WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today ahead of Mother's Day, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Representatives Gwen Moore (W-04I), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Alma Adams (NC-12) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the re-introduction of the Mamas First Act, legislation that directly and meaningfully addresses the maternal mortality crisis by expandi  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J), and Bob Casey (D-Pa); along with U.S. Representatives Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), Alma Adams (D-N.C.), and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), reintroduced the Mamas First Act, legislation that would address the maternal mortality crisis by expanding Medicaid to include doula and midwifery care.  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $7,872,580 in federal funding for affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance programs in Lowell, Lawrence, Fitchburg, and Haverhill. The funding is being awarded through a number of federal programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). "Communities like Lowell, Lawrence, Fitchburg, and Haverh  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) issued the following statement after Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) attempted to force a vote on her motion to vacate the Speaker of the House: "This latest Republican motion to vacate is a waste of time. Unlike extreme MAGA Republicans, House Democrats are committed to responsibly governing   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a growing coalition of Senators in a letter to the Department of Education (ED) urging the agency to hold student loan servicer MOHELA accountable for its failures. The letter was signed by Senate HELP Committee Chair Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore), and Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blument  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wrote to the Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) expressing concern and demanding an explanation for the organization's opposition to the Biden Administration's proposal to boost competition and lower drug prices for American families and businesses by allowing agencies to consider price when deciding to exercise their "m  more