Sunday - April 12, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts

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Rep. Pressley's Statement on Steward Health Care Bankruptcy Filing
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on Steward Health Care's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: "Steward Health Care has failed the tens of thousands of patients and workers it serves in Massachusetts and across the country, and Steward filing for bankruptcy today is another damning indictment of our for-profit healthcare system in America," said Congresswoman Pressley. "This   more
Senator Warren Statement on Steward Health Care's Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston, MA -- Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding Steward Health Care's bankruptcy: "Steward Health Care's bankruptcy is a direct consequence of Wall Street private equity vultures looting our health care system. My first priority is keeping these Massachusetts hospitals open, protecting patients, and supporting frontline health care wor  more
Trahan Statement on Steward Filing for Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement after Steward Health Care filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy: "As the state and our federal delegation work overtime to respond to Steward's bankruptcy filing, the most important thing for patients and families to know is that their hospitals remain  more
Warren Raises National Security Concerns, Calls on DoD to Hold SpaceX Accountable for Use of Starlink by Russia, Other Sanctioned U.S. Adversaries
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD), following a deeply troubling Wall Street Journal investigation revealing that Starlink, a satellite-internet service and subsidiary of DoD contractor SpaceX, is being used by Russia and other sanctioned U.S. adversaries, and concerns that the company has not taken appropriate action to stop this illicit activity. Senator War  more
Warren, Garcia Reintroduce BUILD GREEN Act to Electrify and Modernize the Nation's Transportation Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) reintroduced the BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which would authorize the U.S. Department of Transportation to distribute $500 billion over ten years to electrify and modernize public vehicles and rail and build new electric transportation infrastructure across the country. This funding would be available under Pres  more
Warren, Lawmakers Call out Hypocrisy of Nation's Largest Public, For-Profit Nursing Homes for Opposing New Biden Admin Staffing Rule While Spending Millions Enriching Executives and Shareholders
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) sent letters to three of the largest public, for-profit nursing homes in the country -- Brookdale Senior Living, Ensign Group, and National HealthCare Corporation -- highlighting the discrepancy between their opposition to a  more