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Rep. Auchincloss On What 4th Congressional District Needs
Press release from Rep. Auchincloss' Office: Feb. 9, 2021 Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04), sent a letter to House and Senate leadership ahead of the Committee mark-ups of President Biden's American Rescue Plan outlining his requests for district specific relief. In the letter, Congressman Auchincloss calls for funding for a national vaccine program to help supply meet demand and get as many Americans vaccinated as soon as possible; clear federal guidance, technical … Continue Reading
January 29, 2021
Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss stands strongly against BDS, Iranian hostility
JNS talked with Auchincloss by phone on Jan. 21. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Q: What’s your overall stance on the U.S.-Israel relationship? A: I have always been a strong supporter of the U.S.-Israel relationship. It’s an alliance not just of just strategic value and economic empowerment, but also an alliance of conviction based on shared values and shared interests. I grew up in the Jewish faith. My grandfather was the son of refugees from the Russian pogroms … Continue Reading
January 27, 2021
Getting To Know Congressman Jake Auchincloss
Representative Jake Auchincloss is the newest and youngest member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation. He represents the Fourth District, and has been on the job for three weeks. We take a moment to get to know our new representative, and take listener calls. "Quite an orientation, huh? My colleague from New York — Ritchie Torres — noted that our first Wednesday was an insurrection, our second Wednesday was an impeachment, our third Wednesday was an inauguration, and this is our … Continue Reading
January 20, 2021
Rep. Auchincloss (D-MA): We Finally Have a President Who Can Exhibit Moral Leadership
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) joined Cheddar on the day of Joseph R. Biden's inauguration as 46th President of the United States. Auchincloss has been named to the transportation and infrastructure committee in the house, and he details what we can expect from a future infrastructure … Continue Reading
January 13, 2021
Rep. Auchincloss On Vote: 'We Strike A Blow For Moral Leadership'
NEWTON, MA — Today, ahead of the historic vote in the House, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss who represents the 4th Congressional District in Massachusetts, made his first floor speech. Auchincloss was an original co-sponsor of the article of impeachment that passed the House Wednesday. "A mob desecrated our Capitol, killed a police officer and attempted to overthrow our government on the orders of the President of the United States," he said. "Immediate impeachment is our duty under a … Continue Reading
January 13, 2021
Attleboro area congressman says vote to impeach Trump was about 'moral leadership"
WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s vote to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time came down to an issue of “moral leadership,” the area’s congressman says. U.S. Rep, Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, said Wednesday — in his first floor speech as a congressman — that the move, which passed the House by a vote of 232 to 197, including all Democrats and 10 Republicans voting in favor, was a “duty under a Constitution that compels us to defend against enemies foreign and domestic.” The House voted … Continue Reading
January 13, 2021
Rep. Jake Auchincloss On Historic Vote To Impeach President Trump A Second Time
Every Democrat in the House, along with 10 Republicans, voted Wednesday to impeach President Trump for a historic second time — charging him with “incitement of insurrection” after last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. For some in Congress, the historic vote also marked their first speech on the House floor after being sworn in just ten days prior. Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss was among that group and joined Jim Braude to … Continue Reading
January 13, 2021
Auchincloss: 'I Don't Want To Be Unified With People Who Are Waging Insurrection Against The United States Government'
Speaking on Boston Public Radio on Wednesday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss discussed the calls for unity, largely coming from Republicans as an argument against impeaching President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the insurrection on the Capitol. "I don't want to be unified with people who are waging insurrection against the United States government. I don't want to be unified for people who are storming the Capitol in the belief there's a conspiracy of pedophiles running the government, and … Continue Reading
January 12, 2021
'Now Is Not The Time For Unity. Now Is The Time For Moral Leadership,' Mass. Rep. Auchincloss Says
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., blasted Republican calls for unity during an interview Tuesday following last week's atack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump extremists. "Now is not the time for unity," Auchincloss told GBH All Things Considered host Arun Rath. "Now is the time for moral leadership. And moral leadership means that we must remove this tyrant from office." His comments came as some in the GOP have called on Democrats to abandon their effort to force President Donald Trump … Continue Reading
January 07, 2021
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, representing Attleboro area, says Capitol resembled war zone
Walking back to the Capitol on Wednesday night, Jake Auchincloss looked over the grounds of the building after its lockdown earlier in the day and was struck by one lasting image. “It looked like a patrol base in Afghanistan,” with police and National Guardsmen at the ready, the Marine Corps veteran said Thursday. “We had to turn a citadel of democracy into a fortress.” The state’s newest member of Congress called the scene “grim.” Auchincloss, 32, a Democrat, was in just his third … Continue Reading
January 07, 2021
Newton Congressman Jake Auchincloss calls storming of the Capitol ‘appalling’
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, the Newton Democrat, was sworn into office on Sunday, Jan. 3. On Wednesday, as thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C., he was in his office preparing to certify the Electoral College vote when the mob took over parts of the building. Auchincloss, at the Capitol, on Thursday, Jan. 7 “I was not there. I was in my office and I remained in my office,” Auchincloss said. “It’s appalling,” Auchincloss said of the mob, described by … Continue Reading
January 03, 2021
Newly-Sworn In Rep. Auchincloss Slams GOP Sens. Vetoing Electoral College
Jan 3, 2021 BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Massachusetts' Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss of Newton was among the new lawmakers sworn into the 117th U.S. Congress on Sunday, after he won former Congressman Joe Kennedy III’s seat in the fourth District. "It's an honor of a lifetime to represent the people of Massachusetts of Congress," he said. As Rep. Auchincloss prepares to serve the Commonwealth in Washington D.C., he told WBZ NewsRadio he thinks it's "an abomination" that 12 GOP … Continue Reading
January 03, 2021
New House member Jake Auchincloss offers fresh eyes on swearing-in during COVID
Jake Auchincloss said being sworn in to the U.S. House today reminded him of reporting to Quantico for Marine duty a decade ago, but instead of contemplating a foreign enemy, he had to navigate one he couldn't see: the coronavirus. Why it matters: The 32-year-old freshman from Massachusetts offered fresh eyes to commonplace routines for Washington veterans. He stood in awe of a Capitol painting and wide-eyed in its gilded rooms, gave his lone guest pass to his father, and reported for COVID … Continue Reading