ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP to Bernie: Nevada Isn't Gambling with Your Progressive Politics LAS VEGAS, NV -- Today, liberal elitists Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are in Las Vegas holding a rally pushing the same progressive policies that Nevadans rejected back in November.  But this political stunt is distracting from the issues Nevadans care about, like economic prosperity and more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-AZ Issues Statement on Sanders, AOC "Fighting Oligarchy" Rally Tempe, Arizona-- Today Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will host a "Fighting Oligarchy" Rally.  Americans for Prosperity-Arizona Deputy State Director Jared Gorshe issued the following statement: "Arizonans have soundly rejected the progressive ideology  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Student Borrower Protection Center issued the following news release: * * * AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments Trump Education Department's Broken Promises Lead to Unaffordable Monthly Payments and Deny Public Service Workers Progress Towards Debt Relief, According to New Lawsuit Last night, the 1.8 million-member AFT sued the United States Department of Education (ED) for effectively more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments Trump Education Department's Broken Promises Lead to Unaffordable Monthly Payments and Deny Public Service Workers Progress Towards Debt Relief, According to New Lawsuit Last night, the 1.8 million-member AFT sued the United States Department of Edu more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * AFT Sues U.S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Loan Payments Trump Education Department's Broken Promises Lead to Unaffordable Monthly Payments and Deny Public Service Workers Progress Towards Debt Relief, According to New Lawsuit. Last night, the 1.8 million-member AFT sued the United States Department of Education (ED) for effectiv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Murphy & Colleagues File Amicus Brief to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined the Senate Democratic caucus in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of protecting the right of millions of Americans to receive reproductive health care from the provider of their ch more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Democratic Senate Committee Leaders Demand Immediate Review by Agency Inspectors General of Trump Administration's Mass Dismissals of Federal Employees Actions by Trump and Musk have already disrupted critical operations at agencies that millions of Americans depend on for survival WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Se more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Klobuchar, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a senior member of the Committee, and more than two d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Wyden Demand Answers on DHS, DOGE Requests to Access Sensitive IRS Information Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 15 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Melanie Krause, IRS Acting Chief Counsel Andrew De Mello, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Democrats eat their own House Democrats face an unprecedented internal rebellion from their base threatening to derail their 2026 midterm campaign amid record-low polling. From POLITICO : "the Democratic base is pissed off. And not just a little. The intensity of the anger roiling the party is at a historic level, suggesting a breach between congressional Democrats and the party grassroo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Klobuchar, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners March 20, 2025 [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Pri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Colleagues to Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By as You Attempt to Turn Back the Clock on Education in This Country" March 19, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As the Trump administration and Elon Musk attack public education in America by closing offices and laying off 1,300 workers at the Department of Education, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Schiff, Senate Democrats In Demanding USDA Reverse $1 Billion In Canceled Local Food Purchases For Schools, Farmers March 17, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, along with 29 Senators, sent a letter demanding a reversal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues To Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back The Clock On Education In This Country March 19, 2025 WASHINGTON - As the Trump administration and Elon Musk attack public education in America by closing offices and laying off 1,300 workers at the Department of Education, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Ta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Klobuchar, Cantwell, Colleagues Call On President Trump To Reverse The Illegal Firing OF FTC Commissioners March 20, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privac more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla Lead Push To Save Task Force Combatting Threats To Election Officials WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) led 29 Democratic Senators in urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to continue the essential work of the Department more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Urge President Trump To Abandon Use Of Family Detention March 19, 2025 Senators to Trump: "There is simply no basis for reinstating this cruel, ineffective, and costly practice, particularly when there are effective solutions that, unlike family detention, do not permanently damage children's health and well-being" CHICAGO - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2025: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Urge President Trump To Abandon Use Of Family Detention Senators to Trump: "There is simply no basis for reinstating this cruel, ineffective, and costly practice, particularly when there are effective solutions that, unlike family detention, do not permanently damage children's health and well-being"  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Education Secretary Immediately Reinstate Federal Funding to Strengthen Teacher Workforce & Improve Student Learning WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and 22 Democratic senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding that the Education Department immediately reinstate $ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Reverse Chaos & Damage Created by Trump & Musk at the VA, Reinstate Veterans Fired by DOGE & Protect Veteran Benefits WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, introduced the Putting Veteran's First Act, legislation that reverses the chaos and damage creat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Education Secretary McMahon Reinstate Federal Student Aid Workers Lawmakers: "Parents, students, and borrowers should have access to a well-functioning federal student aid system that reliably lowers education costs." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and 8 colleagues in sending a letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect, Strengthen Women's Retirement Security ~ Barriers like pay inequality, time out of the workforce leaves women's retirement savings lagging behind men's by 16 percent ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and nine colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect wom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect and Improve TSA's Frontline Workforce Amid Trump Attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 26 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, legislation that would ensure all of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) more than 65,000 employees--including frontline Transportation Securi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Warner & Colleagues Demand Answers Over Trump Administration's Illegal Cancellation of Grants to Train and Retain Quality Teachers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) joined 23 of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding detailed answer more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Durbin, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a member of the Commerce Committee, along with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-IL), Commerce, Science and Transportation Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners In Key Hearing Last Month, Lujan Raised Alarm Over the Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Agencies Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners In Key Hearing Last Month, Lujan Raised Alarm Over the Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Agencies Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners In Key Hearing Last Month, Lujan Raised Alarm Over the Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Agencies Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Calling on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners In Key Hearing Last Month, Lujan Raised Alarm Over the Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Agencies Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rule more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rule more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rule more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, Farmers Lujan, Schiff, Klobuchar, and Shaheen spearhead effort to stop "further pain at a time of high food prices and instability within U.S. agricultural markets" Anthony, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a group of 31 Senators dema more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, Farmers Lujan, Schiff, Klobuchar, and Shaheen spearhead effort to stop "further pain at a time of high food prices and instability within U.S. agricultural markets" Anthony, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a group of 31 Senators dema more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Padilla, Durbin in Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" Washington (March 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) yesterday joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Condemn President Trump's Move to Revive Cruel Family Detention Policy Senators to Trump: "There is simply no basis for reinstating this cruel, ineffective, and costly practice, particularly when there are effective solutions that, unlike family detention, do not permanently damage children's health and well-being" Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Condemn President Trump's Move to Revive Cruel Family Detention Policy Senators to Trump: "There is simply no basis for reinstating this cruel, ineffective, and costly practice, particularly when there are effective solutions that, unlike family detention, do not permanently damage children's health and well-being" Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 26 Colleagues Call On Trump To Reverse Illegal Firing Of FTC Commissioners WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 26 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter calling on President Donald Trump to reverse the illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 36 Colleagues To Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back The Clock On Education In This Country" WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday joined 36 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 45 Colleagues File Amicus Brief To Protect Access To Reproductive Health Care HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined the Senate Democratic caucus in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of protecting the right more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Announces Winners of Fifteenth Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sanders will host the finalists at the Vermont State House on March 29 for a roundtable discussion about their essays *** Original text here: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-announces-winners-of-fifteenth-annual-state-of-the-union-essay-contest-for-vermont-student more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, 37 Colleagues to Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By as You Attempt to Turn Back the Clock on Education in this Country" WASHINGTON, March 17 - As the Trump administration and Elon Musk attack public education in America by closing offices and laying off 1,300 workers at the Department of Education, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * News: Sen. Schiff Joins Sens. Padilla and Durbin in Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Leads Senate Democrats in Demanding USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, Farmers Sens. Schiff, Lujan, Klobuchar, and Shaheen spearhead effort to stop "further pain at a time of high food prices and instability within U.S. agricultural markets" Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla Join Sens. Klobuchar, Durbin, Cantwell, Colleagues to Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a member of the Commerce Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Urges President Trump to Abandon Use of Family Detention Senators to Trump: "There is simply no basis for reinstating this cruel, ineffective, and costly practice, particularly when there are effective solutions that, unlike family detention, do not permanently damage children's health and well-being" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin Lead Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials Senators to Attorney General: "In this challenging environment for election officials, it is essential to our democracy that they can continue to rely on [DOJ] to uphold the law" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Condemn Trump Administration's Gutting of Education Department Senators to Education Secretary: "We will not stand by as you attempt to turn back the clock on education in this country" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As President Trump and Elon Musk attack public education in America by closing offices and laying off 1,300 workers at the Department of Education, Senators Alex Padilla and A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Demand USDA Reverse $1 Billion in Canceled Local Food Purchases for Schools, Farmers Padilla joins effort to stop "further pain at a time of high food prices and instability within U.S. agricultural markets" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Adam Schiff and 29 other Senators in demanding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture reverse its ca