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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday April 12, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Congressman Cohen and Senator Markey Lead a Letter to EPA Requesting a List of Companies Seeking Presidential Permission to Pollute
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen and Senator Markey Lead a Letter to EPA Requesting a List of Companies Seeking Presidential Permission to Pollute Fifty-four House Members and seven Senators want to know who is seeking to circumvent the Clean Air Act WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts today led 59 Congressional colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protectio  more

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Treasury Tax Policy Nominee on Commitment to Address Conflicts of Interests
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Treasury Tax Policy Nominee on Commitment to Address Conflicts of Interests Kies refused to recuse himself from potential conflicts of interest throughout his time in office Warren: "If confirmed as the top tax official at the Treasury Department, you will play a big role in handing out more tax cuts, including tax cuts to your former clients." Video o  more

McGovern and Tokuda Reintroduce Resolution Calling for Renewed U.S. Leadership on Nuclear Disarmament
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * McGovern and Tokuda Reintroduce Resolution Calling for Renewed U.S. Leadership on Nuclear Disarmament WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) reintroduced a House resolution urging the United States to return to the negotiating table on nuclear disarmament and to lead a global effort to reduce and eliminate nuclear wea  more

Ranking Member Markey, Leader Schumer, and Small Business Democrats Urge SBA Administrator Loeffler to Mitigate Damage From Trump's Tariffs to Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Leader Schumer, and Small Business Democrats Urge SBA Administrator Loeffler to Mitigate Damage from Trump's Tariffs to Small Businesses (Washington, April 11) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today led the Democrats on the Senate Small   more

Senators Markey and Wicker Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Long-Term Weather Forecasting
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Wicker Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Long-Term Weather Forecasting Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager Washington (April 11, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), today announced legislation to improve subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasting efforts at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) thr  more

Warren, Schumer, Senate Colleagues Call on SEC to Launch Investigation Into Possible Trump Tariff Market Manipulation, Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Warren, Schumer, Senate Colleagues Call on SEC to Launch Investigation into Possible Trump Tariff Market Manipulation, Insider Trading "It is unconscionable that as American families are concerned about their financial security during this economic crisis entirely manufactured by the President, ins  more

Warren, Warnock Press Fed on Safeguards for Inflation and Jobs Decisions Citing Trump's Politicization of Economic Data
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Warren, Warnock Press Fed on Safeguards for Inflation and Jobs Decisions Citing Trump's Politicization of Economic Data Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Ranki  more

WATCH: Pressley Slams Trump for Attempts to Attack Smithsonian Museums, Affirms Black History is American History
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley Slams Trump for Attempts to Attack Smithsonian Museums, Affirms Black History is American History "Black brilliance exists in every corner of this nation - from the stage, to the court, to the classroom, to the halls of Congress." "I want every single person - certainly every single child - who calls this nation home to walk into our Smithsonian museums, including our beautiful Bl  more

Ways and Means Democrats Expand Oversight of the Trump Administration and Demand Answers on DOGE's Meddling in the National Database for New Hires and the Social Security Administration
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Democrats Expand Oversight of the Trump Administration and Demand Answers on DOGE's Meddling in the National Database for New Hires and the Social Security Administration WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Democrats are united in pursuing two more Resolution of Inquiries, a critical tool of Congress to conduct oversight of th  more

Whip Clark on the GOP Agenda: "It's Cruel, It's Greedy, "It's Corrupt"
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on the GOP Agenda: "It's Cruel, It's Greedy, "It's Corrupt" MALDEN, MA -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MSNBC's Chris Jansing Reports to slam Trump and the Republicans for advancing a billionaire-first agenda that is driving up costs and devastating the budgets of hardworking Americans. Below are excerpts from her interview: On Republicans' Plans To Cut   more