what happened here in massachusetts? at the start of this campaign, about a year ago here, joe kennedy said he was running. he was going to try to defeat ed markey. kennedy went into this the big favorite. a kennedy in massachusetts basically before now entered every race as a favorite. well, ed markey did a couple of things that resulted in this tonight. as we look at the results across massachusetts, we see it. number one, ed markey aligned himself very strongly, very forcefully with the green new deal, with climate change efforts. he got an endorsement from alexandria ocasio-cortez, and the result from that and from moves like that, ed markey, one thing you see when you look at the map in massachusetts tonight, he is cleaning up in college towns. he is cleaning up in places where there are young voters. if you think back to the presidential primaries and you think of the types of voters and the types of places where bernie sanders did best, that's exactly what ed markey is doing there in massachusetts tonight. he's pe

massachusetts left alexandria at 5:00 p.m. on the 22nd and the soldiers were going to rejoin their regiments down in north carolina. the thirdlmes of regiment of the federal reserve corps was the commander of the troops on the steamer. the federal reserve corps was among the last of the units into troopere being used for transport such as this or prisoner exchanges, that kind of thing. a transport like this where all the men came from different regiments, the reserve corps officer was to organize this group on board and keep them under control since there were not a lot of officers keeping them there. as they were coming down the river, everything was going fine. they had gone 60 miles or so out of washington when suddenly a strong wind began to blow, causing the river to become rough. if any of you have sailed on the potomac, you understand what that means. the wins come up fast and furious and can change the conditions in a heartbeat. shortly before 1:00 a.m., the massachusetts hit the angered black diamond. hit her on the p

the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i just want to say that, you know, when my friend says this is a democratic wish list of things, i mean, the fact of the matter is we're trying to respond to a pandemic. we haven't had to deal with something like this since 1918. mean, it is basically, you know, impacted our economy in ways that has resulted in millions of people losing their jobs. we have schools that have not fully reopened because it's not safe. we have shortages of p.p.e. we don't have adequate testing. i go on and on and on. but the wish list that this bill addresses, seems like we support small businesses. we improve the paycheck protection program. that's hardly -- i'd like to think republicans share that too. additional assistance for airline industry workers. is that so controversial? more funds to bolster education and child care. given what we're going through is that controversial? we honor our heroes. we honor our heroes. desperately ments responders.or supporting testing

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john adams is from massachusetts. mr. rogers sherman, connecticut. robert are livingston from new york. doctor franklin from pennsylvania and mr. jefferson, virginia. i was the only one on the committee south of the line drawn by mason-dixon. we all hoped that dr. franken would be the author. he was our mentor. but franklin cared not take on that responsibility. i think he replied, gentlemen i care not for anything else i'm a right to receive the scrutiny of a ... he looked at me and it was mr. adams, john adams, who suggested that i be the author. i said no mr. items, you must write it. he said no, you must write it. i said no you. mr. adams replied i am generally considered obnoxious and disliked. you have quite the flair for fluid and felicitous riding. i think you should write it. besides that he said, a virginian ought to be at the head of this business. yes, we had put forth that resolution for independence eat first. your next question. >> what sources? >> you ask me what sources of inspiration did i draw upon in drafting our declaration. i've

museums, like the clark art institute in williamstown, massachusetts, also closed its doors imarch. nevertheless, museum staff continued working. olivier meslay is the clark's director. >> part of the staff went to work on different sorts of tasks. some of them were, for example, helping to redo the website, when, in fact, they were supposed to welcome the public. some others were preparing reopening very, very early on. >> reporter: and then on july 6, massachusetts entered phase 3 of its reopening plan, which included museums. less than a week later, the clark opened their doors again. for now, visitors and staff must wear masks at all times. the museum has also reduced admission to 25% capacity on their 140-acre campus, and all tickets must be purchased in advance for specific entry times. >> we are now at 300 people in a day. it's also easier to keep them scattered all over the museum if you have less people. >> reporter: live outdoor performances are now also allowed in massachusetts. with the approval of actors equity, unioactors are now performing in the berkshires, even as b

