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 2 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo, Fletcher, Quigley Lead Colleagues to Blast Health Secretary for Hiding from Public Input WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Gabe Amo (RI-01), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Mike Quigley (IL-05) led a letter signed by 20 colleagues to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressing alarm at the decision to authorize agencies to bypass the public notice and commen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Garbarino, Schumer, Jeffries, Nadler, Goldman Lead Bipartisan Push Calling On President Trump To Reverse Cuts To World Trade Center Health Program Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Representative Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Jeffries (D-NY), and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Dan Goldman (D-NY) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Defend Congress's Article I Powers, Slam Unlawful and Dangerous Shuttering of USAID Washington, D.C. -- Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Gregory Meeks, and the Ranking Member of the Appr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Defend Congress's Article I Powers, Slam Unlawful and Dangerous Shuttering of USAID Washington, D.C. -- Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and co-chair of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and the Ranking Member of the A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Block Offensive Weapons Sales to Israel WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) are introducing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block the sale of specific offensive weapons to Israel. U.S. weapons have been used to wage this war, which in addition to killing thousands and displacing millions, has razed entire commu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Blumenthal, Hayes Join Bipartisan Push for President Trump to Reverse Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program Hartford, CT \- Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined a bipartisan group of Members of Congress who are urging President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse cuts to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Warren, Markey, Lawmakers Demand Explanation for "Disturbing Arrest and Detention" of Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk Washington, D.C. - This week Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Chu, Repro. Caucus, Dem. Women's Caucus Press RFK Jr. to Unfreeze Title X Funding, Restore Access to Critical Reproductive Care Members express outrage at Trump administration claims that Title X is frozen because it is DEI, stating "A federal program's ability to provide care to people from historically marginalized and underserved communities does not make it wrong or illegal" Text of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley, Amo, and Fletcher Blast Health Secretary RFK for Hiding from Public Input WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Gabe Amo (RI-01), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led a letter signed by 20 colleagues to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressing alarm at the decision to authorize agencies to bypass the public notice and comment period on more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, has introduced legislation aimed at capping credit card interest rates at 10 percent, a move intended to protect consumers from predatory lending practices. The proposed 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act seeks to amend the Truth in Lending Act by imposing a limit on the annual percentage rates (APRs) that can be charged on credit card accounts, inclusive of all finance charges. The bill was introduced in response to growing  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Ansari Introduce Legislation to Help Families Pay their Heating and Cooling Bills Legislation would provide urgently needed relief for families as energy prices rise Bill Text (PDF) | Section-by-Section (PDF) Washington (March 31, 2025) -- Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) today more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Co-Sponsors Legislation to Help Families Pay their Heating and Cooling Bills Legislation would provide urgent relief for families in Oregon and nationwide as energy prices rise Washington D.C. --U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today announced he is co-sponsoring a bill to expand and modernize the severely underfunded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), bringing much-needed relief  more PR