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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday July 03, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Moulton Statement on SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Decision
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Salem, Mass.- Congressman Seth Moulton issued the following reaction to the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision earlier today. "The Founding Fathers must be rolling in their graves. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent: 'The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.'One   more

Senator Markey Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Immunity
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator has introduced legislation to expand the Court, restore legitimacy in wake of MAGA-extremist takeover Washington (July 1, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Donald Trump's immunity case, Trump v. United States, regarding the January 6th insurrection. "The far-right extremist majority has politicized our highe  more

Sens. Markey, Cassidy, Reps. Castor, Walberg Urge DOJ to Expeditiously Review Allegations that TikTok Violated COPPA
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In June, FTC referred a complaint to DOJ with allegations that TikTok violated COPPA Letter Text (PDF) Senator Edward J Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Representatives Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging the Department of Justice (D  more

Trahan Statement on Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Decision
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted sweeping immunity to presidents who break the law: "The notion that a sitting president can knowingly break the law to benefit himself and be immune from prosecution is disgraceful. The United States was founded on the belief that no one is above the law, not even the leader of our countr  more

Whip Clark Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision on Presidential Immunity
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: REVERE, MA -- Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision regarding presidential immunity: "With today's decision, the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility to unequivocally declare that in America, no one is above the law. This decision undermines a founding principle -- that we are a country of laws and accountability, not absolu  more