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Helping Americans Stuck in the Middle East

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  I want to share a quick update about the serious situation unfolding in the Middle East. Americans across the Middle East were told to leave the region after the Trump Administration began conducting military strikes against Iran in coordination with Israel. But by the time that warning was issued, much of the region’s airspace was already closed, leaving many people, including  Massachusetts residents , scrambling to find a safe way out.   I joined the Massachusetts delegation in  pressing  Secretary of State Marco Rubio for answers about what he called a “complete failure” to help evacuate Americans from the region. In a letter to Secretary Rubio, we urged the administration to take immediate action to support evacuations and protect the embassy staff serving our country abroad.   Americans overseas rely on the State Department in moments like this, especially during a crisis. We’re pushing the administration for clear answers and real plans to make sur...
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 322. 3/6/26

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 322. 3/6/26 Ron Filipkowski Mar 6 ∙   … CNBC: “The US economy  lost 92,000 jobs  in February. Feb marked the third time in the past five months that payrolls declined, following a sharp revision showing a drop of 17,000 in December. At the same time, the unemployment rate edged higher to 4.4% as jobs declined across key areas.” … Economist  Heather Long:  “Yikes! Almost every major industry group shed jobs in February: Private sector overall: -86,000 Hospitality -27,000 Healthcare -28,000 Manufacturing -12,000 Transport/warehouse -11,000 Construction -11,000 Information -11,000 Federal gov’t -10,000 Professional/biz -5,000 Mining -2,000 Social assistance +9,000 Finance +10,000 … Financial analyst  SwanDesk : “For the first time in history,  BlackRock   is halting the amount people can withdraw. This is a major red flag. Something big is coming. BlackRock’s $26B private credit fund is limiting how much investors can pull...
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re: An important announcement from me

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  ICYMI: I recently announced a big initiative for 2026 that I want to make sure you saw. Look: We need Democrats to win in 2026. Because we can’t afford another two years of an unchecked and unbound Trump Administration. And families literally cannot afford any more inaction on the affordability crisis. But we can’t just talk the talk about this being the most important election of our lifetimes. We have to put our money where our mouth is. So I recently donated over $400,000 from my campaign account to 23 state parties to help Democrats win up and down the ballot in November.  I’ll share more on my decision below, and if you’re able to pitch in $15 or anything you can to support our campaign, you’ll ensure we can continue launching important initiatives like this one. I took a hard look at the election map for 2026. I did the math and identified 23 really good pickup opportunities for Democrats. Alaska. Arizona. California. Colorado. Florida. Georgia. Iowa. Kentucky. Maine. ...
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