BRIAN KNUUTTILA HAS WORKED HARD TO ADVANCE:

EDUCATION:
• Doubling the number of full-day
kindergarten classes in the Commonwealth.
• Strengthening early childhood literacy programs.
• Increasing the amount of state funds given to the local district for education spending by 150% or $1.9 billion over the last few years.
• Reducing childhood hunger.
 

HEALTH CARE:
• Working to keep the community hospitals open and provide incentives and support for community health centers, keeping added stress off emergency rooms.
• Making breast and cervical cancer treatment available to low income women through a federal-state grant partnership.
• Assuring the insurance coverage of cancer-related clinical trials for all patients.
• Establishing a prescription drug program for all Massachusetts seniors and disabled to cushion the cost of prescription drugs.
 

ENVIRONMENT:
• Enacting the Community Preservation Act, allowing communities to conserve open space, preserve historic sites, and produce affordable housing.
• Advocating for legislation to promote energy efficiency and conservation.

BALANCED BUDGETS:
• Helping to establish the Rainy Day Fund, a state savings account to cushion declines in the economy, which totaled $2.3 Billion before being tapped for the first time this year to help fund important state programs.
• Producing budgets that are honestly and prudently balanced by reliable revenue streams.
• Using the annual surplus of our years of prosperity to accelerate the construction and completion of libraries, roads, bridges, housing, public transportation, and open space, thereby saving taxpayers millions of dollars in borrowing costs.

JOBS:
• Helping to pass numerous tax cuts making it easier to raise a family and do business in Massachusetts.
• Working with others on a paid parenting leave plan that is leasable for businesses and new parents.
• Helping to expand unemployment insurance benefits and health care opportunities for unemployed workers.
• As a member of the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor working hard to promote national models for reform in workers compensation and unemployment insurance compensation.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING:
• Working with a diverse group of House members in developing a comprehensive package to preserve and produce affordable housing throughout the Commonwealth.

Honest and Responsible Leadership