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Boston Globe: Warren introduces bill to transfer funding from border wall to efforts to combat coronavirus
by Martin Finucane
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts US Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduces a bill to transfer funding from construction of the border wall to fund efforts to respond to the novel coronavirus that is spreading across the world and is expected to arrive at some point in America."Coronavirus poses a serious health, diplomatic, & economic threat, & we must be prepared to confront it head on. So I'm introducing a bill to transfer all funding for @realDonaldTrump's racist border wall" to the US Health … Continue Reading
February 26, 2020
Politico: Warren calls on Trump admin to explain process for bringing back Americans infected by coronavirus
by Marianne Levine
WASHINGTON - Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) is calling on Trump administration officials to explain its handling of the evacuation of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, after 14 passengers infected with the coronavirus flew on a plane with other travelers despite a warning from the Centers for Disease Control.The infected passengers were among the 300 Americans evacuated from the cruise ship in Japan and flown home earlier this month...."The process by which this decision was reportedly made is … Continue Reading
February 16, 2020
WBUR: Warren And Markey Demand CBP Withdraw Plan To Deploy Heavily Armed Officers
by Fausto Menard
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren are demanding that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) withdraw a plan to deploy agents -- including some that are specially trained in SWAT-like tactics -- to Boston and other American cities that have chosen not to cooperate with President Trump's immigration policies. A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official in Boston has confirmed that some of those officers are already working in Boston with local U.S. … Continue Reading
February 14, 2020
Boston.com: Elizabeth Warren unveils bill in response to the Justice Department’s intervention in the Roger Stone case
by Nik DeCosta-Klipa
BOSTON - Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn’t just calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign over the Justice Department’s recent intervention in the Roger Stone case. The Massachusetts senator is also filing legislation Friday with two of her Democratic colleagues to block similar efforts in the future.“Attorney General Barr’s interference in Roger Stone’s sentencing is not just unethical—it’s corrupt, plain and simple,” Warren said in a statement Friday afternoon....“This bill would use … Continue Reading
February 14, 2020
State House News Service: Alarm Sounded Over Absence Of Cape Cod Canal Bridge Project Funds
by Colin A. Young
BOSTON - Worried the lack of funding in the president's budget is a sign of the administration's disinterest in the project, Massachusetts Congressional delegation members this week called on federal officials to get behind the full replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges over the Cape Cod Canal. In a letter Thursday to a U.S. Army assistant secretary and White House chief of staff and budget chief Mick Mulvaney, U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Congressman William … Continue Reading
February 06, 2020
CBS Boston: Lawmakers Push Airlines To Reduce Airplane Noise Around Logan Airport
by CBS Boston
BOSTON - Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing major airlines to cut down on airplane noise around Logan Airport. Letters sent to American, Delta and Southwest Airlines are “urging them to act to reduce airplane-related noise problems that have affected Massachusetts residents and communities across the country.”“As Congress works to address airplane noise, and address the noise pollution that has resulted from FAA’s new navigation system, your company can also take steps to alleviate … Continue Reading
February 06, 2020
The Trace: Warren’s Big Gun Bill Would Close Dealer Security Shortfalls Exposed by The Trace/The New Yorker
by Brian Freskos
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A sweeping new bill introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Hank Johnson would realize a slew of big-ticket gun reform policies, including universal background checks, an updated assault weapons ban, and expanded funding for federal gun violence research. It would also significantly increase security requirements at the nation’s tens of thousands of firearms dealers. A 2019 investigation by The Trace and The New Yorker illuminated the growing problem of … Continue Reading
February 06, 2020
Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren introduces sweeping gun safety bill with licensing, universal background checks, and an assault-weapons ban
by Syd Stone
BOSTON - Senator Elizabeth Warren on Thursday introduced comprehensive and aggressive gun safety legislation, including a federal gun licensing system, universal background checks, and a ban on military-style assault weapons, to address what she called the “deadly crisis” of gun violence. The Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act, with companion legislation to be introduced in the House by Representative by Hank Johnson of Georgia, incorporates several existing Senate … Continue Reading
January 23, 2020
Brockton Enterprise: Federal government: $1.5 million fund to create downtown Brockton dining district, 43 jobs
by Marc Larocque
BROCKTON — A new $1.5 million restaurant loan fund, originally proposed by Brockton’s former mayor Bill Carpenter, will bring some new dining options - and dozens of jobs - to the downtown area.The city’s federal delegation, including U.S. Sen Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-South Boston, announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded a $1.5 million Section 108 Loan Guarantee to the city for … Continue Reading
