WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * After Visiting Guantanamo Bay, Senators Blast Trump Admin for Wasting Taxpayer Dollars & Misusing Military Resources WASHINGTON, DC --Yesterday, a delegation of U.S. Senators traveled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) to conduct oversight of the ongoing Department of Defense activities to support the Department of Homeland Security in the relocation of migrants. The delegation was led more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * After Visiting Guantanamo Bay, Senators Blast Trump Admin for Wasting Taxpayer Dollars & Misusing Military Resources Delegation scrutinizes military role in DHS migrant relocation operations WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined a delegation of U.S. Senators in traveling to Naval Station Guant more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Statement on New Interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after President Trump named Joseph Murphy as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee: "I am so pleased that we will have new leadership at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker to Introduce Honor Farmer Contracts Act March 28, 2025 The legislation would require the release of illegally withheld funding for all contracts and agreements previously entered into by USDA [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst on Justice for Sarah Root WASHINGTON - One week ago today - after nearly a decade of work by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to bring closure for the Root family - Sarah Root's killer, an illegal immigrant who escaped due to a loophole in the law, was delivered into U.S. custody to face justice. Since Sarah Root was killed in 2016, Ernst has been advocating to bring her killer to justice alongsi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration Attempts To Close Social Security Offices, Limit Phone Support So-Called "Department Of Government Efficiency" Listed 47 Social Security Administration Offices for Closure - Including 2 in New York DOGE's Attacks on the SSA Have Resulted in Skyrocketing Wait Times and Website Crashes Trump Administration Official Claims That Only "Fraudsters" Would Co more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues HUD Field Office Cuts, Urging Reinstatement of Civil Servants WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), and more than 100 Democratic colleagues in the Senate and the House in sending a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, condemning staffing cuts and potential c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Inside the Biden FBI: Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and a Bureau Leadership in Decline" at 2 p.m. on April 2, 2025, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine how the Biden-Harris Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), under former Director Christopher Wray, abandoned its core mission to uphold the Constitution and protect the American people, wasting taxpay more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE ARRESTS Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and his House Republican enablers have weaponized immigration enforcement to aggressively target students in a manner that appears wildly inconsistent with the United States Constitution. The Trump administration has now arrested and detain more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE ARRESTS Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and his House Republican enablers have weaponized immigration enforcement to aggressively target students in a manner that appears wildly inconsistent with the United States Constitution. The Trump administration has now arrested and detained several lawful permanent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Attacks on Social Security Will Endanger Monthly Checks for Over Half a Million New Mexicans Social Security Services Are Deteriorating for New Mexicans Who Rely On Monthly Checks To Get By Websites Crashing, Long Wait Times, And Firing 7,000+ SSA Workers Who Help Seniors, People with Disabilities, and Families Get Their Benefits Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump's Newest Executive Order Could Take Away Millions in Federal Investment From New Mexico's Small Businesses, Affordable Housing, First-Time Homebuyers President Trump Signed Executive Order to Dismantle Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund The CDFI Fund Aims to Promote Economic Revitalization in Underserved Communities in All 50 States, Provides Over $ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Advocates Slam Trump and DOGE Attempts to Gut Social Security Watch: Senator Markey, Advocates Demand: No Cuts to Social Security Boston (March 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, held a press conference today to discuss how the Trump administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Former Health Department Leaders, Sound Alarm on Trump and RFK Jr. Gutting HHS ICYMI : At Press Conference on HHS Cuts, Senator Murray Slams Trump Plans to Push Out Thousands of Health Workers, Gut Essential Services *** WATCH HERE ; DOWNLOAD VIDEO HERE *** Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior membe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Leads Colleagues Warning About Devastating Impact of Trump Cuts to Mental Health Agency Senators to RFK, Jr.: "We strongly urge you to reconsider these devastating cuts and instead work to ensure that SAMHSA and the American people have the resources they need to fully address their mental and behavioral health concerns" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-found more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Press USDA to Reinstate Food Shipments to RI Food Banks As Trump Admin. cancels deliveries to food banks, U.S. Senators press for answers and more resources to prevent Americans from going hungry WASHINGTON, DC -- As grocery prices rise and more families struggle to afford basic staples, the Trump Administration is dramatically reducing aid for local food banks across  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Enhance Patient Advocacy for Rural Veterans WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Strengthening VA Patient Advocacy for Rural Veterans Act to enhance the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) patient advocate program to better support veterans receiving care in rural communities outside of the medical center setti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 3/21/25-3/28/25 Slamming Trump Administration's Reckless Signal Chat Security Breach [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement in response to reports that senior members of President Donald Trump's cabinet and national security team - including Vice President JD Van more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on Trump Blocking Disaster Relief for Americans Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, issued the following statement on the Trump administration blocking billions of dollars in disaster relief owed to victims and communities struck by disasters for unacceptable, political reasons. "When hurricanes or floods or fires de more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump and Musk Moving to Permanently Abolish USAID Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, issued the following statement on the Trump administration illegally moving to permanently shutter the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). "Trump and Musk shuttering USAID leaves a dangerous voi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Rosen Denounces Trump's Appointment of Sigal Chattah as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump naming Sigal Chattah as the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada: "Nevada needs a U.S. Attorney who will uphold and enforce the law fairly and equally.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Joins Democratic Colleagues in Condemning HUD Field Office Cuts & Urging Reinstatement of Civil Servants [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined more than 100 Democrats in the Senate and House in condemning staffing cuts and potential closures of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Field Offices across the country. In a letter t more PR