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| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-delauro-renew-bill-to-ban-unpredictable-scheduling-practices | Warren, DeLauro Renew Bill to Ban Unpredictable Scheduling Practices | 2025-12-23 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, DeLauro Renew Bill to Ban Unpredictable Scheduling Practices Legislation would require many employers to provide work schedules two weeks in advance and compensate workers when their schedules change last minute Bill Text (PDF) | Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Schedules That Work Act to address unpredictable scheduling practices that may deprive workers of income and require them to work unreasonable hours, like “clopening” shifts that leave little time to commute and rest between shifts. “Unpredictable scheduling makes it impossible for workers to arrange child care, juggle an education, or even pay the bills. We’re fighting to empower workers and help them regain control over their work schedules and build economic security for themselves and their families,” Senator Warren said. “We are in a cost of living crisis that forces too many Americans to live paycheck to paycheck,” said Congresswoman DeLauro. “Hardworking Americans deserve economic security and the peace of mind that the hours they work will provide enough to make ends meet so they can provide for themselves or their family. That is why I am proud to join Senator Warren in reintroducing the Schedules that Work Act, so workers are not subject to abusive scheduling practices that can lead to financial insecurity and instability. American workers deserve certainty about their schedules and incomes.” Workers experience many unreasonable scheduling practices, like last-minute shift cancellations, being placed “on-call” with no guarantee of work hours, scheduled for “split shifts” of non-consecutive hours, and even being sent home early without pay when demand is low. If they push back or request schedule changes, employers may retaliate. This month, Starbucks agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims it violated New York law by failing to provide regular schedules to employees, cutting workers' scheduled hours without their consent, … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-schakowsky-renew-fight-to-pass-part-time-worker-bill-of-rights-act | Warren, Schakowsky, Renew Fight to Pass Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act | 2025-12-23 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Schakowsky, Renew Fight to Pass Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), have reintroduced the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act to strengthen protections for part-time workers and allow them to better balance their work schedules with personal and family needs. The legislation will address one of the primary issues that hourly workers face - work schedules that do not provide as many hours as they need to support their families - and provide additional protections and benefits for part-time workers. “Every worker deserves a chance at providing for themselves and their families, but greedy giant corporations are using loopholes to exploit part-time workers instead,” said Senator Warren. “I’m fighting hard to pass the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights and ensure companies put their workers over profits.” “Part-time workers across the country deserve better. More than one in five American workers are part-time and they face volatile work hours, unstable incomes, and low wages. Earlier this week, I reintroduced the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act with my colleagues Representative DeLauro and Senator Warren to ensure equitable workplace treatment and conditions for part-time workers. This legislation requires employers to treat part-time and full-time employees impartially and gives part-time workers access to stable hours and medical leave. We must improve the quality of part-time work for millions of families across the country,” said Congresswoman Schakowsky. Corporations often attempt to avoid providing workers benefits and higher wages by giving part-time workers fewer hours than they want and spreading work among many part-time employees rather than hiring full-time employees. This month, Starbucks agreed to pay $38.9 million to settle claims it violated New York law by failing to provide regular schedules to employees, cutting workers' scheduled hours without thei… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ahead-of-tax-filing-season-warren-king-15-senators-warn-of-tax-filing-chaos-after-trump-admin-attacks-on-irs | Ahead of Tax Filing Season, Warren, King, 15 Senators Warn of Tax Filing Chaos After Trump Admin Attacks on IRS | 2025-12-22 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Ahead of Tax Filing Season, Warren, King, 15 Senators Warn of Tax Filing Chaos After Trump Admin Attacks on IRS Broad coalition of lawmakers call 2026 tax filing season a “huge test for the IRS” September Inspector General report warned that IRS is woefully unprepared for upcoming filing season, largely due to Trump admin gutting IRS workforce Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led 15 Senators in pressing Treasury Secretary and Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent and IRS Chief of Taxpayer Services Ken Corbin, warning that the IRS may not be prepared for the upcoming tax filing season — and that failure could saddle American taxpayers with filing problems and refund delays. The following Senators also joined the letter: Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). “Taxpayers deserve to have the information and assistance they need to file their taxes and receive their refunds in a timely manner. The Trump Administration’s relentless attacks on the IRS threaten its ability to serve the public and undercut its mission to provide taxpayers with top quality service and ensure that our tax laws are enforced with integrity and fairness,” wrote the lawmakers. A recent report from the independent Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) warned that the IRS is woefully unprepared for the 2026 filing season, in large part due to the Trump administration’s widespread and large-scale staffing reductions at the IRS. The report indicated that these staffing cuts will likely prevent the IRS from adequately addressing fraud, managing and proc… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-slams-pentagons-failure-to-properly-implement-housing-reforms-for-service-members-and-families | Warren Slams Pentagon’s Failure to Properly Implement Housing Reforms for Service Members and Families | 2025-12-22 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Slams Pentagon’s Failure to Properly Implement Housing Reforms for Service Members and Families Warren finds shockingly low use of housing dispute process and complaint database, revealing that Pentagon may be failing to “properly inform service members of their housing rights” “DoD must do more to fully and effectively implement these reporting and oversight mechanisms to hold private housing companies accountable for substandard living conditions” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with concerns that the Department of Defense (DoD) is failing to properly implement a housing complaint database and the formal dispute resolution process for service members and families living in privatized housing on military bases around the country. “My review has found that few service members are using these tools, which may indicate that DoD is failing to effectuate the tools mandated by Congress to ensure military families are provided with safe and sanitary housing,” said Senator Warren. Following reporting that military families were subjected to unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, Senator Warren conducted her own investigation, finding that housing contractors systematically failed to provide acceptable housing for servicemembers while earning huge profits and facing little DoD oversight or accountability. In response to the findings of this investigation, Senator Warren secured bipartisan reforms in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to address concerns that service members and families were subjected to unsafe and unsanitary conditions with no recourse. These included the creation of a formal dispute resolution process for residents facing inadequate housing conditions and the creation of a public complaint database for residents to hold private military housing companies accountable for their failures. However, DoD did not implement the public complaint database until August 2024, nearly 4 years a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=92C3E8F5-4818-4A6A-A926-ED8AC68BDB0B | Whip Clark Pens Boston Globe Op-Ed: “Mike Johnson’s War on Women” | 2025-12-20 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | MALDEN, MA — In case you missed it, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) published an op-ed in the Boston Globe calling out Mike Johnson’s misogyny and Republicans’ anti-woman, anti-family policies. You can read the entire op-ed HERE or below: Mike Johnson’s war on women Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts is the House Democratic Whip. "Amid all the political chaos in these final weeks of 2025, House Republicans have broken into another civil war. This one is personal — with Speaker Mike Johnson facing brutal accusations of misogyny from his own party members, even as he claims to be women’s “biggest champion.” "'He sidelines us and doesn’t take us seriously,' Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said. "Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina said, 'Women will never be taken seriously until leadership decides to take us seriously, and I’m no longer holding my breath.' "They’re being generous. "Johnson isn’t just a sexist boss. As a party leader and as a policymaker, he has systematically made life harder and more expensive for all women. "This is someone who has never been shy about his thoughts on gender. "He has, in public and on camera, blamed school shootings on no-fault divorce and 'radical feminism.' "He has referred to abortion as 'a Holocaust.' "Just a few weeks ago, he casually talked about the difference between the brains of men and women: 'Men and women are different in this way, is that men can compartmentalize things.' "In the same interview, he praised Conference Chair Lisa McClain — the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House — as the colleague he trusts most to make him dinner. "That low opinion of GOP women is plainly reflected in how he runs the House. "Under Johnson’s speakership, there are more Republican committee chairs named Mike than women chairs combined. "He raged against a bipartisan bill allowing members of Congress who are pregnant or recovering from childbirth to vote by proxy. But when asked about a male colleague’s domestic abuse… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/congressman-moulton-leads-democratic-veterans-and-ranking-members-national | Congressman Moulton Leads Democratic Veterans and the Ranking Members of the National Security Committees in Introducing Legislation to Prevent Unauthorized War with Venezuela | 2025-12-19 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) officially introduced the No Unauthorized War with Venezuela Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation prohibits the executive branch from spending any federal funds on the use of military inside Venezuela or against Venezuelan forces, including remote or intermittent strikes, unless Congress passes a specific Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). The legislation is led by every Democratic veteran in the House who served during the forever wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the Ranking Members of the House Armed Services, House Foreign Affairs, and House Intelligence committees. The cosponsors include: Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), Rep. Greg Meeks (NY-05), Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04), Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06), Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Rep. Pat Ryan (NY-18), Rep. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45), and Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA-07). “The American people do not want to send their sons and daughters to fight another regime change war based on lies,” said Congressman Moulton. "I came to Congress because I paid the price for the failure of Congress to prevent the war in Iraq and expose the Bush Administration's lies. If this war is truly in our interests, the Trump Administration must justify it and convince Congress. If they cannot do so, our troops and their families deserve leadership willing to stand up the president and say no—not on our watch.” The No Unauthorized War with Venezuela Act builds on longstanding concerns among lawmakers that military escalation must be debated and authorized by Congress—a principle rooted in Article I of the Constitution. With this coalition of cosponsors, the bill aims to ensure that decisions to employ force in foreign countries are deliberate, lawful, and reflective of the will and interests of the American peopl… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-markey-trahan-statement-on-escalating-violence-between-cambodia-and-thailand | Warren, Markey, Trahan Statement on Escalating Violence Between Cambodia and Thailand | 2025-12-19 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Markey, Trahan Statement on Escalating Violence Between Cambodia and Thailand Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the escalation of violence along the Cambodia-Thailand border: “We are deeply concerned by the escalation of violence along the Cambodia–Thailand border, which has resulted in the needless loss of life, the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and a rapidly growing humanitarian crisis. At a moment of political transition in Thailand, we urge all parties to refrain from actions that could further inflame tensions or place civilians at risk, and to avoid using this conflict for political gain. The protection of civilian life must be paramount. We call on both governments to immediately de-escalate, exercise maximum restraint, and support diplomatic and international efforts aimed at protecting civilians, strengthening regional security, and securing lasting peace. “The United States must support efforts to resolve this dispute through dialogue and existing diplomatic mechanisms, including engagement through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other regional partners. Leaders on all sides should prioritize stability, humanitarian protection, and a negotiated path forward that safeguards the lives of Cambodian and Thai people alike.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=2DBB0AD4-FDD9-44CC-AA31-53599AA51D9E | Clark Calls Out Johnson: “Don’t Send Us Home Without a Vote” | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), and Members of the House Democratic Caucus to demand that Speaker Mike Johnson immediately schedule a vote to extend the ACA tax credits. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "A reporter asked Speaker Johnson yesterday if he’s lost control of the House, because four Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to force a vote on health care. "But here’s the truth. It’s not about Speaker Johnson. "Yesterday was the American people reclaiming the People's House. And proclaiming that health care is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy. "Dr. King told us: 'Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman.' "The first year of this administration has certainly been shocking and inhuman. "At every turn, Trump and his loyalists in the House have chosen injustice. They have made the morally corrupt choice to take health care from people who work hard for a living to fund tax cuts for the very wealthiest. "They were so eager to pass these permanent tax cuts for the billionaire class, they called us back from recess in July. All at the expense of the health and financial security of working families. "That is how they have chosen to lead. "The Republicans chose to shut down government. They chose to leave town rather than negotiate with us on a solution. They chose to ignore skyrocketing premiums. They chose to build a ballroom for their cronies rather than build a strong middle class. "But thanks to the unity of this Caucus, the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries, and the resolve of the American people, Democrats have secured a vote on extending the ACA tax credits. "The only question that remains is when? And I humbly suggest, it should be today! "Speaker Johnson, don’t send us home without a vote. Put this bill on the Floor. The American people are watching. And they deserve a vote." To view the complete press con… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=6F2B5A30-F13F-4005-A2C8-EE9E105AE06B | Whip Clark Slams GOP Refusal To Lower Premiums for Working Families | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's The Weeknight to discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to adjourn the House without a vote to extend the ACA tax credits. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Republicans' Sham Health Care Plan: "This bill sets health care for the American people even back further. "It's a return to all the failed plans they had in the past. Where people pay a lot of money for very little coverage, and many things are just not included. "When we saw similar plans in 2017, there was no maternity care coverage. There was no addiction services for people. Very limited mental health – the things that people need for their families. "And what it really was saying is: 'We are going to ignore the entire health crisis that we've created. We are going to ignore the fact that premiums are skyrocketing for people $1,000, $2,000, and $3,000 more a month. And we will just proceed with our plan, which is to take people's health care funding – whether it's Medicaid, the ACA subsidies, veterans' health benefits, Medicare, medical research – and use that money for the permanent tax cuts for the very wealthiest.' "That's their plan. And it is just a disgrace and a huge disservice to families who need to be able to afford and access care." On Democrats’ Discharge Petition to Extend ACA Tax Credits: "We knew the right thing was a clean extension of these tax subsidies for three years. "That gives people time to be able to afford and access care. "It's this cliff effect that they set up that within a few days from now, the end of the month, these tax credits disappear overnight. They talk a lot about reforms, but they haven't implemented any. And they haven't come and tried to negotiate a solution. "And so we stuck with what we knew was the right plan. ... "We can't forget the three year was actually a bipartisan vote in the Senate. So we already knew that we had Republican senators, that we could build on that number if we can get it through the H… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/18/democratic-health-leaders-demand-answers-on-trumps-shady-drug-deals/ | Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just enrich Trump’s family WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) demanded transparency from major pharmaceutical companies on their announcements with the Trump Administration on the cost of certain medications, including anti-obesity medications. Democrats delivered on lower drug prices for the American people by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices, with those savings going into effect in January. These latest announcements from the Trump Administration are just that – announcements. The Administration has yet to provide any public information that the announcements will result in any real savings for consumers. In fact, economists have questioned whether consumers will see any meaningful benefits. The public deserves answers on this and a better understanding of what this means for their everyday costs. The letters, sent to AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer, request more information on the contours of the agreements, including the effects on Medicare, future pricing predictions, the parameters of the TrumpRx platform, along with any other benefits the companies are receiving from the Administration as a result of these agreements. “While President Trump has made misleading and false claims to the American public with rhetoric around lowering drug prices, in reality, actions taken by the Administration thus far have yielded little, and in some cases have raised prices for consumers,” the lawmakers wrote. “Skepticism and scrutiny are warranted as the Trump Administration has repeatedly made announcements that fail to meet their stated goals, and instead, … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senators-warren-wyden-push-doj-ftc-to-closely-scrutinize-massive-compass-anywhere-real-estate-merger-raise-alarm-on-housing-costs | Senators Warren, Wyden Push DOJ, FTC to Closely Scrutinize Massive Compass-Anywhere Real Estate Merger, Raise Alarm on Housing Costs | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Senators Warren, Wyden Push DOJ, FTC to Closely Scrutinize Massive Compass-Anywhere Real Estate Merger, Raise Alarm on Housing Costs As Americans face a housing affordability crisis, key Democratic Senators warn that merger could increase costs. “DOJ and FTC should thoroughly investigate whether this merger threatens competition and undermines transparency, and block it if it is not consistent with antitrust law.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Chairman Andrew Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging them to closely scrutinize the proposed $1.6 billion merger between real estate brokerage giants Compass, Inc. (“Compass”) and Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (“Anywhere”). "The Compass-Anywhere merger threatens to stifle consumer choice and fair industry competition while entrenching existing antitrust and price manipulation concerns that have been at the center of mounting litigation. These risks demand close scrutiny under federal antitrust laws,” wrote the lawmakers. On September 22, 2025, Compass and Anywhere (the parent of real estate brands Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, Sotheby’s International Realty, and more) announced a merger agreement valued at roughly $1.6 billion. The combined firm would represent the largest agent network in the country, with approximately 340,000 real estate agents operating under Compass and Anywhere’s brands. “The combined reach of Compass and Anywhere gives them outsized influence over market practices at a time when the brokerage industry is rapidly consolidating,” wrote the lawmakers. “The proposed Compass-Anywhere merger could substantially increase market concentration, possibly in violation of federal antitrust laws, and in a way that DOJ and FTC merger guidelin… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-dean-democrats-urge-commerce-department-watchdog-to-investigate-lutnick-familys-conflicts-of-interest-impact-on-ai-data-center-decisions | Warren, Dean, Democrats Urge Commerce Department Watchdog to Investigate Lutnick Family’s Conflicts of Interest, Impact on AI Data Center Decisions | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Dean, Democrats Urge Commerce Department Watchdog to Investigate Lutnick Family’s Conflicts of Interest, Impact on AI Data Center Decisions Commerce Secretary Lutnick may be boosting AI data center projects that could enrich his immediate family “There is a substantial public interest in ensuring that Secretary Lutnick is not violating federal ethics law to propel data centers that will be profitable for his family while making life more expensive for working Americans.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) led members of Congress in pressing U.S. Department of Commerce Acting Inspector General Duane Townsend to open an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his family’s apparent conflicts of interest involving artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. “Because the billionaire Lutnick family has significant financial investments in data centers—and the electricity needs of those data centers drive up utility bills for families across the country—there is a substantial public interest in ensuring that Secretary Lutnick is not violating federal ethics law to propel data centers that will be profitable for his family while making life more expensive for working Americans,” wrote the lawmakers. The following members also signed on: Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Summer Lee (D-Pa.), Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.), Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), André Carson (D-Ind.