WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Talia Khan, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Israel Alliance, at a roundtable discussion on Feb. 29, 2024, on antisemitism at post-secondary institutions: * * * Thank you for having me here. My name is Talia Khan from Phoenix, Arizona. I am an undergraduate alumna of MIT and a current graduate student at MIT. I am the daughter of a Jewish mother and an Afghan Muslim f  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following opening statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks to the work of Democrats, we've reached historic health care milestones that are improving Americans' health and well-being. More Americans have health insurance today than ever before, with 4 out of 5 people being able to access high-quality care for less than $10 a month. The American people have trusted us when it comes to protecting  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement encouraging the Biden Administration to initiate a new Section 301 investigation into China's unfair trade practices in the maritime industry: "The history of U.S. commerce began on the high seas, and today's Section 301 petition from prominent Unions shows that this sector needs c  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched the Direct File pilot program: "The historic Inflation Reduction Act continues to lower costs and make lives easier for the American people, and now, for the first time ever, many taxpayers can file directly with the IRS. Dire  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on March 11, 2024: * * * Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget: "As our economy continues to break records, the President's Fiscal Year 2025 budget makes good on Democrats' promises to the American people. From lowering costs for working families to defending workers' hard-earned Social Security and  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Bicameral resolution honors abortion providers and clinic staff by designating March 10, 2024 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day" Text of Resolution (PDF) Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) led 24 of their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral resolution honoring abortion providers and all staff by designating March 10, 2024 as "Abo  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced that the Massachusetts congressional delegation has secured $335.4 million in federal funding for Allston's I-90 multimodal project under the Inflation Reduction Act. The project will replace the Allston Viaduct, which carries the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) from the Allston Interch  more