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Boston Globe: Flood concerns heard by Congress
By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts March 16, 2014 The voices of homeowners and businesses in the state's coastal and riverfront communities who are concerned about potentially substantial increases in flood insurance were heard loud and clear by federal lawmakers who took steps last week to help keep costs down. "My first reaction is just how proud I am of our towns, Marshfield and Scituate, for organizing to bring attention to how devastating these changes would be on the entire economy,'' said … Continue Reading
March 15, 2014
Boston Herald: Elizabeth Warren eyes fed contracts for small biz
By Jordan Graham March 15, 2014 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is looking to boost the bottom line of local small businesses by setting them up with federal government contracts. Warren is hosting a Massachusetts Business Matchmaker event Monday, March 24 at Roxbury Community College for small businesses, government agencies and contractors to identify partnership opportunities. "We have a lot of terrific small businesses here in Massachusetts, and I want to be sure that every one of them knows … Continue Reading
March 13, 2014
Springfield Republican: Sen. Elizabeth Warren to host 'Massachusetts Business Matchmaker' event in Roxbury
By Robert Rizzuto March 13, 2014 ROXBURY - With the aim of helping Massachusetts businesses find partnership opportunities with government agencies and contractors, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office is hosting a mixer in Roxbury on March 24. Called the "Massachusetts Business Matchmaker," the event is open to a variety of businesses from across the Bay State which are seeking opportunities to grow by contracting with government agencies. "Small business owners are tireless, hard workers who … Continue Reading
March 07, 2014
Worcester Telegram and Gazette: Warren: $1.2T debt is crushing students
By Paula Owen March 7, 2014 FITCHBURG - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited Fitchburg State University Friday morning to discuss with students, faculty and state and local officials the $1.2 trillion in student loan debt that she says is crushing students and putting a strain on the economy. FSU students listened intently in the Holmes Dining Commons as Ms. Warren talked about ways to bring down the cost of college and ease the student debt burden. The system is caught in a "one-two punch," … Continue Reading
March 05, 2014
Everett Independent: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Reads to Keverian School Students
March 5, 2014 Second and third graders at the George Keverian School in Everett welcomed U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren into their classroom on Friday, February 28 to help celebrate the National Education Association's "Read Across America Day." Senator Warren read"Sneetches" and other Dr. Seuss classics to young students as part of Everett's district-wide participation in "Read Across America Day." Other celebrity readers in Everett included WBZ-TV news anchor Paula Ebben and WBZ-TV … Continue Reading
March 03, 2014
WGBH: Warren Calls For More Investment In Women's Biomedical Research
By Ibby Caputo March 3, 2014 Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke at a National Policy Summit on Women's Health held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Boston on Monday. No one had ever considered the possibility that she had coronary disease. I've always assumed that was because she was a woman," Warren said. Warren was the keynote speaker at the summit that brought together policymakers, industry representatives, doctors and scientists to discuss disparities in biomedical research … Continue Reading
February 27, 2014
Springfield Republican: Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduces bipartisan bill to honor America's POW/MIA soldiers
By Robert Rizzuto February 27, 2014 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a bipartisan bill this week aimed at honoring the nation's military. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, penned the POW/MIA Commemorative Chair Act to honor the approximately 83,000 service members who are either prisoners of war or missing in action by establishing a permanent commemorative chair on the grounds of the United States Capitol. The bill, if passed, would direct the Architect of the Capitol to place a … Continue Reading
February 26, 2014
Huffington Post: Elizabeth Warren Delivers National Security Address Focused On Civilian Casualties
By Ryan Grim Febraury 26, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a major foreign policy and national security address Wednesday evening, positioning herself in a debate over the future role of U.S. force abroad. In her approach to national security, Warren is framing her message in much the same way she has shaped her domestic politics, as a combination of values and pragmatism. On the domestic side, Warren argues generally that if the country is true to its values of … Continue Reading
February 25, 2014
Huffington Post: Elizabeth Warren: Sallie Mae May Be Hurting Borrowers, Taxpayers
By Shahien Nasiripour February 25, 2014 For student loan giant Sallie Mae, it may seem that every passing day brings word of yet another government probe. On Tuesday, it was Sen. Elizabeth Warren's turn. Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, wants detailed information on Sallie Mae's practices, including scripts its customer service representatives follow, an accounting of its borrowers with federal student loans in income-based repayment plans, and the number of its delinquent borrowers who … Continue Reading
February 24, 2014
WBUR: MIT Fusion Energy Research Project Is Restarted
February 24, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Now that federal funding has been restored for a fusion energy research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is proposing long-term funding for the project. She says year-to-year funding carries too much risk of another shutdown of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, like the one last year. "A big part of our task now starts, and that is to make sure that we're getting long-term guaranteed funding," Warren said … Continue Reading
