WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Hearing Underscored Devastating Harm of Project 2025 on Democracy, Reproductive Freedom, Workers, Seniors, and More "Every single woman who has died because of Trump abortion bans should be alive today. But what do we have instead? No compassion. No care. No justice. That's not the America we should be." Video (YouTube) Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-founder of the Stop Project 2025 Ta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Largest federal award MBTA has won to date Funding will increase ridership, streamline operations, and improve resiliency along Amtrak's Downeaster route and regional rail lines Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Massachusetts Governor M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to our witnesses for being here today. When they are able to receive it, TANF can play an important role in making ends meet each month for families with children across the country. Bridging the gap on affording basic necessities while also helping parents and other caregivers find meaningful work and build a better life. Unfortunate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) | Section by section (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, introduced his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act, comprehensive AI civil rights legislation which will put strict guardrails on companies' use of algorithms for consequential decisions, ensure algorithms are tested before and after depl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Then-Representative Markey authored the National Alzheimer's Project Act in 2011 and the Alzheimer's Accountability Act in 2014 Washington (September 23, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security and founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's, applauded   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 23, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel urging the IRS to expedite payment of Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) claims, prioritizing low-risk claims from   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor ripping the dangerous proposals laid out in Project 2025, the blueprint for the next Republican president to eliminate presidential checks and balances, roll back women's reproductive freedoms, and gut the middle class. "Project 2025 will take us backwards to a time where life was great if you   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, celebrated the unanimous passage of her bipartisan Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation will reauthorize a key program that incentivizes the development of new drugs and treatments for children battling rare pediatric diseases.  more