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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Republican policies are not serving everyday Americans and that Republicans have a responsibility to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

LEADER JEFFRIES: The Affordable Care Act tax credits expire next month, and Republicans are out of excuses. Because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, tens of millions of Americans are about to experience dramatically increased premiums, copays and deductibles. In some cases, everyday Americans are going to experience their premiums increasing by $1000 or $2000 per month. These are working-class and middle-class Americans. Those increases will be unaffordable. Everyday Americans will be unable to go see a doctor when they need one. And yet, Republicans continue to bury their heads in the sand and are unwilling to address the affordability crisis that is crushing the American people. This, from a group of folks, these extremist Republicans, who spent all of last year lying to the American people, saying to everyday Americans that they were going to lower costs on day one. 

But we know under Donald Trump and complete Republican control of the House and the Senate, costs haven’t gone down in America. Costs have gone up. Housing costs out of control, grocery costs out of control, electricity bills out of control. And now, healthcare premiums skyrocketing out of control because of Republican inaction and an unwillingness to do anything to make life better for the American people. The Trump tariffs have been a complete disaster. As we approach Thanksgiving and the holiday season, food costs are skyrocketing through the roof, and everyday Americans are experiencing thousands of dollars in additional expense. The economic policies of Donald Trump and the Republican Party have been a complete and total failure. That’s why they were routed across the country, thoroughly destroyed by the electorate in state after state after state, because they’ve done nothing to make life more affordable for everyday Americans and they’ve done everything to make life more expensive.

Full press conference can be watched here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) led 99 Democratic members of Congress urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Office of Budget and Management (OBM) Director Russell Vought to immediately release the highest possible amount of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding available under the November 2025 Continuing Resolution. The members emphasized the urgent need to restore energy assistance to millions of vulnerable households facing rising utility costs and extreme weather conditions nationwide.

“LIHEAP is already an oversubscribed and underfunded program, reaching only about 17 percent of eligible households. Without immediate action, millions of families across the country could lose access to essential energy services, leaving families exposed to severe health and safety risks as temperatures continue to fluctuate between dangerous heat and cold,” the lawmakers wrote. “Ensuring the immediate release of LIHEAP funds is therefore not only a matter of compassion, but one of public health, safety, and economic stability.”

LIHEAP is a federal program that helps eligible households afford heating in the winter and cooling during dangerously high summer temperatures. Last winter, more than 159,000 households across Massachusetts used the LIHEAP program to help afford their home heating bills.. However, recent administrative actions have placed the program and millions of Americans who depend on it at risk.

Earlier this year, the Trump Administration’s FY26 Budget Request proposed eliminating LIHEAP entirely, while reports in April indicated that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had dismissed all LIHEAP staff. These decisions have created confusion and delay, leaving it unclear who will approve state energy assistance plans or oversee disbursement of funds now that the Continuing Resolution has been enacted.

“Unfortunately, the Administration has shown a blatant disregard for the critical importance of LIHEAP. The FY26 President’s Budget Request (PBR) released earlier this year proposed completely eliminating the program without any plans to replace the needed assistance. Furthermore, during a flurry of chaotic firings at HHS in April, it was reported that the entirety of the LIHEAP staff was summarily fired,” the lawmakers continued. “These decisions have received bipartisan pushback, with Republicans in Congress disregarding the FY26 PBR, opting instead to increase LIHEAP funding in the FY26 Appropriations process. However, the pause in funding due to the government shutdown has delayed disbursement across the country, leaving seniors and families who usually receive LIHEAP assistance this time of year in jeopardy.”

Without swift action to release funds, millions of seniors and families could be left without critical energy assistance until early 2026.

Key Impacts of Delayed LIHEAP Funding:

Families face dangerous exposure to freezing winter temperatures and life-threatening summer heat.

Rising electricity and heating costs are straining household budgets, particularly in rural and low-income communities.

Administrative delays at HHS threaten to postpone LIHEAP disbursements by months.

