Moulton Statement on Governor Charlie Baker Signing the COVID-19 Relief Funding Spending Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON — Following Governor Baker signing the COVID-19 Relief Funding Spending Bill into law, Representative Seth Moulton released the following statement: 

“Over the past 20 months, the need for meaningful investments in infrastructure, mental health and workforce development has been laid bare, particularly in some of our most vulnerable communities.

Today’s passage of the COVID-19 Relief Funding Spending Bill is the fulfilment of a promise that Congress and the Biden administration made to our essential workers who have been on the front lines of this pandemic for two years; to families struggling to put food on the table and keep the lights on; to small business owners fighting to survive; and to working and middle-class families across the Commonwealth desperate to rebuild and move past this crisis. 

With this bill, we have the chance to get so much done. We can finally address the growing problem of combined sewer overflow that is threatening state beaches, our children’s health, and the environment. We can treat mental health like the urgent health issue it is by increasing the number of clinicians across our state. We can address housing stability and give families the additional economic leg up they need. Not to mention, we can make long overdue investments in our state’s infrastructure.

This legislation will make a difference in the lives of so many. I am glad to see the state legislature finally take action. I hope to see the governor and our municipal leaders move swiftly to put this funding to work to improve people’s lives.”

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