WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * 16 Hours Into Long Speech, Booker Discusses Trump Administration's Failure to Address National Housing Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during his long speech, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered floor remarks detailing the state of the housing affordability crisis in the United States and the Trump administration's complete failure to address rising rent and home prices facing everyday Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * 17 Hours Into Long Speech, Booker Outlines Threat Trump Administration Poses to Environmental Policy, Energy Prices, Clean Energy Jobs, and Climate Action WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during his long speech, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke on the Senate floor about the existential threat President Trump and his administration pose to crucial efforts to address environmental pollution and climate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Dr. Oz's Confirmation, Senators Urge Crackdown on Private Medicare Insurers that Scam Patients, Price Gouge Taxpayers Senators call for ending contracts, limiting enrollment for Medicare Advantage insurers that defraud seniors and taxpayers "The most effective step the Administration can take in cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in federal health care programs is by reining in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Trump's "Liberation Day," Stanton Backs Legislation to Stop Tariff Chaos, Restore Trade Authority in Congress WASHINGTON, D.C.--Ahead of Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" on April 2--the day he is expected to announce sweeping and broad tariffs on "all countries"--Representative Greg Stanton is backing the Congressional Trade Authority Act. This legislation would require the president to submi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ahead of Trump's Tariff Day, Democrats Calling on Trump to Exclude Essential Child Care Products From His Reckless Trade Wars Democrats fighting back against Trump's harmful cost increases on items parents need to care for their kids - like car seats, highchairs, strollers, and cribs WASHINGTON, DC - Today, dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Trump-Vance Administra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Secures Ethics Commitment from Joint Chiefs of Staff Nominee Lieutenant General Caine tells Senator Warren he has "no intent" to work for major defense contractors or companies impacted by his official actions. Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured an ethics c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * AUSTRALIAN TARIFF RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY REP. STUTZMAN WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) has introduced a new piece of legislation leading up to President Trump's much-anticipated "Liberation Day". The Protect American Beef Act will grant the President the authority to take actions as necessary, including placing a duty on imported Australian Wagyu beef, to establish a recip more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Social Security Workforce Reductions, Office Closures in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) demanded answers from the Trump administration on their plan to protect Wisconsin seniors' benefits amid office closures and staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration (SSA) that will leave beneficiaries with fe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Introduces Bill to Release Illegally Withheld Funding for Wisconsin Farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the Honor Farmer Contracts Act, legislation to release illegally withheld funding for all contracts and agreements previously entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). President Trump's USDA has refused to make reim more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Beatty Backs Booker's Historic Stand Against Musk-MAGA Power Grab & Abuse WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued a statement supporting Senator Cory Booker's (D-NJ) marathon speech opposing President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal workforce, slash essential programs, and undermine American democracy. "What Senator Booker has more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration Not to Terminate Critical Mental Health Agency Staff Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and 11 Senate Democratic colleagues to urge Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to reconsider terminating additional staff at the Substance Abus more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On U.S. Institute Of Peace Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement after the reported mass firings of workers at the United States Institute of Peace, the reported illegal "appointment" of a 28-year-old Elon Musk lackey to replace its president, and the reported "transfer" of its headquarters to the General Services Administration (GSA): "The United States I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton Introduce Ambassador to U.K. Nominee Warren Stephens at Senate Hearing WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced fellow Arkansan, Warren Stephens, at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Stephens has led Stephens Inc. -- the financial firm founded by his father and unc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Introduces 'Buffett Rule' Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and member of the Ways and Means Committee, has introduced bicameral legislation to ensure that millionaires pay a higher tax rate than middle-class Americans. The bill would establish a 30 percent m more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Sounds the Alarm on Threats to Social Security PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) held a press conference to sound the alarm about the risk that Elon Musk's DOGE may close Social Security field offices in Philadelphia. At the event, he was joined by Max Richtman, President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and Richard Gennetti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown & Beatty Led Ohio Dems in Demanding HUD Reverse Ohio Field Office Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Joyce Beatty (OH-03) led Ohio's Democratic delegation - Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) - in a letter urging U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to reverse the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Budzinski Calls Out House Veterans Affairs Committee for Hosting Sales Pitch with VA in Crisis WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) participated in a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing where medical technology executives pitched their products to be bought by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In her remarks, Budzinski questioned why the c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell to Vote NO on Advancing Social Security Commissioner Nominee 04.01.25 Cantwell: "Social Security is no place to slash and burn. It's a contract with the American people. It should be kept." