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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Thursday September 26, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Haiti Caucus and Tri-Caucus Statement on False and Dangerous Rhetoric About Haitian Families
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), along with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Steven Horsford (NV-04), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragan (CA-44), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu (CA-28), issued the following statement condemning the false and  more

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Slams Trump for Role in Criminalizing Abortion, Pushes Back on Misinformation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the dangerous consequences women have faced two years after Donald Trump's Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Senator Warren recounted recent tragedies in states with abortion bans and warned that doctors' ability to perform life-saving care in emergency situations is under attack. Just last week, ProPu  more

Pressley, Green Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Oversight of Big Banks and Protect Consumers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Bill Summary (PDF) | Text of Bill (PDF) Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Vice Ranking Member of the Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Al Green (TX-09), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, reintroduced The Greater Supervision in Banking Act (GSIB), legislation to strengthen Congression  more

Whip Clark, House Democrats Take Action to Invest in Child Care, Call Out GOP on Inaction
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) reintroduced the Child Care Infrastructure Act and the Child Care Workforce Development Act, two bills that address America's child care crisis with robust investment in early learning facilities and educators. These bills are co-led by Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Jennifer McClellan (VA-3), Brittany Pettersen (CO-7), an  more

Whip Clark: "We Are Not Going back to a Less Healthy and Less Just America."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to push permanently extend ACA subsidies that keep health care costs low for millions of Americans. "Thank you so much, Leader Schumer and to our bicameral ACA champions. It is a pleasure to be here with Senator Shaheen a fel  more