A copy of the letter sent today can be accessed HERE.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Gus Bilirakis (FL-12)

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture funding bill signed into law by President Trump last week includes a project sponsored by Congressman Gus Bilirakis that provides $715,000 to the City of Inverness for a critically needed ladder truck.  Currently, the Inverness Fire Department does not have an aerial fire apparatus. According to the Insurance Services Office (ISO), a ladder truck is required when a response area has five or more buildings that are three stories or taller or five buildings requiring a fire flow of 3,500 GPM. Inverness has over 40 buildings that meet these criteria, leaving key parts of the community unprotected by an aerial apparatus.

“This funding delivers a much-needed ladder truck that will protect lives, safeguard property, and strengthen pre-disaster preparedness,” said Congressman Bilirakis. “It will also support economic growth by lowering insurance rates for businesses and residents, ensuring our community remains safe and thriving.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Rick Larsen (2nd Congressional District Washington)

Larsen Releases Statement on Trump’s Tariff Executive Order

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Riley Moore (WV-02)

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore introduced new legislation authorizing a land transfer between U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the National Park Service (NPS), enabling a long-awaited expansion of the CBP Advanced Training Center (ATC) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

The bill transfers 25 acres of currently unusable NPS land to CBP in exchange for 72 acres of CBP land, clearing the final barrier to expanding the ATC’s critical training infrastructure.

For years, both the Biden and Trump administrations have supported expanding the Harpers Ferry Advanced Training Center, but existing land boundaries prevented such progress. The new influx of federal agents has made the need even more urgent.

The Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry is the only facility in the country dedicated to training CBP’s elite management-level agents. The newly authorized expansion will accommodate increased personnel, enhance operational readiness and training requirements, and support the Trump Administration’s expanded border security mandates.

Congressman Riley M. Moore issued the following statement: 

“With more than 18,000 new Border Patrol agents authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill, this expansion to the Advanced Training Center in Harpers Ferry is essential. Every new management-level Border Patrol agent will be trained right here in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and our facility must be prepared to meet that mission. This bill gives CBP the resources it needs to train the next generation of border security leadership.

This land swap solution strengthens our border, bolsters national security, and brings additional opportunity to West Virginia. Harpers Ferry plays a vital role in preparing the brave men and women who safeguard our nation every day. I am proud to introduce legislation that finally allows this important expansion to move forward.”

Joining Congressman Riley M. Moore on this legislation are the following members of Congress: Representatives Carol D. Miller (WV-01), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Mike Simpson (ID-02)

“The land swap between Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the National Park Service, which will allow for the expansion of the CBP’s Advanced Training Center, is critical to ensuring our agents are equipped with the training and tools necessary to perform their duties effectively. These men and women stand on the front lines of protecting our borders and defending our national sovereignty. This land transfer will enable CBP to enhance and modernize its training operations so they can continue meeting the demands of their mission,” said Congresswoman Miller (WV-01).

“The Department of Homeland Security has seen a surge in recruitment since the last election, as more Americans recognize the importance of its mission,” House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Amodei (NV-02) said. “With the One Big Beautiful Bill mandating 18,000 new CBP agents, the need to expand our training capacity is now. This bill authorizes a responsible and necessary land transfer to ensure our agents are properly trained and fully equipped to carry out our border security priorities and keep our communities safe.”

“Due to the Biden administration’s radical border policies that opened our southern border and allowed tens of millions of illegal aliens into the United States, there is an urgent need to expand the United States Customs and Border Protection Advanced Training Facility. Authorizing this land transfer will provide the brave Border Patrol agents with the necessary training resources to keep our homeland safe. As Chairman of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, I am also pleased that this bill will help preserve a section of the historic Battle of Harpers Ferry battlefield, ensuring that future generations can enjoy the land and history of the site,” Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-02) said. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced more than $2.5 million in Community Project Funding (CPF) grants have been approved for projects within Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District. The projects were included in the legislation passed by the U.S. House and signed into law by President Donald Trump last week.

“These projects represent real, tangible infrastructure that will significantly benefit communities across the 16th Congressional District,” Kelly said. “As my team and I reviewed this year’s applications, our priority was ensuring Pennsylvania taxpayers received the strongest return on their investment. I’m confident these projects accomplish exactly that.”

