WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Calls for Financial Transparency Reforms, Funding Financial Intelligence Agency to Crack Down On Money Laundering From Environmental Crimes Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON -- Today, in a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) highlighted the intersection of environmental crimes and illicit financial activity, both of which contribute to the climate crisis, endanger pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey joined Senators Jon Ossoff, and Reverend Raphael Warnock in a letter to President Biden supporting ongoing U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages in tandem with the restoration of a mutual ceasefire agreement in Gaza. Cosigners included: Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Jack Reed (D-RI), Chair of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement after House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Members of Congress take an oath to the Constitution, and with yet another political stunt, House Republicans are in direct violation of that oath. You do not impeach a Cabinet Secretary over policy differences - that is somethin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement Wednesday regarding the North Atlantic Right Whale found dead in Massachusetts and entangled in Maine fishing gear. "Maine's lobster industry is the backbone of communities up and down our coast," Golden said. "The death of this whale is unfortunate, but we have to be real about tradeoffs. "I will continue to stand wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting on the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. "Early this morning, I voted with 69 of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The legislation addresses several key funding priorities, including $9.5 billion in urgently needed humanitarian assi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Despite 10% of Workforce in Nonprofits, Nonprofit Employment and Wage is Not Tracked in Quarterly Workforce Data, Keeping Nonprofit, Business, and Government Leaders in the Dark Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (February 13, 2024) - United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, and Office of Management and Budg more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after a second House Republican vote to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: "Once again, extreme MAGA Republicans have hijacked the House floor to force another vote on a partisan, unconstitutional impeachment of our H more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congressman Maloney: "Following the conclusion of my tenure as Ambassador to the OECD, for four years I will not accept employment, board service, or compensation from any company or organization primarily engaged within the cryptocurrency or digital assets industry." Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that she secured unprecedented ethics commitments from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Warren, Markey, Keating Question Private Equity Firm Bregal Partners on Blue Harvest Bankruptcy and Impact on New Bedford Fishing Industry Warren, Markey, Keating Question Private Equity Firm Bregal Partners on Blue Harvest Bankruptcy and Impact on New Bedford Fishing Industry "After years of putting private equity profits ahead of workers and small businesses, Bregal Partners - which owned and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement on the House Republican Majority's baseless impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas: "With this shameful vote, House Republicans have laid bare the truth that they have never cared about border security, only craven political games. "The Republican Majority has not produced a single piece of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to recognize the sixth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Below is a transcript of her remarks:  "Last month, I joined my colleague Jared Moskowitz on a tour of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The school is frozen in time. It's just as it  more PR