WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump Admin Refuses to Allow VA to Host Discussion on Women Veterans' Health Care, Senator Murray Meets with Women Veterans and Advocates In Seattle ICYMI : Senator Murray Demands Answers from Secretary Collins Over VA's Unprecedented Refusal to Allow VA Puget Sound to Participate in Women Veterans Roundtable ICYMI : REPORT: Trump's Mass Firings at VA Hurt WA Veterans ICYMI : Murray Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Lambasts Trump Trade War and Republican Budget Cuts That Are Raising Costs on Rhode Islanders PROVIDENCE - Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) visited the West End Community Center in Providence to highlight how Trump's chaotic trade war and the Republican plan to gut food assistance programs is jacking up the cost of living in Rhode Island. During the visit, the Congressman toured the food pan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- 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 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Colleagues Condemn Trump Admin's Trans Military Ban, Demand Answers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in condemning the Trump Administration's unconstitutional ban for transgender Americans to serve in the military, which violates servicemembers' civil rights and weakens our national security. The lawmakers demanded answers from Secretary of Defe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Moore Urge Trump Admin to Reinstate Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC, Push for Approval of Milwaukee's Request for Federal Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) demanded the Trump administration reinstate the fired Center for Disease Control (CDC) lead poisoning experts and approve Milwaukee's plea for federal assist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Baumgartner applauds Trump Executive Order on promoting transparency in foreign gift disclosures WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to increase transparency and enforce stricter reporting requirements for foreign gifts and funding received by U.S. colleges and universities. "I applaud Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Becca Balint Statement on Border Patrol Raid at Vermont Farm Brattleboro, VT - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) released the following statement in response to the eight workers at a Vermont dairy farm detained on Monday. "Today we learned, eight workers at Pleasant Valley Farm in Vermont were arrested. Border patrol gave no reason for the arrest. My office is closely monitoring the situation to e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Matsui Slam Termination of Critical Cruise Line Sanitation Program Amid Growing Reports of Illness Outbreaks [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 22, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: Record-Low March Border Encounters Reveal President Trump's Success, Democrat Hypocrisy WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its newest "Border Brief" factsheet, highlighting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for March, which revealed a 94% drop in Southwest border appre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Burlison Announces Hearing on Revitalizing American Manufacturing, Protecting Critical Supply Chains WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) announced a hearing today titled "Made in the USA: Igniting the Industrial Renaissance of the United Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Colleagues' Trips to El Salvador 04.22.25 EDMONDS, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following statement on the alarming recent detentions and deportations of lawful permanent residents without due process: "My colleagues' trips to El Salvador serve as a forceful reminder that due process is a founding principle of American democracy. We are a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, Moore, Beyer, Hayes Demand Department of Education Restore Office for Civil Rights Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) led 39 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Lisa McMahon demanding DOE immediately restore shuttered Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hubs and fulfill its more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg Praises Trump Executive Orders Addressing Problems in K-12, Postsecondary Education Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statements after President Trump signed six executive orders to address systemic problems in America's K-12 and postsecondary education  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cloud, Van Duyne Introduce the American Entrepreneurs First Act to Codify Trump Administration's SBA Loan Citizenship Verification WASHINGTON -- Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) introduced the American Entrepreneurs First Act, legislation aimed at protecting taxpayers by ensuring that only lawful, eligible applicants can access programs administered by the Sm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ URGES PRESIDENT TRUMP TO KICK CUBAN REGIME OVER THE EDGE MIAMI, FL \- Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business and urged President Trump to kick the failed Castro regime over the edge. Congressman Gimenez continues to urge the Trump Administration to end all travel and remittances to Communist Cuba, as these are among the regime's few remai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Visits CU Anschutz to Discuss Impact of Trump Administration's Proposed Cuts on Life-Saving Medical Research AURORA -- Today, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) toured the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and held a roundtable with administrators and faculty to discuss issues impacting the University, including the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to life-saving medic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Calls for Immediate House Action on Bipartisan Stock Trading Ban Amid Tariff-Fueled Market Volatility, Member Trading for Profit SCHAUMBURG, IL - In a letter sent Monday to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urged immediate consideration of the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act following troubling signs that Members of Congress - more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Blasts Termination of Cleveland Peacemakers Grant Supporting Gun Violence Survivors Cleveland, OH - Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) learned of the termination of a grant for the Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, an award that was authorized by the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. In 2023, the Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance received a grant of $2 million from th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Tammy Baldwin Urge HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Reinstate Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC, Push for Approval of Milwaukee's Request for Federal Assistance Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Senator Tammy Baldwin are demanding that the Trump administration reinstate the fired Center for Disease Control (CDC) lead poisoning experts and approve