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HHS Has Not Implemented Voter Registration Access through HealthCare.Gov After its 2021 Commitment, Has Not Responded to Senators’ 2022 Questions on Promoting Voting Access

Governor Healey Touts Lgbtq+ Equality, Economic Partnership as First U.s. Governor to Address Irish Senate

On June 27, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey became the first United States Governor to address Seanad Éireann.

Senators Warren, Carper, Representatives Sherman, Porter and Beyer Lead 99-member Coalition to Applaud Irs Announcement of New Free Tax Filing Tool

“We stand in strong support of the IRS’s project to make a pilot version of this tool available to taxpayers in filing season 2024.”

Senators Warren and Collins Lead 46 Senate Colleagues in Reintroducing Refund Equality Act

Legislation Would Remedy Unequal Tax Treatment for Married Same-Sex Couples Prior to the Windsor Decision 10 Years Ago Today

Senator Warren Urges Financial Regulators to Promote Greater Competition in Banking, Strengthen Bank Merger Review Guidelines

“I have long been concerned with bank concentration and your agencies’ failures to curb the proliferation of banks that are ‘too-big-to-fail.’”

Senator Markey Announces Bill to Address Health Barriers Faced by Transgender, Nonbinary People as Right-wing State Lawmakers Attack Gender-affirming Care

Gender Affirming CARE Act would provide $25 million to the National Institutes of Health for federal public health researchers to understand health care obstacles

Sen. Markey, Rep. Meng Applaud Proposed Expansion by Fcc of E-rate Program to Help Close Student Digital Divide

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Grace Meng (NY-06) issued the following statement after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced a proposal to expand E-Rate funding to include Wi-Fi hotspots and Wi-Fi on school buses.

Markey, Pappas Mark Equality Day With Legislation to Ban Use of Lgbtq+ Panic Defense in Federal Courts

LGBTQ+ people are nine times more likely than non-LGBTQ+ people to be victims of violent hate crimes, and trans people of color face disproportionate rates of violence

Massachusetts Celebrates $147 Million in New Federal Broadband Funding

State to Receive Funding through the National Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program

Governor Healey Appoints New Members of the Department of Transportation Board of Directors

Governor Maura Healey today announced new appointments to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Board of Directors.

Warren Applauds $147 Million to Expand High-speed Internet Access in Massachusetts

On June 26, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement celebrating the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) allocation of more than $147 million in federal funds to expand access for broadband infrastructure across Massachusetts.

Markey, Warren, Trahan Golden Announce $21.4 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Lowell Bridges

Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03)and Lowell City Manager Tom Golden announced the City of Lowell is receiving $21,400,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to support four bridge rehabilitation and preservation projects across the city.

Senator Markey Celebrates $147 Million to Expand High-speed Broadband Access in Communities Across Massachusetts

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, celebrated the Biden administration’s announcement today to award $147,422,464 in federal funding—through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—to expand access to high-speed broadband in unserved and underserved communities across Massachusetts.

One Year After Dobbs: in New Report From Senator Warren, Health Care Providers Reveal How Republican Efforts to Limit Abortion Care Threaten Women’s Health

“Unless efforts by Republican politicians and rogue judges seeking to ban abortion nationwide are defeated, the threats to health care providers and women’s health will continue.”

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Expansion of Services and Shelter for Families Experiencing Homelessness

Family Welcome Center in Allston will serve as a central entry point to connect families with basic necessities, services, and shelter at Joint Base Cape Cod

Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Files Historic Draft RFP for Massachusetts’ Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the electric distribution companies (EDCs) jointly filed a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) with the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), which if approved, would represent the fourth and largest offshore wind solicitation to date.

Sens. Markey, Cruz Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Automakers to Keep Am Radio in Vehicles

In the wake of Ford’s recent announcement that it will keep AM radio in its 2024 vehicles, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a 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 sent a bipartisan letter to seven automakers that have either removed or plan to remove broadcast AM radio in their current and future vehicle models, including electric vehicles (EVs).

Senators Markey, Peters Urge U.s. Comptroller General to Assess Harms of Generative Ai

Lawmakers implore Government Accountability Office to explore benefits and harms of burgeoning technology, including risk of “widespread injury, death, or human extinction”

Senator Markey Statement on Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade