WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Confirmation Vote for Sec. of Education Linda McMahon, Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Protect Federal Funding for Public Schools Bill Text (PDF) Washington (Feb 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced legislation to protect federal funding for public schools during the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Navy Secretary Nominee Agrees with Warren that Defense Contractors' Greed Impacts Navy's Readiness "We waste taxpayer dollars, delay missions. We actually put people at risk because we are not permitting basic right-to-repair. Technical data needs to be a "must have" in acquisition contracts for the Navy." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a tax markup on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This markup comes at a time when our Republican colleagues are pretending that business is usual when in fact it's anything but. While they seek to gut health care and food assistance to wiggle out enough room for massive handouts to their rich donors and friends, and allow th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Warns Republican Cuts to Medicaid Would Harm Millions of Americans Struggling with Opioid Addiction One study found that the health care and criminal justice systems save up to $100,000 over the course of a person's life when they are treated with medication for opioid addiction. "If Republicans really wanted to save money, they'd be expanding treatment to folks   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Floor Speech, Warren Joins Democrats in Fighting Trump's Attack on Clean Energy, Giveaway to Big Oil Billionaires "[President Trump's executive order] lets big oil and gas companies off the hook on following our environmental laws and regulations, and those are the rules that make sure that you have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink." "Donald Trump is cutting jobs an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Condemns Trump Administration's Attack on Policies to Combat Historic Discrimination, Demands Transparency for Small Businesses Washington (February 26) - Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA)  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Padilla, Warnock Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers About EPA Clean School Bus Program Funds Freeze Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 27, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) led a letter with fifteen colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin today, requesting information a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Seeks FHFA Nominee Bill Pulte's Deleted Social Media Posts Ahead of Nomination Hearing Pulte Appears to Have Deleted Over 24,000 Tweets Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, wrote to "X" CEO Linda Yaccarin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Duckworth Ramp Up Investigation Into MOHELA's Predatory Website Terms of Use Lawmakers hit loan servicer for efforts to infringe on borrowers' legal rights With Education Department's future uncertain, MOHELA's behavior raises concerns about ability to keep student loan servicers in check "MOHELA has imposed an exploitative set of Terms upon all borrowers that set up  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Connolly, Stansbury, House Oversight Members Open Investigation Into DOGE.gov After Alarming Failures to Protect Sensitive National Security Information DOGE employees may be sharing classified government information using insecure communications channels. "These incidents - whether due to maliciousness or incompetence - are inexcusable and raise additional questions about DOGE em  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth Raise Concerns Over Potential Quid Quo Pro between Elon Musk and Dr. Troy Meink, Trump's Air Force Secretary Nominee Reports Indicate Musk Pushed for Meink for Key Role after Meink Favored SpaceX Contract "These reports raise concerns about your ability, if confirmed as Secretary, to treat contractors fairly and prioritize the Air Force's mission over Elon Musk's busines  more