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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday October 01, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Moulton Announces Honorees for the 9th Annual Peter J. Gomes Service Award
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: SALEM, MA Congressman Seth Moulton has selected five honorees for the 9th annual Peter J. Gomes Service Award. Created in 2016 by Congressman Moulton, the award recognizes the public service and community contributions of constituents across Massachusetts' 6th District. These five members of the district demonstrate the integrity, compassion, and commitment to community that were characterized by the  more

Reps. Pressley, Omar Introduce Long COVID Moonshot Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Bill Text (PDF) Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) introduced the Long Covid Research Moonshot Act, which would provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with $1 billion in mandatory funding per year for a decade to support studies, the pursuit of treatments, and the expansion of care for U.S. patients impacted by the condition. Senator Bernie Sanders (  more

Warren, Braun, Lee, Grassley Lead Effort to End Wasteful Pentagon Spending
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), reintroduced the Streamline Pentagon Spending Act, bipartisan legislation to repeal statutory requirements to provide unfunded priorities lists, reduce wasteful reporting burdens, and enhance civilian oversight over the budgeta  more

Warren, Markey, Auchincloss, Lynch Raise Concerns Over Private Equity-Owned Rural HealthCare Group's Acquisition of Steward's Physician Network
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Representative Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), sent a letter to the CEO of Rural Healthcare Group (RHG) raising concerns over its proposed acquisition of Steward Health Care's (Steward's) physician group, Stewardship Health (Stewardship). Specifically, the lawmakers warned tha  more