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Sean Casten (D-Ill.), and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). For decades, Secretary Lutnick owned and led the financial services firm C… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-nadler-blumenthal-push-for-investigation-of-transportation-sec-duffys-conflicts-as-former-airline-lobbyist-amid-passenger-protection-rule-rollbacks | Warren, Nadler, Blumenthal Push For Investigation of Transportation Sec. Duffy's Conflicts As Former Airline Lobbyist Amid Passenger Protection Rule Rollbacks | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Nadler, Blumenthal Push For Investigation of Transportation Sec. Duffy's Conflicts As Former Airline Lobbyist Amid Passenger Protection Rule Rollbacks “We are very concerned that Secretary Duffy may have eliminated protections for American travelers (...) in part, as a result of conflicts of interest.” As many Americans struggle to afford travel, these changes will hit them right in the wallet Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) wrote to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) urging him to conduct an investigation into whether Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s conflicts of interest contributed to his department ending passenger protection rules, and whether he has favored the airline industry that he previously lobbied for. Instead of working to make air travel more affordable this holiday season, Secretary Duffy has: ended protections that would’ve required airlines to automatically send passengers cash refunds for certain expenses resulting from flight cancellations or delays of more than 3 hours caused by the airline; halted a rule that required airlines to refund travelers when they canceled flights and rebooked passengers with a different flight number; released new guidance informing airlines that they no longer have to compensate passengers for expenses incurred as a result of delays and cancellations caused by aircraft recalls; and more. “The impact of these changes will hit travelers right in the wallet: airlines will keep billions of extra dollars that otherwise would have gone toward reimbursing Americans who the industry has left stranded in airports across the country,” wrote the lawmakers. “These wins for airlines were delivered by a former industry lobbyist who now leads DOT, Secretary Duffy.” Before becoming Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Duffy worked at the lobbying firm BGR Government Affairs, working as an ai… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/oversight/letters/warren-casar-warn-doj-fcc-of-potential-competition-cost-issues-involving-atandt-and-spacex-deals-with-echostar | Warren, Casar Warn DOJ, FCC of Potential Competition, Cost Issues Involving AT&T and SpaceX Deals With EchoStar | 2025-12-18 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Casar Warn DOJ, FCC of Potential Competition, Cost Issues Involving AT&T and SpaceX Deals With EchoStar AT&T and SpaceX’s proposed acquisitions of Echostar spectrum raise antitrust concerns, may not meet federal telecommunications law requirements Deal threatens to raise cell phone costs and worsen service for consumers by further consolidating cellular market Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) wrote to Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division head Abigail Slater and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, raising concerns about AT&T’s and SpaceX’s plans to acquire wireless spectrum licenses from telecommunications company EchoStar. The lawmakers urged the respective agencies to closely scrutinize the proposed deals and block them if they violate antitrust laws or do not serve “the public interest, convenience, and necessity,” as required by federal telecommunications law. “The AT&T deal – worth $23 billion – will effectively strengthen the market power of the three major wireless carriers in the U.S., and ‘close the books’ on the possibility of the emergence of an additional major competitor,” wrote the lawmakers. “The SpaceX deal – worth $17 billion – would help Musk expand SpaceX’s Starlink capacity and provide an opportunity for the company to gain ‘firepower’ in the satellite communications industry that competitors will struggle to compete with.” In August, AT&T announced a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar and provide wireless service for EchoStar’s Boost Mobile. The deal threatens to slash competition in the network carriers’ market by reducing the number of major network carriers in the U.S., entrenching the dominance of the big three carriers. In addition to raising prices, further concentration will likely worsen services: consumers pay on average two to three times more for their monthly phone bills in markets with only three network … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=57F36F10-21A2-4690-8883-E8748B26CED6 | Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: “We Are Ready To Vote, Mr. Speaker.” | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, with 218 signatures on Democrats’ discharge petition, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to demand an immediate vote on legislation to stop the GOP’s premium hikes. Below is a transcript of her remarks: "My question to the Republican Party is: What are you doing? What are you doing? Why won’t you use your immense power as the majority to help the American people? "The bill before us does nothing for the 15 million Americans who are about to lose their health insurance. The 1 million children who are about to become uninsured. The hundreds of hospitals that are closing or are on the verge of closing. 24 million people who are staring down premiums they simply cannot afford. "It does nothing to solve a crisis that the Republicans have inflicted on the American people. "But, but, but! In typical fashion, here's what it does do. It does promote the GOP dream of a nationwide abortion ban. You found time for that. "But today's the day to stop these tax credits from expiring. "You called us back in July from recess to make sure that we voted on tax cuts — make them permanent for the very richest Americans. But now that we have a bipartisan discharge petition ready to vote on today, you can't find the time to do it? "We are ready to vote, Mr. Speaker. "You have the power to bring that to the Floor today. Let the will of the people be the will of the People's House. Let’s stop the premium hikes, extend the ACA tax credits, and get back to building a health care system that is worthy of the American people." To watch the full speech, click HERE. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400282 | House Rejects McGovern’s Bipartisan War Powers Resolution, Shamefully Surrendering More Power to the White House | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | James P. McGovern | M000312 | mcgovern.house.gov | mcgovern | https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/ | scraper | WASHINGTON—Today, House Republicans (and sadly, one spineless Democrat) shamefully rejected Congressman McGovern's War Powers Resolution, which would have directed President Trump to cease all hostilities within or against Venezuela. “I’m furious that cowardly lawmakers have once again surrendered Congress’ Constitutional responsibility on matters of war to a wannabe dictator in the White House,” said Ranking Member McGovern. “The Founders intentionally did not want any president to have unilateral power to start a war, much less one like Donald Trump, who campaigned on ending unnecessary foreign conflicts. He's now breaking that promise—and his weak, pathetic lackeys in Congress are letting him drag us into yet another endless war that no one except their billionaire buddies in Big Oil want.” McGovern's resolution was a forceful response to the president's recent threats to use military force against Venezuela—including airstrikes, American troops on the ground, and naval or air blockades. Under U.S. law, these actions are all considered hostilities. “The Constitution is clear: only Congress can declare war,” continued McGovern. “Congress must affirm its authority and say no to an illegal war in Venezuela, no to yet another foreign conflict over oil, and no to more endless wars—and President Trump must obey the law.” Notably, President Trump's illegal attempt at regime change in Venezuela coincides with an affordability crisis in America—a crisis which the president calls a "con job," and for which he has proposed no real plan or solution. McGovern continued: “The American people have been clear: they don't want another Iraq, and they don't want to risk thousands of lives on another endless quagmire over oil. They want us to reform our rigged healthcare system, make housing more affordable, and lower costs. Rather than wasting trillions of dollars and thousands of lives on a war that the American people clearly oppose, Congress should spend its time and resources on fixing problems here at home. In a countr… | 1 | 2026-04-01T05:41:29Z | 2026-04-01T05:42:36Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/17/neal-on-the-house-floor-the-republican-bill-was-put-together-with-bubblegum-and-elmers-glue/ | Neal on the House Floor: “The Republican Bill Was Put Together with Bubblegum and Elmer’s Glue” | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) spoke on the House floor to slam the Republican health care bill, which does nothing to lower costs for families or protect the tens of millions who will see their premiums double and triple if the enhanced ACA credits are not extended. Opening Statement WATCH HERE “ The Republican bill was put together with bubble gum and Elmer’s glue last Friday night. This isn’t a plan. It sounds like their argument that 300 year olds are receiving Social Security benefits. Families are staring at massive premium hikes, and now, thanks to four Republicans, we can force a vote. “When you listen to the argument earlier from the gentleman from Texas, he said Republicans have never had a chance to vote on the Affordable Care Act. This morning, we want to give you a chance. Speaker Johnson could end this crisis and bring the bill up. Instead, they’re wasting time on this dusty bill that will increase the number of uninsured Americans, and that is a fact. “People don’t need health care that costs more and covers less. To stave off this crisis, this bipartisan discharge petition is a workable path forward. And over the course of the next few minutes, we intend to tell you why. “I reserve the balance of my time.” Closing Statement WATCH HERE “ Mr. Speaker, my constituent company, Merriam-Webster, declared this week that the word of the year is ‘slop.’ And is it appropriate today. This bill won’t lower costs. Without the ACA tax credits, costs are gonna skyrocket for the American people. That’s a bombshell report. “They’re undermining protections and forcing people into junk plans. The only path forward is Leader Jeffries’s discharge petition. Three year extension, clear and clean, bipartisan. Mr. Speaker, urge Speaker Johnson to bring this legislation up, and I yield back my time.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/17/neal-statement-on-jeffries-discharge-petition/ | Neal Statement on Jeffries Discharge Petition | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – President Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. military operations... WATCH HERE by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal toured Holyoke High School to... By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — With work on MBTA subway cars ready to ramp up... SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Springfield U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Tuesday... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier There's been some confusion whether there are talks going on... (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It’s been over a year of the Republican trifecta in... | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/17/neal-statement-on-war-powers-resolution-votes/ | Neal Statement on War Powers Resolution Votes | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting in favor of both H.Con.Res. 61 – Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere, and H.Con.Res. 64 – To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. “The military actions we have witnessed from this administration over the course of the last several months fly directly in the face of Congress’s war powers under Article I of the Constitution. Congress was not briefed on military operations in the Caribbean for months, has not authorized any of these strikes, and has not been provided with a clear military objective. “The President’s dangerous expansion and abuse of presidential authority risks dragging us into another endless war, one that the American people do not want. That is precisely why our Founders entrusted Congress with the constitutional authority to decide matters of war, not the President. “The President has not sought an Authorization for Use of Military Force for these particular actions. As a coequal branch of government, it is incumbent upon Congress to rein in this overreach, assert its constitutional role, and reaffirm that decisions of war rest with the people’s representative, not unilateral executive action.” The bill text for H.Con.Res. 61 can be found here. The bill text for H.Con.Res. 64 can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3702 | Trahan Demands Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Save Americans’ Health Care | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, criticized the Republican health care plan being considered on the House floor and called for an immediate vote on bipartisan legislation to prevent health care premiums from surging for 20 million Americans. “Nothing in this Republican health care plan will stop Americans’ health care premiums from skyrocketing,” Congresswoman Trahan said on the House floor. “When this bill fails to become law, and it will fail, 20 million Americans will see their premiums surge on January 1. Many will not even be able to afford hundreds or even thousands more each month, and they will lose their health coverage altogether.” CLICK HERE or the image below to view Trahan’s full remarks on the House floor. A transcript is embedded below. Despite repeated claims from House Republicans that their health care “plan” would lower costs and protect coverage, an independent analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that H.R. 6703 would do little to prevent premium increases for 20 million Americans beginning in January, while causing an additional 100,000 people to lose their health coverage. This comes on top of the 15 million Americans projected to lose coverage as a result of Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which cut $1 billion from Medicaid, the single largest cut to Americans’ health care in history. Shortly before debate began, four House Republicans signed onto a Democratic led petition to force a vote on bipartisan legislation to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. The legislation would protect coverage for 20 million Americans, including 328,000 Massachusetts residents. Without extending the tax credits, many families will be priced out of coverage. According to the Massachusetts Health Connector, more than 10,000 people in the Commonwealth dropped their health plans during this year’s open enrollment after seeing projected premium incre… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3703 | Trahan, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics for Servicemembers | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the Improving Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics for Warfighters Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of advanced diagnostic technologies to significantly improve how traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are identified and assessed among servicemembers during training and in combat environments. “Too many servicemembers are returning home with traumatic brain injuries that go undiagnosed or untreated because our diagnostic tools have not kept pace with the realities of modern warfare,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “This bipartisan legislation will help ensure our troops have access to faster, more accurate point of injury diagnostics so they can get the right care at the right time, protect their long term health, and maintain mission readiness.” “Our servicemembers face intense physical demands in both training and combat, and we owe them the best tools available to detect injuries early,” said Congressman Bacon. “Our bipartisan bill helps close critical gaps in TBI diagnostics at the point of injury, improving readiness and long-term outcomes. I’m pleased to join Congresswoman Trahan to advance better data and faster diagnosis, leading to better care for those who serve.” Since 2000, more than 500,000 servicemembers have been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury as a result of explosions, falls, and other incidents. Despite the scope of the problem, a recent U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) report found persistent gaps in the identification and treatment of TBI, suggesting the true number of servicemembers affected may be far higher. The Improving Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics for Warfighters Act would establish a pilot program within the Department of Defense to support the development and use of point of injury TBI diagnostic devices in operational settings. The program would: Evaluate and support the research, development, testing, and production of inno… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-blumenthal-demand-bondi-recuse-from-warner-bros-deal-review-amid-apparent-conflicts-of-interest-trump-doj-cloud-of-corruption | Warren, Blumenthal Demand Bondi Recuse from Warner Bros. Deal Review Amid Apparent Conflicts of Interest, Trump DOJ Cloud of Corruption | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Blumenthal Demand Bondi Recuse from Warner Bros. Deal Review Amid Apparent Conflicts of Interest, Trump DOJ Cloud of Corruption Attorney General Pam Bondi’s former lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, reportedly representing both Paramount and Netflix; advised Paramount on Skydance merger AG Bondi’s ethics agreement includes pledge not to participate “in any particular matter involving specific parties in which (she) knows Ballard Partners is a party or represents a party” until February 4 Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to recuse herself from the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s review of any Warner Bros. merger due to potential conflicts of interest related to her former employer, lobbying firm Ballard Partners. A DOJ spokesperson has indicated that Bondi will lead the Trump administration’s review of the merger, alongside DOJ Antitrust head Gail Slater. Prior to her nomination for Attorney General, Bondi spent six years as a lobbyist at Ballard Partners, a favorite firm among companies with business before the Trump administration. Since Bondi’s nomination as Attorney General, Ballard has taken on both Netflix and Paramount as clients. Disclosures from as recently as October confirm that Ballard continues to lobby for both companies, and the lobby shop was reportedly involved in the Paramount-Skydance merger earlier this year. Now, as both Netflix and Paramount vie for Warner Bros., Bondi is set to have significant involvement in the Trump administration’s review of either deal. “In line with our anti-corruption oversight and legislative priorities, and given the cloud of corruption surrounding this merger and your former employer Ballard’s potential role in this merger, we ask that you recuse yourself from the review of this purchase,” wrote the lawmakers. Giant corporations appear to be using Ballard Partners as a tool to curry favor with the Trump administration. Reports have… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-deluzio-pressure-bessent-to-limit-stock-buybacks-by-defense-contractors | Warren, Deluzio Pressure Bessent to Limit Stock Buybacks By Defense Contractors | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Deluzio Pressure Bessent to Limit Stock Buybacks By Defense Contractors “Americans deserve a defense industry that prioritizes innovation and competition to help the U.S. military protect Americans, rather than one focused on shoveling more money out the door for shareholders and executives.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) pressured Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to follow through on his public statements by pushing defense companies to limit stock buybacks and increase research and development spending. Earlier this fall, Secretary Bessent spoke at CNBC’s “Invest in America Forum” about his plans for American industrial policy amid China’s dominance over the production of technology and minerals, stating, “I do think our defense companies are woefully behind in terms of deliveries. So, we may have to -- as their biggest customer may have to prod them to do a little more research, do a little few [sic] stock buybacks.” “We agree with your views that defense companies should spend less on stock buybacks and I look forward to a potential partnership in working together with you and the Trump Administration on these issues,” wrote the lawmakers. In recent years, stock buybacks in the defense industry have increased while research and development expenditures have declined. Despite raking in billions of dollars in profit and cash flow from 2021 to 2024, the top four defense contractors, Lockheed Martin, RTX Corporation, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman, spent a combined total of $89 billion on stock buybacks. “DoD pays an exorbitant amount of money to defense contractors each year. Contractors should be prioritizing investments in research, development, and their workforce to help strengthen America’s innovation,” continued the lawmakers. During the first Trump Administration, the Department of Defense (DoD) committed to prohibiting progress payments to contractors during the COVID-19 pandem… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-lujan-smith-press-trump-trade-representative-to-reveal-whether-giant-corporations-influenced-trade-priorities | Warren, Luján, Smith Press Trump Trade Representative to Reveal Whether Giant Corporations Influenced Trade Priorities | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Luján, Smith Press Trump Trade Representative to Reveal Whether Giant Corporations Influenced Trade Priorities “USTR has engaged in unprecedented secrecy while negotiating trade deals—with the exception of sharing insider information with Wall Street and business executives.” Americans deserve to know what the Administration’s negotiating priorities are and how industry perspectives and pressure from big corporations will affect the Administration’s agenda.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) wrote to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer urging him to publish a complete written report outlining the administration’s objectives for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) renegotiations. “The Trump Administration should not be hiding its goals and agenda for this renegotiation behind closed doors…Congress and the public should have the opportunity to review the Administration’s goals and understand which interests have influenced [your] approach,” wrote the senators. As Congress begins a statutorily required review of the USMCA, USTR is required to solicit input from stakeholders and the public through a comment period and public hearings, which it will use to develop its negotiating objectives. USTR is required to, by January 2, 2026, report these objectives to various Congressional committees. During NAFTA renegotiations that led to USMCA, the first Trump administration publicly posted its written negotiating objectives. For this review, though, recent reporting suggests USTR plans to conduct an oral, closed door ninety-minute “briefing” for members of the Senate Finance Committee, instead of publishing a written report. The senators pushed back, arguing this briefing does not provide a thorough report and that the public has a right to know what USTR plans to prioritize in this USMCA renegotiation. “This lack of transparency leaves Americans in the dark as to the Administration’s goals in… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-sanders-to-labor-secretary-new-unemployment-benefits-pilot-program-may-lead-to-delayed-disrupted-benefits | Warren, Sanders to Labor Secretary: New Unemployment Benefits Pilot Program May Lead to Delayed, Disrupted Benefits | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Sanders to Labor Secretary: New Unemployment Benefits Pilot Program May Lead to Delayed, Disrupted Benefits Senators warn Labor Department’s limited capacity could result in improperly denying Americans their benefits or exposing their personal data “Unemployment benefits are a vital income support for workers as they look for a new job…Mishandling these claims can mean delayed or disrupted payments to Americans who need—and deserve—the unemployment benefits they are entitled to.