WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * After Putin Skips Peace Talks, Blumenthal Calls for Passage of Bipartisan Russian Sanctions Bill [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued the below statement calling for the passage of his bipartisan legislation that would impose hard-hitting primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression, following Vladimir Putin's re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * America is Not for Sale: Ranking Member Connolly Urges White House to Immediately Decline a $400 Million Plane, an Illegal "Gift" from Qatar Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government reform, sent a letter to White House Counsel David War more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Army Corps Nominee Commits to Sullivan to Prioritize Alaska's Nome Port Project WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, secured a commitment this week from Adam Telle, nominated to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works in charge of the Army Corps of Engineers, to prioritize the Port of Nome project, the nation's  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Celebrates National Police Week by Championing Pro-Law Enforcement Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated National Police Week and issued the following statement on House passage of three bills to support current and retired Law Enforcement Officers. "The radical left's soft-on-crime policies, dangerous rhetoric, and complete dis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Holds Markup of One Big Beautiful Bill Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered opening remarks at the markup for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Watch HERE to watch Opening Remarks As Delivered: Folks, as I've said from the beginning, this reconciliation bill is the most consequential piece of legislation in modern history. It is the pri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Fires Immigration Judges, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Leads Effort To Address Immigration Court Backlog Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) spearheaded a letter joined by 72 of her House colleagues, to the House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee requesting that Congress allocate funding for the U.S. Department of Justice's Execu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Racks Up Corrupt Deals, Kaine & Colleagues File Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to Block $3.5 Billion in Arms Sales to Qatar and the UAE WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Brian Schatz (D-HI), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) filed four joint resolutions of disapproval (JRD) to block a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * At Blumenthal's Spotlight Forum, Former VA Employees, Toxic Exposure Experts, and Advocates Detail Harm of Trump VA Cuts on PACT Act At forum, Senators heard directly from stakeholders on the impact of DOGE's cuts on toxic-exposed veterans and families; Blumenthal: The PACT Act cannot work unless VA has the staff in place to i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Massachusetts Toy Store, Ranking Member Markey Denounces Trump Tariffs: "Stop Toying with Our Economy" (Boston, May 16) - Today, Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) hosted a press conference at Henry Bear's Park Toy Store in Cambridge, Massachusetts to denounce the harm of Trump's tariff games on local toy s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls Out Trump Administration's Illegal Firings and Cuts at AmeriCorps, Demands Reversal WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for the immediate reversal of layoffs and illegal funding cuts that have debilitated the AmeriCorps' core functions and run counter to its longstanding, bipartisan support in Congress. In Wisconsin, 8,400 AmeriCorps members support local commu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Duckworth, Colleagues Demand Answers From Trump Administration On National Security Risks Posed by President Trump's Plan to Accept $400 Million Qatari Airplane Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)-alongside ten Senate Democratic colleagues across the Intelligence, Armed Services, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Padilla Demand Transparency from Avelo Airlines About Deportation Flights [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) wrote Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy raising concerns about the airline's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fly domestic and international deportation flights even as the Trump Administration  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Announces Hawai'i Governor Josh Green as Minority Witness at First PSI Hearing of 119th Congress [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), announced today that Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, M.D. will testify as the minority witness at a PSI hearing regarding vaccines on Wednesday, M more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Announces Resolution Condemning Trump Crypto Corruption [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, following new reporting in the New York Times that a technology company with ties to China and reliant on TikTok intends to purchase as much as $300 million of President Donald Trump's meme coin, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced a resolution condemning Donald Trump's pattern of corrup more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, King & Murray Call on Trump Administration to Take Action to Protect Veteran Caregivers [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Committee member U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), and Committee member and former Chair U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) today called on the Trump Administration to protect veteran caregivers by ex more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Blumenthal, King & Murray Call on Trump Administration to Take Action to Protect Veteran Caregivers Senators press Collins to extend pause in discharges that could impact thousands of legacy caregivers and veterans receiving "life-changing benefits" under VA's caregivers program [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton, Westerman Push Back on Army Plans with Possible Impact on Pine Bluff Arsenal WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll expressing opposition to plans to potentially downsize the Pine Bluff Arsenal that run contrary to the goal of accelerating munitions manufacturing in Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on Moody's Downgrade of U.S. Credit Rating WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating and revised its outlook from stable to negative: "This downgrade is a direct warning:  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Cantwell: Pipeline Safety Enforcement Plummets Under Trump PHMSA enforcement actions against operators for safety violations in first 3 months of Trump 2 fell 92% over first 3 months of Trump 1 New DOT proposal would make it easier for industry to violate laws that keep public safe & instead punish publ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Arrington Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee Markup of One Big Beautiful Bill Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at the markup to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Boozman Statement on House Ag Committee Reconciliation Approval WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the House Committee on Agriculture approved a reconciliation package: "I applaud Chairman Thompson's leadership in a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Bost Opens Hearing with Secretary Collins on the Trump Administration's Investment in VA, Roadmap for Veterans and their Families Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the full committee's oversight hearing to assess Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Mr. Joel Rayburn to be assistant secretary of State for near Eastern affairs, and M more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams: "A Small Part in a Big Company: Examining the Power of Franchising in the American Economy" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a full committee hearing titled "A Small Part in a Big Company: Examining the Power of Franchising in the American Economy." Chairman Roger Williams' ope more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Amo Stands Firmly Against the Republican Budget Betrayal WASHINGTON, DC - Today in the House Committee on the Budget, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) voted against on the disastrous Republican reconciliation package that would kick over 13 million people off their health care, gut food assistance for about 11 million people, and steal the dream of higher education from over 4 million American more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Blake Moore Publishes Opinion Piece on His Legislation to Create Investment Accounts for Every American Child WASHINGTON - Congressman Blake Moore introduced the Money Accounts for Growth and Advancement (MAGA) Act to create investment accounts for every American child to show them the power of capitalism and help them better achieve the American Dream. This proposal has support from President more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Hosts Telephone Town Hall, Speaks Directly With Coloradans WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) hosted (link is external) a telephone town hall with nearly 13,000 Coloradans, in which he spoke directly with constituents about his work in Congress and answered their questions live. The conversation focused (link is external) on a variety of topics, including Congressman Crow's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announces $7 Million in Federal Grants for Environmental Cleanup and Economic Revitalization Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced nearly $7 million in federal Brownfields Grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Connecticut communities. "Brownfields funding has supported the revitalization more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Coons, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Kelly, Himes, Krishnamoorthi statement on Trump's Middle East AI giveaway WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), as well as Congressmen Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's artificial in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Coons, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Kelly, Himes, Krishnamoorthi statement on Trump's Middle East AI giveaway Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), as well as Congressmen Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) issued more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Leads Bill to Reimburse Texas for Border Security Costs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced legislation to reimburse the State of Texas for the more than $11 billion dollars Texas taxpayers spent on Operation Lone Star, Texas' border security mission launched due to President Biden's dereliction of duty. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a cosponsor of the legislation in the Senate, and Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Rubio and Bessent: Investigate Harvard's Ties to the Chinese Communist Party Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to encourage an investigation of potential sanctions violations at Harvard University. Recen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Bureaucratic Hostility Towards Pine Bluff Arsenal Will Undercut President Trump's Agenda Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 16, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) today sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, expressing opposi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Slams GOP Tax Proposal: "Slap in the face to working families who already live paycheck to paycheck" Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a statement in response to Congressional Republicans' tax bill that would provide over a trillion dollars in tax cuts for billionaires and the biggest corporations while failing to do anything substantial for middle- and working-class fami more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * DeLauro, Kaptur Condemn Trump's Politicization of Critical Army Corps Construction Newly Released Army Corps Work Plans Show Trump Abandoning Blue State Infrastructure Projects WASHINGTON -- This week, the Trump Administration released its Army Corps work plans that show President Trump is politicizing critical infrastructur more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * DeLauro, Murray, Baldwin Call on Secretary McMahon to Promptly Inform K-12 Schools About Their Federal Funding After Harmful Delays, Uncertainty, and Chaos Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Leads Democratic Colleagues in Demanding Answers about the National Security Risks Posed by Trump's Acceptance of $400 Million Plane-Shaped Qatari Bribe May 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Assistant Minority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and nine other Democratic colleagues across U.S. Senate Armed Services, Approp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth on Trump Seeking to Deploy National Guard for