Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The act would add campus police to the list of emergency responders eligible for federal benefits.
U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, who represents Somerville in Congress, filed a bill Tuesday called the "Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2013," according to an announcement from Capuano's office. According to the announcement, the act would add campus police officers to the Department of Justice's Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program, which provides financial assistance to police officers, firefighters and EMTs who are catastrophically injured in the line of duty and to the families of emergency responders who are killed in the line of duty. The announcement says the bill would add campus police officers to the list of those eligible for the program, and the change would be retroactive to April 15, 2013, the day of the …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Somerville congressman has indicated he's not happy with the political culture in Washington.
Rep. Michael Capuano, formerly mayor of Somerville, is getting closer to making a decision about whether or not to run for governor in 2014, according to the State House News Service. "The clock is running, so I’m closer," Capuano told reporters Monday, according to the news service. The State House News Service said the congressman has been frustrated with gridlock in the House of Representatives. "We’ve been doing almost nothing but pontificating and posturing for almost this entire year," he said. In February, Capuano told WBUR, "Part of me thinks that some of the more interesting, more important fights over the next several years might be conducted at statehouses around the country and not necessarily on Capitol Hill." He said at the …
Monday, April 15, 2013
U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, of Somerville, spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives Monday before a moment of silence to mark the explosions that struck the Boston Marathon Monday.
U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, a former mayor of Somerville who currently represents much of the Boston area, briefly addressed the House of Representatives Monday evening to talk about the explosions that struck the Boston Marathon earlier in the day. Shortly before 7 p.m., Capuano spoke to a crowded House floor before the legislative body marked the moment of silence. His comments were broadcast on WHDH. Here's what he said: "It was a terrible tragedy, and no matter how you measure it, I don't know if it was official terrorism or unofficial terrorism or whatever, but clearly anyone to act in such a manner is clearly an evil person and deserves to be called as such. I know that today the rest of America stands with us as we have stood with …
Friday, February 8, 2013
The Somerville congressman told WBUR he'll take several months to make a decision.
Rep. Michael Capuano is giving some thought to running for governor in 2014. The Somerville congressman told WBUR he's considering a run and that he will take months to make a final decision. Capuano told the radio station, "Part of me thinks that some of the more interesting, more important fights over the next several years might be conducted at statehouses around the country and not necessarily on Capitol Hill." He also told WBUR he thinks the Tea Party will continue to have "Capitol Hill under siege" in the near future. Capuano's decision may further speculation about the political future of Somerville's mayor, Joseph Curtatone, who some have pegged as a possible gubernatorial candidate himself. Others have suggested Curtatone might be…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Somerville Democrat won't seek to replace Sen. John Kerry should Kerry become secretary of state.
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Somerville) will not run for Senate if Sen. John Kerry is confirmed as President Obama's secretary of state. According to Capuano's Facebook page, the congressman withdrew his name from the field of possible candidates. Here's what he posted: Thank you for all of your good wishes. They have truly meant a great deal. After careful consideration, I have decided not to enter the race for US Senate. Instead, I look forward to focusing on the important issues facing the new Congress. My current work in the House and whatever opportunities the future may hold, afford me the greatest honor of my life; fighting for the Citizens of the Commonwealth. Capuano, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999, …
Friday, December 7, 2012
The congressman thinks both sides will reach a compromise at some point, but not before the end of the year. He noted "the world does not end January 1st."
In regard to the so-called fiscal cliff, Rep. Michael Capuano does not think Democrats and Republicans will reach a "grand bargain" before January 1st. Speaking in Somerville after a groundbreaking ceremony for veterans housing, Capuano said, "We have to do something in the next couple of weeks," but added Congress will likely be dealing with the matter for a long time. "I think we'll be doing this for the foreseeable future," he said. "People have got to understand we'll reach a compromise at some point, but this is going to impact peoples daily lives," he said. The congressman agreed with some who think the term "fiscal cliff" might not be accurate. "I think it's the wrong imagery. The world does not end January 1st. It is a slope, and …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The Somerville congressman told WCVB he wasn't sure if Sen. Scott Brown would run, or win, if Sen. John Kerry leaves the Senate to accept a cabinet position.
Rep. Michael Capuano told WCVB he would "consider" running for Senate if Sen. John Kerry leaves the legislative body to join President Barack Obama's cabinet. That said, Capuano told the TV station, "I can't deal the cards," and that he wasn't officially "planning anything." If Kerry, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984, joined Obama's cabinet, it could lead a number of prospective candidates to consider running for his seat. Among those possible candidates would be Republican Sen. Scott Brown, who recently lost a bid for reelection to Elizabeth Warren. In regard to Brown, Capuano, a Democrat, told WCVB he wasn't sure if the Republican would run again, or win. Capuano ran for Senate once before during the 2010 special election to …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Would it be Scott Brown? Congressmen Markey or Capuano? Tell us who you think should run.
The Washington Post is reporting that President Obama is considering appointing Massachusetts U.S. Sen. John Kerry as the Secretary of Defense. There was speculation Kerry would be the next Secretary of State. Either way Kerry's move to possibly become a member of Obama's cabinet will open up his current seat. Should he be appointed, a special election would be held to finish out Kerry's term, which expires in 2014. Conversation from the breakfast table this morning to the morning commute has everyone talking - who will run for Kerry's U.S. Senate seat if he's appointed? Could it be Scott Brown? Or maybe Congressmen Ed Markey or Michael Capuano? Only time will tell, but we know you're talking about it. So tell us, who do you think will …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
It you want to know where Somerville's congressman, Michael Capuano, stands on important national issues of the day, check out SCATV's "Talking About Somerville."
Somerville Congressman Micheal Capuano recently sat down for an hour-long interview with David Osborne, host of Somerville Community Access Television's "Talking About Somerville." In the interview, which was released online Tuesday afternoon, the congressman talked about an array of national issues, including taxes, the economic recovery, budgets, health care reform, medicare, the national debt, social security, global warming, national defense, campaign finances, the presidential election and the upcoming Senate race in Massachusetts. Some of the most interesting moments involved his thoughts on campaign fundraising and political action committees. "Outside money" isn't such a big problem in politics, though a lack of transparency about …
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Plus, Somerville candidates for register of deeds, LeVar Burton recognized by Tufts, and a look at last year's crime and foreclosures.
Fire in Union Square Six people were displaced, along with three cats, after a fire struck the second floor of a Union Square residence Monday morning. No one was injured, but the incident caused Somerville Avenue in the square to be closed down during morning rush hour. Register of Deeds race Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston officially announced this week she was running to replace Eugene Brune as register of deeds for Southern Middlesex County. Maria Curtatone, an attorney (and the mayor's sister), also announced she was running. Capuano speaks to Somerville Chamber of Commerce Rep. Michael Capuano gave a breakfast talk to the Somerville Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning. He spoke about the current political climate in Washington D.C. …
Robert Bracer
5:27 am on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
psst. Lexington happened in 1775 more ›