WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Boyle Files Discharge Petition to Prevent Cuts to Medicaid and Food Assistance WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, filed a discharge petition to force consideration of a special rule to prevent the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in American history to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Slams the Murphy Administration for Lawsuit Over Offshore Wind Halt Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew released the following statement after New Jersey joined 16 other states in filing a lawsuit against President Trump for his executive order halting offshore wind. "You cannot make this stuff up," said Congressman Van Drew. "The Murphy administration already b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit released the following testimony by Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, from an April 29, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The Need for a Long-Term Solution for the Highway Trust Fund": * * * Chairman Rouzer, Ranking Member Norton, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Jeff Davis and I am a Senior Fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, a nonpart more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak emphasizes reforms to cut regulations, extend tax cuts during second Fedorchak Forum: Conversations with Constituents Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) hosted her second statewide Fedorchak Forum, a conversation with North Dakota constituents to discuss issues, answer questions, and hear concerns directly from the public. During the forum (link is external), she  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Celebrates Senate Passage of Congressional Review Act to Strike Down Biden Job-Killing Regulation, Resolution Goes to President Trump The U.S. Senate passed Rep. Griffith's H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous A more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Preliminary BudgetRequest, which proposes slashing critical investments that benefit New Mexico families to fund more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request Heinrich and Lujan: "Donald Trump and Elon Musk's budget will further tank the economy and throw working families under the bus. As New Mexico's senators, we'll fight back" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the foll more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans are Codifying President Trump's America First Agenda into Law For Immediate Release May 6, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed House Republicans' efforts to codify President Trump's America First agenda into law, Congressional Democrats refusal to work in  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans are Codifying President Trump's America First Agenda into Law WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed House Republicans' efforts to codify President Trump's America First agenda into law, Congressional Democrats refusal to work in any meaningful way for their constituents, and Republicans common sense prioriti more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Discusses Trump's First 100 Days, Tariffs Driving Price Increases and Social Security Cuts on Mike Pomp's "Morning Information Center" (Washington, DC) - This morning, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined "Morning Information Center" host Mike Pomp on The Pulse of New Hampshire to discuss how--from the trade war that has raised prices on businesses and families, to threats t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * In First Hearing as Ranking Member of Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and FDA, Shaheen Co-Leads Review of Trump's Agriculture Budget Request, Presses Secretary Rollins on How Administration Chaos has Hurt Farmers and Rural Communities **Shaheen underscored how the unnecessary funding freeze and trade war imposed by the administration have caused uncertainty for America's farmers and  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Leader Schumer, Padilla, Whitehouse Lead Democratic Ranking Members in Warning Republicans Against Overruling Parliamentarian's Decision on California's Clean Air Act Waivers Senators to Republican Leadership: Disregarding the Senate Parliamentarian's decision in an attempt to revoke California's waivers "would be a procedural nuclear option--a dramatic break from Senate precedent with profound inst more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Leader Schumer, Whitehouse, Padilla Lead Democratic Ranking Members in Warning Republicans Against Overruling Parliamentarian's Decision on California's Clean Air Act Waivers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member McCollum Remarks at United States Air Force and Space Force Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the United States Air Force and Space Force: Good afternoon. I would also like to welcome Acting Secretary Ashworth, Generals Saltz more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Speaks Out Against House Republicans' Most Extreme Anti-Environment Bill in American History Rep. Min introduced four amendments to fight back against the regressive legislation Washington, D.C. -- Representative Dave Min (CA-47), a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, spoke out against House Republicans' "Environmental Liquidation for Billionaires Act." "If we have people in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Republican Work on Reconciliation Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) to discuss the progress Republicans have made on reconciliation which will champion small businesses, avoid tax hikes f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Scalise Highlights Republican Work on Reconciliation WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) to discuss the progress Republicans have made on reconciliation which will champion small businesses, a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on May 6, 2025, at a nomination hearing for James O'Neill to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and Gary Andres to be a congressional liaison: * * * Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Nomination of O'Neill and Andres to be HHS Deputy Secretary and Congressional Liaison As Prepared for Delivery It's been 82 days since Robert more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Releases New Report on 42,000 GA Jobs at Risk Under GOP Tax Bill Senator Reverend Warnock was instrumental in passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which supercharged the clean energy economy and is expected to create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs in Georgia Since the IRA passed, 51 clean energy projects worth over $28 billion have come to Georgia, largel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Warren, Shaheen Lead Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump Administration to Use U.S. and G7 Sanctions Leverage in Push to End Russia's War "President Trump posted a message imploring President Putin to 'STOP!' Nevertheless, Russia continued to attack Ukraine, launching another round of deadly strikes the n more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Meeting Between President Trump and Prime Minister Carney WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, met at the White House. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement: "President Trump refuses to acknowledge the economic partnership of America and Canada. Trump's tariffs on Canadian imports--machinery, lumber,  more PR