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305.56 REP305.56 TYLER305.56 -305.56 Good305.56 morning,305.88 everyone,306.36 and306.84 thank307 you307.24 so307.56 much307.72 for308.04 showing308.28 up308.6 today.308.76 I309.56 first309.72 like309.88 to310.04 start310.12 off310.36 by310.52 thanking310.76 my311.08 co-chair,311.72 Senator312.2 Kennedy,312.2 for312.68 your313.64 professionalism314.04 and314.76 for315 having315.16 me315.48 today315.64 in315.96 your316.04 city316.84 of317.08 Worcester,317.16 home317.88 of318.12 the318.28 Woosocks.318.44 I'd320.25 also320.41 like320.74 to320.97 thank321.13 Dougherty321.53 Memorial322.01 High322.5 School322.65 for322.97 hosting323.13 us323.53 this323.69 morning.323.85 This324.1 is324.25 an324.41 amazing324.65 facility,325.06 and325.45 hopefully,325.62 all326.01 our326.18 kids326.25 across326.89 the327.21 Commonwealth327.38 can327.85 have328.01 access328.25 to328.57 amazing328.74 facilities329.13 like329.69 this.329.94 I331.94 am332.18 Chyna333.57 Tyler,333.81 representing334.13 the334.61 Seventh334.69 Suffolk335.01 District,335.41 parts335.73 of335.97 Boston,336.13 and336.93 neighborhoods336.93 that337.33 you337.49 all337.65 may337.81 be337.97 familiar338.13 with.338.45 Speaking338.61 of338.93 The339.01 Woosocks,339.09 the339.65 home339.73 of339.97 the340.05 Red340.13 Sox,340.37 Fenway,340.77 Mission341.49 Hill,341.89 Roxbury,342.21 and342.69 a342.85 little342.93 bit343.09 of343.25 Dorchester,343.33 I'm344.61 honored344.77 to345.09 be345.25 here345.33 today.345.57 And345.97 generally346.45 speaking,346.85 I347.33 look347.41 forward347.57 to347.89 considering348.76 all349.17 the349.4 testimony349.56 that350.04 we350.29 hear350.37 today350.6 and350.85 throughout351.08 all351.4 our351.56 hearings351.73 and352.52 work352.76 with353.81 chairman353.96 Mikowitz354.44 to354.93 put355 forth355.25 the355.56 best355.73 h356.29 1356.44 budget356.69 we357.4 could357.56 possibly357.81 do.358.13 So,358.29 again,358.52 thank358.93 you359.16 so359.32 much359.4 for359.64 showing359.81 up.360.13 We're360.37 really360.6 grateful360.85 for361.32 your361.49 presence361.64 today,362.04 and362.79 we362.95 look363.03 forward363.19 to363.43 your363.59 testimony.363.75 Thank364.23 you.364.39
368.63 KENNEDY368.63 -368.63 Thank368.63 you368.87 so369.11 much.369.27 I370.23 will370.39 ask370.71 members,371.11 and371.67 I371.83 apologize372.07 for372.71 the372.87 need.373.03 It's373.35 great373.67 to373.91 see373.99 so374.23 members374.39 of374.63 so374.79 many374.95 members375.11 of375.35 the375.51 committee375.67 able375.99 to376.23 join376.39 us376.63 today.376.79 For377.79 those,377.87 I'd378.67 ask378.82 members379.06 if379.46 you379.71 do379.79 have379.94 a380.11 question380.19 for380.59 any380.75 of380.9 the380.99 panels,381.15 for381.71 the381.87 Senate381.94 members382.26 to382.67 please382.9 text383.23 me,383.63 for384.59 members384.59 of384.9 the385.06 House385.15 to385.87 please386.03 text386.35 rep386.9 Tyler,387.23 or387.71 certainly387.94 throw388.59 a388.82 chair388.9 at389.23 us389.31 or389.46 something389.63 if389.94 you390.03 can't390.19 grab390.43 our390.67 attention.390.82 We391.23 certainly391.38 wanna391.71 make391.94 sure392.11 everyone392.26 is392.99 heard393.15 and393.39 has393.47 an393.63 opportunity393.87 to394.27 ask394.35 questions.394.59 This395.63 time,395.87 I396.27 will396.35 ask396.59 members396.91 of397.15 the397.31 committee397.39 to397.79 introduce397.95 themselves398.43 and398.91 the399.15 district399.31 that399.71 they399.87 represent.400.19 I401.55 don't401.63 know.401.87 Maybe402.75 rep403.07 Garcia403.31 will403.63 start403.87 at404.03 your404.19 end.404.35
