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All Four Fall River, Somerset State Reps Vote Against Giving Homeless Veterans Preference For Housing in Massachusetts
All four Somerset and Fall River State Reps, Alan Silvia, Carole Fiala, Patricia Haddad, and Paul Schmid, voted against an amendment that would give homeless veterans preference for housing over others to include non-US citizen migrants. Served your country and paid taxes? You don’t get any benefit over someone who paid no taxes and traveled through 5 countries and dozens of states breaking immigration laws to get to Massachusetts.
On Friday, Massachusetts Democrats shut down several Republican amendments that would have prioritized Massachusetts residents over newly arrived migrants. The vote was on party lines with the vast majority of Democrats voting against it and all Republicans voting for it.
For 10+ years all four Fall River area State Reps have blocked bills giving veterans preference over people who have entered the country illegally. In 2013, Rep. Diehl offered an amendment “requiring veterans be given priority over illegal immigrants for public housing.” Alan Silvia, Carole Fiala, Patricia Haddad, and Paul Schmid all voted against the amendment even getting a vote on the floor. I haven’t had a chance to review all their votes between 2013 and 2024, but we have at least two examples of them voting against amendments like this.
We asked our 52,000 members in our Fall River group if veterans should have priority in housing, and 99% of them stated yes. 1,205 people voted, 1,185 answered yes, 20 voted no. In a 2023 interview, Alan Silvia stated that he didn’t remember his 2013 vote but would vote to give veterans preference if the vote came up again (29:30 minute mark). He went against that promise and voted to kill the amendment. In that same interview, Alan Silvia admitted that Democrats punish you by pulling the best committee seats if you don’t vote the way the Democrat leadership wants you to.
Both Schmid and Silvia are veterans yet both consistently vote against giving veterans preference for housing. Alan Silvia was unavailable for comment.
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RedPilled
April 28, 2024 at 7:15 pm
Schmid has been pro illegal immigration and anti America for years. The Fiola family is just deep in corruption, but this is Fall River. We vote for the same pieces of $hit every few years.
Richarrf Kozik
May 5, 2024 at 8:27 am
This is the same old political rhetoric as usual. Change is good. Let’s do the thing for everyone.
Fed Up
April 28, 2024 at 7:25 pm
Pathetic excuses for human beings. I hope they all lose their seats
Mimi
April 28, 2024 at 7:26 pm
This is outrageous. The women and men that fought for this country get kicked out of shelters veterans homes to make way for migrants they here illegal illegally people wake up we are destroying this country.
Travis Bickle
April 28, 2024 at 7:59 pm
Seems to me they wanna punish the people who voted against them. Sad retaliation.
Fed Up
April 28, 2024 at 8:13 pm
Straight forward evidence of incompetence in government for the people by the people. We have government for the party against the people.
Commonsense dictates taking care of existing problems before creating new ones. If we cannot take care of residents who protected us with their lives, how do we take others who came in illegally?
Well, they all bow to her highness who is overstepping existing obligations with vets to take Biden’s problems in hopes she gets appointed if he wins a second disaster.
none other than...
April 28, 2024 at 8:23 pm
pathetic Pieces Of S***, hope someone in their families become homeless ,preferably one who has given their service , sacrificed for them ,allowing for these losers to actually be on the committees , I curse all four of you and adding Healy to the list .
none other than...
April 28, 2024 at 8:23 pm
pathetic Pieces Of S***, hope someone in their families become homeless ,preferably one who has given their service , sacrificed for them ,allowing for these losers to actually be on the committees , I curse all four of you and adding Healy to the list .
Dawn Gregonis
April 29, 2024 at 7:05 pm
They aren’t the only dems that killed those amendments. We need more conservative voices in the state house and in DC
T
April 28, 2024 at 9:33 pm
I can’t believe this..are you all serious.