February 24, 2014
Gloucester Times: NOAA set to cover cost of monitors
February 24, 2014 NOAA officials say that the federal fisheries agency will once again cover the cost of the mandated onboard fishing monitors who have been a part of many fishermen's traveling parties out of Gloucester and other Northeast ports since 2010. The announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service came at the recommendation of the New England Fishery Management Council, and after a renewed push by a Massachusetts' … Continue Reading
February 12, 2014
Bloomberg: Senate’s Warren Pushes to Require Board Votes on Banks
By Cheyenne Hopkins February 12, 2014 The Federal Reserve should revise enforcement policy to require board-member votes on penalties exceeding $1 million or force changes in banks' management, two lawmakers wrote in a letter to Fed Chairman Janet Yellen. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Elijah Cummings, both Democrats, urged Yellen to make the change to bolster the Fed's accountability and to protect taxpayers against the kind of financial-industry risk-taking that helped fuel the … Continue Reading
February 10, 2014
Boston Globe: Sen. Warren pushes minimum wage hike in Boston burrito visit
By Joshua Miller February 10, 2014 With the hum of burrito preparation in the background, Senator Elizabeth Warren, joined by the US Senate's number two Democrat, today pushed for a hike in the minimum wage, emphasizing the effort was supported by businesses, not just workers. At a Boloco location on Congress Street near South Station, Warren and Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois held a discussion with a cross section of business leaders and low-wage earners. "Nobody who works full-time … Continue Reading
February 07, 2014
Springfield Republican: Baystate Franklin Medical Center, nurses union reach settlement
February 7, 2014 NORTHAMPTON, MA - The nurses union and the administration at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield have apparently reached a settlement in their lengthy contract dispute. Terms of the settlement were to be announced this afternoon during a press conference at the Hotel Northampton in Northampton. Prior to the start of the press conference, officials with the Massachusetts Nurses Association, representing the nurses, distributed a press release announcing the … Continue Reading
February 01, 2014
Associated Press: US Mass. senator blasts profits on student loans
Associated PressFebruary 1, 2014 BOSTON - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Saturday she is shocked that the federal government is earning an estimated $66 billion in profits from student loans originated between 2007 and 2012. The Democrat from Massachusetts was reacting to a Government Accountability Office report Friday. A previous Congressional Budget Office report estimated that the government will pocket an additional $185 billion in profits on new student loans made over the next 10 … Continue Reading
January 31, 2014
Patriot Ledger: Senate OKs delay of big flood insurance premium hikes
By: Jessica TrufantJanuary 31, 2014 Legislation to delay an overhaul of the federal flood insurance program took a major leap forward Thursday when it passed the U.S. Senate on a 67-32 vote. Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren were among the 67 senators who voted to postpone parts of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 for four years. The act is hitting homeowners with massive premium hikes. "I have met with and heard the fear and frustration of homeowners and … Continue Reading
January 27, 2014
Boston.com- Cambridge 11-year-old to attend State of the Union address
By: Brock ParkerJanuary 27, 2014 Cambridge sixth-grader Zev Dickstein will attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday as a guest of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. Dickstein, 11, who volunteered for Warren's senate campaign and last fall served as the campaign manager for a Cambridge School Committee candidate, is traveling to Washington D.C. for the address in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday night. "I am very pleased to have Zev joining me for the State of the Union," Warren … Continue Reading
January 25, 2014
Associated Press: In Mass., a push for tighter regulations on for-profit colleges with aim to protect students
By: Steve LeBlancJanuary 25, 2014 BOSTON - Two top Massachusetts elected officials are trying to tighten regulations on for-profit colleges, arguing some of the schools are leaving students with high debt and without the skills needed to land a good job - all while reaping the benefit of federal student loans. Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has filed a bill she said will protect student borrowers by requiring colleges to assume some of the risk of student loan default. Massachusetts … Continue Reading
January 23, 2014
Daily Collegian (UMass Amherst): Sen. Elizabeth Warren visits UMass to discuss LSL, life science research funding, student loan debt
By: Aviva LuttrellJanuary 23, 2014 Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with students, faculty and administrators at the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon to tour the University's recently constructed Life Science Laboratories and discuss student loan debt and the affordability of higher education. The visit was part of Warren's "Priorities for the Future" tour in Massachusetts, which focuses on her plans to make higher education more affordable, to refinance student loan debt, and to … Continue Reading
January 23, 2014
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Warren, Markey call for more heat aid
By: Steven H. Foskett Jr. January 23, 2014 U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren have called on the Obama administration to immediately distribute remaining low-income heating assistance funds in light of harsh weather and tough economic conditions. The senators, both D-Mass., sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius arguing that the passage of the 2014 appropriations bill allowed the department to immediately distribute nearly $490 million remaining in … Continue Reading
