WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * After Request from Warren and Senators, Government Watchdog Opens Investigation into How Trump's Purge of Workers Harms Americans' Health and Safety Response from GAO (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Following a request from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.),   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Van Hollen, Booker Urge Trump to Work with Congress to Keep TikTok Online Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today wrote to President Donald Trump, requesting additional information on any efforts to keep   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Statement on Executive Order Calling for the Dismantling of the Education Department Salem, Mass. -- Congressman Moulton issued the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department: "What Trump is doing is illegal. Trump brags about his "very good brain," but it doesn't take a genius to know that education is fundamental  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on the 15th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act SPRINGFIELD, MA--Ahead of the 15th anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement: "Fifteen years ago, Democrats revolutionized heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, wrote to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair-Designate Paul Atkins ahead of his nomination hearing, pressing him on his regulatory failures ahead of the 2008 financial   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Celebrates Opening of South Coast Rail For the first time in 65 years, cities and towns in southeastern Massachusetts will have passenger rail service Boston (March 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement celebrating the formal opening of South Coast Commuter Rail serv  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden Press Social Security Commissioner Nominee on Trump, Musk Efforts to Gut Agency Ahead of hearing, lawmakers push nominee to make commitments to stop further cuts to Americans' benefits "We are gravely concerned about the current trajectory of the SSA and more specifically, that those charged with leading it might profit off its destruction." Text of Letter (PDF) Washing  more