Press Release: 10/1/2025

MassGOP Denounces Comments by Assistant Attorney General on MBTA Housing Law: ‘We’ll Sue Your Ass’

 

 

10.1.25

 

BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Republican Party condemned a statement by an assistant attorney general to Andrea Campbell who last month made light of the Commonwealth suing municipalities to force compliance with the MBTA housing law.

 

At a forum on housing, AAG Eric Haskell described the approach of Campbell’s office to enforcing the law.

 

“This is real. You gotta do this. We take it very seriously. And if you don’t do it, we’re gonna sue your ass,” Haskell told the audience, Commonwealth Beacon reported.

 

“The MBTA Communities Act was never intended to be a stick-first approach by the Commonwealth. What we’ve seen in the attorney general’s office is a knee-jerk reaction to sue first and ask questions later,” said MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale. “As communities continue to voice their concerns about the implementation of this law, Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell are failing in their duties to partner with cities and towns to respond to our housing crisis. This kind of cavalier attitude toward enforcement mechanisms is exactly why voters will agree with Republicans in 2026: One-party rule has sent Democrats on a power trip.”