WASHINGTON, April 6 -- 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 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senate Republicans Block Senator Markey's Amendment to Protect Social Security Phone Service Watch: Senator Markey slams Republican attempts to make accessing Social Security benefits more difficult for seniors Washington (April 6, 2025) - On April 4, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) forced Republicans to vote on preserving phone services at the Social Security Administration so  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- 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 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Barrack, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Honorable Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is an honor to be nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Turkiye. I am grateful to President Trump for the confidence and tr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Sam Brown, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Veterans Affairs for memorial affairs, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Blumenthal, thank you for inviting me to testify before this committee today. Senator Sullivan, thank you for your service in uniform and for your gracious introduction. I also want to acknowledge and thank my wif more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following written testimony by World Learning CEO Carol L. Jenkins from an April 2, 2025, outside witness hearing on polio eradication: * * * Dear Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, it's an honor to testify before you today in support of the State Department's Educational and Cultural Exchanges. My nam more PR