WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Auchincloss Delivers Remarks at Energy & Commerce Committee Markup of Budget Reconciliation Text Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) delivered opening remarks at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Budget Reconciliation Text, where Republicans will vote to take away healthcare from millions of Americans. You can find a video of his f  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whip Clark Pens Fox News Op-Ed Denouncing Trump's Attacks on Education, Democracy MALDEN, MA -- In case you missed it, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) published an op-ed denouncing Donald Trump's attack on universities like Harvard and the threat it poses to American democracy. You can read the entire op-ed HERE or below: Trump's Attack On Harvard Is Just The Beginning By   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins Entire Massachusetts Delegation in Slamming Trump's Efforts to Eliminate AmeriCorps Washington, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton joined the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation--Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (M  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Krishnamoorthi Lead Over 100 Democrats in Opposing Threatened Cuts to 988's Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ Youth Washington, D.C. - Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) are leading 107 House Democrats to call on HHS Secretary Kennedy and President Trump to scrap their threatened plans to cut funding in the President's Budget for the specialized services for LGBTQ+ y  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 13, 2025, at a markup of tax cuts for billionaires and health care cuts for Americans: * * * (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In 2017, Republicans passed a tax law that was supposed to pay for itself, raise wages, and help working families. None of that happened. Instead, it exploded the deficit, worsened inequalit  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Nunn, Underwood Reintroduce Bill to Expand Access to Maternal Healthcare Text of Bill (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03), and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) reintroduced legislation to address rising maternal mortality rates by increasing access to comprehensive care for pregnant women on Medicaid. The Harnessing Effective  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on May 12, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, today, Donald Trump's Department of Energy announced the largest deregulatory effort in the Department of Energy's history, with 47 regulations in the Department of Energy slashed in one fell swoop in the name of freedom on the same day tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Blasts Proposed Ways and Means Committee Cuts That Would Raise Prices on Consumers and Businesses Washington (May 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement in response to the Republican majority of the House Ways and Means Committee's plans to phase-out and terminate key   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Trump's War on America's Kitchens Washington (May 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after Trump's Department of Energy (DOE) announced 47 deregulatory actions, including the rollback of dozens of appliance efficiency standards covering everything fro  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Entire Massachusetts Delegation Slam Trump Efforts to End AmeriCorps Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 13, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today led all members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation--Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Lujan Urge FCC to Operate Transparently with Paramount-SkyDance Merger Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 13, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ben Ray Lujan, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, today wrote to Feder  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Accepts Secretary McMahon's Meeting Invitation Washington, D.C. - Today, Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon declined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's invitation to appear at a Senate forum and asked to meet with Senator Warren instead. In response, Senator Warren released the following statement: "If Secretary McMahon doesn't have the courage to face the parents, te  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls on DOJ To Block Anticompetitive Capital One-Discover Merger That Would Raise Prices and Fees on Consumers and Small Businesses Washington, DC - Ahead of the finalization of the Capital One-Discover merger that would create the nation's largest credit card company, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Demands Health and Human Services Nominee Erase Ethics Conflicts with Pharmaceutical, Biotech Companies As RFK Jr.'s Deputy, O'Neill would have insight and influence over FDA approvals "Your relationships with biomedical companies regulated by HHS will raise concerns about your impartiality in this role" Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-M  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Warren Statement on April 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: "Last week, the Fed warned that the risks of higher inflation and higher unemployment are  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Sanctions Relief for Syria Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Representative Joe Wilson and I have been pushing President Trump to update our broad and outdated S  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Warren, Van Hollen Call on Trump and Trump Family to Divest from World Liberty Financial; Sound Alarm on Foreign Governments Using Trump Crypto to Curry Presidential Favors Trump and His Family Will Earn Millions from United Arab Emirates-Connected Crypto Deal as The Administration is Set to Approve Sa  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Health Care Cuts in the GOP's Billionaire-First Budget MALDEN, MA - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on House Republicans' newly announced plans to cut working families' health care: "In the dark of night, House Republicans tried to sneak the fine print of their billionaire-first budget past the American people. It's as devastatin  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark, Senator Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Slam Trump Efforts to End AmeriCorps Letter Text (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark MA-5) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA.), and all members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation -- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-1), Jim McGovern (MA-2), Lori Trahan (MA-3), J  more