Marjorie Decker

Stop by to connect on legislative updates or constituent concerns. Staff will be available if you need to schedule add’l time to speak w/ me. If you can join me, please consider bringing diapers to be donated to the @cambcommcenter and @thousecambridge. Looking fwd to seeing you

I will be hosting my annual winter celebration on December 9. We will be there with hot cocoa, doughnuts, & cookie decorating from 10-11:30 am at Raymond Park. Kids are welcome, so please bring your family. #CambMA

I had a great time celebrating innovative #CambMA businesses at the @CambridgeChambr Visionary Awards Gala. Congrats to all the winners & a special shout out to The Loop Lab for their amazing work with youth in Cambridge and beyond. Learn more about them: thelooplab.org

Congrats on the recognition for all the important work you do on behalf of youth and families, Leon and @cfjjma!

It was great to hear Malcolm Mitchell talk last week at the @HHCTweets Breakfast about his efforts to promote #youthliteracy. @ReadWithMalcolm does incredible work advocating for access to books and instilling a love of reading. More about his work: readwithmalcolm.com

Last week I testified in favor of An Act Relative to Preventing Overdose Deaths and Increasing Access to Treatment, a bill I filed with @RepDylan & @JulianCyr that would create an overdose prevention center program. #OPCs save lives & every life is worth saving #MA4OPC @MAforOPC

Massachusetts has given the country a blueprint to effectively reduce and end gun violence with #ERPO #assaultweaponsban #guntraining #backgroundchecks & #licensing. Every life matters. We need #Congress to take a stand & #BanAssaultWeaponsNow to start to #EndGunViolence

Sadly, and predictably, as @JohnRosenthal stated there would be a mass shooting occurring somewhere in the U.S. right now, I walked out of the event and read about the tragic shooting in #Lewiston, 3 hours away, where at least 18 lives have already been lost

Last night I had the opportunity to join a panel of amazing advocates representing @stophandguns @MomsDemand @mfol_ma & Leading Ladies Vote to talk about the gun violence epidemic & the important work the House of Representatives is doing to pass lifesaving #gunsafety legislation

Read more about the bill here: wbur.org/news/2023/10/1…

I’m proud to have joined my colleagues to pass H.4135, An Act modernizing firearm laws. Thank you to Judiciary Chair Michael Day and @RepMichelwitz for your leadership on this comprehensive and lifesaving bill. Lives will be saved. #erpo #redflag #ghostguns.

The MA House of Representatives continues to lead the way in ensuring we have the lowest gun violence as a result of passing #gunsense laws. Thank you Speaker @RonMariano for your unwavering commitment to this issue.

We can and must improve and expand birthing options, including birth centers, supporting access to midwives and doulas & reimbursement for lactation services. TY to @baystatebirth, @birthcenterbos & so many others for your tireless advocacy for birthing people.

The Legislature has and continues to help improve maternal and infant health outcomes. I look forward to continuing to work with @maurahealey and @MassHHS on this issue.

It was a privilege to join the #midwife community on the State House Steps to both celebrate and advocate for the important role of birth choices and healthier maternal outcomes.

I was honored to join residents, HRI, elected leaders & folks who contributed to the construction of Rivermark Apartments for a ribbon cutting last week. This renovation represents the beauty and dignity that is worthy of tenants calling home.

100 years after winning the right to vote, democracy is threatened. The rights of women, Black & brown people, immigrants & our LGBTQ community continue to be chipped away. I’m hopeful that with our history of fighting for voting rights, we can reclaim the progress we achieved.

Maria grew up in Cambridge, graduated from Cambridge public schools, and went on to teach and lead the school we now know as the Maria L. Baldwin school. Maria was a leader in the fight for civil rights for African Americans and in the fight for suffrage.

I was excited to join my friends @MayorSiddiqui and @E_DeniseSimmons and the wonderful singers from the Baldwin School at the @Suffrage100MA event honoring the amazing Maria L. Baldwin with a suffrage marker that will be placed outside her home #CambMA

The Legislature also voted to override many of the Governor’s FY24 budget vetoes and restore funding to state programs. Among them are youth suicide prevention and peer support and MA Community Action Agencies supporting food pantries and affordable housing.

It also includes an increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit from 30% to 40%. This increase will benefit hundreds of thousands of Mass. taxpayers with incomes under $60,000.

Thanks to the leadership of @RonMariano @RepMichlewitz and @RepMarkCusack, @MauraHealey signed a major tax reform package into law this week. It includes much-needed relief such as tax credits for low-income people and families #mapoli.