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Congress nixes Trump research funding cuts, easing fears among Mass. scientists and lawmakers
In a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration’s campaign to slash medical research, Congress passed legislation Tuesday that bolsters funding for the National Institutes of Health while preventing the administration from cutting billions of dollars in support for research overhead. In a package of spending bills, the National Institutes of Health will see its budget increase by $415 million, in sharp contrast to the $20-billion cut sought by the administration last April, a nearly 40 percent … Continue Reading
February 03, 2026
House lawmaker raises new concerns over FDA’s ultra-fast drug review program
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker raised new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs, including whether senior officials involved in the effort are complying with federal ethics rules. In a letter sent Tuesday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts took issue with the lack of transparency in FDA’s handling of the program and questioned its legal underpinnings, noting that Congress did not sign off on the … Continue Reading
January 28, 2026
‘Rotten agency’: Rep. Auchincloss calls for Noem’s firing, criticizes ICE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 100 congressional Democrats are now calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, including Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss, who joined Community Focus on 12 News at 4 Tuesday. In the wake of the deadly shootings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, Auchincloss said he is appalled not only by the violence, but also by the administration’s response. “This … Continue Reading
January 05, 2026
Rep. Auchincloss: Congressional Republicans 'sleepwalking' into war in Latin America
Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss, a Democrat and Marine veteran, says Republican leaders in Congress are doing too little to rein in President Trump's war powers. Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by American forces, Trump has threatened further military action in Latin America and elsewhere. Auchincloss joins WBUR's Morning Edition to … Continue Reading
December 01, 2025
Lawmakers Unveil New Bills to Curb Big Tech’s Power and Profit
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Massachusetts Democrat and longtime critic of Big Tech, introduced a package of three bills on Monday designed to tighten oversight of social media platforms, expand safeguards for children, and tax advertising revenue from major tech companies to fund education initiatives. “These social media corporations are the most wealthy, most powerful corporations in the history of the world,” Auchincloss told TIME. “I believe they have been corroding our civil discourse, … Continue Reading
November 26, 2025
Rep. Auchincloss accuses Makary of politicizing FDA
In a letter to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary sent Thursday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) reiterated criticisms of FDA’s commissioner’s national priority voucher program, accused the Trump administration of politicizing public health, and said Makary has “gutted” the agency’s top leadership. Makary had not responded to a letter Auchincloss sent in September requesting information about the CNPV … Continue Reading
November 24, 2025
Auchincloss’s new bill would cap annual drug costs for ACA patients
As the fate of Affordable Care Act subsidies lingers in a legislative limbo, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, is hoping to protect patients from a price surge on prescription drugs. On Friday, Auchincloss introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act aimed at limiting annual prescription drug cost-sharing for people in ACA Marketplace health insurance plans. “Insurance doesn’t work if the co-pays and deductibles are unaffordable,” Auchincloss wrote in a … Continue Reading
November 22, 2025
Cong Auchincloss Offers Health Cost Measure
Franklin's Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act this week to limit annual prescription drug cost-sharing for patients enrolled in health insurance plans through the ACA Marketplaces. According to a press statement from his office, millions of Americans with ACA Marketplace coverage struggle to afford necessary medications, often facing thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs before reaching their plan’s maximum limit. A … Continue Reading
November 09, 2025
House Democrat explains why he won't back government funding compromise
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) joins “The Weekend: Primetime” to discuss why he would vote against the Senate’s tentative deal to end the government shutdown. “We didn’t get a win for the middle class,” Rep. Auchincloss says, adding that Democrats need to stop playing by old rules in … Continue Reading
October 27, 2025
Mass. Rep. Auchincloss: Trump can break the standoff over SNAP benefits
With food benefits for more than 1 million Bay State residents set to run out within days, a Massachusetts lawmaker says President Donald Trump can break a standoff over government funding for the program. If he wants to, that is. “If the president treats it as an issue that affects American children and not as a, quote, Democrat program,” then there’s room to preserve the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss told WCVB-TV’s “On the Record” program on … Continue Reading
October 20, 2025
HVAC company Taco triples in size, looks to fill jobs. Has it been affected by tariffs?
