WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Resolution Follows in Footsteps of Civil Rights Leaders Coretta Scott King, Economist Sadie Alexander, Among Others Job Guarantee Would Provide Critical Safety Net, Good-Paying Union Jobs, and Close Income Gap Resolution Text (PDF) | Summary (PDF) WASHINGTON -- Today, during Black History Month and over 60 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) rei more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and 17 other Representatives introduced the Connect the Grid Act, which would require the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to connect to the nation's major electric grids. By connecting the ERCOT grid, all Texans and Americans would have more reliable electricity, saving lives in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA-22) introduced the Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an "essential health system" designation in federal law, creating opportunity for more federal funding and suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Bill Text (pdf) - Text of One Pager (pdf)  Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) reintroduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2024, which would protect consumers and prohibit corporate price gouging. The bill would authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorn more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: "Cerberus and its private equity executives received $800 million in profits," but "the current financial challenges at Steward Health Care hospitals threaten access to medical care for thousands of people in eastern Massachusetts" "We have long been concerned about the nefarious role of private equity in our economy. Ownership by private equity investors increases health care costs and reduces qu more PR