U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday May 31, 2024 ( 8 items ) |
At Hearing, Warren Warns of Threats to Reproductive Freedom by Trump and Right-Wing Extremists, Implications for the Health, Safety, and Security of Women Nationwide
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, delivered opening remarks for a hearing focused on efforts by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to respond to threats against reproductive freedom. This follows the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and right-wing attacks on medication abortion, fertility treatment, and contrac
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ICYMI: In Washington Post Op-Ed, Experts Call for Use of "March-In Rights" to Lower Drug Costs As Biden Administration Weighs Final Guidance
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
As the Biden administration considers finalizing draft guidance on the use of "march-in rights," two experts - Peter S. Arno, senior fellow and director of health policy research at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Kathryn Ardizzone, former attorney with Knowledge Ecology International - published an op-ed in the Washington Post supporting t
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New Analysis by Warren, Doggett Reveals Broad Public Support for Commerce Department's Proposed Guidance on March-In Rights to Lower Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, and Under Secretary Laurie Locascio, highlighting the lawmakers' new review of public comments on the agency's Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights and urging them to strengthen and finalize
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Pressley's Statement on Trump Guilty Verdict
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the unanimously guilty verdict issued in the Trump hush money trial.
"Despite the relentless efforts by the former occupant of the White House to undermine and delegitimize these fair and measured legal proceedings, today's unanimously guilty verdict is an important step toward accountability.
"Make no mistake, Donald J. Trump i
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Rep. Issa, Sen. Cruz: Mexico Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers is an Affront to 2nd Amendment, American Sovereignty
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release:
Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX) have submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States supporting the request of American firearms manufacturers to have their case heard by the High Court in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.
The suit, brought forth by the Mexican government, alleges that America's largest firearms manufacturers and wholesalers are respons
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Warren Applauds Permanent Expansion of Successful IRS Direct File Program by the Biden Admin
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston, Massachusetts - Following today's announcement by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of an expansion of the Direct File tax program, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:
"Filing your taxes should be easy and free, and now with this program's permanent expansion, millions more Americans will get the option to file direc
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Warren, Cassidy in Bipartisan Letter, Highlight Role of Crypto in Fentanyl Trafficking
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) wrote to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seeking an update on the Biden Administration's actions to crack down on drug traffickers' exploitation of crypto to grow their business and launder money.
Cryptocurrency has played an increasingly important role in the g
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Warren, Ernst, Khanna, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Coalition of 24 Lawmakers Requesting GAO Report on DoD Efforts to Protect Service Members from Weapon Blasts
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, as well as United States Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), both members of the House Armed Services Committee, led a group of bipartisan lawmake
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