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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday September 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Senator Markey Joins Amazon Workers, Teamsters to Demand Protections for Warehouse Workers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: One in fifteen Amazon warehouse workers sustain injuries on the job WATCH: Senator Markey stands with warehouse workers in Revere Boston (September 3, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security today joined Amazon warehouse workers and labor leaders in Revere to urge passage of the W  more

Trahan Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Affordable Housing, Food Pantry Building in Clinton
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined WHEAT Community Connections staff in Clinton to celebrate the groundbreaking of the organization's new building project, which will include 8 low-income transition housing units and become home to the organization's Community Pantry & Cafe and Hidden Treasures thrift store. The project was made possible in part by a $1 million federal investment  more

Trahan Celebrates Progress of New Community Housing Project in Fitchburg
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Fitchburg leaders to highlight the progress being made on NewVue Communities' new housing project, the Fitchburg Arts Community. The housing project's creation was made possible in part by federal American Rescue Plan Act funding and federal tax credits that support the creation of affordable housing. "Housing costs continue to be one of the bi  more