Tenth Norfolk | | 9% | |
| Byron Rushing | Ninth Suffolk | | 8% | |
| Jeffrey Sanchez | Fifteenth Suffolk | | 10% | |
| Tom Sannicandro | Seventh Middlesex | | 10% | |
| Angelo M. Scaccia | Fourteenth Suffolk | | 5% | |
| Paul A. Schmid | Eighth Bristol | | 10% | |
| John W. Scibak | Second Hampshire | | 10% | |
| Carl M. Sciortino | Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | | 7% | |
| Alan Silvia | Seventh Bristol | | 13% | |
| Frank I. Smizik | Fifteenth Norfolk | | 8% | |
| Todd M. Smola | First Hampden | | 92% | |
| Theodore C. Speliotis | Thirteenth Essex | | 10% | |
| Thomas M. Stanley | Ninth Middlesex | | 29% | |
| Ellen Story | Third Hampshire | | 9% | |
| William M. Straus | Tenth Bristol | | 10% | |
| David B. Sullivan | Sixth Bristol | | 11% | |
| Benjamin Swan | Eleventh Hampden | | 7% | |
| Walter F. Timilty | Seventh Norfolk | | 32% | |
| Timothy J. Toomey | Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | | 10% | |
| Cleon H. Turner | First Barnstable | | 11% | |
| Aaron Vega | Fifth Hampden | | 13% | |
| David T. Vieira | Third Barnstable | | 84% | |
| Joseph F. Wagner | Eighth Hampden | | 11% | |
| Chris Walsh | Sixth Middlesex | | 9% | |
| Martin J. Walsh | Thirteenth Suffolk | | 6% | |
| Steven M. Walsh | Eleventh Essex | | 11% | |
| Martha M. Walz | Eighth Suffolk | | 0% | |
| Daniel B. Winslow | Ninth Norfolk | | 96% | |
| Donald H. Wong | Ninth Essex | | 86% | |
| Jonathan D. Zlotnik | Second Worcester | | 40% |