WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At CFPB Headquarters, Warren Sounds Alarm on Elon Musk's Attack against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "Donald Trump ran his campaign on lowering costs for working families...now he and his co-president, Elon Musk, have tried to shut down the agency that has delivered $21 billion to hardworking families." "Congress built [the CFPB], and no one other than Congress -- not Donald Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Auchincloss' Statement on NIH Indirect Cost Rate Cap Newton, MA - Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to cap the NIH indirect cost recovery rate at 15%, a move that threatens vital research funding Massachusetts institutions of higher learning (eds), and medical facilities (meds). "Massachusetts' economy   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Securing American Leadership in Manufacturing and the Next Generation of Technologies" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2025, at 2123 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses: * Ms. Barbara Humpton, President and CEO, Siemens Corporation * Mr. Jason Oxman, President and CEO, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) * Mr. Jeff Kinder, Ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Pressley Blasts Trump & Musk Attack on NIH Funding 15% Cap on Indirect Costs in NIH Funding Will Disproportionately Harm Massachusetts 7 th, a Hub for Higher Ed and Cutting-Edge Research WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's harmful cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to support hospitals, univers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: As Trump and Musk Threaten US Department of Education, Pressley Uplifts Essential Federal Role in Education Pressley Provides a History Lesson, Speaks to Role of Public Education in Democracy Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - As Donald Trump and Elon Musk threaten to disrupt and dismantle the essential work of the U.S. Department of Education, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered a   more