WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Treasury, Warren Blasts Elon Musk's Government Power Grab Video of Remarks (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), delivered remarks at the Department of the Treasury, responding to Elon Musk's takeover of government payment systems. Transcript: Press Conference -  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warren Remarks on RFK Jr. Committee Vote Video of Remarks (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - Following the Senate Finance Committee vote to advance the nomination of Mr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, gave the following remarks: Transcript: Ope  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on MassDOT Site Selection for Future Palmer Train Station Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has selected South of Palmer Yard as the site of the future Palmer train station. "After years of advocacy by the residents of Palmer, they are one step closer to realizing their goal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Banking, Finance leaders ask Government Accountability Office to identify who was granted access to these systems, why and how this access was granted, and the implications for the nation's economic and national security * * * United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order blocking funding for UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees: "Cutting off UNRWA funding is an attack on innocent Palestinian   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's new Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the U.N. Human Rights Council: "Pulling out of the U.N. Human Rights Council is reckless and shameful. Instead of leading the fight  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and a member of the Senate Finance Committee released the following statement on the Department of Treasury's responseto her questions for Secretary Bessent on reports that he granted Elon Mu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Decries Confirmation of Unrestricted Fracking Booster Chris Wright to Lead Energy Department Washington (February 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Chris Wright, most recently the CEO of fossil fuel company Liberty Energy, to head the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Amendment to Keep DOGE Team from Accessing Critical Treasury Payment Systems Washington (February 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today filed an amendment to the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, which the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee is marki  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * "These findings raise significant concerns that landlords are profiteering by taking taxpayer money that is intended to support military families." * * * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and member of the Senate Armed S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and a member of the Senate Finance Committee released the following statement on China's announcement of retaliatory actions to President Trump's tariffs today: "Tariffs are a tool to help str  more