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POR 2019-371

City Council go on record condemning former Attorney General Sessions’ decision in Matter of A-B-, and recognizing the decision as a shameful attempt to eviscerate protections for women, children, LGBTQ+ people, and families fleeing harrowing violence

How it started
Nov 18, 2019 · Proposed by Councillor Zondervan and Mayor Siddiqui: a statement of the Council’s position, not a request for action.
What happened
Nov 18, 2019 · ✅ Adopted: the Council approved it (Order adopted, unanimous · one absent)

Voted yes (8), unanimous

  • Dennis Carlone
  • Jan Devereux
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Timothy J. Toomey
  • Quinton Zondervan

Absent (1)

  • Craig A. Kelley
Roll call of Nov 18, 2019 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge
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