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"NIH Cuts Will Hurt" RFK Jr. Admits When Pressed by Senator Murray On Harm to NIH Clinical Care, Confronted with Constituent's Personal Story (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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"NIH Cuts Will Hurt" RFK Jr. Admits When Pressed by Senator Murray On Harm to NIH Clinical Care, Confronted with Constituent's Personal Story
In response to question about Trump's proposal to nearly halve the NIH's budget, Kennedy concedes "I think the cuts that are now proposed by NIH are gonna hurt."
ICYMI : In Seattle, Senator Murray Highlights Consequences of Trump & Elon's Cuts & Layoffs at NIH--Hears from Leading Researchers, Patients, and more PR
Aderholt Underscores Strengthening American Health and Well-Being During Hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Aderholt Underscores Strengthening American Health and Well-Being During Hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, underscored the critical need to strengthen public health systems and enhance the well-being of Americans. The hearing featured testimony from U.S. Department more PR
After 17-Hour Debate, Rep. Judy Chu Slams Republicans for Advancing Tax Bill that Hurts American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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After 17-Hour Debate, Rep. Judy Chu Slams Republicans for Advancing Tax Bill that Hurts American Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After a 17.5-hour markup, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced House Republicans' tax bill in a 26-19 party-line vote. In response, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), issued the following statement:
"Republicans' tax scam puts billionaires first and working families last. It rips health insurance away from 13.7 million people--the more PR
Ahead of Sec. Kennedy Testifying Before The Senate, Gillibrand, Schumer Demand Answers On Chaos At The World Trade Center Health Program After Kennedy And President Trump Broke Promises, Fired Workers, And Gutted The Vital Health Care Of 9/11 First Respo (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Ahead of Sec. Kennedy Testifying Before The Senate, Gillibrand, Schumer Demand Answers On Chaos At The World Trade Center Health Program After Kennedy And President Trump Broke Promises, Fired Workers, And Gutted The Vital Health Care Of 9/11 First Responders
Ahead of Secretary Kennedy's Testimony Before Senate HELP Committee, Senators Say 9/11 First Responders Deserve Clear Answers On Safety Of Their Health Care After Recurring Firings Of Med more PR
Alford Introduces PELOSI Act to Ban Members of Congress from Owning, Selling Individual Stocks (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Alford Introduces PELOSI Act to Ban Members of Congress from Owning, Selling Individual Stocks
Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) introduced th e Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act. The PELOSI Act will stop Members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading individual stocks.
This follows widespread reports of suspicious transactions associated with public officials that raise concerns membe more PR
As Historic Measles Outbreak Worsens, Murphy Blasts RFK Jr. On Vaccine Lies (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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As Historic Measles Outbreak Worsens, Murphy Blasts RFK Jr. On Vaccine Lies
WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 skinny budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Murphy pressed Kennedy on broken pro more PR
At Spotlight Forum, Warren Slams Trump, McMahon's Attacks on Public Education, Invites Americans to Share Stories for Meeting with McMahon (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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At Spotlight Forum, Warren Slams Trump, McMahon's Attacks on Public Education, Invites Americans to Share Stories for Meeting with McMahon
Warren: "At a time when college costs are already too high--when the American Dream is out of reach for too many--President Trump and Congressional Republicans are making it harder for working-class families to get ahead."
Forum Livestream
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), R more PR
Barrasso Honors Wyoming Law Enforcement During National Police Week (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Honors Wyoming Law Enforcement During National Police Week
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to honor Wyoming law enforcement during National Police Week.
Law enforcement officers from across Wyoming were in the Senate Gallery during Senator Barrasso's remarks. Those in attendance included Sheridan Police Chief Travis Koltiska and members of law enforcement agencie more PR
Bean Praises Committee Passage of Historic Tax Relief for Northeast Florida Families and Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Bean Praises Committee Passage of Historic Tax Relief for Northeast Florida Families and Businesses
WASHINGTON-- Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) released the following statement upon the House Ways and Means Committee's successful vote of reconciliation legislation that will provide tax relief for Northeast Florida families and businesses.
"I have been fighting tirelessly for working families, small businesses, and seniors to keep more of more PR
Bennet, Colleagues Condemn $400 Million Airplane Gift to President Trump from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Colleagues Condemn $400 Million Airplane Gift to President Trump from Qatar
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Chris Coons (D-Del.), alongside 26 Senate colleagues, introduced a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's plans to accept a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, from the government of Qatar. President Trump reportedly intends to designate the plane as Air Fo more PR
Beyer Opening Remarks In Ways & Means Markup Of Republican Tax Cut For The Wealthy (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Beyer Opening Remarks In Ways & Means Markup Of Republican Tax Cut For The Wealthy
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today delivered the following remarks [ video here ] during the opening stages of the House Ways and Means Committee's markup of Republicans' legislation to lower taxes for the wealthy while making the largest cut to Medicaid in history:
Top-heavy tax cuts paid for by low-income benefit cuts.
President Trump and the Republican majorities more PR
Blackburn, Blumenthal, Thune, and Schumer Introduce the Kids Online Safety Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Blackburn, Blumenthal, Thune, and Schumer Introduce the Kids Online Safety Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were joined by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in introducing the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Last July, the Senate approved KOSA - the first major reform to the tech industry since 19 more PR
Blumenthal, Blackburn, Thune & Schumer Introduce the Kids Online Safety Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal, Blackburn, Thune & Schumer Introduce the Kids Online Safety Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn) were joined by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in introducing the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Last July, the Senate approved KOSA - the first major reform to the tech industry since 19 more PR
Booker, Schatz, Coons, Murphy Lead 27 Senators in Introducing Resolution to Condemn $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Schatz, Coons, Murphy Lead 27 Senators in Introducing Resolution to Condemn $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) in leading a group of 27 Senators to introduce a resolution condemning a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, Pres more PR
Border Brief: President Trump's Border Security Success Continues, Homeland Republicans Advance Funding for Years to Come (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025:
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BORDER BRIEF: President Trump's Border Security Success Continues, Homeland Republicans Advance Funding for Years to Come
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Each month of President Trump's first 100 days in office has revealed a more secure border compared to the open-borders era of the Biden-Harris administration--and April was no exception. Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its newe more PR
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor Assistant Secretary Destro Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following testimony by Robert A. Destro, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, from a May 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Spread Freedom, Not Woke Values: An American Agenda for Democracy and Human Rights":
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Madam Chair Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for scheduling this hearing, and for inviting my predecessor as DRL Assistant Secretary, th more PR
Cantwell, Colleagues Condemn Trump's Willingness to Accept Lavish $400M Jet From Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell, Colleagues Condemn Trump's Willingness to Accept Lavish $400M Jet From Qatar
05.14.25
Amid administration's claims of rooting out fraud and mismanagement, Trump indicates intent to accept 747 jet as a gift
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined 26 of her colleagues in f more PR
Carey Votes to Advance Critical Tax Cuts Package Out of Ways and Means Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Carey Votes to Advance Critical Tax Cuts Package Out of Ways and Means Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted to advance the Republican reconciliation tax provisions out of the House Ways and Means Committee after a markup that lasted more than 17 hours through the night.
