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 -- 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. 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 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 -- 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, 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. 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. 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, 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. 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. 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. 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 -- 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 -- 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