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter champions bill improving health care access in rural America WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Shomari C. Figures (D-AL), Michael Rulli (R-OH), and Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) today introduced the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025, a bill extending critical programs that increase access to health care services in rural communities. Rural residen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Burlison: Artificial Intelligence Technology Has the Potential to Transform America WASHINGTON--Today, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered an opening statement at the hearing on "America's AI Moonshot: The Economics of AI, Data Centers, and Power Consumption." During his remarks, Subcommittee Chair more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Carter Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Over-the-Counter Drug Regulation W ASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Examining the FDA's Regulation of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs. Subcommittee Chairman Carter's opening statement as pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Nomination WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today chaired a hearing examining the nomination of Lieutenant General (ret.) John D. Caine to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In his opening statement, Chairman Wicker underscored the tremendous re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Comer & Guthrie Review GAO's Intervention in CRA Process to Dismantle California's Electric Vehicle Mandate Rubberstamped by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) today announced a review of the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) dec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen says President Trump's Executive Orders Show he neither Understands nor Respects the Constitution Says "he is the one doing the 'overreach' " WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today discussed President Trump's efforts to upend the judicial system at a hearing ent more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressman Onder Introduces the No Harm Act Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bob Onder introduced legislation to protect children from the dangers of the pediatric gender conversion industry. If passed, this bill would preserve parent's right to decline sex change drugs and procedures, protect the rights of healthcare providers who decline to provide these treatments, and protect more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Introduces Bill Blocking Republican Plan to Cut SNAP Benefits for Tax Cuts Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, has introduced The Hunger Free Future Act, new legislation to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from backdoor benefit cuts. VIDEO: Press Conference Announcing The Hunger Fr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Condemns the Cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (WASHINGTON) - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy condemning the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that include terminating 10,000 employees and dismantling or consolidating several health agencies, including t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Urges HUD to Reverse Cuts that Could Impact Inland Empire Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reverse proposed staff cuts that would worsen the ongoing housing crisis in the Inland Empire. "The Inland Empire is in the middle of a housing emergency. Cuts to HUD will sl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on HHS Cuts Affecting NIH, CMS, CDC, FDA, & More Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the Trump administration's plans to fire an additional 10,000 dedicated federal employees at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), after 10,000 workers have already been fired or left the agency: "Today's mass firings will endanger  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Announces Hearing on the President's Trade Agenda Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will convene for a hearing on President Trump's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda on Tuesday, April 8 at 10:00 AM. Title: The President's 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Witness: United States Trade Representative Jamies more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Sheehy, Zinke, Downing Encourage Trump Administration to Reverse Biden Anti-Energy Policies and Support Montana Energy Letter Urges Trump EPA to Support Montana's Colstrip Power Plant U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) as well as Congressmen Ryan Zinke (MT-01) and Troy Downing (MT-02) today sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Leads Letter To AG Bondi On Appointment Of Kash Patel As ATF Acting Director March 31, 2025 Durbin, Senators to AG Bondi: "Mr. Patel is, quite simply, not the right person to lead the ATF." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 15 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Argonne National Lab Director As Trump Administration Threatens Future Of Scientific Research April 01, 2025 The Trump Administration has pushed for cuts to the Department of Energy's Office of Science, jeopardizing the research conducted at Argonne National Lab WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Dr. Paul Kearns, Director of Argonne  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams Republican Plans To Cut Medicaid In Order To Provide Tax Cuts To Billionaires March 31, 2025 Durbin: "If Republicans push forward with their cruel and unpopular funding plan, working families will lose and billionaires will win" WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) slammed Congressional Republicans for their plan to slash more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks In Support Of Senate Booker Holding The Senate Floor & Calls Out The Trump Admin's Continued Efforts To Undermine The Rule Of Law April 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on the Senate floor to speak against efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Schumer, Democratic Senators Urge AG Bondi To Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach March 31, 2025 The Senators wrote: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether any of the government officials involved