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211 House Democrats Sign Boyle Discharge Petition to Block Medicaid and SNAP Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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211 House Democrats Sign Boyle Discharge Petition to Block Medicaid and SNAP Cuts
Just A Few Republicans Needed to Force a Vote and Stop Attacks on Working Families
WASHINGTON, DC -- As of today, 211 House Democrats have signed a discharge petition introduced by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget more PR
AdvaMed President Whitaker Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following written testimony by Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains":
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Chairman Crapo and Ranking Member Wyden, thank you for inviting me to address the Committee on this important topic.
I am Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, the MedTech Association. More than 600 medical technology companies are members of AdvaMed. These are the com more PR
American Soybean Association President Ragland Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains":
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Good morning, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee. It is an honor to join you today to testify on behalf of the American Soybean Association regarding trade in critical supply chains. My name is Caleb Ragland. I am a ni more PR
Ansari Introduces "Artemis" Act, Named for Christian Convert Seeking Asylum, to Protect Due Process for All (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Ansari Introduces "Artemis" Act, Named for Christian Convert Seeking Asylum, to Protect Due Process for All
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced the Artemis Act, legislation to protect due process by preventing individuals from facing expedited removal from the U.S. if they are nationals of or would be deported to countries designated by the State De more PR
Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, Gallego, Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill
Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), alongside Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego responded to a new report (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/jec-fact-sheet-on-state-by-state- more PR
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Nominee Rayburn Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Joel Rayburn, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, from a May 15, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the privilege of coming before you today as the President's nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs more PR
Assistant Secretary of Army for Civil Works Nominee Telle Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee relased the following written testimony by Adam Telle, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Thank you Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, members of the Committee, and the staff of the Environment and Public Works Committee.
It is an honor to have been nominated by President Trump to serve as the 14th Assistant Secretary o more PR
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy Buckhout Testifies Before House Armed Services Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation released the following testimony by Laurie Buckhout, performing the duties of assistant secretary of Defense for cyber policy, from a May 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Fiscal Year 2026 Review of the Department of Defense's Cyber Posture":
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Chairman Bacon, Ranking Member Khanna, and members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to be here today and discuss the Department of more PR
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs Nominee DeSombre Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Michael George DeSombre, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs, from a May 15, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Shaheen and distinguished Members of the Committee:
I am honored to appear before you today as the President's nominee for Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. I am gratefu more PR
Assistant Secretary of State for Political & Military Affairs Pratt Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Chris Pratt, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for political and military affairs, from a May 15, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored by President Trump's nomination to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for Politi more PR
Barrasso Questions Secretary Rubio on Iran, ISIS, Gaza and Energy Security (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Questions Secretary Rubio on Iran, ISIS, Gaza and Energy Security
Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso Question Sec. Rubio
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Iran, terrorism in Syria, plan for Gaza, and how American energy exports are helping our European allies.
Secretary Rubio testified at today's Senate Committee on more PR
Barrasso: Russia Face a Stark Choice Between Peace or Crippling Sanctions (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso: Russia Face a Stark Choice Between Peace or Crippling Sanctions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate Floor calling for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Senator Barrasso also discussed bipartisan legislation supported by more than 70 senators that would impose crippli more PR
Big Beautiful Border Security (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, posted the following statement on May 19, 2025:
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Big Beautiful Border Security
President Trump and House Republicans are committed to restoring immigration integrity and enhancing national security. The Judiciary Committee's reconciliation provisions, which passed out of our committee, deliver critical resources to advance both priorities.
Our provisions provide funding for at least 1 million annua more PR
Blackburn Introduces Bill to Stop Multi-Million Dollar Birth Tourism Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Blackburn Introduces Bill to Stop Multi-Million Dollar Birth Tourism Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Ban Birth Tourism Act to eliminate loopholes that foreign nationals exploit to become U.S. citizens. This follows President Trump's swift action to protect the meaning and value of American citizenship.
"Foreign nationals have been explo more PR
Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's "Half-Hearted", Late Implementation of the Elizabeth Dole Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 19, 2025:
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Blumenthal Statement on Trump VA's "Half-Hearted", Late Implementation of the Elizabeth Dole Act
Blumenthal slams Collins' failure to implement Congressionally-mandated provisions to improve care and benefits for veterans and their families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blument more PR
Blumenthal, King, Takano, Colleagues Demand Complete & Updated List of Cancelled VA Contracts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on May 20, 2025:
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Blumenthal, King, Takano, Colleagues Demand Complete & Updated List of Cancelled VA Contracts
In letter, Senate and House Committee members slam Collins' untruthful narrative around his chaotic contract cancellations
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Committee me more PR
BREAKING: In Senate, Rosen Passes Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Tips, Helping Deliver Tax Breaks for Nevada Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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BREAKING: In Senate, Rosen Passes Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Tips, Helping Deliver Tax Breaks for Nevada Workers
Senator Rosen Asked For And Received Unanimous Consent To Pass Her Bill To Eliminate Federal Income Tax On Tips
Watch Senator Rosen's remarks on the Senate floor HERE.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous cons more PR
Cantwell Statement on Release of Joseph St. Clair (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell Statement on Release of Joseph St. Clair
05.20.25
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released this statement regarding the release of Joseph St. Clair, a Washingtonian who was being wrongfully detained in Venezuela.
"I'm thrilled Joe has been released and will be reunited with his family. His parents were relentless advocates for their son. I thank the Trump more PR
Cassidy Applauds Energy Department on Taking Next Step to Unleash American LNG (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Cassidy Applauds Energy Department on Taking Next Step to Unleash American LNG
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took a critical step toward unleashing American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that were halted under the Biden administration. With this action, DOE has completed the final hurdles left over f more PR
Center for Strategic & International Studies Program Director Baskaran Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Gracelin Baskaran, director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains":
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Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to share my views with you on this important topic. CSIS does not take policy positions, so the views represente more PR
Chairman Capito Talks California Waiver CRA at GOP Leadership Press Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Capito Talks California Waiver CRA at GOP Leadership Press Conference
To watch Chairman Capito's remarks, click here or the image above.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks during the weekly Senate GOP Leadership Press Conference on the joint resolution of more PR
Chairman Capito Talks California Waiver CRA at GOP Leadership Press Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Chairman Capito Talks California Waiver CRA at GOP Leadership Press Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks during the weekly Senate GOP Leadership Press Conference on the joint re more PR
Chairman Green Issues Statement on DOJ Charges Against Committee Member Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 19, 2025:
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Chairman Green Issues Statement on DOJ Charges Against Committee Member Rep. LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced charges against Committee member Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), who stormed U.S. Im more PR
Chairman Green With House GOP Leadership: Trump's Border Security Success "Will Be Short-Lived" If Congress Fails to Advance Reconciliation Package (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 20, 2025:
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Chairman Green with House GOP Leadership: Trump's Border Security Success "Will Be Short-Lived" if Congress Fails to Advance Reconciliation Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following remarks at a press conference with House Republican leadership, in which he more PR
Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Environment Hearing on EPA Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Environment Hearing on EPA Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled The Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Protection Age more PR
Chairman Guthrie's Statement on Savings Created in Energy and Commerce Reconciliation Text (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Chairman Guthrie's Statement on Savings Created in Energy and Commerce Reconciliation Text
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement following the release of a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the savings made by the more PR
Chairman Paul Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Chairman Paul Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine the U.S. Department of more PR
Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing With Secretary Rubio, Review of the FY26 State Department Budget Request (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing with Secretary Rubio, Review of the FY26 State Department Budget Request
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 hearing review of the FY26 State Department budget request. Th more PR
Ciscomani Questions VA Secretary Doug Collins about the Need to Strengthen Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts and Prioritize Survivor's Assistance within the VA (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Ciscomani Questions VA Secretary Doug Collins about the Need to Strengthen Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts and Prioritize Survivor's Assistance within the VA
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani, who represents nearly 80,000 veterans in Arizona's 6th Congressional District, questioned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins during an oversight hearing about the V more PR
CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON UNJUST CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST REP. LAMONICA MCIVER (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON UNJUST CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST REP. LAMONICA MCIVER
May 19, 2025
MEDIA CONTACT:
e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov
c: 202.913.0126
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement:
"The baseless charges filed this evening against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver are nothing more than a reprehensible political stunt intended to in more PR
Committee Considers Legislation Codifying Trump EO, Supporting Coastal Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Committee Considers Legislation Codifying Trump EO, Supporting Coastal Communities
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills. One bill, H.R. 3179, codifies an Executive Order (EO) 14229 signed by President Trump honoring a victim of senseless violence perpetrated by two Venezu more PR
Congressman Maxwell Frost Slams Trump Regime for Baseless DOJ Charges Against Rep. McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Maxwell Frost Slams Trump Regime for Baseless DOJ Charges Against Rep. McIver
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement in response to the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) bringing charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) following her oversight visit to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey where ICE agents put their h more PR
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Defends Medicaid, SNAP, and Inflation Reduction Act Amid Republican Attacks on Working Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Defends Medicaid, SNAP, and Inflation Reduction Act Amid Republican Attacks on Working Families
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) defended critical social safety net programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as well as key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), during a hearing amid thr more PR
Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Attends White House Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Congressman Ryan Mackenzie Attends White House Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Greater Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, joined President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House for the official signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This bipartisan, landmark legislatio more PR
Congressman Smith stands with Congresswoman McIver Against Baseless Claim (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Smith stands with Congresswoman McIver Against Baseless Claim
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) issued the following statement regarding the criminal charge of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) related to the incident at the Newark, NJ ICE detention facility:
The charges filed against Congresswoman McIver are completely without justification and a gross abuse more PR
Congresswoman Escobar Advocates for the Priorities of El Paso and Fort Bliss in Armed Services Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Escobar Advocates for the Priorities of El Paso and Fort Bliss in Armed Services Committee Hearing
This morning, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) testified before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee during the committee's Member Day hearing. The hearing was an opportunity for Members to highlight issues of high importance to their communities as the committee crafts the Fisca more PR
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Congresswoman LaMonica McIver
"The Trump Administration continues to weaponize the justice system to score political points and intimidate others. As members of Congress, it is part of our duty to conduct oversight of the executive branch. My colleague was performing this work when she visited an immigration detention center in her district.
