WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Lawmakers request $500 million for sustainable housing, health, workforce development, and legal assistance support Letter (PDF) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chair Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ranking Member Katie Britt (R-Ala.) requesting at least $500 million for a   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus' Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement on a Louisiana bill that would classify medication abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances. The Louisiana state legislature approved the legislation this week. "Criminalizing safe medication abortion drugs and erroneously classifying  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Bicameral Resolution Designates "Disability Reproductive Equity Day" in May Polling Shows Continued Support for Disability Reproductive Equity Press Conference | Photos | Resolution Text Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA), in partnership with disability justice and reproductive justice advocates, unveiled a bicameral resolution calling   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, sent a letter to Tara Twomey, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, urging the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) to  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) demanding answers for how DoD plans to address recent allegations of child abuse in DoD Child Development Centers (CDCs). In April, a report from Military.com shared the stories of nearly a dozen military families whose children were abused in CDCs and faced issues getting any information from the day care system about the i  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Personnel, sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez requesting information on how the Department of Defense (DoD) is using its authority to treat civilians and veterans who are victims of acts of terror at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs)  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, as Americans mark Mental Health Awareness Month, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act and the Trauma-Informed Schools Act -- two comprehensive, bicameral bills that address America's youth mental health crisis. "America is in the throes of a mental health crisis, and our kids are experiencing the worst of it," said Whip Clark. "O  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement: "Justice Alito has displayed flags at his homes that support insurrection against our government, promote religious nationalism, and attack free and fair elections. "This is not just another example of extremism that has overtaken conservatism. This is a threat to the rule of law and a serious breach of ethics, integ  more