violate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Ask AG Bondi For Clarification On The Trump Admin's Extreme Partisan Approach To The Pardon Power April 01, 2025 In recent weeks, DOJ has adopted a broad & legally suspect view of the scope of criminal conduct covered by Trump's pardons to benefit January 6 rioters; President Trump has also wrongly claimed that President Biden's pardons were invalid based on more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Rollins Fulfill Commitments to Expand Access to Biofuels RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at an ethanol production facility in Atlantic, Iowa to announce the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) continued support of the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). Erns more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Golden Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Jared Golden (ME-2) joined together to introduce the Protect America's Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation aimed restoring collective bargaining rights for unionized federal employees. The legislation would reverse th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Blumenthal Lead 50 Senators In Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led 50 U.S. Senators - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be impo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand Trump Rescind Illegal Anti-Voter Executive Order Lawmakers: "Requirements in this illegal order would likely disenfranchise millions of American voters... [and] places a variety of other process burdens on voters, especially married women, rural residents, and low-income voters, and communities of color." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Whistleblowers WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined colleagues in introducing legislation to strengthen protections for whistleblowers who share valuable information with Congress. The Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act, led by Senator Richard Blument more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Urge Attorney General Against Appointment of Kash Patel as Acting ATF Director Lawmakers: "Mr. Patel is, quite simply, not the right person to lead the ATF." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 14 colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi inqu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Daines Praise Trump Admin Review of Biden's Anti-Energy Policies, Backs Small Energy Producers WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and 8 Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Doug Burgum at the U.S. Department of the Interior urging the reversal of Biden-era regulations that dramatically increase the bonding requirements for oil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Testifies at Appropriations Subcommittee Member Day Hearing Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following testimony today before the National Security and Department of State Appropriations Subcommittee "Member Day" hearing. Ranking Member Meeks more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Trump's Mass Dismissal of Federal Employees at HHS WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's mass dismissal of thousands of federal employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): "Donald Trump's mass purge of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services today is ou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Huizenga, Sherman, Steil, and Auchincloss Introduce Bipartisan Improving Disclosure for Investors Act On Friday, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced the introduction of the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act. This bipartisan bill was introduced with Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), Congressman Bryan Steil (R-W more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Leads Demand for AG Bondi to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Signal Breach Goldman Leads Letter With Four Colleagues Arguing Trump Appointees' Incompetence is in Violation of the Espionage Act Read the Letter Here Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) last week led 4 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding she appoints  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Daily Caller Highlights Grassley's Oversight of Wasteful DEI Spending at DOJ EXCLUSIVE: GOP Sens Seek Answers For Taxpayers Who Picked Up Tab For Biden's DEI Initiatives Adam Pack March 31, 2025 Senate Judiciary Republicans are seeking accountability for taxpayers who footed the bill for the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives under for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: LA Times: 'Misguided mission': Senators blast detaining migrants at Guantanamo WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, discussed the Trump Administration's unlawful detention of migrants at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) foll more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin Joins Meet the Press, Highlights the Return of Real Leadership "We have terrorist organizations coming after the United States everywhere because the Biden administration has done nothing for four years." Washington, D.C. -On Sunday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined NBC's Kristen Welker on Meet the Press to discuss the Trump administration's return to peace through str more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Dave Min: Republicans' Plan to Slash Social Security is a "Bait and Switch" Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Representative Dave Min (CA-47) tore into the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to slash funding for Social Security. Rep. Min appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend and NewsNation's The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt. KEY MOMENTS: * "[Republicans more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rounds Introduces South Dakota Nominee at Armed Services Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), recently introduced Dr. Troy Meink at his SASC nomination hearing. A native of Lemmon, South Dakota and a graduate of South Dakota State University, Dr. Meink was nominated by President Trump to serve as the next more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Column Slams 'Weaponization' of Department of Justice Against Climate Groups Washington, DC - In case you missed it, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) published a column in The Contrarian on Friday detailing the Department of Justice and FBI's politically-motivated, improper investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Wh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * INITIAL VICTORY, BUT THE FIGHT CONTINUES: FOLLOWING PRESSURE BY CONGRESSMAN RYAN, SENATOR