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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for 2024-02-07 ( 4 items )  
AUCHINCLOSS: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE TURNED ONE OF OUR CLOSEST ALLIES INTO A POLITICAL WEAPON" (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * The below statement regarding the vote on H.R.7217 can be attributed to Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04). "It is shameful how House Republicans have turned one of our closest allies into a political weapon. Congress needs to support our allies, all of them. "Now that this stunt has played out, I encourage the Speaker to bring to the floor legislation that will actually b more PR

ICYMI: Senator Markey Hosts Roundtable in Western Massachusetts on Threat of Lead Contamination from Degrading Telecommunications Cables, Finds Unsafe Levels of Lead After Testing Cables Today in Chicopee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joins Dr. Jack Caravanos in Chicopee, Massachusetts, as he takes a soil sample that demonstrates dangerous levels of lead near telecommunications cables; February 5, 2024 For roundtable photo: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) leads a roundtable discussion on the impacts of lead-sheathed cables on occupational and public health Washington (February 5, 2024) - Se more PR

Pressley Gets Answers from Banks on Racial Equity Pledges, Calls for Institutional Changes to Address Inequity, Close Wealth Gap (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: "We need long-term change, not just one-time investments, to root out racial injustice in the banking industry." In August, Pressley Wrote to Bank CEOs Requesting Audits on Commitments to Address Racial Wealth Gap After George Floyd's Murder Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON -- Today, in a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed the letters she sent to the CEOs more PR

Whip Clark: "That's What This Sham Is About: Choosing Extremism Over Country." (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce the MAGA Majority's sham impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Below is a transcript of her remarks:  "We all agree something needs to be done to fix our broken immigration system. But when it comes to doing the work? Finding the solutions? House Democrats have come to the table. President Biden h more PR