WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Whitehouse Reintroduce Legislation to Extend Social Security and Medicare Solvency Indefinitely WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and member of the Ways and Means Committee reintroduced the Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act alongside U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). This bicameral legislation would  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 8, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Nomination for Deputy HHS Secretary WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on the nomination of James O'Neill to serve as Deputy Secretary of H more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Joins Maryland Delegation & Alsobrooks in Demanding Back Education Dollars Cut by Trump WASHINGTON, DC - As reported in The Washington Post, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) led the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Tuberville Introduce Legislation to Level Playing Field for Sporting Equipment Businesses Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act to close a tax loophole that has resulted in lost revenue for state-led wildlife conservation efforts. Foreign sellers should be held to the same tax regulations as d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Education Leaders Urge McMahon to Reject Waiver Requests for K-12 Education Funds That Allow States to Avoid Accountability WASHINGTON- Today, congressional Democrats urged Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to reject any efforts by states to undermine the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which specificall more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Figures, Adams Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Funding for Land-Grant Institutions WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) and Alma Adams, PhD (NC-12) introduced the Land-Grant Institution Parity Act, a bill to protect federal funding for land-grant colleges and universities, including the 19 historically Black 1890 land-grant institutions. "Earlier this yea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act Bill would increase funding to address maintenance backlog at national parks WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined Senators Angus King and Steve Daines to introduce the bipartisan America the Beautiful Act, which would reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) and inc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Sends Letter to President Trump Condemning Attacks on Public Broadcasting Washington, D.C. - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) sent a letter to President Trump condemning his illegal order to defund NPR and PBS, which could cause local stations to shutter and halt (link is external) new PBS Kids programming. "PBS and NPR are critical providers of local journalism, that reflects quality educati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin, Schakowsky & Blumenthal Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plans to Eliminate Consumer Product Safety Commission "Without the dedicated oversight of the CPSC, American families, especially children, will be left vulnerable in their own homes." [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA) today led 21 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Confronts Congress' Silence on Gaza WASHINGTON, May 8 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the Senate floor marking 68 days since Israel allowed humanitarian aid into Gaza and calling on the U.S. to end its complicity in the destruction of the Palestinian people. Sanders' remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE : M. President,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gill, Sen. Cruz Bill Penalizes Universities that Mask Foreign Funding Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act to penalize universities that take money from foreign adversaries and do not report foreign funding as required by the Higher Education Act. "American universities that receive taxpa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger's "DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes" Act Passes the House WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, had legislation pass through the U.S. House of Representatives. Chairman Pfluger's " DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes Act " will defend American studen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Hosts Roundtable with Senator Markey, Lawyers for Good Government to Fight Back Against Trump Admin's Termination of Environmental Justice Grants **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.- May 8, 2025 - Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joined Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Lawyers for Good Government to host a virtual roundtable in response to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Reps Beatty and Kim Host Bipartisan Financial Education Resource Fair on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, May 6, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-40), Co-Chairs of the Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus, hosted a free, bipartisan Financial Education Resource Fair on Capitol Hill. The event connected members of the public, Congressional staff and co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Mullin & Blumenthal Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plans to Eliminate Consumer Product Safety Commission Full Text of Letter (PDF) "Without the dedicated oversight of the CPSC, American families, especially children, will be left vulnerable in their own homes." WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Kevin Mullin (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Demand Answers from NSF on Award Terminations and Reckless Policy Actions (Washington, DC) - Today, Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology sent a letter to Brian Stone, Acting Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). In the letter, the Members detail the tu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Penalizing Universities that Mask Foreign Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act to penalize universities that take money from foreign adversaries and do not report foreign funding as required by the Higher Education Act. Sen. Cruz said, "The Chinese Communist Party expends vast resources to cont more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff Press for Meeting with HHS Secretary Kennedy to Remedy Wrongful CDC Firings Senator Reverend Warnock has repeatedly stood up in defense of CDC workers, including joining them at a rally, delivering a floor speech opposing Secretary Kennedy's nomination, demanding answers from Admin nominees at Congressional hearings, and more Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff : more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of May 5, 2025 Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Keeping the CCP Out of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education For years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has worked to spread propaganda and conduct sophisticated espionage around the world, particularly targeting the United States and seeking to infiltrate and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Crapo Introduce Legislation to Level Playing Field for Alabama Sporting Equipment Businesses WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act to close a tax loophole that has resulted in lost revenue for state-led wildlife conservation efforts. Foreign sellers should be held to the same more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Castor Sounds Alarm After Analysis Exposes Millions of Americans Would Lose Health Care Coverage to Fund Republican Billionaire Tax Giveaway WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) highlighted a recent analysis of the Republican proposals to cut health services for Americans who rely on Medicaid. The analysis, conducted by the nonpartisan, independent Congressional Budget Office (C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration's Attacks on CDC Programs that Address America's Maternal Health Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration's Attacks on CDC Programs That Address America's Maternal Health Crisis Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-0 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Delegation Blasts Trump Administration's Attacks On CDC Programs That Address America's Maternal Health Crisis Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Walberg, Allen Demand Answers on Union Failures to Protect Workers' Sensitive, Personal Info Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) sent letters to six union leaders expressing concerns about their failure to protect un more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Boyle Reintroduce Legislation to Extend Social Security and Medicare Solvency Indefinitely Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would make wealthiest Americans pay fairer share to protect solvency of bedrock health care and retirement programs Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA) today reintroduced the Medicare and  more PR