WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Slams Trump Plan to Shutter Agency that Addresses Opioid Epidemic and Provides Mental Health Support WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are condemning the Trump Administration's proposed dissolution of a core agency responsible for addressing the opioid crisis and providing mental health support to Wisconsin families. Under President Trump's restructurin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Joins NBC's Meet the Press WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. Senator Barrasso discussed ending Russia's war in Ukraine, securing a free and fair trade deal with China, stopping the Democrats' tax increase, and securing the Southern Border. On Ending Russia's War in Ukraine: "Well, what we'r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Murphy Join Colleagues in Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, & Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Meals on Wheels, Head Start,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Statement on Ways and Means "One Big, Beautiful Bill" House Republicans are Cutting Taxes for Working Families, Farmers and Small Businesses Legislation Will "Restore Economic Prosperity for Every American" WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee publiciz more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Cantwell Asks Duffy About Risks of GOP Spectrum Auction Plan to Aviation Safety Senator questions whether Duffy was consulted by Hegseth on DoD proposal to auction spectrum critical to DOT GOP reconciliation bill to be marked up Tuesday by House E&C Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Applauds Historic Inclusion of his School Choice Legislation in Tax Bill WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement applauding the inclusion of his Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) in the tax bill to expand President Trump's tax cuts released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. "For years I've advocated for school  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Releases Statement on President Trump's Latest Border Security Success: Get Reconciliation Done Now to Implement President's Proven Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed a 93 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Op-Ed: A Common Sense Budget Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following op-ed by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, appeared in the Wall Street Journal today. "When President Trump took the podium for his Second Inaugural Address, he promised a 'revolu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill Statement on President Trump Signing CRAs to Roll Back Biden-era Rules Yesterday, President Trump signed two resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act into law which will overturn two Biden-era rules. S.J. Res. 18 nullifies the CFPB's disastrous rule which attempted to set government price caps on overdraft fees, and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hank Johnson's Statement on Sudden Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following statement after Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, was fired ove more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Condemns and Demands Investigation into ICE's Attack on Members of Congress Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) is calling for an immediate and full investigation into the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, who recently engaged in a violent and unconscionable attack on members of Congress while they were conducting overs more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Joins Ranking Member Morelle Leads Request to Library of Congress Inspector General into Improper Communications, Potential Unauthorized Transfer of Congressional Data to Trump Administration WASHINGTON --Today, Rep. Norma Torres (CA-35) joined Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, in leading a request to the Library of Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Coons, Schatz, Murphy, Booker Joint Statement on Qatar Luxury Jet Gift to Trump WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following joint statement on reports that President Trump will accept a luxury jet valued at $400 million from the roya more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Colleagues Demand Answers from Department of Education on Mental Health Funding Cuts Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led 20 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers on recent reports that the Department had cut approximately $1 billion in federal mental health grants to help sch more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow: Members of Congress Have Legal Right to Enter Detention Facilities and Conduct Oversight WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) is demanding that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a directive to all agents reminding them that under current law, Members of Congress have a legal right to show up to conduct oversight of f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation released the following testimony by Doug Beck, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Science, Technology, and Innovation Posture": * * * Chairman Bacon, Ranking Member Khanna, and Members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the Committee about technology and innovation in the Department of Defense (DoD). Also, thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on Energy & Commerce Republicans' Harmful Reconciliation Package WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after Republicans on the Energy & Commerce Committee announced the text of their portion of the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill.' "House Republicans are terrified the American people will  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * DeLauro and Kaptur Expose Energy Secretary's Lies *NEW FACT SHEET*: Wright's Wrongs WASHINGTON -- Last week, United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies for a hearing on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 