Urge Budget Conference Committee Members to Support Dismas House Funding

Massachusetts Catholic Conference

June 2, 2009

State lawmakers must work out differences between the House and Senate versions of next fiscal year’s state budget.   While the House version included funding for Dismas House, a provider of transitional housing and services for persons who have completed their time in prison, the Senate version did not. 

Please contact by phone or email the following members of the Senate and House conference committee that will be proposing a final budget for both branches to consider.  Urge each conferee to support the House provision, line-item 8900-0001, that proposes continued funding for Dismas House. 

Your message can be as simple as “I am calling/emailing to urge the budget conference committee to continue funding for Dismas House as proposed in the House budget, line-item 8900-0001.”

Here are the members of the conference committee and their contact information (Name, State House Phone & Email):

Senate Conferees

Senator Stephen Brewer            617-722-1540              Stephen.Brewer@state.ma.us

Senator Michael Knapik            617-722-1415              Michael.Knapik@state.ma.us

Senator Steven Panagiotakos     617-722-1630              Steven.Panagiotakos@state.ma.us

House Conferees

Rep. Vinny M. deMacedo        617-722-2100            Rep.VinnyDemacedo@hou.state.ma.us

Rep. Barbara A. L'Italien          617-722-2080            Rep.BarbaraL'Italien@hou.state.ma.us 

Rep. Charles A. Murphy           617-722-2017            Rep.CharlesMurphy@hou.state.ma.us

If you have any questions call (617-367-6060) or email (staff@macathconf.org) the MCC staff for help.

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