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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday May 21, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Pressley, Omar, Clyburn, Wilson, Colleagues Urge Education Dept. to Strengthen, Swiftly Finalize Student Debt Relief Rule
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Lawmakers Applaud Biden Admin's Leadership, Urge ED to Cancel Student Debt for As Many Borrowers as Possible, As Quickly As Possible Text of Letter (PDF) Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Congressman James P. Clyburn (SC-06), and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) led a group of 55 lawmakers urging the U.S. Department of Education to ensure its proposed student de  more

Trahan, Warren, Markey Announce $8 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Third District Revitalization Projects
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced $8,000,000 in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for brownfield clean-up projects that will benefit communities across the Third District. Funding will support job-creating initiatives in Lowell, Lawrence, and Clinton as well as Methuen, Haverhill, and surrounding co  more