WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * 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

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": * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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": * * * 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

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: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * 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

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?": * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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": * * * 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

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": * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions HHS Secretary Kennedy on Elimination of LIHEAP Click HERE to watch and HERE to download. 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

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * 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