U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts
Amid Escalating Violence in Haiti, Markey, Pressley, Haiti Caucus Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Extend TPS and Halt Deportations
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Approximately 731,000 Haitian-born people live in the United States
Letter Text (PDF)
Washington (March 18, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), led 19 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Department of Homeland S
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Moulton Statement on the Situation in Gaza
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Congressman Seth Moulton issued the following statement on the current situation in Israel and Gaza. To read Congressman Moulton's previous statements, letters, and commentary on the conflict, visit this page.
"Since the barbaric terrorist attacks of October 7th, I have been firm on the guiding principles that I believe should be shared on all sides of this horrific conflict:
Prime Minister Netanya
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Pressley, Progressive Caucus Call for Federal Reserve to Lower Interest Rates
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
In a Hearing, Pressley Urged Powell to Cut Interest Rates to Boost Housing & Home Affordability Earlier This Month
Text of Letter (PDF)
Ahead of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined22 members of the House and Senate, led by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, to call on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to qu
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Warren, Jayapal, Boyle Reintroduce Ultra-Millionaire Tax on Fortunes Over $50 million
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), reintroduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, popular, comprehensive legislation that would bring in at least $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years by requiring that the top 0.05 percent of American households chip in 2 cents for every dollar of wealth over $50 millio
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Warren, Rubio, Lawmakers Request Updates from DoD About Implementation of Measures to Address Risks to the Military Pharmaceutical Supply Chain; Release DoD Report
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin requesting an update on the Department's efforts to address risks to the military pharmaceutical supp
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Warren, Whitehouse to Federal Reserve Chair Powell: High Interest Rates Are Blocking Clean Energy Progress, Increasing Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, expressing concerns about the damaging impact of the Fed's extreme 2022 and 2023 interest rate hikes, which have halted deployment of clean energy technologies and have undermined the Inflation Reduction Act's climate and consumer benefits. The senators are calling o
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