WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Trump Attacks on Education, Sen. Markey and Rep. Hayes Announce Bill of Rights for Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) today announced the reintroduction of the Paraprofessionals and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 --The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, from a March 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students": * * * Dear Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and the other honorable members of the Committee: My name is Kenneth Stern. I am the director of the Bard Center for the Study of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Statement on March Jobs Report Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's March jobs report: "President Trump continues to rebuild and reinvigorate the American economy, which staggered for years under Bidenflation more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of March 31, 2025 Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, April 1, the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies held a Member Day hearing. Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Progra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney, Kaine, Gillibrand Lead Colleagues in Condemning Education Department Changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program NORWICH, CT - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a group of their colleagues in sending a letter (link is external) to U.S. Secretary of E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Works to Protect Tribal Schools, Students from Trump's Harmful Voucher Plan Tribal Leaders Warn 'Destabilizing Closing Schools Would be Traumatic' This week, Representative Sharice Davids urged (link is external) the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to listen to widespread Tribal opposition to their proposed school voucher program and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Mary Anne Franks, a professor in intellectual property, technology and civil rights law at the George Washington University, from a March 25, 2025, hearing entitled "The Censorship Industrial Complex": * * * I am a constitutional law scholar who has researched, taught, and written on First Amendment law for nearly two decades. I also study the intersection between technology more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Goodlander Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Concord, N.H. - Today, in the wake of President Trump's lawless efforts to dismantle the United States Department of Education, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander is helping to lead the way forward to the swift passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation, the IDEA Full Funding Act, that will ens more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Rescind Illegal Executive Order Threatening Federal Employee Collective Bargaining Agreements Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his March 27 executive order to end collective bargaining agreeme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Charles Asher Small, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, from a March 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students": * * * CHAIRMAN CASSIDY, RANKING MEMBER SANDERS, and DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: Thank you for convening this critical hearing on t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Warnock Lead Group Demanding Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees Lujan and Warnock are the only two Head Start alumni to serve in the U.S. Senate Senators to Secretary Kennedy: "The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services...with no clear planning nor considerations for how ear more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Leads Governor Healey, Massachusetts Delegation in Denouncing Trump's Cuts to K-12 Education Funding Trump cut $106 million to Massachusetts schools, imperiling literacy programs, air quality updates, math tutoring, and more. Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Democrats are Here to Expose this Fraud, Fight for Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, took to the Senate floor to highlight the purpose of the Republicans' budget plan: to give tax breaks to billionaires at the expense of working families. Merkley's remarks, as prepared fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Demand Answers on Trump, RFK Jr. Ripping $12 Billion Away from Communities to Tackle Public Health Threats, Opioids Crisis, & More Senators warn that de-obligation of funds will put health and well-being of the American people in jeopardy--and flies in face of Congress' intent Washington, D.C. -- Today, S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Diane Boyd Rauber, executive director of the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, from a March 26, 2025, hearing on legislation on veteran-related services and benefits. The legislation includes ACES Act (H.R. 530) Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act (H.R. 647) Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act (H.R. 1039), Prioritizing Veter more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on March 2025 Jobs Report SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March 2025 jobs report: "Unemployment is rising, and this seems to be the last report buoyed by Democrats' blockbuster job more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Cosponsor Bill to Fully Fund Special Education Legislation would commit to fully funding special education, finally fulfilling the federal government's unmet promise 50 years after the passage of IDEA WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) in reintro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone at Town Hall: When Constituents Speak Up, Change Happens METUCHEN, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) hosted a town hall at Metuchen High School tonight, where 100s of constituents turned out to speak up about runaway cost inflation, health care cuts, and the Trump administration's mounting attacks on essential government programs. Pallone, the top Democrat on the House Ene more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on March Jobs Report WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 228,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate rose from 4.1 percent to 4.2 percent. During President  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Krishnamoorthi and Connolly Request Plan on How Dept. of Education Will Continue to Serve Families Across America Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Titus, 125 House Democrats Urge President Trump Not to Eliminate Support for Museums and Libraries (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Dina Titus (D-NV), and 127 House Democrats urged the Trump Administration to forgo its proposal (link is external) to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which provides the main more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Outlines Top Priorities to Protect America's Homeland in Letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanking her for the critical work done by the Trump administration and DHS to secure the border, get dangerous terrorists, criminals and deadly drugs out of our communi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * To Improve Republican Budget Resolution, Shaheen Offers Dozens of Amendments that Would Lower Health Care Costs, Shield Families and Businesses from Rising Prices, Keep Americans Safe and Secure (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committees and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Unveils Budget Bill Amendments to Protect Funding for Medical Research, Education in Massachusetts Senate to vote on Republican tax plan paving way for $7 trillion in tax handouts for billionaires and billionaire corporations "...Are we going to hand our country over to co-presidents Donald Trump and Elon Musk and a handful of other billionaires and make everyone else pay for it?.. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand RFK Jr. Reverse Mass Firings at Head Start, Office of Child Care Senators to Secretary Kennedy: "The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services...with no clear planning nor considerations for how early childhood services will be impacted" Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)  more PR