WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Pressley, Wu Announce $1 Million Investment to Expand Digital Literacy Initiative Across Boston Federal Funding Delivered by Pressley Will Help Address Gaps in Workforce Development Programs and Help Workers Succeed Video (YouTube) | Photos (Dropbox) BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07),in partnership with Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston leaders, announced a $1 million investment   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warren Pushes Back on Trump Attacks on Diversity at Military Academies, Warns of National Security Risks Warren: "The Trump Administration's ham-fisted attacks on the service academies undermine our ability to recruit and to train talented, young people who will become a critical part of our lethal fighting force." Superintendent of West Point: Clubs are part of what makes West Po  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Colleagues Press Energy Secretary on Firings and Suspensions in Nuclear Security Programs Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led his colleagues Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) in writing today to Secretary of Energy Chris W  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Stauber, Brownley, and Yakym Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Children from Illegal School Bus Passings WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) along with Representatives Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), Pete Stauber (R-MN-08), and Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) introduced the Brake for Kids Act, legislation that will require the Department of Transportation to r  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey: "SBA Is Putting Big Billionaires Over Small Businesses" Washington (March 27, 2025) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after today's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee business meeting. "President Trump and Administrator Loeffler are running the Small Business Administration (SBA) into the ground. While proposing  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following floor remarks on March 26, 2025: * * * Mr. President, Richard Warner Carlson died at 84 on March 24, 2025, at his home in Boca Grande, FL, after 6 weeks of illness. He refused all painkillers to the end and left this world with dignity and clarity, holding the hands of his children with his dogs at his feet. He was born February 10, 1941, at Massachusetts General Hospital to a 15-year-old Swedish-speaking girl and placed   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Senate Banking Democrats Probe Trump Administration on National Security Impact of Withholding Funding to Keep American Technology Safe from Foreign Adversaries "BIS already operates on a tight budget, and this funding freeze will undoubtedly impact the essential activities that BIS undertakes to k  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Hosts Office Hours on Importance of Protecting SNAP and Food Security Benefits as Trump Administration, Congressional Republicans Plan for Cuts Massachusetts receives $2.6 billion in SNAP annually Washington (March 26, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today hosted a virtual meeting with Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), advocates from Mass Law Reform Institute, P  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Congressman McGovern Introduce Legislation to Protect Deerfield River Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and House Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern (MA-02) today reintroduced the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield R  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey: RFK Jr.'s Massive Cuts at HHS Only Fuel "Make America Sick Again" Agenda Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement in response to media reports that Health and Human Serv  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley Calls for Pete Hegseth Resignation, Rails Against DoD for Disregarding National Security, Human Life "This Administration continues to make history for all the wrong reasons. This is beyond the pale. The disregard for human life. The disregard for national security." "Under this Administration, the United States' foreign policy is a failure. Decades of diplomatic efforts to build   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Warren Grills SEC Nominee on Failed Judgement Before 2008 Crisis: "Simple question, Mr. Atkins. Were you wrong?" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, grilled Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schakowsky, Lawmakers Press Trump on Illegal FTC Firings, Demand Commissioners be Reinstated "These purported firings threaten the FTC's existence as an independent enforcement agency and pave the way for you to use the FTC as a tool for partisan retribution." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Il  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Senators Demand Independent Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Unprecedented Attempts to Dismantle Department of Education The Administration's Actions Threaten to "Severely Restrict" Department's Ability to Support Students, Parents, and Teachers Across the Country "These actions likely contravene the law and will hurt students and families everywhere."   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: GOP Just Stole $3.3 Million From Hungry Massachusetts Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement revealing that the Trump administration has diverted $3.3 million from Massachusetts' share of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) while cutting more than $500 million nationally: "Amid skyrocketing grocery prices,   more