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Auchincloss: Israel ‘can’t de-escalate’
AUCHINCLOSS ON ISRAEL — Israel’s expected ground invasion of Gaza to root out Hamas’ current leadership is “appropriate given the threat and the nature” of the militant group’s attacks, Rep. Jake Auchincloss told Playbook on Sunday. The Jewish military veteran’s remarks come as Israel masses troops on the border with Gaza and urges 1 million people to evacuate its northern region. The humanitarian crisis in the enclave is worsening and divisions over Israel’s response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack … Continue Reading
October 15, 2023
@Issue: Jake Auchincloss on Israel-Hamas war
Representative Jake Auchincloss discusses the current conflict between Israel and … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Congressman Auchincloss tells Republicans to "grow up and govern"
Since it unfolded, people have been struggling to put the Hamas-led assault on Israel in perspective. Reaction to the attack, which some have called Israel's 9/11, has also elicited fierce debate, globally and locally. Amid the calls for support, some attacked Israel. One example happened just across the river at Harvard University. Over three dozen university-affiliated groups at Harvard released a statement blaming the conflict entirely on the Israeli government, calling them the “apartheid … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Biden ally highlights past comments to cast doubt on Trump as defender of Israel
A Democratic representative and Marine veteran is calling out former President Donald Trump for remarks made in 2016 when he suggested Israel should foot more of its own defense spending or reimburse the United States for some of its contributions, as he had suggested for several other countries. The lawmaker, a close ally and supporter of President Joe Biden, slammed Trump on Wednesday over the past statements amid the fatal terrorist attacks by Hamas and the war in Israel. Rep. Jake … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Rep. Jake Auchincloss on war in Israel, House speaker suspense
Democratic Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins Radio Boston from Washington, D.C. as House Republicans meet behind closed doors to pick their candidate for House speaker. Until a speaker is installed, the House will be unable to pass any legislation, including funding to support Israel in its war against … Continue Reading
October 10, 2023
‘Moral cowardice': Rep. Auchincloss urges Harvard to condemn students blaming Israel for attacks
Rep. Jake Auchincloss is blasting his alma mater after Harvard University leaders issued a statement on the war in Israel but declined to address the controversy engulfing the campus after several student groups blamed Israel for the Hamas attack. “The statement from the student groups is morally depraved. The statement from Harvard’s leadership is moral cowardice. And I was appalled by both,” Auchincloss (D-Mass.) told POLITICO in an interview. On Monday, Auchincloss said on … Continue Reading
October 08, 2023
Auchincloss Supports Federal Assessment in Boston as Migrants Arrive in MA’s Fourth District
Congressman Jake Auchincloss, the representative of Massachusetts’s Fourth District, in a letter dated October 6th to Dean of the Senate Marc Pacheco, expresses frustration with the nation’s broken immigration system and its impact on constituents and pledges to continue connecting local officials and migrants with available federal resources. The congressman says he will encourage the Biden Administration to send an assessment team to view first- hand the situation in Boston. Read the … Continue Reading
October 08, 2023
Mass. congressman discusses next steps after Hamas attack on Israel
BOSTON —U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss also talks about the migrant housing crisis in Massachusetts and Kevin McCarthy being ousted as Speaker of the … Continue Reading
October 07, 2023
Statement of Congressman Auchincloss on Terrorist Attacks on Israel
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) released the following statement from Washington, D.C.: “This morning, on the last day of one of the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar and almost 50 years to the day after Egypt and Syria’s surprise attack on Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists attacked Israel from Gaza by land, air, and sea without provocation. Israeli casualties are in the hundreds. “I fully support Israel’s right to respond and its … Continue Reading
October 07, 2023
Local Armenians Worry & Cong. Auchincloss Signs Letter of Support
Local members of the Armenian community have been alarmed by the ending of an uneasy peace in Nagorno-Karabakh and indications of ethnic cleansing. Congressional pressure on the Biden administration to end U.S. complicity in Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s 120,000 indigenous Armenian Christians increased this week with 75 U.S. House members, including Franklin's 4th District Congresseman Jake Auchincloss, calling on the administration to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan and enforce … Continue Reading
October 06, 2023
