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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday August 09, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Joint Leadership Statement on Congresswoman Cori Bush
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5), Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) issued the following statement on Congresswoman Cori Bush: "A proud daughter of St. Louis, Congresswoman Cori Bush has kept her community at the forefront of her service in the People's House. Time after time, Cori rose on behalf of St. Louis, and has been a relentless advoca  more

JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON CONGRESSWOMAN CORI BUSH
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 8, 2024, with House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California: * * * Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement on Congresswoman Cori Bush: A proud daughter of St. Louis, Congresswoman Cori Bush has kept her community at the forefront of her service in the People's House. Time   more

Trahan, Warren, Markey Applaud Significant Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investment for Lowell Public Schools
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) applauded the selection of Lowell Public Schools as a winner of the U.S. Department of Energy's 2024 Renew America's Schools Prize and Grant program, which helps K-12 public schools make energy upgrades that will decrease energy use and costs, improve indoor air quality, and foster he  more

Warren, Dean, Over 30 Lawmakers Urge Navient to Reform Flawed Process to Cancel Student Loans Pushed onto Borrowers Attending Fraudulent, For-Profit Colleges
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) led over 30 lawmakers in a letter urging student loan servicer Navient to reform its flawed process to cancel the private student loans of borrowers who attended fraudulent, for-profit colleges. The lawmakers argued that ??under the FTC Holder Rule and due to Navient's misconduct, the company is liable for thes  more

Warren, Markey Push Apollo Global Management on Role in Steward Health Care's Demise, Call on the Company to Provide Relief from Onerous Leases
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) requested information from private equity firm Apollo Global Management (Apollo) on the company's role in Steward Health Care's (Steward's) bankruptcy, and urged Apollo to work in good faith to facilitate the sale of Steward's Massachusetts hospitals. "Apollo has had a shadowy role in Steward's leases for years," said Sen. Warren, "Now it  more

Warren, Rounds Urge DoD and Interior to Extend Timeline for Receiving Evidence in Wounded Knee Medals of Honor Review Process
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) urged Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland to establish a process for reviewing Wounded Knee Medals of Honor that ensures sufficient time for stakeholders and experts to gather and submit relevant documentation on soldiers who slaughtered Native American noncombatants, including wom  more