WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, U.S Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the positive feedback that the IRS's Direct File pilot in 12 states has received from taxpayers and asked Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to commit to expanding and extending the program in 2025 if positive feedback continues. Senator Warren pointed out that the average American spends ab  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: As part of an investigation into college and university responses to antisemitism targeting Jewish students on campuses that enjoy generous benefits through the U.S. tax code, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) demanded Cornell University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Secretary Robert F. Hale, former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chair of the PPBE Commission, about how the Pentagon allocates budgetary resources and their requested increase in allocation flexibility. Senator Warren highlighted that the Department of Defense has never pass  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised the alarm about state governments seizing the Social Security benefits of foster youth, often with the help of predatory private contractors. Senator Warren called on Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Martin O'Malley, to use his authority to ban states from taking away   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (March 21, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) today in reintroducing essential legislation that would take on the affordable housing crisis and the existential threat of climate change. The Green New Deal for Public Housing Act invests up to $234 billion over 10 years to transition the ent  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: "AI algorithms trained on skewed, inaccurate, or unrepresentative data magnify human biases, lead to discriminatory outcomes." "We have a responsibility to be innovative in our efforts in order to build reliable protections for everyone, especially those who have historically been left behind or targeted." Video (YouTube) Today in a House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing, Congresswoman   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Program to invest $27 billion for climate and community resilience projects nationwide, 40 percent for environmental justice communities; expected to unleash as much as $250 billion over next 10 years Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the House Republican vote against the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: "Just like Republicans' bragging over infrastructure fun  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Markey introduced legislation to honor U.S. Army unit whose efforts helped ensure an estimated 15,000 to 30,000 U.S. soldiers made it home during World War II Senator Markey with McGlynn family from Medford, Massachusetts Washington (March 21, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today celebrated the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to the top-secret U.S. Army units that se  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) sent a letter to officials in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Health Agency (DHA) expressing serious concern over DoD civilians and contractors continuing to face problems with access to medicare care and its impacts on morale and retention. In September 2022, the U.S. Naval Hospital   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), the only former Division I woman athlete in Congress, released her bracket for the 2024 March Madness Women's Basketball Championship. "The 2024 women's March Madness tournament promises to be the best to date. Coach Staley's Gamecocks are on an unbelievable run, Caitlin Clark is shattering records, Paige Bueckers is shooting lights out, and young stars like J  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In a letter to Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised new concerns related to her July 2023 call for the SEC to investigate Tesla's Board of Directors (Board) and its Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk. Warren's initial letter raised concerns about possible misappropriation of Tesla resources and conflicts of intere  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement after the House passed a minibus funding package: "Democrats have once again defeated the worst impulses of this MAGA Majority. We have prevented Republican extremists from inflicting the chaos of a needless government shutdown while safeguarding vital programs from devastating cuts. "This compromise doesn't have everything we need,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-2), Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to celebrate fourteen years since House passa  more