look what happened in massachusetts, he will say. kevin: i am not ready to count out joe kennedy. with a name like that, they know how to turn out the vote. i hear your point in terms of he is an underdog in the race. by the, i'm fascinated senate race in south carolina. what do we know about the incumbent there, looking ahead to november 3 with lindsey graham? jeanne: that will be absolutely fascinating. lindsey graham, there are times where we think he is a shoe-in. this will not be one of them. this is a race to watch. neverspublicans about holding the senate, it is races like this that make them nervous. back to massachusetts, if kennedy pulls this off, there is another story going on, is going on with the polls? taylor: thank you so much. kevin, i know that you will be continuing this conversation. coming up, balance of power will be continuing on bloomberg radio. we will be bringing you treasury secretary mnuchin's comments before the house subcommittee on the coronavirus. a lot to be listening for. we are waiting for comments about the cares act, handling of that we future

senator ed markey is the winner of a fierce democratic senate primary in massachusetts. by a double-digit margin, markey defeated joe kennedy, dealing an historic political blow to the kennedy legacy. this is the first time ever that a member of the kennedy family lost an election in the state. laura podesta is in new york with more on this win. how's the congressman reacting to this, congressman kennedy that is? >> reporter: good morning. well, in his concession speech last night, joe kennedy pledged his support to the man who had just beat him and said that senator ed markey is a good man. and perhaps leaving the door open to another potential future run, kennedy tweeted out to his supporters, quote, i'd do it with you all again in a heartbeat. for the first time in history, a kennedy has lost an election in massachusetts. >> obviously these results were not the ones we were hoping for. >> reporter: senator ed markey an incumbent in politics for 40 years, prevailed in tuesday's primary against the 39-year-old joe kennedy, grandson of robert f. kennedy. >> thank you, ma

>> well, it has an important history, massachusetts. i was mart of deval patrick's races, fueled by younger voters that people don't expect to turn out, much less lead a campaign, which they did. i think it's a good sign. here in massachusetts, i think joe kennedy is very talented, but i don't think there was a reason for people to fire ed markey. at the end of the day, i think ed markey ran a great campaign, some wonderful ads, great grassroots organizer. that's what we need in november. we saw it in 2018. you know, lawrence, the best off-year congressional turnout in a century, okay? so if we can do anything like that, again, and listen, donald trump is going to turn out his vote. with all of his troubles, i'm convinced of that. so we need that kind of turnout that we just saw tonight in massachusetts, that we saw in 2018 in the great election that gave us the house of representatives. >> lily adams, about $25 million was spent in massachusetts on an attempt to replace a democrat in the senate with a democrat in the senate. $25 millio

trahan of massachusetts, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. trahan will vote no on the motion to recommit. as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. welch will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. eye pal will vote no on the motion to recommit on h.r. 2574. as the member designated by mr. pocan of wisconsin, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. pocan will vote no on the motion to recommit on h.r. 2574. and as as the member designated by mr. grijalva, pursuant to house resolution 965, i

he was 10-0 in massachusetts. joe kennedy ii, father of joe kennedy iii, 6-0, won six terms to the house of representatives and now joe kennedy iii, four times since 2012. add them all together, that's 26 wins, no losses for kennedys in massachusetts, democratic primaries. ed markey, been there since '76, on capitol hill since '76, that special election in 2013, john kerry became secretary of state, ed markey ran in that, finally got to -- ed markey was trying to get to the senate thinking about it for 30 years, he finally did in 2013. now kennedy comes along, joe kennedy iii, thinks he can beat him in his primary. but the polling, here it is, three polls, in the last week, before this election, 16 for markey, 12 for markey, 10 for markey, three double digit leads for markey. as garrett mentioned, a lot of votes going out there being cast today, we'll see if there is some surge turn around if that can help kennedy. worth noting though, tons, hundreds of thousands, three-quarters of a million votes already cast by

the kennedy name in massachusetts, in a democratic primary in massachusetts. that's supposed to be gold. let's take you through what we know. john f. kennedy, 1946, that was his first campaign. he ran six times in democratic primaries in massachusetts for the house, for the senate, for the presidency, undefeated. six wins, no losses for jfk in democratic primaries in massachusetts. it's a dynasty, though. it's not just jfk. it's his brother ted starting in 1962, going all the way through his last election in 2006. ted kennedy was in ten democratic primaries in massachusetts, did not lose a single one of them. how about joe kennedy ii? joe kennedy ii is one of rfk's kids. 1986 he runs for the house, the seat that jfk once had by the way. in 1986, he wins that democratic primary. he wins five more democratic primaries. he goes 6-0 in democratic primaries. noticing a pattern here? then there is the son of joe kennedy ii, joe kennedy iii. he's the kennedy we're talking about right now. he ran for the u.s. house back in 2012. he got elected like all kennedys in mas