The package advanced 26-19, with all Republican members voting in favor. It now goes to the more PR
Center for Strategic & International Studies Americas Program Director Berg Testifies Before House Homeland Security Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security released the following written testimony by Ryan C. Berg, director of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Beijing's Air, Space and Maritime Surveillance From Cuba: A Growing Threat to the Homeland":
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Chairman Gimenez, Ranking Member McIver, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to share my views with you on this important topic. CSIS does more PR
Center for Strategic & International Studies Program Director Byman Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Daniel Byman, director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats and Terrorism Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Charting the Path Forward":
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Chairman Lawler, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, members of this distinguished subcommittee, and subcomm more PR
Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Proposed HHS Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Proposed HHS Budget
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 with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the proposed HHS budget for fisca more PR
Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider McMaster, Busterud, Telle Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider McMaster, Busterud, Telle Nominations
To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Sean McMaster to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), John Busterud to be Assistant more PR
Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider McMaster, Busterud, Telle Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider McMaster, Busterud, Telle Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing on the nominations of Sean McMaster to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), John Bus more PR
Chairman Green Opens DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Noem (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Green Opens DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Noem
May 14, 2025
: "The Trump Administration Has Ended the Immediate Crisis at Our Borders"
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, featuring testimony from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
Watch Chai more PR
Chairman Green Opens DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Noem: "The Trump Administration Has Ended the Immediate Crisis at Our Borders" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025:
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Chairman Green Opens DHS Budget Hearing With Secretary Noem: "The Trump Administration Has Ended the Immediate Crisis at Our Borders"
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, featuring testimony from more PR
Chairman Moran Asks for Unanimous Consent to Confirm Combat-Wounded Veteran, Sam Brown, to VA Leadership Post (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025:
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Chairman Moran Asks for Unanimous Consent to Confirm Combat-Wounded Veteran, Sam Brown, to VA Leadership Post
Senate Democrats Blocked Effort to Confirm Undersecretary of Memorial Affairs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - spoke on the Senate floor today to ask unanimous consent to confirm President Trump's nominee, combat-wo more PR
Chairman Walberg Meets with DOL Secretary Chavez-DeRemer (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Walberg Meets with DOL Secretary Chavez-DeRemer
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) met with Secretary of the Department of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Following the meeting, Chairman Walberg said:
"It was a pleasure to reconnect with a former member of the Committee and colleague to discuss the issues facing our nation's workforce. As a small business owner and former mayor, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer is kno more PR
Commerce Deputy Secretary Nominee Paul Dabbar Advances Out of Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Commerce Deputy Secretary Nominee Paul Dabbar Advances Out of Committee
Dabbar nomination moving to a full Senate vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), cleared President Trump's nominee for U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Paul Dabbar, for consideration by the full Senate. more PR
Congressman Baird Applauds Passage of House Agriculture Committee's Section of the One Big, Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Congressman Baird Applauds Passage of House Agriculture Committee's Section of the One Big, Beautiful Bill
Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee markup and passage of the committee's portion of the One Big, Beautiful Bill:
"I was proud to vote to advance the House Agriculture Committee's portion of the One Big, Beautiful Bill. This legislation represents an importan more PR
Congressman Blake Moore Secures Major Wins in the Tax Portion of the House Republican Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Blake Moore Secures Major Wins in the Tax Portion of the House Republican Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON - Congressman Blake Moore secured several major wins for families and workers in the House Ways and Means Committee's tax bill that will be part of the Republican reconciliation package. This tax bill, which passed through committee Wednesday morning, will fuel America's economic growth, put America's workers first, support rural communiti more PR
Congressman Castro Statement on Director Gabbard's Firing of Top Two Officials at the National Intelligence Council (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Castro Statement on Director Gabbard's Firing of Top Two Officials at the National Intelligence Council
May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:
"Tulsi Gabbard fired the top two officials at the National Intelligence Council for telling the truth. more PR
Congressman DeSaulnier Hosts Virtual Education Town Hall (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman DeSaulnier Hosts Virtual Education Town Hall
Walnut Creek, CA - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), a senior member of the Education and Workforce Committee, announced he will host a virtual Education Town Hall on Wednesday, May 28 th at 4:00 p.m. This town hall comes in the wake of President Trump's Executive Order attempting to dismantle the Department of Education, which administers the federa more PR
Congressman Johnson Meets With Local Head Start, SNAP, Medicaid Stakeholders To Discuss Drastic Trump-Republican Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Johnson Meets With Local Head Start, SNAP, Medicaid Stakeholders To Discuss Drastic Trump-Republican Cuts
Congressman Held Roundtable With Local Stakeholders
STONECREST, GA - On Friday, May 9, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) gathered local nonprofits, parents and experts in the field of providing critical services to children in need, including the YMCA, Head Start, Easter Seals, Sheltering Arms and others to discuss th more PR
Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Condemns Racially Biased Refugee Policy Under Trump Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Condemns Racially Biased Refugee Policy Under Trump Administration
Washington, DC -- In response to a New York Times report revealing that the Trump administration fast-tracked refugee admissions for white South Africans while continuing to block refugee access for Black and brown populations fleeing violence and persecution, Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson issued the following statement:
"The Trump administratio more PR
Congressman Kustoff Applauds Ways and Means Passage of Tax Package (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Kustoff Applauds Ways and Means Passage of Tax Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) released the following statement regarding the House Ways and Means Committee's passage of the tax portion of reconciliation:
"Today, the House Ways and Means Committee did its job and passed the tax portion of President Trump's one big, beautiful bill with my support," said Congressman Kustoff. "This tax package will d more PR
Congresswoman Brown: SNAP Cuts Are Reverse Robin Hood Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Brown: SNAP Cuts Are Reverse Robin Hood Scheme
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee voiced strong opposition to the Republican Reconciliation Bill on Tuesday evening, during the Agriculture Committee's markup of heir portion of the bill. During her opening remarks, Brown stated, "Let's call this what it is: it is a reverse Robin Hood. Taking food away from those who n more PR
Congresswoman Ross Statement on Trump Administration Weakening PFAS Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Ross Statement on Trump Administration Weakening PFAS Regulations
Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) plans to weaken the first-ever national standard to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water:
"The people of North Carolina understand t more PR
Congresswoman Scanlon Warns that White House Assault on Basic Civil Rights is a Danger to All Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Scanlon Warns that White House Assault on Basic Civil Rights is a Danger to All Americans
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement:
"This weekend was marked by two extraordinary statements from the Trump White House - statements which, in any other presidential administration, would have generated immediate condemnation and dismissals.
"On Friday, White House Senior A more PR
Congresswoman Tenney Celebrates the Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill from the Ways and Means Markup (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Tenney Celebrates the Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill from the Ways and Means Markup
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released the following statement on the passage of "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill" from the House Ways and Means Committee Markup.
"Today, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance our portion of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill to deliver on President Trump's America First agen more PR
Connecticut Delegation & Colleagues File Amicus Brief Slamming President Trump's Lawless Attempts to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Connecticut Delegation & Colleagues File Amicus Brief Slamming President Trump's Lawless Attempts to Dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
[HARTFORD, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (D-CT-01), Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Jim Himes (D-CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05) joined their colleagues in filing an amicus brief with th more PR
Connolly, Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
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Connolly, Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F
Today, U.S. Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) led their colleagues in a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell opposing President Trump's move to revive ' more PR
Cornyn Op-Ed: Getting Tough on Water Treaty (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news:
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Cornyn Op-Ed: Getting Tough on Water Treaty
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in The Monitor praising the Trump administration for prioritizing the push for Mexico to live up to its obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty and previewing his next steps in the fight to bring relief to the South Texas agriculture community.
Getting Tough on Water Treaty
Senator Cornyn
The Monitor
May 13, 2025
https://myrgv.com/opin more PR
Cortez Masto Joins Push Urging the Trump Administration to Drop its Anti-Voter Policies that will Disenfranchise Tribal Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Joins Push Urging the Trump Administration to Drop its Anti-Voter Policies that will Disenfranchise Tribal Communities
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 10 of her Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm on the devastating impacts of President Trump's anti-voter "election integrity" executive order and the SA more PR
Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security
Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353
May 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party and poses a clear present danger to Ameri more PR
Crapo Applauds House Committee Markups Advancing President Trump's Economic Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo Applauds House Committee Markups Advancing President Trump's Economic Agenda
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today applauded U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Kentucky) on successful committee markups that move Congress one step closer to delivering on President Trump's economic agenda.
"We have more PR
Crapo Applauds House Committee Markups Advancing President Trump's Economic Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Crapo Applauds House Committee Markups Advancing President Trump's Economic Agenda
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today applauded U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Kentucky) on successful committee markups that move Congress one step closer to de more PR
Crapo Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Critical Supply Chains."
As prepared for delivery:
"Trade has the ability to increase productivity, incomes and the availability of goods. While we talk often about how the increased supply and choice of goods that come from international trade benefit our more PR
Crapo Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Crapo Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Critical Supply Chains."
As prepared for delivery:
"Trade has the ability to increase productivity, incomes and the availability of goods. While we talk often about how the increased supply and choice o more PR
Crapo, Risch Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo, Risch Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the Administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump Administration to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of th more PR
Dangerous Consequences of Funding Cuts to U.S. Global Health Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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The Dangerous Consequences of Funding Cuts to U.S. Global Health Programs
"In less than two months, the Trump Administration has undone six decades of investments that made the United States more respected and influential than any other nation. The resulting chaos has left us weaker and more vulnerable. Like all of my colleagues, I have always supported reforming govern more PR
DeGette Statement Following Marathon Markup of Trump's 'One Big, Bogus Bill' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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DeGette Statement Following Marathon Markup of Trump's 'One Big, Bogus Bill'
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Energy & Commerce Committee completed a nearly 27 hour-long markup of Trump's 'One Big, Bogus Bill' that would cut $715 billion from Medicaid, kick 13.7 million Americans off their health care, and defund Planned Parenthood to give tax cuts to billionaires.
