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Key Votes

Date	No.	Title	Status
6/03/09	H Amendment 2	Eliminate Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day	Amendment Rejected - House (78 - 78)
7/31/08	SB 800	Repealing Out of State Marriage Restrictions	Signed - Executive
7/29/08	SB 800	Repealing Out of State Marriage Restrictions	Bill Passed - House (119 - 36)
7/15/08	SB 800	Repealing Out of State Marriage Restrictions	Bill Passed - Senate
6/14/07	S 2220	Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage	Bill Failed - Senate (5 - 34)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Speaker	Location
5/20/13	Future Ready Summit Remarks - Transcript	Gov. Deval L. Patrick	Worcester, MA
5/15/13	Executive Session	Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren	Washington, DC
5/15/13	National Police Week	Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren	Washington, DC
5/14/13	Senator William "Mo" Cowan Applauds Ag Committee Passage Of 2013 ...	Sen. William 'Mo' Cowan	Washington, DC
5/14/13	Letter to Chairman Bernake, Attorney General Holder, and Chairman White ...	Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren	Unknown

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Ratings

Year(s)	Name
1997-1998	Citizens for Participation in Political Action - Positions
1997	Massachusetts Human Services Coalition - Positions
1997	Massachusetts Human Services Coalition - Positions
1996	Citizens for Participation in Political Action - Positions

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Ballot Measures

Date	State	Title	Outcome
11/06/12	MA	Medical Use of Marijuana	Passed

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