WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * "Devastating Loss": Senator Murray Slams Trump Gutting Women's Health Initiative--WHI is the Largest and Most Influential National Study of Women's Health & Based out of Fred Hutch in Seattle ICYMI from Science : "NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women" ICYMI : In Senate Forum on NIH Research, Senator Murray Highlights How Trump and Elon's Devastating Funding Cuts and Mass Layof more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Asks Watchdog to Look into AmeriCorps' Misused Funds Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting the Government Accountability Office investigate whether AmeriCorps violated the law when managing American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Committee Democrats Demand Transparency after Trump Proposes to Eliminate Office that Supports Seniors and Americans with Disabilities Lawmakers are demanding transparency--failure to act will force this crucial issue to the House floor for a vote. WASHINGTON - Today, Committee Democrats are forcing Committee Repub more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Leader Encouraged by new Executive Order on HBCUs WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Ph.D. (NC-12), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, and Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan, Bicameral Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, released a statement fol more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Don Davis Remarks at Press Conference on First 100 Days of the 119th Congress ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- Congressman Don Davis delivered the following remarks at his press conference on the first 100 days of the 119th Congress: Hi, everybody! It is always great to be back home, in eastern North Carolina. I have worked to share the stories, concerns, and issues impacting eastern North Caro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Blasts Trump's Attacks on Head Start, Demands RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings Reno, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in sending a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding the Department of Health and Human Services immediately r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * From the Hill to the Heartland: Womack Hosts HUD Secretary Turner in Arkansas Washington, D.C. - ICYMI, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) this week brought U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to the Third District of Arkansas to highlight how  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Advocates for New Hampshire Public Schools, Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Public Education Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a member of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, helped file an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A case more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * HOUSE DEMOCRATS' LITIGATION TASK FORCE DEFENDS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN COURT The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A case in which 20 states moved to sue the administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * HOUSE DEMOCRATS' LITIGATION TASK FORCE DEFENDS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN COURT Washington, D.C. -- The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A case in which 20 states moved to sue the administration for  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Defends Department of Education in Court Washington, D.C. -- The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A case in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Defends Department Of Education In Court Washington, D.C. -- The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Defends Department of Education in Court Washington, D.C. -- The Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force led 192 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to close the Department of Education in the matter of the State of New York v. Linda McMahon. A cas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy to Trump Admin: Don't Shelve Our Library Funding Standing With Library Officials and Patrons, Kennedy Demands Restoration of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Which Provides Funding For Libraries and Museums Across New York In 2024, IMLS Awarded $266 Million in Grants Nationwide - Trump Admin's Executive Order Undermines Critical Library Infrastructure BUFFALO, N.Y. -  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy, Courtney, DeLauro, Hayes Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Dismissal of AmeriCorps Volunteers and Staff Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) called on the Trump Administration to reverse last week's sudden dismissal (link is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin's actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Bern more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Blast Trump Admin's Attacks on Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings 42 lawmakers write to RFK Jr. demanding answers on Trump admin's actions undermining Head Start as Trump reportedly plans to eliminate the program Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Applauds Rulings Limiting Trump Admin.'s Ability to Withhold Funding from Educational Institutions **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Lee has consistently demanded the Department of Education reverse its guidance and threats PITTSBURGH, PA - April 24, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Committee on Education and Workfo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Calls Out Trump's 100 Days of Economic Chaos PROVIDENCE, RI - As President Trump approaches his first 100 days in office at the end of the month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo gathered in Providence today to highlight the economic chaos and financial damage President Trump has caused for families and small businesses and wa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Calls Out Trump's 100 Days of Economic Chaos Providence, RI - As President Trump approaches his first 100 days in office at the end of the month, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo gathered in Providence today to highlight the economic chaos and financial damage President Trump has caused for families and small business more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons leads bicameral letter in support of AmeriCorps as members and staff are let go in DOGE cuts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the bipartisan National Service Caucus, led 148 of his congressional colleagues 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Quad Cities Chamber Host Miller-Meeks for Roundtable on Tax Reform DAVENPORT \- Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce hosted Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) for a roundtable discussion in Davenport, Iowa with local business leaders on the need to extend pro-growth business tax provisions before portions of President Trump's 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: At Somerville Town Hall, Pressley Details Meeting with Detained Somerville Resident Rumeysa Ozturk Congresswoman Also Discussed her Fight to Protect Federal Workers, Social Security and Medicaid, Federal Education Funding, and More Video (YouTube) SOMERVILLE - At a town hall yesterday at Somerville High School, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed her meeting in Louisiana with more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Launches Investigation Into Harms of Trump Attacks on Department of Education for Students, Families, and Teachers Sends letters requesting information on harms to members of 12 leading education, civil rights organizations New, comprehensive initiative is latest from Senator's Save Our Schools campaign Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D- more PR