"House Re more PR
DeLauro and Warren Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Secret Trade Negotiations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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DeLauro and Warren Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Secret Trade Negotiations
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a letter to the Trump Administration demanding answers on the bilateral trade negotiations that President Trump has claimed to be conducting. The legislators wrote:
"As President Trump continues to wreak havoc on the global economy, we are particularly concerned about th more PR
Deluzio Statement on Reinstatement of Some Allegheny County NIOSH Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Deluzio Statement on Reinstatement of Some Allegheny County NIOSH Workers
CARNEGIE, PA \-- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released the following statement in response to news that dozens of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health workers in Allegheny County that were fired by the Trump Administration would be reinstated.
His statement reads:
"In early April, my team and I learned that the Trump Administration was firi more PR
Democrats Hammer Trump Nominees for Commerce Department, FRA and Amtrak (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Democrats Hammer Trump Nominees for Commerce Department, FRA and Amtrak
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrats on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sharply questioned President Trump's nominees for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, General Counsel of the Department of more PR
Dingell Remarks on Republican Budget Proposal to Cut Health Care from Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Dingell Remarks on Republican Budget Proposal to Cut Health Care from Millions of Americans
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) opened today's Energy and Commerce Committee Markup on the Republican budget proposal by sharing the story of a Michigan family from Warren whose six-year-old son, George, has Down syndrome, and relies on Medicaid to get the care he needs.
The independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) determined that at least 13.7 more PR
Dingell, Merkley, Welch, Sanders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Dingell, Merkley, Welch, Sanders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), today introduced the End Price Gouging for Medications Act.
The bicameral bill would lower prescription drug costs for all Americans and end pharmaceutical price gouging by requiring drug companies to offer medications in th more PR
Duckworth, Murray, Blumenthal Introduce Resolution to Celebrate VA Researchers and to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Veteran-Focused Research at VA (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Murray, Blumenthal Introduce Resolution to Celebrate VA Researchers and to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Veteran-Focused Research at VA
May 13, 2025
[WASHINGTON, DC] - To honor our nation's Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers and commemorate the 100 th anniversary of Veteran-focused research beginning at what is now known as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S Senator more PR
Durbin Calls Out Republicans' As Trump Administration Slashed Funding For Mental Health Grants, Gun Violence Prevention Efforts That Had Bipartisan Support (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Calls Out Republicans' As Trump Administration Slashed Funding For Mental Health Grants, Gun Violence Prevention Efforts That Had Bipartisan Support
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"The next time the President or any of his friends go to Fox News and try to start scapegoating Democrats for the gun violence in Chicago, they should remember that the President and his billionaire cronies eliminated these successful, bipartisan grants," Durbin said on the Se more PR
Durbin Introduces Legislation To Ban U.S. Recognition Of Any Ukrainian Territory Annexed By Russia, Including Crimea (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Introduces Legislation To Ban U.S. Recognition Of Any Ukrainian Territory Annexed By Russia, Including Crimea
May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON - As Russia continues their unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today introduced legislation to prohibit the United States from recognizing the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over Crimea more PR
Durbin Investigates $400 Million Private Jet Gift From Qatar To President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Investigates $400 Million Private Jet Gift From Qatar To President Trump
May 14, 2025
In letter to Attorney General Bondi, Durbin requests copy of her memorandum deeming this gift as 'legally permissible' despite its blatant unconstitutionality and Bondi's clear conflict of interest with Qatar from past lobbying work
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today s more PR
Durbin Investigates $400 Million Private Jet Gift From Qatar To President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Durbin Investigates $400 Million Private Jet Gift From Qatar To President Trump
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding the legal justification for President Trump's attempted acquisition of a private jet as a gift from the royal family of Qatar, whic more PR
Durbin Meets With ACLU Of Illinois (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Meets With ACLU Of Illinois
May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting today with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to discuss concerns regarding Republicans' reconciliation package, Medicaid funding, immigration, and the SAVE Act :
"The Trump Administration and extremist Republicans are threate more PR
Durbin Meets With ACLU Of Illinois (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Durbin Meets With ACLU Of Illinois
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting today with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to discuss concerns regarding Republicans' reconciliation package, Medicaid funding, immigration, and the SAVE Act:
"The Trump Adm more PR
Durbin Meets With USCIS Nominee Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Meets With USCIS Nominee Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing
May 14, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with Joseph Edlow, President Trump's nominee to be the Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a fee-funded agency tasked with keeping our lawful immigration system functioning. Mr more PR
Emmer: Our 'One, Big Beautiful Bill' Will Restore the American Dream, and No Democrat Lie Can Change That (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Emmer: Our 'One, Big Beautiful Bill' will restore the American Dream, and no Democrat lie can change that
WASHINGTON -- Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to debunk the Democrats' lies about reconciliation and reiterate the importance of advancing President Trump's America First agenda.
Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_37gGs1JEI) or above to watch Whip Emmer more PR
EPA Administrator Zeldin to Fischer: Congressional Action on Year-Round E15 Most Durable and Easiest Solution (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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EPA Administrator Zeldin to Fischer: Congressional Action on Year-Round E15 Most Durable and Easiest Solution
Fischer's Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act the only permanent, nationwide solution to unleash power of year-round E15
Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on the need for a permanent legislative sol more PR
Ernst Details How to Fuel the Great American Industrial Comeback (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Ernst Details How to Fuel the Great American Industrial Comeback
WASHINGTON - Today, at a U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed how Congress can continue to fuel the manufacturing boom across America by reigniting investment in small manufacturers.
Ernst highlighted that small manufacturers are the key to more PR
Ex-Rep. Malinowski Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following testimony by ex-Rep. Tom Malinowski from a May 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Spread Freedom, Not Woke Values: An American Agenda for Democracy and Human Rights":
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Chairwoman Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, thank you for having me back today.
Before getting to the urgent matters at hand, I want to make sure we remember why this topic matters. For decades now, one of the few issues Democrats and Republicans have agreed on is that the Uni more PR
Federal Judge Orders Release Of Dr. Badar Khan Suri From Detention (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Federal Judge Orders Release Of Dr. Badar Khan Suri From Detention
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement celebrating a ruling by Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordering the release of Beyer's constituent, Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Dr. Badar Khan Suri, from detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):
"This ruling is a taste of justice for Dr. Badar Khan Suri at last, hopefully the first of many. The administ more PR
Fillmore Global Strategies Principal Sales Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Nathan A. Sales, founder and principal of Fillmore Global Strategies LLC, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Maximum Impact: Assessing the Effectiveness of the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Charting the Path Forward":
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Chairman Lawler, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is a pleasure to be here today. My name is Nathan Sales. I am the founder and p more PR
Georgetown University Professor Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by David D. Cole, a professor at Georgetown University, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses":
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Thank you for inviting me to testify on this very important subject.
I am the former national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. I speak here on my own behalf as a scholar and practitioner of Fi more PR
Gluesenkamp Perez on The Ezra Klein Show: "The Urgency Here Is To Have a Positive Policy Agenda That Is Relevant to More People" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Gluesenkamp Perez on The Ezra Klein Show: "The Urgency Here Is To Have a Positive Policy Agenda That Is Relevant to More People"
Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) joined The Ezra Klein Show to discuss her priorities and work in Congress as an independent voice for Southwest Washington.
Video of the interview can be found here. The following are key excerpts of the interview:
"KLEIN: I wanted to start with a clip of Pre more PR
Gluesenkamp Perez, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge DHS to Reinstate Emergency Preparedness Funding, Pacific County Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Gluesenkamp Perez, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge DHS to Reinstate Emergency Preparedness Funding, Pacific County Projects
This week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) joined a bipartisan effort led by Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) to urge the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to reinstate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
Early last month, FEMA announced the termination of the program and the re more PR
Graham Welcomes Qatar Airways' Investment in Boeing's South Carolina Workforce (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Graham Welcomes Qatar Airways' Investment in Boeing's South Carolina Workforce
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after Qatar Airways announced the purchase of up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 777x aircraft. This is the largest ever order of Boeing 787 jets and will proudly be assembled in Charleston, South Carolina.
"This is great news for South Carolina and Boeing. The more PR
Grothman's Bill to Help Reopening of Alcatraz (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Grothman's Bill to Help Reopening of Alcatraz
Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has reintroduced the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act, legislation which will alleviate staffing shortages at Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities across the country by cutting bureaucratic red tape to enhance the safety and security of BOP personnel.
President Donald Trump's recent call to reopen Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to house America's most violent criminals hi more PR
HAPPENING NOW: CASTOR DEFENDS HEALTH CARE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAMPA BAY NEIGHBORS (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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HAPPENING NOW: CASTOR DEFENDS HEALTH CARE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAMPA BAY NEIGHBORS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) is standing up for her neighbors against Congressional Republicans' and President Trump's cruel cuts, kicking people off their health coverage, hitting families' wallets with higher electric bills and costlier health care and much more included in their big, bad budget bill.