January 08, 2020
WBUR: Iranian Americans Trying To Enter U.S. Say They're Being Targeted. Warren Wants Answers From Border Agency
by Shannon Dooling
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 … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
CBS Boston: Warren, Markey And Keating Call On Army Corps To Replace Cape Cod Bridges
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.A report released by the Corps in October said replacement is the most cost-effective way to combat a problem that causes major traffic jams, resulting in millions of … Continue Reading
December 09, 2019
Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey join the fight to save minor league baseball
by Michael Silverman
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.”“This scheme would cause significant economic damage to the City of … Continue Reading
November 26, 2019
Boston Globe: Massachusetts lawmakers seek federal help for cranberry farmers hurt by Chinese tariffs
by Ryan Wangman
Massachusetts lawmakers are asking the Trump administration to help cranberry farmers in the state and nationwide as they face major losses this year due to Chinese tariffs.Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, along with Representatives Joseph P. Kennedy III and William Keating, who represent the state’s main cranberry growing areas, wrote on Thursday to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, imploring him to “explore new markets” and “work creatively to help relieve the economic … Continue Reading
October 18, 2019
Washington Post: Elizabeth Warren takes on Wall Street’s role in our surging medical bills
by Helaine Olen
When we think about private equity, we often think about companies like Toys R Us: purchased with borrowed money, loaded up with debt that ultimately all but destroys the firm. The investors make out, the employees and consumers lose out. But there’s another model too: Buy into a business where you can suck money out of consumers.That describes the health-care business. And Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has something to say about that.The Post can exclusively reveal that earlier this week, … Continue Reading
October 18, 2019
Boston Globe: Mass. lawmakers call for US crackdown on ransomware attacks
by Andy Rosen
Congressional representatives from Massachusetts are calling for a federal crackdown on ransomware, a form of malware that hackers have used to cripple state and local agencies — sometimes for weeks — by locking their computer systems and demanding payment to release them.In a letter released Friday, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with eight of the state’s representatives, asked Homeland Security for more help with a problem that has affected communities across the … Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Out: Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin Demand Trump Protect Trans Migrants
by Nico Lang
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin are calling on the Trump administration to protect transgender asylum seekers.In a Thursday letter, Warren and Baldwin call on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to “immediately reverse policies” that harm transgender migrants seeking refuge in the United States “and take swift action to protect [their] health and safety.” “While in detention, transgender migrants and asylum seekers are … Continue Reading
October 16, 2019
The New York Times: How Unpredictable Work Hours Turn Families Upside Down
by Claire Cain Miller
Unpredictable schedules can be brutal for hourly workers, upending their lives. New research shows that African-Americans, Hispanics and other minorities — particularly women — are much more likely to be assigned irregular schedules, and that the harmful repercussions are felt not just by the workers but also their families.The findings come from continuing surveys of 30,000 hourly workers by the Shift Project at the University of California. The researchers compared workers who earned the … Continue Reading
September 18, 2019
Wall Street Journal: Warren Probes Apollo and KKR on Backing For-Profit Colleges
by Chris Cumming and Laura Cooper
Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from private-equity firms about their investments in for-profit colleges, the latest push by a high-profile Washington lawmaker to investigate how buyout firms affect the public.The Democratic senator from Massachusetts, joined by Rep. Mark Pocan (D., Wis.), wrote to six private-equity firms—including Apollo Global Management Inc. and KKR & Co.—asking for financial information and other details about their investments in for-profit colleges, the … Continue Reading
September 16, 2019
Boston Globe: Chinese tariffs are taking a toll on Mass. lobster businesses, and lawmakers are speaking up
by Danny McDonald
Federal lawmakers from Massachusetts are urging the US trade representative to “explore new markets for American lobster exports” following a year-plus of heavy Chinese tariffs on the imported crustacean.In a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the lawmakers said, “US lobster exports to China are down more than 80 percent since June 2018, which is reflected in the losses reported by local Massachusetts lobster companies.” Here’s a look at the issue.What’s the impact on … Continue Reading
September 13, 2019
Curbed: Sen. Warren has a plan for military housing
by Patrick Sisson
A striking report released by the Army Inspector General this week found that housing for members of the U.S. military run by private companies is substandard and poorly maintained, and in many cases, provides the companies with long-term profits.At a time when the federal government is redirecting funds appropriated for schools and other infrastructure improvements on military bases to pay for the border wall, the report underscores continued difficulty to provide quality housing and living … Continue Reading