more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined a group of Senators calling on President Trump to reverse the illegal firing of Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). "This action contradicts long s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters and Senate Committee Ranking Members Demand Immediate Review by Agency Inspectors General of Trump Administration's Mass Dismissals of Federal Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led 16 Senate Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Whitehouse & Colleagues Demand Answers Over Trump Admin.'s Unlawful Cancelation of Federal Grants to Help Schools Train and Retain Quality Teachers PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to ensure there are enough highly prepared teachers for U.S. students and schools and to hold the Trump Administration accountable for trying to indiscriminately rescind federal funds that were already promised, U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Whitehouse & Colleagues Demand Answers Over Trump Admin.'s Unlawful Cancelation of Federal Grants to Help Schools Train and Retain Quality Teachers Senate Dems press Sec. McMahon for urgent answers about when the U.S. Department of Education will implement court orders to restore federal grants provided to help address staff shortages and educator training PROVIDENCE, RI - In an e more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump's Cancellation of USDA Local Food Purchasing Programs Hurts Hungry Students & Families, Local Farmers, & the Economy WASHINGTON, DC - As the Trump Administration confirms it is halting more than $1 billion in federal assistance that enables public schools and food banks to purchase nutritious produce and food from local farmers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says these cancellations wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Welch Lead the Deliver for Democracy Act to Help Local News Overcome Persistent Issues with USPS WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today announced that they have reintroduced the Deliver for Democracy Act. This legislation would help rural newspaper delivery by incentivizing reliable service from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for periodical publicat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, 37 Colleagues to Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By as You Attempt to Turn Back the Clock on Education in this Country" WASHINGTON, March 17 - As the Trump administration and Elon Musk attack public education in America by closing offices and laying off 1,300 workers at the Department of Education, Sen. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, has introduced new legislation aimed at protecting consumers from exorbitant credit card interest rates by capping annual percentage rates at 10%. The 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act seeks to amend the Truth in Lending Act to impose this cap, providing crucial financial relief for millions of Americans burdened by high debt. The bill responds to increasing concerns regarding the financial strain caused by escalating credit card int more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-HI, has introduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act (FAIR Act), aimed at increasing pay rates for federal employees. The proposed legislation seeks to raise the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing wage employees by 4.3 percent, effective 2026. The introduction of the FAIR Act aligns with ongoing conversations regarding federal employee compensation amidst rising inflation and economic concerns. Supporters argue t more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 3/7-3/14 Voting Against the Republican Spending Bill that Decimates Communities Across the Country U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the proposed Republican House spending bill. "I will vote "no" on the Republican funding measure. The Republican House bill slashes billions from community budgets for police offi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Leads Colleagues in Reintroducing Legislation to Prevent the Shackling and Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in ICE and CBP Custody Legislation would provide permanent safeguards for pregnant and postpartum women in ICE and CBP custody; Rep. Garcia to introduce companion legislation in the House Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Steven Horsford's Manufactured Political Theater with Bernie & AOC Today, out of touch Steven Horsford is busy bowing down to the new leaders of the Democrat party-- socialists Bernie Sanders and AOC --at their so-called "town hall," yet another display of manufactured political posturing. If you're covering today's "town hall" please consider the following statement: "We've seen this s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * The Fight to Make the Trump Tax Cuts Permanent - Listen to The Leave Us Alone Podcast! Big things are happening in Washington, and this week's episode of Leave Us Alone is here to break it all down. Host Grover Norquist is joined by ATR's Mike Palicz and James Erwin to discuss the latest on the expiring Trump Tax Cuts. The U.S. House has taken the first step. Now, attention turns to t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Klobuchar, Durbin, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law and a member of the Commerce Committee, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-IL), Commerce, Science and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Push to Save Task Force Combating Threats to Election Officials WASHINGTON--U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 28 Democratic colleagues in urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to continue the essential work of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Election Threats Task For more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Senators Demand Education Secretary McMahon Reinstate Federal Student Aid Workers Unprecedented mass firings threaten ED's ability to address families' and borrowers' financial aid complaints "Parents, students, and borrowers should have access to a well-functioning federal student aid system that reliably lowers education costs." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Colleagues in Demanding Answers from State and DHS About Arrest and Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil Senators: "Attempts by the government to punish an individual simply for espousing political views it disagrees with are wrong and unconstitutional." WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers on DHS, DOGE Requests to Access Sensitive IRS Information Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., today led Senate colleagues, including Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in a letter to top officials with the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding answers on reports that DHS and the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers on DHS, DOGE Requests to Access Sensitive IRS Information Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., today led Senate colleagues, including Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in a letter to top officials with the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding answers on reports that DHS and  more PR