Congressman Bill Keating speaks during a press conference held at Fort Taber Park in New Bedford announcing $3.2 million in grants awarded for Southeast New England Environmental Restoration.
Author: Jim Quigley
Members of Congress call Afghan interpreter’s detention by ICE a ‘betrayal’
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Bill Keating on Wednesday expressed outrage at the treatment of a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. Armed Forces deployed against the Taliban, describing his arrest and detention by immigration authorities as a “betrayal.”
Democrats to admin: Use your tools to get aid into Gaza now
On Wednesday, Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Jamie Raskin (Md.), Bill Keating (Mass), Valerie Foushee (N.C.), and Becca Balint (Vt.) introduced a resolution urging the Trump administration to use all possible diplomatic tools to ensure that aid reaches Gaza. The resolution also called for the release of Israeli hostages.
Keating: Medicaid cuts hidden in bill will hurt SouthCoast hospitals, NB health center
WESTPORT — Cuts to Medicaid looming in the government funding bill will badly hurt local hospitals and health centers, like the New Bedford Community Health center, said U.S. Rep William Keating, D-9th District.
Rep. Bill Keating addresses national crisis, federal cuts at Town Hall
During what Rep. Bill Keating called “the greatest crisis of democracy since the civil war,” hundreds filled the Wareham High School auditorium to share frustrations and fears over the controversial actions of the Trump Administration.
https://wareham.theweektoday.com/article/rep-bill-keating-addresses-national-crisis-federal-cuts-town-hall/74655Listen>>>
Keating demands explanation from federal officials about immigrant’s violent arrest
Congressman Bill Keating sent a letter with more than a dozen questions about the “shocking circumstances” to federal agencies, including ICE and the FBI.
READ MORE
Best Of BPR 2/25: Congressman Bill Keating On Trump’s Russian Appeasement
Congressman Bill Keating discusses Ukraine peace talks.
‘Have you no decency?’: Rep. Keating comes to transgender colleague’s defense
WASHINGTON (WHDH)
Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating came to the defense of Rep. Sarah McBride, Democrat of Delaware, in a heated exchange during a committee meeting Tuesday. Watch
Massachusetts ‘has money to start’ replacing Cape Cod bridges, officials say
BOURNE, Mass. – Several top Massachusetts officials are celebrating more funding to replace the aging Cape Cod bridges.
Massachusetts was awarded nearly $1 billion for the project last week. That’s on top of the $700 million the governor has already pledged from state funds.
offices in Moscow in May 2013, sitting at a table across the room from three rows of Russian intelligence officials and officeholders. Alexander Bortnikov, director of the FSB, Russia’s top security service, was reading to Keating and a small congressional delegation a list of dates, times, and communications it had collected about one of the Boston Marathon bombers.
President Biden Bows Out of Race, Local Democrats Lift Up His Legacy
Massachusetts politicians at the state and federal level echoed much of the same.
“Joe Biden will go down as one of the most effective presidents in our history,” said U.S. Rep. William Keating, a Bourne Democrat that represents the Vineyard in Washington.
Mr. Biden’s willingness to step down only affirmed Mr. Keating’s assessment, he said.
“As if the last four years didn’t already make it clear, today firmly demonstrates that Joe Biden is the antithesis of Donald Trump, putting country ahead of personal ambition,” he said.
Read More: President Biden Bows Out of Race, Local Democrats Lift Up His Legacy