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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday May 15, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Pressley Joins Markey, Colleagues Urge DHS to Investigate Federal Funding of ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Text of Letter (PDF) Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), on a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Inspector General, urging it to investigate DHS grant funding spent on the ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection system, including whether ShotSpotter's use may lead to  more

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Constituent Accountability & Accessibility
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Pressley is Named Finalist for Congressional Management Foundation's "Democracy Awards" The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) announced that Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) is a finalist for a Democracy Award, CMF's annual awards recognizing non-legislative achievement and performance in congressional offices. Rep. Pressley was selected as a finalist for outstanding achievement in the category  more

Senator Markey, Colleagues Urge DHS to Investigate Federal Funding of ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today wrote to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Inspector General, urging it to investigate DHS grant funding spent on the ShotSpotter acoustic gunshot detection system, including whether ShotSpotter's use may lea  more

Warren, Jayapal Slam Treasury Inspector General's "Irresponsible Whitewash" of Big Accounting Firms' Revolving Door Influence over Tax Policy, Demand Retraction
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) wrote to the Department of Treasury's (Treasury) Inspector General (IG), Richard Delmar, demanding a retraction of the IG's recent report, and conduct a new and thorough review of the scope and significance of revolving door influence-peddling problem by big accounting firms at the Treasury Department. In February 2022  more