427.12 REP427.12 GARCIA427.12 -427.12 Hi,427.12 everyone.427.44 Good428.48 morning.428.8 Judith429.2 Garcia,429.6 state430.08 representative,430.32 11431.04 Suffolk.431.44 I431.84 represent431.92 Chelsea432.4 and432.88 Everett.433.2
REP436.49 KILCOYNE-436.49 Hello,436.49 everybody.436.73 My437.52 name437.69 is437.76 Meg437.93 Kilcoyne.438.17 I'm438.73 the438.88 state438.88 representative439.13 for439.93 the440.08 Twelfth440.17 Worcester440.49 District,441.04 which441.93 is442.17 just442.56 a442.73 few442.88 minutes443.13 north.443.44 I443.69 represent443.85 the444.25 towns444.32 of444.64 Berlin,444.81 Boyles,445.13 St.445.52 Clinton,445.76 Lancaster,446.17 Sterling,447.29 and447.76 1447.93 Precinct448.17 4448.64 in448.88 Northborough.448.96
SEN453.7 DOONER-453.7 Kelly453.7 Dooner,454.02 State454.5 Senator454.74 for455.22 the455.38 Third455.54 Bristol455.78 And456.18 Plymouth456.42 District456.9 ranging457.38 from458.02 the458.26 Rhode458.42 Island458.66 border458.98 with459.38 Seconk459.54 all460.1 the460.26 way460.34 down460.5 to460.74 the460.9 gateway460.98 to461.38 the461.54 Cape461.62 Of462.02 Marion.462.1
464.16 SEN464.16 MIRANDA-464.16 Good464.16 morning,464.32 everyone.464.64 Senator465.29 Liz465.69 Miranda465.93 represents466.56 9466.96 neighborhoods467.2 in467.69 the467.85 city467.93 of468.16 Boston,468.32 the468.81 Second468.88 Suffolk469.2 District.469.6
472.49 SEN472.49 PAYANO472.49 -472.49 Good472.49 morning,472.72 Senator473.29 Pavel473.69 Payano,474 representing474.49 the474.88 First475.04 Essex475.37 District,475.85 which476.16 is476.32 Haverhill,476.56 Lawrence,477.04 and477.44 Methuen.477.6
480.14 SEN480.14 COMERFORD480.14 -480.14 Good480.14 morning.480.3 Joe480.7 Comerford.481.02 I481.66 represent481.82 the482.14 Hampshire482.3 Franklin482.78 Worcester483.18 District.483.66 That's484.38 25484.7 cities485.26 and485.58 towns485.74 in486.14 Western486.38 And486.86 Central487.1 Massachusetts.487.5
REP489.34 DIGGS489.34 -489.34 Representing489.34 Kip489.98 Diggs,490.54 Second490.54 Barnstable.490.94 So491.74 it's491.98 Ketuwet,492.46 Austinville,492.94 Centerville,493.5 Hyannis,494.35 Barnstable494.91 Village,495.47 and495.87 West496.03 Jarmuth.496.26 It's496.91 nice497.06 to497.38 be497.47 here,497.63 and498.11 I498.35 look498.35 forward498.5 to498.82 having499.06 a499.55 great499.79 discussion.500.5
REP502.35 SMOLA502.35 -502.35 Good502.35 morning.502.59 State502.91 representative503.15 Todd503.71 Smola,504.03 First504.59 Hamden504.82 District.505.15 I'm505.55 the505.71 ranking505.79 member506.11 of506.35 the506.43 committee.506.59 Thank506.91 you507.15 for507.23 having507.38 me507.63 here507.79 today.507.94
REP509.16 HOLMES509.16 -509.16 Good509.16 morning,509.4 Russell509.72 Holmes.510.12 I510.52 represent510.84 parts511.64 of511.88 Boston,512.12 Mattapan,513.24 Dorchester,513.72 High514.28 Park,514.52 Rosendale,514.92 and515.4 JP.515.64 Thank516.12 you.516.28
518.52 REP518.52 PEASE518.52 -518.52 Good518.52 morning.518.76 Representative519.48 Kelly520.04 Pease520.44 represents520.76 the521.16 Fourth521.32 Hamden521.56 District,521.96 which522.36 is522.6 Southampton522.76 and523.4 Westfield.523.64