Ccullen
April 28, 2024 at 9:48 pm
Time to rid ourselves of these freeloaders who forget they work and answer to the voters. I bet all four are more wealthy then when they were first elected. Two faced frauds
tina ribeiro
April 28, 2024 at 9:52 pm
People wake up vote them out their pieces of s*** you have to vote them out there’s no buts about it
Glenn
April 29, 2024 at 8:30 am
VOTE THEM OUT THIS IS APPALLING AND UNAMERICAN VEGERANS WONT COTE FOR THEM SO LETS GET ILLEGALS TO VOTE US IN ABSOLUTELY SHAMEFUL THESE SO CALLED LEADERS NEED TO BE GONE!
MassTexan
April 29, 2024 at 1:58 am
Deplorable, despicable cretins.
Jeffrey Minelli
April 29, 2024 at 6:17 am
This is such a disgrace to our veterans and to our American citizens. They should all be impeached and thrown out of their perspective offices for this yet it is typical here in our state that illegal immigrants come before our veterans and citizens. Shame on you Massachusetts. No wonder why people are moving out of the state.
Michael Ciccone Jr.
April 29, 2024 at 7:27 am
This goes to prove these POS only are looking out for their interests, not the people who they are supposed to be serving or who served this country. They care more about their party position and illegals who deserve to be shipped back to where they came from. .
Alison
April 29, 2024 at 8:00 am
They should be ashamed of themselves !!!Vote these people out of office !! at this point the color blue or red doesn’t matter morality and kindness should be the priority
Lid
April 29, 2024 at 8:34 am
Why bother joining the military? Just cross back over to Mexico give up your citizenship. Come back here and get everything for free… Medical, dental, school ,food, cars ,clothing ,toys whatever it is you will get it for free as long as you are illegal.
Paul Sheldon
April 29, 2024 at 8:41 am
Vote them out enough of this charade they are showing their true colors they don’t care about their constituents only themselves
Paula
April 29, 2024 at 9:37 am
Shame, shame, shame. Don’t vote for them again.
Stephen G
April 29, 2024 at 10:11 am
This is the problem with Massachusetts, They Keep Voting These Clowns in,So Sad,Karma is best served Cold,Can you Imagine Fighting For This Country,and Protecting It,and in the end your own Government Turns on you,for what,To give it all to Freeloaders, vote these Clowns out.
John Walker
April 29, 2024 at 10:20 am
Typical response from the democrat/progressive/liberal/socialist cancel culture clowns whose rot is so pervasive in this once great Commonwealth of Massoftwoshits. And what is even worse, their constituents continue to vote fr them over and over.
Dh
April 29, 2024 at 10:33 am
I am sorry but voters get what they ask for. Veterans should always be first it is time for a change. I know how I vote. More people need to vote as the people who represent in the state and towns effect us more than the federal. Illegals are getting everything I have had clients who can’t get help.
Kevin B.
April 29, 2024 at 12:01 pm
This is incredibly disgusting! Voting against giving preference for housing to homeless veterans is a verbal slap in the face to the men and women who serve(d) this country. Vote these pathetic, veteran hating morons out of office!
Kim Pavao
April 29, 2024 at 12:38 pm
Absolutely dispicable behavior. It is no surprise that Democrats would place illegals over our veterans. Thankfully I have not voted for any of the 4. But you see that you get what you vote for. Think hard about the coices you make in the voting booth. Illegals before our veterans? Can you justify that? Does it make you sick? What repulsive individuals!
Pete Larry
April 29, 2024 at 2:53 pm
All these phonies are afraid of being stripped of committee assignments which translate to more buck than they steal now! Cowards, the four of them!
Time to get rid of them along with Healy and the Democrat Party in Massachusetts. They have ruined a once great state!
Cliff Renshaw
April 29, 2024 at 3:03 pm
People need to take a stand. All four need to be removed from office!
