WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Statement on Senate Confirmation of Senator Kelly Loeffler as Administrator of the Small Business Administration Washington (February 19) - Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate vote to con  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening remarks from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Investigating the Real Impacts of Debanking in America": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for holding today's hearing on de-banking. It is a real problem, and I hope it is something we can work on together. People need access to a bank account in order to thrive in today's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Merkley, Welch Press Google on Changes to AI Commitments Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai with concerns that the company has recently reversed promises to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Beyer, Garamendi Urge Secretary Rubio to Replace Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia We're sorry. The page you requested cannot be found. The address may have been typed incorrectly or the page may have been moved during the recent redesign of our site. Thank you. *** Original text here: https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sens-markey-merkley-a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Carey, Neguse, Duckworth, Curtis, Moreno Reintroduce Youth Poisoning Protection Act to Ban Commercial Sale of Lethal Chemicals LOWELL, MA - Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) partnered with Congressmen Mike Carey (R-OH-15) and Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) as well as Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Curtis (R-UT), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) to reintroduce the Youth Poisoning Protec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren and Schiff Demand Removal of Musk's Operatives from CFPB, Citing X and Tesla Conflicts of Interest "Americans deserve a CFPB that will continue to stand up against corporate greed--not an agency shut down by officials looking out for themselves," "Mr. Musk is ... neutralizing the pro-consumer agency that wil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on the Sudden Shutdown of JFK Presidential Library Washington, D.C. - Following the announcement of the shutdown of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston due to the Trump administration's executive order, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "President Trump is firing American workers who monitor bird flu outbre  more