These charges are ba more PR
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver Against Illegitimate Charges (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Stands with Rep. LaMonica McIver Against Illegitimate Charges
Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement on Rep. LaMonica McIver being illegitimately charged for lawfully visiting an ICE detention center and fulfilling her constitutional duty of oversight:
"Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was illegitimately charged by the Department of Justice more PR
Congresswoman Pou Condemns Political Prosecution of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Congresswoman Pou Condemns Political Prosecution of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) tonight decried the indictment of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10) by the Trump Justice Department.
"I am disgusted and outraged that the Justice Department, through Donald Trump's personal lawyer and hand-picked U.S. Attorney, is attempting to more PR
Cortez Masto Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen American Critical Mineral Supply Chain (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen American Critical Mineral Supply Chain
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to their Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and their Derivative Products calling on the Trump Administration to take more PR
Cortez Masto Grills Trump's Nominee for IRS Commissioner about his Involvement in a Fraudulent Tax Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Grills Trump's Nominee for IRS Commissioner about his Involvement in a Fraudulent Tax Scheme
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) grilled Billy Long, President Trump's nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), about his involvement in a tax fraud scheme in which he encouraged people to claim a fake Tribal tax credit. Long repeatedly fai more PR
Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nomination of Billy Long to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner.
As prepared for delivery:
"Today, we will hear from Congressman Billy Long, who is nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Internal more PR
Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Crapo Statement at IRS Commissioner Nomination Hearing
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the nomination of Billy Long to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner.
As prepared for delivery:
"Today, we will hear from Congressman Billy Long, wh more PR
Dexter in Lockstep with AG Rayfield, Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Fight Against Trump's Illegal Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Dexter in Lockstep with AG Rayfield, Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Fight Against Trump's Illegal Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced she is joining an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit (link is external) led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's tariffs as an overreach of the executive branc more PR
DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Director Prochaska Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Conner Prochaska, President Trump's nominee to be director of the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished members of the Committee: It is an honor and privilege to appear here today as President Trump's nominee to serve as Director of the Advanced Research more PR
DOE CFO Nominee Pierce Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Tina M. Pierce, President Trump's nominee to be CFO of the Energy, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Committee for the opportunity to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Before I begin my official remarks, I would like to intr more PR
DOE General Counsel Nominee Brightbill Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan Brightbill, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel of the Energy, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Good morning, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished members of the Committee:
It is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy. I am deeply grateful to President more PR
Durbin Exposes The Costs Of Republicans; "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Slams Republicans For Slashing Medicaid, Snap To Pay For Tax Breaks For Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Exposes The Costs Of Republicans; "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Slams Republicans For Slashing Medicaid, Snap To Pay For Tax Breaks For Billionaires
May 19, 2025
In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin spoke about the real costs of passing the Republicans' "one, big, beautiful bill," including 13.7 million Americans potentially losing health care coverage
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate more PR
Durbin Meets With Associate Attorney General Nominee Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Meets With Associate Attorney General Nominee Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing
May 19, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with Stanley Woodward, President Trump's nominee to be the Associate Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice:
"The Departme more PR
Durbin Meets With Associate Attorney General Nominee Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Durbin Meets With Associate Attorney General Nominee Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after meeting with Stanley Woodward, President Trump's nominee to be the Associate Attorney General more PR
Emmer: Our One Big, Beautiful Bill Holds Promise for Every American (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Emmer: Our One Big, Beautiful Bill holds promise for every American
WASHINGTON -- Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republican leadership to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the wins it will deliver for the American people, and the massive stakeholder support it has received.
Click here (https://youtu.be/AeJs5dY9K1I) or above to watch more PR
EPA Office of Solid Waste Assistant Administrator Nominee Busterud Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by John W. Busterud, President Trump's nominee to be assistant administrator for the Office of Solid Waste of the Environmental Protection Agency, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Thank you, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and all the distinguished members of this Committee. It has been a privilege to meet with you and your staff to learn about the issues of high more PR
Ernst Applauds SBA Rollback of Irresponsible Biden-Era Lending Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Applauds SBA Rollback of Irresponsible Biden-Era Lending Changes
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement after Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler paused the Biden-era Community Advantage Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) program that was designed to provide taxpayer-backed 7( more PR
Ernst Applauds SBA Rollback of Irresponsible Biden-Era Lending Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Ernst Applauds SBA Rollback of Irresponsible Biden-Era Lending Changes
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement after Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler paused the Biden-era Community Advantage Small Busi more PR
Ernst Applauds Trump Administration for Putting Iowans First (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Applauds Trump Administration for Putting Iowans First
WASHINGTON - During a U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) thanked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answering her calls to action to deliver justice for Iowan Sarah Root and secure the integrity of Iowa's elections.
Watch Senator Ernst's full remarks he more PR
Federal Highway Administrator Nominee McMaster Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee relased the following written testimony by Sean McMaster, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as you consider my nomination for the position of Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration ( more PR
Financial Services Applauds House Passage of CRA to Reverse Biden-era Bank Merger Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Financial Services Applauds House Passage of CRA to Reverse Biden-era Bank Merger Rule
Today, the House of Representatives passed S.J. Res 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) relating more PR
Florida Democrats Call on Trump Admin to Reinstate Nearly $2.5 Billion in Terminated Florida Public Health Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Florida Democrats Call on Trump Admin to Reinstate Nearly $2.5 Billion in Terminated Florida Public Health Funding
Washington, DC - This week, Rep. Frankel (FL-22) and Florida Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-25), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Darren Soto (FL-09), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) sent a letter to Pres more PR
Goodlander, Hassan Discuss Importance of the Department of Education for Students & Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks on Public Education (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Goodlander, Hassan Discuss Importance of the Department of Education for Students & Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks on Public Education
Manchester, N.H. - Yesterday morning, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and met with educators and school officials to hear about the support tha more PR
Grassley, Banks Renew Call for Investigation into Milley's Chain of Command Interference, Efforts to Undermine Civilian Control of the Military (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley, Banks Renew Call for Investigation into Milley's Chain of Command Interference, Efforts to Undermine Civilian Control of the Military
WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are renewing calls for the Department of Defense (DOD) to finally address alleged misconduct by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Mark Milley.