With metalworkers at three work stations throwing sparks, an industrial crane skimming the ceiling overhead and a backdrop of water tanks large enough to drive a truck into, Rep. Jake Auchincloss said Taco Comfort Solutions was in the “Massachusetts sweet spot.” “High-mix, high-value advanced manufacturing,” he said. The HVAC manufacturing company, which has recently expanded, is thriving and hiring. Auchincloss said he knows people locally are focused on “work, wages and wealth — and jobs … Continue Reading
October 18, 2025
People Incorporated cuts the ribbon on new Fall River Early Education Center
Fall River, MA - People Incorporated celebrated the grand opening of its latest Early Education Center Friday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 145 Weaver Street, marking a major milestone for the agency’s Children’s Services Division. The event drew a diverse crowd of federal, state, and local leaders, donors, supporters, and community members, all gathered to honor the new facility dedicated to nurturing young learners. Under a tent outside the center, People Incorporated President … Continue Reading
October 13, 2025
Need to Pass a Measure to Fund Govt.: Rep. Auchincloss
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) discusses the Israeli hostages being released and whether or not Democrats need to change their negotiation strategy as the government shutdown reaches its third week. Rep. Auchincloss speaks with Joe Matheiu and Julie Fine on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Mass. Rep. Auchincloss: ‘Sustained engagement’ needed for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
October 07, 2025
Haunting South Boston exhibit honors lives lost during Nova Music Festival attack in Israel
A haunting exhibit in South Boston honors the lives of hundreds of people who were killed two years ago during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel at the Nova Music Festival. Walking into the Nova Exhibition in South Boston, there is a sense of loss represented in every empty tent, destroyed car, and forgotten shoe that is on display. "This festival had people from all over the world, all religions, all cultures," survivor Noa Beer said. Tuesday marked two years since Hamas' attack … Continue Reading
September 22, 2025
How to save MassHealth from Trump’s cuts — and improve health care for everyone in the process
MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, is experiencing what hospitals would call code gray — an assault on the grounds. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill slashes at least $2 billion annually from MassHealth, which provides medical insurance for children and the poor. It also adds onerous requirements for the agency to administer. State and federal officials must come together to protect MassHealth. Better yet, we should make necessity the mother of invention. Here’s how we can do … Continue Reading
September 18, 2025
Lawmakers on Both Sides Want to Cure Social Media ‘Cancer’
Social media has been awash with disturbing videos, hateful posts and partisan politics since conservative icon Charlie Kirk was assassinated last week. Lawmakers from both parties said they’re horrified — and they’re hoping Kirk’s killing is a wakeup call to social media’s dangers. “It’s not that there’s no room in people’s lives for social media,” Sen. Brian Schatz told NOTUS. “But it is breaking us apart civically, and sort of atomizing our communities and making us all inordinately pissed … Continue Reading
September 13, 2025
Tri-County Voc Topping Off Held Friday
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School picked the brightest of bright sunny days to stage their "topping off" ceremony, the placement of the topmost I-beam in the new school building's structure. On hand for the occasion was almost everyone involved in politics or in the school within its district, including Congressman Jake Auchincloss, who was one of the speakers, below, flanked by Wrentham State Rep Marcus Vaughn, and Franklin State Rep. Jeff Roy. As the event got underway under … Continue Reading
September 04, 2025
Digital Dopamine Is Consuming America. It’s Time to Fight for IRL.
You own the most valuable real estate in the world. Deep inside your brain is the nucleus accumbens, a pea-size bundle of neurons. When you do or anticipate something rewarding, dopamine is released in this part of your brain, motivating you to repeat that behavior. Corporations are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to capture this reward system. The miners and merchants of dopamine use bits of software — social media, pornography, online gambling and other apps — to deliver quick hits … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
Auchincloss, Mass. lawmakers call on Trump to release $1.3B in frozen medical research funding
Calling it a “matter of life and death,” all 11 members of Massachusetts’s Capitol Hill delegation have appealed to the Trump administration to speed the release of more than $1 billion in frozen medical research funding that was supposed to be headed to the Bay State. A Wednesday letter, led by U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-4th District, and sent to Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, highlights reports that the Republican White House has “delayed its … Continue Reading