the kennedy name in massachusetts, in a democratic primary in massachusetts. that's supposed to be gold. let's take you through what we know. john f. kennedy, 1946, that was his first campaign. he ran six times in democratic primaries in massachusetts for the house, for the senate, for the presidency, undefeated. six wins, no losses for jfk in democratic primaries in massachusetts. it's a dynasty, though. it's not just jfk. it's his brother ted starting in 1962, going all the way through his last election in 2006. ted kennedy was in ten democratic primaries in massachusetts, did not lose a single one of them. how about joe kennedy ii? joe kennedy ii is one of rfk's kids. 1986. >> he runs for the house, the seat that jfk once had. he wins that democratic primary. he wins five more democratic primaries. he goes 6-0 in democratic primaries. noticing a pattern here? then there is the son of joe kennedy ii, joe kennedy iii. he's the kennedy we're talking about right now. he ran for the u.s. house back in 2012. he got elected like all kennedys in massachusetts, it s

he won six democratic primaries in massachusetts. never lost one. his brother ted, ten wins, most for the senate, one for president. ten wins in primaries in massachusetts, never a defeat. joe kennedy ii, the son of robert f. kennedy, six wins for the house. zero losses. noticing a pattern here. and joy kennedy iii comes along in 2020. so add it together, the kennedys 26 wins in massachusetts democratic primaries, never a defeat in that time. and at the start of this race, this was not supposed to be the first one, ed markey, a congressional lifer. ed markey started to run for the u.s. senate in 1984. backed out of the race, went back to the house, waited 30 more years, finally got to the senate in 20 in13 in a special election. and there was an expectation that the kennedys would come in here and kind of roll right over ed markey. here is the latest polling though, markey by 16, markey by 12, markey by 10. flee double dig three double digit leads coming into today. we'll see what happens. you mentioned though markey going after the young vote in th

bay and in massachusetts bay rather than in plymouth colony which was more tolerant to the south we see something of quite a theocracy being established it's in massachusetts bay for example the 1690s we have the salem witch hunts it's in reaction to what's going on there that we have appalling massacres of native americans in king philip's war for example in the sixty's seventy's so although the mayflower if you like is the iconic this is this is the year we pin this on i think in defense of the mayflower settlers it was the next generation and the next influx of people into the east coast of america forming these puritan bible called commonwealth that created much more of these hardline theocracies in massachusetts bay and also continued that sense of the alien other that sense of america being a new jerusalem and they even referred to north america as being an american canaan this idea about having crossed the jordan river jordan with the atlantic into a promised land for the promised land read north america they were creating if you like an american israel and i think it's somet

bay and in massachusetts bay rather than in plymouth colony which was more tolerant to the south we see something of quite a theocracy being established it's in massachusetts bay for example the 1690s we have the salem witch hunts it's in reaction to what's going on there that we have appalling massacres of native americans in king philip's war for example in the sixty's and seventy's so although the mayflower if you like is the iconic this is this is the year we pin this on i think in defense of the mayflower settlers it was the next generation and the next influx of people into the east coast of america forming these puritan bible called common wells that created much more of these hard line theocracies in massachusetts bay and also continued that sense of the alien other that sense of america being a new jerusalem they even refer to north america as being an american canaan this idea about having crossed the jordan river jordan with the. antek into a promised land for the promised land reid north america they were creating if you like an american israel and i think it's something

this massachusetts' war? and the continental army is going to be formed by -- what do you guess -- he's going to head it. but under the continental congress, we're going to get george washington and commander in chief. he's going to say, he's serving based on my country's honor and my own character. which is very different than the young washington we talk about in the early 20s. where he actually resigns his commission and he says for his own honor and his country will be. so it's a fundamental reversal of these roles. and washington is saying, i am taking this up for duty to the nation, enhancing civilian supremacy. he's saying i take my orders from conquerors. i don't function as a military dictator. meanwhile, there's opposition, and a lot of this comes from this man. his name is charles lee from that two-second reference in the "hamilton" musical. he's a general. lee. charles lee, british trained. he'd actually been all around europe to accumulate ranks. he thought he'd be one of the people named command

