January 6, 2015 — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pledging a renewed push in Congress to bring down higher education costs and provide more federal funding for the state’s economically challenged cities and its struggling fishing industry.
She said she will advocate for more funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to study fish stocks and improve the marine science behind regulations that are putting fisherman out of work.
“Fishermen have good reason to doubt NOAA’s decisions when they’re based on shaky science,” she said during an interview with reporters Monday. “They don’t have good science to back up the kinds of decisions they are making and that’s inexcusable.”
Warren, who has appeared at recent events with outgoing Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, said she plans to work with incoming Republican Gov. Charlie Baker on state issues and doesn’t want Washington politics to get in the way.
“We may have different visions, but Charlie Baker and I want what is best for Massachusetts,” she said. “I want to be a partner with him in Washington. We’ll see how that plays out.”
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