WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * As Republicans Attack Public Education, Pressley Reintroduces Bills to Invest in Safe, Nurturing Learning Environments for All Students Pair of Bills Would Address Pushout of Black Girls, Invest in Counselors and End Over-Policing of Public K-12 Schools Ending PUSHOUT Act | Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act WASHINGTON - Today, as Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans attack public  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Preserve Interstate Ag Trade, Halt California's Damaging Proposition 12 WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to strike down California's Proposition 12 and its burdensome regulatory overreach. The Food Security and Farm Protection Act woul  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following floor remarks on April 9, 2025: * * * Neal Blasts Republicans' Phony Arithmetic on the House Floor "Mr. Speaker, the proposal that we're hearing from the other side is reckless and irresponsible. What they're saying is what they usually say. Let's complain about the size of the national debt and then let's borrow the money. "For tax cuts to go to people at  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * On Senate Floor, Warren Calls on Republicans to Help Put an End to Donald Trump's Tariff Chaos; Calls for Independent Investigation into Market Manipulation Washington, DC - Right now, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, is   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Joins Neal, Massachusetts Delegation Demanding Answers on Sudden Closure of HHS Regional Office in Boston Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Congressman Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Edward J. Markey  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Sanchez, Connolly, Beyer Demand Trump Trade Official Resign from Holding Multiple Positions Amid Mass Firings, Ethics Violations, and Reckless Trade War, Pressley Sounds Alarm on US Trade Rep's Triple Appointment to Lead Key Watchdog Agencies Clear Conflicts of Interest Threaten to Further Harm Federal Workers Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Velazquez, and Brown Call on Trump Admin to Finalize Formaldehyde Ban in Hair Products Formaldehyde Ban in Hair Relaxing Products Delayed Three Times Since Initial Action Following Pressley-Brown Inquiry In a Hearing Today, Pressley Underscored Urgent Need for Formaldehyde Ban to Protect Public Health, Advance Racial Justice Text of Letter (PDF) | Hearing Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON -  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 8, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, on March 24, the Trump administration abruptly terminated the highly successful Patrick Leahy Farm to School grant program which helps schools incorporate healthy, locally grown foods into their school meal programs. USDA's own findings report that 61 percent of schools using the program saw increased fruit and vegetabl  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey Joins Sen. Hirono, Rep. Norcross in Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to join Unions, Bargain Collectively Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) in re  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Blasts Trump's Coal Executive Orders Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump signed four executive orders to boost the dying coal industry. "Just like Trump, coal is outdated, costly, and dangerous," said Senator Markey. " Coal is the  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Hosts Virtual Town Hall on Trump Administration's Attacks on Health Care Innovation and Access in Massachusetts Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Small Business Committee, as well as the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today hosted a virtual town hall with   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen Research & Treatment Development for Brain Cancers WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, bipartisan legislation to str  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark: House Republicans Voting to Crash Economy, Hike Taxes, and Raise Costs WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor as Republicans continued dragging the economy into a recession. She called out House Republicans for voting to hike costs on working families, gut essential government services, and hand more tax breaks to billionaires. B  more