Thursday - October 24, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday September 06, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Pressley, Democratic Women's Caucus Urge FDA to Address Tampon Safety Concerns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: New Report Found Potentially Harmful Metals in Tampons Sold by Over a Dozen Brands Text of Letter (PDF) BOSTON Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Policy Co-Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), joined her DWC colleagues Reps. Summer Lee (PA-12) and Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Policy Co-Chair Kathy Manning (NC-06) in sending a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissione  more

Senator Markey Slams Steward CEO, Demands de la Torre Take Accountability for Steward's Failures
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Markey to de la Torre: "You should be held in contempt if you fail to appear. You should be fired from your position as CEO. You should lose your medical degree. And the millions you made off of Steward should go to repairing the health system you broke." Boston (September 5, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primar  more