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 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 -- 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 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. 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 -- 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. 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 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 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 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 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 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