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote to Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), Lori Chavez-DeRemer, with concerns about the Trump administration’s new pilot program to begin intaking state unemployment claims at the federal level. Recent reporting reveals that DOL plans to launch a new platform called “unemployment.gov” that would give the Trump administration a “more active role in processing unemployment claims.” This platform would reportedly intake initial unemployment claims for participating states, which includes verifying claimants’ identity and work authorization. DOL announced plans to test this platform with a select number of states by the end of 2025. However, the agency has not yet clarified how it will implement this pilot, who will have access to the data it collects, or how it would use this data. This launch comes just months after DOL proposed a rule requiring states to “hand over” their unemployment claims information. Since the start of the second Trump administration, DOL has cut about 20 percent of its workforce. About 75 percent of the agency’s staff was also furloughed due to Republicans’ government shutdown, raising questions about the department’s ability to roll out this pilot program by the end of the year. The agency also has not announced which states will participate and what criteria was used to determine this list of states. “DOL appears dangerously unprepared to handle unemployment claims intake, which coul… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-secures-wins-on-service-member-safety-transparency-at-defense-department-in-fy-2026-defense-policy-bill | Warren Secures Wins on Service Member Safety, Transparency at Defense Department in FY 2026 Defense Policy Bill | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Secures Wins on Service Member Safety, Transparency at Defense Department in FY 2026 Defense Policy Bill Executive Summary of Final FY26 NDAA (Website) Washington, D.C. — Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, announced she secured key wins, including on troop health and safety, transparency from Secretary Hegseth on major cuts at the Pentagon, boosting competition among defense contractors, improved housing conditions for American troops, and education. Senator Warren secured the following provisions in the FY26 NDAA: Service Member Health and Safety A provision providing an additional $3.5 million for blast overpressure analysis and mitigation beyond the Trump administration’s request; A provision requiring DoD to provide a Congressional briefing on the feasibility of conducting a study on the long-term effects of blast overpressure exposure in partnership with a non-profit academic medical center specializing in Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and with experience working with Special Operators; and A provision requiring the Government Accountability Office to study DoD’s compliance with blast overpressure reforms passed in last year’s NDAA, as well as DoD’s efforts to use cognitive assessments to track brain health, to document service member exposure, and to address the potential link between exposure and risks of suicide. “We owe it to our service members to do everything we can to stop the devastating effects of blast overpressures. For years, I’ve led the charge on bipartisan reforms to keep our service members safe and will continue to fight to get them the care they deserve,” said Senator Warren. For over seven years, Senator Warren has led efforts to measure blast exposure and develop protocols that protect our military. She’s introduced bipartisan legislation to track service members’ exposure to and mitigate the effects of bl… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=85C5F0AC-ADF0-4602-8EE1-2E8FED7DE53E | Clark Urges GOP To Extend ACA Tax Credits: “Now Is the Time To Do It” | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Bloomberg's Balance of Power to discuss Republicans' continued refusal to reverse massive health premium hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Democrats' Discharge Petition Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We are at 214, which means we only need four Republicans, and there are far more than four who are saying we should extend these tax credits. So we are saying to them: 'Now is the time to do it.' "We have three days left of session before we recess for the holidays and just days before this tax credit expires. We don't know where they've been. They voted for the bill back in July that ended these tax credits and let them expire. And at the same time, they are making tax cuts for the very wealthiest Americans permanent and not requiring that there be any offset in the budget for the trillions of dollars that that is going to cost. "So now is the time, because we are hearing it across Massachusetts and across the country. People are hurting. They are not able to afford this dramatic doubling, tripling, even quadrupling of insurance premiums. This is a health care crisis the GOP has caused. "We have the vehicle for them to fix it today." On the Impact of GOP Premium Hikes: "In Massachusetts, we know that 10,000 people have opted out of the ACA because they can't afford to stay on that insurance. "These are small businesses. These are people who need to be able to take a child to a doctor, to ensure their spouse can continue their cancer treatments, to manage their diabetes. I cannot stress [enough] how anxious and worried people are — and this is layered on top of watching the cost of living continuing to rise. "The Republicans are doing nothing to address this. In fact, the policies that they have greenlighted, like Donald Trump's tariff policies, the cuts to Medicaid, these cuts to the ACA tax credit, to veterans' health benefits, to food programs, all of this is putting even more economic pressure on American families. "I… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/statement-congressman-seth-moulton-key-ndaa-wins-fy26 | Statement from Congressman Seth Moulton on Key NDAA Wins for FY26 | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | December 16, 2025 SALEM, MA - Last week, Congressman Moulton voted to pass the bipartisan, bicameral Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill includes over 20 provisions championed by Congressman Moulton, including key provisions to provide robust oversight of the Defense Department, add guardrails to prevent the politicization of the military, overhaul the defense acquisition system to make it more efficient, and reinforce America’s commitment to our allies. “I will continue to use every legislative tool at my disposal to ensure the Department of Defense and the Trump Administration remains accountable to the American people, focused on its mission, and capable of defending the United States and its allies in an increasingly complex global landscape. The Defense Department must modernize, and this administration must answer to Congress on all of the major changes they are proposing. The NDAA is one of the opportunities the minority party in Congress has to constrain this administration’s abuses of power, and that is why I voted Yes.” The final bill includes the following wins championed by Congressman Moulton: Requires DoD to share the unredacted video and written orders for each strike against a drug boat in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Provides $400 million for Ukraine security assistance for both 2026 and 2027. This money will ensure continued US military support for Ukraine. Protects university research by ensuring that DoD cannot stiff universities by lowering the rates at which they will reimburse the fixed costs associated with conducting research paid for with DoD dollars. Prohibits the recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured Ukrainian territory—a legal requirement that will prevent the worst of Trump's proposed peace deals. Prohibits the US government from contracting with Chinese biotechnology companies known to work with the Chinese military, helping American biotech companies maintain their competitive advantage and preventing the transfer of US citizens' g… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/16/neal-statement-on-november-2025-jobs-report/ | Neal Statement on November 2025 Jobs Report | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the overdue November 2025 jobs report: “Almost a year in control of every lever, and Republicans still have nothing to show for it. BLS said it themselves: since President Trump flexed his ‘Liberation Day’ back in April, the economy has been liberated from job growth as hiring barely moves. For nine months, manufacturing is down and inflation is up, with the unemployment rate at its highest in four years. Where we are right now is a result of a deliberate choice by Republicans and Donald Trump to exhaust every bit of their legislative might cutting taxes for billionaires and bludgeoning everyone else with higher costs and fewer choices. “Republicans found the muscle to greenlight all this pain but can’t figure out how to lower costs for people. Choosing now to duct tape worn ideas from the past while the clock blinks red isn’t a solution. The only path for families to get relief is if four Republicans do the right thing, sign onto Leader Jeffries’s discharge petition, and extend the enhanced ACA credits for three years. The financial stability and health of tens of millions of people is teetering right now. But for Republicans, there’s no pain for families too severe, no tax cut for the wealthy too big, and no line the President can cross that they won’t excuse— and the people know it.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/16/neal-underscores-importance-of-antisemitism-commission-following-sydney-attacks/ | Neal Underscores Importance of Antisemitism Commission Following Sydney Attacks | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement underscoring the importance of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism, as Jewish communities mark Hanukkah in the wake of the recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney. “As Jewish communities across the globe gather to mark Hanukkah, the recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney are a painful reminder that antisemitism remains a present and persistent threat, both abroad and here at home. During this sacred time, I hope that the light of the menorah serves as a reminder that even in the darkest moments, hope, resilience, and community endure. “I am grateful for the leadership of Governor Healey and the Massachusetts Legislature in establishing the Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism to confront this growing and deeply troubling problem. Antisemitism is a profound and enduring evil, which is why we cannot allow it to persist unchecked. It must be condemned in all its forms, and we must respond with unity and purpose to the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in Massachusetts and across the nation. “The Commission has done thorough and thoughtful work examining the scope and causes of antisemitism in our Commonwealth, putting forward meaningful recommendations that provide a clear roadmap for both government and private actors to take concrete action. I particularly call attention to the Commission’s strong emphasis on education, including about antisemitism itself and the lessons of the Holocaust, as a critical tool in these efforts. “I extend my sincere thanks to the Commission’s Chairs, Senator John Velis and Representative Cataldo, and to all of its members, who traveled across the state, listened to the concerns of residents, and worked diligently to produce what I believe to be a model for the nation. At a time when antisemitism is once again rearing its head in frightening ways, their work is not only timely, but essential.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-warren-highlights-impact-of-education-departments-dismantling-on-students-calls-on-congress-to-act | ICYMI: Warren Highlights Impact of Education Department’s Dismantling on Students, Calls on Congress to Act | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | ICYMI: Warren Highlights Impact of Education Department’s Dismantling on Students, Calls on Congress to Act Warren: “No nation is a great nation if it shortchanges its children.” Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), in a forum held by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) titled “Dismantling Education: What the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attacks on Federal Programs Mean for Students, Families, and Educators,” highlighted the impacts of Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED) on students and pushed for Congress to act. “The Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Education Department are an attack on public education and public schools,” said Senator Warren. “I’m fighting to ensure every kid, no matter their zip code or how much money their family makes, has a shot at a quality education.” Last month, Secretary McMahon announced plans to further dismantle ED by moving multiple responsibilities of the agency to four other federal departments—including by moving the administration of Title I funding, which provides $18 billion annually to K-12 schools, to the Department of Labor. Ms. Rachel Gittleman, Local 252 American Federation of Government Employees President, warned of “chaos and harm” if the transfer proceeds. She explained that earlier this year, Career and Technical Education programs were moved to the Department of Labor, leading to significant delays, turmoil for grantees, and uncertainty for students. Senator Warren also criticized the Trump administration’s attempt to fire nearly every person working in the special education office at the Department of Education. Mr. Chad Rummel, Executive Director of the Council for Exceptional Children, emphasized ongoing “imminent threats” to the Office of Special Education, warning that ED was planning to soon transfer this office as well. Ms. Denise Forte, President and CEO of The Education Trust, stressed that Congress must ensure that upcoming approp… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-warren-lawmakers-open-investigation-into-big-tech-data-centers-role-in-driving-up-families-utility-costs | Senator Warren, Lawmakers Open Investigation into Big Tech Data Centers’ Role in Driving Up Families’ Utility Costs | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Senator Warren, Lawmakers Open Investigation into Big Tech Data Centers’ Role in Driving Up Families’ Utility Costs As AI and Big Tech firms, including Google, Amazon, and Meta, build energy-guzzling data centers and make opaque agreements with utility companies, consumers are left holding the bill for these trillion-dollar companies. Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) opened an investigation into the extent to which big tech data centers are driving up consumers’ electricity costs. The senators sent letters to Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, CoreWeave, Digital Realty, and Equinix. “We write in light of alarming reports that tech companies are passing on the costs of building and operating their data centers to ordinary Americans as AI data centers’ energy usage has caused residential electricity bills to skyrocket in nearby communities,” wrote the lawmakers. “Through these utility price increases, American families bankroll the electricity costs of trillion-dollar tech companies.” As American AI companies build new models, their AI data centers require more and more energy from the grid. A single data center uses enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes, and the U.S. Department of Energy projects that data centers could make up 12% of all U.S. power consumption by 2028. As a result, utility companies have spent billions of dollars updating the electrical grid to accommodate the data centers’ unprecedented energy demands, including building expensive new transmission lines and power plants. These infrastructure buildouts cost billions of dollars: the utility Indiana Michigan Power estimates that building new power plants to meet data center demand in the region will cost $17 billion over the next several years. These costs appear to be recouped by raising residential utility bills, meaning American consumers could end up subsidizing the energy demands of Big Tech. Since Presid… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-warren-lawmakers-push-fcc-doj-to-closely-scrutinize-nexstars-acquisition-of-tegna-which-would-create-broadcast-media-giant-reaching-80-of-us-tv-households | Senator Warren, Lawmakers Push FCC, DOJ to Closely Scrutinize Nexstar's Acquisition of Tegna, Which Would Create Broadcast Media Giant Reaching 80% of US TV Households | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Senator Warren, Lawmakers Push FCC, DOJ to Closely Scrutinize Nexstar's Acquisition of Tegna, Which Would Create Broadcast Media Giant Reaching 80% of US TV Households Warn that deal could raise prices, cost jobs and weaken local TV stations The company’s proposed acquisition of Tegna is presumptively illegal because it would allow Nexstar to exceed national caps on station ownership Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), along with Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), and Summer Lee (D-Pa.), wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr and Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging them to closely scrutinize Nexstar Media Group, Inc.’s (“Nexstar”) proposed acquisition of Tegna Inc. (“Tegna”) and to block this deal if they determine that it violates federal telecommunications or antitrust laws. The letter comes amid heightened attention to concerns about media consolidation, with lawmakers already sounding the alarm about large-scale media mergers, including the potential sale of Warner Bros. to Netflix or Paramount Skydance. “Regulatory approval of the conglomerate would likely raise prices for consumers, accelerate job losses, and weaken the independence and news coverage of local TV stations,” wrote the lawmakers. In August, Nexstar announced its intention to purchase competitor Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal. Nexstar is the largest owner of local broadcast television stations in the United States, controlling 201 stations and serving more than a third of local TV households nationally. Tegna owns 64 TV stations in 51 markets. A merger between Nexstar and Tegna would create a broadcast media giant reaching 80% of U.S. TV households. Currently, federal communications law prohibits an entity from owning TV stations that reach more than 39% of… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-blumenthal-raise-national-security-concerns-related-to-potential-middle-eastern-funding-of-warner-bros-sale-push-bessent-to-conduct-foreign-investment-committee-review | Warren, Blumenthal Raise National Security Concerns Related to Potential Middle Eastern Funding of Warner Bros. Sale; Push Bessent to Conduct Foreign Investment Committee Review | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Blumenthal Raise National Security Concerns Related to Potential Middle Eastern Funding of Warner Bros. Sale; Push Bessent to Conduct Foreign Investment Committee Review Paramount Skydance bid for Warner Bros. reportedly funded by Saudi, Qatari, Abu Dhabi government investment funds and could give foreign entities access to Americans’ sensitive personal data, influence over giant media conglomerate “The American public deserves assurances that CFIUS is playing its role in reviewing whether these investments could pose a risk to U.S. national security and how best to address such risks.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) pressed Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary and Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), following reports that, if Warner Bros. is sold to Paramount-Skydance, the deal could be funded by foreign government investors, raising potential national security risks. The lawmakers pressed Bessent to carefully examine whether the deal is subject to a CFIUS review, and if so, to conduct it in a comprehensive, thorough, and non-politicized manner. “The American public deserves assurances that CFIUS is playing its role in reviewing whether these investments could pose a risk to U.S. national security and how best to address such risks. The public also deserves assurances that any reviews are conducted in an unbiased fashion without regard to political favoritism by President Trump or any other Administration official,” wrote the lawmakers. Paramount-Skydance has mounted a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. and is locked in a battle with Netflix over which of these two will gain the upper hand for the company. Sens. Warren and Blumenthal, in their letter that was sent earlier this month, noted that, "This deal—regardless of which of the three bidders wins—will likely raise significant antitrust conce… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-garamendi-press-energy-secretary-on-mismanagement-and-taxpayer-waste-in-plutonium-pit-production-program | Warren, Garamendi Press Energy Secretary on Mismanagement and Taxpayer Waste in Plutonium Pit Production Program | 2025-12-16 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Garamendi Press Energy Secretary on Mismanagement and Taxpayer Waste in Plutonium Pit Production Program Without transparency, accountability, and action around the pit program, the Department of Energy may be enabling the waste of billions of taxpayer dollars. “In rushing to production, NNSA has developed an excessively risky program structure, with management concerns around fundamental aspects such as the cost and schedule." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — In a new letter, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.), both members of their respective Armed Services Committees and of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, are urging Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to review the scope of and the need for the nuclear weapon plutonium pit production program, and pause the program’s Savannah River site until the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has established guardrails to prevent additional waste of taxpayer funds. In August, the Department of Energy (DOE) launched a special study into NSSA’s leadership and management of the plutonium pit production mission. The lawmakers believe that, if properly conducted, the study will find that years of mismanagement have put billions of taxpayer dollars at risk with an unrealistic pit production schedule and goals. “The Trump administration is blindly spending tens of billions of dollars to produce plutonium pits for nuclear weapons without a real budget or plan,” said Senator Warren. “This program is already years behind schedule and over budget, and Congressman Garamendi and I are urging the Secretary of Energy to conduct a vigorous review to rein in years of waste and mismanagement.” “For years I have called for Congress to take action to fix the failing plutonium modernization effort. Congress has continued to pour billions of dollars into efforts to restart production with arbitrary targets," said Congressman Garamendi. "This letter cuts to the core of the matter and … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/congressman-moulton-releases-2025-year-review-report-highlighting-major-wins | Congressman Moulton Releases 2025 Year-in-Review Report Highlighting Major Wins for the Sixth District | 2025-12-15 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | SALEM, MA - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) released his 2025 Year-in-Review Report, detailing a year of significant victories for North Shore communities, constituent services successes, and national leadership on veterans’ issues, government oversight, national security, and protecting our democracy. “As we do every year, my team and I have fought tirelessly to help those in need, deliver results to communities, and fight for the people of the Sixth District,” said Congressman Moulton. “I’m proud of what we accomplished in 2025 and look forward to building on this work in 2026 and beyond.” A National Leader in Constituent Services Congressman Moulton was awarded the Congressional Management Foundation’s Democracy Forward Award for Best Constituent Service in D.C., one of the highest honors in Congress for public service and accessibility. This year, Congressman Moulton’s office: Delivered $18.8 million in funding to Sixth District residents. Responded to 138,614 pieces of incoming correspondence from constituents, representing 32,697 unique residents of the district. Resolved 1,825 individual constituent cases. Delivering Federal Funding for the North Shore Congressman Moulton secured multiple major federal funding investments this year, including: $3.5 million FEMA award to Nahant to restore Short Beach dunes and protect the causeway. $2.16 million in FEMA AFG/SAFER grants for fire departments in the Sixth District. 15 Community Project Funding requests advancing through the Appropriations process that support local infrastructure, public safety, and economic development priorities. Fighting for MA-06 in Washington Congressman Moulton’s legislative leadership in 2025 included: Re-introduced key national security and public safety legislation, such as: The HEADs UP Act The End Domestic Terrorism Act The GI Bill Restoration Act The Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act Passed the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act. Pushed the reauthorization… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/15/neal-reintroduces-automatic-ira-bill/ | Neal Reintroduces Automatic IRA Bill | 2025-12-15 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) reintroduced the Automatic IRA Act, which would expand retirement coverage for millions of workers. The legislation unlocks a key retirement savings vehicle for employees, gig workers, and other independent contractors nationwide. “Automatic IRAs are simple and effective, and they have proven to be a successful tool to unlock secure retirements for more workers,” Ranking Member Neal said. “Across the country, many state automatic IRAs are demonstrating that they work not only in increasing savings rates but also to help close racial, gender, and income savings gaps. It’s past time for us to expand this opportunity to all Americans, and with the Automatic IRA Act of 2025, we can once again show that meaningful retirement legislation is possible in the Ways and Means Committee and in this Congress.” Ranking Member Neal first introduced the Automatic IRA Act in the 109th Congress, and has remained steadfast in his commitment to securing the American people’s retirement savings. As of August 2025, one million workers have saved $2 billion in state automatic IRA programs, according to research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The bill generally would require employers with more than 10 employees that do not sponsor a retirement plan to automatically enroll their employees in IRAs (automatic IRAs) or other automatic contribution plans like 401(k)s. Smaller employers would be eligible for a new auto IRA tax credit, making this requirement essentially costless to implement. A summary of the bill can be found HERE. Full text of the Automatic IRA Act of 2025 is available HERE. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3700 | Trahan, Beyer, Obernolte, Padilla, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish a Federal Office of Fusion | 2025-12-15 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduced bipartisan legislation to formally establish the Office of Fusion at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Fusion energy holds enormous promise to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable power while strengthening America’s competitiveness and security,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “Formally establishing an Office of Fusion at the Department of Energy will give this rapidly advancing field the focus and coordination it needs to move from breakthrough science to real-world deployment. With world-class fusion companies and researchers here in Massachusetts and across the country, this bipartisan legislation helps ensure the United States leads the way in bringing fusion from the lab to the grid.” With energy costs soaring across the nation, the office would advance fusion energy and accelerate research, development, demonstration, deployment, and market adoption of fusion technologies. In partnership with the private sector, this office would also advance near-term and long-term fusion energy science and technology to meet the growing energy, environmental, and economic demands of the United States. Last month, DOE released their reorganization plans which included an “Office of Fusion.” This bipartisan bill would complement these plans, codify the office, and urge DOE to move forward with their plans to ensure that the United States can continue leading the way on fusion energy and eventually reach commercialization. Fusion has been described as the “energy of the future” with the potential to harness the power of the sun to manufacture near limitless energy for American homes, technology, and the economy. It has the potential to be a nearly limitless and sustainable source of electricity that can help meet the demand of tomorrow. “Establishing an Office of F… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-warren-murray-wyden-gillibrand-lead-democrats-in-new-bill-to-halt-medicares-new-ai-approvals-process | ICYMI: Warren, Murray, Wyden, Gillibrand Lead Democrats in New Bill to Halt Medicare’s New AI Approvals Process | 2025-12-15 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | ICYMI: Warren, Murray, Wyden, Gillibrand Lead Democrats in New Bill to Halt Medicare’s New AI Approvals Process As Republicans double down on health care sabotage, Senators lead effort to protect Medicare benefits from an AI experiment Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee; and their colleagues in introducing the Seniors Deserve SMARTER (Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery) Care Act, legislation that would prohibit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from implementing the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model. The Trump administration’s WISeR model will introduce prior authorization requirements into Traditional Medicare for the first time ever—allowing private companies to use artificial intelligence (AI) to decide whether to approve or deny certain medical procedures for patients on Traditional Medicare. The model will impose new burdensome requirements on health care providers, especially those working in small or low-resource settings, and create new roadblocks for patients—meaning that AI will get to decide what care patients receive, even after their doctors have recommended a particular procedure or medication. Most concerningly, the third-party AI companies involved in the program will be compensated based on a share of “averted expenditures”—rewarding companies based on the volume or cost of care they deny to seniors on Medicare. According to CMS, human clinicians will review any denials made by AI—but the Trump administration has failed to provide clear guidance to providers and the public about what this will look like, despite implementation being mere weeks away. The Trump administration has provided little detail on how patients will be notified, supported, … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=4D5DEE6A-F488-47E0-B322-0FE5A12BE77C | Whip Clark Slams GOP’s Latest Attempt To Take Away Health Care | 2025-12-12 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | MALDEN, MA – Democratic Whip Katherine Clark issued the following statement in opposition to House Republicans’ proposal that hikes health care premiums for working families: "After months of empty promises, House Republicans unveiled last-minute ‘health care’ legislation that hikes premiums, provides fewer options, and attacks reproductive freedom. "Their plan has always been the same: repeal the Affordable Care Act and take health care away from millions of working families. This proposal is a waste of the American people's time and an insult to our constituents who are facing impossible financial decisions this holiday season. "If this bill comes to the floor, I will be voting no. House Democrats remain committed to our fight against the GOP’s health care crisis. If any Republicans are serious about lowering costs, they should sign our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits for three years. We only need four to join us.” # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/12/neal-blasts-latest-republican-attempt-to-gut-health-care/ | Neal Blasts Latest Republican Attempt to Gut Health Care | 2025-12-12 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – President Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. military operations... WATCH HERE by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal toured Holyoke High School to... By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — With work on MBTA subway cars ready to ramp up... SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Springfield U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Tuesday... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier There's been some confusion whether there are talks going on... (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It’s been over a year of the Republican trifecta in... | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3698 | Trahan Announces Chelmsford High School Student as Winner of 2025 Congressional App Challenge | 2025-12-12 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced Reya Kannan, a Tyngsborough native and 11th grader at Chelmsford High School, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District. Her app, “Yard2Yum,” offers a practical and innovative solution to food waste by connecting restaurants, farms, and composting facilities. “Every year, the Congressional App Challenge highlights the incredible creativity and talent of students across our district, and Reya’s work truly stands out,” Congresswoman Trahan said. “Yard2Yum is not only an impressive technological achievement, but also a thoughtful response to a real challenge facing communities across our region. Reya took an issue she saw up close, learned from local farmers and small businesses, and built a tool that supports sustainability and strengthens our local food system. I’m proud to recognize her as this year’s Congressional App Challenge winner.” “Creating Yard2Yum allowed me to build a viable solution for a problem I'm passionate about -food waste across many communities,” Reya said. “Through the Congressional App Challenge, I was able to turn my ideas into an actual app, combining coding and stem to create impact.” Yard2Yum is designed with two main interfaces: one for restaurants and one for farms. Restaurants can track the amount of food waste they donate, schedule pickups, and earn reward points based on pounds donated. These points can then be used to purchase locally sourced products from participating farms. On the other side of the platform, farms can access compost generated from restaurant food waste and sell their produce directly through the app. This creates a reliable channel for farms to connect with local restaurants and strengthen their businesses. Reya was inspired to create the app after working at her father’s restaurant, where she saw large amounts of food scraps thrown away each day and noticed the financial burden of costly disposal services. Her curiosity about the bro… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-auchincloss-comer-and-harshbarger-introduce-bipartisan-pharmacists-fight-back-act | Reps. Auchincloss, Comer, and Harshbarger Introduce the Bipartisan Pharmacists Fight Back Act | 2025-12-11 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Jake Auchincloss | A000148 | auchincloss.house.gov | auchincloss | https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | The Pharmacists Fight Back Act Cracks Down on Predatory Drug Pricing WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04), Diana Harshbarger (R, TN-01), and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R, KY-01) introduced the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to tackle the manipulative practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) – the middlemen of drug pricing. PBMs are directly responsible for driving up drug costs by thousands of dollars, gouging community pharmacists, and limiting patient choice in federal health care plans. This bipartisan legislation is the most comprehensive PBM reform in federal health plans introduced this Congress. Patients, community pharmacies, and taxpayers have been forced to shoulder the burden of rising drug prices at the hands of PBMs. The lack of PBM accountability has inflated drug costs for families at the pharmacy counter and driven the closures of independent and community-based pharmacies. On average, one independent pharmacy closes every day in the US. The Pharmacists Fight Back Act prohibits PBMs from engaging in predatory behaviors. The bill implements a transparent pharmacy reimbursement model using market-based pricing benchmarked to the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC). It also removes the ability of PBMs to limit the network of pharmacies patients may choose to use and protects community pharmacists by prohibiting PBMs from steering patients to PBM-affiliated pharmacies. It enforces stricter penalties and more stringent oversight of PBMs working with federal health plans. Please find both versions of the Pharmacists Fight Back Act under their respective jurisdictions under the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and the House Oversight Committee. Please find the full press conference here, including remarks from Reps. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), James Comer (KY-01), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Sanford Bishop Jr. (GA-02), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12). “Americans want lower prices and a f… | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=BA77E6C8-70C7-46D4-90B6-D7498FC80886 | Joint Leadership Statement on Motion to Table H.Res.939 | 2025-12-11 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: Donald Trump’s out-of-control behavior continues to put the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people at risk. At the same time, House Republicans have zero interest in holding this corrupt administration accountable. When Republicans gained full control of government this year, they promised to lower the cost of living on day one. Costs haven’t gone down, they’ve gone up. Life in America is more expensive and Republicans have not done a damn thing to address the affordability crisis. In fact, Donald Trump believes it’s a hoax. House Democrats remain laser-focused on fighting to lower the high cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system and clean up corruption. Moving forward, Congress must reclaim its constitutional role as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch. Impeachment is a sacred constitutional vehicle designed to hold a corrupt executive accountable for abuse of power, breaking the law and violating the public trust. The effort traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents, an exacting scrutiny of the facts, the examination of dozens of key witnesses, Congressional hearings, sustained public organizing and the marshaling of the forces of democracy to build a broad national consensus. None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber stamping Donald Trump’s extreme agenda. Accordingly, we will be voting “present” on today’s motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-calls-out-blatant-lie-secretary-noem-during-congressional-hearing | Moulton Calls Out Blatant Lie from Secretary Noem During Congressional Hearing | 2025-12-11 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's testimony during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Thursday, in which Secretary Noem falsely claimed that the Department of Homeland Security "have not deported U.S. citizens or military veterans", Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) is publicly releasing the letter from Secretary Noem to Congressman Moulton which directly contradicts Secretary Noem's claim during her testimony today. The letter from Secretary Noem, dated September 2, 2025, reads, in part: "Regarding your question on the number of veterans that have been removed since January 20, 2025, ICE has removed eight veterans." Congressman Moulton has been an outspoken advocate for deported veterans. Congressman Moulton detailed his experience visiting the southern border, including a trip to Juarez, Mexico to meet deported U.S. veterans at a makeshift safe house that doubled as the home of one of the veterans. Footage of Secretary Noem's false claim during today's hearing with the House Homeland Security Committee can be found here. Secretary Noem's letter response to Congressman Moulton can be read here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3697 | House Panel Approves Trahan Bill to Make Cost of College More Transparent | 2025-12-11 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan’s (MA-03) bipartisan legislation, the Student Financial Clarity Act, was approved by the House Committee on Education and Workforce. The bill would help students seeking higher education understand the true cost of their degree program. “Too many students and families are forced to make life changing decisions about college without clear or consistent information about what their degree will actually cost,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “The Student Financial Clarity Act fixes that by giving every student a simple, reliable way to compare costs across schools and programs. I’m grateful to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for advancing this bipartisan bill, and I look forward to getting it across the finish line so students can make informed decisions about their futures.” Since 2008, Congress has required institutions of higher education to provide Net Price Calculator tools on their websites as a part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. However, this tool has been implemented inconsistently, creating difficulty for students trying to access important information when making the most crucial decisions of their academic careers. The Student Financial Clarity Act addresses this issue by: Creating a Universal Net Price Calculator, which would allow students to answer a set of financial and academic questions to receive personalized cost estimates for institutions and programs of study. Providing a central location for students to compare costs at one or more schools and programs of study, specific to their financial situation. Expanding the College Scorecard to require additional information on program-level statistics, allowing students to compare student costs, outcomes, and financial aid at institutions and specific programs of study. Trahan introduced the bipartisan legislation earlier this week alongside Congressmen Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) and Bob Onder (R-MO-03). It builds on the work she has done throughout her time in Congress to help current… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3714 | Trahan Calls Out Unserious Effort to Protect Kids Online | 2025-12-11 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) delivered an opening statement during a House Energy and Commerce Committee markup with the stated purpose of passing legislation to update protections for children and teens online. During her remarks, Trahan ripped the effort as failing “to meet the seriousness of what families are living through.” CLICK HERE or the image below to view Trahan’s full opening statement. A transcription is embedded at the end of this release. “Protecting our kids when they are online is one of the most urgent responsibilities we face. It’s a crisis for families in every corner of this country, and it demands urgent action from Congress,” Congresswoman Trahan said. “That’s why I’m so frustrated that today’s markup fails once again to meet the seriousness of what families are living through. Some may point to the number of bills on today’s agenda as evidence of progress, I’m not one of them and I urge my colleagues not to be fooled.” Many of the bills included in the markup today fail to address what Trahan described as the most glaring issues facing children and families online, including the monopolistic behavior of giant online corporations, the business model of Big Tech focused on harvesting and selling access to Americans’ private data, and the lack of independent enforcement to hold tech corporation executives accountable for their decisions that harm children. “When I look at this list of legislation, I don’t see a focus on platform design, I don’t see comprehensive privacy, and I don’t see market reform,” Congresswoman Trahan continued. “But what I do see is a continuation of a status quo where Big Tech continues productizing its users, insulating itself from competition, and shifting the responsibility for protecting kids onto parents who are stretched thinner than ever.” In her remarks, Trahan called on both Republicans and Democrats to work together on a three-pronged strategy to address the most obvious issues kids and parents face when they are online: Com… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-grills-senior-pentagon-attorneys-involvement-in-national-guard-deployment-dismissing-military-lawyers-concerns | Warren Grills Senior Pentagon Attorney’s Involvement in National Guard Deployment, Dismissing Military Lawyers' Concerns | 2025-12-11 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Grills Senior Pentagon Attorney’s Involvement in National Guard Deployment, Dismissing Military Lawyers' Concerns Warren: “These deployments are not just legally questionable… they come at the cost of mounting billions of dollars and reports that it hurts troops' morale.” Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Mr. Charles L. Young III, Principal Deputy General Counsel and pending nominee to be Army General Counsel, on the deployment of the National Guard and reports that senior Judge Advocate General (JAG) officers have been sidelined after raising legal concerns about military operations. Senator Warren also offered her condolences to the family of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and extended her thoughts to Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, victims of a tragic shooting while deployed in D.C. In the hearing, Senator Warren questioned Mr. Young about press reports alleging he was directly involved in sidelining a senior Army JAG attorney before his dismissal in February, telling a Lieutenant General to “stop meddling in state affairs” after he raised concern about the plan to use National Guard troops for immigration enforcement. When pressed on the report and whether that is the appropriate response, Mr. Young refused to answer directly and then denied the claims. Senator Warren highlighted the impact of the National Guard deployments across the country: “These deployments are not just legally questionable… they come at the cost of mounting billions of dollars and reports that it hurts troops' morale.” Earlier this week, Senator Warren released a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement and its impact on readiness and morale. The report found that deployments to the border and American cities, detention facilities on military installations, and the use of… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/10/neal-opening-statement-at-health-social-security-trade-and-tax-markup/ | Neal Opening Statement at Health, Social Security, Trade, and Tax Markup | 2025-12-10 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | Thank you, Mr. Chairman. After two months apart, it’s nice to see the whole Committee meet together again. There is certainly a lot of work in front of us to meet the needs of the American people, combat the Republican affordability crisis, keep their health care costs low, and deliver good jobs, higher wages, and better, easier lives. The American people have made it clear that the Republican agenda isn’t delivering for them. Month after month, the President’s trade war has driven prices through the roof, his policies are choking economic growth and hiring, and his disregard for the people’s health care has families scrambling as they look to fork over hundreds or thousands more, or forego coverage altogether. Republicans have enabled and rubberstamped this crisis all the way, showering the ultra-wealthy with cash as families squeeze from the pain of higher costs. And the President? He’s made it known he couldn’t care less. In fact, I haven’t heard a thing from the other side since the President lashed out at struggling Americans, deflecting their affordability fears as a ‘Democrat scam.’ This is the only Administration that has had to continuously create relief valves for their own policies. A $12 billion bailout for farmers buckling under the weight of a needless and illegal trade war? Has any Republican considered that this Committee, this Congress, should perhaps reassert its own Constitutional authority and mitigate the need for these bailouts with a vote to end the tariffs? These price hikes could be reversed with a single vote in this body! We’re just weeks away from Republicans allowing the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits to expire. Let’s be clear about the success of those credits: they put thousands of dollars back into people’s pockets and led to record enrollment in the marketplace. More Americans than ever are covered thanks to these Democrat investments that didn’t earn a single Republican vote. With the loss of these investments looming, I was hoping that with this markup toda… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/10/neal-opening-statement-at-markup-of-h-r-6500-the-agoa-extension-act/ | Neal Opening Statement at Markup of H.R. 6500, the “AGOA Extension Act” | 2025-12-10 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | Thank you, Mr. Chairman. AGOA has been the cornerstone of America’s partnership with Africa for nearly twenty-five years. At a moment when the White House is actively undermining that relationship, while fueling chaos across the continent, leveling IEEPA tariffs on the world’s poorest countries, and trafficking in dangerous rhetoric that demeans African people, it is more important than ever that Congress show we remain committed to our allies. This isn’t the bill I would have written. We are not naïve to ongoing challenges around labor rights and human rights, and certainly, TAA should’ve been included. But the moment is too grave to let it pass us by. We cannot allow our economic and diplomatic ties with Africa to languish under the cruelty of this administration. They are extorting those with the least to give and that’s just not who we are. My commitment to expanding TAA and advancing policies that strengthen worker rights is iron clad, and we all know there’s a long way between the Committee and the floor. I plan to use that time working on the reauthorization of TAA for this Congress. When our workers thrive, our economies thrive, and it’s a disappointment, though not a surprise, that Republicans refuse to meet that moment. Our global competitiveness depends on investing in our allies and our workers—not abandoning them. Unfortunately, our Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member couldn’t be here today, but I want to enter her statement into the record. With that, I yield the balance of my time to Ranking Member Sewell. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/10/neal-statement-on-house-vote-on-ndaa-2/ | Neal Statement on House Vote on NDAA | 2025-12-10 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after voting for the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. “As a member of Congress who is proud to have two military bases in my district, I am deeply committed to ensuring the NDAA reflects our nation’s values and security priorities. