WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Diana Harshbarger (R, TN-01) introduced the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to tackle the manipulative practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - the middlemen of drug pricing. PBMs are directly responsible for driving up drug costs, gouging community pharmacists, and limiting patient choice in federal healthcare plans. This bipartisan leg  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Decatur, Ga. Georgia OB-GYNs today warned Georgia's abortion ban is risking the lives of pregnant women in Georgia. This morning, OB-GYN doctors testified before U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's Human Rights Subcommittee and shared stories of women who have been denied care during miscarriages and gone into sepsis because of Georgian's abortion ban. "As a medical student in Massachusetts, I helped care for a Georgi  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Delivered Floor Speech, Renewed Calls for Ceasefire and Arms Embargo, and Met with Families of Hostages "While the United States Congress wrongly platformed a war criminal today, I was proud to platform the people." Floor Speech | Press Conference | Photos Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) spent the day centering people directly impacted by Israel's ongoing war in Gaza, which has killed  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (July 23, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) issued the following statement after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the Senate would vote on their bipartisan, bicameral Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0): "For far too long, as children and  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Climate, Clean Air, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the Big Oil Collusion Accountability Act, legislation that would hold fossil fuel companies accountable for colluding with OPEC to raise prices. If a company is fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Will Not Attend Speech, Will Spend Day Centering Families Impacted by Horrific War Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) will spend the day centering people directly impacted by Israel's ongoing war in Gaza, which has killed over 39,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis. Rep. Pressley will deliver a floor speech to share the story of a Palestinian family impacted by the war, renew her calls for  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Initiative will Advance Clean Energy Transition Across the Nation Boston (July 22, 2024) Today, Senator Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Committe on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced a new Green L  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Reports are especially concerning considering new consumer protections the Senators secured in recently enacted FAA Reauthorization Act Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 23, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today sent a   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA) led the introduction of the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen research and treatment development for brain tumors and to improve the accessibility of brain tumor health care. The lawmakers were joined by U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issues the following statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to Congress: "I will not attend Prime Minister Netanyahu's political show in Congress. After nearly 300 days, Netanyahu has failed to bring the hostages home and he has created a humanitarian catastrophe this war must end. Netanyahu's government has prevented lifesaving aid from entering Gaza, st  more