WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Democratic Senate colleagues in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Head Start, Meals on Wheels, and other essential social servi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 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: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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

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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Nearly $316 Billion Owed to Native Communities WATCH Senator Lujan's Remarks in Senate Indian Affairs Committee Washington, D.C.-- A new tracker revealed that the Trump administration is blocking or freezing more than $430 billion in federal funding owed to communities across the country -- including nearly $316 billion for national programs that su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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 20 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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: * * * 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

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 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

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