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0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:3.75pt 0in 3.75pt 0in;border-color:transparent'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#CC0000'>Constituent of the Month:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#CC0000'>Roger Monty, Plymouth</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Roger Monty, executive director of the Arc of Greater Plymouth, and his staff have dedicated themselves for the past four years to delivering Thanksgiving food baskets and holiday gifts to individuals and families in need.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>Roger and the Arc serve Plymouth and surrounding communities and providing food and holiday gifts to <span class=GramE>those in need</span> is only one of their many acts to help our communities.</span><span 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<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Plymouth, MA 02360<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>P: (508) 746-9332<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>F: (508) 746-4910<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center;word-wrap:break-word'><strong><span 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style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>F: (617) 248-3840<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="67%" valign=top style='width:67.0%;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right: none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .75pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in; border-color:transparent'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in' height="100%"> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Dear Friends,</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>It's been a busy year in Massachusetts and the Legislature worked collaboratively to move through important issues ranging from court reform and pension reform to new criminal penalties and fines for forced labor and sexual servitude in Massachusetts. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>We addressed significant issues facing the Commonwealth this session and I'm proud of the dedication and hard work displayed by my colleagues in the Senate. We worked to produce a balanced budget and thoughtful legislation that focuses on fiscal responsibility and job growth and our stabilization fund stands at $1.45 billion, bringing Massachusetts to third in the nation. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>This is good news, but we can always do better and we look forward to continuing to address a range of important issues including improving the oversight and accountability of our education <span class=SpellE>collaboratives</span> and addressing the high costs of health care and energy in Massachusetts when we resume session in January. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you for your continued involvement in your communities, cities and Massachusetts. I wish you the very best during this holiday season. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Sincerely,</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black; mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=138 height=47 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/5648bdea59630073c96cd4d6a3b450ce/image/jpeg" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/5648bdea59630073c96cd4d6a3b450ce/image/jpeg"></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Terry Murray</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=HolidayDecorations></a><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#004585'>Bourne Resident Jackie Lane Decorates Senate for the Holiday Season</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1053" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/5c7c0f3af825b5d359b4c7dde79fd547/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:80.75pt;margin-top:0;width:120.75pt; height:161.25pt;z-index:1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/5c7c0f3af825b5d359b4c7dde79fd547/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=161 height=215 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/5c7c0f3af825b5d359b4c7dde79fd547/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/5c7c0f3af825b5d359b4c7dde79fd547/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>My office, the Senate Reading Room and the Senate Lobby have been decorated for the holiday season. The project is headed up by Bourne resident Jackie Lane with help from volunteers from the Cape Cod YMCA and Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Every year, Jackie and her volunteers do an amazing job bringing the holiday spirit to the State House. We welcome visitors from around the world to this building every day and these decorations really enhance that experience during the holiday season.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>I hope you will have the opportunity to visit the Senate and view the decorations during the holiday season. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Cranberry style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Cranberry Harvest Shaping Up To Be One of Largest on Record in Massachusetts</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1052" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/7291307051a4f7b6313d8a268a18d12d/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:35pt;margin-top:0;width:75pt; height:70.5pt;z-index:2;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/7291307051a4f7b6313d8a268a18d12d/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=100 height=94 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/7291307051a4f7b6313d8a268a18d12d/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/7291307051a4f7b6313d8a268a18d12d/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The cranberry industry is a traditional cornerstone of the Commonwealth's economy, and we must continue to discover new and creative ways to fortify the industry and help it grow. Just last year, we marked our century-long commitment to the Massachusetts cranberry industry, and I pledge my continued support as we move forward in this new century and beyond our economic hardships.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The continued growth of the cranberry harvest in Massachusetts is great news and I'm confident that the cranberry business will continue to thrive and lead the way for many years to come.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cranberries.org%2Fnews%2Fnews_detail.cgi%2F60%2F1" style='color:#0000FF!important'>Read more at the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association website.