SCHUMER, AND LOCAL PARTNERS, MAJORITY OF CRITICAL HOUSING FUNDING CUT BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN RESTORED Initial Victory, But The Fight Continues: Following Pressure by Congressman Ryan, Senator Schumer, and Local Partners, Majority of Critical Housing Funding Cut by Trump Administration Has Been RESTORED  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on the Unlawful Abduction and Deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the abduction and deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia by the Trump Administration, which has since admitted that he was more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy backs Grassley bill to curb judicial overreach WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and colleagues in introducing the Judicial Relief Clarification Act, a bill that would address judicial overreach by prohibiting federal courts from granting relief to anyone except the parties before them. "Some cour more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces the Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act for 119th Congress Legislation defunds federal efforts to interfere in local zoning through Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and other means WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act, a bill which denies all federal funding for implementing the Department of Housing and Urban Development's "Af more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Booker's Marathon Floor Speech Highlighting Trump Administration Policies That Hurt New Mexico Farmers and Ranchers Lujan Highlights How the Trump Administration Is Hurting Farmers, Compromising Food Safety, and Raising Costs for Consumers WATCH: Lujan Joins Senator Booker's Marathon Floor Speech Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Cor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Urge AG Bondi to Appoint A Special Counsel to Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and 28 Senate Democrats in urging Attorney General Pam Bon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Celebrates House Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Check Fraud (WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis celebrates the passage of her legislation, H.R. 1155 Recovery of Stolen Checks Act. This bipartisan Ways & Means legislation was introduced alongside Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN). This bill directs th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Condemns Cuts to the CDC, HHS Washington, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Lucy McBath sent a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy condemning the cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that include terminating 10,000 employees and dismantling or consolidating several health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The HHS is integral to protecting t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Kaine Launch Effort to Protect and Strengthen Federal Student Loan Repayment Options Washington, D.C. - With affordable student loan repayment options at risk under the Trump Administration, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today led their colleagues to launch a new effort to protect and expand federal student loan repayment programs. The Savings Oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Paul: U.S. Strikes on Yemen Undermine American Law Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to escalating U.S. military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Kentucky's U.S. Senator Rand Paul joined forces to urge the Trump Administration to adhere to the Constitution and consult with Congress in order to avoid stumbling into another costly and unnecessar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join Legislation to Combat Urban Heat Islands Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in introducing the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, which would create a competitive grant program to provide funding to combat the causes and consequences of urban heat islands. "In places like East Portland, where a lack of tree canopy already leaves ne more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Legislation Passes House to Help Natural Disaster Victims with Tax Filing Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of his bipartisan legislation, the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act (H.R. 1491), in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill enacts much-needed reforms to ensure disaster victims are eligible for tax refunds and credits for th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NADLER CONDEMNS TRUMP CUTS AT HHS "Firing 10,000 of our nation's top scientists, doctors, and public health experts is not reform--it's sabotage. Trump, Musk, and Kennedy Jr.'s reckless purge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is gutting the agency American families rely on to stop disease outbreaks, develop new treatments, and save lives. With these dangerous firings, our governm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NADLER CONDEMNS TRUMP'S CONTINUED ASSAULT ON HIGHER EDUCATION Today, Congressman Nadler issued the following statement: "I strongly condemn former President Trump's latest attacks on higher education cloaked under the guise of fighting antisemitism. Once again, the President is weaponizing the real pain American Jews face to advance his desire to wield control over the truth-seeking academic ins more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Slams Trump Administration Funding Freeze on Life-Saving Reproductive Health Care Services (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Slams Trump Administration Funding Freeze on Life-Saving Reproductive Health Care Services (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Slams Trump Administration Funding Freeze on Life-Saving Reproductive Health Care Services (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's freeze on federal fundi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Senators Blast Republican Budget Gimmicks to Pass Tax Cuts for Billionaires, Worsen the National Debt, and Leave Behind Working Families Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' upcoming reconciliation budget bill: "This week, Senate Re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Under Musk's Plan for Social Security, 67,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Disability Benefits WASHINGTON, April 1 - Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's vote to advance Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senate Finance Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Legislation to Impose Maximum Pressure on Iran WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today introduced critical legislation to hold Iran accountable for its regime of terror across the