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 -- 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 -- 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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. 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 -- 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 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. 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. 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 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 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