WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of EPA Administrator Zeldin's Visit to San Diego, Rep. Mike Levin & Mayor Paloma Aguirre Called on the Trump Administration to Use Funding to Address Cross-Border Sewage Pollution & Demand No Funding Cuts April 21, 2025 San Diego, CA --Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre called on the Trump Administration use Congressionally appropriated funds to address t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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 22 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Trump Administration Reverse Abrupt Cancellation of Funding for Rural School Districts WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to terminate funding promised to Wisconsin school districts for their projects to keep communities safe. Specifically, Baldwin called for already-allocated resources from the Federal E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Raskin Demand Transparency & Accountability from Big Law Firms as Trump Continues Assault on the Rule of Law [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, are pressing five top law firms for answers  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Padilla, Reed Introduce Bills to Permanently Protect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from Offshore Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Earth Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Jack Reed (D-RI) announced a pair of bills to permanently protect the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package includes Booker and Reed's Clean Ocean an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley Holds Press Conference to Denounce Trump and Republican Attacks on Social Security Thousand Oaks, CA - Yesterday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) held a press conference outside the Thousand Oaks Social Security office to denounce the dangerous and ongoing attacks on Social Security by Donald Trump and Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Donald Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley Statement on the Climate Crisis and Trump's Attack on Environmental Protections Washington, DC - On Earth Day, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement condemning the Trump Administration's failure to act on the climate crisis and its continued assault on environmental protections and the future of our planet: "The climate crisis is not a distant threat - it' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Urges HHS Secretary to Bring Back NIOSH Employees to Support Coal Industry CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. regarding the re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Statement on State Department Reorganization Plans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below regarding the Administration's plans to reorganize the State Department. "I've long said that the State Department must refocus itself more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado's Republican Delegation Joint Statement on DoD IG Report on Space Command Headquarters Basing Decision Representative Gabe Evans joined fellow members of Colorados Republican House delegation -- Reps. Jeff Crank (CO-05), Lauren Boebert (CO-04), and Jeff Hurd (CO-03) -- in a joint statement on the Department of Defense (DoD) Investigator General's (IG) Report "Evaluation of DoD Roles and Proc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds Trump Administration for Halting Foreign Owned Offshore Wind Project Washington, D.C. - Congressman Harris, M.D., Chairman of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, released the following statement after the Trump Administration halted the construction of a massive offshore wind project off the coast of New Y more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Condemns NY AG James' Failure to Comply with Federal Orders to Protect Girls' Sports and End Woke Gender Curriculum in Schools Oswego, New York - Congresswoman Tenney (NY-24) today sent a letter to New York's Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa condemning their failure to comply with President Trump's recent Executive more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Serves Up Lunch at Quaker Valley Middle School, Discusses Impacts of Cuts to Federal Food Programs CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) got behind the lunch counter at Quaker Valley Middle School to serve up lunch to hungry students. The Congressman also had an important conversation with Quaker Valley School District's Director of Food and Nutrition Services about  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Returns from El Salvador After Blocked Attempt to Visit Wrongfully Deported Man, Demands Proof of Life and Accountability PORTLAND, OR -- Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), returned from El Salvador, where she demanded answers and accountability from the Trump Administration on the illegal deportation of immigrants to El Salvador, including Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongfully deported  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Condemning Trump and Hegseth's Trans Military Service Ban April 22, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) Committees--led 13 of her fellow Senate Democratic colleagues in condemning President Trump's un-American, unconstitutional t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Secretary of State Rubio Announcing "Sweeping Reorganization" At The State Department April 22, 2025 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a plan to significantly reorganize the State Department, including targeting human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and d more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Merkley, Blumenthal, Markey: President Trump's Cuts To Tobacco Prevention Will Make Americans Sicker & Cause More Tobacco-Related Deaths, Diseases April 21, 2025 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today slammed the Trump Administration for staffing cuts at the U. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senators Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens To A Foreign Prison April 22, 2025 In the letter, Durbin also leads his colleagues in a call to return Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Durbin, Senators Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens To a Foreign Prison In the letter, Durbin also leads his colleagues in a call to return Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Pingree Lead Charge to Reach Net-Zero Emissions, Boost U.S. Agriculture WASHINGTON -- In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), com more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Urge SBA Administrator to Address Damage of Trump Admin's Tariffs on Small Businesses WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and his fellow Senate Democrats on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee called on Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler to address the impacts of the Trump administration's tariffs on small businesses. "President  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Over 175 Members of Congress to Demand Trump Administration Preserve and Expand Free Tax Filing Program WASHINGTON, DC - In response to recent reporting (link is external) that the Trump administration plans to end the Direct File program, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led over 175 Congressional Democrats in a letter to Treasury Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Merkley Lead Bill to End Drilling in the Arctic Ocean Washington, D.C. - On Earth Day, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, which would permanently ban new or renewed leases for oil, gas, or mineral extraction in the Arctic Ocean Planning Areas of the Outer Continen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Merkley Lead Bill to End Drilling in the Arctic Ocean Washington, D.C. - On Earth Day, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act, which would permanently ban new or renewed leases for oil, gas, or mineral extra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Gwen Moore Holds Press Conference to Tell Administration and DOGE to Keep Their Hands off Social Security Today, Congresswoman Moore was joined by her constituents who depend on Social Security along Jessica Lapointe, President of AFGE SSA Council 220 to highlight the attacks on Social Security and its workers. Below are some of the words they shared at the press conference. F more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Yakym: Tax cuts are on the line, and American families will pay the price WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) penned an op-ed for the Washington Times supporting the extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In the piece, Rep. Yakym rebuts common myths about the 2017 tax reforms, namely that they benefited only the wealthy, and offers clear, data-backed more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Seattle, Senator Murray Hears from U District Small Businesses About How Trump's Trade War is Affecting Them ***AUDIO HERE ; PHOTOS and B-ROLL HERE Seattle, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, met with small business owners in Seattle's University District to hear how Trump's chaotic trade war is impacting them. Trump is currently more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES AND DPCC STATEMENT MARKING HOUSE DEMOCRATS COST OF LIVING WEEK OF ACTION Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee ( DPCC ) Chair Debbie Dingell and Co-Chairs Lauren Underwood, Lori Trahan and Maxwell Frost released the following statement: America is too expensive. Donald Trump and House Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES AND DPCC STATEMENT MARKING HOUSE DEMOCRATS COST OF LIVING WEEK OF ACTION Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair Debbie Dingell and Co-Chairs Lauren Underwood, Lori Trahan and Maxwell Frost released the following statement: America is too expensive. Donald Trump and House Republicans promised to tackle the cost more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- 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 22 -- 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 22 -- 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 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration is Withholding Nearly $24 Million in Funding for Head Start in New Mexico While Shuttering Centers Nationwide and Forcing Devastating Closures New Data Shows a Steep Decline in Head Start Funding Going Out the Door So Far This Year Trump Administration Hollows Out Offices Running the Program and Eyes Eliminating It Outright Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Pressley, Warren Demand Answers About Trump Administration's Gross Misconduct of Immigration Enforcement System Letter Text (PDF) Boston (April 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote today to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI AND BLUMENTHAL SLAM TERMINATION OF CRITICAL CRUISE LINE SANITATION PROGRAM AMID GROWING REPORTS OF ILLNESS OUTBREAKS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT ) wrote to Acting Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Susan Monarez criticizing the elimination of all full-time staff at the CDC's Vessel San more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, NEGUSE, COHEN, MCCLELLAN LEAD RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Reps. Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led a group of 48 lawmakers in introducing a resolution to commemorate Earth  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Matsui, Neguse, Cohen Lead Resolution to Celebrate Earth Day Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) joined Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) to lead a group of 48 lawmakers in introducing a resolut more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * McDonald Rivet Defends Saginaw Social Security Office, Sends Second Letter to Trump Administration Demanding It Remain Open Tuesday, April 22, 2025 "These are not numbers on a balance sheet. These are faces of our neighbors, of our parents, of people across our community that rely on the services that this office provides." SAGINAW-- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Meeks Statement on the Trump Administration's Proposed Reorganization of the State Department Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on Secretary Rubio's announced plan to reorganize the State Department. "I have said b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Congressional Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Keep Hands Off of New Mexico's National Monuments WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee led the New Mexico Congressional Delegation -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernande more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Wisconsin Minority Business Development Agency Office Closing, Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's closure of Wisconsin's newly established Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center that provides small business owners technical assistance, assisti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: After Latest Hegseth Scandal, Sen. Schiff Urges National Archives to Open Investigation into Use of Non-Governmental Apps and Inclusion of Private Citizens on Sensitive National Security Communications Washington, D.C. - In the wake of new reports on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of non-governmental applications and devices for communications about sensitive U.S. military operation more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Reed, Rep. Titus Demand Trump Administration Undo Termination of Funding for National Endowment for the Humanities "Supporting the NEH is not merely an investment in cultural preservation; it is also a crucial investment in community health, education, social development, and economic vitality." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Ivey Join House Colleagues in Demanding Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) and several House colleagues in a letter last week to President Donald Trump demanding the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * ON EARTH DAY, CASTEN, SCHATZ INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE COSTS AND FINANCIAL RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) introduced the Climate Change Financial Risk Act, legislation that directs the Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests on large financial institutions to measure their resilience to climate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * On Earth Day, Congresswoman Ross Introduces Bill to Prevent Offshore Drilling Off Coast of NC & Mid-Atlantic States Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross announced introduction of the Defend Our Coast Act, which prohibits the Department of the Interior (DOI) from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas in the mid-Atlantic, including off the coast of North Car more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * On Earth Day, Schatz, Casten Introduce Legislation To Address Costs, Financial Risks Of Climate Change WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) introduced the Climate Change Financial Risk Act, legislation that directs the Federal Reserve to conduct stress tests on large financial institutions to measure their resilience to climate-related financ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Reed Introduce Bills to Permanently Protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from Offshore Drilling WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Earth Day, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) announced a pair of bills to permanently protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package includes Padilla's West Coast  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Lujan Lead Colleagues Warning Against Trump's Plan to Privatize Postal Service That Would Undermine Vote by Mail WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, led six Senators in ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Reed Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plans to Defund Libraries and Museums Senators: "The consequences of eliminating IMLS will be devastating for states, local communities, and the millions of Americans who rely on these institutions every day" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and 23 lawmakers expres more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone, Booker Reintroduce COAST Anti-Drilling Act to Reinforce Permanent Protections Against Offshore Oil Development Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senator Cory Booker today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, a bill to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The legislation is part of a coordinated pus more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Heinrich Lead Charge to Reach Net-Zero Emissions, Boost Profitability in US Agriculture In honor of Earth Day, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that aims to help the U.S. reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector by 2040--while giving America's f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Markey, Warren Demand Answers About Trump Administration's Gross Misconduct of Immigration Enforcement System Following the Abduction and Detention of Rumeysa Ozturk, Pressley, Markey, and Warren Sound the Alarm on the Trump Administration's Unjust Deportation Agenda Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Elizab more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Protecting Social Security: Gillibrand, Goldman, Seniors, Unions Rally To Demand No Cuts To Social Security Benefits Today, Senator Gillibrand joined with Rep. Dan Goldman, unions, and seniors at a rally to protect Social Security from the Trump administration and to call on the administration to immediately halt its efforts to cut agency staff and the critical services Social Security provid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Randall, Cantwell, Murray, Introduce Legislation to Place Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Quinault Indian Nation Lands into Trust The Lower Elwha Kallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act is one of the last steps of the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dam removal project & will help restore fisheries The Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act would return 72 acres of old growth forest to Tribe WASHIN more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren's Statement on Earth Day (Washington, DC) - Today is the 55th celebration of Earth Day. "The Trump administration will stop at nothing to decimate our environment and destroy the progress we have made in fighting the climate crisis," said Ranking Member Lofgren (CA-18). "From dismantling  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Reorganization of the State Department WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the reorganization of the U.S. State Department: "Any changes to the State Department and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Raskin & Blumenthal Demand Transparency & Accountability From Big Law Firms as Trump Continues Assault on the Rule of Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cohen: Trump Admin Proves Our Point--Polluters Are Getting Secret Clean Air Act Exemptions MEMPHIS, TN - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today condemned the Trump administration's move to quietly exempt nearly 70 coal-fired power plants from Clean Air Act standards-- including four operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) : the Cumberland Fossil Plant, Gallatin Fossil Plant, Shawnee Fos more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse & Rep. Velasquez Demand Trump Administration Protect Small Businesses from Tariff Chaos Lafayette, CO -- Congressman Joe Neguse and Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velasquez sent a letter to the Trump Administration calling on them to reconsider the imposition of on-again, off-again tariffs following the fallout on small businesses. A recent survey (link is external) of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Authors Legislation to Protect the Central Coast from Offshore Drilling Monterey, CA - On Earth Day, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced the Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025. This legislation would prohibit any new leasing for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Central California Plannin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Davids Join Town Hall, Highlight Work for KC Region and Pushback Against Extreme Trump Policies (Kansas City, MO) \- Tonight, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO-05) and Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) joined KCUR for a livestreamed (link is external) town hall to discuss their efforts to deliver results for the Kansas City region and push back against the Trump Administration' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Reps. Huffman, Pallone, and Castor Introduce Bills to Permanently Protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from Offshore Drilling Washington, D.C. - On Earth Day, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), along with Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sylvia Garcia, Joaquin Castro Hold Town Hall on Fight to Protect Seniors' Benefits HOUSTON, T.X. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) hosted a town hall focused on protecting the essential benefits that millions of Texans rely on to survive. She was joined by Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), CEO of El Centro de Corazon Marcie Mir, Social Security Administration worker and AFGE more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plans to Defund Libraries and Museums WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined colleagues in a letter to the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) expressing serious concerns regarding President Trump's call to eliminate the only federal agency dedicated to supporting the nation's libraries and mu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Senate Commerce Announces Nomination Hearing for Paul Dabbar to Serve as Deputy Secretary of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nomination hearing for Paul Dabbar, President Donald Trump's nominee to be  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Calls Out HHS Secretary Kennedy for Hiring Fraudster to Relitigate Long-Disproven Theories WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is calling out Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s reported decision to hire David Geier, an individual with a history of practicing medicine without a license, to relitigate long-disproven links between vaccines and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Helps Reintroduce Bill to Support Children with Disabilities WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) helped reintroduce the IDEA Full Funding Act, legislation to ensure that Congress finally fulfills its commitment to fully fund 40 percent of costs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA ). Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours NOAA Western Regional Office in Seattle, Meets with Meteorologists & Staff--Visit Comes as NOAA Faces Unprecedented Threats from Trump & Elon ICYMI : Senator Murray, Former NOAA Administrator and WA State NOAA Employees Fired for No Reason Slam Trump & Elon's Destructive Mass Layoffs at NOAA ***PHOTOS and B-ROLL HERE Seattle, WA -- Today, on Earth Day, U.S. Senator Patty  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Introduce Bipartisan New England Offshore Drilling Ban Washington, DC - On Earth Day, a bipartisan group of New England Senators is announcing the introduction of legislation to bar offshore drilling along the New England coast. The New England Coastal Protection Act is cosponsored by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Maggie Hassan ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on Progress in Trade Talks with India Washington, DC -- Today, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Terms of Reference have been finalized for negotiation of a trade agreement. "With one of the world's fastest growing economies and larges more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Requests Education Department Investigate Saratoga Springs City School District for Title IX Violations Washington, D.C. - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik requested that the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights open a formal investigation into the Saratoga Springs City School District (SSCSD) Board of Education's passage of the resolution titled  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON, MOULTON LEAD LETTER TO FEMA, URGING AGENCY TO RESTORE THE BRIC GRANT PROGRAM Napa - Last week, Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Seth Moulton (MA-06) led a letter with 26 other representatives opposing FEMA's decision to terminate funding under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and urging the agency to restore the grant program. This popular program pro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Reps. Davids, Cleaver Join Town Hall, Highlight Work for KC Region and Pushback Against Extreme Trump Policies KANSAS CITY, MO - Tonight, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO-05) joined KCUR for a livestreamed (link is external) town hall to discuss their efforts to deliver results for the Kansas City region and push back against the Trump Administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Issues Statement Following University of Alabama Commencement Speaker Announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today issued the following statement following the announcement President Donald J. Trump will deliver keynote remarks at the University of Alabama's 2025 commencement ceremonies: "I'm thrilled President Trump will deliver the keynote addre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood, Fetterman, Sherrill, Titus, Cherfilus-McCormick Lead Legislation to Improve Access to Contraception Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Dina Titus (NV-01), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Convenient Contraception Act, legislation that would improve access to contraceptive products, including over-the-c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Massachusetts Lawmakers Sound Alarm on Trump Cuts to National Endowment for the Humanities Staff, Grants "We write to seek answers about why you are crippling an agency that punches so far above its weight and is essential to enabling access to libraries, museums, archives, historic sites and more for Massachusetts residents and Americans in every state." Lawmakers highlight Mass more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Over 175 Members of Congress Demand Trump Administration Preserve and Expand Free Tax Filing Program After lobbying campaign by tax prep industry, Trump Administration reportedly plans to end Direct File "Ending this free, easy-to-use, and popular program would be an insult to American taxpayers, eliminating an important alternative to commercial options provided by the tax prep  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Earth Day BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement commemorating Earth Day: "Fighting the climate crisis has become more urgent by the day. But instead of meeting the moment, President Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the essential environmental programs we need to secure a more sustainable future. On day one of his second term, P more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Tonko, Community Members Rally in Support of Medicaid PLATTSBURGH, NY - Last night, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) in hosting a rally to fight back against Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid. Held in Plattsburgh, Sen. Welch and Rep. Tonko spoke to a crowd of more than 175 New Yorkers and Vermonters about the importance of prot more PR