WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump's Reckless FY2026 Funding Request WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's Fiscal Year 2026 funding request: "Donald Trump's 2026 funding request isn't just irresponsible and da more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Plan U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the release of President Trump's 2026 budget. The plan would cut non-defense domestic spending by $163 billion while increasing expenditures on national security. "I strongly oppose President Trump's proposed budget, which asks for unprecedented cuts to vital more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 2, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Applauds HHS Effort to Protect Children from Irreversible Chemical and Surgical Mutilation WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg's Statement on Trump Budget Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement on President Trump's FY2026 budget proposal: "The American people sent Republicans to Washington to lower costs and rein in wasteful government spending. The budget proposal President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg Statement on April Jobs Report Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's April jobs report: "President Trump is initiating policies that lay the groundwork for America's great economic comeback. Following the retu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Celebrates World Press Freedom Day Expresses concern over Trump disinformation, attacks on news outlets MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) will recognize World Press Freedom Day on Saturday, and released the following statement: "Press freedom and the principle of independent news media are essential to democratic government but are under attack around the world and even in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins Representative Takano and Senators Merkley, Baldwin, and Booker to Introduce The Equality Act This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to introduce the Equality Act in a continued effort to push back against escalated attacks from more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * DeLauro Statement on Trump's Roadmap of Destruction WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's plan for fiscal year 2026: "Instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, President Trump's 2026 budget request will ma more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On President Trump's Budget Proposal May 02, 2025 The proposal continues President Trump's petulant, destructive efforts to slash critical public health funding and foreign aid assistance CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump's abysmal budget proposal more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call Out Trump Admin's Plan to Undermine Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Executive order opens door for administration to limit free speech, punish public servants and nonprofits who are not aligned with the admin's policies WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper along with 17 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon ra more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Blast Trump Administration'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. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Rochester, Gillibrand Condemns President Trump's Actions To Dismantle Head Start Trump Actions Would Deprive 50,000 Low-Income Children In New York State Of Critical Early Childhood Education Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited an Action for a Better Community (ABC) Head Start Center in Rochester to condemn President Trump's actions to dismantle Head Start. Federal funding allows more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on President Trump's Budget Request East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request (link is external), which cuts funding for nearly every federal program and fails to invest in customer service needs at the Social Security Administration. "The President's budget request would decimate more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RECKLESS NEW BUDGET REQUEST Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump's latest budget proposal, just like his disastrous first 100 days, is extremely damaging to the American people. Republicans promised to lower costs on day one, but this reckless budget scheme will rais more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RECKLESS NEW BUDGET REQUEST Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump's latest budget proposal, just like his disastrous first 100 days, is extremely damaging to the American people. Republicans promised to lower costs on day one, but this reckless budget scheme will raise prices across the board  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Tonko Demand Investigation Into Trump's Attack on Smithsonian Museums, Brazen Attempt to Whitewash History Lawmakers Warn Funding Cuts, Politically Motivated Attacks Will Undermine Integrity of Smithsonian, Accuracy of Exhibits "Conditioning funding on adherence to prescribed, right-wing ideology jeopardizes the Smithsonian's legal compliance oversight and its capacity to document American more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on April Jobs Report WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 177,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate remained the same at 4.2 percent. During President Biden's first 100 days  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on President Trump's FY 2026 Proposed Budget "In the first 100 days since Donald Trump has returned to the White House, he has made one thing abundantly clear: he has no plan to improve the lives of students, workers, and families. Instead, he has decimated federal agencies that provide key ser more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Statement on President's Budget Proposal WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senior Member of the House Agriculture Committee and the House Education & Workforce Committee, released a statement on President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget. "The president's budget proposal is reckless and cruel, and would strip services away from millions of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Warns of State Budget Crisis from DOGE Cuts and Trump Tariffs Congresswoman Dina Titus reiterated her warning about a budget crisis in Nevada after the Nevada Economic Forum today approved a forecast predicting a slowdown in revenues to fund vital state services. "The combination of the Trump tariffs and the DOGE cuts to vital programs like Medicaid are putting Nevadans at risk," Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Condemns Trump's Unjust Cuts to AmeriCorps Programs **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov PITTSBURGH, PA - May 2, 2025 - Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's abrupt and unlawful decision to revoke over $6 million in AmeriCorps funding owed to Pennsylvania -- funding that had already been approv more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on April Jobs Report As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (link is external) announced that the economy added 177,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate remained the same at 4.2 percent.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Boost American Shipbuilding, Support American Workers and Boost National Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bipartisan group of her colleagues introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, comprehensive legislation to revitalize the United States shipbuilding an more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/25/25-5/2/25 Condemning the Chaos of the First 100 Days of the Trump Administration [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined his Democratic colleagues speaking on the Senate Floor to highlight the chaos and destruction caused during the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. "This Administration has been cruel, and it has more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on President Trump's Preliminary Budget Request Murray: "This is a proposal to raise costs and make life harder--and worse--for working people in every part of the country." Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's fiscal year 2026 preliminary budget re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Statement on President Trump's Preliminary Budget Request Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's fiscal year 2026 preliminary budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in non-def more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on President's Budget Request WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after President Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year 2026 discretionary budget request to Congress: "The budget the President released today reflects what we've seen over the past 103 days--that the Trump Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Pressley Demand Investigation Into Trump's Attack on Smithsonian Museums, Brazen Attempt to Whitewash History WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), Co-Chair of the Congressional Museum Caucus, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 69 of their colleagues on a letter to the Inspector General of the Smithsonian Institution demanding an investigation of the impact of Donald T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * US Rep. Kelly Morrison Joins Freshman Democrats in Demanding Speaker Johnson Bring Legislation to the Floor to Lower Costs Nearly half a year in, the Republican majority in Congress has not brought one single bill to the floor that would lower costs for American families WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined more than 30 freshman House Democrats in calling on Sp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Great American Outdoors Act, Protect Public Lands WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Angus King (I-ME) in introducing the America the Beautiful Act, legislation that builds on the senators' landmark Great American Outdoors Act by strengthening and reauthorizing the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) and addressing th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Warren, Waters Demand Fed Reconsider Its Decision to Rubber Stamp Dangerous Capital One-Discover Merger "This decision will inflict serious harm on consumers and merchants, especially low-income consumers and small businesses, and threaten the stability of the U.S. financial system." Washington, D.C. -  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Waters, Warren Demand Fed Reconsider Its Decision to Rubber Stamp Dangerous Capital One-Discover Merger "This decision will inflict serious harm on consumers and merchants, especially low-income consumers and small businesses, and threaten the stability of the U.S. financial system." Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rankin more PR