WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * At Antitrust Hearing, Welch Calls Out President Trump for Firing FTC Commissioners and Presses the Need for Right to Repair Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called out President Trump for firing Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and discusse more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * 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 "Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Georgia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Carter Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Over-the-Counter Drug Regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Examining the FDA's Regulatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, 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 annou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Takes Orlando's Questions on Future of Democratic Party, Lowering Costs, Federal Funding Freezes and More on Reddit Congressman Frost's Ask Me Anything (AMA) received over 81,000 views, 1,000 upvotes, and over 350 comments and questions from Redditors in Central Florida. ORLANDO, FL -- Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) joined Reddit users on the r/Orlando subred more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Trump Ambassador Nominees Emphasize Need to Put America First Abroad Discussed Energy Security, National Defense U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with President Trump's ambassador nominees to the United Kingdom, Turkey and Italy, and discussed the importance of improving trade relations globally, how we can partner with allies to improve America's energy security, and the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Anticipated Tariffs That Will Harm Americans April 02, 2025 Durbin also announced his support for Senator Kaine's resolution to block President Trump's abuse of emergency powers WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke out against President Trump's anticipated tariffs he is scheduled to unveil  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats Call on Guthrie to Haul in Kennedy for a Hearing on Illegal Layoffs and Reorganization Bipartisan Senate HELP Leaders Have Already Requested a Hearing with Secretary Kennedy - Democrats Urge House Republicans to Follow Suit and Schedule a Hearing Immediately Following Guthrie's Commitment Yesterday Ener more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers on Devastating HHS Job Cuts Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today expressing outrage and demanding answers on the reckless decision to eliminate 25 percent of the agency's workforce. The letter was  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump, Musk, & RFK Jr. Hollow Out HHS, Threatening Americans' Health and Wellbeing Trump carries out mass firings across HHS and subagencies today ICYMI : Murray, Former Health Department Leaders, Sound Alarm on Trump and RFK Jr. Gutting HHS ICYMI : Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Demand Answers on RFK Jr.'s Plans to Gut HHS Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump, Musk, & RFK Jr. Hollow Out HHS, Threatening Americans' Health and Wellbeing Trump carries out mass firings across HHS and subagencies today ICYMI: Murray, Former Health Department Leaders, Sound Alarm on Trump and RFK Jr. Gutting HHS ICYMI: Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Demand Answers on RFK Jr.'s Plans to Gut HHS  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues released the following written testimony by Samantha Custer, director of policy analysis for AidData at William and Mary's Global Research Institute, from a March 26, 2025, hearing entitled "PRC Influence and the Status of Taiwan's Diplomatic Allies in the Western Hemisphere." PRC is the People's Republic of China. * *  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on President Trump's tariffs announcements WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement today after President Donald Trump's announcement of a series of new tariff policies during a news conference in the White House Rose Garden: "President Trump has introduced a number of new tariff policies, and I and my team are already digging into the details.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, Fitzpatrick introduce bipartisan bill to repeal President Trump's order restricting collective bargaining for federal workers WASHINGTON -- Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) today introduced the Protect America's Workforce Act, bipartisan legislation to nullify President Trump's March 27 executive order seeking to end collective bargaining rights for unionized feder more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement in Support of Iowan Matt Whitaker Statement for the Congressional Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa "Nomination of Matt Whitaker to be U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization" Wednesday, April 2, 2025 The Senate [voted yesterday] to confirm my good friend and fellow Iowan, Matt Whitaker, to be the U.S. Ambassador to NA more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: U.S. Federal Agencies Need Proactive Cybersecurity Strategy to Counter State-Sponsored Threats WASHINGTON--Today, the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs held a hearing on "Salt Typhoon: Securing America's Telecommunications from State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks." During the hearing, members exami more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Slams Trump Plan to Sell Off Americans' Public Lands to Pay for Tax Handouts to Billionaires WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after E&E reported that the Trump Administration is considering selling off America's public lands to pay for tax cuts for billionaires: "F more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH CITES NEED FOR MORE OFFSHORE, NUCLEAR POWER WITH KEY TRUMP NOMINEES Nominees for Interior & Energy Departments Could Influence Mississippi's Energy Outlook as State Grows VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Nominees on Commitment to More Offshore & Nuclear Energy Production. