Page 18 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021 If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562. (D-Foxborough), Barry Finegold (D-Andover), Edward Kennedy (D-Lowell) and Jason Lewis (DWinchester). All in all, 32 Democrats (91.4 THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on the percentage of times local senators voted with their party’s leadership in the 2021 session. Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 72 votes from the 2021 Senate session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not quorum calls or on local issues. The votes of the 35 Democrats were compared to Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Creem (DNewton), second-in-command in the Senate. We could not compare the Democrats’ votes to those of Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) because, by tradition, the Senate president rarely votes. The senator who voted with Creem the least percentage of times is Sen. Diana DiZoglio (DMethuen) who voted with her only 50 times (69.4 percent). Rounding out the top 3 who voted with Creem the least number of times are Sens. Walter Timilty (D-Milton) who voted with her 56 times (77.7 percent) and Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) who voted with her 62 times (86.1 percent) Nineteen (54.2 percent) of the 35 Democratic senators voted with Creem 100 percent of the time in 2021. Seven senators voted with Creem all but one time: Sens. Jo Comerford (D-Northampton), Julian Cyr (D-Truro), James Eldridge (D-Acton), Paul Feeney percent) voted with Creem 90 percent or more of the time. The votes of the two Republican senators were compared with those of GOP Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). In 2021, as in 2020, none of the two voted with Tarr 100 percent of the time. In 2021, the Republican senator who voted the lowest percentage of times with Tarr was Sen. Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) who voted with Tarr 84.7 percent of the time. Sen. Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) voted with Tarr 93 percent of the time. SENATORS’ SUPPORT OF PARTY’S LEADERSHIP IN 2021 – THROUGH AUGUST 20, 2021 The percentage next to the senator’s name represents the percentage of times the senator supported his or her party’s leadership. The number in parentheses represents the number of times the senator opposed his or her party’s leadership. Some senators voted on all 72 roll call votes. Others missed one or more roll calls. The percentage for each senator is calculated based on the number of roll calls on which he or she voted and does not count the roll calls for which he or she was absent. Sen. Joseph Boncore 100 percent (0) HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK’S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature’s job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been fi led. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of August 16-20, the House met for a total of 35 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 46 minutes. Mon. Aug. 16 House 11:02 a.m. to 11:22 a.m. Senate 11:16 a.m. to 12:03 p.m. Tues. Aug. 17 No House session No Senate session Wed. Aug. 18 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Aug 19 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Senate 11:14 a.m. to 11:17 a.m. Fri. Aug. 20 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com SKATING CENTER www.Roller-World.com 781-231-1111 HELP WANTED Skate Guards • Snack Bar Adults Prefered - Hours Can Be Arranged Open 7 Days Per Week Call Jerry at 617-620-9201 or Michelle at 781-233-9507 Located at 425R Broadway (Route 1 South), Saugus MBTA Bus Route 429 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ In the matter of: CITATION ON PETITION TO CHANGE NAME A of requesting that the court enter a Decree changing their name to: Public Hearing Notice City of Revere, MA Proposed Loan Order $3,000,000 – Water Main Bonds Notice is hereby given that the Revere City Council will conduct a public hearing on Monday evening, September 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber, Revere City Hall, 281 Broadway, Revere, MA 02151 relative to the following proposed loan order: That $3,000,000 is appropriated to pay costs of constructing, reconstructing, laying, relaying, extending , lining and/or relining water mains, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto; that to meet this appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 8(5) of the General Laws, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefor. That any premium received by the City upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this order, less any such premium applied to the payment of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs approved by this order in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 20 of the General Laws, thereby reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a like amount. “Commonwealth “) to qualify under Chapter 44A of the General Laws any and all bonds of the City authorized to be borrowed pursuant to this loan order, and to provide such information and execute such connection therewith. City Hall, Revere, Massachusetts 02151, Monday through Thursday from 8:15 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and Friday 8:15 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. Attest: Ashley E. Melnik City Clerk August 27, 2021
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