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Massachusetts governor stresses affordability, denounces federal immigration raids and pledges more food‑bank funding
Summary
In a statewide address the governor criticized federal immigration enforcement and economic policy and pledged state action to lower costs, expand college access and boost support for food banks, noting the state raised $7,000,000 for food pantries after SNAP cuts.
The governor of Massachusetts used a statewide address to press a cost‑of‑living agenda and sharply criticize recent federal immigration enforcement, while pledging increased state support for food banks and social programs.
In the speech the governor framed rising household costs as the administration’s central concern: "Fixing that and lowering costs should be the focus of every elected official in America. It's certainly mine," he said, citing higher prices for groceries, utilities and everyday needs and invoking personal family experiences to underline the point.
The address put direct blame on federal policy for part of that economic pressure. The governor said Washington "is only making things worse,"…
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