something of quite a theocracy being established it's in massachusetts bay for example the 1690s we have the salem witch hunts it's in reaction to what's going on there that we have appalling massacres of native americans in king philip's war for example in the sixty's seventy's so although the mayflower if you like is the iconic this is this is the year we pin this on i think in defense of the mayflower settlers it was the next generation and the next influx of people into the east coast of america forming these puritan bible called common wells that created much more of these hard line theocracies in massachusetts bay and also continued that sense of the alien other that sense of america being a new jerusalem they even referred to in north america as being an american canaan this idea about having crossed the jordan jordan with the atlantic into a promised land for the promised land read north america they were creating if you like an american israel and i think it's something that that sense of exceptional nurse that sense of providential calling that i think particular that next

up next it's primary day in massachusetts. two veteran congressional democrats face challenges from younger liberals and one of those younger challenges happens to be a kennedy. i like liberty mutual. they get that no two people are alike and customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. what do you think? i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ you know when your dog is itching for an outing... or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help... licking for help... or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently. they may be signs of an allergic skin condition that needs treatment. don't wait. talk to your veterinarian and learn more at itchingforhelp.com. >>> it is primary day in massachusetts, and two races are very much worth watching. the house ways and means chairman richard neil, a key ally of nancy pelosi is facing a tough primary challenge from a younger progressive and you can say the same for senator ed markey. t

this is out in western massachusetts. richie neal, the house rules committee, it's not a glamour position but powerful within the house. he's taking on progressive holyoke mayor alex morse, challenging him from the left. it is not boston, it's not eastern massachusetts, so the dynamics there are a little different in terms of the electorate. folks i've talked to in boston, in massachusetts politics, expect neal to hold on. but he is certainly getting a race here. and it's one we'll be watching when the polls close tonight at 8:00. >> the battle of the generations. thank you so much, garrett haake. >>> next, the health care heroes. we'll meet the nurses who stayed behind during hurricane laura to care for newborns in the nicu. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. >> reporter: besides being afraid and, you know, distressed, we didn't go without anything. and the babies didn't even realize there was a storm going on. there was a storm going on are you still at risk for a heart attack or stroke? even if you're

something of quite a theocracy being established it's in massachusetts bay for example the 1690s we have the salem witch hunts it's in reaction to what's going on there that we have appalling massacres of native americans in king philip's war for example in the sixty's seventy's so although the mayflower if you like is the iconic this is this is the year we pin this on i think in defense of the mayflower settlers it was the next generation and the next influx of people into the east coast of america forming these puritan bible common wells that created much more of these hardline theocracies in massachusetts bay and also contribute to that sense of the alien other that sense of america being a new jerusalem they even refer to north america as being an american canaan this idea about having crossed the jordan jordan with the atlantic into a promised land for the promised land read north america they were creating if you like an american israel and i think it's something of that sense of exceptional nurse that sense of providential calling that i think particular that next generation

he is beloved in massachusetts and beyond. so i've got big expectations for him, great hopes as well, and i think a lot of other people do, too. >> do you think he overread 2018? i ionna pressley, and others. did he maybe overread what was happening on the ground in massachusetts? think there was more democratic unrest? >> i hear you. no. it's hard to compare those two races or frankly any two races. this is a moment in time, and i think it has been, and i hope it continues, where the public is hungry for big ideas. big ideas that work. which is why i think it's really in some ways a time made for the democratic party. and i think ed markey has been a thought leader and a policy leader on big ideas that worked for a long time. and what he needs and what i and others are working on is to make sure he has a democratic majority in the senate so we can move some of these yud ideas alongside the house. >> massachusetts, say this and you'll probably be oh feffendof. masses is not america. more blue. it is more blue than america at l

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from massachusetts rise? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote es on h.r. 5664. as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote es on h.r. 5664. and as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.r. 5664. mr. raskin: as the member designated by ms. jayapal of washington, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house, ms. jayapal will vote aye on h.r. 5564. as the member designated by mr. pocan of wisconsin, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house 566 ocan votes aye on h.r. 4. as the member designated by mrs. lawrence, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence wishes to vote aye on h.r. 5664. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 9

