WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by John Noh, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity today to discuss how the Department of Defense is reestablishing det more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you on our defense policy in the U.S. European  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Probes Vanderbilt University Medical Center for Not Complying with President Trump's Executive Action Ending DEI Programs NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) President Jeffrey Balser regarding reports that VUMC has begun concealing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs instead of fully c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Bombshell Reporting & Whistleblower Disclosure Lead Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigations into Musk Conflicts of Interest, DOGE Disruptions at NLRB and DOL Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Luiz A. Santos, Acting Inspector General at the Department of Labor (DOL), and Ruth Blevins, Inspector General at  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Statement on Student Visa Revocations at Ohio Universities Cleveland, OH - Following reports that international students attending universities in Ohio and across the country have had their visas revoked by the Trump Administration, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) releases the following statement: "I am alarmed by the Trump Administration's concerted and heavy-handed effort to revoke stude more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins WA Small Business Owners at Port of Seattle to Explain Harms of Trump Trade Wars 04.16.25 Trump's chaotic tariffs drive up costs for local companies and threatens to put them out of business; "Congress needs to get back in the game," says Cantwell; her bipartisan bill would reassert Congressional role in U.S. trade policy SEATTLE - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Cruz and Babin Lead State Delegation in Support of Relocating NASA HQ to Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas-36) led a bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to President Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands AG Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation Firing Makes Clear Admin Expects DOJ Employees to Lie to Judges, a Violation of State Law Governing Courtroom Candor Goldman Argues Lawyers Should Not be Forced to Choose Between Their Jobs and Following the Law Members Urge Bondi to Facilitate the Return more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND ULSTER COUNTY SHERIFF JUAN FIGUEROA SLAM HOUSE REPUBLICANS FOR CUTTING NEARLY $6 MILLION FOR HUDSON VALLEY LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUSH FOR PASSAGE OF RYAN'S "INVEST TO PROTECT ACT" TO SUPPORT HUDSON VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENTS Congressman Pat Ryan and Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa Slam House Republicans for Cutting Nearly $6 Million for Hudson Valley Law Enforcement, Push for Pas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT AGAINST DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS, OPTUM CONSOLIDATION Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Hudson Valley Community Speak Out Against Devastating Medicaid Cuts, Optum Consolidation This month, 59% of Americans (link is external) said they worry "a great deal" about health care costs; Trump's Budget proposal mathematically requires catastrophic cuts t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Works with Presidential Cabinet to Halt Empire Wind Project Over Faulty Permits Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that following his direct engagement with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Justice, the Empire Wind project off the coasts of New Jersey and New York will be ordered to halt construction.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on the Revocation of Student Visas at UW-Milwaukee "I am deeply alarmed by the revocation of student visas for several international students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and nationwide. Students and faculty have been left in the dark, with no clear explanation from the Trump Administration regarding the reasons behind these sudden and disruptive action more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ramirez Demands Committee on Homeland Security Oversight Visit to CECOT Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after sending a letter to the Committee on Homeland Security demanding an oversight visit to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador: "Congress' role is oversight. And when the Ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Small Businesses Highlight Devastating Impacts of Sweeping Tariffs ***VIDEO AVAILABLE Video download is available here. Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted the devastating impacts the chaos of the Trump Administration's tariffs have had on the cost of operating small businesses and on the American economy itself. President Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Wyden Call for Criminal Investigation into Evidence of Fraud by Promoters Affiliated with IRS Nominee Billy Long Former Congressman Billy Long, Trump Nominee for IRS Commissioner, Partnered with Promoters of Fraudulent "Tribal Tax Credits," Other Tax Scams Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Tours Olathe Air Traffic Control Center, Renews Call for Urgent Aviation Safety Reforms Following Air Collision OLATHE, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) toured the Air Route Traffic Control Center in Olathe. She emphasized the urgent need to invest in air traffic control staffing and safety infrastructure following a recent air collision (link is external) involving a pass more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Holds Senior Forum to Highlight Importance of Social Security Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) held a seniors' forum this morning at Fox Run Senior Living to highlight the importance of protecting Social Security. Hundreds of seniors gathered to express their anger, anxiety, and fears about cuts to Social Security. "Social Security is a part of the fabric of who America is and how w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls On Illinois Educators To Sounds The Alarm On For-Profit-Colleges April 15, 2025 Today's letter marks twelfth consecutive year Durbin has taken message about the risks of for-profit colleges directly to Illinois education professionals SPRINGFIELD - As high school seniors finalize their postsecondary education plans for the upcoming school year ahead of College Decision Day on  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Continues to Call For The Immediate Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia April 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling for the immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Maryland with his family until he was wrongfully deported more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Holds Roundtable On Tax Day To Discuss Using Tax Dollars Responsibly To Support Critical Programs April 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a roundtable in Springfield with labor leaders, senior advocates, retirees, and small business owners to discuss the need to use tax dollars wisely to fulfill the promise of critical programs like Socia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Ed Martin's Undisclosed Appearances On Russian State Media April 16, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding reports that Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. Attorney for D.C., appeared on RT and Sputnik--networks funded and directe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks On The FTC and Independent Agencies April 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, led Senate and House Democrats in an amicus brief opposin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Senate Democrats To Warn Americans About Republicans Cutting SNAP Benefits To Give Tax Breaks To Billionaires April 15, 2025 In an open letter to the American public, Senate Democrats emphasize that Republicans' plan to give tax breaks to billionaires will decimate funding for SNAP WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra, Iowa Congressional Delegation Urge President Trump to Approve Disaster Relief Request Following Damaging March Storms HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and the entire Iowa congressional delegation in urging President Donald J. Trump to promptly grant Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' request for federal disaster assistance in the state more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * First 100 Days of GOP Senate Majority Has Accomplished Much, and Here's What is Coming Next Fox News Saturday marked 100 days of the new Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, and we've been keeping our foot on the gas. We've spent 13 weeks in session, including the longest continuous period of session in 15 years, and the Senate has taken more votes at this point than in any other Congress sinc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Iowa Congressional Delegation Urge Trump to Grant Disaster Relief Request Following Damaging March Storms BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led the entire Iowa delegation, including U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), in urging President Donald Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development released the following opening statement from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World": * * * Good afternoon. Welcome to our first meeting of the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development for the 119th Congress. I w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Courtney, Seniors Tell Musk to Keep His Hands off Americans' Hard-Earned Benefits NORWICH, CT - Yesterday, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) held a town hall (link is external) in Old Saybrook and a rally (link is external) outside the New London Social Security Administration office with over 100 (link is external) concerned residents to demand the Trump Administration and Elon Musk's DOGE  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Roy Op-Ed In The Federalist: Senators, Don't Fall For Hillary Clinton's Desperate Lies About The SAVE Act April 16, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) published an op-ed in the The Federalist (link is external) debunking false left-wing claims about the SAVE Act, why America needs this bill, and a call to action for next steps. Senators,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * In Las Vegas, Rosen Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Impacts of Republican Medicaid Cuts on Nevada Families LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) hosted a roundtable in Las Vegas to discuss the impacts of proposed cuts to Medicaid. Senator Rosen heard from Nevada families that rely on Medicaid for lifesaving and critical care for their children, and she highlighted her commitment to con more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds President Biden's Day of Action Call to Protect Social Security from Trump and Musk's Cuts East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded former President Joe Biden's Social Security Day of Action speech (link is external) in Chicago defending Americans' earned benefits from Trump and Musk's cuts to S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ATTACKS ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING" New York, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox 5's Good Day New York where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican attacks on Social Security as we know it. ROSANNA SCOTTO: With more on that and the latest  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Tariffs with Business Leaders and Tours Veterans Integration Center Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and workers on President Trump's reckless tariffs and its impacts on the New Mexico economy at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Resolution to Highlight National Public Health Week Amid Drastic Cuts to Public Health Agencies Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated this year from April 7 th - April 13 th. This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid the firing of nearly 25% o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico Delegation in Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon New Mexico Delegation Moves to Protect Sacred Site for Years and Generations to Come Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasq more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Senate Democrats Release Report Highlighting DOGE's Deep Cuts to Veterans Benefits Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), along with Senate Democrats, released the following report on how President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are gutting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and undermining benefits for New Mexico veterans: The so-called Department of Government Efficie more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Colleagues: Trump Administration Must Reverse Decision to Limit Americans' Access to Life-Saving Obesity Medications Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led a group of Senators to urge the Trump Administration's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make it easier for millions of Americans to access prescription anti-obesity medications known as GLP-1s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join Senate Democrats to Warn About Republicans Raising Food Costs to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, Ranking