| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Lamont Announce Federal Grant to Accelerate Adoption of Affordable Electric Heat Pumps
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
Hartford, CT Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding a coalition of states known as the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island with a $450 million grant through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant(link is exter
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New Analysis by Independent Nursing Home Experts Shows Biden-Harris Administration's Nursing Home Staffing Rule Would Save 13,000 Lives Per Year
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new analysis, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, which finds that President Biden's rule setting minimum staffing standards in nursing homes across the U.S. would save approximately 13,000 lives per year.
This April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new rule to set minimum staffing requ
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Rhode Island to Benefit From a $450M Grant for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across New England
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024:
Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the general competition selection of the New England Heat Pump Accelerator to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental
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Senator Markey Statement on President Joe Biden's Decision Not to Seek Democratic Nomination
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston (July 21, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement today on President Joe Biden's decision to not seek the Democratic nomination.
"From reunifying NATO, to passing the largest climate investment in our nation's history, President Joe Biden has helped save democracy and the planet," said Senator Markey.
"When confronted with a Coronavirus pandemic that was ta
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Trahan, Healey, Driscoll Celebrate $450 Million EPA Award to Rapidly Accelerate Adoption of Heat Pumps
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
LOWELL, MA Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Governor Maura Healey, and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll celebrated the awarding of $450 million in federal funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's competitive portion of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants, a $4.6 billion program created by the Inflation Reduction Act. Massachusetts was selected as part of a five-state coalition
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Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Blumenthal Call on Defense Department to Implement Reforms Protecting Students From Violence, Sexual Misconduct and Forced Enrollment in JROTC Programs
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) urging full implementation of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) Safety Act of 2023 prior to t
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