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Bunker Hill was the revolution’s first major battle—but it was not the last. The fight for our freedom continues even to this day, as we fight against censorship and tyranny.
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Just before SpaceX’s IPO made Elon Musk a trillionaire, Trump gave SpaceX billions in contracts for his dangerous, ineffective, and corrupt “Golden Dome” missile interceptor system. Coincidence? No, corruption.
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The road to the FIFA World Cup runs through Foxborough! Massachusetts is ready to welcome the world and show off the communities, culture, and spirit that make the Commonwealth so special.
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Children are 25% of the population, but they are 100% of our future. The Child Safety and Well-Being Act would make sure the federal government promotes the interests of children through policymaking, ensuring they are represented when we make decisions that impact their lives.
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Lee Zeldin won’t take action to protect our health and environment from data centers. In fact, he’s willing to pollute our air and our water to make them easier to build. Americans deserve better than an EPA that puts Big Tech profits over public interest.
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Clayton defended Trump’s anti-weaponization slush fund and echoed false attacks on the integrity of our elections. Trump didn’t pick him to serve America’s intelligence community, but to weaponize it against Trump's political enemies and help steal the election. I'm voting no.
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Trump promised he would end wars. Instead, he launched two reckless wars against Iran and continues to threaten more—putting people at risk and telling us he “doesn’t care” about rising oil and gas costs. In case Trump hasn’t noticed, his madman theory of diplomacy is not working.
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It has been 63 years since the landmark Equal Pay Act was signed into law, prohibiting sex-based wage discrimination. Today we celebrate the law’s legacy, while still fighting to advance true fairness for all workers.
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Trump warned Iran that it would “pay the price” for the war that he started, but who is really paying the price? American families. 100 days of war, $100 billion bill for taxpayers, 100% failure in Iran. End it now.
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Farmers are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and need targeted land management tools to fight back. My bipartisan Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act would help farmers get the resources they need to build resilience to extreme weather and lower emissions.
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I’ve led the charge to stop Trump’s outrageous efforts to block state AI regulations before. I’m ready to do it again.
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Boston’s fare free buses have boosted ridership and saved riders’ money. Boston’s success shows it’s time to pass my Freedom to Move Act with @RepPressley so any community can reap the benefits of fare free transit.
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Prices are up. People are hurting. I told nominees for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Labor Relations Board they'll need BACKBONE to stand up to Trump. Workers deserve strong, independent agencies to protect their rights. Nothing less. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSDk...
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My AI Environmental Impacts Act would require data centers to report on air quality, water use, noise pollution, light pollution, land use, and energy use. Communities are already feeling these impacts. We need more, but the least our government can do is give us the truth.
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Billionaires have benefited for decades because the tax code rewards wealth over work. My Equal Tax Act makes the wealthy pay tax on investments the same way working people pay tax on their paycheck. It’s basic fairness.
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Trump is not a deal maker, he is a deal breaker. In 2015, we passed a good deal with Iran that stopped a bomb, but Trump tore it up to create a crisis. Then Iran enriched, and Trump attacked. 100 days of war, $100 billion bill for taxpayers, 100% failure. Totally avoidable.
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Trump’s @sba-gov.bsky.social is slashing funding by 67% and eliminating essential entrepreneurial development programs that help nearly 1 million small businesses. I’m calling on Administrator Loeffler to explain why the Trump administration is choosing to turn Main Street into Pain Street
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A man burned Juneteenth materials outside Boston's Museum of African American History, home to the nation's oldest surviving Black church. While we’re still looking for answers, we will not be intimidated by those who seek to erase Black history or sow division. Hate has no home in Massachusetts.
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Trump started his illegal, reckless, and expensive war against Iran 100 days ago, and what did we get? A 50% increase in fuel prices and a $150-billion bill for taxpayers. This war is 100% a disaster. Trump must end this now.
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No student should be denied the support they need to succeed. I reintroduced the bipartisan Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act to expand access to educational services for students who are blind, deaf, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, or deafblind.
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Today is the anniversary of the Supreme Court case that paved the way for legal contraception nationwide. Now, 61 years later, that right is under attack. That’s why I’m fighting to pass my Right to Contraception Act to protect the freedom to make decisions about your own health.
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On Gun Violence Awareness Day, we remember the lives lost, honor survivors and communities forever changed, and recommit to ending this epidemic. Every community deserves to be safe from gun violence.
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Because it’s made by a Massachusetts small business! North Andover’s Schylling Inc. was hit hard by Trump’s illegal tariff tax, but we fought back—and won—to ensure toy manufacturers and other small businesses like Schylling can continue to make fun products everyone can enjoy.
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While corporations are making record profits, workers who suffer discrimination are denied full justice due to outdated caps on legal compensation. The Equal Remedies Act ends these arbitrary limits and ensures all workers, including seniors, receive their full jury awards.
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Following weeks of advocacy from my office, the federal delegation, the American Postal Workers Union, and most importantly the community, it is great news that the USPS has reversed course on its decision to close the Shutesbury Post Office. Service will continue uninterrupted.