"Tony McLaurin is a spirited more PR
Hawley Blasts Pharmacy Benefit Managers for 'Screwing' Patients, Calls for Breaking Up 'Pharma Monopoly' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Hawley Blasts Pharmacy Benefit Managers for 'Screwing' Patients, Calls for Breaking Up 'Pharma Monopoly'
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for raising drug prices and profiting at the expense of Missourians.
Americans pay 422% MORE than other countries for the SAME prescription drugs
Why? Because Big Pharma & their PBM middlemen are getting rich. It's not that they're bad negotiators; their busines more PR
Hawley Chairs Hearing That Exposes Insurance Fraud by Major Corporations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Hawley Chairs Hearing That Exposes Insurance Fraud by Major Corporations
During a disaster management subcommittee hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) highlighted victims of recent natural disasters and the insurance companies that defrauded them.
"This isn't charity that we're talking about. [Americans] turn to their insurance companies because they pay premiums to th more PR
Hawley Secures Pledge from RFK to Review 'Alarming' Mifepristone Data, Support Bill Cracking Down on Big Pharma Ads (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Hawley Secures Pledge from RFK to Review 'Alarming' Mifepristone Data, Support Bill Cracking Down on Big Pharma Ads
Today in a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured a commitment from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. that he would review 'alarming' new data on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. RFK Jr. also stated that in light of the new data, the more PR
Heinrich Demands Answers on Public Lands Transfer in Southern New Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Demands Answers on Public Lands Transfer in Southern New Mexico
Heinrich to Hegseth: "I have deep concerns that the Trump Administration is bypassing due process for individuals who either intentionally or unintentionally enter this newly restricted area, including United States citizens who may be stopped and detained by U.S. Army soldiers for trespassing on an unmarked military base"
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinric more PR
Heinrich Demands Answers on Public Lands Transfer in Southern New Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Heinrich Demands Answers on Public Lands Transfer in Southern New Mexico
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers on a number of significant questions that have arisen from the U.S. De more PR
Heritage Foundation Senior Policy Analyst Martinez-Fernandez Testifies Before House Homeland Security Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security released the following testimony by Andres Martinez-Fernandez, a senior policy analyst for Latin America at the Heritage Foundation, from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Beijing's Air, Space and Maritime Surveillance From Cuba: A Growing Threat to the Homeland":
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My name is Andres Martinez-Fernandez. I am the Senior Policy Analyst for Latin America at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should more PR
Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Condemn $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Condemn $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and 24 colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, President Donald Trump announced he will receive from the government of Qatar. According to reports, Trump intends to designate the plane more PR
Hirono, Colleagues Warn Trump Administration of Harmful Impacts of SAVE Act, Anti-Voter Executive Order in Native Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono, Colleagues Warn Trump Administration of Harmful Impacts of SAVE Act, Anti-Voter Executive Order in Native Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 10 colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, sounding the alarm on the devastating impacts of President Trump's anti-voter "election integrity" executive order more PR
House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Mackenzie Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Employees' Compensation Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, released the following opening statement from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting Taxpayer Dollars." FECA is the Federal Employees' Compensation Act.
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Today's hearing is about examining the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), a more than a century-old law, to consider how it might be improved to benefit injured federal workers while more PR
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Blasts Trump Administration for Bypassing Congress on UAE Arms Sale, Announces Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Blasts Trump Administration for Bypassing Congress on UAE Arms Sale, Announces Joint Resolutions of Disapproval
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today criticized the Trump administration's decision to bypass the Congressional committee review process and immediately notify major arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UA more PR
House Judiciary Democrats File Resolution Demanding Trump Comply With Constitutional Rules on Foreign Gifts By Seeking the Consent of Congress Before Accepting Qatari "Flying Palace" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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House Judiciary Democrats File Resolution Demanding Trump Comply With Constitutional Rules on Foreign Gifts By Seeking the Consent of Congress Before Accepting Qatari "Flying Palace"
Resolution Comes as President Trump Plans to Accept a $400 Million "Flying Palace" From the State of Qatar--A Gift That Will Cost Taxpayers, Threaten National Security, and Violate the Constitution Unless Congress more PR
House Republicans Are Securing the Border While House Democrats Want to Empty the Jails (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Are Securing the Border While House Democrats Want to Empty the Jails
For Immediate Release
May 14, 2025
Contact: Taylor Haulsee
WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed House Democrats engaging in a physical altercation with ICE agents and provided an update on budget reconciliation.
Watch the Speaker's full remarks here
On House De more PR
House Republicans Are Securing the Border While House Democrats Want to Empty the Jails (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Are Securing the Border While House Democrats Want to Empty the Jails
WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed House Democrats engaging in a physical altercation with ICE agents and provided an update on budget reconciliation.
Watch the Speaker's full remarks here
On House Democrats engaging in a physical altercation with ICE officers:
Three Democrat me more PR
House Science, Space & Technology Committee Chairman Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on National Quantum Initiative (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Brian Babin, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, released the opening statement from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership":
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Good morning, and thank you for joining us to discuss an incredibly important and forward-looking topic: America's leadership in quantum science and technology. I appreciate our witnesses sharing their time and expertise as we examine this cutting-edge area of scie more PR
ICYMI: On CNN News Central this Morning, Shaheen Discusses Trump's Trip to the Middle East, Slams Plan to Accept Luxury Qatari Plane as Air Force One (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: On CNN News Central this Morning, Shaheen Discusses Trump's Trip to the Middle East, Slams Plan to Accept Luxury Qatari Plane as Air Force One
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined CNN News Central this morning to discuss President Trump's trip to the Middle East this week and rebuke the President's reported plans to accept a luxury Qatari jet to use more PR
ICYMI: Risch Talks Trump Middle East Visit on FOX (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Risch Talks Trump Middle East Visit on FOX
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined America Reports on Fox News this afternoon to discuss President Trump's visit to the Middle East.
On President Trump's upcoming meeting with the transitional leader of Syria:
"The Middle East has changed. It's continuing to change. We have a coupl more PR
ICYMI: Senator Mullin Applauds President Trump's Trip to the Middle East, Slams Democrat Senator Chris Murphy for his Hypocrisy on Fox Business (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Senator Mullin Applauds President Trump's Trip to the Middle East, Slams Democrat Senator Chris Murphy for his Hypocrisy on Fox Business
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Fox Business' "Varney & Company" to discuss President Trump's visit to the Middle East and Democrat Senator Chris Murphy's (D-CT) blatant hypocrisy. Highlights below.
Sen. Mullin's full interview can be found here.
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ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Takes Fight to Protect Georgia's Clean Energy Jobs to Savannah (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Takes Fight to Protect Georgia's Clean Energy Jobs to Savannah
Senator Reverend Warnock returned to his hometown to continue his public pressure campaign urging Congressional Republicans to protect clean energy tax credits fueling an expected 42,000 Georgia clean energy jobs
Senator Warnock released a comprehensive report on how Georgia risks losing up to 42,000 good-paying jobs if Washington Republicans repe more PR
Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, & Connolly Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine, Warner, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, & Connolly Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11) led their colleagues in a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell opposing President Trump's m more PR
Kennedy touts Louisiana successes in education, backs Pres. Trump's call to return power to states (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy touts Louisiana successes in education, backs Pres. Trump's call to return power to states
# Watch Kennedy's comments here.
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) welcomed President Trump's plan to return the issue of education to the states and argued that Louisiana provides a strong example of how states can improve education throughout the country in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.
Key excerpts of the speech are below:
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Kennedy, Ricketts, colleagues applaud President Trump's push to dismantle Iran's nuclear program (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy, Ricketts, colleagues applaud President Trump's push to dismantle Iran's nuclear program
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and 50 Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump applauding the president's efforts to secure a deal with Iran that dismantles its nuclear program.
Key excerpts of the letter are below:
"During your first term you withdrew the United States from more PR
King Lashes Out at Administration's Decision to Cut Critical Research Budgets (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King Lashes Out at Administration's Decision to Cut Critical Research Budgets
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resource (ENR) Committee, pressed Connor Prochaska, nominee to serve as the Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy, and Dr. Ned Mamula to serve as the Director of U.S. Geological Survey within the Department of the Interior, on extreme budget more PR
LaHood Applauds House Ways and Means Committee's One, Big, Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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LaHood Applauds House Ways and Means Committee's One, Big, Beautiful Bill
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare - praised the House Ways and Means Committee's passage of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill.
