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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday July 26, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Amidst Crisis of Confidence in Supreme Court, Senator Markey, Rep. Johnson, and Environmental, Reproductive Health, Judicial Reform Advocates Push to Expand the Court
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Call for passage of Judiciary Act to restore Court's legitimacy Sen. Markey joined by Rep. Hank Johnson (left), Sen. Markey and advocates (right) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the lead author of the Judiciary Act, today hosted a press conference with Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet and lead Hou  more

ICYMI: Senator Markey Votes to Compel Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre Testimony before HELP Committee
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: This is the first subpoena issued by the Committee since 1981 VIDEO: Senator Markey blasts Steward CEO for greed, mismanagement; vows accountability Senator Edward J. Markey, chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today was joined by fifteen bipartisan colleagues on the HELP Committee voting to subpoena Steward Health CEO  more

Senator Markey, Rep. Jayapal Introduce Health Over Wealth Act, Setting Guardrails for Private Equity in Health Care
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Introduction comes as Senate HELP Committee votes to subpoena Steward Health CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, an  more

Warren Slams Powell for Inaction on Executive Pay, "Disdain For the Law and the American Public"
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In a new letter this week, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for his continued inaction on addressing out-of-control compensation for bank executives--inaction which has enabled CEOs of the country's largest banks to gamble with their bank's finances and risk the stability of the American economy. The letter follows Senator Warren's questions at   more

Whip Clark: "It's Not the Government's Place To Tell You If and When and How To Start a Family."
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In recognition of World IVF Day, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Rep. Susan Wild (PA-7), the Democratic Women's Caucus, and the Pro-Choice Caucus to stand against the MAGA Republican assault on IVF and reproductive freedom on behalf of women and families across America. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "Thank you, Congresswoman Wild. You have been our vanguard in this fight for  more