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. neal: good afternoon, madam speaker -- mr. lynch: god afternoon, madam speaker. as the member designated by the honorable james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on h.r. 4894, the congressional budget justification transparency act of 2020, as amended. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. gallego: as the member designated by representative kirkpatrick, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative kirkpatrick will vote aye on h.r. 4894. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. khanna, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. khanna will vote ye on h.r. 4894. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: as the member designated by mr. butterfie

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of bobby kennedy became the first kennedy in massachusetts history to lose an election in massachusetts when the senator ed markey won the democratic primary for united states senate in his bid for re-election this year. ed markey is the lead sponsor of the green new deal in the united states senate and he was endorsed by the house sponsor of the green new deal, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. so what does ed markey's victory mean for the green new deal in the united states senate? joining us now is democratic senator ed markey of massachusetts. this is his first television interview since his big win on tuesday night. senator, welcome back to "the last word." we really appreciate you joining us. i'd like to begin with something just developing tonight. as you know it's jeffrey goldberg's reporting in the atlantic that donald trump two years ago refused to visit that cemetery in france about 50 miles from paris where so many u.s. marines are buried, and he refused to do it because he was afraid the rain would upset his hair. the article is filled with denigrating comments donald

of massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 107, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. moulton, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. moulton. r. moulton: thank you, mr. speaker. school segregation is housing -- e from inseparable from housing and the segregation.f decades of purposeful law and white that supported homeownership while denying the people of color the same subsidies. ways that black world war ii veterans were g.i. bill use of guaranteed mortgages in suburban neighborhoods. purposeful policies and allowing open and rampant discrimination lending and in homeownership. and policies like redlining that robbed black and brown americans access of resources, all these things embody, i think, by the underfunding of neighborhood schools serving communities of color that were on the wrong of the redline. these purposeful policies -- policies created tremendous inequities in education. of my colleagues acro

the first kennedy in massachusetts history to lose an election in massachusetts when the senator ed markey won the democratic primary for united states senate in his bid for re-election this year. ed markey is the lead sponsor of the green new deal in the united states senate and he was endorsed by the house sponsor of the green new deal, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. joining us now is democratic senator ed markey of massachusetts. senator, welcome back to "the last word." we really aapproaeciate you joig us. jeffrey goldberg's reporting in the atlantic that donald trump two years ago refused to visit that cemetery in france about 50 miles from paris where so many u.s. marines are buried, and he refused to to it because he was afraid the rain would upset his hair. the article is filled with denigrating comments donald trump has made about the military. joe biden has issued a strong statement about what donald trump had to say tonight. what is your reaction? i don't have any sound. i don't know if the control room has any sound. i don't know if you at home have any sound. there he

massachusetts voters have a decision to make in the senate primary today. can a veteran senator cold ohola >>> the result of today's senate primary in massachusetts could predict the future of the democratic party. it will also test the strength of the party's progressive wing. congressman joe kennedy is looking to unseat senator ed markey, who still running as a bold insurgent after first being elected to congress 44 years ago. markey is favored to win re-election by capturing the progressive youth vote. and the support of older affluent white democrats in the state. markey never lost an election in his 47 years of public service. quite a track record. and if kennedy loses, he would become the first in his family to lose a race in massachusetts. nbc's garrett haake has been following both campaigns in boston for us. garrett, you're wrapping up these frequent flier miles in a pandemic no less. good to see you, brother. you talked to both candidates last night, what did they tell you? >> reporter: well, jeff, this race has been fascinating. you mentioned mar

amy: in another closely watched massachusetts race, congressman richard neal, the chair of the house ways and means committee, has defeated progressive challenger alex morse in the -- morse. neal benefited from a homophobic smear campaign that targrgeted morse, the openly gay mayor of the city of holyoke, massachusetts. in news from africa, the united nations is appealing for more aid for sudan after at least 90 people died in a historic flood in which the nile river rose to its highest level in over a century. 80,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. a prominent critic of the rwandadan government has been arrested after being abducted in dubabai and taken back to rwanda to face charges. paul rusesabagina is best known for being portrayed in the film "hotel rwandnda" which tells the story of how he saved 1200 rwandans during the 1994 genocide by sheltering them in a hotel he managed. rusesabagina has lived in exile for years in belgium and the united s states. in immigration news, buzzfeed reports the trump administration pansion