Immigration Enforcement on US Soil: "This is What Dictators Do to Destroy Democracies" May 15, 2025 Deploying National Guardsmen to support immigration enforcement on our own soil is not part of the National Guard's mission, and it has never happened in our nation's history [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckwo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Trump's Middle East Trip May 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and J more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Calls On Trump White House To Honor Blue Slip Rule For U.S. Attorneys During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting During his remarks, Durbin also questioned the legal status of Ms. Pirro's appointment to be Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement On Oversight Of The Justice Department During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Durbin presses Grassley to convene a meeting with AG Bondi to discuss responding to the Committee's oversight requests and to schedule oversight hearings with AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel as soon more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Health Care Leaders To Discuss Cost Of Prescription Drugs And Republican Cuts To Medicaid May 16, 2025 SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined health leaders at Springfield Memorial Hospital to highlight efforts to address high prescription drug prices, and how health insurance coverage for nearly 14 million Americans is at risk because of Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Wyden, Senate Democrats Urge Social Security Administration To Reverse Decision To Maliciously & Illegally List Immigrants As "Dead" May 15, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) today led a group of fourteen Senate Democrats in condemning and urging reversal of the Social Se more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Statement on Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the Russia-Ukraine negotiations: "Just like President Trump, I want an end to this war that never should have started. The president has been working to bring both sides together, but Putin has shown his true colors and again refused to come to the table. I support President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen, Nadler, Goldman Lead New York Delegation Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy Demanding Answers Regarding the Ongoing Instability at the World Trade Center Health Program WASHINGTON, DC--Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), joined Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) in leading a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy regarding the ong more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer, Wyden, Sanders, Merkley, Klobuchar Slam Trump Administration's Attacks On Senior Nutrition Programs Now, Republicans Are Trying To Cut Critical Programs That Help Seniors Put Food On The Table, Including Medicaid, Social Services Block Grant, and SNAP U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Ron Wyden  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at an executive business meeting on May 15, 2025: * * * Grassley Opens Executive Business Meeting on Police Week Legislation Today we have three nominations and eight bills on the agenda. Two of the nominations listed today, Terrance Cole, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Gadyaces Serralta, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Democratic Senate colleagues in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Head Start, Meals on Wheels, and other essential social servi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Outlines Efforts with EPA Administrator to Provide Regulatory Certainty, Respect Private Property Rights Senator Stresses Importance of Improving Grid Reliability & Affordability, Rescinding Overreach by Biden Administration WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to provide regulatory certainty to the nation's energy more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Examining Threats to ICE Operations" at 2 p.m. on May 20, 2025, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine the importance of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers, including the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, New Jersey. Additionally, the hearing will also explore how the Trump-Vance Administration is committed to enforcin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO COMBAT SCREWWORM OUTBREAK The STOP Screwworms Act would Boost Capacity to Stop Parasite from Reaching U.S. Livestock & Wildlife WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) this week cosponsored bipartisan legislation to step up American efforts to ensure a resurgent infestation of the New World screwworm (NWS) does not reach the United States where the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Update: Rep. Al Green Files Impeachment Articles, Cites Trump as Threat to Democracy in 'To Whom It May Concern' Letter (Washington, D.C.)-- On Thursday, May 15, 2025, I announced on the floor of the House of Representatives that I have filed H.Res.415, to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States. The resolution states that the President has devolved American democracy into authoritar more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Stresses Importance of Right-to-Repair, Highlights How Restrictions Limit International Cooperation Repair restrictions limit service members' abilities to fix their weapons even in the middle of life-and-death missions Warren successfully pushed the Army to get rid of right-to-repair restrictions, urges the rest of the military to follow Video of Exchange (YouT more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 16, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Hosts Event on Empowering Students, Strengthening Access to Charter Schools WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted "Chartering Excellence: A Policy Briefing on Charter School Innovation," an event o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Scott Hosts Second Forum with Civil Rights Leaders on How to Fight the Trump Administration's Attacks on Americans WASHINGTON - This week, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) hosted a forum with civil rights leaders to discuss how they are fighting the Trump Administration's systematic a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: This Week, Senator Lujan In The News Standing Up For New Mexicans and Fighting Back Against Republicans' Attacks On Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been fighting back against Congressional Republicans' attacks on essential services and programs that New Mexicans rely on, exposing