Former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt has died. Served South Shore, Cape and Islands

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Published Mar 31, 2024
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Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 74% Positive and bias score of -74% Liberal:

1 negative sentiment and 6 positive sentiments for Bill Delahunt
2 positive sentiments for Edward J. Markey
1 negative sentiment for Gerry Studds


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Bill Delahunt
Edward J. Markey
Gerry Studds

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38% "Bill Delahunt understood the unlimited capacity of the human heart to love and nurture," Markey wrote."
38% "Bill Delahunt understood the unlimited capacity of the human heart to love and nurture," Markey wrote."
26% "The Commonwealth and the country are better for Bill Delahunt's vision and service."
16% Delahunt helped craft and pass legislation that protects children in International Adoption cases and provides paths to citizenship.nn"
14% "nnForest called Delahunt a talented leader who always tried to find consensus, bipartisanship, and collaboration with all of his colleagues.nn"
4% Delahunt came up with a plan everyone could agree on, Forest said."
4% Delahunt brought new energy to the Otis-Camp Edwards cleanup, including the preservation of 15,000 acres at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Forest said."
4% In a statement released Saturday, U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, called Delahunt a champion for justice, whose work was focused on equality and ..."
-4% "nnForest, who served as Delahunt's district director for Cape Cod and the Islands when he took office, said the congressman's first job was making ..."
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