Thursday - May 22, 2025
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday May 21, 2025 ( 9 items )  

At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Expresses Support for Right-to-Repair, Preventing Price Gouging in Defense Contracting
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Expresses Support for Right-to-Repair, Preventing Price Gouging in Defense Contracting Over 70% of voters favor Congress passing a defense right-to-repair law Warren: "[W]e all agree the Air Force's hundreds of billions of dollars should be spent efficiently to benefit our service members and our taxpayers, not just to benefit contractor executives." Video  more

Rep. Pressley: Defends True Baby Bonds, Blasts MAGA Plan
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of investing in every child's future. Six years ago, I joined Senator Booker to introduce baby bonds legislation to disrupt the cycle of intergenerational poverty, close the racial wealth gap, and ensure every 18-year-old has t  more

Sen. Warren Issues Comments on Senate Floor About GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 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, I rise today to talk about the GENIUS Act. Analysts expect that passing the GENIUS Act could grow the stablecoin market tenfold over just the next 3 years. That would take a $200 billion market to a $2 trillion market, making it just a lit  more

Sen. Warren, Rep. Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing Trump Administration to Follow Through on Syria Sanctions Relief and Export Controls
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Senator Warren and Representative Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing Trump Administration to Follow Through on Syria Sanctions Relief and Export Controls Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Repr  more

Trump's Middle East Chip Deals Are the 'Art Of The Steal,' Presenting Major National Security Risk Of China Stealing Sensitive American Technology
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Middle East Chip Deals Are the 'Art Of The Steal,' Presenting Major National Security Risk Of China Stealing Sensitive American Technology; Leader Schumer And Senator Warren Lead Senate Democrats In Standing Up Against The Loss Of Building The AI Future In America And Urges Admin To Reconsider Catastrophic Agre  more

VIDEO: Pressley, Color Of Change, Colleagues Condemn Medicaid Cuts for Trump's Billionaire Handouts
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley, Color Of Change, Colleagues Condemn Medicaid Cuts for Trump's Billionaire Handouts "Donald, there is nothing beautiful about making people sicker, poorer, and more vulnerable. And that's exactly what this bill would do." Republican Reconciliation Bill Would Rip Away Healthcare and Food Assistance from Millions, Harm Everyone Especially Black and Brown Communities Video (YouTube)   more

Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger Yesterday, President of CBS News, Subsidiary of Paramount, Departed Amid Tensions with Trump and Paramount Global Chair Shari Redstone "If Paramount officials make these concessions in a quid pro quo arrangement to influence President Trump or other Admin  more

WATCH: Pressley Calls for True Baby Bonds, Calls Out "MAGA Accounts"
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley Calls for True Baby Bonds, Calls Out "MAGA Accounts" "Republicans are stealing a good idea and twisting it." Baby Bonds Championed by Pressley & Booker Would Address Wealth Gap, End Cycles of Poverty, Help 18 Year-Olds Pay for College, Home, or Starting a Business Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered a floor speech in which she slam  more

With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It's Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It's Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies Warren questioned Long on Trump's threats to revoke Harvard's non-profit status Warren: "It's clear the statute makes it illegal...And the fact that you want to sit there and dance around about this tells me that you shouldn't be within 1000 miles  more