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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday April 05, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Pressley, Colleagues Urge Biden Admin. to Improve Access to Healthcare for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Lawmakers Urge DOJ to Strengthen & Finalize Proposed Rules to Boost Medical Equipment Access for Disability Community Text of Letter (PDF) BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 11 of her colleagues in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to strengthen and quickly finalize its proposed rule to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for people with disabilities. MDE refer  more

Senator Markey Celebrates Launch of EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Awards, Based on His National Climate Bank Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston (April 4, 2024) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and co-author of the National Climate Bank Act, released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $20 billion across eight awardees for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's National C  more

Senators Markey and Cassidy Urge State Department to Help Secure Release of Political Prisoners Held by Azerbaijan
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 4, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter today to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Department of State to prioritize the release of Armenian political leaders currently being held illegally by Azerbaijan as prisoners, including as a condition of any peace deal reached by Armenia and Azerbaijan, which the U  more