world. The Maximum Pressure Act, which is cosponsored by 37 members of Congress, would impose the toughest sanctions ever on Iran, preventing their ability to fund terror throughout the Middle more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Democratic Senators to Bondi: Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate Signal Chat National Security Breach Senators to Attorney General: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether any of the government officials involved violated federal laws" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Urge Attorney General Bondi to Reverse Course on Unjustified Firings of Immigration Judges The unjustified firings come as immigration courts are already under immense pressure to adjudicate roughly 3.6 million backlogged cases, with further strains expected with Trump's mass deportation agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Leads NJ House Democrats in Urging HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Reverse Cuts to Public Health Funding WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led all House Democrats from New Jersey in sending a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to reverse the Trump Administration's decision to rescind $11.4 billion in federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Statement on Reported Closure of HHS Regional Office in San Francisco Washington D.C. - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Trump Administration's reported decision to close the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region 9 Office in San Francisco: "The HHS Region 9 office in San Francisco directly serves the needs of millions of Americans in the Bay Area, t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley Statement on Recent ICE Arrests of College Students U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on recent arrests of college students: "Over the past month, the Trump administration has begun arbitrarily revoking students' visas and permanent resident status, targeting students like Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University to Rumeysa Ozturk at Tufts University. W more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Trump's Mass Purge of MD-08 Health Agency Workers Washington, DC - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's mass job cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), firing thousands of federal workers, including many MD-08 residents: "Today is a gloomy and painful day in Maryland's Eighth Congressional Dist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Senator Mullin Addresses Concerns Related to Military Readiness and the Withdrawal from Afghanistan Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) addressed concerns related to military readiness and the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan with Lieutenant General Dan "Razin" Caine (Retired), President Trump's nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Highligh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Calls on SBA Administrator to Answer to Congress Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) used his time during the House Small Business Committee's (HSBC) hearing on the so called "Golden Age" to call out Small Business Administrator (SBA) Kelly Loeffler and the numerous actions she and the Trump Administration have undertaken that directly harm sm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Panetta Introduces Legislation to Reclaim Congressional Trade Powers Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced the Reclaim Trade Powers Act which would modernize outdated trade authorities and ensure that Congress, not the Administration, has the final say when it comes to imposing broad tariffs. This legislation was introduced ahead of P more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces Resolution Condemning Domestic Terrorist Attacks Against Tesla and Elon Musk Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced a House Resolution condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships. Since President Donald Trump tasked Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lee Condemns Layoffs at CDC NIOSH Facility in Pleasant Hills, Demands Restoration of Worker Safety Funding **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. -April 1, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) released the following statement in response to layoffs ordered by the Trump administration affecting approximately 200 employees at the CDC's National I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs, Sen. Tammy Duckworth Introduce IVF for Military Families Act Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), and Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the IVF for Military Families Act, which would require TRICARE to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF - and end the differing levels of reproductive health care co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Rep. Smith: Empire Wind starting construction before Pres. Trump's critical reassessment of offshore wind is dangerous & reckless In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Burgum, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) is bringing attention to defiant plans of wind turbine developer Equinor to begin construction on an offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey and New York despite President more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Encourages Senate Passage of House Budget Reconciliation Bill Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Derek Schmidt (R-Kan.) to discuss the Senate taking up the House's budget bill, bringing us one step closer to fulfilling  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Scalise Encourages Senate Passage of House Budget Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Derek Schmidt (R-Kan.) to discuss the Senate taking up the House's budget bill, bringing us one step clo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day Of Visibility WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of 20 senators in introducing a resolution to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility and recognize the achievements and courage of the transgender community around the world. "International Transgender Day of Visibility is about celebrating th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Condemns Trump Administration's Continued Attacks on CDC Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement as the Trump Administration reportedly began mass layoffs of thousands of CDC employees. "The Trump Administration's war on the CDC continues with more reckless mass firings of thousands. This foolish attack on America's preeminent public health agency leav more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Bill to Establish a Secretary for the U.S. Coast Guard WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced his Coast Guard Improvement Act to establish a Secretary of the Coast Guard, which will oversee Coast Guard operations and report directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. This will allow the U.S. Coast Guard to adapt to its ever-evolving mission and challenges, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Roger Marshall and Colleagues to Introduce the SHORT Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Roger Marshall and their colleagues in announcing the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act. This bill removes short-barreled rifles (SBRs) from the burdensome registration, regulation, and taxation requirements of the National Firearms Act (NFA), u more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Introduction of BOLIVAR Act to Hold Illegitimate Maduro Regime Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott led the introduction of the Banning Operations and Leases with the Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act. This legislation holds Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro accountable by prohibiting federal agencies from doing business with anyone th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senador Rick Scott lidera introduccion de Ley Bolivar para responsabilizar al regimen ilegitimo de Maduro WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Rick Scott encabezo la presentacion de la Ley de Prohibicion de Operaciones y Arrendamientos con el Regimen Autoritario Ilegitimo Venezolano (BOLIVAR ). Esta legislacion responsabiliza al dictador venezolano Nicolas Maduro al prohibir a las agencias federales hacer neg more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Launch Social Security War Room to Fight Back Against Trump Admin Attacks Sens. Warren, Wyden, Kelly, Warnock organize new effort involving all members of Senate Democratic Caucus Warren: "Senate Democrats are united in saying: Trump and Elon, get your hands off our Social Security." Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley in Introducing Legislation to Stop Abuses of Federal Injunctions Against President Trump Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 20 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA). This legislat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Visits Derry Bakery, Highlights Harm from Trump's Sweeping Tariffs on Canada (Derry, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Chatila's Bakery & Ice Cream to discuss the harmful impact of President Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada--New Hampshire's largest trading partner. Following the tariff announcement, many of the bakery's contracts with retailers in Canada were  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill Introduces Bill to Require Elon Musk to Pass Drug Test to Maintain Special Government Employee Status WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced new legislation to force Elon Musk -- who has a well-documented (link is external) history of drug use -- and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees to pass a drug test, and participate in random drug t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on USTR Trade Barriers Report Washington, DC -- Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) submitted its 2025 National Trade Estimate (NTE) to Congress. The NTE is an annual report detailing foreign trade barriers faced by U.S. exporters and USTR's efforts to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Smith, House colleagues introduce bill to rename DC Street after Hong Kong Champion of Freedom Announces 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nomination of Jimmy Lai, others U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) reintroduced the bipartisan "Jimmy Lai Way Act" (H.R. 2522) Monday with a bipartisan group of House colleagues. The bill renames the street in front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (H more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Statement by Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ) on the State Department's announcement of sanctions for six Hong Kong officials "President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are to be commended for sanctioning six Hong Kong officials complicit in undermining the city's freedoms and responsible for transnational repression targeting American citizens and Hong Kongers resi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Statement from Representative Mannion on Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Cuts to Food Banks, School Meals, and Programs that Help them Source Food from Central New York and Mohawk Valley Farms SYRACUSE, NY - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today released the following statement on Donald Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to food banks, school meals, and programs that help them source f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Want to Raise Taxes... And That's No Joke Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Good afternoon, everybody. "Republicans continue to have very productive conversations on how to achieve our agenda, and working wit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Rips Republican Bill to Disenfranchise 69 Million Women WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation that requires voters to provide a birth certificate, naturalization papers, or passport matching their current name to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump, Musk Shutter HHS Pacific Northwest Regional Office Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the Trump administration closed the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Region 10 office in Seattle that covers Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. "HHS regional staff in Seattle work with our communities to help promote public health, get W more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Continues to Champion Cryptocurrency, Calls President Trump the "Crypto President" WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced two pieces of legislation related to protecting American cryptocurrency. Senator Tuberville's first bill, the Financial Freedom Act, would reverse a Biden-era memo from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that limits options for where more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Stop Woke Activist Judges from Unconstitutional Judicial Overreach WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and their colleagues to introduce the Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA). The bill would limit federal court orders to parties directly before the court - ending the practice of univ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez Sounds Alarm on USPS Privatization Threatening Rural New Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) warned