WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Trump's Deputy Treasury Secretary Nominee Admits Republicans' "Magic Math" Won't Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts Warren: "Congressional Republicans want to use 'magic math' to pass giant tax cuts, and then try to tell the American people those tax cuts cost nothing." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizab  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Military Transportation Command Chief Agrees with Warren: Right-To-Repair is Crucial for National Security "[T]he last thing our troops should be doing is waiting around for contractors who charge more for slower repairs." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into Trump's Purge of Workers Protecting Americans' Health and Safety A ir travel, flood and wildfire response, infectious disease control, nuclear safety, veterans' healthcare and benefits, food safety are all at risk after massive layoffs "Congress and the public need to better understand the full impact of these terminations on our heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren, Wyden, Schumer, Lawmakers Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation Into Trump Administration's Decision To Gut IRS Mass firings, office closures could delay taxpayers' refunds, allow major abuses to go undetected or unaddressed "Reducing IRS staff will have profound effects, hindering the agency's ability to process... tax returns... potentially causing delays for taxpayers waiting  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Applauds Reinstatement of More Than 5,600 Probationary Federal Workers Reinstatement Follows Pressley's Congressional Letter Calling on Watchdog Agency to Halt Terminations and Increase Protections for Unfairly Fired Federal Workers Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) applauded the reinstatement of more than 5,600 probationary federal workers a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Hosts Roundtable to Address Energy Access and Affordability in Massachusetts Stakeholders from Massachusetts and national energy assistance organizations discuss funding shortfalls, rising energy burdens, and the urgent need to strengthen LIHEAP Senator Markey Speaks with LIHEAP Roundtable Attendees Washington (March 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Senators Whitehouse and Van Hollen Call for Answers from Citibank on Climate Bank Funding Freeze Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-author of the original National Climate Bank Act with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Banking, Hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Whitehouse, Alsobrooks, EPW Democrats Rip Zeldin's Scheme to Cripple EPA Zeldin's illegal plan to gut the federal agency is poised to torpedo environmental safeguards while undermining the Constitution Washington (March 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Slams Big Tech CEOs for Cozying Up to Trump Admin, Attempting to Score Billions in Tax Handouts at Working Families' Expense Senator Warren demands answers from Tesla, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Alphabet CEOs about lobbying efforts, impacts of possible tax giveaways "It's no secret why [corporations like yours are] throwing millions of dollars into lobbying President Trump and Republican  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Booker, Senators Raise Alarm About Reports of X Officials Leveraging Musk's Government Position to Drive Ad Revenue The senators urge DOJ to investigate if evidence emerges of criminal violation of federal ethics laws: "Musk is not above the law by virtue of being the world's richest man." The senators sent a second letter urging the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division to independently  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Call for Investigation into Trump's Purge of Workers Protecting Americans' Health and Safety Air travel, flood and wildfire response, infectious disease control, nuclear safety, veterans' healthcare and benefits, food safety are all at risk after massive layoffs "Congress and the public need to better understand the full impact of these terminations on our health and safe  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Schumer, Lawmakers Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation Into Trump Administration's Decision To Gut IRS Mass firings, office closures could delay taxpayers' refunds, allow major abuses to go undetected or unaddressed "Reducing IRS staff will have profound effects, hindering the agency's ability to process... tax returns... potentially causing delays for taxpayers waiting for ref  more