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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday September 14, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Calls for Taxing Billionaires in 2025 to Fund Investments in High-Quality Child Care
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made the case for investing in high-quality childcare and education for American families, funded by the Biden-Harris billionaires minimum tax, which would ensure the wealthiest 10,000 Americans pay a minimum 25% of their income in taxes. Mr. Bob Lord, Senior Advisor on Tax Policy at Patriotic Millionaires, sha  more

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Pushes For Increased Efforts to Shut Down Crypto Scams Hurting Seniors
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the harms of romance and fake investment scams targeting older Americans in Massachusetts and across the country and called for increased efforts to shut down these crimes. A 2023 report from the FBI showed that Massachusetts residents lost over $85 million to romance and fak  more

Markey, Wyden Urge FCC to Reject Trump's Weaponization of Commission and Uphold First Amendment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today sent letters to each of the five Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging them to make licensing determinations objectively and in a manner that upholds the First Amendment. Following the presidential debate this week, former President Donald Trump stated that ABC is "a news organization.  more

Trahan Statement on Steward Congressional Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, issued a statement following the conclusion of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Steward Health Care's mismanagement: "It's shameful that while nurses from Nashoba Valley and St. Elizabeth's had the courage to testify before a congressional committee   more