2026 bu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Proposed Approval of North Dakota Coal Combustion Residual Program ***Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - After two years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposed approval of North Dakota's Coal Combustion Residual (CCR) Permit Program. States are authorized to apply for primacy to operate their own permit programs as long as such program more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frost, Escobar, and Crow to Noem and ICE: Members of Congress Have a Legal Right to Enter Detention Facilities and Conduct Oversight Lawmakers Blast the Trump Administration for Threatening to Arrest Members Doing Their Jobs WASHINGTON D.C. -- Following the alarming arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and threats to Members of Congress due to a recent oversight visit to an Immigration and Customs Enf more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Warren, Wyden, Schumer Welcome Frank Bisignano To Social Security Administration With Nearly 200 Unanswered Questions, Push For Answers On Behalf Of Americans Lawmakers Sent Bisignano 17 Letters Previously Sent To Acting Commissioner Dudek Bisignano And The Trump Administration Could Cut Benefits For 3.8 Million New Yorkers Who Rely On Social Security U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillib more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Warren, Wyden, Schumer Welcome Frank Bisignano To Social Security Administration With Nearly 200 Unanswered Questions, Push For Answers On Behalf Of Americans Lawmakers Sent Bisignano 17 Letters Previously Sent To Acting Commissioner Dudek U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, jo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on President Trump's Executive Order to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to lower prescription drug prices for Americans and incentivize other nations to pay for the research and development costs associated with U.S.-made pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Op-Ed: Don't Cut Medicaid By U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) | May 12, 2025 | The New York Times Polls show Democrats down in the dumps at their lowest approval level in decades, but we Republicans are having an identity crisis of our own, and you can see it in the tug of war over President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill." The nub of the conflict: Will Republicans be a majority party of wo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Statement in Support of Reining in Prescription Drug Prices Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement in support of President Trump's executive order to lower prescription drug prices. Last week, Senator Hawley introduced the bipartisan Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act, which would offer relief for millions of patients while ensuring Americans are no more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels from Republican's Budget Cuts WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus, called out congressional Republicans' plan to slash crucial programs Americans depend on, like Meals on Wheels and Head Start, to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. "Congress should not  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * House Natural Resources Democrats Reject Republicans' Scorched-Earth Plan to Sacrifice our Public Lands, Waters & Wildlife for Billionaire Tax Cuts GOP's "Environmental Liquidation for Billionaires Act" MOST EXTREME ANTI-ENVIRONMENT BILL IN AMERICAN HISTORY" Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, House Natural Resources Committee De more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News to Discuss Trade Negotiations, Debt Ceiling, Spending Cuts NASHVILLE, TN --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News to discuss President Donald Trump's ongoing trade negotiation more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: McCaul Discusses Latest on Ukraine, Trump's Visit to the Middle East, More on CBS' Face the Nation Austin, Texas - U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security Committees -- joined CBS' "Face the Nation" with Ed O'Keefe to discuss the latest on ceasefire efforts in Ukraine, President Trump's upcoming visit to the Middle Eas more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins My View with Lara Trump 'We don't have to ask what moms are dealing with, what parents are dealing with, and raising children - we're actually living it' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined My View with Lara Trump on Fox News with Senator Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) to discuss balancing their roles as the only two Republican moms of school-aged  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur and DeLauro Expose Energy Secretary's Lies *NEW FACT SHEET* : (link is external) Wright's Wrongs Toledo, Ohio -- Last week, United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright appeared (link is external) before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies for a hearing on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 2026 budget request. During the hearing, Secr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on House Republican Bill to Cut Taxes for Billionaires Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Ways and Means Republicans released the text (link is external) of their bill to cut taxes for billionaires, paid for with cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act that would kick more than 13 million Americans (link is external) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels Administration's Designation of 8 Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Unlocks New Tools to Crack Down on Southbound Arms Trafficking Over 200,000 American Firearms Flow into Mexico Every Year, Fueling Gang Violence and Drug and Human Trafficking Washington, D.C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Congressional Republicans Pushing Largest Medicaid Cut In History, Kicking Millions Off SNAP and Nutrition Programs Nonpartisan CBO Analysis Shows All Savings from