SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 8 -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU Applauds Reintroduction of PRO Act The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) applauds the reintroduction of H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a landmark piece of legislation that is vital for workers across the country. "As a Union that represents over 200,000 transit workers, we know firsthand the power of collective bargaining and the pro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Modernize Antiquated Mining Law, Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), alongside nine of their Senate colleagues, to introduce the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act. This legislation would reform the outdated 1872 Mining Law, which has more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ossoff, Hirono, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Legal Representation for Migrant Children Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and 31 of their Senate colleagues to urge Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Wyden, Schumer, Murray, Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Address Consequences of Social Security Workforce Layoffs Denver -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 43 of their Senate colleagues to call on Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Lela more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members reintroduced H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' right to come together and bargain for hi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members reintroduced H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (link is external), a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' rig more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins 31 Senators in Demanding Trump Administration Ensure Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined 31 U.S. Senators in sending a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum demanding continued legal services for unaccomp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Duckworth, Blunt Rochester Urge Trump Administration to Reopen EPA Environmental Justice Office That Helped Most Disadvantaged Communities Solve Environmental and Public Health Challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--founding co-chairs of the Senate's first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus --along with U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Roches more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Warren, Lawmakers to Trump: Fire Elon Musk, Reinstate Agency Leaders, and Federal Watchdogs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), led 38 Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Announces New Senior Leadership and Slate of Associate Chairs to Lead the Fight For Working Families and Hold Trump Accountable Arrow Today, DNC Chair Ken Martin announced the new slate of the Democratic National Committee's senior leadership team along with three new DNC Associate Chairs. Roger Lau has been named Executive Director of the DNC, Libby Schneider has been named Deputy Executive  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett, Van Hollen Renew Effort to Curb Foam Container Pollution to Protect Our Environment, Public Health Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) (Doggett) | Francesca Amodeo (link sends email) / Matt Slavoski (link sends email) (Van Hollen) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced the Farewell to Foam Act, bicameral l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduced Resolution Recognizing National Social And Emotional Learning Week March 05, 2025 WASHINGTON--U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced a resolution designating the week of March 3, 2025, as National Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Week. SEL is centered on developing the self-awareness, ability to manage emotions, and interpersonal skills necessary  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Grijalva Joins Bipartisan Reintroduction of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ-07) joined a bipartisan group of over 200 House colleagues in reintroducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. "The right to organize is fundamental to ensuring fair compensation, safe working conditions, and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Lawmakers: "The Administration's destructive approach will not assist the disaster-impacted communities across the country hoping to rebuild and move forward. To the contrary, it will leave the nation more vulnerable to future disasters and less prepared to pick up the pieces when t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Trump Reinstate Every Veteran Illegally Fired in Federal Government's Mass Terminations Lawmakers: "Your Administration's actions are damaging the economic security and morale of our military and veteran families, the federal government's ability to recruit and retain high-quality talent, and ultimately, our national security." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Seek IRS Watchdog Investigation Into Trump Administration's Decision to Gut IRS ~ Mass firings, office closures could delay taxpayers' refunds, allow major abuses to go undetected or unaddressed ~ WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 15 colleagues in sending a letter to the Acting Treasury Inspector  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release: * * * IATSE Applauds PRO Act Reintroduction, Supports Growing Bipartisan Interest in Labor Law Reform The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) applauds the reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, landmark legislation that would strengthen working people's rights to come together and negotiate collectively as a union. Work more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ban High-Capacity Gun Magazines WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined 21 of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Keep Americans Safe Act (KASA), legislation to reinstate a nationwide ban on the sale, transfer, possession, import, or manufacture of high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds. A federal law prohibiting semiautomatic a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Los Senadores Ossoff Y Hirono Lideran Grupo Exigiendo A La Administracion Trump Que Garantice La Representacion Legal A Ninos Vulnerables En El Sistema De Inmigracion Washington, D.C. -- El Senador de EE. UU. por Georgia, Jon Ossoff, exige que la Administracion Trump garantice representacion legal para ninos en el sistema de inmigracion. Hoy, los Senadores Ossoff y Mazie Hirono (D-HI) lideraron a un  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Modernize Broken Mining Law, Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Lujan Bill Would Update