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 delivers on a number of initiatives that will support our men and women in uniform, as well as our nation’s interests abroad. Provisions like a 3.8% pay raise for all military personnel, expanded mental health services, and enhanced childcare programs are commonsense measures that will improve the lives of our servicemembers at Barnes and Westover. “This bill also delivers on our obligations to our allies, including the authorization of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative at $400 million in FY2026 and $400 million in FY2027, ensuring that U.S. Europe Command security cooperation activities are funded, and authorizing funding for the Baltic Security Initiative and Taiwan Security Initiative. At a time of great uncertainty, these investments reaffirm America’s commitment to global stability and demonstrate that we will stand with our partners in the face of authoritarian aggression. “Additionally, I am pleased that this bill repeals the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq. As a result, the constitutional responsibility to declare war and authorize or limit the use of force will be returned to Congress, as our founders intended. This, coupled with new requirements that the Secretary of Defense provide Congress 60 days’ notice before making significant changes to any regional combatant command, ensures that meaningful oversight is fully restored.” A summary of the provisions in the FY26 NDAA can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/new-report-from-senator-warrens-office-reveals-trump-administration-siphoned-at-least-2-billion-from-military-budget-for-immigration-enforcement | New Report from Senator Warren’s Office Reveals Trump Administration Siphoned At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement | 2025-12-10 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | New Report from Senator Warren’s Office Reveals Trump Administration Siphoned At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement Pentagon’s requested budget for 2026 indicates the Defense Department plans to spend at least $5 billion more for southern border operations alone Warren: “It’s an insult to our service members that Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem are using the defense budget as a slush fund for political stunts. Stripping military resources to promote a wasteful political agenda doesn’t make our military stronger or Americans safer.” Cover Letter to the Pentagon (PDF) | Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.) released a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement, and its impact on readiness and morale. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) co-authored the report. Under a second Trump administration, the U.S. military has become heavily involved in immigration enforcement. Senator Warren’s new report, the first detailed review of the Pentagon’s spending on immigration, found that DoD has committed at least $2 billion to support immigration enforcement through mobilizing and deploying troops to American cities and the Southern border, deporting and transporting immigrants on military aircrafts, detaining individuals on U.S. military installations, and more. “It’s an insult to our service members that Pete Hegseth and Kristi Noem are using the defense budget as a slush fund for political stunts. Stripping military resources to promote a wasteful political agenda doesn’t make our military st… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-wyden-sanders-gillibrand-press-social-security-head-on-plan-to-slash-field-office-visits | Warren, Wyden, Sanders, Gillibrand Press Social Security Head on Plan to Slash Field Office Visits | 2025-12-10 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Wyden, Sanders, Gillibrand Press Social Security Head on Plan to Slash Field Office Visits Lawmakers raise alarm about whether Trump Administration is seeking to “quietly kill field offices,” implement backdoor benefits cuts “[Y]ou seem to have adopted a slash-first, think-later approach to "modernizing" SSA, and beneficiaries will pay the price.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, wrote to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano, pressing him on reports that the agency has a new goal of slashing field office visits by nearly 15 million annually. The agency has not provided details as to how it plans to achieve this goal. “We are concerned that these efforts are in fact part of a plan to ‘quietly kill[] field offices,’ implementing a back-door cut in benefits by making it harder for Americans to access the Social Security customer services they need,” wrote the senators. The Trump administration has relentlessly attacked Social Security. Under Commissioner Bisignano, the administration has implemented policy changes that make it harder for Americans to get their benefits, including by implementing burdensome in-person and bug-prone identification processes that force millions more beneficiaries to visit field offices each year — at the same time they are slashing SSA’s workforce by around 7,000 and closing regional offices. Instead of staffing up to meet these needs, SSA’s field office capacity has significantly declined. Beneficiaries are being forced to wait hours to get help — only to be told they will need to call to schedule an appointment. Recent reports now indicate that SSA plans to slash field office visits in half. The lawmakers raised concerns that … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400281 | McGovern Statement on International Human Rights Day | 2025-12-10 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | James P. McGovern | M000312 | mcgovern.house.gov | mcgovern | https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx | scraper | WASHINGTON—Today, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Jim McGovern (D-MA), released the following statement marking International Human Rights Day: “On International Human Rights Day, we mark the 77th anniversary of the U.N. General Assembly’s proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is the cornerstone of an international human rights system designed to prevent a repeat of the horrific crimes against humanity suffered during World War II. Its authors bridged differences of background and opinion to affirm that ‘all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.’ This universal principle is the foundation of human rights. But it is under threat, including from within our own government. “Congress has led on human rights through legislation and policy. Part of this legacy is the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, which I am proud to co-chair. We have seen how people rely on international human rights law not as an abstraction, but as a tool to improve their lives. When foreign governments deflect criticism of their human rights records, we point to the shared standards set by the Universal Declaration and remind them of their obligations through their own commitments. China and Russia are among the governments threatening the international human rights system by twisting definitions to suit ideological ends and undermining multilateral institutions. Sadly, our own government is now following suit. “The Trump administration is attacking this principle of universality by asserting a hierarchy of rights defined by a far-right ideology hostile to LGBTQ persons, migrants, and marginalized communities. They are institutionalizing such bias by creating offices in the State Department for ‘western values,’ ‘natural rights’ and ‘remigration.’ This is offensive. “The Administration withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council, sanctioned officials of international courts, and slashed funding for human rights and pr… | 1 | 2026-06-27T21:44:12Z | 2026-06-27T22:31:39Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3694 | Trahan Leads House, Senate Democrats Demanding Accountability for Army Sexual Misconduct Failures | 2025-12-09 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led 58 House and Senate Democrats demanding accountability for the Army’s failure to stop widespread sexual misconduct. More than 80 women have recently come forward in a lawsuit alleging that Dr. Major Blaine McGraw made sexual advances toward, directed lewd comments at, and secretly recorded patients during medical exams while working at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center. Dr. McGraw did not face any disciplinary action until this October, when he was suspended from his position. In their letter, the lawmakers condemned the Army’s longstanding inaction despite multiple reports from servicewomen and military wives describing abuse at the hands of Dr. McGraw. The letter also outlines specific examples of the unconscionable abuses survivors faced during treatment, including the story of Jane Doe. “After reportedly being assaulted during a patient visit with Dr. McGraw, Jane Doe said she begged a desk attendant to make a report. Instead, she was told to ‘call or send an email.’ Jane Doe alleges she called the hospital seven different times but she was dismissed and hung up on each time. The purported lack of response and urgency to respond to these complaints would clearly violate reporting policy and the Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program protocols,” the lawmakers wrote. In their letter, the House members and Senators also expressed broader concerns that the Army’s inaction represents a consistent failure to respond to sexual misconduct. “In the lawsuit, female servicemembers and patients noted that a recurring issue was the lack of adequate response from Army leadership. Reportedly, when victims and their loved ones tried to make complaints with Army leadership, they were ‘refused meetings at every level.’ If true, thes… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3696 | Trahan, Guthrie, Onder Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency for Students Seeking Higher Education | 2025-12-09 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02), and Congressman Bob Onder (R-MO-03) introduced the bipartisan Student Financial Clarity Act to increase price transparency for American students as they navigate higher education opportunities. This legislation would create a Universal Net Price Calculator and bolster the College Scorecard to provide additional information about specific programs of study. “Families deserve clear, accessible information when making one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “The Student Financial Clarity Act builds on years of work to strengthen Net Price Calculators and expands those reforms through a modernized College Scorecard with transparency on costs, aid, and student outcomes broken down by institution and program. This bill delivers on the simple idea that every student should know what they are paying for and what they can expect in return. I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation to help students and parents navigate the path to higher education with confidence.” “Today, America’s young people face the daunting task of navigating an increasingly complex higher education landscape. As a result of the skyrocketing cost of education, Americans now owe nearly $1.8 trillion in student loans,” said Congressman Guthrie. “My Student Financial Clarity Act would allow students to easily access information about the costs and outcomes at institutions and individual programs so they can evaluate the program that is best suited for their academic interests and financial means. This bill will bring much-needed clarity for the American student.” “I am proud to join Congressman Guthrie in leading the Student Financial Clarity Act. With the cost of higher education continuing to rise, it is crucial that we help students thrive by creating transparency around institutions, programs, and costs. This is exactly what the Student Financial Clarity Act will accomplish. By creating an accur… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-blumenthal-goodlander-file-amicus-brief-pushing-for-independent-examiner-in-genesis-nursing-home-bankruptcy-case | Warren, Blumenthal, Goodlander File Amicus Brief Pushing for Independent Examiner in Genesis Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case | 2025-12-09 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | In November 2025, Senator Warren, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Welch, and Representative Goodlander urged the Acting Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees to investigate whether Genesis is attempting to exploit the bankruptcy system at the expense of victims, workers, and other businesses. In October 2025, Senator Warren, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Welch, and Representative Goodlander launched an investigation into Genesis Healthcare’s apparent attempt to abuse the bankruptcy to get out of paying patient victims and their families. In May 2025, Senator Warren and Senator Markey wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking accountability for Steward and Medical Properties Trust (MPT) executives who walked away with millions of dollars despite driving the hospital system into bankruptcy. In February 2025, Senator Warren questioned private equity executive Stephen Feinberg, President of Cerberus Capital Management and nominee for Deputy Secretary of Defense, on his actions to enrich himself and his investors at the expense of Steward Health Care patients and workers. In November 2024, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) sent a letter pushing the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission to hold the Rural Healthcare Group accountable for protecting Steward patients and doctors. In October 2024, Senator Warren led colleagues in reintroducing the Stop Wall Street Looting Act, comprehensive legislation to fundamentally reform the private equity industry and level the playing field by forcing private investment firms to take responsibility for the outcomes of companies they take over, empowering workers and protecting investors. This reintroduction comes after private equity firm Cerberus looted Steward Health Care, leaving hospitals, patients, and workers hanging out to dry. In September 2024, Senator Warren released a statement following Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre’s refusal to comply with a congressional… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-raskin-lead-call-for-investigation-of-defense-contractors-ties-to-trump-administration-officials | Warren, Raskin Lead Call for Investigation of Defense Contractors’ Ties to Trump Administration Officials | 2025-12-09 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Raskin Lead Call for Investigation of Defense Contractors’ Ties to Trump Administration Officials “When Executive Branch officials determining immigration policy have a personal stake in their decision-making, they may be improperly influenced to enact policies that generate billions for their favored immigration contractors.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) led a new probe calling on the Inspectors General (IG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) to investigate whether defense and immigration contractors are receiving lucrative contracts because of their ties to high-level Trump administration officials, including Tom Homan, the “Border Czar.” Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with Representatives Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), and Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) joined in signing the letter. “When Executive Branch officials determining immigration policy have a personal stake in their decision-making, they may be improperly influenced to enact policies that generate billions for their favored immigration contractors,” said the lawmakers. Before the 2024 election, Homan, who previously ran a firm that helped contractors secure DHS contracts, allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash in exchange for helping certain companies win contracts. Since joining the Trump administration, Homan reportedly has participated in meetings with immigration contractors about contracts, potentially in violation of ethics rules. Some of the companies with ties to Homan have been short-listed to compete for lucrative contracts. Other senior officials, like Stephen Miller, President Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor, have financial and professional ties to private contractors who have profited from the administration's immigration agenda, including ties through stock investments, past lo… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-introduces-noem-act-hold-ice-officers-accountable-constitutional | Moulton Introduces the NOEM Act to Hold ICE Officers Accountable for Constitutional Violations | 2025-12-08 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | Under current federal law, victims of constitutional violations can only sue state and local officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983—the statute that underpins countless civil rights cases, including those involving police brutality. But § 1983 does not apply to federal officers. Instead, victims must rely on a judge-made doctrine known as Bivens. In recent years, the Supreme Court has nearly eliminated Bivens remedies, leaving victims with virtually no path to justice when federal officers violate their rights. The NOEM Act directly addresses this gap by amending 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to explicitly apply to individuals acting “under federal immigration enforcement authority.” This simple, targeted amendment ensures that ICE and other federal immigration enforcement officers can be held liable in the same way as any state or local law enforcement officer when they violate a person’s constitutional rights. The NOEM Act focuses solely on immigration-related federal officers, ensuring it does not duplicate prior legislation introduced to broadly extend Bivens across all federal agencies. Instead, it addresses the area where abuses are especially prevalent and where victims are most systematically denied remedies. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/08/neal-highlights-democratic-leadership-that-kept-businesses-open-and-americas-recovery-the-strongest-in-the-world/ | Neal Highlights Democratic Leadership that Kept Businesses Open and America’s Recovery the Strongest in the World | 2025-12-08 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | Charlemont, MA – Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Jon Schaefer, CEO of Berkshire East Mountain Resort, to highlight how Democratic leadership has helped keep businesses open and protect local jobs during times of need. This visit comes after Berkshire East celebrated opening weekend for the 2025-2026 season — the forty-ninth season under the Schaefer family — and just five years after the ski resort faced extraordinary economic challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, thanks to economic programs established under the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act, Berkshire East and their sister businesses were able to receive the financial support they needed to continue operating. “Today’s visit is an important reminder of what the federal government is capable of when we meet the moment with competence and a commitment to investing in the American worker,” said Congressman Richard E. Neal. “And it is also a reminder of what happens when that leadership disappears, resulting in workers facing higher costs, businesses facing greater uncertainty, and rural economies like Charlemont’s being left to grapple with the fallout of shortsighted policy decisions.” Berkshire East Mountain Resort and its sister businesses employ hundreds of year-round and seasonal workers whose income supports local restaurants, shops, schools, and municipal services. Without federal intervention during the height of the pandemic, the ripple effects of prolonged closures would have been devastating for the region. The relief Congress delivered under Democratic leadership allowed the Schaefers to retain staff and avoid permanent layoffs, providing economic stability for them and their employees, ultimately positioning them for a faster, stronger recovery. “Congressman Neal’s visit is an opportunity to highlight how federal programs intersect with real-world rural operations. For us at Berkshire East, Catamount Resort and Zoar, we received federal funds that helped maintain payroll during the pandemic period,” said Jon Schaef… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-on-paramount-skydance-hostile-bid-five-alarm-antitrust-fire | Warren on Paramount-Skydance Hostile Bid: “Five-Alarm Antitrust Fire” | 2025-12-08 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren on Paramount-Skydance Hostile Bid: “Five-Alarm Antitrust Fire” Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the news that Paramount-Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros., U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “A Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger would be a five-alarm antitrust fire and exactly what our anti-monopoly laws are written to prevent. Paramount Skydance’s new hostile bid is backed by a who's who of Trump buddies, from Jared Kushner’s private equity firm to the Ellison family to money flowing from the Middle East — raising serious questions about influence-peddling, political favoritism, and national security risks. The Department of Justice and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States must review any Warner Bros. deal based on the law and facts, not who sucked up the most to Donald Trump.” Senator Warren has long sounded the alarm on antitrust concerns and apparent political favoritism in the Trump administration’s handling of media mergers: On December 5, Senator Warren responded to news of Netflix’s winning bid for Warner Bros., calling it an “anti-monopoly nightmare.” On November 21, while on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Senator Warren called out Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison on his own network. On November 19, Senator Warren led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in writing to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater, warning that a potential Warner Bros. deal could be tainted by political favoritism and corruption. On August 1, Senator Warren released a statement in response to Paramount and Skydance’s responses to her letters to each of the companies, describing the responses as “dodgy” and calling for “a full, independent investigation” into whether the companies or their executives engaged in any criminal behavior connected to the approval of the companies’ multi-billion-dollar merger. On July 24, Sen. Warren responded to … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-schatz-senators-launch-investigation-into-trump-administrations-plans-for-gaza-aid | Warren, Schatz, Senators Launch Investigation into Trump Administration’s Plans for Gaza Aid | 2025-12-08 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Schatz, Senators Launch Investigation into Trump Administration’s Plans for Gaza Aid Senators concerned that “aid distribution system that would be similar to the deadly sites run by the failed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation… more than 1000 Palestinians were killed near these sites while seeking food.” “The public deserves a clear understanding of how US troops and diplomats will facilitate the rapid distribution of aid in Gaza and relieve Palestinians of an ongoing hunger crisis.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in launching an investigation into the role of the U.S. military in distributing humanitarian assistance to Gaza following the October ceasefire. On October 17th, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the opening of a Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Israel as the “main coordination hub for Gaza assistance.” The center is operated by 200 US troops and diplomatic staff. Despite CENTCOM’s inexperience with addressing humanitarian crises of this scale, the CMCC has been touted as a focal point for NGOs, private sector actors, and international security forces to coordinate the delivery of aid. “While CENTCOM has extensive experience in stabilization and intelligence missions, we are concerned that the addition of this broad humanitarian mandate executed by military units with little experience in addressing the kind of humanitarian catastrophe facing Gaza, as well as the lack of Palestinian officials involved in the CMCC to help develop plans for the peaceful transition of Gaza, will have significant consequences to the CMCC’s success,” wrote the senators. Moreover, reports have emerged that CMCC officials are considering recreating an aid distribution system… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-senators-press-federal-student-loan-servicers-for-data-on-customer-service-and-performance | Warren, Senators Press Federal Student Loan Servicers for Data on Customer Service and Performance | 2025-12-08 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Senators Press Federal Student Loan Servicers for Data on Customer Service and Performance Investigation follows months of policy whiplash from Trump Administration on student loan repayment “Borrowers pay the price for servicers’ neglect and incompetence.” Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in writing to the federal student loan servicers to ensure they are providing borrowers with the customer service they deserve in the wake of the Trump administration’s student loan policy whiplash. The senators sent letters to MOHELA, Nelnet, EdFinancial, Maximus, and CRI. Over the past year, statutory and regulatory policy changes led by the Trump Administration have caused significant financial damage to student loan borrowers, who now face higher loan payments, potential tax increases, the resumption of forced collections, and renewed interest accrual on loans previously in forbearance. As of April 2025, more than three in every ten student loan borrowers are in delinquency, the highest percentage ever recorded and a 50% increase from February. “Borrowers need quick and clear assistance from federal student loan servicers amidst the chaos and confusion, but servicers have a well-documented history of providing delayed or incorrect information to borrowers or otherwise failing to meet their responsibilities,” wrote the senators. Student loan servicers’ history of extensive customer service failures and egregious wait times has compounded the distress of borrowers in need. Administrative errors from student loan servicers have had significant consequences for borrowers, including delayed rent payments, loss of mortgage eligibility, postponed retirement contributions, and even a risk of homelessness. With the Department of Education decimated by layoffs and repeatedly obstructing Congressional oversight, the Senators asserted th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-sheehy-blast-removal-of-right-to-repair-from-ndaa | Warren, Sheehy Blast Removal of Right to Repair from NDAA | 2025-12-08 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Sheehy Blast Removal of Right to Repair from NDAA Washington, D.C. — In response to the release of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA) not including bipartisan language from Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy’s (R-Montana) bill to give the military the right to repair their own equipment, Senators Warren and Sheehy released the following statement: “For decades, the Pentagon has relied on a broken acquisition system that is routinely defended by career bureaucrats and corporate interests. Military right to repair reforms are supported by the Trump White House, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and our brave servicemembers. The only ones against this common-sense reform are those taking advantage of a broken status quo at the expense of our warfighters and taxpayers. “We support the Pentagon using the full extent of its existing authorities to insist on right to repair protections when it purchases equipment from contractors, and we will keep fighting for a common-sense, bipartisan law to address this unnecessary problem.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=A2B2D1B6-427A-4177-BE47-D669BBCCE497 | Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: “We Are Running Against the Clock” | 2025-12-05 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | NEW YORK, NY – Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN News Central to discuss Republicans’ continued refusal to prevent massive premiums hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Administration’s Venezuela Boat Strikes: “We need to get the truth to the American people because we have two critical concerns. One is for the security of our troops. And one is for the security of the American people. I have talked to members of the Intelligence Committee, including our Ranking Member, Jim Himes. He has seen lots of these sort of videos over his career and service. He was very upset by what he saw. “We should take the president up on what he said, that he’s not against releasing this video. We need to know where we stand legally as a country. That is critical to keeping the American people safe. “What we have seen from Secretary Hegseth – from this administration – is an unprecedented withdrawal of information. They are not sharing orders that they have always shared with Congress. They are not sharing their targeting and intelligence. And this is not a partisan matter. This is a matter of national security. It is a matter of our standing. It is a matter of protecting our troops. We need to have a full investigation and be as public and transparent as possible.” On the Republican Health Care Crisis: “We saw the president, around Thanksgiving, put forward a plan that was completely upended by Speaker Mike Johnson. And he said very recently that the House has “no interest” in pursuing that. ... “If the Senate puts a vote up, we are going to do everything we can. We have been extending our hand of bipartisanship to the House [GOP] members since Donald Trump took office. “We know that health care is pivotal for the American people. They are seeing not only the draconian cuts that they made to Medicaid, to Medicare, to medical research in this country, but also these ACA tax credits that so many people depend on. ... “This is up to the Republicans, and I don't know how they are not… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/12/05/neal-statement-on-latest-public-health-assault-by-trump-administration/ | Neal Statement on Latest Public Health Assault by Trump Administration | 2025-12-05 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory panel reversed a decades-long recommendation grounded in science that newborns should receive a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth: “The Trump Administration’s quackery is tearing down our public health system and destroying American lives as quickly as possible. By fulfilling this long-sought goal of the anti-vax movement, RFK, Jr. and Donald Trump have solidified that in their Administration, conspiracy theories come before facts. “The birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is an important, successful, and safe part of our comprehensive public health program to prevent disease and death that has been built over decades of research. This decision will leave newborns unprotected during an early and critical window in their lives and will have fatal consequences that are avoidable. There is nothing about this that will make America healthier, and the Republican silence, their allowance of this pseudoscience to infect and spread across our public health systems, threatens the decades of work that made the United States the gold standard of scientific research and public health.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-on-netflix-warner-bros-proposed-deal-anti-monopoly-nightmare | Warren on Netflix-Warner Bros. Proposed Deal: “Anti-Monopoly Nightmare” | 2025-12-05 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren on Netflix-Warner Bros. Proposed Deal: “Anti-Monopoly Nightmare” Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the news that Netflix will buy Warner Bros. after a weeks-long bidding war, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare. A Netflix-Warner Bros. would create one massive media giant with control of close to half of the streaming market — threatening to force Americans into higher subscription prices and fewer choices over what and how they watch, while putting American workers at risk. “Under Donald Trump, the antitrust review process has also become a cesspool of political favoritism and corruption. The Justice Department must enforce our nation’s anti-monopoly laws fairly and transparently — not use the Warner Bros. deal review to invite influence-peddling and bribery.” Senator Warren has long sounded the alarm on antitrust concerns and apparent political favoritism in the Trump administration’s handling of media mergers: On November 21, while on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Senator Warrencalled out Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison on his own network. On November 19, Senator Warren led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in writing to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater, warning that a potential Warner Bros. deal could be tainted by political favoritism and corruption. On August 1, Senator Warren released a statement in response to Paramount’s and Skydance’s responses to her letters to each of the companies, describing the responses as “dodgy” and calling for “a full, independent investigation” into whether the companies or their executives engaged in any criminal behavior connected to the approval of the companies’ multi-billion-dollar merger. On July 24, Sen. Warren responded to the Trump administration’s approval of the Paramount Skydance merger, saying: “bribery is illegal no matter who is president.” On February 2… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases?ID=F5BF8CAE-19FB-4A39-97AC-874564A893D0 | Whip Clark on Trump’s Affordability Crisis: “He Betrayed What He Said He Would Do.” | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Katherine M. Clark | C001101 | katherineclark.house.gov | clark | https://katherineclark.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | NEW YORK, NY – Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the affordability crisis and Republicans’ betrayal of working families. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Affordability Crisis: "I think the American people understand what they're feeling and that every time [Trump] says that cost of living, affordability, however he wants to put it, is a ‘hoax,’ it is not what their lived experience is telling them. "He betrayed what he said he would do. 'I'm going to lower costs on Day One,' that was his promise. And ever since then, whether it's through tariffs, taking away health care in order to have tax cuts for very, very wealthy Americans, he has pushed prices higher and more out of reach. "The American people are telling us loudly and clearly: 'We can't afford the quality of life.' And that's what Democrats are fighting for in the House. And this is what the challenge is going to be for [Republicans] as they go into the midterms in 2026." On Republican Health Care Cuts: "What we're seeing here is a corrupt bargain to take away money from Medicaid, from Medicare. To take away the tax credits from the Affordable Care Act that people depend on to curtail, and in some cases, end medical research in this country. All to rig our tax code more in favor of the very wealthy? "We have seen nothing. There has been no work done to address this by the House [Republicans]. … "And then you compound that with what we've seen from the impact of tariffs on, certainly on large business, but our small business communities, as I travel my district and the country, are just, they are so anxious about how they're going to move forward." On Mike Johnson’s Betrayal of Women: "Does this really surprise anybody? That Mike Johnson isn't a big champion of women? Whether in his own party and certainly not of American women. And we've seen that from positions, things he's stated and from the policies and the impact they're having. "If we look at women in this coun… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/statement-congressman-moulton-regarding-inspector-general-report-secretary-pete | Statement from Congressman Moulton Regarding Inspector General Report on Secretary Pete Hegseth | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement regarding the release of the Department of Defense's inspector general report regarding Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth violating security protocols and endangering U.S. troops by sharing sensitive operational information on the unclassified messaging app, Signal. "Secretary Hegseth claimed 'total exoneration’ yesterday, but that is not what the Inspector General found. In fact, the Inspector General found that, 'The Secretary’s actions created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots.' "The report is clear that Secretary Hegseth violated two DoD policies that govern the protection of sensitive information and the preservation of federal records. Those policies exist for one reason, to keep Americans safe. His refusal to take responsibility at any stage of this investigation shows a complete lack of accountability that should be unacceptable for anyone in uniform, let alone the Secretary of Defense. “In his written statement to the IG, Secretary Hegseth claimed he used 'non-specific general details' that he believed were 'not classified or that [he] could safely declassify', but the IG found that what he sent closely matched the classified email, and that there is no written evidence that any declassification occurred. "Any rank-and-file member of our military who behaved this carelessly would face severe consequences, and the standard for the Secretary of Defense should be even higher. Secretary Hegseth came into this job as the most unserious and unqualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our nation and has lived up to that reputation with flying colors since then. He should be fired." | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-welch-amo-warren-lead-bicameral-bill-to-update-and-expand-social-security-survivor-benefits-provide-financial-relief-to-families | ICYMI: Welch, Amo, Warren Lead Bicameral Bill to Update and Expand Social Security Survivor Benefits, Provide Financial Relief to Families | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | ICYMI: Welch, Amo, Warren Lead Bicameral Bill to Update and Expand Social Security Survivor Benefits, Provide Financial Relief to Families Warren: “Democrats are fighting hard to expand benefits and provide relief so families can stay afloat.” Senate Dems’ Social Security War Room is coordinated effort to fight back against Trump admin Social Security attacks Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Representative Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) introduced the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, bicameral legislation to increase the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) lump-sum death benefit, which covers costs associated with cremation or burials for surviving family members, to account for inflation. This legislation would increase survivors’ death benefit—currently amounting to just $255—for the first time in 70 years. Beginning in 2026, beneficiaries’ survivors would receive $2,900. “Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs and skyrocketing costs are already squeezing American families—losing a loved one shouldn’t be the reason they go broke,” said Senator Warren. “Democrats are fighting hard to expand benefits and provide relief so families can stay afloat.” “Funeral costs should be the last thing on the minds of grieving families when they lose a loved one. But because benefits designed to help folks afford funeral expenses haven’t kept pace with inflation, the cost of burying a loved one has become top of mind for many mourning families,” said Senator Welch. “This commonsense bill, inspired by the experiences of Vermonters, will update Social Security death benefits to help alleviate financial burdens for families following the loss of a loved one.” “Families experiencing a loss should not have to struggle to afford a funeral for their loved one,” said Rep. Amo. “I’m proud to introduce the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act with Senator Peter Welch to raise the amount a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-beyer-lawmakers-warn-treasury-against-delivering-retroactive-tax-break-to-billionaire-corporations | Warren, Beyer, Lawmakers Warn Treasury Against Delivering Retroactive Tax Break to Billionaire Corporations | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Beyer, Lawmakers Warn Treasury Against Delivering Retroactive Tax Break to Billionaire Corporations Billionaire corporations have engaged in lobbying blitz with Treasury to obtain retroactive R&E carveout from Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax “We urge Treasury not to further rig the tax code in favor of billionaire corporations.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) in questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Kenneth Kies on how Treasury will respond to lobbyists’ push to create a loophole in the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) for billionaire corporations taking massive retroactive research and experimentation (R&E) tax deductions. “Corporate lobbyists are shamelessly trying to create yet another loophole and undermine this law so that profitable billionaire corporations pay little to no taxes,” wrote the lawmakers. This lobbying push follows a series of regulatory changes and industry-friendly loopholes the Trump administration has implemented to chip away at CAMT, which sets a minimum 15 percent tax rate on the book income of billionaire corporations. These changes, combined with other recent policy changes at Treasury that favor the ultra-wealthy, are set to result in hundreds of billions of dollars in lost tax revenue, according to independent estimates. Corporations are demanding this additional loophole because of how CAMT interacts with the retroactive R&E expensing tax break in Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill. Retroactive R&E expensing allows corporations to immediately deduct the full costs of R&E expenses they incurred years ago — because it i… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-calls-for-hegseths-resignation-following-pentagon-ig-signal-report-findings | Warren Calls for Hegseth’s Resignation Following Pentagon IG Signal Report Findings | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Calls for Hegseth’s Resignation Following Pentagon IG Signal Report Findings “How many more times does Secretary Hegseth have to put our military in danger before Republicans say enough is enough?” Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the news that a Pentagon watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked exposing sensitive information that could have endangered U.S. troops when he relayed information about a planned military strike in Yemen using Signal, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “The watchdog investigation makes clear that Secretary Pete Hegseth put American service members in danger by sharing classified war plans in an unsecure group chat. Secretary Hegseth was reckless with our nation's security, jeopardizing American lives and demonstrating he’s unfit to serve as Secretary of Defense. To be blunt, Hegseth is a walking national security threat. “How many more times does Secretary Hegseth have to put our military in danger before Republicans say enough is enough? Secretary Hegseth should resign or be fired immediately.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-min-lawmakers-questions-giant-corporations-on-trump-ballroom-donations-influence-peddling-with-trump-administration-for-favors | Warren, Min, Lawmakers Question Giant Corporations On Trump Ballroom Donations, Influence-Peddling with Trump Administration For Favors | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Min, Lawmakers Question Giant Corporations On Trump Ballroom Donations, Influence-Peddling with Trump Administration For Favors Donations from Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, others with pending antitrust business in front of Trump admin raise bribery concerns “If your donation was made with the intent to influence government decision-making, it could run afoul of federal bribery law.” Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Dave Min (D-Calif.) led their colleagues in questioning seven giant corporations on their reported donations to President Trump’s White House ballroom and whether there were any quid-pro-quo arrangements connected to them. The corporations — Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Comcast, and Union Pacific Railroad — all have antitrust business pending in front of the Trump administration, raising concerns about influence-peddling and bribery. “These interests create the potential for a quid-pro-quo exchange of a contribution to the ballroom for regulatory or other favors from the federal government. That risk appears particularly acute amid allegations of this Administration’s politicized decision-making in antitrust cases, not based on law and the interest of the public but based on political favors,” wrote the lawmakers. “If your donation was made with the intent to influence government decision-making, it could run afoul of federal bribery law.” The following lawmakers joined Warren and Min in sending the letters: U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Representatives André Carson (D-Ind.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), and Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.). Each of these seven corporate ballroom donors stands to benefit from favorable treatment from the federal government related to merger reviews or enforcement actions. Comcast could seek the Trump administration’s approval of a potent… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-murray-baldwin-sanders-schumer-colleagues-slam-mcmahons-latest-illegal-efforts-to-dismantle-the-department-of-education | Warren, Murray, Baldwin, Sanders, Schumer, Colleagues Slam McMahon’s Latest Illegal Efforts to Dismantle the Department of Education | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Murray, Baldwin, Sanders, Schumer, Colleagues Slam McMahon’s Latest Illegal Efforts to Dismantle the Department of Education “Your brazen attempt to dismantle the Department by transferring to other federal agencies complex and foundational responsibilities that Congress specifically charged to the Department [w]ill undermine public education.” “We urge you to immediately reverse course and to focus your time and attention on actions that actually help states, school districts and educational institutions improve educational outcomes and support for students.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); and their colleagues in a letter slamming Secretary Linda McMahon following the recent announcement that the Department of Education has signed interagency agreements (IAAs) to illegally outsource core functions that students and their families rely on. The senators are demanding Secretary McMahon reverse these latest steps to dismantle the Department of Education. “Let’s be very clear: You are choosing to create even more bureaucracy that states, school districts, and educational institutions across America will have to expend time and resources navigating at the expense of students and families,” wrote the senators. In the letter, the Senators make clear that, as McMahon has previously acknowledged, dismantling the Department would require an act of Congress, which has not been proposed—or even seriously pursued—by the administration. Appropriations law prohibits the transfer of funds to another federal agency unless expressly authorized in appropriations law. Th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400278 | McGovern, Colleagues Introduce Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | James P. McGovern | M000312 | mcgovern.house.gov | mcgovern | https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx | scraper | WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced the Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act. This legislation would require Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program to cover specialized formulas, vitamins, individual amino acids, and other medically necessary foods prescribed by a physician for patients with specific gastrointestinal and inherited metabolic disorders. The legislation ensures state and federal protection for existing coverage. Joining Senator McGovern in introducing this legislation are Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Representatives John Rutherford (R-FL) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI). “Access to health care is a human right—no one should have to worry about whether they'll be able to access the medically necessary food they need to live,” said Congressman McGovern. “I’m disgusted by the stories I hear from many of my constituents who are struggling to get medically necessary food for their child or family member because predatory insurance companies are refusing to cover prescribed foods and formulas just to pad their bottom line. Our bill breaks down barriers to care and ensures that Americans with inherited metabolic diseases or gastrointestinal conditions get the nutrition they need.” For full text of the legislation, click here. Background: Medically necessary nutrition must be specially formulated and processed as opposed to naturally occurring food for the partial or exclusive feeding of an individual by means of oral intake or enteral feeding by tube. Additionally, this food must only be used for an individual receiving active and ongoing medical supervision. Nearly 40 states require coverage of medically necessary nutrition, but coverage is highly variable from state to state. Approximately 2,000 infants every year are diagnosed with an inherited metabolic disorder through the newborn screening program. When these conditions are left unt… | 1 | 2026-06-27T21:44:12Z | 2026-06-27T22:31:39Z |
