Tag: Elizabeth Warren
Applause as Warren shows support for Green New Deal – the...
"Senator Warren has been a longtime advocate of aggressively addressing climate change and shifting toward renewables, and supports the idea of a Green New Deal to ambitiously tackle our climate crisis, economic inequality, and racial injustice."
Elizabeth Warren launches investigation into sudden collapse of for-profit college chain
Warren and several other senators demanded the Department take immediate steps to aid and protect students, veterans, and taxpayers in the wake of the significant collapse.
Sens. Sanders and Warren call for investigation into FEMA waste and...
“We remain very concerned by reports that FEMA has awarded multi-million dollar contracts for hurricane-related aid to multiple unqualified companies.”
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 15
DNA confirms Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Trump says 'we won' in regards to Christine Blasey Ford, Bernie Sanders rips White House for dismissal of climate science, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 2, 2018
Warren urges delay in confirmation vote for CFPB Director, new President of Mexico vows to ban fracking, Portland cracks down on fossil fuels, and more.
Warren urges delay in confirmation vote for CFPB Director until release...
“Kathy Kraninger helped implement a policy to punish innocent young children – that is a moral stain that will follow her for the rest of her life."
Elizabeth Warren blocks Trump’s pick for CFPB Director until release of...
“I urge my colleagues in the Senate to reject this highly cynical nomination.”
Warren calls out her Democratic colleagues who voted to advance a...
Warren said at the gathering of progressive lawmakers that "this isn't a story about economics," rather it's a "story about power."
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.