Friday - November 29, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday July 13, 2024 ( 6 items )  

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Rails Against Private Equity in Health Care for Increasing Prices and Lowering Quality, Calls for Ownership Transparency
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Dr. Christopher Whaley, Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research and Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University and Cora Opsahl, Health Fund Director for 32BJ Health Fund, on the need for ownership transparency in he  more

Senator Markey Statement on Federal Investigation into Steward Health Care on Charges of Fraud and Corruption
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (July 11, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today released the following statement on the media-reported federal investigation into Steward Health Care on charges of fraud and corruption. "Instead of embracing the obligation to provide safe, high-quality care to pe  more

Senators Markey and Blumenthal Statement on NHTSA's Car Seatback Safety Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Lawmakers' legislation on seatback safety passed as part of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Washington (July 11, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today issued the following statement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Advanced Notice of Propos  more

Senators Markey and Warren, Congressman Keating, Governor Healey Celebrate $1 Billion Grant for Cape Cod Bridge Replacement
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congressional lawmakers secure funding granted to state through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law After years of advocacy and legislation, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), and Governor Maura Healey today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation   more

Warren, Markey, Keating, Healey Secure Billion Dollar Grant for Cape Cod Bridge Replacement
WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, after more than five years of advocacy, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Keating (D-Mass.), and Governor Maura Healey announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Army Corps of Engineers a billion dollar grant to replace the Cape Cod Bridges under the Bipartis  more

Whip Clark Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Europe, East Africa
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) is leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Belgium, Kenya, and Tanzania to engage with global partners to discuss women's economic empowerment, environmental conservation, and peace and security. "Today, our delegation sets out on a multinational journey that underscores Congress' resolve to advance peace, security, and economic opportunity for women  more