but only john kinney of woburn, massachusetts can make a customer light up like this. >> please don't pinch me because i don't want to wake up. >> that's one fine electrician. >> oh, 1,000 times over. >> reporter: last month, 72-year-old gloria scott called john to fix a ceiling light, but he soon discovered that broken light was the least of her problems. too poor to make any house repairs and too prideful to ask for help, gloria's house was in total disrepair. >> no lights. no running water. i think i seen her on a friday and it stuck with me over the weekend. i said i got to go back there, you know? >> reporter: so john returned and started working for free. he also started a facebook page titled "nice old lady needs help" where he called on other tradespeople to join him. >> on the facebook page you said, it's not like we're trying to rebuild her whole house. >> yeah, now it looks like we are. >> reporter: it sure does. >> this whole porch is going to get rebuilt. you can see up there that's where a lot of the raccoons and stuff were getting in. >> reporter: they've been at it abo

few bet against kennedys in massachusetts. but markey has been fortifying his spanning with backing from a younger liberal part of the democratic party, drawing an endorsement from aoc. she defeated the ten-term incumbent to enter congress. in this race, she's backing the incumbent markey over a challenger like herself in kennedy. there is the liberal senator elizabeth warren getting in on this and all of is it scrambling assumption. incumbent democrats stick together like the other party. but pelosi is backing kennedy, her caucus over yes, an incumbent senator backed by her counter part in the upper chamber, chuck schumer. >> never before have the times demanded we elect courageous leaders as today. and that is why i'm proud to endorse joe kennedy for senate. >> the problems that we're facing today require strong progressive leaders. and ed markey is that champion. >> he knows to achieve progressive change, you must be on the front lines leading movements of people. >> when it comes to progressive leadership, it's not your ag

massachusetts, and the united states of america. i look forward to talking with congressman kennedy and working with him to make the lasting meaningful change i know we are both committed to. [applause] to my beautiful partner and best friend, my wife susan. since you married me 32 years ago, every day of my life has been brighter and fuller and more joyous. i am honored to walk through this life together and to celebrate tonight with you. have been witho me since that day in 1976 that i first decided to run for congress come i would not be here without you. teame greatest campaign staff, fellows, supporters, volunteers, the marquis -- that andy candidate has ever been blessed to know, you have my unending gratitude. your brilliance and creativity and passion inspire me everyday. to the greatest campaign manager of all time, john walsh, thank you. [applause] this campaign has always been about the young people of this country. you are our future. thank you for believing in me because i believe in you. keep believing together, we jus

of part of how we continue to fight the coronavirus in massachusetts. the more people who get the flu shot, don't get the flu and don't wind up in the er. what about that argument from the governor? >> government has the right to compel that, this goes back to the supreme court precedent in 1905, jacobson versus massachusetts and at the time it was smallpox and government has to protect the public and that is the essential reason they make these required vaccinations and this is just the start because it may be flu for massachusetts today, it will be covid-19 for all the states coming up and it is essential to understand that ultimately government has the ability to compel that theme. mike: what about your take? >> there is no evidence before anybody in the country but forcing kids to have a vaccine is going to preempt them getting covid-19. i've got some statistics that are pretty compelling to show that there is not a health risk going on in the country with kids. in the winter of 2019 through february of 2020 kids age 5-11, 31 kids died, 25 kids age

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thank you massachusetts, god bless you, and god bless these united states of america. thank you massachusetts. [applause] >> thank you all. ♪ rep. kennedy: thank you. thank you. good evening, everybody. thanks for coming. a few moments ago, i called senator markey to congratulate him and to pledge my support to him and his campaign in the months ahead. the senator's a good man. you have never heard me say otherwise. it was difficult at times between us. good elections often get heated. but i am grateful for the debates, his commitment to the commonwealth, and the energy and enthusiasm he brought to this race. obviously, these results were not the ones we were hoping for. to everyone who fought with us, for everyone who stood with us, for everyone who believed in us and gave us their sweat, tears, hearts and souls to this fight, i am so proud of what we accomplished. what we built together. we built a campaign for the people that our politics often leaves behind. we built a campaign for lawrence and for chelsea. xbury, new bedford, for brockton, for springfield, lowel

