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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Thursday April 11, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Chairing Hearing, Warren Slams MOHELA for Failures During Return to Repayment, Impact on Borrowers
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, led a hearing on student loan servicer Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) and its failures during borrowers' return to repayment, including MOHELA's mismanagement of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The hearing follows a new re  more

New Report from Markey, Warren, Blumenthal, Van Hollen Reveals Over 3.9 Million Student Loan Servicer Billing Errors During Return to Repayment
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released a new report: Servicing Scandals: Student Loan Servicers' Failures During Return to Repayment, which reveals a decades-long pattern of student loan servicer incompetence and misconduct that has affected millions of borrowers nationwide. The report examin  more

New Report from Warren, Blumenthal, Markey, Van Hollen Reveals Over 3.9 Million Student Loan Servicer Billing Errors During Return to Repayment
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Every student loan servicer--EdFinancial, Maximus, MOHELA, and Nelnet--failed to prepare for the return to repayment, harming millions of borrowers across the country Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released a new report: Servicing Scandals: Student Loan Servicers' Failures During Return to Rep  more

Warren, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Announce Over $22 Million in Federal Funding for Boston Logan Airport
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and members of the Massachusetts delegation celebrate the announcement that General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in Boston will receive $22.1 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements. These projects are funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG  more

Warren, Wyden Call on Education Department Contractor General Dynamics to Provide Answers on Failures of New FAFSA Launch
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to the CEO of General Dynamics seeking answers on the company's role in the "bungled launch" of the new Free Application for the Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In the letter, the Senators note how the new FAFSA has been riddled with technical issues, many of which remain unresolved,   more

Whip Clark Celebrates $13 Million for Ma-5 Community Projects in FY2024 Funding Package
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Recently, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) celebrated the passage of the FY2024 funding package that includes $13 million for 15 local community projects in the Fifth District. These projects were selected in collaboration with state and local leaders. " These 13 projects will touch so many lives in our community," said Democratic Whip Clark. "This federal funding will help clean our air an  more

Whip Clark Celebrates $900,000 for Child Care in Framingham
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: On Monday, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) toured the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) to celebrate the $900,000 federal investment she secured in the 2024 federal budget. The funding will upgrade the HVAC system within SMOC's Head Start facility, helping to ensure the health of the program's students and lower costs for the organization and parents. "For so many families, the S  more