My Commitment to Legislation as Your Future State Representative
An Act Relative to Language Access and Inclusion
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An Act Enabling Local Options for Tenant Protections
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Personal Comment:
This bill can help solve one part of the housing issue in our state by allowing the City Government to have the power to build its regulations and enforce what is best for the community. As the bill says, every community is different, and the city government knows best.
An Act to Promote Racially Inclusive Curriculum in Schools
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An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws
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Personal Comment:
It is really disappointing to see one of the Lowell State Representative (My district State Representative Rady Mom) opposes this bill.
“The House voted 120-38 on wide-ranging legislation (H 4135) that prohibits firearms in some public spaces, expands the state’s “red flag” law, seeks to crack down on the spread of ghost guns with new registration requirements, updates the statewide ban on assault weapons, and streamlines the licensing process.” The Sun News
In the past few years, we have seen many shootings all over the country, in our school, store, park, and so many more. This should not be a hard decision to support a bill that helps strengthen our gun law. Even though it has never happened in our state, but I believe that we still have the responsibility to continue protecting that from happening. We can be the state that takes the lead in gun law to be an example to others that this is the way that we can take to prevent more shootings in schools and others.
Thought and Pray don’t work! Action work, Policy work, Vote YES on this bill work!
An Act Relative to Collective Bargaining Rights for Legislative Employees
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An Act Establishing the Hunger Free Campus Initiative
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An Act Establishing Basic Needs Assistance For Massachusetts Immigrant Residents
An Act To Increase Regional Transit Accessibility In The Commonwealth
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Resolutions Condemning Political Oppression and Encouraging Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia
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My Testimony to the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs (01/16/2024)
Good afternoon Mr. Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs,
I'm Tara Hong from the 18th Middlesex District in Lowell. Thank you for the opportunity to advocate for the passage of Resolution H.3507 and S.2326, a resolution condemning political oppression and encouraging free and fair elections in Cambodia.
I want to express my gratitude to State Representative Vanna Howard and Senator Ed Kennedy for putting forth this resolution, as well as to all those who have signed on to support it.
These resolutions uphold fundamental democratic principles, recognizing the importance of free and fair elections in safeguarding citizens' liberty and human rights. Since the Paris Peace Accords of 1991. Over the years, significant international aid has been invested to promote a pluralistic, multi-party democratic system in Cambodia. However, despite these efforts, Prime Minister Hun Sen has maintained a stronghold on power since 1985, consolidating authority over every level of the nation's government. Even though now Hun Sen is no longer the Prime Minister of Cambodia but the acts of transferring his power to his son to be the new Prime Minister it is not a democratic process as what they've been saying. That is a dictatorship acts of maintaining the power in the family.
Elections in Cambodia since 1993 have been marred by fraud and voter intimidation, destroying the principles of the Paris Peace Accords. Additionally, the government's oppressive tactics, including restricting the media and arresting opposition figures, contradict democratic values.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is home to a significant population of Cambodian American people (include me), many of whom sought refuge in the United States to escape genocide and conditions that underscore the humanitarian hardships posed by the absence of democracy. It is our moral duty to stand with them and advocate for democracy on the global stage.
In conclusion, I urge each member of this joint committee to support of Resolution. Let us send a clear message to congress and the President of the United State with a resounding message that Massachusetts stands firmly on the side of democracy, human rights, and the values we hold dear.
An Act to Prevent Abuse and Exploitation
An Act Relative to Educator Pay
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An Act Relative to Plastic Bag Reduction
An Act Relative to Digital Right to Repair
An Act Relative to Toxic Free Kids
An Act Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in Schools
An Act Relative to Better Buildings
An Act Transitioning Massachusetts to Clean Electricity, Heating and Transportation
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An Act Relative to Setting Deadlines to Electrify the Commuter Rail
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An Act Setting Deadlines to Electrify School Buses and public Fleets and Establishing Programs to Encourage private Fleet Electrification
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An Act Electrifying Regional Transit Authorities
An Act Expanding Community Access to Electric
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An Act Empowering Students and Schools to Thrive
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An Act Providing Affordable and Accessible High-Quality Early Education and Care to Promote Child Development and Well-Being and Support the Economy in the Commonwealth
An Act Committing to Higher Education the Resources to Insure a Strong and Healthy Public Higher Education System
An Act Providing for Climate Change Adaptation Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Investments in the Commonwealth
An Act Relative to Universal School Meals
An Act Promoting Access to Counsel and Housing Stability in Massachusetts
An Act Expanding Voting Access for College and University Students
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An Act to Protect the Civil Right and Safety of All Massachusetts Residents
An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement
An Act Uplifting Families and Securing the Right to Strike for Certain Public Employees
An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts
An Act to Promote Equitable Access to Parole
An Act to Promote Public Safely and Better Outcomes for Young Adults
An Act Establishing a Jail and Prison Construction Moratorium
An Act Relative to Healthy Youth
An Act to Promote Rehabilitation Including Guaranteed health, Treatment, and Safety for incarcerated LGBTQI+ People
An Act Supporting Parents Running for Public Office
An Act Establishing Same Day Registration of Voters
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An Act to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes and Create Progressive Revenue
An Act Investing in a Prosperous, Clean Commonwealth by 203o
An Act Prohibiting the Use of Native American Mascots by Public Schools in the Commonwealth
An Act Establishing Indigenous Peoples Day
An Act Providing for the Creation of a Permanent Commission Relative to the Education of American Indian and Alaska Native Residents of the Commonwealth
