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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday March 11, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Ahead of Confirmation Vote, Warren Urges Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee to Cut Ties to Company Suing the Pentagon for Billions
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Confirmation Vote, Warren Urges Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee to Cut Ties to Company Suing the Pentagon for Billions Feinberg could influence DoD response to Ligado's $39 billion lawsuit, benefitting his family Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee Stephen Feinberg, urging him to recuse hims  more

Eagle-Tribune Op-Ed : "We Don't Need DOGE, We Need Carefully Considered Solutions"
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Eagle-Tribune Op-Ed : "We Don't Need DOGE, We Need Carefully Considered Solutions" The following op-ed appeared in the Eagle-Tribune on March 8, 2025. It can be found online HERE (link is external). Everyone at DOGE should love the first law I passed through Congress. The "Faster Care for Veterans Act" did just that, getting veterans into VA appointments more quickly and using technology to   more

House Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Firings of Medicare & Medicaid Staff
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Firings of Medicare & Medicaid Staff Critical answers are needed on the Agency's ability to ensure safety, safeguard against fraud, and ensure technological breakthroughs WASHINGTON, DC--House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Energy and Commerce Commi  more

ICYMI: Moulton Sounds Alarm on Trump's Whiplash Policies, Tariffs, Ukraine, and Rising China Tensions during Friday, weekend interviews
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Moulton Sounds Alarm on Trump's Whiplash Policies, Tariffs, Ukraine, and Rising China Tensions during Friday, weekend interviews In a series of recent interviews, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) spoke out about the consequences of President Trump's policies, tariffs, Ukraine, and the growing risk of conflict with China. Summaries and links are below: * On Friday, Moulton appeared   more

Markey, Van Hollen, Dingell Release Statement on Lawsuit Against EPA Attempts to Roll Back Climate Bank Funding
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Van Hollen, Dingell Release Statement on Lawsuit Against EPA Attempts to Roll Back Climate Bank Funding Washington (March 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-06), authors of the National Climate Bank Act, released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed Saturday by Climate United against  more

Neal Statement on Latest Trump Attack on American Health Care
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on Latest Trump Attack on American Health Care WASHINGTON, DC--Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Proposed Rule: "Trump and Republicans ar  more

Warren, Wyden, Sanders Press RFK Jr. on Big Pharma Influence Following Mar-a-Lago Dinners
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Sanders Press RFK Jr. on Big Pharma Influence Following Mar-a-Lago Dinners RFK Jr. joined Trump's "million dollar" dinners with Pharma execs, raising questions about promises to "clean up corruption" and industry's influence on key policies to lower drug costs "You owe the American public an explanation for why you took part in PhRMA's influence-peddling events with Presid  more