WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Presses Powell on Basel III Capital Rule, Urges Him to Stand by Previous Commitments to Strengthen Regulations for Nation's Biggest Banks "When the heat was on last year, you talked a lot about getting tougher on the banks. But now the giant banks are unhappy about that, and you've gone weak-kneed on this." "The American people need a leader at the Fed who has the courag  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Bipartisan Letter, Senators Warren, Scott Call Out Culture of Corruption in the Federal Reserve "This trading scandal - the most severe ethics failure in the Fed's history - eroded the public's trust and raised legitimate questions about the integrity of Fed officials and the Fed's policy making process." "The Fed's repeated denials of requests for transparency and your apparent inabili  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: A Daughter of a Colombian Immigrant and Bilingual ESL Teacher for 20+ Years, Priscilla Received $117K of Student Debt Relief Under Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Date, Biden Administration Has Canceled $138B in Student Debt for Nearly 4 Million Borrowers Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) is honored to welcome Priscilla Higuera Valentine as her guest to President Biden's State of the Union Address   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, issued the following statement on the recent jailbreak and State of Emergency in Haiti. "I am deeply alarmed by the recent state of emergency declared in Port-au-Prince and concerned for the wellbeing of the Haitian people as they face the threat posed by violent gang activity," said Congresswoman Pressley. "After nearly three years  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Senate Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), are expanding their investigation into the housing of illegal aliens at major airports nationwide. Today, senators sent letters to executive director of the New York-New Jersey Port Authority, owner and operator of John F. Kennedy Internation  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement on Boehringer Ingelheim's (BI's) announcement that the company would cap out of pocket costs for all of their inhalers at $35 for uninsured and underinsured patients and reduce the list price on some inhalers. BI is on  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) final climate disclosure rule: "Climate-related risks are financial risks, and investors have a right to know the full scope of a public company's emissions profile.  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Announces State of the Union Guest: Benadette Manning A former Boston Public School teacher whose student debt was canceled by President Biden NEW DATA: Thanks to improvements to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) made by the Biden administration, more than 17,000 public servants in Massachusetts like Benadette have received relief. Before 2021, only 200 borrowers in  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Final SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Rule Washington D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized its climate risk disclosure rule: "Climate change is transforming our world and our economy, so it's   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Klobuchar, Colleagues Raise Alarm on Funding Restrictions For Department of Justice's Antitrust Funding The current appropriations bill undercuts the Antitrust Division's ability to protect America's small businesses, workers, farmers, and families. Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) along with 26 colleagues sent a letter to leade  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) celebrated the House's passage of a funding package that includes $11 million for 13 local community projects in the Fifth District. The projects were selected in collaboration with state and local leaders. "These 13 projects will touch so many lives in our community," said Democratic Whip Clark. "This federal funding will help clean our air and water,   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Diana DeGette (CO-1), and Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Joyce Beatty (OH-3), and Shontel Brown (OH-11) to highlight Democrats' continued fight for reproductive freedom alongside the patients, providers, and advocates they invited to attend Preside  more