Welcome to Tom Finneran's Web Site - Massachusetts

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	Room 356
	Boston, MA 02133
	Telephone: 617.722.2500
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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 local districts for education spending by 150% or $1.9 billion over the last few years, and holding those districts to higher levels of spending accountability.
	Reducing childhood hunger.

Image of Tom Finneran with his Wife and two daughters

Health Care:
	Working to keep 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 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 legislation to promote energy efficiency and conservation.

Balanced Budgets:
	Establishing the Rainy Day Fund, a state savings account to cushion against 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 revenues.
	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:
	Passing numerous tax cuts making it easier to raise a family and do business in Massachusetts.
	Proposing a paid parenting leave plan that is feasible for businesses and new parents.
	Expanding unemployment insurance benefits and health care opportunities for unemployed workers.
	Promoting national models for reform in workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and utilities deregulation.

Affordable Housing:
	Leading a diverse group of House members in developing a comprehensive package to preserve and produce affordable housing throughout the Commonwealth.
	Producing budgets that are honestly and prudently balanced by reliable revenues.
	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.