| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Senator Markey Statement on Study Showing Methadone is More Effective Than Other Drugs to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Markey's Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (MOTAA) would expand access to methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD)
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today released the following statement after the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a
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Trahan Tours Key Federally Backed Concord 250 Projects
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
LOWELL, MA Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was joined by State Representatives Carmine Gentile and Simon Cataldo to highlight federal funding she secured to support key Concord 250 projects ahead of next year's celebrations.
"With just six months until Concord hosts visitors from around the world for our semiquincentennial celebrations, it was great to see the progress being made on key projec
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Warren Celebrates Milestone of Over One Million Public Service Workers Receiving Student Debt Cancellation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston, MA Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) celebrated new federal student debt relief, bringing the total number of Americans who have had their debt canceled under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program during the Biden-Harris Administration to a historic 1 million people and counting. The Biden-Harris Administration has canceled student loan debt for 22,210 borrowers in Mass
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Warren, Bowman, 30+ Lawmakers Urge Biden to Continue Bold Executive Action to Lower Housing Costs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) led a letter with over 30 lawmakers to President Joe Biden praising him for his actions to confront the housing crisis and proposing additional executive actions to lower the cost of housing.
"Under your leadership, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken important steps to protect renters from predatory co
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Warren, Markey Renew Push to Tackle Air Traffic Noise and Pollution in Boston Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston, MA U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.
In 2013, the FAA implemented more concentrated and efficient fli
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Whip Clark Statement on the Death of Yahya Sinwar
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, NY Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement:
"The world is a safer place without Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He was the architect of the heinous October 7th attack and plotted against the Israeli people for decades. Because of him, more than 1,200 civilians including 40 Americans were murdered, and hundreds were kidnapped.
"Sinwar was an unyielding obstacle to pea
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