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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday April 18, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Pressley Reintroduces Vital Legislation to Address Growing Childhood Trauma Crisis
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Reintroduces Vital Legislation to Address Growing Childhood Trauma Crisis As White House Slashes Essential Federal Programs, Pressley Reintroduces the STRONG Support for Children Act to Invest in Children's Mental Health and Trauma Recovery Bill Text WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act. This bill would support commu  more

Senator Warren and Representative Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing State Department for Details and Timeline on Updating Syria Sanctions
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren and Representative Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing State Department for Details and Timeline on Updating Syria Sanctions Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Representative Joe Wilson (R-S  more

Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Firing Almost All CFPB Staff
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Firing Almost All CFPB Staff Following the reporting that President Trump's Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Russell Vought sent reduction in force layoff notices to almost all CFPB staff, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.  more

Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Firing National Credit Union Administration Board Members
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Firing National Credit Union Administration Board Members Washington, DC - Following the news that President Trump fired Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, the Democratic Board Members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), United States Senator Elizabeth Warren  more

Trahan, Garcia Mark 50 Years Since the Cambodian Genocide, Reintroduce Remembrance Day Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Garcia Mark 50 Years Since the Cambodian Genocide, Reintroduce Remembrance Day Legislation LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chair of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus, and Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) reintroduced legislation to designate April 17th as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day to recognize the anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge,  more

Warren Statement on Federal Judge Ruling Google is Illegal Monopolist
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Federal Judge Ruling Google is Illegal Monopolist Washington, D.C. - Following a federal judge ruling that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in the online advertising market, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "This is a big win in the fight to break up Big Tech. A judge ruled that Google broke the law, abusing its mo  more

Warren Urges Commerce Department to Block AI Chip Exports to China Amid Reports of Nvidia Backroom Deal
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Urges Commerce Department to Block AI Chip Exports to China Amid Reports of Nvidia Backroom Deal "Nvidia is not only selling to PRC national champions; it is doing so at the expense of U.S. startups and small businesses." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Sena  more

Warren, Sanchez, Chu Lead Democrats in Raising Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump Chaotic Tariff Scheme
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanchez, Chu Lead Democrats in Raising Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump Chaotic Tariff Scheme Over 45 lawmakers sound alarms about possible illicit payments, influence-peddling, insider trading 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, along with Represen  more