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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Affirm that EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care Including Abortion Care, Preempts Idaho's Dracon
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, 258 Members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin, and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, Nadler DeGette, and Lee --submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will hear  more

Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Former Congressman Bill Delahunt
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the passing of former Congressman Bill Delahunt:"Whether as a Veteran, a prosecutor, or a Member of the United States House of Representatives, my friend Bill Delahunt lived a life of service. I was saddened to learn of his passing over the weekend, as were many others on Capitol Hill and across the country. "I had the pleasure   more

Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Urge Biden Admin. to Distribute Shelter and Services Program Funding to Massachusetts to Support New Arrivals
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Lawmakers to DHS and FEMA: "Massachusetts is committed to welcoming immigrants with care and compassion . . . But the Commonwealth and municipalities cannot shoulder the serious financial costs of this humanitarian crisis alone." Letter Text (PDF) Boston (April 1, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Jim McGove  more

Senator Markey Statement on Passing of Congressman Bill Delahunt
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (March 30, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of former Massachusetts Congressman Bill Delahunt. Then-Representative Markey and Rep. Delahunt served together in the U.S. House of Representatives for 13 years, from 1997-2010. "As long as I have known Bill Delahunt, he's been a champion for justice in the very best sense. As Distric  more

Whip Clark, Massachusetts Delegation Urge Biden Admin. to Distribute Shelter and Services Program Funding to Massachusetts to Support New Arrivals
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Lawmakers to DHS and FEMA: "Massachusetts is committed to welcoming immigrants with care and compassion . . . But the Commonwealth and municipalities cannot shoulder the serious financial costs of this humanitarian crisis alone." Letter Text (PDF) BOSTON, MA - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives   more