Rep. Kelly’s FY2026 Community Project Funding that will receive funding:

Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, North East, Pa. – Amount: $975,000
This project would construct a new fire station for the Volunteer Fire Company in Greenfield Township.  The existing fire station was built in the 1940’s when fire engines were much smaller, it is also on a busy 50-mph road which presents traffic safety issues when entering and leaving the station.  A new station will allow the fire company to better and more safely provide critical emergency services.

West Mead #1 Volunteer Fire Company, Meadville, Pa.– Amount: $400,077
This new pumper/tanker would replace the current pumper that is 30 years old and does not have the capacity to service mutual aid partners that do not have access to a municipal water system.  This new pumper tanker would increase capacity from 1,000 gallons of water to 2,500 gallons of water and provide the ability to inject a foam solution into the water that would increase effectiveness 3-5 times. Call volume increased by 25% from 2021 to 2023 for West Mead #1, and this new pumper/tanker would allow them to carry out their critical emergency services duties effectively and efficiently.

Harmony Fire District, Zelienople, Pa. – Amount: $1,200,000
This project would replace an existing apparatus that is currently 23 years old.  The Harmony Fire District serves four municipalities, two of which rank among the top five fastest growing communities in Pennsylvania.

Of the fifteen (15) requests Rep. Kelly was allotted, three (3) were included in the spending package passed last week. Rep. Kelly’s additional requests remain under consideration.
 

BACKGROUND
Congressional leaders resumed Community Project Funding (CPF), formerly known as ‘earmarks’, for the 119th Congress. With increased transparency and stricter guidelines, lawmakers were permitted to submit up to fifteen (15) funding requests during the appropriations process. Rep. Kelly fielded input from local leaders throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania before selecting these projects.

Details on CPF rules and guidelines can be found here.

This funding comes after Rep. Kelly secured more than $50 million in Community Project Funding requests from 2022-2024.

In 2020, Rep. Kelly also delivered two BUILD Grants for the 16th Congressional District, including $25 million for improvements along State Route 228 in Butler County, and $21 million for the City of Erie’s Bayfront Parkway Project. In 2018, he also secured a BUILD Grant for the State Route 228 project worth $20 million.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)

“If Republicans continue to cater to the billionaires and ignore our families, family budgets are going to be demolished. It’s going to force families to drop healthcare coverage altogether. Our neighbors won’t see their doctors. Chronic diseases will go undiagnosed,” said Wasserman Schultz. “People will end up sicker than they ever should be, and tragically, some people will needlessly die.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative James E (Jim) Clyburn (6th District of South Carolina)

WASHINGTON – Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Ranking Member James Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement regarding a newly released plan from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to dramatically cut funding for housing assistance programs, potentially pushing as many as 170,000 veterans, unaccompanied youth, and people with disabilities onto the street:

“This plan is reckless and cruel. Homeless service providers throughout the country will begin to run out of money next month. Under HUD’s new funding requirements, as many as 170,000 veterans, youth that have aged out of the foster care system, and people with disabilities could be pushed out onto the streets in the dead of winter.

“We have the money to continue funding this program. There are already more than 771,000 people experiencing homelessness across the United States. But President Trump and Republicans’ plan is to choke off funding for programs that have been proven to help provide vulnerable people with stable housing for years, while delaying grants to nonprofits, faith-based organizations and local governments who help get people housed to next spring.

“The administration should be focused on addressing their cost-of-living crisis that has made housing so unaffordable, not targeting vulnerable people and making the homelessness crisis worse.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

Bicameral letter warns that “sale would be a giveaway to wealthy insiders at the expense of working-class borrowers and taxpayers.”

“Time and again, the Trump Administration has put the interests of well-connected, wealthy insiders ahead of working families.”

Text of Letter (PDF)

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), led 41 of their colleagues in a letter urging Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to immediately end any plans to sell or transfer the federal student loan portfolio to the private market.

“Let’s be clear: This sale would be a giveaway to wealthy insiders at the expense of working-class borrowers and taxpayers,” wrote the lawmakers. “It threatens the loss of borrowers’ legally guaranteed protections, and the sale would likely be illegal if the debt is sold at a loss for taxpayers.”

According to a report last month, the Trump Administration is exploring options to sell the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to financial firms and other private companies.