the speaker pro tempore: for what reason does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? govern mr. neal: as the member designated by by honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 965, i would like to inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on s. 2193, the charge act. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what reason does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: as the member designated by ms. kaptur of ohio, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. kaptur 2193.ote aye on s. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: as the member designated by mr. cohen, pursuant to house resolution 965, mr. cohen will vote yes. as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house ms. moore will vote yes on s. 2193. as the member designated by mr. kind pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house mr. kind will vote yes. as the member designated by ms. bar began, i inform the house ms. bar began will vote yes

the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i a heavy heart to honor the life and service of a truly exceptional young man who the great fortune of meeting and working with. beauregard who was taken from us far too soon on eptember 6, 2020, after a courageous and awe-inspiring colo rectal cancer. know my teachings of the jesuits and we must live our lives for others. mr. speaker, patrick beauregard way.ied this idea in every he was born in portland, maine, nd grew up in medfield, massachusetts. he attended fair academy in and tree, massachusetts, providence college in providence, rhode island, where e met the love of his life, amanda. after graduating from college, patrick decided to serve our country by enlisting in the states marine corps where he was an intelligence analyst. nd during his service, patrick received commendations for exceptional leadership, initiative, loyalty, and duty.tion to patrick's stage 4 colorectal in september, s 2017, at the age of 29, a month beloved wife, his amanda, changed

the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. a senator: i ask unanimous consent to address the senate for ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. markey: mr. president, we are fast approaching nearly 2,000 deaths from the coronavirus but the moral and physical injury will never be contained in just one number. as that number continues to climb, so too does the frustration and the pain and the outrage of the american people. we know that donald trump recognized the threat of the coronavirus and deliberately downplayed it for his own political gain. he is, in large part, responsible for these deaths. we now have 31 million workers either receiving or who have applied for unemployment benefits. since march 15, massachusetts alone has seen more than two million claims to our unemployment programs. we have the highest unemployment rate in the united states in massachusetts. families across the country are facing devastating choices. cities and towns are struggling to keep programs running and employees at work. we

for what purpose does the gentlelady from massachusetts seek recognition? ms. clark: as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on the motion to table the resolution. as the member designated by ms. pingree, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pippingry will vote yes -- ms. pingree will vote yes on the motion to table the resolution. and as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote yes on the motion to table the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: as the member designated by ms. kaptur -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: as the member designated by ms. kaptur, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. kaptur will vote aye on the motion to table the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the

. >>> a 54-year-old man in massachusetts is dead this morning after apparently eating too much of a certain kind of candy. >> the man, a construction worker, had been eating more than a bag of licorice every day for weeks. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, a new warning about a popular candy after one man's affinity for black licorice may have cost him his life. >> remember, don't eat large amounts of black licorice at one time. >> reporter: according to doctors in massachusetts, a construction worker who ate bags of licorice every day collapsed at a restaurant and died. the cause, an imbalance in nutrient levels. >> licorice when consumed in large quantities can lead to a low potassium level, which can lead to heart rhythm problems and lead to cardiac arrest, as in this case. >> reporter: weeks before his death, doctors say the 54-year-old switched from red licorice to black. the deadly difference came down to a compound called glycyrrhizin, a sweetener used only in black licorice. officials acknowledge this man's death is an extreme case, but this doctor who treated th

that made joe kennedy the third first candidate to lose an election ever in massachusetts. but the loss had deeper implications. nancy pelosi was busy with her hair salon so she didn't notice. but what does this tell us about who is in charge, who has the ear of democratic voters? dana perino has been watching closely. she hosts "the daily briefing" on fox of course he enjoins us every week. are we reading too much into this result? does this mean something, do you think? >> i think that everything is a little bit of a clue, and i think that we won't know a lot until we have some years behind us and can look back. but i think you'd agree that we are living in the middle of a political realignment and i have to say, i feel like it's happening pretty quickly. i mean, for a kennedy to lose for the first time in massachusetts history, he ran a pretty good race, he got some endorsements, but think about it, ed markey was a congressman, has been a congressman since 1976, okay? he 78 years old, he's been in congress for 44 years. my first job on capitol hill, our congressional off

amy: in another closely watched massachusetts race, congressman richard neal, the chair of the house ways and means committee, has defeated progressive challenger alex morse in the -- morse. neal benefited from a homophobic smear campaign that targrgeted morse, the openly gay mayor of the city of holyoke, massachusetts. in news from africa, the united nations is appealing for more aid for sudan after at least 90 people died in a historic flood in which the nile river rose to its highest level in over a century. 80,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. a prominent critic of the rwandadan government has been arrested after being abducted in dubabai and taken back to rwanda to face charges. paul rusesabagina is best known for being portrayed in the film "hotel rwandnda" which tells the story of how he saved 1200 rwandans during the 1994 genocide by sheltering them in a hotel he managed. rusesabagina has lived in exile for years in belgium and the united s states. in immigration news, buzzfeed reports the trump administration is consi

