PAX Centurion - March / April 2013

www.bppa.org PAX CENTURION • March/April 2013 • Page 23 Stop by our store located at 53 Plain Street (rear) in Braintree or call us at (781) 843-5293. When your business or personal needs require custom embroidery or screen printing,we hope you choose The Embroidery Clinic for high quality and competitive pricing. 7. The Massachusetts Legislature and Governor Patrick have refused to fund the state portion of the program known as the Quinn Bill. This programas you knowwas collectively bargainedwith the police unions and accepted by the local government. The funding for the incentive was shared with the state and city/town paying 50 percent each to the qualifying officer (certified by the Board of Higher Education). The BPPA is attempting to restore the state funding to the program at every session of the legislature. Would you support, co-sponsor and vote for federal funding grants to authorize a higher education degree incentive for local police officers? YES. Howwould you use your office to influence the Executive and Leg- islative branches of state goverment to restore the full funding of the Quinn Bill and please explain your answer? I am committed to achieving full funding for the Quinn Bill and towards this end, I will work in partnership with state, local, and federal officials to ensure that together, we provide our dedicated police officers with the opportunity to pursue continued higher education. 8. SenateMinority LeaderMitchMcConnell (R-KY) said onCNN that saving the jobs of police and firefighters was not the role of the federal government. Do you agree with the statement that the federal government should not help with federal aid to help save the public safety jobs (police and fire) in the cities that are having fiscal troubles? NO. Please explain: I strongly oppose the statement byMinorityLeaderMcConnell. Rather, I amcommitted to the coreprinciple that it is the fundamen- tal responsibility of the federal government to ensure the security and safety of every American. In furtherance of this basic federal duty, I believe that we must make every effort at the federal level to provide assistance to our state and local governments in order to better make certain that our communities are equipped with the resources, personnel, and equipment they need to keep our citizens safe. Federal assistance is particularly vital at a time when our state and local governments are facing difficult and extended budgetary challenges. Rep. Stephen Lynch responds to BPPA U.S. Senate candidate questionnaire From Lynch on page 21 Remember to vote on April 30, May 28& June 25!