Heckio
April 29, 2024 at 5:17 pm
I am very disappointed with Silvia and Schmidt both are veterans
FED UP
April 29, 2024 at 5:28 pm
I don’t give a damm about any of my constituents as long as I get
my committee which will give me more money in my pocket. Yep that is it. Thank you I am all set. What a bunch of sleaze bags.
Frank Oliver
April 29, 2024 at 5:43 pm
They should all be ashamed – especially Paul Schmid, an ex-Marine. Our vets, and I am one, deserve more than this. I have only one question- how many illegals are each of them taking in their homes – surely if their interests are the illegals, they will gladly welcome them in
Christine Paiva
April 29, 2024 at 9:41 pm
All I can say is SHAME, SHAME, SHAME on the 4 of you
Gary Dunn
April 30, 2024 at 12:17 am
Awful I will never vote for blue again terrible people
ROSCO17
April 30, 2024 at 6:47 am
They are just awful people. I agree vote them out but Massachusetts DEM’s are dirty! I left the democratic party before the 2020 election and they removed my name off the voter list. Funny how my wife and children were still on and only I was removed. Dirty, dirty DEM’s…. Maybe I can make a buck buy selling dart boards with their images on them…..
Cathy harmon
April 30, 2024 at 12:28 pm
This is insane…how do they sleep at night
Gary Dunn
April 30, 2024 at 3:33 pm
These people are just dinosaurs that don’t care because stupid people like us used to vote for them no more I know what kind of people they are awful how a man can be in the service and vote that way himself is beyond me heartless
Cheryl Hull
April 30, 2024 at 1:33 pm
To think this is actually real is really just loosing hope in everyone you think is going to do the right thing for your State and then Country. We would never be the land of the free without all the men and woman who sacrifice their life day and day out for us to live our life. Just for them to have more political influence or political power is just a damn shame . My brother went in the army as a young man and came home a retired Sgt. who suffers with PTSD depression and lost all of his hearing in one ear from being blown up and they are say Veterans do not matter. Well shame on anyone that thinks that these men and woman who sacrificed for our Country does not matter . I’m sorry but they come over anyone especially anyone who does not rightfully belong in the U.S.A
Pat
April 30, 2024 at 3:09 pm
This is totally disgusting. Time for some new blood. This makes me sad!
Steven Rivest
May 10, 2024 at 1:22 pm
Shame on Silvia and Schmid should be ashamed of themselves. You both are veterans and you both had the gaul to not support your fellow veterans. Well this Army veteran will never ever get my vote again. Shame on you both!!!
Peter Griffen
April 30, 2024 at 7:11 pm
So let me get this straight…. And please correct me if I’m wrong…A party in the American armed service risked there life fighting for our freedom so I can wake up and go to work everyday and spend quality time with my family and friends (our veterans gave me that blessing) and they were denied priority over housing due to immigrants entering united states illegally and but yet have more rights then our vets??? WTF HAPPENED???? Don’t get me wrong I’m sure you can find housing for well needed immigrant family’s but NOT at the cost of out vets!! THis simply isn’t right.
Debra Medeiros
May 1, 2024 at 7:05 pm
Vote them liberal pos out
Theresa
May 3, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Paul Schmid I am so disappointed in your decision to vote against housing for veterans. I worked with you at WMS PTO/School Improvement Council, not the same person. Stop the popularity contest,find your morals and do what’s right. In the end, it’s between you and God.
Gary Dunn
May 3, 2024 at 11:28 pm
I totally agree I don’t know how that guy sleeps
Tracy
May 3, 2024 at 7:07 pm
You people are bags of shit and do NOT represent me in any way!
Steve Rivest Army Veteran
May 10, 2024 at 1:32 pm
Silvia and Schmid you should be ashamed of yourselves. How dare you turn your backs to your fellow veterans. This Army veteran will never, ever vote for you both again. If you both have an ounce of decentcie, you both should resign immediately. All your both are good for us showing up at opening day for youth sports where the kids have no clue what you both have done. RESIGNE NOW!!!