News List

Today, I want to focus on hunger among our seniors, a silent scourge in our nation. Over 49 million Americans are hungry and, of those, 8.3 million are seniors. That's 1 in 7 seniors and nearly 15% of everyone over 60 years old. In fact, from 2001 to 2009, hunger among Americans over the age of 50 increased by nearly 80 percent. 80 percent! Read more »

I view this list as an important first step toward holding egregious human rights violators accountable - preventing them from coming to the U.S. and using our financial networks. Read more »

"As we listen, let us all remember that we can always walk over that bridge that connects the past to the present. We just have to put one foot in front of the other and have the will to get to the other side." Read more »

My grandmother used to say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. I hated it when she said that, but you know, M. Speaker - she was right. Good, nutritious food will keep you healthy. Read more »

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it will delay the closures of all 149 federal contract air traffic control towers until June 15. Read more »

Led by Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, the Massachusetts Delegation today expressed concern with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) planned closure of approximately 200 contract air traffic control (ATC) towers nationwide due to the sequestration budget cuts. Read more »

In honor of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition's "National Day to Demand Action," all eleven members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation today pledged their support for universal gun background checks as a common sense reform to help end gun violence. Read more »

In honor of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition's "National Day to Demand Action," all eleven members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation today pledged their support for universal gun background checks as a common sense reform to help Read more »

Once again, the Republican Majority in the House is proving that they never let facts get in the way of a good press release. Read more »

The Ryan budget not only does not End Hunger Now, it actually makes hunger in America worse than it is today. Read more »