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Congressional Art Competition Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide visual arts competition for high school students to recognize and encourage artistic talent. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Winners are recognized both in their congressional district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. Our office's theme this year will be "America’s 250th Birthday". We want the winner's artwork to tell Capitol visitors what Massachusetts mea

Rep. Lynch Introduces Legislation to Protect Mail-in Voting Against Unlawful Trump Interference WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) introduced the Vote by Mail Protection Act (H.R. 8666) to protect the right of Americans to vote by mail against unlawful executive overreach by President Trump. This legislation will invalidate the executive order recently issued by President Trump that would severely restrict mail-in voting. The bill will also prohibit the U.S. Postal Service and other federal agencies from using taxpayer funds to implement the order. After casting a mail-in ballot