WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Tax Day, Warren, Wyden, Pocan Demand Intuit Explain Continued Efforts to Kill IRS' Free Filing Alternative, Overcharge Taxpayers on TurboTax Senator Warren's office tested TurboTax, finding that a sample taxpayer would pay $128 to file her taxes using TurboTax's "free" software, while being upsold multiple times in the process. Intuit spent nearly $4 million in 2023 and again in  more

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: * * * FORWARDING: Amid Chaotic Reversals And Suspicious Social Posts, Leader Schumer, Senators Wyden, Warren And Schiff Urge Attorneys General To Investigate Trump Administration For Insider Trading Or Market Manipulation Related To Tariff Policy Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Extreme Weather & Extreme Cuts: Senator Markey Releases Report on Trump's Attacks on Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Efforts Report Text (PDF) Boston (April 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, today released a report titled " Extreme Weather & Extreme Cuts: The Tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Fox News Op-Ed, Warren Hits Back at Trump and Musk Gutting Social Security "We shouldn't be cutting Social Security services and threatening Americans' benefits -- we should be making the program stronger...[and] lifting the cap on the amount millionaires and billionaires pay into Social Security..." "Social Security isn't something we give away out of the goodness of our hearts. It's  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * McGovern Demanding Answers from Departments of State and Homeland Security on Revoked Student Visas Calls Actions "Unconstitutional, Unconscionable, and Unprecedented" WORCESTER, MA - Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02) on Friday sent a strongly-worded letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem demanding answers after the visa  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins Massachusetts Delegation in Demanding Answers on Staff Cuts to Home Energy Program for Vulnerable Households Washington, D.C. - Congressman Moulton joins members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation--Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, issued the following opening statement at a hearing entitled "FY26 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing": * * * As Prepared Thank you, Chairman DesJarlais - and congratulations on your first Strategic Forces subcommittee hearing as Chairman. I also want to thank you for beginning this session with a very bi-partisan series of briefings to bring us all up to speed  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Neal and Connolly Demand Social Security Abandon Administration's Plans to Make it More Difficult for Americans to Get Their Earned Benefits WASHINGTON, DC -Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA  more

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: * * * BANKING BRIEF: Senate Banking Dems Launch Substack Focused on Unrigging the American Economy Inaugural post authored by Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren: "Flashing Red Lights: A Warning for Our Economy" Washington, D.C. - Today, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) lau  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Highlight How DOGE Social Security Takeover Hurts Americans Democrats mark "Save Social Security Day of Action" Trump, Musk, DOGE continue to fire staff, close offices, cut vital services Washington, D.C. - On the "Save Social Security Day of Action," Senate Democrats are highlighting how Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) takeover   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams Trump Proposal to Rescind Public Broadcasting Funding Boston (April 14, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Congress's leading proponent for funding for public broadcasting, released the following statement today after news reports stated that the Trump administration is seeking to rescind fund  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Murkowski Urge FEMA to Unfreeze Public Safety Grants for Public Broadcasters Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton urging the agency to lift its freeze on grants that help improve the resil  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Warren, Banks Open Bipartisan Investigation Into Harms of Private Equity in Fire Truck Manufacturing Private equity roll-ups of fire truck manufacturers create sky-high prices and manufacturing backlogs, putting firefighters and communities in danger "While CEOs and shareholders pad their pockets, consolidation in the industry impedes fire fighters' ability to do their jobs safely   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Harvard Rejecting Trump Administration's Demands Washington, D.C. - In response to Harvard rejecting President Trump's demands for policy changes, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "We invest in education and scientific research to build a stronger country and thriving democracy. President Trump's threats against universities ar  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Stansbury, Democratic Leaders Introduce Bill to Rein in Musk, Special Government Employees (SGEs) Bill would expand existing ethics rules to apply to SGEs, strengthen conflict of interest rules, increase transparency Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Summary (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) introduced the SGE Et  more