| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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$21.6m Grant to Fund Bluebike Expansion, New Transit Shuttles, Other Congestion Relief Solutions in Metro Boston
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
MAPC will work with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, & other Greater Boston communities on regional effort to reduce traffic thanks to new federal award announced this week
BOSTON, MA A major new federal grant designed to help relieve congestion across Greater Boston will fund scores of new Bluebikes stations and add several new shuttle routes to supplement MBTA s
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Pressley Applauds Student Debt Cancellation for 60,000 Additional Public Service Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
Biden-Harris Admin. Has Now Cancelled Debt for Over 1 Million Public Service Workers, Including Over 22,000 in Massachusetts
Under Project 2025, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Would Be Eliminated, Forcing 3.6M Workers to Pay $250B in Additional Debt
BOSTON Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) applauded the Biden-Harris Administration's approval of approximately $4.5 billion in additional student debt ca
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Pressley, Randolph Leaders, Students Cut Ribbon on Turner Free Mobile Library
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
Last Year, Pressley Secured $524K to Create New Mobile Library and Support STEM Programming
In Congress, Pressley Has Led Charge Against Book Bans and Promoted Culturally Relevant Learning in K-12 Schools
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RANDOLPH Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) visited Randolph for a ribbon cutting for the Turner Free Mobile Library, which was made possible after she delivered $52
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Senator Markey Announces Legislation to Ensure Public Engagement and Input in Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Decision-Making Process
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Legislation would create dedicated public engagement office and program to lower financial barriers to participation
Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF)
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today announced the introduction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Engagement and Participatio
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Warren's JROTC Reforms in Action: Defense Department Puts Key Protections in Place to Protect Students
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston, MA In its response to a July letter led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed that it is implementing key reforms that Senator Warren secured in the fiscal year (FY) FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) students from
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Warren, Welch, Schakowsky Push to Increase Funding for Medical Research, Require Law-Breaking Drug Companies to Reinvest in NIH and FDA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston, MA U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), along with Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced the Medical Innovation Act of 2024 to increase funding for medical innovation by requiring large pharmaceutical companies that are accused of breaking the law and settle with the federal government to reinvest a small percentage of their profits into the National
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