| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday September 27, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
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"We Will Not Stop Fighting Back": Whip Clark Slams MAGA Extremism on World Contraception Day
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, in recognition of World Contraception Day, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Rep. Kathy Manning (NC-6), Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-2), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and reproductive freedom advocates to highlight extremist Republican threats to contraception.
"Thank you so much, Congresswoman Manning, for your continued leadership in our defense of reproductive freedom. And
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Bipartisan Momentum Builds for Warehouse Worker Protection Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Washington (September 25, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with new co-sponsor Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), applauded the bipartisan momentum behind the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, legislation that would protect warehouse workers by prohibit
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Marshall, Risch Introduce Bill to Ban Handgun Rosters
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today in introducing the Modern Firearms Safety Act, which would prohibit states from enforcing handgun rosters. These lists of pre-approved handguns require manufacturers to include costly features like microstamping, loaded chamber indicators, and magazine disconnect mechanisms on firearms, preventing law-abiding citizens from purchasing the fi
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Sen. Markey, Rep. Eshoo Applaud FCC Vote Advancing Video Conference Accessibility Features
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and author of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) vote to approve rules to strengthen accessibility
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Senator Markey Applauds Senate's Unanimous Consent Decision to Hold Dr. Ralph de la Torre in Contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senate's first passage of criminal contempt resolution in more than 50 years
Washington (September 25, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate agreed to hold Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in criminal conte
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Senator Markey Hosts Senate Climate Change Task Force and House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Meeting on LNG Exports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Markey with members of the Senate Climate Change Task Force (SCCTF) and House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) alongside experts discussing LNG exports
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force and chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety, yesterday held a bicameral meeting
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Warren Criticizes Banking Regulators' Inaction on NYCB's "Systemic Failings" and Threats to Banking and Financial Stability
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent letters to Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), with renewed concern that the OCC and the Fed could allow New York Community Bank (NYCB) to escape regulatory oversight despite identifying "systemic failings" in the bank's operation and management.
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Warren Leads Charge to Protect Military Readiness, Takes on Defense Contractors Seeking to Block the Military's Right to Repair Its Weapons and Equipment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent two letters regarding the costly restrictions imposed on the Department of Defense that bar the military from repairing its own military equipment and instead force it to pay billions of dollars extra to military contractors. Senator Warren's first letter was sent to DoD, urging the Department to take a
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Warren Releases Findings of Investigation Into Insurance Industry Kickbacks Costing Americans Billions of Dollars
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released a new 22-page report detailing the findings of her investigation into insurance industry kickbacks. The new report revealed trips to Cancun, luxury cruises on the Danube, a five-star resort in Mexico, and more extravagant incentives offered by insurance companies to employees in exchange for promoting plans that may not be in the best interest of t
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