| https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400279 | McGovern, Markey Reintroduce Legislation to Halt Dangerous Global Nuclear Arms Race | 2025-12-04 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | James P. McGovern | M000312 | mcgovern.house.gov | mcgovern | https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx | scraper | WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Hastening Arms Limitation Talks (HALT) Act, legislation outlining a vision for a twenty-first century freeze on the testing, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons. The reintroduction of the HALT Act comes at a time of reckless nuclear policy from the Trump administration, with President Trump threatening to resume nuclear testing and the last U.S.-Russian arms reduction treaty—New START—on the verge of extinction. “The world is still moving in the wrong direction when it comes to nuclear disarmament and arms control. If we want to avoid catastrophe, the United States must take the lead in pushing for a global freeze on nuclear testing, production, and deployment,” said Congressman McGovern. “Every dollar poured into nuclear weapons pushes humanity closer to the brink and strengthens the hand of evil in the world. Senator Markey and I are calling for a renewed, 21st-century nuclear freeze movement—one that slows this dangerous arms race, upholds our treaty obligations, redirects resources toward improving people’s lives, and ultimately eliminates these weapons before they eliminate us.” Specifically, the HALT Act would make it U.S. policy to seek negotiated steps to reduce the number and salience of nuclear weapons, including: An agreement on a verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of all nuclear weapons and delivery vehicles; An agreement by the U.S. and Russia on a follow-on New START agreement to reduce nuclear arsenals and cover new kinds of strategic weapons; U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT); and Prohibition of funds to prepare for or to conduct U.S. explosive nuclear-weapon testing in fiscal year 2026 or any future year. | 1 | 2026-06-27T21:44:12Z | 2026-06-27T22:31:39Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-joins-original-cosponsor-veteran-education-empowerment-act | Moulton Joins as an Original Cosponsor of the Veteran Education Empowerment Act | 2025-12-03 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Veteran Education Empowerment Act, legislation that would authorize federal funding to support Student Veteran Success Centers at colleges and universities across the country. “As a former Marine and someone who’s witnessed firsthand the courage it takes to serve our country, I’m committed to making sure our veterans have every tool they need to build a successful life after service,” said Congressman Moulton. “Transitioning from military life to school or work isn’t easy—and I believe student‑veterans deserve real support, community, and respect while they chart a new path forward.” The Veteran Education Empowerment Act would improve outcomes for student-veterans by: Reauthorizing the Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success grant program through FY2033, ensuring long-term funding for student-veteran support services at colleges and universities nationwide. Helping schools create and expand Student Veteran Success Centers, which offer tailored academic advising, mental health counseling, career planning, and peer mentoring—all designed specifically for veterans transitioning to campus life. Addressing the unique challenges veterans face, including service-related disabilities, PTSD, and long gaps in formal education, which can contribute to higher dropout rates and reduced job opportunities. Building on the program’s proven success—with nearly $50 million already awarded to more than 100 institutions across the country—including $4 million to eight schools in Florida alone. Reaffirming America’s commitment to those who’ve served by investing in their education, their futures, and their ability to thrive in civilian life. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3692 | Trahan Statement on Failed Attempt to Pass SCORE Act | 2025-12-03 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former Division I volleyball player, issued the following statement after House Republicans postponed a scheduled vote on the SCORE Act, legislation that would entrench the dominance of the NCAA and wealthiest conferences by stripping rights away from college athletes, undermining women’s and Olympic sports, and exacerbate the looming financial crisis facing smaller schools and HBCUs: “The SCORE Act was pulled from consideration because it simply didn’t have the votes, a clear sign that Members on both sides saw it for what it was: a gift to the NCAA and Power Two conferences at the expense of athletes.” “This bill would have imposed new restrictions on athletes while doing nothing to address the real instability in college athletics. It ignored the coaching carousel, the erosion of women’s and Olympic sports, and the mounting financial deficits putting small and mid-sized programs and HBCUs at risk. Calling this a solution to the challenges facing college sports was always a stretch, and pulling it from the floor only confirms how unbalanced it was.” “It’s time for Republicans to return to the negotiating table. Dozens of Democrats who support a bipartisan path forward outlined in my College Athletics Reform Act stand ready to work in good faith on durable reforms that strengthen athletes’ rights, support all schools, and secure the future of college sports.” ### | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-lawler-lawmakers-renew-fight-to-honor-wwii-cadet-nurses | Warren, Lawler, Lawmakers Renew Fight to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses | 2025-12-03 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, Lawler, Lawmakers Renew Fight to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses Bill would recognize the nearly 120,000 women who served as Nurse Cadets during WWII, never received honorary veteran status for their service Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Angus King (I-Maine), along with U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), reintroduced the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act, a bill honoring women who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII with honorary veteran status. The bill would recognize former Cadet Nurses' service to the country and provide them with honorary veterans status, honorable discharges, a service medal, a burial plaque or grave marker, and other commendations. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) also joined in co-sponsoring the bill in the Senate. During WWII, a severe shortage of trained nurses threatened the United States’ ability to meet domestic and military medical needs. As a result, Congress established the Cadet Nurse Corps, an integrated, uniformed service of the Public Health Administration, in 1943 to provide women with expedited nursing education in exchange for "essential military or civilian nursing for the duration of the war." In 1944, the Federal Security Agency identified "national recognition for rendering a vital war service" as a privilege of service in the Corps. In total, nearly 120,000 women completed the Corps' rigorous training and served in military hospitals, VA hospitals, Marine hospitals, private hospitals, public health agencies, and public hospitals until the program ended in 1948. One of those women, Cadet Nurse Elizabeth "Betty" Beecher, trained to become a Cadet Nurse in Boston, Massachusetts, and then served as a nurse at a Staten Island, N.Y., marine hospital near the end of WWII. "We prevented a total collapse of the health care system," she said. "Had we … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-ma-delegation-sound-alarm-on-trump-cuts-to-grants-that-provide-funding-for-massachusetts-anti-poverty-programs | Warren, MA Delegation Sound Alarm on Trump Cuts to Grants that Provide Funding for Massachusetts Anti-Poverty Programs | 2025-12-03 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren, MA Delegation Sound Alarm on Trump Cuts to Grants that Provide Funding for Massachusetts Anti-Poverty Programs Grant provided a total of $804 million for crucial services low-income families rely on in FY2025 and has bipartisan support in Congress, reflecting the importance of the services it provides. Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led Massachusetts’ Congressional delegation in pressing Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising their concerns about the Trump Administration’s efforts to eliminate the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG), a critical source of funding for anti-poverty programs nationwide. The letter was signed by U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), and Bill Keating (D-Mass.). Community action agencies provide crucial services to low-income families across the country, including home energy assistance, child care and early education assistance, food assistance, and help filing taxes. One critical funding source for these agencies is the CSBG, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Community Services (OCS). Nationwide, the CSBG provided a total of $804 million for these programs in FY 2025. CSBG has bipartisan support in Congress, reflecting the importance of the services it provides. “Eliminating [Community Service Block Grant] funding—either directly or by gutting the team responsible for administering it—would have devastating effects on [community action agencies] that low-income families across the country rely on,” wrote the lawmakers. Despite the critical work that CSBG enables, the Trump Administration has attacked the program. After asking Congress to eliminate CSBG funds entirely, the administration sought to hollow out the CSBG program by … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-publishes-new-independent-analysis-revealing-republican-bonus-depreciation-tax-break-as-giant-handout-boosting-wealthiest-corporations | Warren Publishes New Independent Analysis Revealing Republican “Bonus Depreciation” Tax Break as Giant Handout Boosting Wealthiest Corporations | 2025-12-02 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Publishes New Independent Analysis Revealing Republican “Bonus Depreciation” Tax Break as Giant Handout Boosting Wealthiest Corporations Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill permanently extended this corporate tax break Over 80% of bonus depreciation claimed by corporations from 2018 to 2022 went to those making over $1 billion annually Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shared new data in response to Sen. Warren’s September letter JCT Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, published new data from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) — a nonpartisan Congressional committee dedicated to analyzing tax legislation — revealing Republicans’ recent “bonus depreciation” tax break as a giant handout to wealthy corporations. The new data came in response to a letter Sen. Warren sent in September seeking information about the Big, Beautiful Bill’s permanent extension of 100% bonus depreciation, which allows corporations to write off the entire cost of purchasing many types of equipment, buildings, vehicles and other assets immediately, instead of over many years. 100% bonus depreciation had previously been in effect from 2018 to 2022 due to the first Trump Administration’s 2017 tax legislation. “Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill, giant corporations will win big while American families see their costs skyrocket. Next year, the federal government will spend over five times more on these tax handouts for billionaire corporations than it spends each year on child care,” said Senator Warren. "Time and time again, Donald Trump and Republicans have made clear that they stand with billionaires and billionaire corporations — not American families." Key conclusions from the new JCT data include: 100% bonus depreciation is disproportionately used by giant corporations. Over 80% of the 100% bonus depreciation claimed by corporations from 2018-2022 went to companies with over $1 billion in yearly income. 99% of bonus depreciatio… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400277 | McGovern, Massie, Castro Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump Administration’s Escalating Hostilities Toward Venezuela | 2025-12-02 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | James P. McGovern | M000312 | mcgovern.house.gov | mcgovern | https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx | scraper | WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, have introduced a War Powers Resolution to block the Trump administration from engaging in hostilities within or against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. The introduction of the resolution follows President Trump’s recent social media declaration that the airspace “above and surrounding Venezuela” should be treated as “closed in its entirety.” Administration officials hve not publicly detailed any formal policy or legal basis for such a step, which many legal experts say could be interpreted as a hostile act under international law. The sponsors of the resolution say this escalation—including the significant augmentation of U.S. armed forces assets, personnel, and operations in proximity to Venezuela and statements from U.S. officials regarding planning for ground strikes within Venezuela—shows why Congress must urgently reassert its constitutional role. “Donald Trump claimed he would put America first—instead he’s trying to drag us into an illegal war in Venezuela,” said Rep.McGovern. “Whatever this is about, it has nothing to do with stopping drugs. Trump just pardoned the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending cocaine to the U.S. And last year he pardoned a guy who brought fentanyl in from China via the dark web. To me, this appears to be all about creating a pretext for regime change. And I believe Congress has a duty to step in and assert our constitutional authority. No more illegal boat strikes, and no unauthorized war in Venezuela.” “The Constitution does not permit the executive branch to unilaterally commit an act of war against a sovereign nation that hasn’t attacked the United States,” said Rep. Massie. “Congress has the sole power to declare war against Venezuela. C… | 1 | 2026-06-27T21:44:12Z | 2026-06-27T22:31:39Z |
| https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/auchincloss-maloy-introduce-bipartisan-bill-on-section-230-liability-shield | Auchincloss, Maloy introduce bipartisan bill carving out bots & deepfakes from social media platforms' Section 230 liability shield | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Jake Auchincloss | A000148 | auchincloss.house.gov | auchincloss | https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Celeste Maloy (R, UT-02) introduced the Deepfake Liability Act to tackle the steep rise of deepfake pornography without the consent of the deepfake’s subject. 98% of online deepfake imagery is deepfake pornography–99% of which targets women. This has led to a rise of widely available ‘nudification apps’ used to create convincing deepfakes of female teenagers. Section 230’s liability shield for online platforms removes their incentive to ensure users’ safety or address harmful content on their platforms. The Deepfake Liability Act conditions the applicability of Section 230’s liability shield on a platform implementing a duty of care: a set of basic steps that requires companies to be responsive to complaints about cyberstalking and abusive deepfakes. It also amends the definition of “information content provider” in Section 230 to clarify that AI-generated content is not covered by Section 230 protections. This legislation implements the notice and removal provisions of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which passed and became law this Congress. The bill also requires that this duty of care include the implementation of: A process to prevent, to the extent practicable, cyberstalking and abusive deepfakes. A clear and accessible process to report instances of these harms, as well as a process for investigating them. A process to remove information that the provider knows or has reason to know constitutes one of these harms. Data logging requirements to ensure victims’ access to data for legal proceedings. A process for the removal or blocking of content determined to be unlawful by a court. “AI shouldn’t have special privileges & immunities that journalists don’t get,” said Congressman Jake Auchincloss. “Using bots or deepfakes to violate or stalk another person is reprehensible, and it needs to be a CEO-level problem for the trillion-dollar social media corporations that platform it. Congress needs to get ahead of this growing problem, inst… | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |
| https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-auchincloss-introduces-the-education-not-endless-scrolling-act-to-impose-a-digital-ad-tax-on-big-tech-to-fund-trades-education-and-promote-one-on-one-tutoring | Congressman Auchincloss introduces the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act to impose a digital ad tax on Big Tech to fund trades education and promote one-on-one tutoring | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Jake Auchincloss | A000148 | auchincloss.house.gov | auchincloss | https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion, taxing the trillion-dollar social media corporations and directing those funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D, NH-02) is an original co-sponsor of this bill. The United States faces an information crisis. Big Tech has eroded our political discourse and civil society by platforming click-bait and slop. These merchants and miners of digital dopamine use bits of software — social media, online gambling, and other apps — to manipulate humans’ reward systems and create addictive behavior. Two of the greatest casualties have been the attention spans of American children and local journalism. According to Northwestern University’s Local News Initiative, 40% of all local U.S. newspapers have vanished, leaving 50 million Americans with little or no access to credible local reporting. When Big Tech usurps local journalism in pursuit of increased digital ad revenue, communities become less resilient, less informed, and ultimately less democratic. Children are more vulnerable to the effects of digital dopamine than any other demographic. They are also a lucrative audience. Harvard researchers reported that youth ages 0–17 generated nearly $11 billion in 2022 ad revenue across six major social media platforms, with three platforms deriving 30–40% of their ad revenue from young users. This legislation seeks to reinvest that revenue into high-dosage one-to-one tutoring and building vocational-technical schools that would have in-real-life benefits to students across the United States. To address these challenges, the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act directs and divides the tax revenue it generates from Big Tech among the following three funds: A Local Journalism Preservation Trust Fund to offset the budgetary impact of tax credi… | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |
| https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-auchincloss-houchin-introduce-bipartisan-parents-over-platforms-act | Reps. Auchincloss, Houchin introduce Bipartisan Parents Over Platforms Act to equip parents with age assurance tools that app stores and developers must respect | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Jake Auchincloss | A000148 | auchincloss.house.gov | auchincloss | https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Erin Houchin (R, IN-9) introduced the Parents Over Platforms Act to force app stores & developers to protect minors downloading apps on their phones. This legislation puts parents in the driver’s seat for their children’s online experience by creating an age-assurance framework that ensures their children can only download age-appropriate apps through app stores. The Parents Over Platforms Act would: Require app stores to provide users’ age ranges so that app developers can create age-appropriate experiences for children online. Compel app stores to provide parents with a central toolkit to manage their child's online activities. Impose penalties on developers who misuse users’ age information. Prohibit the use of children’s data for targeted advertising. “The most powerful architects of the content youth see online are Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and the Chinese Communist Party. They treat our children like products. Parents need strong, simple tools to take back control in this overly online age,” said Congressman Jake Auchincloss. “Kids can bypass age limits online far too easily, and parents are left with no real way to step in — I lived that when my own daughter was 13," said Congresswoman Erin Houchin. "The Parents Over Platforms Act finally closes that loophole by making app stores and developers share responsibility for age assurance, giving parents one place to manage controls, and ensuring apps provide safer, age-appropriate experiences. This bill puts parents back in charge and keeps kids safer online.” | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/watch-seth-moulton-conducts-oversight-tour-burlington-ice-facility-speaks | WATCH: Seth Moulton Conducts Oversight Tour of Burlington ICE Facility, Speaks with Advocates and Media Afterwards | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | BURLINGTON, MA — This morning, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) conducted an official oversight visit of the ICE field office located in Burlington, Massachusetts. Congressman Moulton toured the facility and spoke with ICE personnel afterwards. After concluding his visit, Congressman Moulton spoke to advocates and media outside of the facility to detail his observations and discuss future action to hold ICE accountable. Watch the press conference here. Key findings from Congressman Moulton’s tour include: This facility is not meant for detention When people are detained here, they lose access to certain rights they would get at a true detention facility For example, attorneys are not allowed to visit clients that are detained in Burlington People sleep on concrete floors and benches—there are no cots or mats—with only an aluminum survival blanket. The toilets are open with no privacy or ventilation The cells and cell area are cleaned by a janitor only once each day Notably, ICE confirmed what we’ve been hearing from attorneys, clients, and family members—they are moving individuals out of Burlington more quickly now compared to in June 2025. That comes with its own challenges, including that these individuals are being moved to facilities further away, with less access to immigration lawyers to represent them. Congressman Moulton will be pursuing policy to require humane conditions for detainees inside ICE field offices like the one in Burlington. He will also continue to conduct rigorous oversight of the facility moving forward. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3689 | Trahan to Introduce College Athletics Reform Act | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former Division I volleyball player, will introduce the College Athletics Reform Act (CARA), landmark legislation designed to stabilize college sports, protect athletes’ rights, and create a sustainable system for all schools and sports. Introduction of CARA comes as the House of Representatives is set to vote this week on the flawed SCORE Act, which will roll back the rights of college athletes and hand massive giveaways to the NCAA and powerful conferences. “Despite years of intense lobbying from the most powerful institutions in college athletics, Congress is increasingly divided on how to address the challenges threatening the industry. Too many proposals pushed by entrenched power brokers focus on regaining control at the expense of the athletes who drive college sports, rather than on creating a sustainable system, particularly for women’s and Olympic sports and smaller schools,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “The College Athletics Reform Act recognizes that divide. It offers a clear, bipartisan path forward to tackle the toughest questions facing college sports and to build a stronger system for every athlete, every team, and every school.” CARA enshrines athletes’ NIL rights into federal law, implements guardrails to protect against predatory agents, expands opportunities for women’s and Olympic sports as well as smaller schools, including HBCUs, and sets college athletics on a path to an enduring governance model that centers athletes. Specifically, the bill: Delivers for College Athletes: Establishes federal standards for name, image, and likeness rights and codifies rules for agents with both governmental and private enforcement. The bill also closes the international athlete loophole, ensuring all athletes can exercise the same NIL rights as their teammates. Charts a Better Path Forward: Creates a bipartisan Commission to Stabilize College Sports with a two-year timeline to develop re… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3690 | House Passes Trahan Bill to Advance Rare Disease Treatments for Kids | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, secured unanimous House passage of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, her bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a critical program that drives development of new treatments for children with rare pediatric diseases. The bill cleared the full House of Representatives after unanimously passing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee in September. “Every child confronting a rare disease deserves access to the most effective therapies available,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “The Creating Hope Reauthorization Act will ensure continued access to the treatments that families depend on today and strengthen the pathway for new breakthroughs that will define tomorrow’s standard of care. By supporting continued innovation, reducing barriers for researchers, and giving parents confidence that lifesaving options will remain within reach, this legislation represents meaningful progress for families across the country.” Children make up as much as half of patients living with rare diseases, yet treatment options designed specifically for pediatric needs remain limited. Many are still receiving therapies initially developed for adults, often resulting in long-term complications even after the underlying disease is treated. The Creating Hope Reauthorization Act addresses this by extending the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) cost-neutral priority review voucher (PRV) program which incentivizes the development of treatments for rare pediatric diseases by awarding vouchers that speed up FDA review for future products. Since its creation in 2011, the PRV program has helped drive progress by issuing 53 vouchers for therapies targeting 39 different rare pediatric diseases. Following passage today, the bill now moves to the Senate for further consideration. Since joining the Energy and Commerce Committee in 2021, Trahan has spearheaded multiple bipartisan initiatives to improve pedia… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:12Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/bipartisan-warren-cassidy-bill-to-simplify-tax-error-notices-signed-into-law | Bipartisan Warren, Cassidy Bill to Simplify Tax Error Notices Signed Into Law | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Bipartisan Warren, Cassidy Bill to Simplify Tax Error Notices Signed Into Law Washington, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help (IRS MATH) Act, bipartisan legislation championed by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the Senate, was signed into law by the President. “It’s common sense that the IRS should tell Americans where they made mistakes on their taxes,” said Senator Warren. “I fought hard to fix the law and simplify the tax filing process. Now, Americans will have more money in their pockets, without needing to spend a fortune on lawyers or hours to decipher confusing tax notices." The IRS MATH Act ensures that when taxpayers make simple math or clerical errors on their taxes, the IRS sends them clear notices indicating where they made an error and laying out a 60-day appeal window. Specifically, the bill: Directs the IRS to improve notices of math or clerical errors, requiring that notices: Identify the line item the IRS is changing; Explain the reason for the change, and Clearly list the taxpayer’s required response date. Requires that the IRS notify the taxpayer of abatement determinations. Requires the Treasury Secretary to provide additional procedures for requesting an abatement of a math or clerical error adjustment, including by telephone or in person. Creates a pilot program coordinated by the IRS and National Taxpayer Advocate to determine the benefit of sending math or clerical error notices by certified or registered mail. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill by voice vote in March. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) led the bill on the House side. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-calls-for-secretary-mcmahon-to-resign-in-usa-today-op-ed | Warren Calls For Secretary McMahon to Resign in USA Today Op-Ed | 2025-12-01 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Calls For Secretary McMahon to Resign in USA Today Op-Ed “Linda McMahon has no business leading the Department of Education. She should resign.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in USA Today calling for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to resign following the recent news that President Trump and Secretary McMahon plan to further dismantle the Department of Education (ED). Senator Warren has led the fight to make the higher education system more affordable, cancel student loan debt, and hold student loan servicers accountable for incompetence and malfeasance. She launched the Save Our Schools campaign in a coordinated effort to fight back against President Trump’s attempts to abolish the Department of Education. Last week, Senator Warren pushed for an expanded investigation into the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle ED and whether its recent decision to transfer many of ED’s responsibilities to four other agencies violates federal law. Read the full op-ed here and below. USA Today: Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Education Secretary Linda McMahon should resign December 1, 2025 Shortly after she was sworn in, I invited Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to my office. I looked her dead in the eye and asked, “Now, I just want to be clear, do you think you can shut down the Department of Education?” She looked straight back at me and said, “No, I don’t have the legal authority to do that.” But here we are. It’s official: Donald Trump and Secretary McMahon are dismantling the Department of Education one piece at a time. This is, in Secretary McMahon’s words, the department’s “final mission.” The assault on the department has come in several directions. On Nov. 18, Secretary McMahon announced that she was transferring major functions of the department to four other federal agencies. This means that programs are being moved into other agencies that have no relevant expertise to be managed by people who know nothing about the issues. NO PART OF PUBL… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/statement-congressman-moulton-passing-state-rep-ann-margaret-ferrante | Statement from Congressman Moulton on the Passing of State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 2025-11-27 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | SALEM, MA - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) has issued the following statement regarding the passing of Massachusetts State Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante. "I'm deeply saddened by the passing of Ann-Margaret Ferrante. She was a dear friend, an accomplished legislator, and a champion for the people of Cape Ann. Ann-Margaret led with compassion, integrity, and a profound belief in the dignity of every person she represented. Born into a fishing family, she worked tirelessly to ensure our fishermen kept their rightful place in our local economy and community. My thoughts are with her loved ones, her colleagues, and the entire Cape Ann community that she fought for so fiercely. We all have lost a remarkable public servant, and I have lost a dear friend.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/11/25/neal-on-lower-drug-prices-for-medicare/ | Neal on Lower Drug Prices for Medicare | 2025-11-25 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – President Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. military operations... WATCH HERE by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal toured Holyoke High School to... By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — With work on MBTA subway cars ready to ramp up... SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Springfield U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Tuesday... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier There's been some confusion whether there are talks going on... (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It’s been over a year of the Republican trifecta in... | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |
| https://neal.house.gov/2025/11/24/house-democratic-health-leaders-blast-the-trump-administrations-latest-scheme-to-gut-health-care/ | House Democratic Health Leaders Blast the Trump Administration’s Latest Scheme to Gut Health Care | 2025-11-24 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Richard E. Neal | N000015 | neal.house.gov | neal | https://neal.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – President Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. military operations... WATCH HERE by: Nick Antonakas, 22 News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – U.S. Rep. Richard Neal toured Holyoke High School to... By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — With work on MBTA subway cars ready to ramp up... SPRINGFIELD, MA—Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier Springfield U.S. Representative Richard Neal said Tuesday... LISTEN HERE New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier There's been some confusion whether there are talks going on... (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It’s been over a year of the Republican trifecta in... | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3686 | Trahan, Lowell Leaders Announce $7.1 Million Federal Investment for New LRTA Buses | 2025-11-24 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Lowell leaders announced $7,158,564 in federal funding awarded to the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) to support the purchase of six additional low emission buses. The new investment builds on the progress made last year when Trahansecured $6,859,296 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for LRTA to purchase seven state-of-the-art hybrid-electric buses, six of which have already been delivered and are in service. “There’s been no shortage of political divisiveness and chaos in Washington lately, but my focus remains where it’s always been – on delivering for the hardworking families I represent,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “That means fighting for investments that make daily life more affordable and more efficient for folks across Greater Lowell. These new buses will help reduce costs for riders, improve reliability, and make it easier for families to get where they need to go. This is the kind of practical progress people deserve, and I’m proud to help bring it home." “This investment in Lowell's transit system is an investment in our residents. Reliable, cleaner, and more efficient buses help connect our neighborhoods, support our workforce, and make it easier for families to get where they need to go. I'm grateful to our regional and federal partners for helping us continue to build a transit system that reflects the needs and values of our community,” said Lowell Mayor Daniel P. Rourke. “This award highlights what can be accomplished through strong partnerships. The City of Lowell, the LRTA, and our federal delegation have worked closely to advance sustainable transportation options for our region, and this latest funding will move that vision forward. We're proud to collaborate with the LRTA as they continue modernizing their fleet and improving service for the riders who depend on it every day,” said Lowell City Manager Thomas A. Golden, Jr. “This federal grant award recognizes the successful and continuing collaboration between the L… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:11Z |
| https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3691 | Reps. Trahan, McGovern, Clark, Moulton, Pressley, Senators Markey, Warren, Governor Healey Announce Over $100 Million In Federal Funding for Massachusetts Transit Authorities | 2025-11-24 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Lori Trahan | T000482 | trahan.house.gov | trahan | https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27 | scraper | WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Governor Maura Healey, and members of the Massachusetts’ congressional delegation announced that Massachusetts is receiving $105.78 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Low- or No-Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these competitive programs provide funding for transit agencies to reduce emissions and expand and improve public transit service by purchasing buses that use low- or no-emission propulsion technologies; constructing or upgrading bus-related facilities; and/or further developing the public transit workforce. “There’s been no shortage of political divisiveness and chaos in Washington lately, but my focus remains where it’s always been – on delivering for the hardworking families I represent,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “That means fighting for investments that make daily life more affordable and more efficient for folks across our entire district. With these federal investments, our families, workers, and students will have access to new LRTA and MEVA buses that will help reduce costs for riders, improve reliability, and make it easier for families to get where they need to go.” “With these awards, communities from the Berkshires to Boston will be able to modernize their bus fleets and keep their infrastructure in a state of good repair so people can affordably and reliably get to work, school, medical appointments, and recreational opportunities,” said Senator Markey. “I’m grateful to Governor Healey and her administration, Senator Warren, our federal congressional delegation, and our RTAs and local partners for their work to make this funding a reality. We’re on the road to better and more reliable bus service.” “Low and no emission buses deliver smoother rides, lower costs and healthier air,” said Governor Maura Healey. “These funds will help transit… | 1 | 2026-04-06T14:24:52Z | 2026-04-06T15:56:11Z |
| https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-pushes-for-expansion-of-investigation-into-trumps-dismantling-of-education-department | Warren Pushes for Expansion of Investigation into Trump’s Dismantling of Education Department | 2025-11-24 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | warren | https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Warren Pushes for Expansion of Investigation into Trump’s Dismantling of Education Department “The dismantling of ED—including ED’s recent move to transfer a range of statutory duties to other agencies—threatens devastating consequences for students, borrowers, and families. I request the ED OIG expand its investigation…” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — In a new letter to the Department of Education’s (ED) Inspector General, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed for an expanded investigation into the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle ED and whether its recent decision to transfer many of ED’s responsibilities to four other agencies violates federal law. In April 2025, at Senator Warren’s request, the ED Inspector General (IG) opened an investigation into whether the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the department undermined its legal obligations to students and families across the country. Since then, Senator Warren has conducted her own investigation, sending eight oversight letters, in addition to having a face-to-face meeting with Education Secretary Linda McMahon in June—during which the Secretary admitted she needs Congressional approval to dismantle the department. “[The department’s responses] largely failed to provide complete and transparent answers… [and] raised further questions about the extent to which Secretary McMahon has damaged the Department’s ability to carry out its basic functions,” said Senator Warren. Senator Warren asked the IG to investigate the following topics given McMahon’s efforts to dismantle ED: When the department would restore the Income-Driven Repayment counter, as Secretary McMahon committed to do, which shows student loan borrowers their progress toward debt relief; How the department would hold federal loan servicers like MOHELA accountable if they provide insufficient customer service to borrowers, including by penalizing servicers if they fail to meet their contractual obligations; The department’s plan to ensure that “Aidan,”… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |
| https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-jake-auchincloss-introduces-aca-copay-cost-and-affordability-for-patients-cap-act | Congressman Jake Auchincloss Introduces ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act | 2025-11-21 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Jake Auchincloss | A000148 | auchincloss.house.gov | auchincloss | https://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act to limit annual prescription drug cost-sharing for patients enrolled in health insurance plans through the ACA Marketplaces. Millions of Americans with ACA Marketplace coverage struggle to afford necessary medications, often facing thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs before reaching their plan’s maximum limit. A 2025 analysis by No Patient Left Behind found that health exchange plans have increased patients’ prescription drug costs by an average of 36 percent since 2021. The same analysis estimated that 5.6% of enrollees had annual pharmacy out-of-pocket costs greater than $2,000, significantly higher than the $560.75 average in 2023. The ACA Copay CAP Act would allow health plans to retain the majority of their plan benefit design flexibilities, while patients and taxpayers receive greater value from their premium subsidies and improved access to lifesaving medications. The ACA Copay CAP Act would: Establish new out-of-pocket caps for prescription drugs: Starting in 2027, self-only coverage on the ACA would include a $2,000 cap per year for prescription drugs. Starting in 2027, family coverage on the ACA would include a $4,000 cap per year for prescription drugs. Increase the annual cap as premiums increase each year: Starting in 2028, the cap amount would increase each year based on the premium adjustment percentage set by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Annual increases would be rounded down to the nearest $50 increment. “Insurance doesn’t work if the co-pays and deductibles are unaffordable,” said Congressman Jake Auchincloss. “When people pay premiums to insurance companies, they should be able to trust that the insurer will cover them when a doctor prescribes a drug they need. My bill is a step towards repairing that trust.” “While Republicans fail to extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for working families, Congressman Auchinclo… | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |
| https://lynch.house.gov/2025/11/rep-lynch-introduces-bipartisan-legislation-to-expand-affordable-housing-supply | Rep. Lynch Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing Supply | 2025-11-21 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Stephen F. Lynch | L000562 | lynch.house.gov | lynch | https://lynch.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) and Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-09), members of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the Modular Housing Production Act, bipartisan legislation to facilitate the financing and construction of affordable housing nationwide. In particular, the bill would require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to review all construction lending programs administered by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and promptly address barriers that currently limit construction financing for modular homes—highly-affordable single and multi-family dwellings that are built in sections and then assembled on a permanent site in accordance with state and local building codes. “Amid a national housing crisis that includes a severe shortage of more than 7 million affordable homes and single-family home prices that exceed the median household income five times over, the Modular Housing Production Act will better ensure that homeownership is attainable for America’s working families,” said Rep. Lynch. “With new innovations in technology and materials, today’s modular housing presents a great opportunity to expand the availability of housing. As the Urban Institute and other nonprofit partners have reported to our Committee, the use of modular housing significantly reduces construction costs and building time and must be a key component of our national efforts to maximize home affordability for low and moderate-income families and first-time home buyers,” added Rep. Lynch. “I am proud to introduce this bipartisan legislation with my colleague Rep. McClain, and I am grateful to Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Chairman French Hill of the Financial Services Committee for their continued leadership in support of housing affordability.” “Washington’s outdated rules have made it too hard for families to buy a safe, affordable home. This bill cuts the pointless red tape and drives costs down for hardworking families. This is a commonsense fix that delivers more opti… | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/congressman-moulton-announces-oversight-visit-burlington-ice-facility-invites | Congressman Moulton Announces Oversight Visit to Burlington ICE Facility; Invites Senators Warren & Markey to Join Him in Holding ICE Accountable | 2025-11-21 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) tonight announced that he will be conducting an official oversight visit to the Burlington ICE facility on December 1, citing ongoing concerns about transparency and detainee treatment. Congressman Moulton is also extending an invitation to Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey to join him on the visit, offering an opportunity for the Massachusetts Senate delegation to join Congressman Moulton in his district to demand answers from ICE together. “When it comes to ICE, elected officials should work together to demand transparency and accountability from the Trump Administration, and to ensure that the law is being followed and detainees are being treated humanely,” said Congressman Moulton. “I’m inviting Senators Warren and Markey to join me on December 1 so that we can stand united in getting the facts, supporting our communities, and ensuring that this facility is operating responsibly, humanely, and within the law. We have seen the excessive use of force and inhumane treatment by ICE personnel in Massachusetts and around the country, and want to ensure that it does not happen moving forward. The December 1 visit will include a walkthrough of the facility and a meeting with ICE personnel to discuss prioritization for removal, agent conduct, and conditions inside the holding facility. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |
| https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-introduces-support-our-troops-shipping-relief-act-2025 | Moulton Introduces Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025 | 2025-11-21 | 2025 | 2025-11 | Democrat | House | MA | Seth Moulton | M001196 | moulton.house.gov | moulton | https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced new legislation to ensure that nonprofits can continue sending care packages to U.S. troops deployed overseas without being burdened by complex new customs and postal rules. The bill, called the Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025, was prompted by concerns raised by Operation Troop Support, a Danvers-based nonprofit that has sent hundreds of thousands of holiday and humanitarian care packages to service members across the globe. New shipping regulations from the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Customs, intended to align with international trade standards, are making it harder and more expensive for nonprofits to deliver these packages. The Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025 would create a targeted exemption for nonprofit troop-support organizations from certain customs and postal reporting requirements. This bill cuts through red tape by simplifying the paperwork that organizations need to fill out to send packages overseas. It also requires USPS and Customs and Border Patrol to create one clear, standardized process for delivering care packages overseas. It will make it easier, not harder, for organizations like Operation Troop Support to get those packages into the hands of the troops who deserve them. “As a Marine veteran, I remember how much it meant to get a care package, especially during the holidays,” said Congressman Moulton. “These meaningful gestures show that someone back home is still thinking about you. That message means a lot to our service members.” “Now, however, volunteers are being forced to fill out complex trade forms just to send toothpaste and snacks to a young soldier overseas. That’s ridiculous. “My bill cuts through the red tape and gives military support groups the breathing room they need to keep doing what they do best. Our troops need to be reminded that they’re supported and cared for, especially when they’re deployed thousands of miles away.” The head of Operation Troop Support, Dick… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:52:45Z |
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[bioguide_id] TEXT,
[domain] TEXT,
[scraper] TEXT,
[source] TEXT,
[date_source] TEXT,
[text] TEXT,
[has_text] INTEGER,
[collected_at] TEXT,
[updated_at] TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_date]
ON [releases] ([date]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_year]
ON [releases] ([year]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_party]
ON [releases] ([party]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_chamber]
ON [releases] ([chamber]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_state]
ON [releases] ([state]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_bioguide_id]
ON [releases] ([bioguide_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_releases_has_text]
ON [releases] ([has_text]);