"The House Ways and Means Committee voted to provide hardworking Americans, seniors, small businesses, and farmers with much-needed and immediate tax relief," more PR
Lankford Continues Push to Safeguard Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Lankford Continues Push to Safeguard Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Conscience Protection Act to protect health care providers and insurance plans from government discrimination if they decline to participate in abortions. The Conscience Protection Act provides enforcement for existing conscience laws by providing a private right of action for victims of conscience discriminat more PR
Larson Opposes Republican "Make America Greedy Again" Tax Cuts for Billionaires in the Ways and Means Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Opposes Republican "Make America Greedy Again" Tax Cuts for Billionaires in the Ways and Means Committee
Republicans Reject Democratic Amendments to Cut Taxes for Working Families, Small Businesses, and Seniors
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Republicans ended a 17-hour markup in the House Ways and Means Committee by approving a bill to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy.
"For more PR
Latta Votes to Strengthen Medicaid, Prioritize American Energy Dominance, and Reduce Fraud and Abuse in Federal Government (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Latta Votes to Strengthen Medicaid, Prioritize American Energy Dominance, and Reduce Fraud and Abuse in Federal Government
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) voted in favor of the Energy and Commerce budget reconciliation markup. Congressman Latta released the following statement:
"I'm pleased to have joined my Energy and Commerce colleagues in voting to strengthen Medicaid, prioritize American energy dominance, and reduce fraud and abuse in the more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS CAN'T DEFEND THESE MEDICAID CUTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE THEM" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS CAN'T DEFEND THESE MEDICAID CUTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE THEM"
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing back against the reckless Republican scheme to rip healthcare and nutritional assistance away from the American people.
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS CAN'T DEFEND THESE MEDICAID CUTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE THEM" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS CAN'T DEFEND THESE MEDICAID CUTS, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO HIDE THEM"
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing back against the reckless Republican scheme to rip healthcare and nutritional assistance away from the American people.
WOLF BLITZER : Turning back now to the very contentious budget battle h more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS REALLY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH AND IT'S ALL BEING DONE TO TRY TO ENACT MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR MAGA BILLIONAIRE DONORS" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS REALLY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH AND IT'S ALL BEING DONE TO TRY TO ENACT MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR MAGA BILLIONAIRE DONORS"
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing back against the reckless Republican scheme to rip healthcare and nutritional assistance away from the American people.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI : This mor more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS REALLY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH AND IT'S ALL BEING DONE TO TRY TO ENACT MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR MAGA BILLIONAIRE DONORS" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS REALLY IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH AND IT'S ALL BEING DONE TO TRY TO ENACT MASSIVE TAX CUTS FOR MAGA BILLIONAIRE DONORS"
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing back against the reckless Republican scheme to rip healthcare and nutritional assistance away from the American people.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI : This morning, the House Energy and more PR
Lujan Leads Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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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 - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Michae more PR
Lujan, Markey Urge FCC to Operate Transparently with Paramount-SkyDance Merger (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Markey Urge FCC to Operate Transparently with Paramount-SkyDance Merger
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, urging the FCC t more PR
Lujan, Welch, Klobuchar, Wyden, Merkley, Oregon Governor Kotek Fight Back Against Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Welch, Klobuchar, Wyden, Merkley, Oregon Governor Kotek Fight Back Against Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Nutrition and Specialty Crops, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, U.S. Senator Amy Klobucha more PR
Markey, Clark, Pressley Condemn Termination of Federal Grants to Harvard University (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey, Clark, Pressley Condemn Termination of Federal Grants to Harvard University
Washington (May 13, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), today condemned the Trump Administration's cancelation of $450 million in federal grants to Harvard University, including all grants fr more PR
Maryland, Virginia Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland, Virginia Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that bill, authored by Senator Van Hollen and Senator Susan Collins more PR
McCaul Praises Trump Admin's Border Security Efforts at Hearing with Secretary Noem (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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McCaul Praises Trump Admin's Border Security Efforts at Hearing with Secretary Noem
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus and current vice chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee -- delivered remarks on the Trump administration's swift success in securing the border and questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the importance of passing House Republicans' reconcili more PR
Meeks Introduces Bill to Block Foreign-Gifted Luxury Jet to President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Meeks Introduces Bill to Block Foreign-Gifted Luxury Jet to President Trump
Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced legislation to prohibit President Donald J. Trump, or any future president, from accepting a luxury aircraft reportedly offered by the government of Qatar. The bill aims to uphold more PR
Merkley Remarks at EPA Budget Hearing with Administrator Zeldin (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley Remarks at EPA Budget Hearing with Administrator Zeldin
Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee - delivered the following remarks at the hearing reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency with Administrator Lee Zeldin:
Senator Merkley's remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below:
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Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Welch, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans
Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Vermont's U.S. Senator Peter Welch, and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bernie Sanders (I-VT), joined forces with U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) to introduce the End Price Gouging for Medications Act.
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Microsoft Quantum Partner Tahan Testifies Before House Science, Space & Technology Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Charles Tahan, a partner at Microsoft Quantum, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership":
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Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the importance of quantum technology and the transformative role it will play for this country and for our colle more PR
More Money for Elon? Oversight Democrats Demand Investigation Into Whether Trump Administration is Using Tariff Negotiations to Support Starlink (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
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More Money for Elon? Oversight Democrats Demand Investigation Into Whether Trump Administration is Using Tariff Negotiations to Support Starlink
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Department of State (State) Acting Inspector General Arne B. Baker requesting an investigation into reports that the White House is promoting Elon Musk's Starlink communication services to more PR
Murphy Applauds Passage of Budget Reconciliation Proposals in House Ways and Means Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Applauds Passage of Budget Reconciliation Proposals in House Ways and Means Committee
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of legislative proposals to be included in budget reconciliation by the House Ways and Means Committee.
"After 17 hours of deliberation, the House Ways and Means Committee passed our portion of the 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill' budget reconciliation package," said Congressman Greg more PR
Murphy, Connecticut Delegation, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Slamming Trump's Lawless Attempts To Dismantle The CFPB (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy, Connecticut Delegation, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Slamming Trump's Lawless Attempts To Dismantle The CFPB
HARTFORD-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives John B. Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn.-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.-05) joined their colleagues in filing an amicus brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of App more PR
Murray, Cantwell, Baldwin, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Hold Press Conference Slamming Republican Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood, Pass Largest-Ever Cut to Medicaid (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Murray, Cantwell, Baldwin, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Hold Press Conference Slamming Republican Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood, Pass Largest-Ever Cut to Medicaid
ICYMI : Senator Murray Statement on House Republicans' Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood, Slash Medicaid
KFF Explainer : How Will the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate?
***WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE
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Murray, Van Hollen, Tillis, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Murray, Van Hollen, Tillis, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter with over 80 of their colleagues urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to reinstate the Build more PR
Murray, Van Hollen, Tillis, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Murray, Van Hollen, Tillis, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter with over 80 of their colleagues urging Department of H more PR
Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Foster Care Month (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing National Foster Care Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize May as National Foster Care Month and honor the children, families, and professionals involved in the foster care system. The resolution follows President Trump's designation of May as Foster more PR
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 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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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 91.7% of State Population
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On Two-Month Anniversary of Senate Passage of Bill to fix D.C. Budget Issue, Norton Urges House Vote (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release:
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On Two-Month Anniversary of Senate Passage of Bill to fix D.C. Budget Issue, Norton Urges House Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the two-month anniversary of Senate passage of a bill to correct an issue caused by the recent continuing resolution (CR) to cause a projected $1 billion shortfall to D.C.'s local budget through the end of the fiscal year, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) again urged the House to bring the bill to the floor more PR
Padilla Cosponsors Resolution Condemning $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump From Qatar, Reiterating Constitutional Ban on Such Gifts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Cosponsors Resolution Condemning $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump From Qatar, Reiterating Constitutional Ban on Such Gifts
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined 26 other Senators in introducing a resolution condemning President Trump's acceptance of a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, from the government of Qatar. According to reports, Trump intends to designate the plane as Air Force One whi more PR
Padilla, Schatz, Wyden Lead Push Warning Trump Admin of Harmful Impacts of SAVE Act, Anti-Voter Executive Order in Native Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Schatz, Wyden Lead Push Warning Trump Admin of Harmful Impacts of SAVE Act, Anti-Voter Executive Order in Native Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over elections, Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 11 Senators in sounding the alarm on the dev more PR
Pallone After 26 Hour Markup: Republicans Have No Answers for 13.7 Million Americans Losing Their Health Care on Their Watch (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Pallone After 26 Hour Markup: Republicans Have No Answers for 13.7 Million Americans Losing Their Health Care on Their Watch
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans advanced the largest Medicaid cut in history in their budget reconciliation bill:
"It's outrageous Republican more PR
Pappas Joins Over 100 Colleagues in Opposing Threatened Cuts to 988's Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ Youth (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas Joins Over 100 Colleagues in Opposing Threatened Cuts to 988's Specialized Services for LGBTQ+ Youth
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined 108 House Democrats in calling on HHS Secretary Kennedy and President Trump to scrap their plans to cut funding in the President's Budget for the specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth who contact the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
In the letter, the lawmakers wrote: "America has a youth more PR
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Trump's 'Disastrous' Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on Trump's 'Disastrous' Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON, May 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate opposing Trump's "big, beautiful" budget reconciliation bill which will cut Medicaid, nutrition, education, and other programs for working families.