Attleboro area congressman calls on feds to visit state to assess migrant crisis
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss is pushing for a federal assessment team to visit Massachusetts to look into the impact the migrant crisis is having on communities, including in the Attleboro area. Auchincloss, a Newton Democrat who represents the Attleboro area in Congress, asked federal officials for such a visit after hearing from area legislators, including state Rep. Adam Scanlon, D-North Attleboro, and state Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton. In response to letters from the legislators’ offices … Continue Reading
October 06, 2023
Rep. Jake Auchincloss wants President Biden's help with migrant crisis in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jake Auchincloss is calling on the Biden administration to send a Homeland Security team to Massachusetts to help with the influx of migrants. Auchincloss said he wants federal authorities to see for themselves that the migrant situation in the Boston area is not sustainable. New York City recently requested the same federal assessment. It involves a Homeland Security team spending four days visiting shelters and meeting with local officials. "I will continue to connect … Continue Reading
October 06, 2023
Auchincloss wants Biden to send ‘assessment team’ to Boston to review migrant situation
The Biden administration should send an “assessment team” to Boston so federal officials can see first-hand how the state is grappling with an influx of migrants and the need for funds to support new arrivals, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss wrote in a Friday letter to a state lawmaker. Massachusetts’ emergency shelter is overflowing with homeless and migrant families who have the right to seek shelter under state law. State and local officials have repeatedly called on the federal government for … Continue Reading
October 06, 2023
As migrants overwhelm state shelter system, Auchincloss asks Biden to send team to ‘assess’
As the influx of migrants in Massachusetts continues to push the state’s shelter system and other resources to the brink, Representative Jake Auchincloss is calling for the Biden administration to send an assessment team of federal Homeland Security officials to Boston to “see with their own eyes that this is not a sustainable scenario.” “Given the scale of the crisis that Massachusetts is facing, we have to try all the things,” the Newton Democrat said in an interview. “This is one dimension … Continue Reading
October 04, 2023
House on hold
The unprecedented vote by the House of Representatives this week to remove its speaker leaves Congress unable to legislate. The historic action prompted the Observer to check in with Needham’s congressional representative Jake Auchincloss about the status of our governing institution. “There’s nothing foundationally wrong with Congress,” said the second-term Democrat who represents the 4th District. “What we’re seeing this week is not necessarily a problem with Congress as an institution. … Continue Reading
October 04, 2023
Auchincloss defends Dems voting to oust Kevin McCarthy
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to unseat its speaker for the first time in history. Ex-speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he won’t run again, leaving the all-important seat up for grabs. In the above video, Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss chats with 12 News Politics Editor Ted Nesi about the historic vote and the search for a new … Continue Reading
October 02, 2023
Breaking down the spending bill that averted a government shutdown
First, Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins WBUR's Radio Boston from Washington, D.C., where legislators passed a bill over the weekend averting a government shutdown. Auchincloss, who voted for the bill, says he is troubled by its lack of funding for the defense of Ukraine. Then, WBUR reporter Walter Wuthmann and former Rep. for Massachusetts' 7th district Mike Capuano explain what the bill means for the … Continue Reading
September 30, 2023
Congressman Auchincloss Reacts to Averted Government Shutdown, Funding that Excludes Ukraine
Shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5860 by a vote of 88-9, the Continuing Resolution which allows funding for the federal government to continue to November 17, 2023. The resolution required a 60-vote affirmative threshold to pass. President Biden has indicated that he would sign the bill, averting a government shutdown. In the Senate, the nine No votes came from Republican Senators Blackburn, Bruan, Cruz, Hagerty, Lee, Marshall, Paul, Schmitt … Continue Reading
September 27, 2023
Speaker McCarthy is making a choice to cave, says House member
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., discusses efforts to avoid a government shutdown and why he says shutdown seems … Continue Reading
September 23, 2023
Americans are ‘tired of blame-shifting’ on the border crisis: Rep. Jake Auchincloss
Rep. Jakle Auchincloss, D-Mass., reacts to the indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on ‘Fox News Live.’ He also discusses the border crisis and looming government … Continue Reading