Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants detailed information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about any additional security measures put in place focused on Iranian travelers entering the country.Over the weekend, some Iranian nationals and Iranian Americans with U.S. citizenship were reportedly subjected to hours-long secondary questioning at a port of entry in Washington state. According to advocates, some were asked questions about their personal politics and religious beliefs.… Continue Reading
Congressional leaders in Massachusetts are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to follow through on a recommendation to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, as well as Rep. Bill Keating, sent a letter to leaders calling for full replacement of the 85-year-old Cape Cod Canal bridges. … Continue Reading
Massachusetts senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have entered the escalating fray over Major League Baseball’s proposal to strip the Lowell Spinners and 41 other minor-league teams of their major-league affiliation.In a sharply worded letter delivered to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred late last week, Warren and Markey depicted the contraction plan as “a slap in the face to Lowell, and to communities across the country.”… Continue Reading
Brockton, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren
(D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Congressman Stephen F. Lynch
(D-MA-08), today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has awarded a $1.5 million Section 108 Loan Guarantee to the
City of Brockton for its Downtown Brockton Restaurant Infrastructure Fund
(DBRIF) project.The fund -- which is expected to create or retain at least 43 full-time
jobs -- will provide low-interest financing for e… Continue Reading
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.) released the statement below following the U.S. Department of the
Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) decision
to expand tax exemptions for student loan borrowers who attended failing
colleges or colleges that defrauded them."Predatory for-profit colleges have cheated hundreds of thousands of
students who were trying to build a future, and those student loan borrowers
shouldn't have to pay taxes on their cancelled st… Continue Reading
Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal
(D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04),
Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today announced that the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $76,567,387
in federal grants to support efforts to end homelessness in Massachusetts.The funding, which was awarded thro… Continue Reading
During the housing boom of the early 2000s, Massachusetts homeowners Ana and Ismael Ramirez did what a lot of homeowners did: They used a broker to refinance their home.… Continue Reading
We will never forget the confusion, the anger and the disbelief this time last year, when our Lawrence, North Andover and Andover communities shook from the gas pipeline explosions that destroyed homes, businesses and roads.
The explosions left thousands without heat or hot water during some of the coldest months of the year, put dozens of people in the hospital, and tragically killed one young man, 18-year old Leonel Rondon.
A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report laid blame… Continue Reading
The story of the United States' treatment of Native Americans is a
profoundly painful one. It is a story of genocide and forced removal, of
systematic oppression and broken promises. Despite this painful history, the
story of Native American people today is also one of resilience in the face of
oppression, achievement in every walk of life, and contribution to a country
that has taken so much.… Continue Reading