</a></span><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt;border-right:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt; padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=QuincyCollege style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><b><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Quincy College Celebrates 20 Years in Plymouth</span></b><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_s1051" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/f4d4f1ca462518a4cd57a0825f3eea1a/image/png" style='position:absolute;margin-left:35pt;margin-top:0;width:75pt; height:75pt;z-index:3;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/f4d4f1ca462518a4cd57a0825f3eea1a/image/png"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=100 height=100 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/f4d4f1ca462518a4cd57a0825f3eea1a/image/png" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/f4d4f1ca462518a4cd57a0825f3eea1a/image/png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The week of Thanksgiving, I was honored to participate in the 20 year celebration of Quincy College Plymouth Campus. Quincy College first joined the Plymouth community 20 years ago at the old Library in downtown Plymouth, and we have always had a strong history with the Plymouth Campus.&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The Plymouth Campus is a great opportunity for Plymouth, Kingston and the surrounding communities, and we are thrilled that Quincy College not only continues to have a presence in the community, but that they are expanding their education offerings.&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you, Quincy College, for continuing to provide quality education to the dedicated students in southeastern Massachusetts. &nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patriotledger.com%2Fcampus%2Fx1285894697%2FQuincy-College-in-Plymouth-2-decades-of-growth-improvement" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more about the event in the Patriot Ledger. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Thanksgiving></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: center' data-icontact-image-nowrap=true><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black; mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=257 height=122 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/16e3a0ea6c419ae6fbbb6e8db97e5f6e/image/png" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/16e3a0ea6c419ae6fbbb6e8db97e5f6e/image/png"></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>I had the pleasure of participating in the Navy Band Sea Chanters Patriotic Concert as part of the America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration in Plymouth in November. It was an honor to take part in such a special event with our veterans, active-duty military members and their families and friends. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Courage, resourcefulness and fortitude are what allowed Pilgrims to face that first, devastating winter and it's these same qualities that have given us the faithful service of our veterans and active-duty military members. Thank you for your bravery and for your service. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fplymouth.patch.com%2Fblog_posts%2Fcelebrating-americas-hometown" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read my Plymouth Patch blog post thanking <span class=SpellE>Olly</span> <span class=SpellE>deMacedo</span> for his work on America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Redistricting style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Legislature Completes Successful Redistricting Process</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_s1050" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/58ce794efa0042c05f31aa13ab4b701c/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:93.5pt;margin-top:0;width:133.5pt; height:84.75pt;z-index:4;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/58ce794efa0042c05f31aa13ab4b701c/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=178 height=113 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/58ce794efa0042c05f31aa13ab4b701c/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/58ce794efa0042c05f31aa13ab4b701c/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Last month, the House and Senate voted to approve legislation reconfiguring the Commonwealth into nine Congressional Districts.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Senator Stanley Rosenberg and the entire redistricting committee did an outstanding job. For the first time, we created a two-way conversation between the Joint Committee on Redistricting and the public, and we counted on the involvement of legislators and residents alike to carry out a successful and transparent redistricting process. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The final congressional map provides the strongest minority-majority congressional district in the state's history and balanced populations in each district. We should be proud of the hard work and dedication displayed throughout the entire redistricting process. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theresemurray.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2Flegislature-approves-new-congressional-district-map" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Gambling></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Legislature Approves Expanded Gambling Bill</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_s1049" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" style='position:absolute;margin-left:40.25pt;margin-top:0;width:80.25pt; height:80.25pt;z-index:5;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=107 height=107 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>During the last days of session, the Legislature gave final approval to the expanded gambling bill. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>This legislation alone is not going to be the solution to our ongoing economic recovery, but it will help put unemployed residents back to work in good jobs with good benefits. We are doing better than most other states, but we still have more than 250,000 people who are unemployed in Massachusetts. In addition to full-time, long-term jobs, we will see thousands of immediate construction jobs once licenses are awarded and proposed projects are approved by host communities.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Bringing jobs and revenues to Massachusetts continues to be our first priority, and this bill is part of that effort. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theresemurray.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2Flegislature-sends-final-gaming-bill-governor" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=AntiHuman style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Legislature Passes Anti-Human Trafficking Bill</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1048" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/c6af09cc57019bbfcc2eb90bdcf7353c/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:76.25pt;margin-top:0;width:116.25pt; height:87pt;z-index:6;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/c6af09cc57019bbfcc2eb90bdcf7353c/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=155 height=116 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/c6af09cc57019bbfcc2eb90bdcf7353c/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/c6af09cc57019bbfcc2eb90bdcf7353c/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The Legislature in November passed one of the strongest anti-human trafficking bills that <span class=GramE>establishes</span> tough criminal penalties for anyone involved in the organization of forced labor and sexual servitude. </span><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>If you're going to engage in the unthinkable exploitation of children and other people, you're going to pay the price. This legislation lays out serious punishments to help prevent human trafficking. It is the result of a lot of good work from human rights advocates, the legislature, especially Senator Mark <span class=SpellE>Montigny</span> who has put in so much time and effort, and the attorney general. Massachusetts was one of only a few states without such a law, and I'm glad we got it done. