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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday May 01, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Joint Democratic Leadership Statement on Motion To Vacate
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement upon the completion of the House Democratic Caucus Meeting: "For months, House Republicans irresponsibly delayed critical security assistance to our democratic allies in Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, while simultaneously blocking humani  more

Markey Leads Demand for Answers on New England Electrical Grid Operator's Plans for Transparency, Transmission, and Clean Energy Technologies
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today led a letter joined by three of his colleagues to the Independent Service Operator-New England (ISO-NE) on his priorities for the region's electrical grid, urging the grid operator to continue to improve its governance and transparency polic  more

Markey, Cruz Celebrate Bipartisan Momentum for Protecting AM Radio
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: 60 senators have cosponsored "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now has bipartisan support from 60 members of the Senate. Their legisl  more

WATCH: Pressley Highlights Importance of DEI, Touts Bills to Codify Equity Across Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: "The truth is that America needs DEI to disrupt systems of oppression that are active in every facet of our society." "DEI initiatives are how we combat white supremacy, antisemitism, ableism, sexism, transphobia, and more." Video (YouTube) Today, in a House Oversight Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) slammed Republicans' coordinated assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE  more

Whip Clark Statement on Trump's Latest Abortion Threats
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement reacting to Donald Trump's TIME magazine interview, in which he commits to continuing his assault on reproductive freedom: "There is no privacy and no freedom in Donald Trump's America. He brags about eliminating Roe v. Wade, and now he's ready to go even further: banning abortion nationwide, monitoring pregnancies, and unleas  more