Wednesday - October 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday October 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Reps. Auchincloss, Doggett Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on Biden Administration to Strengthen Russian Oil Sanctions, Question Exception Approval
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) led a bipartisan effort calling on the Biden Administration to pursue more vigorous Russian oil sanctions and questioning an exception granted to a U.S.-based company, Schlumberger (SLB), operating in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, SLB has exported nearly $18 billion of equipment to Russ  more

Warren Celebrates 5 New Zero-Emission School Buses for Worcester Public Schools
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston, MA U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) celebrated the announcement that the Worcester Public Schools will replace 5 school buses with zero-emission, clean school buses through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate program. The Clean School Bus Program has awarded funding to replace nearly 9,000 natural gas and diesel buses across the country. Funding fo  more

Warren, Blumenthal Urge HHS To Take Action To Protect Wheelchair Users From Private Equity Abuses
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) Secretary Xavier Becerra, urging HHS to continue taking aggressive action to protect patients from the detrimental effects of private equity's (PE) involvement in health care. The senators raised concerns about PE's expanding ownership of health care entities  more

Warren, Casey, Wyden Slam McDonald's for Squeezing Customers with Excessive Price Increases
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), wrote to President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald's, Chris Kempczinski, pushing for more information on McDonald's pricing decisions as fast food prices continue to increase, outpacing inflation and squeezing customers. "While McDonald's is not the only fast food restaurant that has increased pric  more

Warren, Wyden, Blumenthal, Porter Call on DOJ to Prosecute Tax Prep Companies for Illegally Sharing Sensitive Personal and Financial Taxpayer Data
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.) wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the investigation and prosecution of major tax preparation companies for illegally sharing protected and sensitive taxpayer information with Big Tech firms. Last month,  more