Republican Bill Come from Benefit Cuts, Terminating Health Coverage, and Payment Cuts for Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Home Care Providers House Committees Meeting This Week to Advance Tax Scam, Gut Medica more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Rallies in Brooklyn for Support for Senior Tax Relief Ahead of Budget Deal (BROOKLYN, NY) \- Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis was joined by local senior citizens at the Bay Ridge Center to rally support for her effort to reduce taxes on Social Security income for seniors. As a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, Malliotakis has played a key role in negotiations and is workin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Meet on Defending Federal Investments, Services for Maryland WASHINGTON, DC - This past week, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss their efforts to defend federal investments for Maryland's priorities and ensure constituents can continue to access essential public services. Their meeting came as Congress moves into appropriations se more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * McIver Statement on Her Experience at Delaney Hall, ICE Mistreatment, Mayor Arrest NEWARK, NJ - After her visit yesterday to Delaney Hall and the ensuing chaos, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) released the following statement about what transpired at, and after, what should have been a routine oversight visit in her district: "Yesterday, at Delaney Hall, I witnessed firsthand the chaos a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Meet on Defending Federal Investments, Services for Maryland WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thursday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss their efforts to defend federal investments for Maryland's priorities and ensure constituents can continue to access essential public services. Their meeting came as Congress moves into appropriations s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Morelle's Statement on Abrupt Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued this statement after Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, was fired earlier today by President Trump - days after  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy To Block Arms Sales To Nations Engaging In Bribery Of The Trump Administration WASHINGTON-Following reports of Qatar gifting a $400 million superluxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to President Trump, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday announced that he will seek to block any arms sale to a nation whose government is directly enrich more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Fight To Protect Head Start, Meals On Wheels, Social Services From Republican Budget Cuts HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and other  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Schatz, Coons, Booker Joint Statement On Qatar Luxury Jet Gift To Trump WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), all members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday released the following joint statement on reports that President Trump will accept a luxury jet valued at $400 million f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Celebrates Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs at Small Business Administration's Annual Awards Manchester, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01), today celebrated Granite State small business owners and entrepreneurs at the Smal more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs WASHINGTON, May 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order from this morning, which claims it will slash drug costs by tying the prices of some medicine in the U.S. t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Same Day Senate Republicans Strip Internet Access from Students and Educators, President Trump Attempts to Illegally End Bipartisan Law to Connect Seniors, Veterans, and Rural Communities Trump's NTIA Nominee Testified: "I commit to implementing NTIA's statutory requirements, including with respect to the Digital Equity Act" New Mexico Was Expected to Receive $14.3 Million in Grants, Covers 9 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivers on President Trump's Priorities to Restore and Expand Trump-Era Growth and Relief for Families, Workers, and Small Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, the Ways and Means Committee will markup "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill," delivering on President Trump's economic agenda and supporting pro-famil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2025: * * * Pallone Blasts Republicans' Catastrophic Health Care Cuts Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after House Republicans unveiled their bill to cut Medicaid and take health care away from millions of Americans: "Republicans finally released the bil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Chairman Scott's Resolution Overturning Biden Overdraft Rule Washington, D.C. - Today, President Trump signed into law Chairman Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) final rule imposing price controls on overdraft fee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Courtney Statement on Reported Trump Plan to Use Qatari-Gifted Luxury Jet as Air Force One NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's reported plan to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar and use it as Air Force O more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Morelle Leads Request to Library of Congress Inspector General into Improper Communications, Potential Unauthorized Transfer of Congressional Data to Trump Administration WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, led a request to the Library of Congress  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Blasts Qatari Airplane Gift to Trump, Raises Corruption and Constitutional Concerns WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to David Warrington, the White House Counsel, raising constitutional and ethical concer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration's Resettlement of Afrikaners WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's resettlement of Afrikaners: "It is baffling as to why the T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen to Secretary Rubio: The U.S. Must Act to Address the Haiti Crisis Before it's Too Late WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to prioritize U.S. leadership in a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Incident at New Jersey ICE Facility (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the incident at the Delaney Hall U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in New Jersey yesterday where membe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Demands AG Bondi Release Promised Jeffrey Epstein Files, Share Whether President Trump Has Intervened in Case to Hide Extensive Relationship with Epstein DOJ's Extended Delay Raises Serious Questions Over Whether President Trump is Burying Files Due to His Well-Documented Association with the Child Sex Offender Promised Report is Now 2 Months Late, Despite FBI Assigning Dozens of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett's Reaction to Trump's Executive Order on Drug Prices Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement: "Rather than changing the law, Trump issues another press release that will offer consumers little or nothing. Begging Big Pharm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Flood Celebrates Repeal of Onerous Biden-Era Regulation on Payment Providers LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood issued a statement following news that President Donald J. Trump had signed S.J. Res. 28 into law. Using a process defined by the Congressional Review Act, S.J. Res. 28 overturns the CFPB rule relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on Trump Caving on China Tariffs WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) issued the following statement after President Trump announced a 90-day pause in U.S.-China tariffs and cutting the U.S. tariff rate from 145% to 30%. In response, China is lowering its tariffs on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%. "Trump paused his tariffs on Chin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Requests Investigation by Library of Congress Inspector General Into Improper Communications, Potential Unauthorized Transfer of Congressional Data to Trump Administration Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) in a letter request to the Library of Congress Inspector General Kimberly Benoit seekin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * NEWS: Sanders Statement on Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs WASHINGTON, May 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order from this morning, which cla more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Reconciliation Will Help Struggling Families Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss bringing permanency to the tax code and passing President Trump's agenda through the reconciliation package. Leader Scalise outlined how unleashing energy production, securing the border, and cutting wasteful spending would help hardworking fa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Coons, Murphy, Booker Joint Statement On Qatar Luxury Jet Gift To Trump WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following joint statement on reports that President Trump will accept a luxury jet valued at $400 million from the royal famil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER - WITH CAPITAL REGION RELIGIOUS LEADERS, FOOD BANKS & FARMERS - SOUNDS ALARM THAT UNDER GOP PLAN TO CUT SNAP - AMERICA'S LARGEST ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM - THOUSANDS OF KIDS, SENIORS, & FAMILIES... Already 27 Tractor Trailers, Nearly 1 Million Pounds Of Food, For The Regional Food Bank Of Northeastern NY Has Been Canceled Due To Trump's Cruel USDA Cuts - Now GOP Want more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on May 12, 2025: * * * Rolling Back Regulation Senate Republicans are hard at work to accomplish the goals we laid out over the last two years to help our nation get back on track. My colleagues and I are confirming nominees to ensure President Trump has the team he needs to be successful, working to pass legislation to keep our communities safe, restoring law and order at our border, and more. As part of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Recognizes Kansan Michelle Bowman, Fed Reserve Nominee, on Senate Floor WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) spoke on the Senate floor last week in support of Kansan Michelle "Miki" Bowman, who was nominated by President Trump to be the Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve for Supervision. Last week the Senate Committee on Banking voted to advance her nomination. "When President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Participates in AARP Telephone Town Hall, Takes Questions from Granite Staters NEW HAMPSHIRE - Answering questions on a number of issues - especially the Trump Administration's attacks on Social Security - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan participated in a telephone town hall of Granite Staters hosted by AARP on Friday. "It is clear that Granite Staters are deeply concerned by the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation in Supporting Governor's Request for Disaster Relief U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri congressional delegation -- including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and U.S. House Members Ann Wagner, Robert Onder, Mark Alford, Jason Smith, Sam Graves, and Eric Burlison -- in support of Governor Mike Kehoe's request for President Donald Trump to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on House Republicans' Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood, Slash Medicaid and Kick 13.7 Million Americans Off Their Health Care Former HELP Chair Murray has successfully beaten back Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood going back decades Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on U.S. and People's Republic of China's Tariff Reversal (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Small