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Republicans just voted to give a $70 billion blank check to Trump’s ICE thugs and placed no checks on the $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6th insurrectionists. They’ll give relief to criminals but none to families.
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Here are the quotes Trump's NPS is trying to erase at the Bunker Hill Monument. Congress must not fund Trump's campaign of censorship.
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While your electricity bills are going up and taking cash out of your budget, Trump is stealing out of our national wallet—using taxpayer dollars to pay for polluting, expensive, and unnecessary coal plants. We need to save Americans’ money, not give it to Trump’s fossil donors.
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The cost of groceries rose faster last month than at any other time in the past four years—all while personal savings plummeted. More loans won’t fix Trump’s affordability crisis or deliver real relief to American families. Ending Trump’s reckless economic policies will.
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Solidarity with the childcare workers on strike at Square One in Springfield. I urge all parties to come to the table and negotiate in good faith.
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My Statement on the FCC's Plan to Review the E-Rate Program.
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The House, for the first time, voted to halt Trump’s illegal, reckless and expensive war in Iran. The Senate did the same two weeks ago, a vote I was proud to join. The dam is breaking. GOP support for the war is evaporating. Trump must end this war now.
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The Trump admin's war on science continues. They think that burying data that shows how the climate is changing will help them kill our momentum to take climate action—but we won’t stop fighting, alongside the people living through floods, wildfires, droughts, & climate chaos.
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My investigation revealed Waymo relies on people overseas to help their self-driving cars. Now, there are hundreds of examples of Waymo endangering the public. Without transparency requirements in law, Waymo will not be held accountable. Pass my AV Safety Data Act now.
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With gas prices skyrocketing, Americans deserve choices in how they travel. That’s why I’m leading Democrats to fight for a historic investment in world class transit, passenger rail, EV charging, and safe roads for walking and biking.
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Trump’s illegal, reckless and expensive war in Iran is driving up costs for families and small businesses everywhere—and there’s no end in sight. Trump himself said yesterday “I don’t care” if negotiations to end the war are over. Ridiculous. End the war. End the pain on Main Street.
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Thank you to @cwaunion.bsky.social for bringing together workers from across the country to fight for their rights in the age of AI. I am proud to stand with workers and say NO to robot bosses and NO to spying on employees. The future of work must be one where AI stands for All Included.
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Not taking Blanche’s word for it. Congress must kill this corrupt “anti-weaponization” slush fund so every Republican is on record. And Congress must revoke the extraordinary immunity from tax audits and prosecution that Blanche says still protects Trump, his family & associates.
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Let’s go! Trump’s use of the Department of Justice as his personal piggybank is corrupt and must be stopped. Congress cannot let Trump use taxpayer dollars to kill offshore wind.
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Trump wants to give 2,000 nuclear bombs worth of weapons-ready plutonium to private companies including Oklo, where Energy Secretary Wright served on the board. This is a clear conflict of interest and dangerous for our security. Trump must cancel this plan now.
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We passed a law giving cash rebates to install electric and more-efficient appliances. As electricity and fuel prices go up thanks to Trump's policies, this should be a win-win. Trump is trying to illegally kill this program, breaking the law and leaving you with the bill.
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Trump now finds his Iran war “very boring.” Families are paying for this illegal and reckless war at the gas pump, at the grocery store, and with their taxes. Trump got us into this disaster, and he has to get us out, now.
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The Trump administration is continuing its cruel campaign of contempt against communities of color—all at the expense of American innovation, American jobs, and America's global standing. We must stop this administration's hateful politicization of our research and innovation.
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Obeying the court’s order to pause the insurrectionist slush fund is the law, and it’s not enough. Congress needs to permanently block it and rescind the self-pardon Trump gave himself, his family, and his business associates for tax crimes.
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Happy Pride Month! We keep the spirit of the first Pride protest with us as we fight for equal rights and justice and against the Trump admin's attacks. And to LGBTQIA+ people, especially trans and nonbinary youth, I see you, I love you, and I will always fight alongside you.
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Trump’s career is one fraud after another. On banks, insurers, contractors, regulators, and voters. Why would the courts and this settlement be any different?
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“Public interest” is not a magic phrase that lets Brendan Carr threaten broadcasters into serving Trump’s interest. This notice is pages of empty text that does nothing to stop the Federal Censorship Commission.
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Congratulations to the UMass Boston Class of 2026! It was an honor to serve as your commencement speaker today. In uncertain times, your generation is stepping forward with courage, compassion, and determination. The future is brighter because of you.
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We cannot let Trump force our scientists to flee to other countries to create the treatments and technologies of the future. I’m fighting to ensure we continue to invest in groundbreaking scientific research and keep our scientists here in Massachusetts.
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Eid al-Adha Mubarak to Muslims celebrating across Massachusetts and around the world. May this Eid be a time of deep connection, reflection, solidarity, and hope for a brighter future.