This move could illegally strip student loan borrowers of key protections, including income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), disability and death discharges, and relief for those defrauded by predatory schools.

Such a sale would likely be illegal as well if the portfolio were sold at a loss. In 2019, the Trump Administration explored selling the student loan portfolio but abandoned the idea after consultants determined that the portfolio was “worth far less than government accountants had projected.”

Additionally, the sale of federal loans would be a massive giveaway to private lenders that have been shown to exploit private borrowers. Though private loans only account for 8% of student debt, they account for 40% of student loan-related complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

“The Trump Administration should immediately stop any plans to sell or transfer responsibility of the student debt portfolio to the private, often predatory, market,” the lawmakers concluded. “The Department of Education’s role in providing financial aid to America’s students is clear, and the Department should not take any action that would enrich the wealthy and well-connected at the expense of working-class borrowers and taxpayers.”

The lawmakers requested more information as to the potential privatization of the federal student loan portfolio by December 1, 2025.

Rep. Pressley has been a leading voice in Congress fighting for student debt relief and successfully urged President Biden to cancel student debt. Following years of advocacy by Rep. Pressley—in partnership with colleagues, borrowers, and advocates—the Biden-Harris Administration announced a historic plan to cancel student debt that stands to benefit over 40 million people. She has consistently helped borrowers access student debt cancellation resources, including PSLF, and she was proud to welcome a union educator and PSLF recipient as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address in March.