526.3 REP526.3 MARSI526.3 -526.3 Representative526.3 John526.95 Marsi527.18 from527.75 the528.07 Sixth528.23 Worcester528.47 District528.95 in529.26 Southern529.5 Worcester529.75 County,530.14 the530.54 towns530.71 of530.95 Dudley,531.18 Southbridge,531.67 Charlton,532.23 and532.71 Spencer.532.95
534.71 REP534.71 MCKENNA-534.71 Good534.71 morning.534.87 Joe535.26 McKenna.535.5 Eighteenth536.23 Worcester,536.79 just537.18 straight537.62 South537.94 Of538.1 Worcester,538.34 bordering538.74 both539.22 Connecticut539.46 and540.02 Rhode540.18 Island,540.42 towns540.82 of541.06 Webster,541.22 Douglas,541.7 Sutton,542.1 part542.66 of542.9 Oxford,543.06 and543.38 Oxbridge.543.54
552.54 REP552.54 HIGGINS552.54 -552.54 Good552.54 morning,552.77 representative553.74 Natalie554.3 Higgins,554.62 the555.01 Fourth555.1 Worcester555.42 District,555.74 the556.06 city556.13 of556.3 Leominster.556.46
557.98 REP557.98 MORAN557.98 -557.98 Good557.98 morning,558.13 state558.54 representative558.77 John559.58 Moran.559.89 I560.46 represent560.54 the561.01 Ninth561.18 Suffolk561.82 District,562.22 which562.54 is562.77 parts563.1 of563.58 the563.82 South564.06 End564.3 Roxbury564.62 and565.5 Dorchester565.74 in566.22 the566.38 city566.46 of566.7 Boston.566.77
568.56 REP568.56 HOWARD568.56 -568.56 Good568.56 morning.568.8 Vanah,569.12 Howard569.6 state569.84 representative570.08 for570.72 the570.88 17571.12 Middlesex571.6 District?572.16 That's572.56 Lowell572.96 and573.28 Tewksbury.573.52
575.52 REP575.52 XIARHOS575.52 -575.52 Good575.52 morning.575.76 Steven576.08 Xiarhos576.56 fighting577.44 Fifth577.76 Barnstable578 District578.56 on579.04 Cape579.28 Cod,579.52 towns580.32 of580.72 Barnstable,580.88 born581.52 in581.84 Sandwich.582.08
585.17 REP585.17 SCARSDALE585.17 -585.17 Good585.17 morning,585.41 Worcester.585.82 Margaret586.21 Scarsdale,586.77 State587.41 Representative587.74 for588.45 the588.7 First588.86 Middlesex589.17 District,589.98 which590.45 is590.7 Ashby,591.01 Dunstable,591.5 Groton,592.13 Precincts592.86 2593.5 and593.65 3,593.89 Pepperell,594.77 Townsend,595.33 and595.82 Lunenburg,595.98 Precincts596.7 A,597.25 C,597.41 and597.57 D.597.74
600.17 REP600.17 SABADOSA600.17 -600.17 Good600.17 morning,600.41 everyone.600.73 I'm601.13 Lindsay601.37 Sabadosa.601.77 I'm602.25 the602.41 state602.49 representative602.73 for603.29 the603.45 First603.61 Hampshire603.85 District,604.33 which604.65 is604.97 the605.21 city605.37 of605.61 Northampton605.77 and606.49 the606.65 towns606.81 of607.21 Chesterfield,607.45 Covington,608.09 Goshen,608.57 Hatfield,608.97 Plainfield,609.37 Westhampton,609.85 Worthington,610.41 and610.97 Williamsburg.611.13
613.52 REP613.52 VAUGHN613.52 -613.52 Good613.52 morning,613.76 everyone.614.08 Marcus614.49 Vaughn,614.88 state615.2 representative,615.52 ninth616.08 Norfolk616.32 for617.04 the617.2 towns617.37 of617.68 Wrentham,617.92 Plainville,618.64 Norfolk,619.2 Mills,619.85 Walpole,620.32 and621.04 Medfield.621.28
REP624.81 ARRIAGA624.81 -624.81 Good624.81 morning,625.05 all.625.29 My625.53 name625.69 is625.85 state625.93 representative626.17 Shirley626.57 Arriaga.626.97 I627.45 represent627.53 the627.93 Eighth628.09 Hampton628.33 District,628.73 the629.13 home629.29 of629.45 Westover629.61 Air630.09 Reserve630.33 Base.630.65 Thank630.97 you.631.21
REP633.61 RAMOS633.61 -633.61 Good633.61 morning,633.85 state634.09 representative.634.41 Rolando634.89 Ramos635.37 representing635.77 the636.25 Ninth636.33 Hampton636.57 District636.89 City637.29 of637.53 Springfield.637.69
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