Sanders remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE :
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Pressley, Booker, Warren Unveil Bill to Suspend Garnishments for Student Loan Borrowers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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Pressley, Booker, Warren Unveil Bill to Suspend Garnishments for Student Loan Borrowers
Bill Comes as Trump Admin. Set to Seize Hard-Earned Wages, Tax Refunds, and Social Security Checks for Struggling Borrowers
The Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act of 2025 will also reform administration of the administrative wage garnishment program
Bill Text (PDF)
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Senators Cory B more PR
Ramirez to Noem: "YOU are not fit to hold the office, and I, again, - to your face - demand your resignation." (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Ramirez to Noem: "YOU are not fit to hold the office, and I, again, - to your face - demand your resignation."
Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) demanded Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's resign after confirming her understanding of her constitutional duties and confronting her with her unconstitutional, illegal weaponization of DHS to pursue a campaign of persecution, mass incarceration, and deportation.
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Ranking Member Connolly Investigating Trump-Administration Silencing Potential VA Whistleblowers with Gag Orders (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news:
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Ranking Member Connolly Investigating Trump-Administration Silencing Potential VA Whistleblowers with Gag Orders
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins requesting documents and information following troubling reporting that former VA staff tasked with terminating employees and reorganizing the agency workforce w more PR
Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at FSGG Hearing on the Federal Judiciary (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at FSGG Hearing on the Federal Judiciary
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG hearing on the Federal Judiciary. Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a full video of remarks.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. more PR
Ranking Member Lauren Underwood Remarks at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Oversight Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Ranking Member Lauren Underwood Remarks at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Oversight Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, Representative Lauren Underwood, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations delivered the following the remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE):
"Thank you, Chairman Amodei, and I would like to welcome our more PR
Ranking Member Lee, Subcommittee Democrats Demand Equal Participation in Law Enforcement Roundtable Hosted by Subcommittee Republicans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025:
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Ranking Member Lee, Subcommittee Democrats Demand Equal Participation in Law Enforcement Roundtable Hosted by Subcommittee Republicans
Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Subcommittee Democrats in sending a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Clay H more PR
Ranking Member Lee, Subcommittee Democrats: "Democrats will not be seat fillers nor help Republicans hide behind Police Week" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Lee, Subcommittee Democrats: "Democrats will not be seat fillers nor help Republicans hide behind Police Week"
**For Immediate Release**
SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 14, 2025 -- After Chairman Higgins and Oversight Republicans declined to hold a hearing under normal Committee procedure, refused to honor the Minority's right to invite their own witness, and rejected the Minority's demand for equal particip more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Republicans Want Faster Bank Mergers, Which Will Wipe Out Community Banks and Credit Unions and Leave Just a Few Megabanks to Serve Our Constituents." (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Republicans Want Faster Bank Mergers, Which Will Wipe Out Community Banks and Credit Unions and Leave Just a Few Megabanks to Serve Our Constituents."
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a Financial Institutions Subcommittee hear more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "[Republicans] Said They Want Affordable Housing But Support Trump's Proposed Budget That Would Cut $26 Billion in Rental Assistance Programs and Defund Key Federal Housing Programs." (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "[Republicans] Said They Want Affordable Housing but Support Trump's Proposed Budget That Would Cut $26 Billion in Rental Assistance Programs and Defund Key Federal Housing Programs."
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a Housing more PR
Ranking Member Summer Lee, Subcommittee Democrats Demand Equal Participation in Law Enforcement Roundtable Hosted by Subcommittee Republicans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Summer Lee, Subcommittee Democrats Demand Equal Participation in Law Enforcement Roundtable Hosted by Subcommittee Republicans
**For Immediate Release**
SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov
Text of Letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 13, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Subcommittee Democrats in sending a letter to Subcommittee Chairman Clay Higgins requesti more PR
Reed, Senators Request Independent DoD Inquiry Into Trump's Plan to Accept 'Palace in the Sky' Plane from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed, Senators Request Independent DoD Inquiry Into Trump's Plan to Accept 'Palace in the Sky' Plane from Qatar
WASHINGTON, DC -- Following news reports that President Donald Trump plans to accept a $400 million luxury jumbo jet as a gift from the Qatari government in violation of the Constitution, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined with several colleagues in urging the acting Inspector more PR
Rep. Barry Moore introduces Readiness Over Wokeness Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Barry Moore introduces Readiness Over Wokeness Act
Washington D.C. \- Today, Rep. Barry Moore (AL-01) introduced the Readiness Over Wokeness Act (link is external). This legislation will codify President Trump's Executive Order (link is external) that reversed a Biden Administration policy of allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military. Cosponsors include Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Warren Davidson (OH- more PR
Rep. Chu Slams GOP Reconciliation Bill: Cuts to Health Care for Families, Handouts for Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Chu Slams GOP Reconciliation Bill: Cuts to Health Care for Families, Handouts for Billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today as the Ways and Means Committee begins consideration of the Republican Budget Reconciliation Bill, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement condemning the proposal:
"Once again, Republicans are showing us exactly who they work for, and it's not working families. Their bill doesn't lower costs, expand care, or help more PR
Rep. Fischbach Votes for Tax Relief for Farmers, Families, and Small Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Fischbach Votes for Tax Relief for Farmers, Families, and Small Businesses
Washington, D.C. - The Ways and Means Committee has passed their One, Big, Beautiful Bill to make 2017 tax cuts permanent and provide additional relief for farmers, families, and small businesses.
"The House Ways and Means Committee Republicans have delivered on our promise to provide tax relief for farmers, families, and small businesses," said Congresswoman Fi more PR
Rep. Pfluger Secures Big Wins in the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Pfluger Secures Big Wins in the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill"
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a strong, commonsense reconciliation bill after over twenty-six hours of debate. Upon passage, Rep. Pfluger released the following statement.
"After over twenty-six hours of Democrat distractions, falsehoods, and baseless debate, Energy and Commerce Republicans stayed focused on delivering real, commonsense resul more PR
Rep. Sewell Opening Remarks at Ways and Means Committee Markup of President Trump's Billionaire Tax Giveaway (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Sewell Opening Remarks at Ways and Means Committee Markup of President Trump's Billionaire Tax Giveaway
Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) provided the following opening remarks during the House Ways and Means Committee's markup of President Trump's tax bill. The legislation provides more than $4 trillion in tax giveaways to the wealthy while slashing $715 billion from Medicaid and $290 billion from SNAP. Follow along live h more PR
Rep. Tony Gonzales Introduces Bill to Support Texas' Film Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Tony Gonzales Introduces Bill to Support Texas' Film Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the Texas is the New Hollywood Act to incentivize domestic film production in the United States and build upon Texas' growing film and television production industry.
"Made in America is better--made in Texas is the best. My bill, the Texas is the New Hollywood Act, will create more filmmaking opportunities here at home more PR
Rep. Young Kim Delivers Opening Statement at East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Young Kim Delivers Opening Statement at East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Hearing
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, delivered an opening statement at today's hearing titled, "National Economic Security: Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad."
Watch her remarks HERE or read her opening statement below.
Good morning and welcome to the East Asia more PR
Republicans Advance Bill That Hikes Taxes For Working People And Cuts Taxes For Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Republicans Advance Bill That Hikes Taxes For Working People And Cuts Taxes For Billionaires
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and as the Senior Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee, voted against legislation offered by Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee that would cut taxes for the wealthy while doing little for regular people, and even raising taxes for many working Americans.
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Ricketts Leads Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts Leads Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) led a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump administration to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including permanently ending the regime's capacity to e more PR
Risch, Ricketts Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Risch, Ricketts Send Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump regarding the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran. The letter calls on the Trump a more PR
Risch, Shaheen Statement on Syria Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Risch, Shaheen Statement on Syria Sanctions
WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below on President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria.
