WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Trump Administration Withholding $500M for Fish Passage at Howard Hanson Dam 05.16.25 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, released this statement following news that the Trump administration is withholding $500 million more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Statement on Patel's Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Patel: Review All FBI Actions by James Comey Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, asking for a review of all FBI actions in which James Comey was personally involved in as FBI Director. This request comes after Comey's recent social media post threatening President Trump. In part, Senator Cotton wrote: "While I have long ques more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Biden-Era Initiative Unfairly Targeting Main Street Businesses U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury urging review of a harmful Biden-era Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pass-through compliance unit. Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, 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 ser more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, released the following opening remarks from a May 6, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Rail Assistance": * * * Most of us are familiar with the unfortunate and unnecessary reputation of our country for building and repairing infrastructure: it takes too long and cos more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Joined ABC7 News to Discuss "One Big, Beautiful Bill" SARASOTA, Fla. -- Last night, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined ABC 7 News to discuss the committee's tax package portion of President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" to provide permanent tax relief to working families, small businesses and seniors. Watch here. Related Pos more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Coons, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Himes, Krishnamoorthi Statement on Trump's Middle East AI Giveaway Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Mark Warner (D-VA), alongside Representatives Jim Himes (D-CT-04) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) issued the following statement in response to President T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Leads Special Order Hour on Science Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) led House Democrats in a Special Order Hour to call out President Trump and Elon Musk's reckless policies and budget cuts to federal science agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is causin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Joins WA Water Utilities, Slams Trump Defunding Howard Hanson Dam, Blue State Construction Projects Trump plan takes $437 million away from blue states and moves $258 million toward red states--overall, 64-33 percent red to blue split in Trump admin's Army Corps work plan versus roughly 50-50 split in budget request, FY25 House and Senate appropriations bills ICYMI : Senator Murray on Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Blumenthal Demand Transparency From Avelo Airlines About Deportation Flights WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) raised serious concerns to Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy about the airline's contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fly domestic a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill House Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Budget Legislation Washington, D.C. - Member of the House Budget Committee Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) today delivered remarks in committee on the budget reconciliation bill. Rep. McClintock's remarks: President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock House Budget Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Introduces Bill To Enforce Rule of Law, Hold Trump Administration Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Representatives Dave Min (CA-47), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Eugene Vindman (VA-7) introduced the Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act (POCCA), an innovative new bill designed to empower Americans harmed by the Trump administration's unlawful impoundment of federal dollars more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Lifts Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for Nevada WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 11 of her colleagues in a letter demanding that the Trump Administration release funding for states under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This program connects families in the hardest-to-serve communities to high-speed int more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Criticizes Trump's 'Small, Insular, Mercenary' Foreign Policy, Discusses Rebuilding American Foreign Assistance WASHINGTON - Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, condemned the Trump administration's wholesale dismantling of American foreign assistance and its  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER - WITH HUDSON VALLEY RELIGIOUS LEADERS, FARMERS AND FOOD BANKS- SAYS GOP JUST VOTED TO RIP AWAY NEARLY $300 BILLION FROM AMERICA'S LARGEST ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO THOUSANDS... Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Serves 170,000 In Hudson Valley Every Month And Already Nearly 1 Million Pounds Of Food Has Been Canceled Due To Trump's Cru more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Trump Administration for Ripping $48 Million Tech Hub Grant from Spokane ICYMI FROM JAN 14, 2025: Spokane Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center Tech Hub Launches With $48 Million Federal Grant - MORE HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump adm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Statement on Patel's Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-05), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Congressman Glenn Ivey (Md.-04), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (Md.-07), Congressman Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (Md.-03), Congressman Johnny Olszewski (Md.-02) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Statement on Patel's Comments About FBI Vacating J. Edgar Hoover Building WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressman Johnny Olszewski more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Questions Secretary of Veterans Affairs Amidst Plans to Cut 80,000 VA Jobs WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) questioned Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins on the Trump Administration's plan to cut 15% of the VA workforce - over 80,000 jobs, putting veterans' care and well-being at risk. A member of the House Committee on Veter more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Efforts to Gut Health Care in Order to Pay for Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators 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 Repu more PR