Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey takes shots at Trump Administration over South Station takeover, CDC shakeup

BOSTON – The Massachusetts governor is once again voicing her displeasure with the president’s current administration.

Maura Healey issued the following statement after a Trump Administration official, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Steven Bradbury, suggested a possible federal takeover of South Station, which is owned by the MBTA: 

“What the Trump Administration is doing in DC and now threatening to do at South Station is outrageous, wrong and has nothing to do with transportation or public safety. It’s more political theater, more political power grabs from Donald Trump. We don’t need or want his interference here. We’re not going to let the guy who went bankrupt six times take over our train stations.” 

Minutes later, Healey issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s recent actions at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including most recently firing CDC Director Susan Monarez and moves involving access to COVID-19 vaccines. 

“What Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy are doing at the CDC is wrong and will cost people’s lives – firing the CDC Director, restricting access to lifesaving vaccines, and cutting billions in public health funding,” said Governor Healey. “Here in Massachusetts, we have the best health care in the world, and we invest in public health. We’re going to make sure that people get the vaccines they need – no matter what the Trump Administration does.”

The Governor’s Office noted that Healey has taken several steps in recent months to ensure that vaccines remain available in Massachusetts. Earlier this month, she proposed giving the state Department of Public Health authority to set independent standards for vaccine recommendations rather than rely on the federal government’s recommendations. Massachusetts is also leading a bipartisan coalition of states to coordinate on vaccine recommendations. 

This isn’t the first time Healey has taken issue with the Trump Administration.

In March, Healey stated that Trump’s tariffs would cause gas prices and energy bills to skyrocket in Massachusetts.

In May, Healey stated that Trump’s Medicaid cuts were “a massive ax to our entire health care system.” in Massachusetts.