the Trump administration's block more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Speech to National Urban League, Warren Calls Out Republican Plans to Shortchange American Families to Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts "If they win, the billionaires don't just become wealthier--the rest of us lose out big time in investments we never make. Investments to fix our roads and bridges. Investments to make child care affordable so parents can get to work." Washington, D.C. -- T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Jacobs, Meeks Introduce Joint Resolutions of Disapproval for Trump Administration's Rushed Arms Sales to United Arab Emirates Representatives Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today issued the following statement announcing the introduction of Joint Resolutions of Disapprova more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Leads Amicus Brief Opposing UnitedHealth Efforts to Scam Taxpayers through Medicare Advantage WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is leading dozens of Members in filing an amicus brief in United States of America v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc. et al, a case alleging that UnitedHealth uses inaccurate diagnosis codes to inflate payments through Medicare Advantage (MA), essential more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Order Blocking Trump Admin's Efforts to Deport Immigrants Without Due Process WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's 7-2 decision blocking the Trump administration from violating due process rights with its more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats Open Investigation into Trump's Qatari Plane Deal, Seek Answers from Trump DOJ and White House Counsel Committee Democrats Request Trump Admin Provide Memos Defending Blatantly Unconstitutional Attempt to Accept Qatari "Flying Palace" Without Congressional Consent Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ra more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, DeLauro Condemn Trump's Politicization of Critical Army Corps Construction Washington, DC -- This week, the Trump Administration released its Army Corps work plans (link is external) that show President Trump is politicizing critical infrastructure investments. House Appropriations Committee analysis shows that the Trump administration shifted more than $250 Million away from critical infrastru more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Demand Information on $400 Million Qatari Plane Bribe WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining his colleagues today in demanding the Department of Defense be transparent with them about the substantial national security risks of the $400 million Air Force One bribe from the Qatari royal family. Just days after Senator King told Scripps News that the jet transfer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Himes, Coons, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Kelly Statement on Trump's Middle East AI Giveaway WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Nearly $316 Billion Owed to Native Communities WATCH Senator Lujan's Remarks in Senate Indian Affairs Committee Washington, D.C.-- 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 su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Welch, 28 Colleagues in Introducing Senate Resolution Decrying Two-Month Blockade on Food and Medicine in Gaza Washington (May 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and 28 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to bring an end to the b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Van Hollen, Colleagues Question Legality of Trump Administration's Multi-Million Dollar Payment to El Salvador to Imprison Migrants from U.S. Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led ten colleagues today in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to demand answers regarding the Trump administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Sound the Alarm on Vermont's Health Care Crisis WASHINGTON, May 16 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced he will hold a press conference Monday with health care, business and community leaders to discuss the crisis in Vermont's health care system and call for immediate action. As independent health care providers, nonprofit insurers, federally qualified health ce more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following written testimony by Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, from a May 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the critical issue of artificial intelligence. I am Brad Smith, the Vice Chair and P more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins 29 Colleagues In Introducing Senate Resolution Decrying Two-Month Blockade On Food And Medicine In Gaza WASHINGTON--As the humanitarian situation in Gaza worsens, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined 29 of his U.S. Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use all diplomati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement On Trump's Middle East Trip WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), the Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Foreign more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Murray Slams Sweeping Funding Freeze at DOT, Grills Duffy on Massive Staffing Cuts at FAA, Across DOT Washington, D.C. -- Today, at a Senate Appropriations Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Senator Patty Murray more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Call on Secretary McMahon to Promptly Inform K-12 Schools About Their Federal Funding After Harmful Delays, Uncertainty, and Chaos Top Democratic appropriators call out delays in notification of federal education funding Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Call on Secretary McMahon to Promptly Inform K-12 Schools About Their Federal Funding After Harmful Delays, Uncertainty, and Chaos Top Democratic appropriators call out delays in notification of federal education funding Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Approp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Scott, Baldwin, Sanders Decry Trump Administration's Illegal Firings, Cuts at AmeriCorps Top appropriators and authorizers call on Interim Head of AmeriCorps to reverse layoffs and grant terminations that have debilitated the agency's core functions Washington, D.C. -- Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, alongside Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $2 Million in Congressionally-Approved Funds to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Granite State Communities, Criticizes Trump Administration for Rolling Back Environmental