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. 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 -- 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 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 -- 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 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 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 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 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. 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