WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Lawmakers express alarm over resumption of deportation flights to Haiti that U.S. had suspended Letter (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with House Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), today wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, calling on the U.S. Department of Homeland Secur  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Program will give U.S. government employees unique opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan ties Letter Text (PDF) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues, today wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the United States Department of State to swiftly finalize an agreement with Taiwan to implement the Taiwan F  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today in Congressman Seth Moulton met with Colonel Justin Pabis, the Commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England, to discuss the status of a number of critical North Shore projects. "We are grateful for the support of the Congressman and the MA delegation, allowing us to address the needs of all the navigation projects in MA-06 and look forward to our continued collaboration to safely deliver  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: "You have fueled calls for your resignation from the political opportunists across the aisle and jeopardized critical regulations pending finalization at your agency." Video (YouTube) Today, in a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed the essential work of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and criticized FDIC leadership and Chair Martin Gr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging them to phase out the use of private detention centers,  more