Protections Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and U.S. Representative Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), today  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $2 Million in Congressionally-Approved Funds to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Granite State Communities, Criticizes Trump Administration for Rolling Back Environmental Protections Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), SenatorMaggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New Information Suggests Senior Pfizer Executives Conspired to Delay COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Testing to Influence 2020 Election WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer, Dr. Albert Bourla, and Pfizer's former Global Head of Vaccines Research and Development, Dr. Philip Dormitzer, after more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: Energy Tax Cuts in the Inflation Reduction Act Are Key to Outcompeting China & Lowering Costs for Families As Congressional Republicans Advance Rollbacks of Inflation Reduction Act Energy Programs, Report Details Potential Harm to U.S. Economy & National Security Report Also Includes New State-By-State Data on Average Househo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: State-by-State Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * NEXT WEEK: Senate HELP Committee to Consider President Trump's Labor, Education Nominees WASHINGTON - On Thursday, May 22, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will consider multiple nominations at the Department of Labor, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and the Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman from a May 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee. I'm Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI. It is an honor to return to the Senate and share our view of where AI is today and where we see it goi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Colleagues Urge Social Security Administration to Reverse Decision to Maliciously & Illegally List Immigrants as "Dead" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined 15 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in condemning and demanding the reversal of the Social Security Administration's (SSA) recent decision  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Pro-Growth Policies for All Americans This week, several House committees took significant steps to advance our legislative package to enact President Trump's top policy priorities. In the Committee on Ways and Means, my colleagues and I began a meeting to consider the tax title of this package on Tuesday afternoon and spent more than 17 hours scrutinizing and deliberating before ultimately approving porti more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Demands Investigation Into Flagrant Disregard for Taxpayer Privacy as DOGE Meddles in Critical IRS Systems Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting I more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Highlights Crushing Costs for Main Street Manufacturers at Small Business Committee Hearing (Washington, May 14) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today highlighted how the cruel cost increases and uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's trade war spells doomsday for small man more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Small Business Democrats Condemn Cuts to Counseling and Training Services for Women, Veterans, Underserved Small Businesses, Demand SBA Release Funding (Washington, May 16) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led all Democrats on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing for Nominees for State Department Positions WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nominations of Joel Rayburn to be Assistant Secretary of State for more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Silencing of Voice of America WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's reported firing of nearly 600 VOA employees: "Congress--on a bipartisan basi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Trump's Middle East Trip WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-H more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Reed and Warner to Trump: If your tariff tirade continues to spiral, "America First" may result in "America Alone" WASHINGTON--This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Takano's Opening Statement to Secretary Collins, "VA is not for sale" WASHINGTON-- Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) delivered the following opening statement as prepared at the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing entitled, "Department of Veterans Affairs FY2026 and 2027 Advance Appropriations Budget Request". Thank y more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle Warn DOGE to Stay Out of Legislative Branch After Musk's Cronies Attempt to Infiltrate GAO Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle Warn DOGE to Stay Out of Legislative Branch After Musk's Cronies Attempt to Infiltrate GAO WASHINGTON -- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, sent a letter more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Al Green Files Impeachment Articles, Cites Trump as Threat to Democracy in 'Dear Colleague' Letter (Washington, D.C.)-- Today, I announced on the floor of the House of Representatives that I have filed H.Res.415 to impeach President Donald John Trump for condoning the flouting of federal court orders, flouting the separation of powers, undermining the independence of the federal judiciary, and flouting more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint Joins Democrats in Taking Down Cruel Republican Budget Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Budget Democrats successfully blocked the Republican Budget that would have slashed Medicaid, food assistance and other critical programs that Americans rely on. The Republican plan cuts over $880 billion in cuts that would decimate Medicaid, risking the health care coverage more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burchett to Introduce Legislation to Codify President Trump's Agenda Washington, D.C. (May 16 th, 2025) -- Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett announced that he will be introducing legislation to codify President Trump's Executive Orders. Since his inauguration, President Trump has slashed regulatory red tape, prioritized fiscal conservatism, and effectively closed the Southern Border. " more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett on Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Failure Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov Watch Rep. Doggett's remarks during the Budget Committee markup here (link is external). Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), a member of the House Budget and Ways and Means Committees, released the following statement after Republicans failed to advance their own budget reco more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Reintroduces Humane Accountability Act with Support from New Mexico Advocates WASHINGTON, D.C. - On May 15, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced the re-introduction of the Humane Accountability Act alongside key New Mexican groups including El CENTRO de Igualdad y Derechos, NM Comunidades en Accion y de Fe, Center for Civic Policy, and New Mexico Immigration more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Condemns Republican Tax Bill Provision Allowing Trump To Target Nonprofits WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement regarding the provision House Republicans included in their tax bill to let President Trump revoke tax-exempt status from charities and nonprofits -- without due process: " Hidden deep in the Re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly condemns Trump Administration for flooding streets with dangerous rapid-fire devices CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump Administration for permitting the sale of forced reset triggers, which enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settled a lawsuit with the National Association for Gun Rights, which cha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Failure of Reconciliation Bill in Budget Committee May 16, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Republican budget proposal failed to advance out of the committee: "In yet another display of Republican chaos and incompetence, the GOP failed to pass their reconci more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch Statement on Committee Passage of Five Trump Nominees, 31 in Total WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today issued the following statement after the Foreign Relations Committee passed Mr. Caleb Orr to be an assistant secretary of State, The Honorable Kenneth Howery to be ambassador to Denmark, The Honorable Callista Ging more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch, Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and 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 dee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, Murray, Baldwin, Scott, DeLauro Decry Trump Administration's Illegal Firings, Cuts at AmeriCorps WASHINGTON, May 15 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: House Will Pass One, Big Beautiful Bill Next Week JEFFERSON, La. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss the last steps to move reconciliation to the House Floor for a vote next week - a vote to unleash President Trump's pro-growth agenda by protecting American workers through no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and tax cut  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott: Republican Budget is a Big, Bad Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.: Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) delivered the following statement at the House Budget Committee's failed markup of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14, President Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act": " Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's hard to take my colleagues on the other side of the ais more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Sen. Cruz: Americans Want Energy That Is Affordable, Reliable, and Transported Safely WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety hearing titled "Pipeline Safety Reauthorization: Ensuring the Safe and Efficient Movement of Am more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Ricketts in Sending Letter Backing President Trump's Call for Full Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) 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 resul more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve President Trump's Nomination for PBGC Director WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to favorably report the nomination of Janet Dhillon to serve as the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation by a vote of 12-11. B more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill and the Justice for Angel Families Act Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today joined Sharla McBride and Marc Lotter on Newsmax 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 immediat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Hears from Hunger Relief Organizations Across WA State About Challenges and Fears Amid Trump Cuts to USDA, Republicans Advancing Legislation to Cut SNAP By a Staggering $300 Billion ICYMI : Murray, Hayes, Levin Introduce Bill to Expand Summer EBT Program to School Breaks, Ensure Kids Don't Go Hungry When School is Closed During the Year ICYMI : Senator Murray, WA Food Banks, and Fa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Senator Murray on Trump Defunding Blue State Army Corps Construction: "This is Some Corrupt B-S" Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued the following statement on the release of the Army C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on Trump Defunding Blue State Army Corps Construction: "This is Some Corrupt B-S" Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued the following statement on the release of the Army Corps' work plans detailing how it will spend the funding provided b more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Simpson, Cole: Refocused EPA, Reduced Regulations Washington, D.C. - This week, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) convened a hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to examine the Trump Administration's agenda to del more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Smith: Biden's Favorite Economic Forecaster Gave Him a Pass on Inflation, Now It Wants to Kneecap Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than four years after Moody's incorrectly predicted the so-called American Rescue Plan would have a negligible effect on inflation while creating 4 million jobs, the credit ratings agency has issued a controversi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Secures Army Corps Pledge to Fast-Track Juneau Flooding Solution WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, received commitments from Adam Telle, President Trump's nominee to head the Army Corps of Engineers, to expedite efforts to protect homes and property from the recurring threat of glacial lake outburst flooding  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Secures Commitment from EPA Administrator Zeldin to Continue Funding Chesapeake Bay Program Yesterday, in