Alan’s Plan to Put People Before Politics: » Work to pass a comprehensive infrastructure bill that secures major funding for MA-04 to rebuild roads and transit, retrofit homes for efficiency, and repair crumbling infrastructure. » Address the spike in unemployment through a Federal Jobs Guarantee including expanding AmeriCorps and providing Emergency Wage Support to save small businesses and keep people on the payroll.
People Before Politics: Alan Khazei’s Plan for Raynham
» Support a Green New Deal to combat Climate Change by accelerating a just transition away from fossil fuels and create millions of clean energy jobs. » Support small businesses by proposing a small business hiring credit and accelerated depreciation of capital investment for small businesses that hire new workers. Dedicate funding streams to help further support women, minority, and veteran owned small businesses.
» Work to pass his Restore the Dream Account proposal, paid for by the Estate Tax, providing every young person who serves our country for one year with an account worth $50,000 to achieve the American Dream.
Read Alan’s Plan for every city and town in the 4th District at
AlanKhazei.com/PLANS
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Raynham’s Assets and Initiatives » Strong Sense of Community. Residents appreciate that Raynham is a closely knit, safe, and quiet community. » Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA). GATRA operates regular shuttles, Dial-A-Ride services, and bus routes in and through Raynham. » Senior Association Volunteer Experience (SAVE). The SAVE program employs Raynham residents above the age of 60 to receive real estate tax credit up to $1,000 per household by doing 100 hours of jobs for $10 per hour. » Raynham Food Basket. The Raynham Food Basket is a vital institution that provides food assistance to the residents of Raynham in times of need.
Raynham’s Challenges » Mass Transportation. Raynham residents have limited opportunities to access mass transit. » Education Funding. Underfunding and overcrowding of schools was a pressing issue even before Covid-19, due to rising enrollments and population growth. » Opioid Crisis. As in many towns in Massachusetts, Raynham residents voice their concerns about their community’s continued struggle with the opioid crisis. » Highways. The removal of toll booths and increased traffic have made the Interstate 495-Route 24 interchange at the edge of Raynham more dangerous.
Alan Khazei is not a politician - he is a movement leader who co-founded City Year and led the national service movement to launch, protect and grow AmeriCorps. Alan is ready on Day One to lead the effort in Congress to protect our environment, ensure affordable healthcare for all, stop gun violence, address racial injustice and restore the American Dream for working families.
Alan’s Plan for Raynham was built by listening to the people of Raynham. In Congress, Alan will: Fight to include funding in a new infrastructure bill to electrify the public transportation grid in the southeast and accelerate the construction of South Coast rail to spur economic development, tourism, and clean energy jobs across the 4th district. Help restore education funding by passing the Heroes Act in Congress to secure $4,710,880 in funding for Raynham. Work to destigmatize and elevate the opioid and substance challenges of our community and country, prioritizing care over criminality. Create a Raynham Congressional Advisory Board to stay connected to local issues in Raynham and ensure stakeholder voices are heard in Washington.