| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday October 25, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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ICYMI: Whip Clark, SEIU President Verrett Pen Newsweek Op-Ed on the Fight for Affordable, Accessible Child Care
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
"Child care doesn't have to send families into debt. Parenthood doesn't have to be a financial puzzle. Care work doesn't have to come with high turnover, low wages, disrespect, and the lack of a true voice on the job. Not if we choose to do something about it in the weeks ahead."
In case you missed it, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined SEIU President April Verrett to publish an op-ed hi
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Warren, Markey, MA Lawmakers Urge DOJ, ATF To Crack Down on Interstate Gun Trafficking As Gun Violence Surges
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
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Warren, Warnock, Wyden, Welch Press Private Equity Firm KKR On $2.1 Billion Housing Acquisition and Its Effects on Renters
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to private equity firm KKR regarding its recent $2.1 billion real estate acquisition of 5,200 apartment units across the country KKR's "largest-ever purchase of apartment buildings." The lawmakers highlighted the dangers of private equity's involvement in the housing market and p
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