"We commend President Trump's decision to lift all sanctions on Syria. His decision is a welcome response more PR
Rosen Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Condemning $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Condemning $400 Million Airplane Gift to Trump from Qatar
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Chris Coons (D-DE), and other Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution in the Senate condemning President Donald Trump's acceptance of a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, that he announced he will receive from the government of Qatar. Accordin more PR
Sanchez offers amendment to help workers displaced by Trump's chaotic trade policies (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sanchez offers amendment to help workers displaced by Trump's chaotic trade policies
WASHINGTON - During the markup of the Republican tax bill, Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) introduced an amendment to provide Trade Adjustment Assistance to workers and small businesses displaced by trade. The Republican-led committee blocked the amendment in a 19-24 party-line vote
Video of her statement introduc more PR
Sanchez on Republican tax bill: Don't buy the bullshit (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sanchez on Republican tax bill: Don't buy the bullshit
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) delivered an opening statement during the Ways and Means Committee's markup of the Republican tax bill.
Video of her opening statement is available HERE (link is external) and the text follows:
"Well, here we go again.
Republicans are once again choosing billionaires and big corporations over working families. This bill that we a more PR
Scalise Honors Police Week in the House (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise Honors Police Week in the House
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 Congressman John Rutherford (R-Fla.) to discuss the progress House Committees are making on reconciliation in order to pass President Trump's agenda of energy independence, border security, lower taxes, reduced go more PR
Schatz: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Funding Owed To Native Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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NEWS: Schatz: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Funding Owed To Native Communities
WASHINGTON -- A new tracker revealed that the Trump administration is blocking or freezing more than $430 billion in federal funding owed to communities across the country -- including nearly $316 billion for national programs that support Indian Country and Native communities. The data reflects ju more PR
Science Committee Democrats Hold Roundtable After Trump Administration Cancels NOAA's Billion Dollar Disaster Report (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Science Committee Democrats Hold Roundtable After Trump Administration Cancels NOAA's Billion Dollar Disaster Report
(Washington, DC) - Today, Democratic Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hosted a roundtable to discuss the Trump administration's cancellation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Billion-Dolla more PR
Sen. Cruz: Bold Thinking Needed to Set FAA Up for Long-Term Success (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Sen. Cruz: Bold Thinking Needed to Set FAA Up for Long-Term Success
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled "FAA Reauthorization One Year Later: Aviation Safety, Air Traffic, and Next Generation Technology," Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emphasized the urgent need to modernize the national airspace system following re more PR
Sen. Ossoff Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Termination of IVF Programs at the CDC (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Ossoff Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Termination of IVF Programs at the CDC
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing back against the Trump Administration's termination of IVF programs at Georgia's CDC.
Last week, Sen. Ossoff and a group of Senators demanded answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the elimination This is an external link of the Centers for Disease Control and Preve more PR
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Advances Three Key Trump Nominees at Interior & DOE (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Advances Three Key Trump Nominees at Interior & DOE
WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance three of President Trump's nominees for key positions at the Departments of Energy and the Interior:
1. Mr. William Doffermyre - Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.
2. Ms. Catherin more PR
Senate Republicans Block Schatz Resolution Condemning Qatar's $400 Million Gift To Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Senate Republicans Block Schatz Resolution Condemning Qatar's $400 Million Gift To Trump
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday called for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to adopt a resolution authored by Schatz and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) that would condemn a luxury airplane gift, valued at $400 million, President Donald Trump announced he will receive from the more PR
Senator Marshall and Rep. Nehls Reintroduce Bill to Support Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall and Rep. Nehls Reintroduce Bill to Support Families of Victims Killed by Illegal Aliens
Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today reintroduced the Justice for Angel Families Act, legislation that would amend the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to expand financial coverage for Angel Families - the immediate relatives of victims killed by illegal aliens, including in drunk driving accidents. This legislation would allow more PR
Senator Marshall Joins The Daily Signal to Discuss Justice for Angel Families Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall Joins The Daily Signal to Discuss Justice for Angel Families Act
Washington, - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Tony Kinnett with The Daily Signal yesterday to discuss the Justice for Angel Families Act, legislation that would amend the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to expand financial coverage for Angel Families - the immediate relatives of victims killed by illegal aliens, including in drunk driving accidents. This l more PR
Senator Murray, WA Broadband Office, Digital Equity Advocates Slam Trump for Ripping Away Resources to Close Digital Divide (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Senator Murray, WA Broadband Office, Digital Equity Advocates Slam Trump for Ripping Away Resources to Close Digital Divide
ICYMI : Senator Murray Blasts Trump's Attack on Resources to Close Digital Divide: "Republicans Will Have to Explain Why Middle Schoolers in Rural Districts Shouldn't Get Laptops"
Murray first authored and introduced the Digital Equity Act in 2019 and got it passed into law as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Senator Schmitt Discusses Big Beautiful Bill, on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Senator Schmitt Discusses Big Beautiful Bill, on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria
WASHINGTON - Senator Schmitt earlier today appeared on Mornings with Maria to discuss President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill making its way through the House and Senate:
Watch the full interview HERE.
Senator Schmitt on Reducing Government Spending:
"I will tell you, one of the things a big number of Senators are concerned about are spending reforms. We went from more PR
Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Lujan, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Senator Welch, Oregon Governor Kotek, Sens. Klobuchar, Lujan, Wyden, and Merkley Host Press Call on Republicans' Attack on SNAP, Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate A more PR
Shaheen, Risch Statement on Syria Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Shaheen, Risch Statement on Syria Sanctions
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's decision to lift sanctions on Syria:
"We commend President Trump's decision to lift all sanctions on Syria. His decision is more PR
Shaheen, Warren, Warner, Lawmakers Push for Corruption Investigation Into Trump Administration Favors for Elon Musk's Starlink (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Shaheen, Warren, Warner, Lawmakers Push for Corruption Investigation Into Trump Administration Favors for Elon Musk's Starlink
Lawmakers press ethics officials to investigate reports that Trump admin is working for Starlink as it negotiates tariff agreements with foreign governments
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate F more PR
Speaker Johnson Statement on House Democrat Motion to Impeach President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson Statement on House Democrat Motion to Impeach President Trump
WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement in advance of today's House vote to table the Democrat's privileged motion to impeach President Donald Trump.
"House Democrats have demonstrated once again they are willing to abuse the Constitution in their effort to impede the agenda of the American people. Their latest sham impeachment charade against Pre more PR
Speaker Johnson: House Republicans Will Deliver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: House Republicans Will Deliver
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2025
Contact: Taylor Haulsee
"There's 220 Republican members and 220 different ideas on almost everything... but the one thing everybody agrees on is that we've got to accomplish this mission."
WASHINGTON -- Tonight, Speaker Johnson appeared on Newsmax's The Record with Greta Van Susteren and discussed House Republicans maintaining unity throughout more PR
Stefanik Champions Reintroduction of BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Stefanik Champions Reintroduction of BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act
Washington, D.C. - House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) in reintroducing the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act.
"For far too long, our Bureau of Prisons facilities have faced dangerous staffing shortages that threaten the safety of correctional officers, staff, and inmates alike. As the Representative of FCI Ray Brook, I am pr more PR
The Make America Sick Agenda: Senator Markey Compiles Stories from Trump, RFK Jr.'s First Five Months (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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The Make America Sick Agenda: Senator Markey Compiles Stories from Trump, RFK Jr.'s First Five Months
Read stories from Massachusetts and across the country
Washington (May 14, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today unveiled a selection of dozens of stories received by his office on Department of Health and more PR
Thune: Trump Administration Restores Control at the Southern Border (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune: Trump Administration Restores Control at the Southern Border
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 my remarks today, I want to say a word about our former colleague Christopher 'Kit' Bond who passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
"Kit Bond dedicated h more PR
Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release:
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Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed
Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and G more PR
Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Top House Dems Demand All Suspicious Activity Reports Related to Trump Crypto Ventures, Musk PAC, and WinRed
Investigation Targets Potential Fraud, Bribery, Campaign Finance Violations, and Predatory and Deceptive Practices Targeting Vulnerable Americans
Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Rank more PR
Trahan Brings Haverhill Voice to the Fight for Medicaid during Energy and Commerce Reconciliation Markup (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Trahan Brings Haverhill Voice to the Fight for Medicaid during Energy and Commerce Reconciliation Markup
WASHINGTON, DC - During today's House Energy and Commerce Committee markup on reconciliation legislation, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) forcefully opposed proposed House Republicans' Medicaid cuts by highlighting the devastating impact they would have on people with disabilities. She shared the story of Philip, a Haverhill resident whose more PR
Trahan Rips GOP Giveaway to Big Tech Billionaires in Reconciliation Package (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Trahan Rips GOP Giveaway to Big Tech Billionaires in Reconciliation Package
WASHINGTON, DC - During today's House Energy and Commerce Committee markup on the Republican reconciliation legislation, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) railed against a massive giveaway to Big Tech companies that would harm consumers and kids online. The provision buried in the bill would prohibit state-level protections on AI, allowing tech companies to deploy this e more PR
Treasury Secretary Bessent Defends Tax Breaks for those who Invest in China (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Treasury Secretary Bessent Defends Tax Breaks for those who Invest in China
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Our tax system allows for lower tax rates for capital gains on stocks to incentivize Americans to make investments that grow our economy. Yet, Americans who invest in companies abroad and build the economies of other nations - even in adversarial nations such as China - are still able to receive this preferential tax treatment. Meanwhile, China provides more PR
Tuberville Calls Out Democrats for Trying to Distract from President Trump's Wins (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville Calls Out Democrats for Trying to Distract from President Trump's Wins
" To my Democrat colleagues, instead of wasting our time objecting every time President Trump breathes, maybe you should get outside of D.C. and go connect with the American people. I can promise you they don't give a rip about an airplane."
