Press Releases
Reps. Auchincloss, Comer, and Harshbarger Introduce the Bipartisan Pharmacists Fight Back Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04), Diana Harshbarger (R, TN-01), and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R, KY-01) introduced the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to tackle the manipulative practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) - the middlemen of drug pricing. PBMs are directly responsible for driving up drug costs by thousands of dollars, gouging community pharmacists, and limiting patient choice in federal health … Continue Reading
December 01, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss introduces the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act to impose a digital ad tax on Big Tech to fund trades education and promote one-on-one tutoring
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion, taxing the trillion-dollar social media corporations and directing those funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D, NH-02) is an original co-sponsor of this bill. The United States faces an information … Continue Reading
December 01, 2025
Auchincloss, Maloy introduce bipartisan bill carving out bots & deepfakes from social media platforms' Section 230 liability shield
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Celeste Maloy (R, UT-02) introduced the Deepfake Liability Act to tackle the steep rise of deepfake pornography without the consent of the deepfake’s subject. 98% of online deepfake imagery is deepfake pornography-99% of which targets women. This has led to a rise of widely available ‘nudification apps’ used to create convincing deepfakes of female teenagers. Section 230’s liability shield for online platforms … Continue Reading
December 01, 2025
Reps. Auchincloss, Houchin introduce Bipartisan Parents Over Platforms Act to equip parents with age assurance tools that app stores and developers must respect
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Erin Houchin (R, IN-9) introduced the Parents Over Platforms Act to force app stores & developers to protect minors downloading apps on their phones. This legislation puts parents in the driver’s seat for their children’s online experience by creating an age-assurance framework that ensures their children can only download age-appropriate apps through app stores. The Parents Over Platforms Act … Continue Reading
November 21, 2025
Congressman Jake Auchincloss Introduces ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act to limit annual prescription drug cost-sharing for patients enrolled in health insurance plans through the ACA Marketplaces. 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 2025 analysis by No Patient Left Behind … Continue Reading
October 31, 2025
Auchincloss and Schiff Probe Top RFK Jr. Advisor Calley Means
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding answers about potential conflicts of interest regarding former special government employee (SGE) Calley Means. Means served as a White House Advisor to the HHS Secretary and publicly touted his role as a leading policymaker behind the Trump … Continue Reading
September 26, 2025
Congressman Jake Auchincloss Leads Democrats in Letter Urging Regional Cooperation to End Hamas’s War Against Israel
Washington, D.C. — United States Representative Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) and Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Tim Kennedy (NY-26), led 26 other Democrats in a letter urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to work with the Arab League to pressure Hamas to end its war with Israel. On July 29, 2025, for the first time, all 22 Arab League member states-including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan-supported a joint declaration condemning Hamas’s … Continue Reading
September 19, 2025
Congressman Jake Auchincloss on House Resolution 719
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), released the following statement on House Resolution 719: "I voted Yes on the resolution for Charlie Kirk. As a father and congressman, I am committed to cross-partisan efforts to renounce political violence and uplift in-real-life debate. Those considerations outweighed my disappointment that the House resolution veered from civics into politics, unlike the unanimous Senate resolution that condemned Kirk's murder and honored his … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
Congressman Jake Auchincloss Leads Massachusetts Lawmakers in Letter to NIH on Impounded Grants
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) led all members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation in a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) demanding the immediate release of $4.7 billion in withheld research grants, and warning that the Trump Administration’s delays jeopardize medical innovation and patient care. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Lori Trahan … Continue Reading
August 05, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss Introduces Resolution Honoring Community Health Centers
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), a member of the Congressional Community Health Center Caucus, joined Reps. David Valadao (CA-22), Troy Balderson (OH-12), and Danny Davis (IL-07), to introduce a bipartisan resolution designating the week of August 3, 2025 as National Health Center Week. This resolution recognizes the important partnership between health centers and the communities they serve. "Community health centers treat one in ten Americans while spending only … Continue Reading
July 30, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss: New CBO Analysis Shows Trump Cuts to R&D Programs Will Harm the U.S. Economy
Washington, D.C. - As the Trump Administration continues to attack federal research and development (R&D) investments, new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that these investments spur economic growth and reduce the long-term cost of innovation. This analysis, requested by Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) and House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), demonstrates that increasing federal investment in nondefense R&D over … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss questions Kennedy on the corruption of Trump Administration healthcare officials
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about conflicts of interest stemming from the Trump Administration’s use of special government employees who still run and own their own health care companies. Earlier this month, Auchincloss sent letters calling on the boards of health companies True Medicine (TrueMed) and Main Street Health to provide information about conflicts of interest regarding their … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss probes corruption of healthcare executives in the Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) sent letters calling on the boards of health companies True Medicine (TrueMed) and Main Street Health to provide information about conflicts of interest regarding their founders’ roles as special government employees overseeing health policy for the Trump administration: Calley Means of TrueMed, and Brad Smith of Main Street Health. Mr. Means currently serves as a White House Advisor and as a Special Government Employee … Continue Reading
May 13, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss Delivers Remarks at Energy & Commerce Committee Markup of Budget Reconciliation Text
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) delivered opening remarks at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Markup of Budget Reconciliation Text, where Republicans will vote to take away healthcare from millions of Americans. You can find a video of his full remarks here. “Mr. Chairman, when 13.7 million Americans lose access to healthcare, 13.7 million Americans don't stop getting sick. What happens instead is, losing access to primary and preventive … Continue Reading
April 01, 2025
Congressmen Auchincloss, Krishnamoorthi Request Investigation into Possible Sanctions Violations by Yantai iRay Technology Co.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, requesting both departments investigate whether Yantai iRay Technology Co., Ltd. (“iRay”), a company in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) sanctioned by the Treasury Department, may be committing … Continue Reading
March 21, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss and Senator Warren Call on SEC to Explain Legal Loophole for Trump’s Meme Coins
Washington, DC - Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.-04), Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding answers about a new SEC Division of Corporate Finance Staff Statement that could shield President Donald Trump’s recently launched meme coins from regulatory scrutiny. The lawmakers’ letter … Continue Reading
March 14, 2025
Auchincloss, Turner Release Statement Concerning Current Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) and Mike Turner (OH-10), co-chairs of the Congressional Bosnia Caucus, issued the following statement regarding the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Milorad Dodik’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the Dayton Peace Accords and undermine three decades of fragile peace in the Balkans are deeply concerning. His turn to Vladimir Putin for support only further destabilizes the region, threatens Bosnia and Herzegovina’s … Continue Reading
March 03, 2025
Congressman Jake Auchincloss Announces Guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) is announcing former Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, as his guest for President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4th. Dr. Gawande is a renowned surgeon, writer, and public health leader. Prior to leading global health at USAID, he was a practicing general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital … Continue Reading
February 19, 2025
Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins The Ezra Klein Show: “A Democrat Who is Thinking Differently”
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04) joined The Ezra Klein Show to discuss the need for Democrats to offer an alternative in governance to the Trump … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss Delivers Floor Speech on the NIH’s Cap on Indirect Costs
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jake Auchincloss delivered remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the NIH’s policy on caps for indirect costs, a $2 billion tax on Massachusetts’ Eds & Meds enterprise that generates billions of dollars in economic activity and supports hundreds of thousands of well paying jobs. Below is a portion of his remarks. You can find the full speech here. “Here's my challenge to my Republican colleagues: go back to your districts. Talk to your universities. … Continue Reading