• On October 15, 2025, Rep. Pressley and Senator Warren led 70 colleagues urging the Trump Administration to address the student loan “default cliff” to prevent economic disaster.
• On May 14, 2025, Rep. Pressley reintroduced the Ending Admirative Wage Garnishment Act, alongside Senators Warren and Booker, to suspend garnishments for student loan borrowers.
• On October 18, 2024, Rep. Pressley applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s approval of approximately $4.5 billion in additional student debt cancellation for approximately 60,000 workers nationwide who work in public service.
• On October 2, 2024, Rep. Pressley joined borrowers and advocates to unveil new state-by-state data quantifying the harm that Project 2025 would have on millions of public service workers nationwide.
• On September 10, 2024, Rep. Pressley joined Senator Warren and Rep. Jim Clyburn in urging the U.S. Department of Education to consider terminating its contract with student loan servicer MOHELA.
• On August 29, Rep. Pressley issued a statement following the Supreme Court’s refusal to reinstate President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student debt relief program.
• On August 9, 2024, Rep. Pressley joined Senator Warren, Representative Dean, and their colleagues urging student loan servicer Navient to reform its flawed process to cancel the private student loans of borrowers who attended fraudulent, for-profit colleges.
• On June 25, 2024, Rep. Pressley issued a statement on federal judges in Missouri and Kansas siding with Republican states to block portions of President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student debt relief program. 
• On June 25, 2024, Rep. Pressley colleagues, borrowers, and advocates urged the Biden Administration to terminate the contract of federal student loan servicer MOHELA. Their calls follow MOHELA’s repeated failure to perform basic loan servicing functions and ongoing harm caused by MOHELA to student loan borrowers.
• On May 20, 2024, Rep. Pressley, along with Reps. Omar, Clyburn and Wilson, led their colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education to ensure its proposed student debt relief rule is implemented in the most effective and efficient manner possible for millions of borrowers.
• On May 1, 2024, Rep. Pressley issued a statement applauding the Biden Administration’s approval of student loan discharge for 317,000 borrowers who attended The Art Institutes, including over 3,500 borrowers in Massachusetts.
• On April 14, 2024, Rep. Pressley applauded President Biden’s approval of an additional $7.4 billion in student debt cancellation for 277,000 borrowers.
• On April 8, 2024, Rep. Pressley hailed President Biden’s announcement of new plans to provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country.
• On March 21, 2024, Rep. Pressley applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s approval of $5.8 billion in additional student loan debt cancellation for 77,700 public service workers.
• On March 20, 2024, Rep. Pressley and Senator Elizabeth Warren led their colleagues in calling on federal agencies to end the practice of offsetting Social Security benefits to pay off defaulted student loans.
• On March 7, 2024, Rep. Pressley welcomed Priscilla Higuera Valentine, a first generation American, a proud union educator with Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union, and the daughter of a Colombian immigrant, who has received over $117,000 in student debt relief under the Biden-Harris Administration’s improved Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, as her guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address.
• On February 23, 2024, Rep. Pressley applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s approval of $1.2 billion in student debt cancellation for nearly 153,000 borrowers nationwide, including $19.5 million in cancellation for 2,490 Massachusetts borrowers.
• On January 26, 2024, Rep. Pressley and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led their colleagues in calling on the Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to host a fourth session of the student debt negotiated rulemaking to consider relief for borrowers experiencing financial hardship. She applauded ED’s announcement that it would heed their calls.
• On December 11, 2023, Rep. Pressley testified at the U.S. Department of Education’s final hearing on student debt cancellation.
• On December 11, 2023, Rep. Pressley and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Representatives Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24), sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging him to leverage his existing and full authority under the Higher Education Act to provide expanded student debt relief to working and middle-class borrowers. 
• On November 30, 2023, Rep. Pressley emphasized the crucial role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in protecting student loan borrowers from incompetent and predatory student loan servicers.
• On November 6, 2023, Rep. Pressley joined Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Mayor Michelle Wu, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for a clinic to help federal student loan borrowers access a temporary opportunity to get closer to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). 
• On September 25, 2023, Rep. Pressley hosted a policy discussion with borrowers and advocates at which they renewed their urgent call for student debt cancellation with loan payments set to resume on October 1, 2023.
• On August 23, 2023, Rep. Pressley, Sen. Warren, and their colleagues led over 80 lawmakers in a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to swiftly deliver on his promise to deliver student debt cancellation to working and middle class families by early 2024. 
• On August 22, 2023 Rep. Pressley applauded Governor Maura Healey’s plan to provide student debt relief for health care workers in Massachusetts. 
• On June 30, 2023, Rep. Pressley responded to the President’s alternative proposal to deliver relief under the Higher Education Act and called for swift and efficient implementation.
• On June 30, 2023, Rep. Pressley issued a statement slamming the Supreme Court’s decision to block President Biden’s student debt cancellation plan and calling on the President to use other tools available to swiftly cancel student debt.
• On May 30, 2023, Rep. Pressley filed an amendment to H.R. 3746, legislation to raise the debt ceiling, to protect student loan borrowers and preserve the Biden Administration’s pause on federal student loan payments.
• On May 24, 2023, Rep. Pressley issued a statement slamming Republicans’ harmful effort to overturn President Biden’s student debt relief, including his debt cancellation plan, the pause on student loan payments, and the expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• On May 24, 2023, Rep. Pressley delivered a powerful speech in support of President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt, which would benefit millions of people across the country.
• On April 5, 2023, Rep. Pressley and Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to the CEO of SoFi Technologies and SoFi Lending Corp calling on the company to answer for its lawsuits attempting to end the student loan payment pause and force borrowers back into repayment.
• On March 7, 2023, Rep. Pressley, along with Sens. Warren, Schumer, Sanders, Padilla and Reps. Clyburn, Omar and Wilson led a letter to the Biden Administration expressing continued support for President Biden’s student debt relief plan.