In a letter to the D more PR
Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Resolution Calling for Return of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Prior to Any Final Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Resolution Calling for Return of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Prior to Any Final Peace Agreement
WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing a resolution calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before any peace agreement is finalized ending the war against Ukraine.
The r more PR
Heinrich, Lujan Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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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
HHS Secretary Kennedy Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Health and Human services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from a May 14, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget:
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The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is to enhance and protect the health and well-being of the American people.
President Trump and all of us at HHS take that charge seriously. So, when a program is not as effective a more PR
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Keynote Address at Foreign Policy for America Annual Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Delivers Keynote Address at Foreign Policy for America Annual Summit
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following keynote address - as prepared - at Foreign Policy for America's annual leadership summit focused on "the future of U.S. foreign policy":
Thank you for the warm int more PR
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding details on the official status and duties, as well as any potential conflicts of interests, of an increa more PR
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Stanton Introduce Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Stanton Introduce Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Greg Stanton of Arizona today introduced a discharge petition to force a vote on Resolutions that would terminate President Trump's author more PR
Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Meservey Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Joshua Meservey, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "East Africa & The Horn: At A Turning Point or Breaking Point?":
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Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and members of the committee, thank you for the honor of testifying today, and for your attention to an important region of the world.
My name is Joshua Meservey, and I am a Senior Fellow at Hu more PR
HYDE-SMITH WARNS AGAINST BASELESS ATTACKS ON AMERICAN FOOD PRODUCTION IN PENDING MAHA REPORT (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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HYDE-SMITH WARNS AGAINST BASELESS ATTACKS ON AMERICAN FOOD PRODUCTION IN PENDING MAHA REPORT
HHS Sec. Dismisses Miss. Senator's Concerns that MAHA Report Will Ignore Decades of Sound Science, Undermine Confidence in American Food Supply with False Claims
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Confronts HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on a MAHA Report Due Thursday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In advance of more PR
ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Trump's Capitol Hill Meeting on Reconciliation, GENIUS Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Trump's Capitol Hill Meeting on Reconciliation, GENIUS Act
WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss President Donald Trump's meeting on Capitol Hill on th more PR
ICYMI: Cassidy Pens Op-Ed Calling for Advancement of School Choice in the One Big, Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Cassidy Pens Op-Ed Calling for Advancement of School Choice in the One Big, Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting his Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA), a bill to expand education freedom for students and empower parents to make the best decision about their child's education. ECCA was included in Pres more PR
ICYMI: Chairmen Green, Pfluger, Guest Discuss the Importance of Funding President Trump's Border Agenda With The Daily Signal and Washington Reporter (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 19, 2025:
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ICYMI: Chairmen Green, Pfluger, Guest Discuss the Importance of Funding President Trump's Border Agenda with The Daily Signal and Washington Reporter
WASHINGTON D.C. -- This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS), and Subcommitt more PR
ICYMI: Congressman Krishnamoorthi Speaks with Illinois Food Distributors and Farmers on Reckless Trump Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Congressman Krishnamoorthi Speaks with Illinois Food Distributors and Farmers on Reckless Trump Tariffs
SCHAUMBURG - This weekend, the Chicago Sun-Times (link is external) highlighted Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's (D-IL) recent tour of Illinois food distributors and farms, where he spoke to business leaders, farmers, and distributors who are feeling the negative impacts of President more PR
ICYMI: NPR's Morning Edition: Sen. Peter Welch calls on Trump administration to get Israel to end Gaza aid blockade (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: NPR's Morning Edition: Sen. Peter Welch calls on Trump administration to get Israel to end Gaza aid blockade
40+ Senators co-sponsor Welch's resolution calling for an immediate end to the blockade of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Leila Fadel on National Public Radio's (NPR) Morning Edition to discuss the starvation crisis more PR
ICYMI: Sen. Cramer Op-Ed: If Countries Want Access to Our Markets, They Must Abide By Our Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Sen. Cramer Op-Ed: If Countries Want Access to Our Markets, They Must Abide By Our Standards
BISMARCK, N.D. - On President Trump's "Liberation Day" last month, he argued non-tariff trade barriers are often more damaging to America's competitiveness than actual tariffs imposed by foreign governments. He rightly called out unfair practices like currency manipulation, export subsidies, and in more PR
ICYMI: Senator Mullin Slams Democrats for Ignoring Biden's Health Decline, Highlights President Trump Restoring Peace Through Strength on Fox News (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Senator Mullin Slams Democrats for Ignoring Biden's Health Decline, Highlights President Trump Restoring Peace Through Strength on Fox News
Washington, D.C. - On Monday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Fox News' "The Will Cain Show" at the Pentagonto discuss the cover up of President Biden's health decline amid his recent announcement as well as President Trump's call with Pres more PR
ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Mornings with Maria on FBN to Speak About Enacting President Trump's Agenda, Harvard's Ties to China, and Joe Biden's Health Scandal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Mornings with Maria on FBN to Speak About Enacting President Trump's Agenda, Harvard's Ties to China, and Joe Biden's Health Scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network to speak about the Big Beautiful Bill, Harvard's ties to China and Iran, and Joe Biden's health sc more PR
ICYMI: This Week, Senator Lujan In The News Standing Up For New Mexicans and Fighting Back Against Republicans' Attacks On Nutrition Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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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
ICYMI: Tuberville Joins Kudlow to Discuss the Urgent Need for Congress to Pass President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Tuberville Joins Kudlow to Discuss the Urgent Need for Congress to Pass President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill"
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the urgent need for Congress to pass President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," which cleared the House Budget Committee last night.
Read excerpts from the interview below more PR
JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement:
The criminal charge against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact.
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JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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JOINT DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON REP. LaMONICA McIVER
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse released the following statement:
The criminal charge against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact.
Members of Congress have a c more PR
Kaptur, Khanna, Luna, And Biggs Introduce Bill To Codify Trump's Executive Order To Lower Prescription Drug Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Kaptur, Khanna, Luna, And Biggs Introduce Bill To Codify Trump's Executive Order To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Washington, DC -- Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) introduced the bipartisan Global Fairness in Drug Pricing Act to codify the core provisions of President Trump's Executive Order into law -- ensuring lasting, enforceab more PR
Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari Respond to New Report Showing Over 300,000 Arizonans Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Bill
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), responded to a new report from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that 300,679 Arizonans would lose their health insurance under House R more PR
Kennedy champions bill to block taxpayer funding of medical schools that indoctrinate students with DEI ideology (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy champions bill to block taxpayer funding of medical schools that indoctrinate students with DEI ideology
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today reintroduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act, which would block federal funding for medical schools and accrediting institutions that more PR
Kennedy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announce National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety in Lake Charles (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announce National Center of Excellence for LNG Safety in Lake Charles
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy today announced that McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. was selected as the site of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ( more PR
King, Blumenthal, Murray Press Trump Administration to Protect Veteran Caregivers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King, Blumenthal, Murray Press Trump Administration to Protect Veteran Caregivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), Ranking Member Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) are calling on the Trump Administration to protect veteran caregivers in Maine and across the country. In a letter to Departm more PR
Letter to Speaker and Rules Chair on GOP Tax Scam (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Letter to Speaker and Rules Chair on GOP Tax Scam
Dear Speaker Johnson and Chairwoman Foxx:
We write with respect to your unprecedented decision to hold a Rules Committee Meeting on President Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, during the dead of night.
