WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Committee On Aging, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for 2025 legislation to include investments like an expanded Child Tax Credit, affordable home care for sick relatives, paid leave, and affordable child care, so working families have an opportunity to get ahead. Meanwhile, the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which have been largely sucked up by billionaires and large cor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA) led 24 lawmakers in sending a bicameral letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, revealing the results of their investigation into Navient regarding its cancellation process for the predatory, for-profit student loans in its portfolio and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has worked to bring down credit card prices and can help fulfill President-elect Trump's promise to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. According to the Federal Reserve, Americans are carrying a record $1.17 trillion in c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Acadia is under investigation by federal agencies Acadia Letter Text (PDF) | Acadia Response (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today wrote to Acadia Healthcare, raising concerns regarding the company's profit motivations and the impact on the quality a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network (GREEN) Communications Act to sustainably defend communications networks against climate change and extreme weather disasters. Scientists have projected that sea-level rise will submerge more than 4,000 miles of fiber optic cables within the ne  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Companies failed to respond to Senators' questions Letters Text (PDF) | OTP Responses (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today wrote to BayMark Health Services, Behavioral Health Group, Crossroads Treatment Centers, New S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (PDF) | Section by section (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) today introduced the Public Archives Resiliency Act, which would authorize grants to promote pres  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Department of Defense (DOD) Climate Resilience and Readiness Act to address the Pentagon's contributions to climate change and to mitigate climate change's impact on our military readiness. The Departme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) introduced the Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act to increase military readiness and cut costs by allowing servicemembers to repair their own equipment. Our military pays Pentagon contractors hundreds of billions of dollars annually to purchase weapons systems and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the BUY GREEN Act, legislation to establish $1.5 trillion in federal procurement commitments for our clean energy future. The funds would be used to purchase American-made clean, renewable, and emission-free energy products for federal, state, and local use and to establish grant funding for U.S. companies t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act, legislation that would comprehensively reform our privatized military housing system in the wake of disturbing reports revealing unsa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement congratulating Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-7), Rep. Gabe Amo (RI-1), and Rep. Morgan McGarvey (KY-3) on their election as Co-Chairs of the Future Forum Caucus for the 119th Congress. "The voices of our youth must be heard in the halls of Congress, the Future Forum Caucus is committed to elevating the issues that matter   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and Representative Ted Lieu (CA-36), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to put guardrails on incoming President Donald Trump's authority to start nuclear war   more