Members of the Senate Budget and Finance Committees, respectively, joined their colleagues in sending an open letter to the American public warning that Congressional Republicans are trying to take food away  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Moolenaar, Krishnamoorthi Unveil Explosive Report on Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek -- Demand Answers from Nvidia Over Chip Use WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on China more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 27 Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Expand Childcare Relief To Families WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 27 of their Senate colleagues in introducing 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. The sena more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Margaret B. Kwoka, a law professor at the Ohio State University from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "The Freedom of Information Act: Perspectives from Public Requesters": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify about the Freedom of Information Act from the perspective of public requesters more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Leads NJ Democrats in Urging Trump's Commerce Secretary to Stop NOAA Cuts In letter, Democratic members sound alarm on NOAA's weakened capability ahead of Hurricane Season WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led the New Jersey Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding stable Fiscal Year 2026 funding an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Highlight Impact of Trump's Tariffs on Small Businesses, Call on Administration to Reverse Course Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the Small Business Committee, are highlighting the impact President Trump's widespread, indiscriminate tariffs will have on New Hampshire's small business community more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi on Save Social Security Day of Action: "Republicans in Congress want to end Social Security as we know it." San Francisco - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi hosted a Save Social Security Day of Action roundtable, bringing together San Francisco community leaders, advocates, seniors and people with disabilities to discuss the critical importance of protecting Social Security for the over more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE Senator Rick Scott Visits U.S. Allies Denmark, Estonia, and Finland to Discuss Shared National Security Interests WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott, Mrs. Ann Scott, and Senator Mike Lee returned from a trip to Denmark, Estonia, and Finland, where the Senators met with military and government officials from the three countries to discuss shared military and national security go more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Rushed Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Regulations Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump's Executive Order instructing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to rewrite the Federal Acquisitions Regulations: "If the Trump Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Rushed Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Regulations Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump's Executive Order instructin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Coons leads Senior Democrats in demanding additional information from White House after Trump disregards mishandling classified information by defense officials WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, led a letter to the White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles asking for additional details regarding thei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Johnson's Statement on Federal Judge Weighing Contempt Against Trump Administration Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled (link is external more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren's Statement on Degraded Services at Weather Forecasting Offices as a Result of Trump Firings (Washington, DC) - Today, the New York Times reported that the National Weather Service (NWS) is planning for "degraded operations" due to cuts to the workforce made by the Trump administration. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands RFK Jr. to Reinstate Staff who Set Federal Poverty Guidelines WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) expressed grave concern to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., following the Trump Administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Directive to Pull Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University's ta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Velazquez Leads House Democrats in Urging Trump Admin to Protect Small Businesses from Tariff Chaos Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, led 68 House Democrats in calling on the Trump administration to protect small businesses from the fallout more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Neal Demand Social Security Abandon Administration's Plans to Make it More Difficult for Americans to Get Their Earned Benefits Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Actin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Leads 67 House Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State secretaries to demand answers on the illegal abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, hooded men in plain clothes removed Mr. Mahdawi, who was then h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Maria Salazar Hosts Secretary Chavez-DeRemer in Miami on 2nd Stop of the America at Work tour, Meets with PortMiami Leadership and Longshoremen MIAMI - Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27) hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, alongside local business owners, developers, longshoremen, and community leaders, for the second leg of the Secretary's America at Work listening tour across the cou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Trump Refusal to Abide by Supreme Court Ruling on Abrego Garcia April 15, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding Trump's refusal to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling and return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly sent to a torture prison in El Salvador without ever being convict more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky Stands with IL-09 Seniors on Save Social Security Day of Action CHICAGO, IL -- Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) joined with Democrats' nationwide and over 75 seniors at the Breakers Senior Living Community for the Save Social Security Day of Action to fight against Republicans' plan to gut Social Security: "Social Security is an earned benefit that 70 million Americans rely on, inc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On Trump Administration's Refusal To Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Man WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after President Donald Trump and top administration officials refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia who the Justice Department has admitted to mistakenly deporting to El Salvador.