As a result of this bill, nearly 14 million Americans will lose their healthcare, and millions more more PR
Letter to Speaker and Rules Chair on GOP Tax Scam (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Letter to Speaker and Rules Chair on GOP Tax Scam
Dear Speaker Johnson and Chairwoman Foxx:
We write with respect to your unprecedented decision to hold a Rules Committee Meeting on President Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" at 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, during the dead of night.
As a result of this bill, nearly 14 million Americans will lose their healthcare, and millions more will pay higher premiums, more PR
Lujan, Rosen Lead Colleagues in Demanding President Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for New Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Rosen Lead Colleagues in Demanding President Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for New Mexico
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 1o Senate colleagues in a letter demanding that the Trump administration release fundin more PR
Lujan: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Nearly $316 Billion Owed to Native Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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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
MATSUI STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S CHARGES TARGETING CONGRESSWOMAN LAMONICA MCIVER (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release:
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MATSUI STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S CHARGES TARGETING CONGRESSWOMAN LAMONICA MCIVER
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's charges targeting Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-NJ).
"Congresswoman McIver and her colleagues were performing their constitutional duty to conduct oversight and more PR
Meeks Demands Answers From Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Meeks Demands Answers from Rubio Over Official Status and Duties of Special Envoys
Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding details on the official status and duties, as well as any potential conflicts of i more PR
Miller and Ways and Means Republicans Provide Tax Cuts and Relief for American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Miller and Ways and Means Republicans Provide Tax Cuts and Relief for American Families
Washington, D.C. - Last week, after an 18-hour markup session, the Ways and Means Committee voted to build upon the 2017 Trump tax cuts, averting a 22 percent tax hike on American families. The Republican-led bill will deliver meaningful tax relief for average working families, including an additional $1,300 more PR
Murphy Grills Secretary Of State Marco Rubio On Trump Meme Coin Dinner, USAID, Corrupt Deals With Foreign Governments (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Grills Secretary Of State Marco Rubio On Trump Meme Coin Dinner, USAID, Corrupt Deals With Foreign Governments
WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday questioned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a hearing on President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of State. Murphy chal more PR
Murphy Introduces Legislation to Ban DEI in Medical Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Introduces Legislation to Ban DEI in Medical Schools
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., alongside Senator John Kennedy (LA) and Congressman Burgess Owens (UT), introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act to ban race-based mandates at medical schools and accrediting institutions.
"American medi more PR
New CBO Analysis Confirms GOP Budget Bill Would Rob Working Americans to Reward the Ultra-Rich (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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New CBO Analysis Confirms GOP Budget Bill Would Rob Working Americans to Reward the Ultra-Rich
WASHINGTON, DC -- As House Republicans move to jam their budget bill through the Rules Committee in the dead of night, a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms what we've been saying all along: working Americans will foot the more PR
NEW DATA: More than 36,000 Granite Staters Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Leaders' Proposed Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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NEW DATA: More than 36,000 Granite Staters Would Lose Health Insurance Under Republican Leaders' Proposed Cuts
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen today highlighted new data from the Joint Economic Committee - Minority showing that an estimated 36,856 Granite Staters would lose health insurance as a result of Presid more PR
One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Win for CO-08 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Win for CO-08
Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill is a WIN for hardworking Colorado families. From preventing the largest tax hike in U.S. history to eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, the One Big Beautiful Bill is transformative legislation that will provide tangible relief for American workers and unleash America's economic revival. Long story short: Congressman Gabe more PR
One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Win for Hardworking Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Win for Hardworking Americans
Middle Class Americans will benefit from substantial tax relief
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2025
Contact: Taylor Haulsee
WASHINGTON --The facts are in. Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill to deliver President Trump's America First Agenda is a WIN for hardworking American families. From preventing the largest tax hik more PR
One Big Beautiful Coalition: Nearly 1,000 Endorsements for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL COALITION: Nearly 1,000 Endorsements for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Republicans on the House Budget Committee favorably advanced the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the principal legislative vehicle that delivers President Trump's full America First agenda. The bill:
* Locks in tax cuts for hardw more PR
One, Big, Beautiful Bill Will Spark Massive Economic Growth, Wage Increases, and Take-Home Pay, Report Finds (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Will Spark Massive Economic Growth, Wage Increases, and Take-Home Pay, Report Finds
Extending the Trump Tax Cuts combined with new policies targeted at relief for workers such as no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and tax relief for seniors, will deliver explosive economic growth, bigger paychecks, and higher take-home pay f more PR
Padilla Places Holds on EPA Nominees Until Republicans Cease Efforts to Abuse the CRA to Revoke California's Clean Air Act Waivers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Places Holds on EPA Nominees Until Republicans Cease Efforts to Abuse the CRA to Revoke California's Clean Air Act Waivers
Senator Padilla: "If this attempt is successful, the consequences will be far-reaching, not only for our clean energy economy, the air our children breathe, and for our climate, but for the future of the CRA and for the Senate as an institution."
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U more PR
Pallone Leads Members of New Jersey Delegation in Condemning Retaliation Against Lawmakers Conducting ICE Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Leads Members of New Jersey Delegation in Condemning Retaliation Against Lawmakers Conducting ICE Oversight
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in a letter condemning efforts to intimidate Members of Congress for exercising their legal authority to oversee immigration detention facilities. The letter was more PR
Pallone Statement on Trump DOJ Charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Statement on Trump DOJ Charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement in response to news that the U.S. Attorney's Office has charged Congresswoman LaMonica McIver:
"This is a purely political act to stop a Member of Congress from doing her job. Oversight is not a criminal offense unless you are livi more PR
Pallone: Republicans Plan to Rob New Jersey of $3.6 Billion in Medicaid Funding Each Year to Benefit Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone: Republicans Plan to Rob New Jersey of $3.6 Billion in Medicaid Funding Each Year to Benefit Billionaires
6th District Congressman warns half of state's Medicaid expansion enrollees could lose coverage under GOP budget plan
Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, warned today that House Republicans are advancing dev more PR
Pallone: Trump's EPA Budget is a Blueprint for Disaster (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Pallone: Trump's EPA Budget is a Blueprint for Disaster
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared today at an Environment Subcommittee hearing on "The Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Protection Agency Budget:"
President Trump's budget is a blueprint for di more PR
Pappas Continues to Fight for Veterans Put at Risk of Losing Their Homes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas Continues to Fight for Veterans Put at Risk of Losing Their Homes
Today Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and Mark Takano (CA-39), Ranking Member of HVAC, held a press conference (link is external) with National Fair Housing Alliance Vice President Public Policy and more PR
PHOTOS: Smith and Pillen Host Rollins for Visit with Nebraska Producers, Announce USDA Farmers First Initiative (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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PHOTOS: Smith and Pillen Host Rollins for Visit with Nebraska Producers, Announce USDA Farmers First Initiative
Washington, DC -- Today Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Governor Jim Pillen hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on a visit to Nebraska. The officials toured the Cargill Bioscience Complex in Blair, NE, the Wholestone Farms pork facility in Fremont, and Ohnoutk more PR
President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Will Fuel Economic Boom (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Will Fuel Economic Boom
The One, Big, Beautiful Bill will boost the short-run real gross domestic product (GDP) by 4.2 to 5.2 percent and long-run real GDP by 2.9 to 3.5 percent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Renewing the Trump tax cuts will be a huge boost to America's economy - leading to higher wages and more job creat more PR
Protect Children's Innocence Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Protect Children's Innocence Act
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced her landmark legislation, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, a bold step to end the barbaric practice of so-called "gender-affirming care" for minors. This legislation, now designated as H.R. 3492, criminalizes genital mutilation, chemical castration, and all sex-change procedures performed on children. more PR
Ranking Member Hoyer Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Hoyer Opening Remarks at FSGG Hearing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG hearing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Below is a video and transcript of his re more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters Opposes Republican Bill to Rubber Stamp Bank Mergers: "This Bill is Only Moving Because Republicans Needed to Waste Time While They Hammer Out How Best to Give $5 Trillion in Tax Breaks to Billionaires." (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Opposes Republican Bill to Rubber Stamp Bank Mergers: "This Bill is Only Moving Because Republicans Needed to Waste Time While They Hammer Out How Best to Give $5 Trillion in Tax Breaks to Billionaires."
