Fighting for Working Families & Housing Affordability
Christine works to create more affordable housing for families and people with disabilities. She has helped to increase funding for subsidies and for affordable housing projects. As a member of the Housing Committee, Christine has moved forward legislation to incentivize building affordable and multifamily housing, as well to improve availability of accessible housing for people with disabilities.
Supporting Education Equity
Christine prioritizes investments in public education for students of all ages. A member of the Early Education Workforce Commission, Christine works with other leaders to develop a stronger and more equitably-paid early educator workforce. She created a new commission to improve children’s vision screenings and care so young children can see and succeed in school. Christine is appointed to the Autism Commission, to help Massachusetts better serve the educational and developmental needs of people with autism, and has been successful in increasing funding for programs that support autistic individuals.
Recently, Christine was proud to vote in support of the Student Opportunity Act, a comprehensive education funding reform package that will positively impact every student and school in Somerville, Medford and throughout the Commonwealth. Among many great improvements, this bill increases funding for low-income students and English language learners, and funds increased mental health services and special education resources. It also fully funds charter school tuition reimbursements and increases funds for school building assistance—all to better serve our students.
Improving Health Care
Christine builds upon her expertise to strengthen our health care system. Christine is spearheading a comprehensive bill to reduce prescription drug costs so patients can afford the treatments they need. She led the charge against Gov. Baker's recent proposal to roll back the Medicaid Expansion that provides health care for thousands in Massachusetts, a proposal the House and Senate ultimately rejected. Christine has led on making sure families can find the right provider for children's mental health.
Standing up for Equal Rights
As a Board member of the Caucus of Women Legislators, Christine works to address serious threats to women’s health at the federal level, including a new guarantee of coverage for contraceptives with no copay, ensuring women can access birth control. When the legislature passed a comprehensive law reforming the criminal justice system, Christine stood up to ensure there was a focus on services and programs for incarcerated women. She has prioritized a bill, inspired by work of local students, to ensure menstrual products are free and available in all public schools, shelters and prisons.
Protecting Natural Resources & Transportation Equity
Christine has secured state funding to clean up and create more usable parks along the Mystic River. Christine also fought to keep the Green Line Extension, including the Community Path and a stop at Route 16, on track, by making sure transportation officials understand how vital this project is for our future. This project will take thousands of cars off our roadways and improve air quality in our communities. Christine has led on fixing gas leaks, working with Mothers Out Front on a new law to require greater tracking and regulation of natural gas leaks that causes safety and greenhouse gas concerns. She is currently working to require all vehicle fleets to convert to zero emission vehicles to address climate change and improve air quality in our neighborhoods.
Christine works to create more affordable housing for families and people with disabilities. She has helped to increase funding for subsidies and for affordable housing projects. As a member of the Housing Committee, Christine has moved forward legislation to incentivize building affordable and multifamily housing, as well to improve availability of accessible housing for people with disabilities.
Supporting Education Equity
Christine prioritizes investments in public education for students of all ages. A member of the Early Education Workforce Commission, Christine works with other leaders to develop a stronger and more equitably-paid early educator workforce. She created a new commission to improve children’s vision screenings and care so young children can see and succeed in school. Christine is appointed to the Autism Commission, to help Massachusetts better serve the educational and developmental needs of people with autism, and has been successful in increasing funding for programs that support autistic individuals.
Recently, Christine was proud to vote in support of the Student Opportunity Act, a comprehensive education funding reform package that will positively impact every student and school in Somerville, Medford and throughout the Commonwealth. Among many great improvements, this bill increases funding for low-income students and English language learners, and funds increased mental health services and special education resources. It also fully funds charter school tuition reimbursements and increases funds for school building assistance—all to better serve our students.
Improving Health Care
Christine builds upon her expertise to strengthen our health care system. Christine is spearheading a comprehensive bill to reduce prescription drug costs so patients can afford the treatments they need. She led the charge against Gov. Baker's recent proposal to roll back the Medicaid Expansion that provides health care for thousands in Massachusetts, a proposal the House and Senate ultimately rejected. Christine has led on making sure families can find the right provider for children's mental health.
Standing up for Equal Rights
As a Board member of the Caucus of Women Legislators, Christine works to address serious threats to women’s health at the federal level, including a new guarantee of coverage for contraceptives with no copay, ensuring women can access birth control. When the legislature passed a comprehensive law reforming the criminal justice system, Christine stood up to ensure there was a focus on services and programs for incarcerated women. She has prioritized a bill, inspired by work of local students, to ensure menstrual products are free and available in all public schools, shelters and prisons.
Protecting Natural Resources & Transportation Equity
Christine has secured state funding to clean up and create more usable parks along the Mystic River. Christine also fought to keep the Green Line Extension, including the Community Path and a stop at Route 16, on track, by making sure transportation officials understand how vital this project is for our future. This project will take thousands of cars off our roadways and improve air quality in our communities. Christine has led on fixing gas leaks, working with Mothers Out Front on a new law to require greater tracking and regulation of natural gas leaks that causes safety and greenhouse gas concerns. She is currently working to require all vehicle fleets to convert to zero emission vehicles to address climate change and improve air quality in our neighborhoods.
It is important to me that my constituents know what issues I am focused on. In the current legislative session, I filed over 35 bills and cosponsored over 240 bills. See the drop-down menu under "Priorities" for more details.
If you have any questions about my bills or other bills, please contact my office.
If you have any questions about my bills or other bills, please contact my office.