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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday September 11, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Over 50 Members of Congress Call on Department of Education to Consider Terminating Contract with MOHELA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) led 56 of their colleagues in a letter to the Department of Education (ED), calling on the Department to conduct an analysis as to whether the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) has adhered to its contracts with the federal government, and if not, to consider terminating those cont  more

Senators Markey, Warren, Reps. Trahan, Clark, Moulton, Pressley Celebrate Nearly $25 Million for Safe Streets in Massachusetts Communities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Funding received from Safe Streets and Roads for All program through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Washington (September 9, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today announced more than $25 million in funding secured  more

Trahan, Markey, Warren Slam Steward CEO and Demand de la Torre Take Accountability for Steward's Failures
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA Last Wednesday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and labor leaders from 1199SEIU and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) held a press conference in response to Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre's refusal to appear at the September 12 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing t  more

Warren, Massachusetts Delegation Announces Over $17 Million in Victim Compensation and Assistance for the Commonwealth
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with the entire Massachusetts delegation, announced that they've secured over $17 million in funding for victim assistance and victim compensation from the Office of Justice Programs' Office for Victims of Crime. This funding supports Massachusetts programs that provide direct financial assistance and services to victi  more