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services C more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "This Isn't the Golden Age Trump and Republicans Promised, This Is the Trump Slump, and While Trump and His Insiders Won't Feel the Pain - My Constituents Do." (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "This Isn't the Golden Age Trump and Republicans Promised, This Is the Trump Slump, and While Trump and His Insiders Won't Feel the Pain - My Constituents Do."
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening s more PR
Ranking Member Raskin Demands Inspector General Probe Suspicious Timing of Stock Sale By Attorney General Bondi (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Raskin Demands Inspector General Probe Suspicious Timing of Stock Sale By Attorney General Bondi
Bondi Sold Millions Worth of Shares in Trump Media Just Ahead of Trump's Tariff Announcement and Subsequent Market Crash
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent more PR
Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Trump Administration's Campaign to Stifle Congressional Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Trump Administration's Campaign to Stifle Congressional Oversight
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on so-called "threats" to ICE enf more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at FY2026 State Department Budget Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at FY2026 State Department Budget Hearing
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full Committee hearing, "Review of the Fiscal Year 2026 State Department Budget Request," with more PR
Ranking Member Thompson Statement on the Trump Administration Baselessly Targeting Congresswoman McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Thompson Statement on the Trump Administration Baselessly Targeting Congresswoman McIver
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on Donald Trump and his minions baselessly charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIve more PR
Ranking Members Lofgren and Amo Implore Trump Administration to End Reckless Hiring Freeze at NWS (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Lofgren and Amo Implore Trump Administration to End Reckless Hiring Freeze at NWS
Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) sent a letter (link is external) to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought imploring the White House to grant a public safety exemption for the National Weather Service ( more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Charges Brought Against Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer Statement on Charges Brought Against Rep. LaMonica McIver
NORTH JERSEY -- Today, May 19, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver:
"This couldn't be more clear: Members of Congress have a Constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight over fe more PR
RELEASE: Gottheimer, Co-Chair of SALT Caucus, Introduces Amendment to Tax Bill That Would Fully Restore the SALT Deduction (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Gottheimer, Co-Chair of SALT Caucus, Introduces Amendment to Tax Bill That Would Fully Restore the SALT Deduction
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, May 20, 2025, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Co-Chair of the bipartisan SALT Caucus, helped introduce an amendment to House Republicans' reconciliation package that would fully restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. The amendment wil more PR
Rep. Cuellar Celebrates Signing of Bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act into Law (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Cuellar Celebrates Signing of Bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act into Law
Washington, D.C. - In a major milestone for online safety and the protection of minors, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), today celebrated the signing of the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act, landmark legislation to crack down on non-consensual and sexually exploitative imagery, including dangerous AI-generated deepfakes.
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Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on Donald Trump Lifting His Stop Work Order for Empire Wind 1 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on Donald Trump Lifting His Stop Work Order for Empire Wind 1
On April 16, the Trump Administration announced a stop work order on the wind farm off the coast of New York that makes landfall in Congressman Goldman's district that would power 500,000 homes in New York City upon completion. Since then, Congressman Goldman, joined by a coalition of elected officials and ad more PR
Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on Trump Prosecuting Rep. LaMonica McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Dan Goldman's Statement on Trump Prosecuting Rep. LaMonica McIver
"Patriotic Americans must not be fooled: by charging a sitting member of Congress on completely bogus charges, the Trump Administration is weaponizing the Department of Justice in an unprecedented way to silence and intimidate his political opposition.
"This is how banana republics and authoritarian dictatorships work, not the more PR
Rep. Derek Tran Fights to Lower Taxes for California Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Rep. Derek Tran Fights to Lower Taxes for California Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Derek Tran (CA-45) stood with his colleagues, Reps. Laura Gillen (NY-04), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), to demand the repeal of the cap on state and local tax deductions, known as "SALT."
Rep. Derek Tran is co-leading an amendment to the Republican-led budget bill with more PR
Rep. Johnson, Sen. Whitehouse Re-Introduce Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Johnson, Sen. Whitehouse Re-Introduce Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As a part of his ongoing effort to protect and bolster the U.S. Supreme Court's independence, impartiality and accountability, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) - ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence an more PR
Rep. Kelly: 'I stand with Rep. McIver' (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Kelly: 'I stand with Rep. McIver'
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement on the charges brought against U.S. Rep. LaMoncia McIver (NJ-10):
"The baseless charges brought against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver are politically motivated by the extreme Trump administration. Let's set the facts straight: Rep. McIver was fulfilling her moral, legal, and Constitutio more PR
Rep. Mackenzie Holds Hearing on Empowering the Modern Worker (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Mackenzie Holds Hearing on Empowering the Modern Worker
Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Empowering the Modern Worker":
"The way people do work in America is changing.
"New more PR
Rep. Mark Harris Celebrates 250th Anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Rep. Mark Harris Celebrates 250th Anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Wednesday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
Representative Harris said, "250 years ago, on May 20, 1775, a group of brave patriots gathered in Charlotte and declared themselves free more PR
Rep. Peters Supports Resolution Condemning Trump's Acceptance of Qatari Jet "Gift" (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Peters Supports Resolution Condemning Trump's Acceptance of Qatari Jet "Gift"
Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) signed onto Rep. Jamie Raskin's (MD-8), resolution to condemn President Donald Trump's effort to accept a $400 million luxury private jet from the royal family of Qatar without obtaining Congress's approval, in violation of the Constitution's Foreign Emol more PR
Rep. Pfluger Celebrates President Trump Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Pfluger Celebrates President Trump Signing of the TAKE IT DOWN Act
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, President Donald Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a co-lead of the legislation, joined the president and several colleagues at the White House to celebrate this historic moment to protect young Americans.
In response to the legislation being signed into law, more PR
Rep. Sara Jacobs Pens Fox News Op-ed Calling on President Trump to Support Expanding IVF Coverage for Service Members (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Sara Jacobs Pens Fox News Op-ed Calling on President Trump to Support Expanding IVF Coverage for Service Members
In recognition of today's deadline for policy recommendations due to the Trump Administration on ways to expand IVF access, Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) penned an op-ed for Fox News, calling on President Trump to support her bicameral legislation to expand TRICARE to cover IVF for servic more PR
Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Charges Against Congresswoman McIver (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Charges Against Congresswoman McIver
May 19, 2025
Today, after the Trump administration announced it was pursuing criminal charges against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman issued the following statement:
"This case is an assault on civil liberties and an attempt to silence political opposition. I was with Congresswoman LaMonica more PR
Rep. Yakym Introduces Bill to Protect US Infrastructure from Foreign Threats (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Yakym Introduces Bill to Protect US Infrastructure from Foreign Threats
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) introduced the Safeguarding Essential Cables through Undersea Risk Elimination (SECURE) American Telecommunications Act ( H.R. 3479 ) to ensure that we are able to hold adversaries like China and Russia accountable for cutting submarine telecommunications cables.
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Representative Adriano Espaillat Denounces Trump's Budget Bill Cuts to Working Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Representative Adriano Espaillat Denounces Trump's Budget Bill Cuts to Working Families
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) spoke on the House floor to deliver scathing remarks denouncing the Trump administration's budget bill and its devastating impact to working families in New York's 13th congressional district and in communities around the nation.
