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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday September 24, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Clark, Massachusetts Leaders Secure $472 Million in Federal Funding to Replace Draw One Bridge, Renovate North Station T Stop
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Stephen Lynch (MA-8), Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Lori Trahan (MA-3), Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng announced a grant of $472 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Ma  more

During Climate Week, Markey, Badum, Merkley, Barragan Lead Over 100 International Lawmakers in Urging Biden Administration to Reject New LNG Exports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today partnered with Representative Lisa Badum, group coordinator in the German Bundestag's Climate and Energy Committee and chairwoman of the Subcommittee on International Climate and Energy Policy, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Representative Nanette Barragan (CA  more

USCP New Rapid Response Team Stops Armed & Wanted Felon
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Capitol Police issued the following news release: The United States Capitol Police's (USCP) new Rapid Response Team (RRT) stopped an armed and wanted felon, while the bicycle officers were proactively patrolling the area near the Senate Office Buildings. The armed felon also has extraditable warrants related to gun charges from Maryland and the District of Columbia. Just before 3:30 p.m., the RRT officers spotted a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was illegally parked   more

Warren, Khanna, Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Develop Strong Guardrails for Carbon Sequestration Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine), along with Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Alma Adams (D-N.C.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), wrote to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging the agencies to develop strong guardrails for the 45Q tax cr  more

Warren, Markey, Healey, Wu, Massachusetts Leaders Secure $472 Million in Federal Funding to Replace Draw One Bridge, Renovate North Station T Stop
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Stephen Lynch (D-MA-08), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng announced a grant of $472 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the Massa  more