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 -- 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 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 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 -- 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 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. 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 -- 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 -- 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