WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee focused on addressing the housing crisis, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled new legislation to guarantee federal funds for rural tribal communities facing severe housing shortages and significant barriers to finding housing and making much-needed repairs - the Tribal Rural Housing Access Act. The legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jim McGovern (MA-02), introduced a bicameral resolution condemning the Russian Federation's suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty and supporting the value of international arms control a  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) applauded the National Park Service (NPS) for heeding their calls to evaluate the Deerfield River and its major tributaries for designation under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. The Deerfield River flows through the Green Mountain National Forest, the Berkshire Mountains, and Pioneer Valley, and   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement after voting NO on legislation to ban TikTok. "We must take immediate action to enact greater oversight over big tech and social media companies including TikTok, but the bill voted on in the House was the wrong approach. "Instead of targeting a single company in a rushed and restricted process, Congress should pass comprehensive data p  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Yvette Clarke, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Co-Chairs of the Haiti Caucus, issued the following statement on the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. "The decision by Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down is a much-needed and long-overdue step toward the just future that the Haitian people deserve," said the lawmakers. "The status quo of eco  more

QUEENS, New York, March 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: Ahead of Tax Day on April 15, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced a new pilot program that allows eligible taxpayers in Queens and across New York City to file their federal income taxes directly with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for free online. The Direct File pilot program is now available in New York and 11 other states including Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on Governor Maura Healey's proposal to pardon marijuana possession convictions in Massachusetts. "By using her clemency authority to pardon marijuana possession convictions in the Commonwealth, Governor Healey has taken a meaningful step toward addressing the hurt and harm of cannabis criminalization and setting our communities on  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, led his colleagues in letters to Acadia Healthcare, BayMark Health Services, Behavioral Health Group, Carolina Treatment Centers, Crossroads Treatment Centers, New Season, and Western Pacific Med Corp to investigate the role of pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: In the wake of ongoing violence in Haiti and following the resignation announcement from Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "I am heartbroken to see the images and reports of disaster, danger, and destruction from Haiti. After more than three years in power, and in light of these failures to protect public saf  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and congressional champion for environmental justice communities, released the following statement today after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the Economic Development Administration (EDA) Reauthorization Ac  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) announced that five companies in Massachusetts' Third Congressional District were awarded a total of $94,512,137 in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to support the creation and deployment of American-made hydrogen, a clean fuel that emits only water when consume  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: * * * For years, Senator Warren has led the fight for an easy and free option for Americans to file taxes directly with the IRS. Boston, MA -- Today, in response to the official launch of the IRS Direct File pilot program in 12 states, including Massachusetts, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "This is the start of American taxp  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that she secured strong ethics commitments from Douglas Schmidt, who was confirmed this month to be the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) for the Department of Defense. Newly appointed Director Schmidt has committed to: Extend his recusal period from his former law firms and clients from two years to four  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), applauding the recent announcement that the IRS is increasing audits of corporate jet usage and urging both the IRS and Tre  more