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theresemurray.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2Flegislature-approves-crackdown-human-trafficking" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Pension></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Senate, House Approve Pension System Overhaul</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_s1047" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" style='position:absolute;margin-left:48.5pt;margin-top:0;width:88.5pt; height:88.5pt;z-index:7;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=118 height=118 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Salary spiking and other manipulations of the pension system that lead to excessive costs to the state would be shut down under final legislation approved by the Senate and House of Representatives in November. The legislation is projected to save the Commonwealth more than $5 billion over 30 years.</span><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>After eliminating many of the worst offenses two years ago, we were committed to taking on the more complicated issues in our pension system. With this legislation endorsed by both branches, we make changes that will reduce our unfunded liabilities and modernize our system. I am proud of Senator Katherine Clark, Representative John <span class=SpellE>Scibak</span> and all the concerned advocates who worked so hard to get this bill done. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theresemurray.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2Fsenate-house-approve-pension-system-overhaul-send-final-legislation-governor" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-wrap:break-word'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Fisheries style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Request Federal Fisheries Disaster Assistance for Massachusetts Fishing Communities</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9" o:spid="_x0000_s1046" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/898e9f80edee2ce568c7e42065b6a0f8/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:76.25pt;margin-top:0;width:116.25pt; height:65.25pt;z-index:8;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/898e9f80edee2ce568c7e42065b6a0f8/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=155 height=87 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/898e9f80edee2ce568c7e42065b6a0f8/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/898e9f80edee2ce568c7e42065b6a0f8/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>On November 15th, Governor Patrick sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson renewing the Commonwealth's request for $21 million in federal fisheries disaster assistance for Massachusetts fishing communities impacted by the federal &quot;catch shares&quot; program. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>In Massachusetts and especially in my district, we have fisherman who are desperately trying to hold on to their boats, their houses and feed their families. Our larger commercial fleets have been decimated and the science used to determine the catch is antiquated and inaccurate. This federal disaster assistance would serve as a positive and constructive step to help our fishermen maintain their livelihood and stop the erosion of a bedrock industry here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fplymouth.patch.com%2Farticles%2Fmurray-keating-support-governor-s-request-for-federal-disaster-assistance-in-fishing-towns" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more in the Plymouth Patch. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #999999 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=HabitualOffenders></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:#004585'>Senate Passes Habitual Offenders Bill</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10" o:spid="_x0000_s1045" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" style='position:absolute;margin-left:41pt;margin-top:0;width:81pt; height:81pt;z-index:9;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=108 height=108 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_10"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The Senate unanimously passed the habitual offenders bill during formal session in early November. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>It is essential that we protect citizens from the most dangerous offenders. This bill makes changes to current sentencing and parole laws that will tighten the grip on habitual offenders and help law enforcement build cases against serious criminals by updating current laws to account for the use of new technology. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theresemurray.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2Fsenate-cracks-down-habitual-offenders" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=NicolesLaw style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Fifth Anniversary of Nicole's Law</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_11" o:spid="_x0000_s1044" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/792a0f6afc116300a723fbb94105fd82/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:98pt;margin-top:0;width:138pt; height:103.5pt;z-index:10;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/792a0f6afc116300a723fbb94105fd82/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=184 height=138 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/792a0f6afc116300a723fbb94105fd82/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/792a0f6afc116300a723fbb94105fd82/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_11"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>This year marked the fifth anniversary of Nicole's Law and I handed out free carbon monoxide alarms in Plymouth and Falmouth with State Fire Marshal Stephen <span class=SpellE>Coan</span>, local fire chiefs and state and town officials. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Nicole's Law, named after 7-year-old Nicole <span class=SpellE>Garofalo</span> of <span class=SpellE>Manomet</span> who lost her life to carbon monoxide poisoning.