WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Warns that Bessent's "decision to halt activity at the CFPB will only impede efforts to stop debanking." New analysis identifies thousands of debanking complaints, causing substantial hardship for consumers, with more than half against four big banks: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Warren Pushes Trump Trade Representative on Tariff Policy Warren Questions Greer on Trade Agenda, Tariff Exemptions for Trump's Allies and Special Interests "Tariffs are an important strategic economic tool, but Donald Trump's desire to start and stop random trade wars will not protect jobs, keep Americans safe, or bring down costs for families." Text of Letter (PDF)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Warren released new analysis (https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/debanking_complaints_analysis.pdf) identifying thousands of debanking complaints with more than half against four big banks: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup In letter to Trump (https://www.banking.senate.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Neal, Pallone, and Scott Request Government Watchdog Ensure Trump Administration Follows the Law and Negotiates Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Seniors * * * Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and Workforce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Ways and Means Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether Elon Musk and his team of hackers have unlawful and unjust access to confidential taxpayer data protected by Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the power to delay or disrupt  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * The markup denied requests from Democratic Members to call up amendments and debate legislation * * * Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement in response to the committee's markup in which Republicans advanced legi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Demand Information on DOGE Access to Sensitive and Classified Information Today, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee; Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX), along with 17 House Judiciary Committee Republicans, filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of President Trump's Executive Order on Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship. "The Left has misused and abused birthright citiz  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, Representative Bill Keating, (D-MA), Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, issued the following statement on the illegal destruction of USAID and pause on U.S. foreign relief funds: I am outraged by President Trump's unlawful and chaotic attempts to dismantle USAID. Over the past two weeks under Secretary Rubio's watch, an unelected billionaire has r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Blasts Trump's Vow to Dismantle the Department of Education Washington (February 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today after President Trump vowed to dismantle the Department of Education at a White House press conference. In Massachusetts, the U.S. Departme  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Cruz Statement on Commerce Committee Vote to Advance AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Washington (February 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) member of the Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee today released the following statement on the committee's vote to advance the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley Rallies Outside Treasury to Protest Elon Musk's Unlawful Assault on Our Democracy "This is an unprecedented moment, a constitutional crisis, but we will match their energy." Grassroots Rally Took Place After Lawmakers Were Denied Entry to Treasury Department Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07 ), a member of the House Oversight Committee, ral  more