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) went to the Senate floor to object to Senate Democrats' attempts to more PR
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Colleagues Introduce Resolutions Supporting Law Enforcement in Honor of National Police Week (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Colleagues Introduce Resolutions Supporting Law Enforcement in Honor of National Police Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined several of her Senate colleagues this week in introducing bipartisan resolutions in honor of National Police Week.
"It's an honor to join my colleagues in observing National Police Week. Our bipartisan resolution recognizes the more PR
Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Acceptance of Luxury Plane from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Acceptance of Luxury Plane from Qatar
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing a resolution in the Senate condemning President Trump's announcement that he will accept a luxury airplane, valued at $400 millionfrom the government of Qatar. According to reports, more PR
Van Hollen, Tillis, Murray, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Tillis, Murray, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Calling on DHS to Reinstate Disaster Mitigation Program Critical to Local Communities
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter with over 80 of their colleagues urging Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to reinstate the Building Resilie more PR
Video: After Senate Republicans Block Blumenthal Effort to Force Trump to Comply with Anti-Corruption Foreign Emoluments Clause, Senators Call on Leadership to Schedule Vote (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Video: After Senate Republicans Block Blumenthal Effort to Force Trump to Comply with Anti-Corruption Foreign Emoluments Clause, Senators Call on Leadership to Schedule Vote
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today after Senate Republicans blocked U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal's (D-CT) unanimous consent request to pass his resolution to stop President Donald Trump from accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments, Blumenthal led a group of eig more PR
VIDEO: Cornyn Celebrates Unanimous Passage of Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Cornyn Celebrates Unanimous Passage of Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) celebrated the Senate unanimously passing his Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which would codify President Trump's Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks prior to him calling up the more PR
Virginia, Maryland Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Virginia, Maryland Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Chris Van Hollen, and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that bill, authored by Senator Van Hollen and Senator more PR
Virginia, Maryland Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Virginia, Maryland Senators Urge House to Pass D.C. Budget Fix
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) urged House Republican leadership to take up and pass the bipartisan legislation, passed previously by the Senate, to allow the District of Columbia to use its own local funding. Today marks two months since that bill, authored by Sen. Van Hollen and Sen. Susan Co more PR
Warner Joins Colleagues in Resolution to Condemn Trump's $400 Million Airplane Gift from Qatar (10)
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner Joins Colleagues in Resolution to Condemn Trump's $400 Million Airplane Gift from Qatar
WASHINGTON -- Today, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined 26 of his colleagues in introducing a resolution to condemn the gift of a luxury airplane, valued at $400 million, President Donald Trump announced he will receive from the government of Qatar. According to reports, Trump intends to designate the p more PR
Warner, Kaine, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks & Connolly Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner, Kaine, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks & Connolly Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and U.S. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11) led their colleagues in a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell opposing President Trump's move to revive 'Sched more PR
Warren, Warner, Shaheen, Lawmakers Push for Corruption Investigation Into Trump Administration Favors for Elon Musk's Starlink (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Warner, Shaheen, Lawmakers Push for Corruption Investigation Into Trump Administration Favors for Elon Musk's Starlink
Lawmakers press ethics officials to investigate reports that Trump admin is working for Starlink as it negotiates tariff agreements with foreign governments
Musk, a Special Government Employee, struck new Starlink deal with Saudi Arabia during Trump's visit yesterday
"Musk may be using his official role and his more PR
WATCH: Baldwin Presses RFK, Jr. on MPS Lead Crisis, Head Start Closures at Senate Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Baldwin Presses RFK, Jr. on MPS Lead Crisis, Head Start Closures at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on mass layoffs at the agency that are impacting Wisconsin families, including firing lead experts that could be helping Milwaukee Public Schools respo more PR
WATCH: Davids Slams Extreme GOP Budget That Slashes Health Care and Food to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Davids Slams Extreme GOP Budget That Slashes Health Care and Food to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks
Davids Backs Cutting Waste -- Not Cutting Off Kansas Families.
Last night, during a U.S. House Agriculture Committee markup, Representative Sharice Davids spoke (link is external) out against President Trump and U.S. House Republicans' extreme budget proposal, which would slash Medicaid and take food off Kansans' tables -- all to pay for tax bre more PR
WATCH: On the Senate Floor, Sen. Schiff Recaps the Top 10 Corrupt Acts of the Trump White House, Exposes the Sole Beneficiary of the 'Art of the Deal' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: On the Senate Floor, Sen. Schiff Recaps the Top 10 Corrupt Acts of the Trump White House, Exposes the Sole Beneficiary of the 'Art of the Deal'
"Trump gets rich. You get screwed. Over and over. And over again. It's obvious to anyone who looks, but it bears repeating. He does not care about you. He does not care about making your life better."
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floo more PR
WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Presses EPA Administrator on Cancellation of Health Clinic for Thomasville, GA (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Presses EPA Administrator on Cancellation of Health Clinic for Thomasville, GA
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff pressed the Trump Administration's EPA Administrator on the cancellation of a water infrastructure and public health grant for Thomasville, Georgia.
Today, in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies hearing, Sen. Ossoff pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA more PR
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Reacts to Trump's Corrupt, Self-Enriching Qatar Plane Gift on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Reacts to Trump's Corrupt, Self-Enriching Qatar Plane Gift on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki
"You give a convicted criminal immunity, and you make him the most powerful person in the world, and he's going to abuse that power in innumerable ways."
View the full interview here.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to blast President Donald Trump for his acceptanc more PR
Ways and Means Republicans Reject Larson Amendment to Enhance Social Security and Cut Taxes for Seniors (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Ways and Means Republicans Reject Larson Amendment to Enhance Social Security and Cut Taxes for Seniors
Washington, D.C. - Today, during a markup of their bill to cut taxes for billionaires, every Republican on the Ways and Means Committee voted to defeat Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) 's amendment to enhance Social Security and cut taxes for seniors.
You can view Rep. Larson's remarks here (link is externa more PR
Ways and Means Votes To Make 2017 Tax Cuts Permanent, Provide Additional Relief for Workers, Reward Investment in America, and Hold Woke Elites Accountable (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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Ways and Means Votes To Make 2017 Tax Cuts Permanent, Provide Additional Relief for Workers, Reward Investment in America, and Hold Woke Elites Accountable
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Ways and Means Committee voted today to provide tax relief for families, workers, small businesses, manufacturers, and farmers. The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, makes the successful 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, p more PR
Welch Skewers Trump's Trade Policy in Senate Finance Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Skewers Trump's Trade Policy in Senate Finance Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today skewered the Trump Administration's misguided trade policy, which has slowed economic growth, interrupted supply chains, and threatened access to markets for Vermont businesses, farms, and manufacturers.
"We're getting hammered. Dairy is our big product, but we have a lot of vegetable growers. Our farmers get a lot of fert more PR
Welch, Merkley, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch, Merkley, Sanders, Dingell Team Up to Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) in introducing the End Price Gouging for Medications Act.
The bicameral bill would lower prescription drug costs for all Americans and end pharmaceutical price gougi more PR
What They Are Saying: Manufacturers, Innovators, and Builders Applaud Pro-American Job Creator Policies in The One Big Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025:
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What They Are Saying: Manufacturers, Innovators, and Builders Applaud Pro-American Job Creator Policies in The One Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Restoring, extending, and expanding key provisions from the successful 2017 Trump tax cuts like the small business deduction, immediate 100% expensing, incentives for new manufacturing facilities, R&D immediate amortization, and interest more PR
Wyden Demands Senate Vote on Trump's Compliance with Anti-Corruption Foreign Emoluments Clause (10)
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden Demands Senate Vote on Trump's Compliance with Anti-Corruption Foreign Emoluments Clause
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) said today he is demanding Senate Republican leadership hold a vote to stop Donald Trump from accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments after Senate Republicans blocked a resolution led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
The resolution followed Trump's acceptance of a $400 million luxury jet from more PR
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