• On February 28, 2023, Rep. Pressley rallied with borrowers and advocates outside the Supreme Court to call on the Supreme Court to affirm the legality of President Biden’s student debt cancellation plan.
• On November 22, 2022, Rep. Pressley issued a statement applauding the extension of the student loan payment pause.
• On October 25, 2022, Rep. Pressley and Senator Warren toured communities across Massachusetts to celebrate the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation plan and help residents sign up for student loan relief.
• On October 12, 2022, Rep. Pressley joined parent borrowers and advocates for a discussion on the impacts of student debt cancellation on parents and families.
• On September 29, 2022, Rep. Pressley, along with Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Reps. Omar, Jones and advocates, held a press conference to call for swift and equitable implementation of President Biden’s student debt cancellation plan.
• On September 21, 2022, Rep. Pressley delivered a powerful speech on the House floor in which she heralded President Biden’s action to cancel student debt for millions of families in the Massachusetts 7th and across the nation. Watch the full video here.
• On September 12, 2022, Rep. Pressley and Senator Warren wrote to the nine federal student loan servicers to inquire about how they are providing borrowers with accurate and timely information about student loan cancellation.
• On August 24, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley issued a statement applauding President Biden’s action to cancel student debt.
• On August 10, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley and Senator Warren Massachusetts joined Massachusetts union leaders in Dorchester for a roundtable discussion on student debt cancellation.
• On July 18, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley delivered remarks at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) national convention and renewed her calls for President Biden to cancel student debt by executive action.
• On July 8, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley with The Debt Collective hosted a virtual roundtable with student debt holders from all walks of life to highlight the intersectional burden the nearly $2 trillion student debt crisis has had on individuals and families. 
• On June 22, 2022, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, joined AFL-CIO and union leaders for a roundtable discussion on the importance of student debt cancellation for American workers.
• On May 20, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley applauded the Congressional Black Caucus’ (CBC) statement calling on President Biden to cancel student loan debt.
• On May 4, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley visited Bunker Hill Community College to celebrate the $1 million in federal community project funding she secured and continued her calls for President Biden to cancel student debt.
• On March 17, 2022, Congresswoman Pressley and Arisha Hatch, vice president and chief of campaigns at Color of Change, published an op-ed in Grio calling on President Biden to use his executive order authority to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower.
• On December 8, 2021, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden releasing new data about the adverse impact of restarting student loan payments and calling on him to act to cancel up to $50,000 of student debt.
• On December 2, 2021, Congresswoman Pressley delivered remarks on the House floor in which she reiterated her calls for President Biden to cancel $50,000 in federal student loan debt by executive action.
• On October 8, 2021, Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar and their House colleagues sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging him to release the memo to determine the extent of the administration’s authority to broadly cancel student debt through administrative action.
• On July 29, 2021, Congresswoman Pressley issued a statement reaffirming President Biden’s authority – and the urgency – to cancel student loan debt.
• On June 23, 2021, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Congressman Joe Courtney led their colleagues on a bicameral letter to President Biden calling on him to extend the pause on federal student loan payments.
• On April 13, 2021, Congresswoman Pressley testified at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Policy hearing to examine the student loan debt crisis in our country.
• On April 1, 2021, Congresswoman Pressley, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, held a press conference calling on President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis.
• On February 4, 2021, Congresswoman Pressley, along with several Democratic House and Senate leaders, led their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to tackle the student loan debt crisis. 
• On December 17, 2020, Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Maxine Waters, and Alma Adams introduced a resolution outlining a bold plan for President-elect Joe Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in Federal student loan debt for student loan borrowers.
• On December 10, 2020, Congresswoman Pressley was in Yahoo Finance urging the Biden administration to cancel student debt, stressing the impact on Black borrowers.
• On May 8, 2020, Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Alma Adams, and Ilhan Omar, led 28 of their colleagues and sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calling for the universal, one-time, student debt cancellation of at least $30,000 per borrower in the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation.
• On March 23, 2020, Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar introduced the Student Debt Emergency Relief Act, legislation that provides immediate monthly payment relief for federal student loan borrowers.
• On March 17, 2020, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Elizabeth Warren were on The Hill calling on congressional leadership to include student debt cancellation in the next coronavirus relief package.
• On October 11, 2019, Congresswoman Pressley introduced legislation – the Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act – to protect consumers from abusive debt collection.
• On July 17, 2019, Congresswomen Pressley introduced legislation – the Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act – to provide much needed support to private student loan borrowers with a pathway to financial stability by helping them improve their credit.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ted Lieu (33 District of California)

WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), one of three Computer Science Majors in Congress, spoke at a TedX Talk in Los Angeles where he made the case for strong regulation of AI, calling it “insane” to not do so as soon as possible. In his talk, Rep. Lieu draws a parallel to the creation of the modern FDA in the 1930s, which happened after more than 100 people died due to unregulated medicine containing anti-freeze. The Congressman calls on his colleagues in Congress to take a “proactive approach” to avoid three kinds of even more urgent AI dangers:

1. AI that can destroy the world
2. AI that can kill individuals
3. AI that can cause a large number of other significant kinds of harm.

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE

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