WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $3,052,650 in federal Head Start funding for Making Opportunity Count in Fitchburg. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Head Start. "Every child in this country, regardless of their circumstances at home, deserves access to a high-quality education and the opportunity to succeed. As a mom o  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: In 2006, Senators Markey and Wyden introduced the first neutrality bills in the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively Washington (April 25, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), today issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve its rule reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service under Titl  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on peaceful student protests. "Peaceful protest is a central tenet of our democracy and students standing for justice have often been a catalyst for much-needed change. From the 1960s civil rights movement, the Vietnam War protests, the struggle for gender equality, and the movement for Black lives, to the global movement for pe  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 25, 2024) - Following their March 29 visit to Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Norfolk, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the Declaration of Environmental Rights for Incarcerated People. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey were joined by Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO Dr. Emily Reichert to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Electric Hydrogen's new gig  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, regarding the use of cryptocurrency in the illegal trade of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). As crypto becomes the payment of choice for buying and selling CSAM, the senators are pushing the Department of Justice a  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA) wrote to Frontwave Credit Union, demanding an explanation for its exploitative overdraft fees targeting Marine recruits. This letter foll  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) led 17 lawmakers in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram, expressing their growing frustration that the DEA has not acted to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substan  more