| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Neal, Koziol Highlight Rail Investments Following Latest Federal Funding Announcement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) West-East Rail Director Andy Koziol to highlight the substantial federal and state investments made in Compass Rail, including West-East Rail, following the latest $36.8 million CRISI grant awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
This announcement comes one year after Congressman Neal joined
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Pressley's Statement on Texas Woman Who Died After Being Denied Miscarriage Care
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
BOSTON Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus' Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement on Josseli Barnica, who died on Sept. 3, 2021 after being denied emergency abortion care in Texas as she suffered a miscarriage.
In September, in a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Hearing, Rep. Pressley highlighted the harmful and deadly i
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Warren Drops New Report on How Biden-Harris Admin and Congressional Democrats Saved Nearly 1.4 Million Teamsters' and Other Union Pensions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Boston, MA U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a report detailing how the Biden-Harris administration, along with Congressional Democrats, saved the pensions of nearly 1.4 million Teamsters and other union members.
In Massachusetts alone, 35,000 workers and retirees have benefited from the pension protections championed by Senator Warren and included in ARPA.
In 2017, it became cle
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Warren Presses Department of Justice on Failure to Hold TD Bank Executives Accountable, "Legal Gymnastics" That Allowed Bank to Escape "Death Penalty"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, questioning them on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) "legal gymnastics" that allowed TD Bank to escape the bank death penalty and DOJ's failure thus far to hold any top executives accountable for egregious crimes. DOJ's recent settlement with TD Bank over money laundering and other
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Warren, MA Lawmakers Defend Restored Chandra Funding and Request Information on the Potential Scientific Damage Caused by Future Funding Cuts for the Sole U.S. X-Ray Telescope
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) wrote to the Chandra X-Ray Center (Chandra), funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with concerns over the telescope's long-term funding plans.
NASA's FY 2025 budget proposal slashed
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