M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McDonald Rivet Saves the Saginaw Social Security Office SAGINAW-- Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) has secured a commitment from the Trump Administration that they will not close the Social Security field office in Saginaw, Michigan, after the Administration previously threatened to shutter the office. The General Services Administration (GSA) previously include more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Condemns the Cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05 ) demanded the reversal of the unlawful actions being taken to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or "Consumer Bureau"). She pressed Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Russell Vought, to repeal ord more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Statement on Trump's Willingness to Recognize Russia's Illegal Annexation of Crimea Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement on President Donald Trump's proposal to recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea as part of a larger agreem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Demands Trump Administration Undo Funding Termination for National Endowment for the Humanities Reno, Nev. - U.S. Senator Cortez Masto joined her colleagues in sending a letter demanding the Trump administration undo its termination of congressionally-appropriated funding for grants administered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The cuts include funding for Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Holds Resident Town Hall at Millvale Senior Center MILLVALE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) visited the Lloyd McBride Independent Senior Living Community in Millvale for a town hall meeting with residents. He answered questions about the Trump Administration's and Congressional Republicans' attacks on federal programs that residents rely on, like Social Security, Medica more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Senators Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison April 22, 2025 [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) led 24 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to President Donald Trump calling for him to immediately rescind the dangerous and of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Glad SBA Revises Disastrous Biden-Era Underwriting Standards Within 7(a) Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement in response to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) changes to the 7(a) program's standard operating procedure. Er more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Asks Trump Administration to Allow Nationwide Sale of E-15 This Summer HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined a letter - led by U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN) - urging the Trump administration to allow for the nationwide sale of E-15 this summer. In a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump, Feenstra and his colleagues asked the Trump admini more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Durbin Demand Trump Administration Rescind Dangerous Proposal to Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded President Trump immediately rescind his dangerous and offensive claims that he may transfer incarcerated U. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Huffman, Dexter Demand Probe into Cybersecurity Failures at Musk-Run DOGE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Highlights Trump Admin Chaos at Town Halls in Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, Events Across Western Slope In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently held town halls in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, and made stops in Breckenridge, Eagle, and Glenwood Springs to discuss how the Trump administration's policies are raising costs and harming communit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Southern Arizona, Kelly Meets with Workers and Veterans at Warehouses and VFW Post In case you missed it, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly spent the day yesterday in Southern Arizona hearing directly from business leaders, workers, and veterans about the real-life consequences of recent Trump administration actions--from tariffs that are driving up costs and threatening job more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Nunn, Iowa Business Leaders Join Roundtable on Tax Reform DES MOINES -- On Monday, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) joined business leaders from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Iowa Association of Business and Industry for a roundtable discussion on extending key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) before their scheduled expiration at the end of this year. "Thanks to the U.S. Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger On Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street to discuss his recent visit to Midland. On the visit, Rep. Pfluger hosted EPA Regional Administrator Scott Mason and Rep. Julie Fedorcheck (ND-At-Large) to tour one of Diamondback Energy's production sites and participate in a roundtable discussion with producers, stakeholders more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Kash Patel, Ranking Member Raskin Demands Inquiry Into Ed Martin's Failure to Disclose 150+ Appearances on Russian State Propaganda Outlets In Separate Letter, Raskin Also Urges Senate Judiciary Leaders to Place a Hold on Martin's Nomination Pending Investigation Into His Hidden Ties to Russian Propaganda Networks Washington, D.C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Joins Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to the United Kingdom, Denmark, Israel, and Jordan Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced he has departed on a bipartisan Congressional delegation with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to visit important allies and partners in Europe and the Middle East. In London, Congressman Lands more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Multi-State Lawsuit Challenging Costly Trump Tariffs East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the multi-state coalition that filed a lawsuit (link is external) in court challenging President Trump's costly tariffs. "President Trump's tariffs have continued to create instabi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- 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 23 -- 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 23 -- 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 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Mace to Hold Hearing on Unlocking Government Efficiency Through IT Modernization WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) today announced a hearing on "Unlocking Government Efficiency Through IT Modernization." At the hearing, members w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI AND COLLEAGUES URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO REVERSE AMERICORPS CUTS WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Co-Chair of the bipartisan National Service Caucus, led 149 lawmakers in sending a letter to President Donald Trump defending AmeriCorps and NCCC AmeriCorps members and calling on him to reverse cuts