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fplymouth.patch.com%2Farticles%2Fmurray-and-demacedo-hand-out-carbon-monoxide-sensors-in-cedarville%23photo-8345735" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more in the Plymouth Patch. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGiOGE_epNhI" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Watch a video of the event on Falmouth Community Television. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=LIHEAP></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funding Distributed Across the Commonwealth</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_12" o:spid="_x0000_s1043" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/057b735d33b6c42ad046b2b64c499584/image/gif" style='position:absolute;margin-left:91.25pt;margin-top:0;width:131.25pt; height:39pt;z-index:11;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/057b735d33b6c42ad046b2b64c499584/image/gif"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=175 height=52 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/057b735d33b6c42ad046b2b64c499584/image/gif" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/057b735d33b6c42ad046b2b64c499584/image/gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_12"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>A total of $77.6 million in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program federal funding was announced in the beginning of November to be distributed to 22 regional agencies across the Commonwealth that will administer the funds to households in need.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Families and individuals across the Commonwealth are struggling to make ends meet and this funding is essential to protecting families in need and helping them get through another tough winter. More than $4 million of the federal funds are being directed to the South Shore Community Action Council in my district and I'm happy that we will be able to help our most vulnerable residents heat their home. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=41062593&amp;msgid=506050&amp;act=BHO0&amp;c=660731&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mass.gov%2Fgovernor%2Fpressoffice%2Fpressreleases%2F2011%2F111110-liheap-funding-announced.html" style='color:#0000FF!important'><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Read more. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Award style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><b><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>&quot;Women of Excellence&quot; Award from Germaine Lawrence Treatment Center</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_13" o:spid="_x0000_s1042" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/d55fcada61b664c49370608c3e542312/image/gif" style='position:absolute;margin-left:83pt;margin-top:0;width:123pt; height:66pt;z-index:12;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/d55fcada61b664c49370608c3e542312/image/gif"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=164 height=88 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/d55fcada61b664c49370608c3e542312/image/gif" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/d55fcada61b664c49370608c3e542312/image/gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>This November I was honored to receive one of the Women of Excellence Awards from the Germaine Lawrence Treatment Center. Germaine Lawrence is a treatment center for adolescent girls with complex behavioral, psychological and learning challenges.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>I have always believed that if you are able to give young women the tools to survive, you have given them the foundation to succeed. The work that the Center does each and every day gives these young women the opportunity to succeed and become productive, positive members of their community.&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>It's the work of organizations like Germaine Lawrence that give these young women hope, and they will continue to have my support. &nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=FoodBank></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Greater Boston Food Bank Sixth Annual &quot;Chain of Giving&quot;</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_14" o:spid="_x0000_s1041" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/15dae1c9ad84bfeb1a0c7dfd2a692063/image/jpeg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:64.25pt;margin-top:0;width:104.25pt; height:139.5pt;z-index:13;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/15dae1c9ad84bfeb1a0c7dfd2a692063/image/jpeg"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=139 height=186 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/15dae1c9ad84bfeb1a0c7dfd2a692063/image/jpeg" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/15dae1c9ad84bfeb1a0c7dfd2a692063/image/jpeg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_14"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> In the beginning of November, I participated in the Greater Boston Food Bank's sixth annual &quot;Chain of Giving&quot; event. In the Plymouth and Barnstable District alone, hunger-relief agencies serve more than 7,000 clients every month and the need to provide food to our pantries and food banks is more important than ever. </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;display:none; mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap:break-word'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow: yes'> <td style='border:none;border-top:solid #999999 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt: solid #999999 .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=Supp style='color:#0000FF!important'></a><strong><span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#004585'>Senate Passes Emergency Supplemental Budget</span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_15" o:spid="_x0000_s1040" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" style='position:absolute;margin-left:47pt;margin-top:0;width:87pt; height:87pt;z-index:14;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0; mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0; mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text; mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png"/> <w:wrap type="square" anchory="line"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=116 height=116 src="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" align=right alt="http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/660731/9d6a8b1e056ff46ea3c4aa2aacf7aa80/image/png" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_15"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The Senate voted to pass a $52 million emergency supplemental budget to provide fiscal relief to some of the Commonwealth's neediest residents and protection to key programs.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 8.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>This bill addresses some very time sensitive issues. With this prompt action taken by the Legislature, we will avoid unwanted, dramatic consequences for necessary fuel assistance and shelter. 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