Business Committees, released the following statement on the United States' and the People's Republic of China's (PRC) agreement to temporarily more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Following Sen. Schiff's Efforts, Trump Administration Reinstates Federal FDA Lab Workers in San Francisco Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released this statement following the reinstatement of Californians employed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) San Francisco Human and Animal Food Laboratory who had been laid off due to President Trump's Reductio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson, Sewell Introduce Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act Bipartisan bill will level playing field for American-grown and manufactured hardwood products WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) introduced the Solid American Hardwood Tax Credit Act to allow individual taxpayers to include solid American manufactured hardwood products, su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins My View with Lara Trump " There is a great unity. President Trump and his team, Speaker Johnson in the House, Senate Republicans, realize that if we're going to use this two years for our majorities - hopefully four - to the ultimate advantage, we've got to be able to work together in a way that enables us to get a lot of that agenda across the finish line." Click here to watch the vi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Draw Up Familiar Play: Obstruction, Division, Distraction Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, before I begin, I want to mention longtime Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died on Thursday. "My thought more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Top Dems Morelle, Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Brazen Attempt to Take Over Library of Congress WASHINGTON-- Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, issued the followi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Top E&C Democrats Blast Energy, Environment, Spectrum, and AI Provisions Included in Republican Reconciliation Bill Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Members blasted the energy, environment, spectrum, and artificial intelligence provisions included in the Republican budget reconciliation bi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * TRANSCOM Reveals 30+ Missions to Guantanamo Bay, Costing Over $20 Million since January 2025, In Break from Precedent Text of QFR Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren released responses she received from the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), one of the commands of the Department of Defense (DoD), regarding its role in sending passengers and  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Signs Ricketts' Consumer Payment CRA into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed a congressional review act resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) into law. The resolution nullifies a Biden-era rule governing digital payment applications from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). This CFPB rule stifled innovation and made financial more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation released the following testimony by James Mazol, performing the duties of the under secretary of Defense for research and engineering, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Science, Technology, and Innovation Posture": * * * Chairman Bacon, Ranking Member Khanna, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on innovation within t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Booker, Nadler Press Pepsi on Potentially Illegal Price Discrimination Against Small, Independently-Owned Grocery Stores "Charging discriminatory, high prices to smaller, independent retailers harms those retailers' ability to compete, and often forces consumers to endure unfair price increases." "American families across the country continue to struggle to afford groceries, and en more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, DeLauro Push for Congressional Trade Transparency, Warn of Trump Admin Corruption Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) wrote to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer, calling out the Trump administration  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on Trump's Drug Pricing Order: "Pass our bipartisan bill so we can lower prescription drug prices for good." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement on President Trump's drug pricing Executive Order: "President Trump and I agree--prescription drugs are too expensive in America, and we're getting ripped off. There is no reason pharmaceutical companies more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Demands EPA Halt Plans to Dissolve Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Demand comes after documents obtained exclusively by EPW Democratic staff reveal new EPA plans to eliminate landmark money-saving and climate safety programs--another giveaway to the fossil fuel industry that helped elect Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * WSJ Editorial Board Agrees with Senator Warren - President Trump's Stablecoin Corruption Must be Stopped Washington, DC - In case you missed it, President Donald Trump's crypto corruption, including through his family's World Liberty Financial stablecoin, is so vast and brazen that even the Wall Street more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Announcement Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Donald Trump signed an executive order related to prescription drug prices. "Donald Trump is all hat and no cattle when it comes to lowering the price of prescription dru more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Encourage Trump Administration to Fill Sudan Special Envoy Position as Civil War Continues WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, encouraging him to work with President Trump to appoint a new Special Envoy for Sudan, build out key senior Africa roles at the State Department and the National Security Council, and h more PR