BOSTON (02/25/2021) – Representative William Driscoll, Jr. (D-Milton), House Chair of the Joint Committee on Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management, released the following statement after the committee’s first oversight hearing: “Today, the Joint Committee on Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management held a six-hour oversight hearing on the state’s vaccine rollout. We were able to gain better insight into the state’s planning efforts and the causes of the

The following are Representative Driscoll's opening remarks from the first hearing conducted by the Joint Committee on Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Representative Driscoll is the House Chair. This oversight hearing is taking place the same week that we marked, as a nation, the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. No one has been left untouched by this virus or by the public health restrictions put in place to co

BOSTON, FEB. 20, 2021 - The new legislative session of the MA General Court began on January 6, 2021 and with any new session comes a shuffling of various committee assignments for lawmakers. Last week House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-Quincy) appointed State Representative Bill Driscoll Jr. (D-Milton) as Chair of the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management. This committee is one of three new joint standing committees established this session and will

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COVID-19 Committee to Probe Baker Administration Plans (BOSTON–02/17/2021) Today, the Massachusetts Legislature announced it will hold the first in a series of oversight hearings on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan on February 25, 2021. The House and Senate hearings will be held by the newly-created Joint Committee on Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management and will seek testimony from the Baker Administration on the state’s

By: Chris Lisinski Posted: Feb 17, 2021 / 09:54 AM EST / Updated: Feb 17, 2021 / 09:54 AM EST BOSTON (SHNS) – Arguing that Massachusetts will not be able to meet the goals of a major emissions reduction bill without additional funding, Rep. Bill Driscoll and environmental activists unveiled a new bill aimed at raising and investing $10 billion in green infrastructure and other mitigation strategies by 2030. Driscoll’s legislation (HD 1972) would extend carbon pricing on emiss

BOSTON, FEB. 16, 2021– Today, Representative Bill Driscoll Jr. (D-Milton) filed legislation (HD.1972) that unlocks $10 billion in investments for state and local green infrastructure projects that fight the climate crisis. The bill comes as the state continues to struggle with deep unemployment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Known as the Green Future Act, by 2030 the bill will: create just over 80,000 Massachusetts jobs, send over $4.5 billion in funding to environment