Friday - April 10, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts

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At Hearing, Warren Urges Adequate Cash Assistance for Disabled and Low-Income Seniors Receiving Supplemental Security Income, Calls for Reforms to Improve Program, Lower Administrative Costs
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Social Security Administration Associate Commissioner Susan B. Wilschke, about concerns over the complexity of navigating the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) process for beneficiaries and the difficulty of administering SSI payments for the Social Security Administration (SSA). Commissioner  more
Senator Markey Calls for Passage of His "Warehouse Workers Protection Act" in Wake of California Labor Commission Action on Dangerous Working Conditions at Amazon Warehouses
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (June 18, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senate author of the federal Warehouse Worker Protection Act, released the following statement after the California Labor Commissioner's Office cited Amazon nearly $6 million dollars for violating warehouse workers' rights. Amazon failed to provide writt  more
Senator Markey Remarks Opposing Legislation Undermining Nuclear Safety and Nonproliferation, Reiterating Support for Fire Grants
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: WATCH: Senator Markey floor remarks on ADVANCE Act Washington (June 18th, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, delivered remarks opposing ADVANCE Act language, which alters the safety-first mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and fails to address nonproliferation and nuclear  more