>> i'm from springfield, massachusetts, and i'm telling you there's no other place i'd rather be. >> i'm from springfield, pennsylvania, and it's apparently for me. >> i'm from springfield, arizona, and i want you to know i've been waiting for this letter since a weekend ago. send a letter my way. the springfield, usa. >> i have looked into this problem, and i'm telling you, boys you are angry and you have a right to be there are very many cities with identical names springfield is not the least of these. >> there are 24 spring fields, and all abbreviated. >> what good does it do to send a letter my way when i'm in springfield, usa? >> a springfield are, springfield oh. >> >> springfield, il and a springfield, in. >> there's a springfield, ms and a springfield, pa. >> there's a springfield, 11 more, if you feel like keeping score. what does it do to send a letter my way when i'm from springfield -- >> pennsylvania. >> massachusetts. >> springfield, usa. >> zip code is bringing the male explosion under control. it is as up-to-date as the computer, as timely as the fantastic zip code s

it's an important part of my community in massachusetts. these are our neighbors, our friends, and our family. and the hateful rhetoric that we are hearing directed toward them during this pandemic is unacceptable. it has led to an uptick in physical attacks, verbal assaults, and online harassment. hate crimes against asian americans are on the rise. mr. speaker, this is the antithesis of what the united states of america stands fomplet during difficult times our nation comes together. we don't allow offensive rhetoric to tear us apart, no matter who says it. we are nearing 200,000 lives lost in this country because of the coronavirus. countless more are sick. businesses are closed. our economy is struggling. the world has changed, mr. speaker. but one thing that has not and will not change is our obligation to be there for each other. to treat others as we would want to be treated. to show those around us the dignity and respect and the basic human decency that we would want them to show us. pandemic or no pandemic. to pretend that these h

is an important part of how we continue to fight the coronavirus here in massachusetts. the more people who get the flu shot, don't get the flu, and don't wind up in the er, so brian, what about that argument from the governor? >> listen, this goes back to the united states supreme court precedent 1905, which is jacobsen versus massachusetts. at the time it was smallpox and the government has to protect the public, and that is the essential reason that they make these required vaccinations, and this is just a start because while it may be flu for massachusetts today, it's going to be covid 19 with all the states coming up. and it's essential to understand that ultimately, governments have the ability to compel that. >> brian, what about your take? to get mike, there is no evidence before anybody in the country that forcing kids to have a vaccine is going to preempt for example them getting covid 19. in fact, i've got some statistics for you that are pretty compelling to show that there is not a risk, health risk going on in the country with kids. in the winter of 2019 up

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> good often, madam speaker. as the member designated by honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on agreeing to amendment number 9 offered by representative moulton in house report 116-502. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> as the member designated by mr. butterfield of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. butterfield will vote yes on the moulton amendment. as the member designated by mrs. lawrence of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on the moulton amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? r. pallone: -- mr. mcgovern: as the member of gnated by mr. welsh vermont, i inform the house that mr. welsh will vote yes on the amendment. as the member designated by mrs. massachusetts, pur

is an important part of how we continue to fight the coronavirus here in massachusetts. the more people who get the flu shot, don't get the flu, and don't wind up in the er, so brian, what about that argument from the governor? >> listen, this goes back to the united states supreme court precedent 1905, which is jacobsen versus massachusetts. at the time it was smallpox and the government has to protect the public, and that is the essential reason that they make these required vaccinations, and this is just a start because while it may be flu for massachusetts today, it's going to be covid 19 with all the states coming up. and it's essential to understand that ultimately, governments have the ability to compel that. >> brian, what about your take? to get mike, there is no evidence before anybody in the country that forcing kids to have a vaccine is going to preempt for example them getting covid 19. in fact, i've got some statistics for you that are pretty compelling to show that there is not a risk, health risk going on in the country with kids. in the winter of 2019 up