WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Trump Tariff "Liberation Day," Warren Presses Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Tariffs As Cover for Corporate Greed-Driven Inflation Warren sounds alarm on new data from the Fed showing chaotic Trump tariff strategy enabling price hikes for American consumers "[Trump is] creating widespread confusion and uncertainty that may give big corporations cover to increase their prices on a  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Warns Trump Administration's Attacks on Military Diversity Are "Wildly Self-Destructive" Warren: "Tying the hands of the academies as they compete with other top universities for talented faculty will undercut the academies and, over time, undercut the leaders the academies are teaching." Video of Remarks (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Whip Durbin, Colleagues Slam Draconian Immigration Registration Order Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led eight colleagues in writing today to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) senior official Kika Scott to express strong disapproval of the Trump administration's resurrection of one of the country's most draconian  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Rules Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member McGovern, 17 House Democrats Demand Answers on Alleged House Rules Violation Letter Comes After Two Republican Members Reportedly Collaborated in a Vote-by-Proxy Scheme After Proxy Voting was Banned by House Republicans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Rules Committee Ranking Member James P. McGovern (D-MA) led 17  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Warren Presses OCC Nominee Gould on Weakening Bank Safeguards, Bank Consolidation, and Conflicts of Interest Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, wrote to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OC  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Ayanna Pressley's Statement on ICE Arrests in Boston BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Boston and other municipalities in Massachusetts. "Boston is a safe and welcoming city. In sharp contrast, the scare tactics, fear, and division coming from this Trump Administration are ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lynch Delivers Opening Remarks at DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Trump-Musk Efforts to Silence Free Speech Washington, D.C. --Watch U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch deliver his opening statement at today's Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on GOP attacks on public media and free speech. Click here to watch the video. * * * Original text here: https://lyn  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, last month Republicans passed a budget that enables massive cuts that are going to kick people off of food assistance. Children, seniors, disabled veterans, workers--people who all rely on SNAP, the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program, to help purchase food when times get tough, Republicans want to rip it aw  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Pressley's Statement on Arrest of Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested and detained Rumeysa Ozturk, an international student with legal status in a graduate program at Tufts University. "This is a horrifying violation of Rumeysa's constitutional  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I want to talk briefly on another topic. Martin King famously said that "the arc of the moral universe"--the arc of the moral universe--"is long, but it bends toward justice." Smart man. He was right. And if you believe in the fundamental goodness of humans--I am not saying that there is not some evil in all of us, but the fundamental goodness of humans, t  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I want to talk a few minutes tonight about a couple of topics--only one, if I run short of time, because I don't want to delay our vote. The first topic I would like to talk about--I know it is very sensitive--is trade and tariffs. They have both been much in the news lately. There are really only two reasons why a country would impose a tariff, and every  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, Social Security is under attack. It is under attack from Donald Trump. Social Security is under attack from Republicans. Social Security is under attack from Elon Musk. Social Security is under attack from greedy billionaires who want to loot Americans' hard-earned money to line their own pockets. Trump, Musk, and DOGE know they can't come right out and cu  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Warren and Schiff Call for Watchdog to Investigate Elon Musk and DOGE Officials for Ethics Violations at CFPB Lawmakers previously requested information from Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Acting OGE Director Secretary Doug Collins Washington, DC - Senat  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Arrest of Tufts Student Washington, D.C. - Following reports that U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents detained an international student in a graduate program at Tufts University, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "This arrest is the latest in an alarming pattern to stifle civil liberties. The Trump administration is targ  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Statement on Republicans Stealing Health Care Funding From Taxpayers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement: "Donald Trump and Republicans just sent a very clear message to every family suffering from addiction and illness: your loved ones are dispensable. Republicans are robbing taxpayers of critical public health fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: Hegseth Must Be Removed WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement calling for the immediate removal of Pete Hegseth: "Pete Hegseth directly compromised the security of the United States and endangered the lives of American servicemembers. When confronted by his egregious error, he lied and showed zero remorse for his fa  more