EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — This week on Newsmakers: Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating, who represents New Bedford and is the top House Democrat on European affairs, discusses the fallout from President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and other topics.
Author: Jim Quigley
As Trump moves toward Greenland deal, Mass. Congressman says his bill will beef up U.S. presence
As President Donald Trump announces a “framework for a future deal” with NATO amid his push for U.S. control of Greenland, Congressman Bill Keating says Trump signed his legislation into law last month that increases U.S. presence in the Arctic, including in Greenland.
Keating Calls For Impeachment Of DHS Secretary
“Impeaching a senior member of our government is not something I take lightly or a knee-jerk reaction to policy disagreement. Secretary Noem is stomping on the rules of our government and the very democratic ideals our country was founded on. She has proven herself repeatedly to be unfit for her job and should be held accountable,” Keating said in a statement.
Representative Bill Keating pops into protest
9th District of Massachusetts U.S. Representative Bill Keating joined the weekly Wareham for Law and Democracy standout in front of Town Hall, Saturday, Jan. 17.
Wareham for Law and Democracy is a local advocacy group and one of its founding members and local immigration attorney Manfred Wiegandt said Keating talked about immigrant visas, advocacy work and a bill he is co-sponsoring regarding Greenland.
Opinion | It’s time Carney joined the fight against Trump’s Arctic ambitions
“I’m putting together bipartisan legislation,” Rep. Bill Keating told me over the phone from Washington this week, “cutting off funds to any effort to take over, encroach, or invade another NATO country.”
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$3.2M in grants awarded for environmental projects; $50K for New Bedford salt marsh
Congressman Bill Keating speaks during a press conference held at Fort Taber Park in New Bedford announcing $3.2 million in grants awarded for Southeast New England Environmental Restoration.
Members of Congress call Afghan interpreter’s detention by ICE a ‘betrayal’
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Bill Keating on Wednesday expressed outrage at the treatment of a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. Armed Forces deployed against the Taliban, describing his arrest and detention by immigration authorities as a “betrayal.”
Democrats to admin: Use your tools to get aid into Gaza now
On Wednesday, Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.), Jamie Raskin (Md.), Bill Keating (Mass), Valerie Foushee (N.C.), and Becca Balint (Vt.) introduced a resolution urging the Trump administration to use all possible diplomatic tools to ensure that aid reaches Gaza. The resolution also called for the release of Israeli hostages.
Keating: Medicaid cuts hidden in bill will hurt SouthCoast hospitals, NB health center
WESTPORT — Cuts to Medicaid looming in the government funding bill will badly hurt local hospitals and health centers, like the New Bedford Community Health center, said U.S. Rep William Keating, D-9th District.