WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The League of United Latin American Citizens issued the following statement: Sindy Benavides, National Chief Executive Officer of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), issued the following statement in honor of Benny Martinez, a respected and highly-esteemed LULAC social justice leader for more than six decades. Mr. Martinez passed away Sunday, December 31, 2019, in the Rio Grande Valley, his beloved home in Texas. "Benny Martinez was a Korean combat vete more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3160) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act "to modify the payment periods of loans from State revolving funds under those Acts." The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Was more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3165) to "direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to assess the unintended impacts on the health and safety of people engaged in transactional sex, in connection with the enactment of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-164) and the loss of interactive computer services that host information related to sexual exchange." The bill w more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3161) to establish the Biomedical Innovation Fund. The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and has 12 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Christ more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3162) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to establish an Office of Drug Manufacturing." The bill was introduced on Jan. 8. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4543; or in the state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3163) to "authorize the collection of supplemental payments to increase congressional investments in medical research." The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 H more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3164) to "rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890." The bill was introduced on Jan. 8 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Build more ST