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from two top Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Industry Support Grows Ahead of Vote on Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner's Bill to Undo Trump's Canada Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following an endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement welcoming broad support for their bipartisan legislation to undo President Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE VOTERS REJECTED DONALD TRUMP, THEY REJECTED ELON MUSK AND THEY REJECTED THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING REPUBLICAN BRAND" Washington, DC - Yesterday, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to stand up for everyday Americans and push back against Republican effort more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE VOTERS REJECTED DONALD TRUMP, THEY REJECTED ELON MUSK AND THEY REJECTED THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING REPUBLICAN BRAND" Washington, DC - Yesterday, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to stand up for everyday Americans and push back against Republican efforts to break Social Security more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks and Ag Secretary Rollins Tour Iowa Farms, Unveil Landmark Biofuels Investments Davenport, Iowa - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) welcomed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to Iowa to highlight the state's leadership in biofuels. Rollins and President Trump announced the release of $537 million for 543 biofuel infrastructure projects across 29 states, inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Klobuchar Calls for Congress to Pass Her Legislation to Reverse Canada Tariffs WASHINGTON--On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) called for support of her bipartisan legislation with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) to undo President Trump's across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports. The administration is imposing a 10 percent tariff on energy f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone: Holding a Routine Hearing on User Fees While Trump Dismantles FDA is Irresponsible and Dangerous Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Examining the FDA's Regulation of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs": An examinati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Pallone: What We Pallone: What We Should Be Doing is Holding a Hearing on the Trump Administration's Massive Restructuring of HHS and Illegal LayoffsShould Be Doing is Holding a Hearing on the Trump Administration's Massive Restructuring of HHS and Illegal Layoffs Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Trump's Lawless, Pro-Retribution Agenda for the FBI Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing examining the Trump Administration's agenda of la more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Introduces Bills to Impose Maximum Pressure on Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, announced the introduction of two pieces of legislation as part of the RSC's "Enforcing Maximum Pressure" initiative to hold the Iranian regime accountable. During the RSC press conference announcing this legislation, Rep. Pfluger said, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mann, Pfluger Urge Reversal of Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Endangered Species Listings WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and August Pfluger (TX-11) reintroduced the Limiting Incredulous Zealots Against Restricting Drilling (LIZARD) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The LIZARD Act will remove the dunes sagebrush lizard from the threatened more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Pfluger, Mann Lead Push to Undo the Biden Administration's Nonsensical Endangered Species Listings WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As first reported in Fox News, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Tracey Mann (KS-01) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging him to reverse the listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard and the Lesser Prairie Chicken from the threatened and en more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: WITH TRUMP'S DESTRUCTIVE TARIFFS SET TO START TOMORROW, THE COST TO UPSTATE NY IS A $7 BILLION GUT PUNCH, WITH $6,000+ IN HIGHER PRICES FOR FAMILIES PER YEAR; SENATOR SAYS WE MUST... Trump's Tariffs - Set To Start Tomorrow - Could Raise Prices On New Yorkers As Much As $6,500 For Gas, Groceries, Cars And Everyday Goods - All While Decimating Small Busi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams LIHEAP Firings Washington (April 1, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the entire federal staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as a part of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Frost's Opening Remarks at Hearing on Trump's Efforts to Rush AI Without Guardrails Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Maxwell Alejandro Frost's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Ec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Statement on the Budget Resolution WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement: "Republicans in the Senate and the House are committed to working with President Trump to stop Democrats from imposing an automatic $4 trillion tax hike on the American people at the end of this year," said Thune. "Democrats' knee-jerk opposition to Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Blasts Trump Administration, GOP for Axing LIHEAP Staff WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement lambasting the Trump administration for eliminating the entire staff at the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as part of the massive and devastating cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. "The Home Energy Assistance Progr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Heinrich Opening Remarks During Nomination Hearing for James Danly for Energy Deputy Secretary & Katharine MacGregor for Interior Deputy Secretary WASHINGTON - During opening remarks in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee nomination hearing to consider James Danly for the U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), and Katharine MacGregor for the U.S. Deputy Secr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Hearing on Surface Transportation Reauthorization with Secretary Duffy Washington, D.C.-- Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), delivered the following opening statement at a hearing titled "Co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Wrap Up: America Can--And Will--Become a Global Leader in the Field of Artificial Intelligence Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "America's AI Moonshot: The Economics of AI, Data Centers, and Power Consumption." During the hearing, expert witnesses discus more PR