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Moore's Public Safety & Homeland
Security Record
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- For
more than a decade, Senator Moore has been a
strong advocate for improved security
against the threat of terrorism or natural
disaster. A former associate director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency during
the Clinton Administration, he is working
hard to ensure that federal funding to
improve local public health and emergency
response capacity gets to the communities he
represents. Learn more in
our special section on Emergency
Preparedness.
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- Senator
Moore is a long-time supporter of the
Massachusetts National Guard and the
principal sponsor of legislation to reform
the military division by providing
cabinet-level status to the Adjutant General
of the National Guard and requiring that
Assistant Adjutants General meet certain
professional qualifications rather than gain
their position by political connections.
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- Senator
Moore is the co-sponsor of legislation that
was enacted to pay state employees called to
active duty in the National Guard or Reserve
in amount to supplement military pay to
equal their regular pay. In addition, he
supports continuity of state insurance
benefits for the families.
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- Senator
Moore sponsored the Emergency Health Powers
Act, a major reform of laws governing public
health emergencies such as bio-terrorism or
major epidemics. The law addresses the
delicate balance of protection of the health
of the community and protection of
individual liberties.
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- Senator
Moore is also the principal sponsor of
Constitutional Amendments to provide for
continuity of representative government in
the event of a major disaster as well as to
provide for legislative terms of four years
rather than two years to reduce campaign
costs and campaign time.
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