WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Dr. Joyce Releases Statement Following the Advancement of Energy and Commerce's Reconciliation Package Out of Committee Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) released the following statement after the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced its reconciliation package out of Committee: "Today, my Republican colleagues and I on the Energy and Commerce Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Secures Tax Relief and Agricultural Investments in President Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, as the only member of Congress serving on both the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Agriculture Committee, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted to advance the tax and agricultural portions of President Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" out of each commit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Financial Institutions Subcommittee Examines the Future of Bank Mergers and De Novo Formation Today, House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing to examine how regulatory complexity, unclear supervisory standards, and inconsi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher on Energy & Commerce Passage of Reconciliation Text WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a full committee markup and successfully passed its portion of the House reconciliation bill. Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is respons more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer, Wyden, Sanders, Merkley, Klobuchar Slam Trump Administration's Attacks On Senior Nutrition Programs In 2022, Nearly 7 Million Older Americans--Including 13.7 Percent Of Older Americans in New York--Experienced Food Insecurity Now, Republicans Are Trying To Cut Critical Programs That Help Seniors Put Food On The Table, Including Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant, and S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted, Senate Republicans call for full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program "The Iranian regime should know that the administration has Congressional backing to ensure their ability to enrich uranium is permanently eliminated." WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and his Senate Republican colleagues in writing to President Donald Trump regarding the administration more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $32 MILLION FOR YAZOO BACKWATER AREA PUMPS, $13 MILLION FOR ARKABUTLA LAKE Army Corps FY2025 Work Plan Includes $136.5 Million Overall for Miss. Flood Control, Port Dredging, Other Water Resources-Related Works WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) today reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in FY2025 appropriation more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following written testimony by Nicholas Andersen, president and chief operating officer at Invictus International Consulting LLC, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * 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 Developm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Mackenzie Holds Hearing on Reclaiming OSHA's Mission Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Reclaiming OSHA's Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach." "Today's hearing will re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joins SEEC Energy and Commerce Members to Slam Republicans' Attack on American Health and Affordability This week, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA) joined House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) members on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, slamming House Republicans' obscene budget reconciliation plan to gut life-saving pollution reduction programs, raise more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Grills Administrator Zeldin Over Plans to Destroy EPA Murray calls out ongoing defiance of appropriations laws WATCH : Senator Murray's remarks and questioning Washington, D.C. -- Today, at a Senate Appropriations Interior Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropria more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone After 26 Hour Markup: Republicans Have No Answers for 13.7 Million Americans Losing Their Health Care on Their Watch Washington, D.C. -Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the following statement after Republicans advanced the largest Medicaid cut in history in their budget reconciliation bill: "It's outrageous Republic more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger Leads 177 Colleagues in Call for Complete and Permanent Suspension of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON, DC -- As Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) led a group of 177 House Republicans in a letter expressing unwavering support for President Trump's clear-eyed approach to Iran and calling for the complete and permanent suspension of Iran's nuclear program.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Aderholt Underscores Strengthening American Health and Well-Being Washington, D.C. - Today, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) underscored the critical importance of strengthening public hea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hudson Statement on the Passage of Energy and Commerce Budget Reconciliation Package WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after the Committee on Energy and Commerce passed President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. "After almost thirty hours of debate, I am proud to join my Republican colleagues in passing the Energy and Comme more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues, Advocates Reintroduce Reparations Now Resolution **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Video | Photos | Bill Text WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 15, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) led her colleagues in reintroducing the Reparations Now Resolution to call on the federal government to provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved B more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Rep. Weber Announces KEY Funding for Sabine Neches Navigation District Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that he secured $172.711,000 through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Fiscal Year 2025 Work Plan for the Sabine-Neches Navigation District. These funds will be used to deepen the Sabine-Neches Waterway from its current 40-foot depth to its congressional more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Honors Police Week in the House 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 indepe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Energy and Commerce Members Slam Republicans' Attack on American Health and Affordability Washington, D.C. - This week, House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) members on the House Energy and Commerce Committee slammed House Republicans' obscene budget reconciliation plan to gut life-saving pollution reduction programs, raise Americans' electricity bills, cut off critical sup more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Calling for Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and 50 of their Republican colleagues in supporting President Trump's ongoing negotiations with Iran to secure a deal that results in the full dismantlement of the Iranian nuclear program, including permanently ending the regime's ca more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Probes Trump Extortion of Law Firms Nine firms have agreed to provide nearly $1 billion in free legal aid to the Trump Administration to avoid retribution, raising concerns of coerced litigation to benefit fossil fuel industry Washington, D.C.--Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Whitehouse to Meta: Pivot to Embrace Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Economy, Undermines Climate Safety Commitments Meta's reliance on fossil fuel to power data centers flies in the face of the company's net-zero pledges and risks higher costs for families Washington, D.C.--Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Leads Opposition to Donahue Confirmation: "Mr. Donahue may be the most unfit nominee ever for any federal agency's general counsel" On the Senate floor, EPW Ranking Member calls out Trump EPA nominee's total lack of qualifications Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ran more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Joins 51 Republicans in Calling for Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and 50 Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President 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 dism more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: At Blumenthal's Spotlight Forum, Former VA Employees, Toxic Exposure Experts, & Advocates Detail Harm of Trump VA Cuts on PACT Act [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight forum held by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today, former VA employees, toxic exposure experts, and advocates detailed their concerns with the Trump Administration's cuts to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Rep. Castor Slams GOP Plan to Rip Health Care from Nearly 14 Million Americans to Fund Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Rich WASHINGTON, D.C. - After more than 26 hours of debate in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) delivered closing remarks exposing the impact of House Republicans' plan to gut health care for nearly 14 million Americans. The House Republicans' budget proposal  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Whitehouse Press Seven Companies on Questionable Donations To IRS Nominee Billy Long's Defunct Campaigns Senators Question Whether Donations Were Made to Influence Long's Decisions as IRS Commissioner; Raise Concerns about Potential Violation of Federal Anti-Bribery Laws "There appears to be no legitimate rationale for these contributions to a long-defunct campaign other tha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on May 14, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains": * * * Wyden Blasts Trump's Tariff War Threatening Global Supply Chains at Finance Committee Hearing As Prepared for Delivery The Committee is back again to assess Donald Trump's trade policy, and let's say it's not exactly a command performance. Our country is stuck in an endless cycle that Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Back Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senate Republican colleagues in leading 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 perm more PR