WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth J. Kies, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury, from an April 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today. I feel privileged to have been recommended by Secretary Bessent and nominated by President Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the closure of five regional Head Start offices across the country, including the Region 5 office in Chicago which serves Head Start grantees more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on Independent Worker Protection Agencies WASHINGTON -House and Senate Democratic Leadership filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump's unlawful attempts to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN BISHOP OPPOSES BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT GUTS HEALTHCARE, NUTRITION, AND EDUCATION - HURTING FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND VETERANS WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), voted against H. Con. Res. 14, a partisan budget resolution that would result in cuts to Medicaid, student loans, and nutrition assistance for American families to pay for tax cuts for billionair more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Congressman Carson Leads Demands to Restore KIB, National Forest Service Funding WASHINGTON, DC--Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) is leading demands to restore funding to the US Forest Service. The Trump administration's cuts to this agency have impacted nonprofits across the country, including Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) in Indianapolis. In a letter led by Congressman Carson more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Releases Statement Against the So-Called "No Rogue Rulings Act" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released the following statement against H.R. 1526, the so-called "No Rogue Rulings Act:" "As an attorney, I am so deeply disturbed by the Administration's growing pattern of attacking and undermining the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Votes Against Damaging Republican Budget Resolution (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted against the Republican budget resolution. "Republicans told Americans to trust them on the economy and Donald Trump promised to lower costs on 'day one.' But the budget Republicans voted in favor of today -- on the heels of Americans  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Disastrous Republican Budget Bill Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against Congressional Republicans' budget-related legislation that calls for at least $1.5 trillion in government spending cuts in the House and at least $4 billion in the Senate. "At a time when families across our community and our country are struggling with rising c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Simon Introduces the "Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools" Resolution This legislation would ensure all students have equal access to educational opportunities and basic civil rights protections WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) joined Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA-41) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce the "Rise Up for L more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * E&W Clears Owens Bill to Ban K-12 Indoctrination, Codify Trump's Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Education and Workforce Committee Vice Chair Burgess Owens (R-UT) successfully advanced the Say No to Indoctrination Act out of the House Education and Workforce Committee. The legislation codifies President Trump's Executive Order issued on January 20, 2025, ensuring that no school receiving f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Republican Middle Class Betrayal in San Francisco From the Speaker Emerita's Press Office: Today, House Republicans passed a budget that betrays the middle class with the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in American history. Republicans are taking away health care, increasing the cost of essentials like food and housing, and decimating services working families count on - all to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Olivia Trusty, President Trump's nominee for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission, from an April 9, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and members of the Committee. It is a tremendous honor to be nominated and I thank President Trump for this opportunity. I also thank my family for their love and support. Growing up in a large family wi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * In Open Letter to the American Public, Senate Democrats Warn Against Republican Cuts to Health Care to Pay for Tax Handouts for Billionaires As Republicans Consider Budget Measure to Fast Track Health Care Cuts, Democrats Urge Americans to Stand Up and Speak Out Washington, D.C. - Senate Democrats sent an open letter to the American publ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * In Open Letter to the American Public, Wyden, Merkley, Senate Democrats Warn Against Republican Cuts to Health Care to Pay for Tax Handouts for Billionaires As Republicans Consider Budget Measure to Fast Track Health Care Cuts, Democrats Urge Americans to Stand Up and Speak Out Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Senate Democrats sent an open letter to the American public today, warning f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Warren Request, Education Department Watchdog Will Investigate Trump and DOGE's Attempts to Gut Agency Response from Education Department Inspector General (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Following a request led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the Department of Education's Acting Inspector General (IG) agreed to open an investigation into the Trump administration's at more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Hirono Introduce Resolution to Recognize Library Workers WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) are introducing a resolution honoring library workers during National Library Week. "Libraries and library workers are vital to every single community in this country. They facilitate our access to information, provide often lifesaving social more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Schakowsky, Espaillat, Panetta Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Survivors of Violence WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-bas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Join Domestic Care Workers from Across the Country for a Town Hall WASHINGTON, April 10 - As the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress plan massive cuts to Medicaid, which supports home care for millions of seniors and Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HEL more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: There Is Thievery Happening Down The Street. They Are Stealing From The People Of This Country, And We're Not Going To Let Them Get Away With It. Click HERE (14:37) to Watch Murphy's Remarks WASHINGTON-Following House Republican's passage of the budget resolution, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 9, 2025, at a hearing on the Trump administration's 2025 trade policy agenda: * * * (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to Ambassador Greer for being here today. From the economic soft-landing President Trump was handed, it's only taken him 79 days to inflict permanent damage. Recession odds get highe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott's Opening Statement on Bill Demanding Transparency and Accountability for Trump Dismantling ED WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H. Res. 237 and H.R. 2616, 2617, 2262, and 2270. "Thank you, Mr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Opposes Republican Budget for Billionaires Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-31) released the following statement after House Republicans pushed through President Trump's flawed budget that extends tax cuts for corporations and billionaires (link is external) at the expense of cutting Medicaid (link is external) coverage for millions of America more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney, DeSaulnier Reintroduce Legislation to Institute Major Reforms to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Following Attacks from Trump Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the Education and Workforce Committee and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee, reintrodu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Votes Against Republicans' Reckless Budget Resolution WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa released the following statement after he voted against Congressional Republicans' reckless budget resolution, H.Con.Res 14 (link is external), which would establish the congressional budget for the federal government for Fiscal Year 2025. "In less than 100 days, President Trump and Republicans  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Approve Budget Plan to Drive Up Costs on Middle-Class Families, Cut Taxes for Ultra-Wealthy Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' budget proposal. "Republicans' budget shows who they really are and what they actually stand for. It gives the wealthiest Americans another massive trillion-dollar tax cut whil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Statement on Rep. Elise Stefanik Returning to House Republican Leadership For Immediate Release April 9, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement on Rep. Elise Stefanik's appointment to serve as Chairwoman of the House Republican Leadership. Rep. Stefanik served as Chairwoman of the House GOP Conference durin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Statement on Appointment as Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson as Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership for the 119th Congress. In addition, she was reappointed to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence where she will maintain her seniority. She also resumes her r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Takano, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Protect Students Against Fraud April 10, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced the PROTECT Students Act, first of its kind legislation to codify student protections against fraud in every step of the college experience. This is companion legislation to a bill introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). The PROTE more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Smith, Shaheen, Warnock, Murray and Wyden Introduce Legislation to Expand Childcare Relief to Families Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act, legislation to help more working families cover a greater share of the high cost of childcare. Senator Smith, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, w more PR