the 1872 Mining Law Which Has Led to Significant Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025, legislation that would reform the broken 1872 Mining Law. Failure to upd more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Modernize Broken Mining Law, Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Lujan Bill Would Update the 1872 Mining Law Which Has Led to Significant Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025, legislation that would reform the broken 1872 Mining Law. Failure to upd more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * March 2024 Newsletter RAW TEXT IS BELOW THE PHOTO VERSION # RAW TEXT: PAGE 1 A message from Val: Dear Friends, Thank you to those of you who reached out and left messages over the past month. It is important to me that I hear your stories and opinions. I also want to share what I am doing to protect our district from the Trump administration's policies that attack our government and our democr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Kim, Conaway Jr., MD, Pocan, Lead Bicameral Letter to Department of Labor Concerning Musk's Access to Internal Systems Washington (February 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), along with Representatives Herb Conaway Jr., MD (NJ-03), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) today led  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bipartisan Colleagues Push to Protect the Rights of Oregon, America's Workers Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Congressional and labor leaders to reintroduce the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). This bipartisan legislation protects the rights of workers in Oregon and nationwide to s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand FEMA Responds to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to call on the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand FEMA Responds to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to call on the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) and its more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Workers' Right to Organize, Blast Trump and Musk for Attacks on Workers Murray helped author and introduce the PRO Act in the 116 th Congress Murray : "Reintroducing the PRO Act is more important now than ever. This is about making sure we are not just pushing back--but also pushing forward, charting a positive vision for workers, and daring  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Ossoff, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Ensure Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and 33 other senators in a letter demanding the Trump Administration ensures legal representation for children caught up  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report exposing the stark disparities in life expectancy based on income, education, race and geography. The findings show that working class pe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEW STUDY: Nearly $80 Trillion Redistributed from the Bottom 90% to the Top 1% Since 1975 WASHINGTON, March 4 - As Republicans prepare legislation to provide more tax breaks to billionaires with massive cuts to programs working families need, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today highlighted a new report from the nonpartisan RAND Corporation, which found that nearly $80 trillion in wealth in the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Calls for Committee Investigation into DOGE, Subpoena for Musk WASHINGTON, March 6 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today called for a formal committee investigation into the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and a subpoena of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to testify ab more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement: USAID Cuts Will Lead to Millions of Preventable Deaths WASHINGTON, March 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement about the impact that cuts to USAID from the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE will have on vulnerable people around the world. Elon Musk and Donald Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USA more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Padilla, Colleagues to Trump: Fire Elon Musk, Reinstate Agency Leaders and Federal Watchdogs Democratic lawmakers demand Trump reinstate fired Senate-confirmed officials and address Musk's conflicts of interest, cite officials' investigations and prosecutions of Musk's companies. Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined 40 of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Luna Introduce Bill to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates at 10% Washington, D.C.- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Representative Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) introduced legislation that would immediately cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced companion legislation last month in the Senate. "Cr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Cosponsors Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Protect the Rights of American Workers to Organize WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and a bipartisan group of Senate and House colleagues in introducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), comprehensive labor legislation to protect the rights of workers to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues to Trump Administration: Ensure Legal Representation for Children in Immigration System WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, demanded the Trump Administration protect Congressionally mandated legal representation for unaccompanied children in the immigration system. The letter comes in respons more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues to Trump: Fire Elon Musk, Reinstate Agency Leaders and Federal Watchdogs Democratic lawmakers demand Trump reinstate fired Senate-confirmed officials and address Musk's conflicts of interest, cite officials' investigations and prosecutions of Musk's companies WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined 40 of their Congressiona more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, EPW Democrats Slam Zeldin's Covert Push to Dismantle Climate Safeguards Senators: "Your push to undermine the Endangerment Finding seems based not on sound science or legal reasoning, but rather on an agenda that prioritizes industry profits over public health, environmental protection, and climate safety." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Delivers Livestreamed Response' to President Trump's Congressional Address WASHINGTON, March 4 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today delivered remarks following President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Over 91,000 viewers watched in real time on his social media platforms. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched here. Hel more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders, Democratic Senators Force Republicans to Confront Hypocrisy on Ukraine and Putin WASHINGTON, March 5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), alongside Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), today asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass a series of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders Calls for Committee Investigation into DOGE, Subpoena for Musk WASHINGTON, March 6 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today called for a formal committee investigation into the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders Statement: Meet Donald Trump's New Best Friend, Vladimir Putin WASHINGTON, March 3 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement introducing the American people to the background and history of Russian dictator, and apparent ally of President Trump, Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump's attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are a gift to Russian President Vladim more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of American Workers WASHINGTON, March 5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, alongside Senate Minority Leader Chu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 5, 2025: * * * Sanders, Scott, Schumer, Jeffries, Murray, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect the Rights of American Workers WASHINGTON, March 5 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee issued a 160-page majority (Democrat) staff report in December 2024, entitled "The Injury-Productivity Trade-off: How Amazon's Obsession with Speed Creates Uniquely Dangerous Warehouses." * * * Here is the executive summary: Amazon's warehouse workers have raised the alarm for years about unsafe working conditions and a corporate culture that prioritizes speed and profit over worker health and safety. Many of t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Ban High-Capacity Gun Magazines A similar law prohibiting semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines was in place from 1994-2004 Washington (February 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and colleagues in introducing the Keep America more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Senators Whitehouse and Van Hollen Call for Answers from Citibank on Climate Bank Funding Freeze Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-author of the original National Climate Bank Act with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Banking, Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Hirono Lead 32 Senators Demanding Trump Administration Ensure Legal Representation for Vulnerable Children in Immigration System Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding the Trump Administration ensures legal representation for children caught up in the immigration system. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led a group of 32 Senators demanding that Health and Hu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Sherman & Labor Caucus Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), along with a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members, reintroduced H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' right to come together and bargain for higher more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Alliance for Excellent Education issued the following statement on March 3, 2025: * * * Statement from All4Ed CEO Amy Loyd on the Confirmation of Linda McMahon as U.S. Secretary of Education and the Trump Administration's Assault on Public Education "This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed Linda McMahon as our new U.S. Secretary of Education. While All4Ed opposed her nomination on the basis of the Trump Administration's concerning policy agenda for public education, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Steil Issues Statement on Sanders Visit to Kenosha Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil issued the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders visit to Kenosha: "Democratic socialist Senator Sanders' fear mongering tour comes to Wisconsin today to try to sell open borders, reckless spending and boys in girls' sports," said Steil. "In Wisconsin we want secu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Schumer, Markey, Whitehouse in Calling for Answers from Citibank on Climate Bank Funding Freeze Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, co-authors of the original National Climate Bank Act, together with Democratic Lead more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Doggett Renew Effort to Curb Foam Container Pollution to Protect Our Environment, Public Health Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) reintroduced the Farewell to Foam Act, bicameral legislation to phase out single-use plastic foam food service products, "loose fill" such as packing peanuts, and non-medical disposable coolers - m more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today led nine of their colleagues in calling on leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DO more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led nine of their colleagues in calling on leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * What People Are Saying: Protecting the Right to Organize Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2025 (H.R. 20), a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' right to come together and bargain for higher w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Finance Committee Democrats Issue Warning of "Train Wreck" to Come from IRS Staffing Cuts With tax filing season underway, Trump cuts have already hampered tax filing assistance programs; Democrats warn further cuts could hurt families waiting for refunds Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Ranking M more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Working-Class Americans Can Expect to Die at Least 7 Years Earlier than the Wealthy WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report exposing the stark disparities in life expectancy based on income, edu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Update Antiquated Mining Law to Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Bill would modernize Civil War era mining law that has led to significant waste, fraud, and abuse Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would modernize the 1872 Mining Law that has let mining companies exploit public  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Legislation to Update Antiquated Mining Law to Protect Public Lands and Taxpayers Bill would modernize Civil War era mining law that has led to significant waste, fraud, and abuse Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would modernize the 1872 Mining Law that has let mining companies exploit public res more PR