WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Warren Presses Dr. Oz, Key Trump Health Nominee, on Financial Conflicts of Interests Sen. Warren demands Dr. Oz divest from conflicted financial interests, recuse from matters involving former employers and clients, and commit not to lobby CMS or work for industries regulated by CMS for four years after leaving government service "By making these commitments, you would   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Military Leaders Agree with Warren: DoD Must Audit Giant Health Care Contractors That Price Gouge Taxpayers "DHA is paying Express Scripts billions of taxpayer dollars to manage the TRICARE benefit and negotiate with itself - and DHA isn't even bothering to check the books." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Comm  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal and Pallone Blast the Trump Administration for Closing the HHS Offices that Help Fight Fraud WASHINGTON, DC--Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on reports the Trump Administration is planning to s  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup of two resolutions of inquiry: * * * Neal Opening Statement at ROI Markup Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today's markup of these two Resolutions of Inquiry is an important step in ensuring Congress continues its important job of oversight over the executive branch. Let's be clear: what we are seeking today is simply transparency from  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement After Voting No on Partisan Funding Bill WASHINGTON, DC-Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after voting against Republicans' cruel and partisan funding bill that abandons the American people: "Democrats are always looking for bipartisan compromise and ways to su  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Applauds Passage of Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Legislation Through Committee Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, today applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Close Tax Loophole that Allows Dirty Tar Sands to Avoid Paying for Oil Spill Cleanup Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today reintroduced the Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act, legislation that would close the tar sands loophole in the Oil   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren Statement on February 2025 CPI 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: "Progress on inflation is still too slow, as millions of Americans continue to be crushed by  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Opposes Republican Attack on Veterans, Families, and Seniors WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, voted against a continuing resolution put forward by House Republicans that will cut $22.8 billion in funding for health care for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while also jeopardizing Americans' housing, health care, and ab  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Lujan, Cassidy Reintroduce Bipartisan TLDR Act to Simplify Terms-of-Service Agreements WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, partnered with Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) to reintroduce the bipartisan Terms-of-service Labeling, Design  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Two Years After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Warren Lambastes Fed's Weak Response Fed Has Failed to Update Rules, Punish Executives After Massive, Costly Bank Collapse Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affai  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Vote Explainer - H.R. 1968 - Continuing Resolution (2025) Transparency is vital to democracy. Below please find explainers for key votes I took in the 119th Congress. Vote Explainer: H.R. 1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Today, I voted against the "Continuing Resolution" that will keep the federal government funded through the end of September. We need to  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls for Federal Investigation Into Inhaler Manufacturer GSK for Profiteering, Endangering Children by Pulling Lifesaving Asthma Inhalers off the Market Big Pharma Scheme Costs Medicaid Billions; "GSK's greed may have had deadly impacts." Several months after Flovent's discontinuation, patients who had previously been using Flovent faced a 24% rise in hospitalizations. Text of   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lawmakers to Hegseth: Ending DoD Climate Change Programs Threatens National Security, Puts American Lives and Billions of Taxpayer Dollars at Risk "As Secretary of Defense, your first duty is to the United States and the Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen you now lead, not any political mission." Climate change threatens DoD operations, strategies, infrastructure, supply chains Text  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Warner, Kim Reveal that After Trump Hiring Freeze, Treasury Has Halted Hiring and Rescinded Job Offers of National Security Officials in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Trump Administration Failed to Implement National Security Exemption from Hiring Freeze - Jeopardizing our Economic and N  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Warren, Warnock, Cleaver Re-Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Lower Housing Costs and Address Housing Crisis Bicameral legislation would build nearly three million new homes, bring down rents by 10%, cut red tape Ranking Member's bill introduced ahead of first hearing on housing of this Congress in   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden to Social Security Commissioner Nominee: "You Will Be Responsible" for Cutting Americans' Benefits As Result of Trump Admin Gutting Agency Lawmakers press on impacts of massive Social Security staffing cuts, office closures "The net result [of these cuts] could be a disaster: more overpayments and waste in the system, at the same time that Americans who have earned their So  more