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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday March 08, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Ahead of Committee Vote, Warren Releases Disqualifying Responses From Trump CEA, CFPB, FHFA, and BIS Nominees
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Ahead of Committee Vote, Warren Releases Disqualifying Responses from Trump CEA, CFPB, FHFA, and BIS Nominees Committee still awaiting FBI background investigations on CFPB and BIS nominees Warren presses FHFA nominee Bill Pulte to provide Committee with 25,000 deleted tweets since November electio  more

Ahead of September Expiration, Ranking Member Markey Calls for Permanency of Small Business Innovation Research Program
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of September Expiration, Ranking Member Markey Calls for Permanency of Small Business Innovation Research Program Massachusetts Small Business Witness Testimony Highlights Success of SBIR Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called for making the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small B  more

Ahead of White House Crypto Summit, Warren Questions Trump Crypto Czar on Corrupt Plan for a Strategic Reserve and His Conflicts of Interest
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Ahead of White House Crypto Summit, Warren Questions Trump Crypto Czar on Corrupt Plan for a Strategic Reserve and his Conflicts of Interest Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to David S  more

As Daylight Saving Time Approaches, Senator Markey Says Keep the Sunshine Coming
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Daylight Saving Time Approaches, Senator Markey Says Keep the Sunshine Coming Boston (March 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement ahead of the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST) on Sunday. Senator Markey is an original cosponsor of the Sunshine Protection Act to make DST permanent. In March 2022, the Sunshine Protection Act unanimously passed the  more

Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico.   more

Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced Resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Resolutions end the Administration's abuse of the International Emergency Economic P  more

In New Response to Lawmakers, Joint Committee on Taxation Reveals GOP Use of "Magic Math" Would Be Unprecedented
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In New Response to Lawmakers, Joint Committee on Taxation Reveals GOP Use of "Magic Math" Would Be Unprecedented Republicans want to use "magic math" to pay for billionaire tax cuts and falsely claim no cost to American taxpayers Text of Response Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - In a new response to a recent letter sent by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Catherine Cortez Masto   more

KEATING LEADS 36 COLLEAGUES IN BIPARTISAN LETTER URGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO APPOINT A SPECIAL ENVOY TO NORTHERN IRELAND
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * KEATING LEADS 36 COLLEAGUES IN BIPARTISAN LETTER URGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO APPOINT A SPECIAL ENVOY TO NORTHERN IRELAND Washington, D.C. - Last night, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating led 36 bipartisan colleagues in writing to President Trump urging him to appoint a Special Envoy to Northern Ireland to strengthen our trade and investment ties and further pea  more

Kim and Warren Push for Banking Transparency in Letter to the Consumer Reporting Agency, ChexSystems
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Kim and Warren Push for Banking Transparency in Letter to the Consumer Reporting Agency, ChexSystems WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to President Ronald Whyte   more

Neal Statement on February Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on February Jobs Report WASHINGTON, DC--Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) February 2025 jobs report: "When the President took the reins of the economy, we warned that the impacts of his decisions would speak for thems  more

Neal Statement on February Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on February Jobs Report Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) February 2025 jobs report : "When the President took the reins of the economy, we warned that the impacts of his decisions would speak for themselves. Six weeks later, the consequences of the President's actions   more

Neal, Sewell, Davis Demand Answers on DOGE's Latest Incursion Into the American People's Most Sensitive Data
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, Sewell, Davis Demand Answers on DOGE's Latest Incursion into the American People's Most Sensitive Data WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL) demanded   more

Newsletter: Defending Social Security
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Newsletter: Defending Social Security Dear Friends, Donald Trump promised he wouldn't cut Social Security, but the Associated Press is reporting (link is external) that the Administration plans to cut its workforce by up to 50%! I continue to believe that our government needs to be modernized so that it better serves every American. But knee-capping the Social Security Administration is not  more

Senator Warren Statement on February 2025 Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on February 2025 Jobs Report Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Today's February Jobs Report does not alleviate the growing conseq  more

VIDEO: At Funeral Service, Pressley Celebrates Life and Legacy of Fletcher 'Flash' Wiley
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: At Funeral Service, Pressley Celebrates Life and Legacy of Fletcher 'Flash' Wiley Fletcher "Flash" Wiley was a global citizen and doer of good. He didn't waste one moment or one word. Flash was a man of integrity who righteously stewarded his genius, talents, and resources for the greater good." Video (YouTube) BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered heartfelt rema  more