a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program. Administrator Zeldin not more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Markey, Colleagues Question Legality of Trump Administration's Multi-Million Dollar Payment to El Salvador to Imprison Migrants from U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led ten colleagues today in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to demand answers regarding the Trump administration's $6 million payment to the government of El Salvador to supp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Shaheen, Colleagues Warn Rubio: Abandoning U.S. Global Leadership on Human Rights Makes America, World Less Safe Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led 13 of their colleagues in pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Administration's retreat from longstanding efforts to pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Velazquez Highlights Growing Pressures Facing Franchise Owners Under Trump's Economic Policies WASHINGTON - Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled "A Small Part in a Big Company: Examining the Power of Franchising in the American Economy." The hearing examined how economic instability and federal poli more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Gillibrand Secures Commitment From Transportation Secretary Not To Cancel Funding For Major Transit Capital Investment Projects At today's Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Transportation's budget, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand secured an on-the-record commitment from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy that he more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Efforts to Gut Health Care to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest Americans WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement on findings by the Joint Economic Committee that more than 262,000 Virginians are set to lose their health insurance under the cuts being proposed by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Calls on OPM to Continue Protections for Federal Employees Whose Personal Information was Compromised in 2015 Hack WASHINGTON - As Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues its purge of federal programs, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is cautioning the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) against prematurely eli more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Coons, Shaheen, Reed, Kelly, Himes, Krishnamoorthi on Trump's Middle East AI Giveaway WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), as well as Congressmen Jim Himes (D-CT) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's artificial intelligence deals that were anno more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on New SSA Phone Policy Walkback Washington, D.C. - Following new reporting revealing that the Social Security Administration (SSA) changed its policy of holding benefit claims made over the phone for days to check for "fraud" -- which was causing a "degradation of public service" -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "We sounded the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Warren, Durbin, and Blumenthal Seek Answers on Reported Pardon Bid by Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Senators raise concerns as Binance uses Trump stablecoin for business deal and Republicans try to jam through crypto legislation that will benefit President Trump and his family "The convergence of Mr. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Warren, Merkley Seek World Liberty Financial Records on $2 Billion Trump Stablecoin Deal Involving UAE Firm and Binance "Congress is considering legislation that, if passed into law, would expand the scale and reach of USD1 and enable the President to continue profiting off of a financial product he ov more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand Press Social Security Head on Plans to Strip Employees of Civil Service Protections, Pave Way for Mass Firings Lawmakers sound alarm on plans to recategorize thousands of SSA workers as Schedule F "policy-making" employees -- making it easier to replace them with DOGE lackeys "Converting these SSA employees' status is a deliberate maneuver to make it easier to get more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Forces Senate Vote Demanding Answers on Trump Administration's Dealings With El Salvador WATCH : Padilla emphasizes the threat of Trump's ignorance of due process for all Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, spoke on the Senate floor to hold the Trump Administration accountable fo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Talks Trump's Corruption, Threats to Democracy with Jim Acosta on Substack "You give a convicted felon like Donald Trump immunity, and you make him President of the United States and he's going to act like a crook with immunity, which is what he's doing." View the full interview here. Watch on Substack here. Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined report more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Durbin Lead Senate Judiciary Democrats in Calling for Hearing on Trump's Violation of the Right to Due Process WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley to convene a hearing on the Trump Administration's violations of the r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: The One Big Beautiful Bill is a Pro-Life Victory for American Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - American families and those looking to start or grow their family will receive considerable relief and support under The One, Big, Beautiful Bill tax policies put forward by the Ways and Means Committee. The legislation includes more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Republicans' Baby Tax: "All They Do Is Take From Moms and Dads and Kids." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), consumer advocate Angela Hanks, and local business owner Elizabeth Mahon to denounce Donald Trump and Republicans' "baby tax" on working parents. Below more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes HHS Nominees O'Neill and Andres to be Deputy Secretary and Congressional Liaison As Prepared for Delivery Let's start with the elephant in the room: Trump's so-called 'big, beautiful bill.' This week, Republicans in the House unveiled the largest proposed cut to Medicaid in history. The bill takes a wrecking ball to Medicaid, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs "The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation" Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs "The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation" Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food as more PR