Video of Rep. more PR
Reps. Brad Sherman & Judy Chu Host Congressional Roundtable on Fire Recovery with Los Angeles County Leaders (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Brad Sherman & Judy Chu Host Congressional Roundtable on Fire Recovery with Los Angeles County Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) hosted a roundtable with California Members of Congress and Los Angeles County officials to discuss ongoing recovery efforts following January's devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires. Together, the more PR
Reps. Judy Chu, Brad Sherman host Congressional Roundtable on Fire Recovery with Los Angeles County Leaders (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Judy Chu, Brad Sherman host Congressional Roundtable on Fire Recovery with Los Angeles County Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32) hosted a roundtable with California Members of Congress and Los Angeles County officials to discuss ongoing recovery efforts following January's devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires. Together, these fires scorched mor more PR
REPS. KHANNA, LUNA, KAPTUR, AND BIGGS INTRODUCE BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release:
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REPS. KHANNA, LUNA, KAPTUR, AND BIGGS INTRODUCE BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Washington, DC --Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) introduced the bipartisan Global Fairness in Drug Pricing Act to codify the core provisions of President Trump's Executive Order into law--ensuring lasting, enf more PR
Reps. Lawler, Lalota, Garbarino, Kim, and Kean Release a Joint Statement Following Today's GOP Conference Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Lawler, Lalota, Garbarino, Kim, and Kean Release a Joint Statement Following Today's GOP Conference Meeting
Washington, D.C. - 5/20/2025... Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Young Kim (CA-40) released the following joint statement:
"We share President Trump's call for unity within the House Republican Conference. A fair S more PR
Ricketts Discusses Communist China, Threats to American Way of Life with Secretary Rubio (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts Discusses Communist China, Threats to American Way of Life with Secretary Rubio
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed Communist China's threats to the American way of life and the importance of maintaining peace through strength. Ricketts underscored that Communist China more PR
Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a lower court's decision to block President Trump from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans.
"Venezuelans still face dire and unimaginable cond more PR
Rosen, Colleagues Demand Action to Prevent Corporations From Jacking Up Prices On Top of Trump Tariffs' Price Hikes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen, Colleagues Demand Action to Prevent Corporations From Jacking Up Prices On Top of Trump Tariffs' Price Hikes
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined House and Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging them to investigate which big corporations are using the Trump tariffs as an excuse to raise prices in excess of actual cost increases caused more PR
Scalise Talks Trump Meeting with House GOP (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise Talks Trump Meeting with House GOP
Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) to discuss President Trump's meeting with House Republicans this morning more PR
Scalise Talks Trump Meeting with House GOP (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise Talks Trump Meeting with House GOP
WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) to discuss President Trump's meeting with House Republicans this morni more PR
Schiff Joins Whitehouse's Podcast to Break Down Trump's Weaponization of Department of Justice Against His Political Enemies (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Schiff Joins Whitehouse's Podcast to Break Down Trump's Weaponization of Department of Justice Against His Political Enemies
Latest episode of Making the Case available now on Spotify and Apple
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, yesterday released the second episode of season two of his podcast, Making the C more PR
SCHUMER: SHOCKING NEW DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT REPORT SHOWS THE GOP PLAN TO GUT MEDICAID COULD KICK 1.5 MILLION NEW YORKERS OFF HEALTH INSURANCE & AND RIP AWAY $13.5 BILLION FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS & NY... (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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SCHUMER: SHOCKING NEW DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT REPORT SHOWS THE GOP PLAN TO GUT MEDICAID COULD KICK 1.5 MILLION NEW YORKERS OFF HEALTH INSURANCE & AND RIP AWAY $13.5 BILLION FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS & NY...
SENATOR SAYS THIS WEEK IS PIVOTAL AS HOUSE RUSHES TO PASS DEVASTATING CUTS; DEMANDS NY HOUSE REPUBLICANS WITHHOLD VOTES & REJECT CUTS TO TAKE AWAY HEALTHCARE FROM THOUSANDS more PR
Semiconductor Industry Association VP Isaacs Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by David Isaacs, vice president of government affairs for the Semiconductor Industry Association, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains":
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Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the important issues regarding trade in critical supply chains.
I'm David Isaacs, Vice President of Government Affairs for t more PR
Sen. Ossoff Presses Trump Administration to Investigate Racist Texts Targeting Georgians (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Ossoff Presses Trump Administration to Investigate Racist Texts Targeting Georgians
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing the Trump Administration to investigate a campaign of racist texts targeting Georgia children.
Today, Sen. Ossoff is again pushing the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully investigate racist, threatening text more PR
Sen. Rick Scott, Colleagues Introduce the MAPS Act to Boost U.S. Medicine Supply Chain; Curb Dependence on Communist China (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Rick Scott, Colleagues Introduce the MAPS Act to Boost U.S. Medicine Supply Chain; Curb Dependence on Communist China
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Gary Peters and several of their colleagues in the introduction of the bipartisan Mapping America's Pharmaceutical Supply (MAPS) Act, to codify a recent Trump administration Executive Order to secure essential medicine supp more PR
Sen. Warren, Rep. Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing Trump Administration to Follow Through on Syria Sanctions Relief and Export Controls (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Senator Warren and Representative Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing Trump Administration to Follow Through on Syria Sanctions Relief and Export Controls
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Repr more PR
Senate Environment Committee Chairman Capito Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Highway Administration, EPA, U.S. Army Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing.
The nominees are Sean McMaster to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, John Busterud to be assistant administrator for the Office of Solid Waste of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Adam Telle to be assistant secretary of the Army for civil works.
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Crapo Issues Remarks at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from a May 14, 2024, hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains":
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"Trade has the ability to increase productivity, incomes and the availability of goods. While we talk often about how the increased supply and choice of goods that come from international trade benefit our consumers, we sometimes forget that this also benefits our producers.
"In fact, a majority more PR
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Remarks at Executive Session on U.S. Customs & Border Protection Nomination (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a May 13, 2025, executive session to consider the nomination of Rodney Scott to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for all of the goods and people flowing across our borders. It's no exaggeration to say the person in charge of this vast agency is tasked with protecting our country and our e more PR
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Statement at Executive Session on HHS Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a May 15, 2025, executive session to consider the nominations of James O'Neill to be deputy secretary and Gary Andres to be an assistant secretary of the Health and Human Services:
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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. more PR
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Statement at Hearing on Trade in Critical Supply Chains (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a May 14, 2024, hearing entitled "Trade in Critical Supply Chains":
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The Committee is back again to assess Donald Trump's trade policy, and let's say it's not exactly a command performance. Our country is stuck in an endless cycle that Trump has no idea how to escape. He makes big threats, imposes massive tariffs, then, after there's enough outcry from Amer more PR
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Reveals Devastating Insights Into ICE Detention In Exclusive Site Visit (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Reveals Devastating Insights Into ICE Detention In Exclusive Site Visit
May 19, 2025
Staff site visits provide new, incriminating insight into the cruelty of the illegal Trump mass deportation agenda, including mistreatment of vulnerable individuals like pregnant women and families, systemic dismantling of congressionally mandated oversight, and misuse more PR
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Reveals Devastating Insights Into ICE Detention In Exclusive Site Visit (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Reveals Devastating Insights Into ICE Detention In Exclusive Site Visit
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, revealed devastating insights into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, f more PR
Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP
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Washington, D.C. - At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the proposed elimination of t more PR
Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, questioned HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the pr more PR
Senator Hassan and Congresswoman Goodlander Discuss Importance of the Department of Education for Students & Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks on Public Education (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senator Hassan and Congresswoman Goodlander Discuss Importance of the Department of Education for Students & Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks on Public Education
MANCHESTER - Yesterday morning, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander met with educators and school officials to hear about the more PR
Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to Discuss the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' and Potential Coverup of Biden's Health (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to Discuss the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' and Potential Coverup of Biden's Health
Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business this morning to discuss Joe Biden's cancer announcement and the questions surrounding the timing of these revelations and the need to quickly pass President Donald Trump's 'One Big, Beautif more PR
Senator Wicker Helping Maintain America's AI Edge (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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Senator Wicker Helping Maintain America's AI Edge
For decades, most Americans thought of artificial intelligence (AI) as a make-believe character in science fiction movies. Now, the future has arrived. We are adjusting to a world full of AI.
