With the House of Representatives more blue than red, cities like Fall River could see more progress on urban issues largely ignored by a Republican-led Congress, said Rep. Joe Kennedy III on Friday. "There hasn't been a whole lot of economic focus on Baltimore, on Roxbury, on Mattapan, on communities like Fall River, on Flint." he said. Read more here: … 

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joe Kennedy III today released the following statement in support of the Green New Deal. "This generation will either be defined by the wreckage of climate change or defined by the mighty effort we summon in response. We no longer have the luxury of time, patience or incrementalism. Over the past several weeks an incredible number of young people in Massachusetts and across the country have raised their voices in support of an aggressive, ambitious environmental … 

Newton, MA - Congressman Joe Kennedy III today applauded the Massachusetts State House of Representatives for passage of a bill to guarantee ongoing unemployment benefits for locked out National Grid employees. He urged the Massachusetts Senate to follow suit and for Governor Charlie Baker to quickly sign the bill into law. "Weaponizing critical worker benefits to gain contract concessions has become a too common and toxic corporate practice. National Grid chose to lock out their workers, at …