WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Urge Trump to Permit the Year-Round Sale of E15 Fuel, Lower Price at the Pump WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in urging President Trump to permit the year-round sale of E15 fuel through the summer of 2025 to lower fuel costs for Wisconsinites and boost Wisconsin's agricultural sector. "To mee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus Endorses Salazar's TAKE IT DOWN Act (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus announced its endorsement of H.R. 633 (link is external), the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation to protect victims of real and deepfake revenge pornography. The bill unanimously passed in the Senate in February 2025 and is scheduled for a marku more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Buchanan, Soto and Bilirakis Aim to Protect Florida's Coasts from Offshore Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Darren Soto (FL-9) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) introduced critical bipartisan legislation, the Florida Coastal Protection Act, to permanently prohibit oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production off Florida's coast more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of April 7, 2025 Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, April 8, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "The Power of Work: Expanding Opportunity through SNAP." On Wednesday, April 9, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Fedorchak leads House resolution to protect grid reliability amid rising energy demand Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) introduced H.Res. 290, a resolution recognizing the urgent and growing threats to the reliability of America's electric grid. The resolution warns that the premature shutdown of reliable baseload power sources--such as coal and natura more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Joins "Mornings with Maria" to Discuss Fulfilling Promises to Americans Click the image above to watch a video of Sen. Fischer's remarks Click here to download audio Click here to download video WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined Maria Bartiromo today on FoxBusiness to discuss the path forward to making President Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent. Senator Fischer high more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington Statement on Reconciliation WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to the Senate's amendment to the House-passed budget resolution: "In order to bring down prices and restore fiscal sanity in Washington, President Trump has been working at warp speed to root more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Shouldn't Depend on China for Critical Minerals BOISE, Idaho - Last week, U.S. Senator Jim Risch outlined the immediate steps Congress can take to strengthen America's critical mineral supply and support President Trump's pro-energy agenda in a new editorial published by Newsweek. To read the full OpEd, click here. U.S. Shouldn't Depend on China for Rare Minerals Excerpts from the edit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joined by North Shore CAP Agency Leaders to Call for Answers in the Wake of DOGE Firings to LIHEAP and Head Start Personnel Salem, Mass. - In the wake of this week's DOGE firings of Boston-based personnel that administer critical services like fuel assistance and early childhood education, Congressman Seth Moulton held a press conference with North Shore community leaders and constituen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Pappas, 88 House Democrats Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Cuts to Home Energy Assistance Program Last week, all HHS staff who manage LIHEAP were fired, leaving the program at risk and the families that rely on it vulnerable to higher energy costs (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced he has joined Rep. Chris Pappas and 88 ot more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Donald Trump Is Ruining The Economy On Purpose, Everyone Will Pay More For Everything WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke out on the Senate floor today after President Donald Trump announced a new tariff plan that will levy the largest tax hike on middle-class families in a generation and force families to pay an average of $5,000 more each year. "Donald Trump is ruining more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Hirono Resolution Designating April as 'National Native Plant Month' WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution led by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, designating April 2025 as "National Native Plant Month." The bipartisan resolution was also led by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and recognizes the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Smith Joins Bipartisan Push to Reverse DOGE's Cuts to Heating Assistance for Minnesotans MINNEAPOLIS - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) is part of a bipartisan push to reverse course on DOGE's push to fire all staff that administer the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families pay utility bills when they need help making ends meet through Minnesota's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of April 7, 2025 Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Outlining One Big, Beautiful Bill to Pass President Trump's Agenda and Deliver for Americans In the reconciliation process, there are two main steps: 1) passing the budget resolution that unlocks the committees' ability to develop legislation that meets certain objectives, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Distract While Republicans Act Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Madam President, on Saturday morning we took a major step forward on the Republican agenda by passing a budget resolution to lay the groundwork for a perma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Claire Jungman, chief of staff at United Against Nuclear Iran, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. The topic of this hearing could not be more urgent: identifying and disrupting I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Dana Stroul, a senior fellow and director of research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and distinguished members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on U.S. po more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley at Hands Off Rally in Boston: "This is Our Chapter of the Civil Rights Movement" In Powerful Remarks, Pressley Invoked Spirit, Courage and Stamina of Past Generations to Fight Musk-Trump Agenda Video (YouTube) BOSTON - This weekend, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered powerful remarks at the "Hands Off" rally in Boston in which she invoked the spirit, courage, and sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on April 4, 2025, on the Republican budget proposal: * * * Wyden: Republican Budget Proposal is a Bailout for Billionaires as Trump Wrecks the Economy As Prepared for Delivery All around the country this morning, Americans turned on the news and saw panic. People are wincing as they look at their retirement accounts. Their savings are down. The cost of their morning c more PR