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Raises Concerns About Defense Supply Chain Impacts of Administration's Trade War, Demands Swift Response from Secretary Hegseth (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth detailing her concerns  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reverse Trump's Elimination of Critical Natural Disaster Mitigation Funds The legislation would require FEMA to fully fund the Congressionally-created Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, program WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, Congressmen Greg Stanton and Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) introduced legislation requiring the Federal Emergency Manageme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development released the following testimony by Coy Garrison, a partner in Steptoe LLP, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World": * * * My name is Coy Garrison. I am a partner in the Washington, DC office of Steptoe LLP. For nearly three years my practice has focused on advising clients how to nav more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Tax Deadline for Natural Disaster Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently introduced the bipartisan Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act, legislation that provides an extension to ensure taxpayers impacted by recent natural disasters have more flexibility when claiming  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Responds to ICE Arrest of Individual in Saratoga Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to a video showing unidentified federal agents pulling a man off the street and into an unmarked car this morning on Broadway in Saratoga Springs: "I have seen the video of the ICE arrest in Saratoga Springs today. Our community nee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Draft Budget Decimates Health Services, Surrenders Americans to Preventable Disease and Premature Death WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Executive Order Targets Multiple Markey Energy and Climate Protections, Calls for Sunsetting of Critical Regulations Boston (April 16, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith Press Trump Administration Not to Close Baudette Agricultural Field Office MINNEAPOLIS, MN - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Tina Smith (D-MN) pressed the Trump Administration not to close the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Field Office in Baudette, MN. The Baudette field office  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Karin Johnson, a professor of neurology at the University of Massachusetts, from an April 10, 2025, hearing entitled "If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Distinguished Members of the Senate: My name is Dr. Karin Johnson. I am a practicing sleep medicine specialist and neurologist at UMASS Chan School of Medic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Unleashing American Energy: Rep. Pfluger Hosts EPA Regional Administrator and Rep. Fedorchak in Midland MIDLAND, TX --Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) hosted U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Scott Mason, and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (ND-At-large), a fellow member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in the Permian Basin for an oil and gas site visit and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Trump's Plan to Defund Head Start Washington, D.C. - In response to the Trump administration's proposal to defund Head Start programs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Head Start is a lifeline for families in Massachusetts and across the country. It means families don't have to choose between breaking the budget or being force more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kelly, Murphy Seek Answers on Wealthy Individuals, Corporations Set to Receive Massive Tax Breaks from Republicans "Republicans' agenda, as their votes have repeatedly shown, is simple: billionaires win, families lose. The American people deserve to know who President Trump and Congressional Republicans truly represent." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways & Means Seeks Public Input on Tax-Exempt Organ Procurement Organizations: Potential Violations of Medicare Reimbursement Rules, Misallocation of Resources, and Abuses of U.S. Tax Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Ways and Means Committee has issued a public call for information as part of a Committee examination into whether Organ Procurement Organizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks at Georgetown Law School on Executive Power and the Rule of Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and a former public defender, last week joined the Georgetown Law Journal for a conversation on executive overreach and the judiciary's role in the impending constitutional crisis. Senator Welch spoke  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Trump's Executive Order Targeting Medicare Drug Price Negotiations WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order targeting the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, a major long-term cost-saving feature of the Inflation Reduction Act which grants Medicare  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Stands up for Social Security in Solidarity With Nationwide Day of Action MALDEN, MA -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined in Democrats' nationwide Save Social Security Day of Action -- gathering local leaders at the Malden Social Security Office to expose Republicans' plot to dismantle Social Security and underscore the devastating impacts it will have on senio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Colleagues Send Letter Calling for Reform to Biden AI Diffusion Rule WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding the Biden administration's AI Diffusion Rule (AIDR). The letter highlights the need to withdraw Biden's overly obstructive rule and propose an alternative before more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Sen. Cruz Leads the Fight for Cryptocurrency WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) continues to make news for his leadership in the cryptocurrency space. Last week, President Trump signed his resolution into law overturning a Biden-era rule that would have undermined American leadership in cryptocurrency. Significantly, this is also the first cryptocurrency bill to ever be signed into law. more PR