to the program made last week by the Department of Government Eff more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG STATEMENT ON CUTS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement on the Administration's decision to cut more than 400 grants funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF): "I am deeply co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Pingree Demand Trump Administration Halt Implementation of Reckless Reorganization at the Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Pingree Demand Trump Administration Halt Implementation of Reckless Reorganization at the Department of the Interior Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Envir more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Condemn Trump and Hegseth's Trans Military Service Ban Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in condemning President Trump's un-American and unconstitutional transgender military service ban, calling it a blatant violation of our brave servicemembers' civil rights and a threat to national security. The lawmakers demanded an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Condemn Trump and Hegseth's Trans Military Service Ban Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in condemning President Trump's un-American and unconstitutional transgender military service ban, calling it a blatant violation of our brave servicemembers' civil rights and a threat to national security. The lawmakers demanded answe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Leads Letter to Trump Administration Opposing Cuts to Critical Disaster Preparedness Funding Washington D.C. - Congressmen Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) are leading more than two dozen Democratic colleagues to oppose FEMA's decision to terminate critical funding for projects that reduce disaster risks, improve community preparedness, and enhance infrastructure to withs more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Neal, Davis Demand HHS Reverse Illegal Withholding of Funds for Vulnerable Children and Their Families WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump Detaining Vermont Farm Workers BURLINGTON, Vt., April 23 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the detention of eight farm workers in Vermont by the Trump administration: Trump wants to deport migrant agricultural workers. This will only disrupt families, raise food prices and put more pressure on struggling family farms. It is e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Booker, Rep. Raskin Seek Details on DOJ's 'Thuggish' Attempt to Block Former Pardon Attorney from Participating in Congressional Oversight Hearing The Department of Justice threatened to send armed Special Deputy U.S. Marshals to the house of former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer ahead of her appearance at Schiff and Raskin's spotlight hearing earlier this month Washington, D.C. -  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * One Year After Synapse Financial Collapse, Warren Presses Fed Nominee Bowman on Her Failed Responsibility to Prevent Meltdown Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Demands Answers on Trump Administration's $140 Million Cut to Dock Bridge Project Long Branch, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement today after the Trump Administration announced a $140 million cut to the federally funded rehabilitation of the Dock Bridge in New Jersey: "You don't just wave a wand and pretend a major infrastructure project s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Leads NJ Democratic Delegation in Fight to Save State's Humanities Grants from Trump Cuts NJ House Members warn sudden termination of grants will "make New Jersey culturally and economically poorer Long Branch, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led Democratic members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in calling on the National Endowment for the Humanities ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi: "Trump is Tanking our Economy in a Self-Inflicted Disaster." San Francisco - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi hosted a Cost of Living Week of Action press conference at Arcadio's Produce in the heart of The SF Market, bringing together San Francisco small business owners and community leaders to discuss how President Trump's senseless tariffs and reckless economic policies are hurting  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Sens. Schiff, Booker Seek Details on DOJ's 'Thuggish' Attempt to Block Former Pardon Attorney from Participating in Congressional Oversight Hearing The Department of Justice threatened to send armed Special Deputy U.S. Marshals to the house of former Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer ahead of her appearance at S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Pushes Administration to Allow Nationwide Sale of E15 This Summer, Lower Prices at the Gas Pump EAGAN, MN - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged the Administration to lower prices at the gas pump by allowing the nationwide sale of E-15 this summer. In a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump, Rep. Craig and her colleagues asked the Administration to extend the Reid vapor pre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Larsen Statement on Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on ongoing peace talks between Ukraine and Russia: "In word and in action, the U.S. must continue to stand up for the young democracy in Ukraine. I don't care what President Trump says - Putin started this war and the crisis is not over until Ukraine's borders are re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mary Miller Calls for Investigation into Illinois High School Association's Dangerous Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of the Department of Education Linda McMahon, urging an immediate investigation into the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and the State of Illinois for actions that undermine fairness more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Drilling Off of Southern California April 22, 2025 Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) reintroduced the Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Ac t, which would prohibit offshore drilling along the Southern California coast, as a part of a larger initiative to ban offshore drilling in sensitive areas and protect our vibrant coa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garcia, Meng, Vargas, and Espaillat Oppose the Dismantling of Office Supporting English Language Learners, Call for Reversal of Decision WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Tuesday, U.S. Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Grace Meng (NY-06), Juan Vargas (CA-52), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) , joined by 41 colleagues, sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to immediately  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Blasts Trump Administration Plan to Cut Funding for Head Start According to Reports, Trump Will Submit A Budget Proposal to Congress That Would Eliminate All Funding for Head Start Program WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration is going to submit a budget proposal that eliminates all funding for Hea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Colleagues Push Back Against Trump's Plan to Privatize Postal Service & Undermine Vote by Mail WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick expressing serious concerns about the harmful impacts of the Trump Administration's plans to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS) and move it under the control of the Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND ANSWERS ON BRUTAL IMPACTS OF DOGE'S SOCIAL SECURITY CUTS ON NEW YORKERS; SENATORS CALL ON INDEPENDENT IG TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT SHORTFALLS, CONSEQUENCES, AND RAMIFICATIONS... In The Wake of Waves Of Aggressive Trump-DOGE Attacks on Social Security, Services Are Breaking Down Across Country For Those Rely On Monthly Checks To Live - With Websi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Urge Administration to Reinstate Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Brian Schatz (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a joint letter urging the Trump Administration to reinstate federal workers' collective bargaining rights. This effort comes after the President issued an executive more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Holds Roundtable on How Trump Attacks on Health Care, Child Care, and Social Security in WA State Put Families at Risk ICYMI : Senator Murray Statement on Trump Budget Proposal to Fully Eliminate Head Start ICYMI : Senator Murray Statement on Trump Admin Ripping Away Billions--Including Over $160 Million for Washington State--to Protect People from Public Health Threats ICYMI : more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Baldwin Announce Resolution to Designate April as Earth Month Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green New Deal resolution and member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) today announced the Earth Month resolution to recognize the importance of environmenta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Sessions to Hold Hearing on DOD's Financial Management and Progress Toward a Clean Audit WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing on "Tracking Progress: Updates to DOD's Financial Management Scorecard." The Department of Defense (DOD) is the only fede more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Continues "Medicaid Impact Tour" with Roundtable at Partnership for Public Health in Laconia, Highlights Importance of Access to Preventative Care (Laconia, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) continued her "Medicaid Impact Tour" by hosting a roundtable discussion at Partnership for Public Health in Laconia with local leaders, health care providers and constituents from the Lake more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Bipartisan Colleagues Call for E15 Waiver to Provide Fuel Price Relief Washington, DC -- Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) led 25 members of Congress urging the administration to lower prices at the gas pump by allowing the nationwide sale of E-15 this summer. The bipartisan letter asked President Donald Trump to extend the R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Taylor Bill Incentivizing Purchase of American-Made Cars Introduced WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) introduced the United States Automobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act (USA CAR Act), which would allow Americans to deduct auto loan interest from their taxes if they buy a vehicle that was made in America. This bill follows the introduction of its Senate companion, which was led b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Timmons to Hold Hearing on Unauthorized Drone Activity Over U.S. Military Installations WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Chairman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today announced a hearing on "Securing the Skies: Addressing Unauthorized Drone Activity Over U.S. Military Installations." Drone incursions over military ins more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Releases New Social Security Explainer Video on YouTube to Reach Seniors Concerned About Benefits, Services "This is about all of us getting into the fight to defend the Social Security that people have paid into all of their working lives." Senator Warren led Senate Democrats in launching Social Security War Room to fight back against Trump, Musk Attacks on Social Security Watc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Senate Democrats Demand Social Security Watchdog Investigate Impact of DOGE's Social Security Cuts Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - In their latest move to defend Social Security, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), led Senate Democrats in writi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Schiff, Reed, Lawmakers Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plans to Defund Libraries and Museums "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. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and 23 la more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: Support Grows for Hickenlooper's Bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act Hickenlooper's Fix Our Forests Act will help reduce wildfire risk for Colorado communities and speed up mitigation projects while maintaining environmental safeguards and encouraging local involvement WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Curtis, Alex Padilla, and Tim Sheehy announced growing s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Hosts HUD Secretary Scott Turner in Arkansas's Third District ARKANSAS -- April 22, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to Arkansas's Third Congressional District. Together, they visited key locations that spotlight local affordable housing initiatives and economic development opportunities.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 23, 2025: * * * Wyden Demands Details of Rodney Scott's Involvement In Alleged Cover-up and Obstruction of Investigations into Death of CBP Detainee Scott Nominated to Serve as Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection With Authority Over 60,000 Employees and Millions of Border Crossings Every Month Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Bills to Permanently Protect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans from Offshore Drilling Wyden co-sponsors additional Merkley-led bill to protect the Arctic Ocean Washington, D.C. --U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring two bills that would permanently protect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans from the environmental and economic costs of fos more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for National Endowment for the Humanities "Libraries, museums, historic sites, and community centers in rural communities and small towns face particularly dire financial futures without grant funding from state humanities councils and the NEH." Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for National Endowment for the Humanities "Libraries, museums, historic sites, and community centers in rural communities and small towns face particularly dire financial futures without grant funding from state humanities councils and the NEH." Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate and more PR