Artificial intelligence is with us at the doctor's office, helping detect cancer during our annual screenings. Companies use AI to support self-driving vehi more PR
SIGNED: Cortez Masto Backed Legislation to Stop Spread of Revenge Porn and Deepfakes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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SIGNED: Cortez Masto Backed Legislation to Stop Spread of Revenge Porn and Deepfakes
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) celebrated the signing into law of bipartisan legislation she supported to target the malicious use of AI and empower revenge porn victims. The TAKE IT DOWN Act would criminalize the publication of non-consensual, sexually exploitative ima more PR
Speaker Johnson: Failure is Simply Not an Option (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: Failure is Simply Not an Option
WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson highlighted the key policy provisions in budget reconciliation and continued to advocate for swift passage of President Trump's agenda and the One Big Beautiful Bill.
"Nothing in Congress is ever easy, especially when you have small margins. But w more PR
Speaker Johnson: Failure is Simply Not an Option (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: Failure is Simply Not an Option
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2025
Contact: Taylor Haulsee
WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson highlighted the key policy provisions in budget reconciliation and continued to advocate for swift passage of President Trump's agenda and the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Stanton, Meeks Lead Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Mexico and Canada (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Stanton, Meeks Lead Discharge Petition to End Trump's Tariffs on Mexico and Canada
U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced a discharge petition to force a vote on their resolutions that would terminate President Trump's authority to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada. This latest effort by Stanton and Meek more PR
STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE
(Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle--Lead Democrat on the Committee on House Administration--issued the below statement following the announcement of formal charges filed against Representative LaMonica McIver (D, NJ-10):
"The charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver are a direct attack on Congress's duty to conduct oversight of the Trump administ more PR
Statement from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor on Trump's Cruel Move to Strip Protections & Work Permits from 350,000 Venezuelans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Statement from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor on Trump's Cruel Move to Strip Protections & Work Permits from 350,000 Venezuelans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including many living and working in Florida, that was upheld by the U.S. Su more PR
STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Statement Ahead of Senate Vote on GENIUS Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Statement Ahead of Senate Vote on GENIUS Act
Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement ahead of a Senate vote on the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act of 2025:
"As a leader in innovation, California has been at the forefront of new developments in technology ranging from artifi more PR
Stefanik Supports President Trump's Golden Dome for Strategic Missile Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Stefanik Supports President Trump's Golden Dome for Strategic Missile Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network to speak about the Big Beautiful Bill, Harvard's ties to China and Iran, and Joe Biden's health scandal.
View Interview Here
View highlights of the interview here :
On th more PR
Subcommittee on Environment Holds Hearing on EPA FY2026 Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Subcommittee on Environment Holds Hearing on EPA FY2026 Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led a hearing titled The Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Protection Agency Budget.
"Our national security, our economic competitiveness, the hea more PR
Subcommittee Ranking Member Crockett's Opening Statement at Hearing on the Trump Administration's Campaign to Stifle Congressional Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following news release:
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Subcommittee Ranking Member Crockett's Opening Statement at Hearing on the Trump Administration's Campaign to Stifle Congressional Oversight
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on so-called "threats" to ICE enforcem more PR
Subcommittee Ranking Member Frost's Opening Remarks on Republican Efforts to Raise Costs on Americans to Subsidize Tax Giveaways to Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release:
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Subcommittee Ranking Member Frost's Opening Remarks on Republican Efforts to Raise Costs on Americans to Subsidize Tax Giveaways to Billionaires
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025) -- Below is Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at toda more PR
Subcommittee Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi's Opening Remarks on Republican Efforts to Raise Costs on Americans to Subsidize Tax Giveaways to Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release:
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Subcommittee Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi's Opening Remarks on Republican Efforts to Raise Costs on Americans to Subsidize Tax Giveaways to Billionaires
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2025) -- Below is Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's joi more PR
Takano And Pappas Host Press Conference On Trump VA Ending Program Protecting Veterans From Foreclosure (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Takano And Pappas Host Press Conference On Trump VA Ending Program Protecting Veterans From Foreclosure
WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Ranking Member Chris Pappas held a press conference calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to re more PR
Takano, Blumenthal, King, Colleagues Demand Full Accounting of Cancelled VA Contracts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Takano, Blumenthal, King, Colleagues Demand Full Accounting of Cancelled VA Contracts
WASHINGTON -Today, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Committee member Senator Angus King (I-ME), and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) led a group of lawmakers dem more PR
TAKE IT DOWN Act Officially Signed into Law by President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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TAKE IT DOWN Act Officially Signed into Law by President Trump
(Washington, D.C.) - Today marks a major victory for victims of online exploitation and a defining moment in digital and child safety: President Donald J. Trump has officially signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation--originally introduced in the House by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) and in the Sena more PR
Technology Modernization Chairman Barrett Leads Oversight Hearing to Examine VA's Software License Management to Better Support Veterans and Save Taxpayer Dollars (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Technology Modernization Chairman Barrett Leads Oversight Hearing to Examine VA's Software License Management to Better Support Veterans and Save Taxpayer Dollars
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered more PR
Thune: Senate to Overturn California Waiver Rules (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune: Senate to Overturn California Waiver Rules
Click here to watch the video.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:
Thune's remarks below (as delivered):
"Mr. President, this week we're going to be moving to take up Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn Clean Air Act preemption waivers the Environ more PR
Tlaib Leads Get the Lead Out Caucus in Doubling Support for $1.5B Appropriations Request for Lead Abatement (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025:
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Tlaib Leads Get the Lead Out Caucus in Doubling Support for $1.5B Appropriations Request for Lead Abatement
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Co-Chairs of the Get the Lead Out Caucus, announced a $1.5 billion appropriations request for lead service line replacement for Fiscal Year 2026 to keep the country on track more PR
Tonko Calls Out EPA Administrator Zeldin for Slashing Protections to Environment & Public Health (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Tonko Calls Out EPA Administrator Zeldin for Slashing Protections to Environment & Public Health
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, today questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin during an Environment Subcommittee hearing on the EPA's Fiscal Year 2026 budget.
Listen to Rep. Tonko's ope more PR
Trump's Middle East Chip Deals Are the 'Art Of The Steal,' Presenting Major National Security Risk Of China Stealing Sensitive American Technology (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Trump's Middle East Chip Deals Are the 'Art Of The Steal,' Presenting Major National Security Risk Of China Stealing Sensitive American Technology; Leader Schumer And Senator Warren Lead Senate Democrats In Standing Up Against The Loss Of Building The AI Future In America And Urges Admin To Reconsider Catastrophic Agre more PR
U.S. Geological Survey Director Nominee Mamula Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Ned Mamula, President Trump's nominee to be director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey, from a May 14, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich, thank you very much for your time and the opportunity to be in front of this Committee--I am very honored and humbled to be here--and very proud of the agency that I have been nominated to more PR
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Hosts Army Secretary Dan Driscoll at Redstone Arsenal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Hosts Army Secretary Dan Driscoll at Redstone Arsenal
'Redstone is indispensable to advancing this mission of ensuring America's military readiness and unmatched lethality'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) hosted Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, along with Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), in Huntsville to tour the Army's capabilities on Redstone Arsenal. more PR
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Secures Commitments from HHS Secretary Kennedy to Support NIH Research and Head Start, Address Youth Mental Health Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Secures Commitments from HHS Secretary Kennedy to Support NIH Research and Head Start, Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today attended a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Senator Britt questione more PR
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Demands Answers from Department of Education on Cuts to Mental Health Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senator Tina Smith Demands Answers from Department of Education on Cuts to Mental Health Programs
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) joined 20 of her Senate colleagues in demanding answers on recent reports that the Trump Administration had cut approximately $1 billion in federal mental health grants to help schools hire more psychologists, counselors, and other mental health w more PR
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security Gard-Weiss Testifies Before House Armed Services Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations released the following testimony by Dustin Gard-Weiss, performing the duties of under secretary of Defense for intelligence and security, from a May 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Defense Intelligence Enterprise Posture":
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Chairman Jackson, Ranking Member Crow, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is a privilege to appear before you along with my colleagues to testify on the curren more PR
VA Secretary Collins Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas Collins from a May 15, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 Advance Appropriations":
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Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Since becoming VA Se more PR
Van Hollen, Mfume, Members of Maryland Congressional Delegation Introduce Bill to Award Henrietta Lacks the Congressional Gold Medal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Mfume, Members of Maryland Congressional Delegation Introduce Bill to Award Henrietta Lacks the Congressional Gold Medal
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) introduced the Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act in the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. This legislation would posthumously award more PR
Velazquez Leads Push to End Federal Funding for Private Immigration Detention Facilities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Velazquez Leads Push to End Federal Funding for Private Immigration Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) led five colleagues in a letter urging the House Appropriations Committee requesting an end to federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) use of private prison facilities. The lawmakers also called for a ban on transferring more PR
Vice Ranking Member Casar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Worker Misclassification (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025:
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Vice Ranking Member Casar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Worker Misclassification
WASHINGTON - Vice Ranking Member Greg Casar (TX-35) delivered the following opening statement at a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Empowering the Modern Worker."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairm more PR
VIDEO: Capito Opening Statement at Hearing Reviewing HHS Budget Request (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Capito Opening Statement at Hearing Reviewing HHS Budget Request
Click here or on the image above to watch Chairman Capito's opening remarks from the hearing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), held a hearing wit more PR
VIDEO: Pressley, Color Of Change, Colleagues Condemn Medicaid Cuts for Trump's Billionaire Handouts (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Pressley, Color Of Change, Colleagues Condemn Medicaid Cuts for Trump's Billionaire Handouts
"Donald, there is nothing beautiful about making people sicker, poorer, and more vulnerable. And that's exactly what this bill would do."