that the Trump Administration's push to dismantle the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a direct attack on rural New Mexico. In a letter, he expressed growing concern that President Trump's proposal to fire the USPS Board of Gov more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Efforts to Tackle Antisemitism on College Campuses WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and several of their colleagues in introducing the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act, which would rescind federal funding from colleges and universities that encourage antisemitism or facilitate antisemitic events on camp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Dangerous Mass Firings at HHS Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's mass purge of employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. are laying waste to the workforce that safeguards Americans' health and wellbeing. Today, thousands of hard-working pub more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Return Man Wrongfully Deported Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) released the following statement: "In court yesterday, the Trump Administration admitted that a Maryland father with protected status was deported due to an administrative error. That is unacceptable. This incident und more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Colleagues Reintroduce 'Buffett Rule' Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes Billionaire investor Warren Buffett famously highlighted the brokenness of our tax system when he lamented that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and 12 Democratic Senate colleagues reintrod more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 10 Hours into Long Speech, Booker Speaks About President Trump's Attacks on Immigrants WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, 10 hours into U.S. Senator Cory Booker's (D-NJ) long speech, Senator Booker outlined the Trump administration's dangerous approach to immigration enforcement, emphasizing that the administration's actions do not solve the problems at our Southern border or in our immigratio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 14 Hours into Long Speech, Booker Highlights the Ways President Trump is Making America Less Safe WASHINGTON, D.C. - Early this morning, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) delivered floor remarks on the Trump Administration's national security policies that are leaving our allies abandoned, our adversaries emboldened, and Americans less safe. President Trump is unlawfully dismantling the U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 18 Hours into Long Speech, Booker Highlights Harm to Farmers Brought On By Trump, Musk Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. - 18 hours into his long Senate floor speech, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) highlighted the chaos and uncertainty President Trump and Elon Musk are creating in rural America. Senator Booker detailed the destabilizing, devastating effects of Trump's failure to honor existing USDA more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 4 HOURS IN: Booker Brings Focus to President Trump's Attacks on Medicaid, Americans' Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) brought the focus of his floor remarks to President Trump's attempts to slash Medicaid, defund critical medical research, and increase health care costs for Americans. This week, Republicans in the Senate plan to make Senators vote on a b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 5 Hours In: Booker Discusses Trump, Musk Efforts to Slash Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) brought the focus of his long floor speech to President Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to lay off thousands of Social Security employees, strip benefits from millions of Americans, and dismantle a critical program that has served Americans for nearly a century. 73 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 8 Hours into Long Speech, Booker Turns Focus to Attacks on America's Education System WASHINGTON, D.C. - 8 hours into his long speech, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) turned his focus to the Trump Administration's recent steps to dismantle the Department of Education and cut critical funding for teachers. Senator Booker shared testimonials from constituents in his state that are suffering th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Booker Launches Floor Speech by Saying: "I am going to stand here until I no longer can. I am going to speak up." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to the Senate floor with the intention of speaking as long as he is physically capable of speaking to uplift the stories of Americans who are being harmed by the Trump Administration's reckless actions, attempts to u more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Waterman Nominated to be U.S. Attorney for Iowa's Southern District WASHINGTON - Iowan David C. Waterman was nominated today by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) endorsed his nomination. "I'm proud to endorse Mr. Waterman for the U.S. Attorney post in Iowa's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement Ahead of Trump's Next Round of Tariffs, a Tax Hike on American Families WASHINGTON, D.C.-- As President Trump reportedly prepares to enact blanket tariffs that will impact trade globally and plunge the economy into chaos, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement: "It is obvious that Trump 'couldn't care less' about t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch's Bipartisan Bill to Help Dairy Farmers and Students Considered by the Agriculture Committee Welch urged Republicans to support USDA's school nutrition and dairy support programs. WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In an Agriculture Committee hearing today focused on U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.)'s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, Sen. Welch celebrated Vermont's dairy farmers and students and called for pa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Condemns Republican Attack on Affordable Child Care, Dismantling of HHS Regional Offices Washington, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark called out Republicans' latest attack on working people: the sudden halving of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). "Trump and Republicans are coming after Head Start, and today's cuts are just the beginning," said Whi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Honor Farmer Contracts Act Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would release funding illegally withheld by the Trump administration for all contracts and agreements previously entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "The unlawful fr more PR