Republican Reconciliation Bill Would Rip Away Healthcare and Food Assistance from Millions, Harm Everyone Especially Black and Brown Communities
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VIDEO: Senator Hassan Presses Homeland Security Secretary Noem on Protecting Constitutional Rights and Secures Commitment to Follow Court Orders (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Senator Hassan Presses Homeland Security Secretary Noem on Protecting Constitutional Rights and Secures Commitment to Follow Court Orders
WASHINGTON - During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about preserving the fundamental constitutional protection of habeas corpus, whic more PR
VIDEO: Senator Rosen Blasts Secretary Rubio for Complicity in Trump Administration's Disastrous Foreign Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Senator Rosen Blasts Secretary Rubio for Complicity in Trump Administration's Disastrous Foreign Policies
Watch the full exchange HERE.
WASHINGTON, DC - During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) blasted Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his complicity in the Trump Administration's disastrous approach to U.S. foreign policy. Under Secretary Rubio's leadersh more PR
Warner & Kaine Warn Republican Effort to Gut Clean Energy Investments will Endanger Virginia Jobs, Increase Costs for Virginia Households (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner & Kaine Warn Republican Effort to Gut Clean Energy Investments will Endanger Virginia Jobs, Increase Costs for Virginia Households
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today condemned Republican-led efforts to roll back key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of their proposed budget reconciliation bill to cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans. The se more PR
Warner & Kaine Warn: Republican Effort to Gut Clean Energy Investments Will Endanger Virginia Jobs, Increase Costs for Virginia Households (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner & Kaine Warn: Republican Effort to Gut Clean Energy Investments Will Endanger Virginia Jobs, Increase Costs for Virginia Households
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today condemned Republican-led efforts to roll back key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of their proposed budget reconciliation bill to cut taxes for the wealthiest Amer more PR
Warner, Colleagues Demand Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner, Colleagues Demand Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA ) joined 11 of his Senate colleagues in demanding that the Trump administration release funding for states under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This program, which was created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - landmark legislation authored and more PR
Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger
Yesterday, President of CBS News, Subsidiary of Paramount, Departed Amid Tensions with Trump and Paramount Global Chair Shari Redstone
"If Paramount officials make these concessions in a quid pro quo arrangement to influence President Trump or other Admin more PR
WATCH: Baldwin Hits RFK, Jr. on Devastating Cuts to Clinical Trials, Cancer and Alzheimer's Research at Senate Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Baldwin Hits RFK, Jr. on Devastating Cuts to Clinical Trials, Cancer and Alzheimer's Research at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) questioned Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at a Senate hearing on why his agency has dramatically stopped research for lifesaving cures and clinical trials for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, more PR
WATCH: Ranking Member Pingree Blasts Interior Budget as a Blueprint for Destruction (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Ranking Member Pingree Blasts Interior Budget as a Blueprint for Destruction
Today, during the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee hearing for the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request with Secretary Burgum, Ranking Member Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) laid out how the Trump Administration is dismantling the Department of the Interior--abandoning its core mission to protect our en more PR
WATCH: Rep. Summer Lee Opposes GOP Budget That Slashes Medicaid, SNAP to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Rep. Summer Lee Opposes GOP Budget That Slashes Medicaid, SNAP to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks
**For Immediate Release**
SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov
Rep Lee: "What is beautiful about forcing families to choose between taking their kids to the doctor or feeding them?"
Footage of Press Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined Cong more PR
Welch Grills Trump's Pick to Lead IRS (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Grills Trump's Pick to Lead IRS
Welch on Trump using the IRS for political goals: "The president is not restrained by what's legal or not."
WASHINGTON, D.C. --In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) grilled President Trump's nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Senator Welch asked former Congressman Billy Long about how cuts to IRS staff will more PR
Welch Hosts Two-Day Forum to Spotlight Human Harm Caused by Trump's Mass Firings at HHS (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Hosts Two-Day Forum to Spotlight Human Harm Caused by Trump's Mass Firings at HHS
Tuesday's forum featured former agency officials from FDA, ACF, CMS, and HRSA
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today led their colleagues in kicking off a two-day spotlight forum, entitled "Trump's Destruction of HHS: Mass Firings, Reorganization, and the Human Harm more PR
Welch Speaks on Prescription Drug Pricing: "The bottom line is that President Trump issued an executive order that I support--my hope is that he's going to follow through." (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Speaks on Prescription Drug Pricing: "The bottom line is that President Trump issued an executive order that I support--my hope is that he's going to follow through."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight spoke on the Senate floor about how health care is at risk for millions, and challenged President Trump to join him and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in working to lower pres more PR
Welch to Demand Senate Pass his Resolution Decrying Two-Month Blockade on Food and Medicine in Gaza (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch to Demand Senate Pass his Resolution Decrying Two-Month Blockade on Food and Medicine in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today at 3:45PM, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) will demand the Senate pass his resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to bring an end to the blockade of food and lifesaving humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaz more PR
Whitehouse, Gallego, Warren, Booker, DeLauro Ask FTC to Probe Companies Who Use Trump's Reckless Tariffs as an Excuse to Price Gouge Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse, Gallego, Warren, Booker, DeLauro Ask FTC to Probe Companies Who Use Trump's Reckless Tariffs as an Excuse to Price Gouge Americans
Many large corporations have already announced price hikes, even before tariffs take effect
Washington, D.C. - Last week, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Representative more PR
Whitehouse, Johnson, Colleagues Reintroduce Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse, Johnson, Colleagues Reintroduce Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act
SCERT Act would require the Supreme Court to adopt a binding and enforceable code of ethical conduct
Congress, the executive branch, all lower federal courts, and every state supreme court have ethics guardrails and a mechanism for enforcing ethics rules
Washington, DC - Today, Senator Sheldo more PR
WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION INTO UNITEDHEALTH DELAYED BY STAFF REDUCTIONS, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS AG BONDI TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM HEALTHCARE MONOPOLIES (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION INTO UNITEDHEALTH DELAYED BY STAFF REDUCTIONS, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS AG BONDI TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM HEALTHCARE MONOPOLIES
With Department of Justice Investigation Into UnitedHealth Delayed By Staff Reductions, Congressman Pat Ryan Demands AG Bondi Take Immediate Action to Protect Americans from Healthcare Monopolies
Optum Health, more PR
With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It's Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It's Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies
Warren questioned Long on Trump's threats to revoke Harvard's non-profit status
Warren: "It's clear the statute makes it illegal...And the fact that you want to sit there and dance around about this tells me that you shouldn't be within 1000 miles more PR
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