ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP to Lawmakers: Time to Advance Tax Cuts and Secure Long-Term Growth # May 19, 2025 by AFP WASHINGTON, DC - As the House of Representatives nears a key floor vote on reconciliation, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is calling for lawmakers to unite for a commonsense, pro-growth solution that delivers certainty for the American economy and prosperity for the American p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * ATR Urges House to Pass the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist released the following statement in support of the House's reconciliation package : "The House's reconciliation package delivers on President Trump's campaign promise of across-the-board income tax cuts for ALL income groups. By passing this bill, Republicans are protecting taxpayer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman Votes in Support of Budget, No Tax on Tips & Overtime Pay, Historic Investment in Defense & Border Security This morning, Rep. Jack Bergman voted in support of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This landmark legislation fulfills the clear mandate voters gave to President Trump, Rep. Bergman, and the Republican Party last November: deliver bold, conservative solutions for the American  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on Budget Committee Passage of Republican Plan to Rip Away Health Care to Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after Budget Committee Republicans voted along party lines to advance their far-ri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 22, 2025, as part of the Never Trump Media Pundits and the Bridges They've Burned (full series): * * * Never Trump Media Pundits: David French By Ken Braun The same cannot be said of David French, a Never Trumper that has called the New York Times editorial page his home since January 2023. A military veteran and attorney, French has also written for National Review, litigated free speech cases for conse more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 22, 2025, as part of the Never Trump Media Pundits and the Bridges They've Burned (full series): * * * Never Trump Media Pundits: David Frum By Ken Braun Summary: Never Trump pundits who have previously identified as conservatives have had many homes within the regime media. Some have behaved in ways that make it hard to imagine them ever returning to their old alliances. But sometimes it's wrong to assu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 22, 2025, as part of the Never Trump Media Pundits and the Bridges They've Burned (full series): * * * Never Trump Media Pundits: Jennifer Rubin By Ken Braun Former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin also concluded she couldn't endure working there after the newspaper's non-endorsement. "Corporate and billionaire owners of major media outlets have betrayed their audiences' loyalty and sabotaged jo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 22, 2025, as part of the Never Trump Media Pundits and the Bridges They've Burned (full series): * * * Never Trump Media Pundits: Robert Kagan By Ken Braun Turning trees to cringe wasn't always what readers expected from The Atlantic. Just prior to Trump's first run for office, it was still a serious ideas journal. "If You're Not Paranoid, You're Crazy," the November 2015 cover story, was a prescient wa more PR

DENVER, Colorado, May 23 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser marked the 25th anniversary of Colorado Ceasefire by acknowledging the organization's critical work while lamenting the enduring tragedy of gun violence in the state. Speaking on May 21, 2025, Weiser noted that despite Ceasefire's efforts and the repeated tragedies from Columbine to Boulder, significant gun safety measures to restrict access to dangerous weapons were not enacted in the aftermath of the Columbine shooting. He highl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Derrick Van Orden's Wisconsin Republican Party Votes to Enforce 1849 Abortion Ban At the Wisconsin Republican Convention this weekend, Republican delegates supported a resolution calling to enforce Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law... just as Derrick Van Orden " called for unity among Republicans." The first thing Van Orden's "unified" Republican delegates are up to? Chomping at the bi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Statement on Republican Vote to Choose Billionaires Over Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the early morning hours, House Republicans voted to pass a devastating budget reconciliation bill that cuts basic services, including Medicaid, food assistance, and Social Security, to provide tax benefits to the wealthy. This bill will kick nearly 14 million Americans off their health insur more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- The Illinois Republican Party issued the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * Every Illinois Democrat Voted To Raise Taxes CHICAGO -- This morning, President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill passed the House of Representatives with the unwavering support of Illinois Republicans. This landmark legislation locks in key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and delivers permanent tax relief for working families, small business owners, seniors, and farmers across ou more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Statement on Passage of Republican Budget Plan to Make Largest Cuts to SNAP & Medicaid In US History WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), issued the following statement on H.R. 1, which passed out of the House of Representatives, 215 to 214 to 1, on Thursday, May 22, 2025: "Today, I cast my vote against the most destructive bill I have witnessed during my tenure in Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * House Natural Resources, SEEC, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats Lead Colleagues in Slamming GOP Tax Scam that Sells Out America's Cost-Savings, Economy, & Natural Resources for Billionaire Tax Cuts Washington, D.C. - Today, environmental champions in the House of Representatives held a press conference  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * House Natural Resources, SEEC, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats Lead Colleagues in Slamming GOP Tax Scam that Sells Out America's Cost-Savings, Economy, & Natural Resources for Billionaire Tax Cuts Washington, D.C. - Today, environmental champions in the House of Representatives held a press conference at the Capitol blasting House Republicans' Tax Scam as a massive giveaway more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: California Latinos are leaving Democrats behind California's Latino voters are done with the radical, out of touch Democrat circus. The Democrats' obsession with identity politics and empty theatrics is falling flat and Latinos are walking away, ready for real commonsense results. And this isn't just a California story, it's a national trend. "For years, Democrats have taken working more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DeVos Family Creating New Operation to Back Right-Wing Extremists in 2026 LANSING -- In case you missed it, the billionaire DeVos family is once again ready to pour millions of dollars into Michigan's elections to try to elect far-right candidates. With Betsy DeVos's history in the Trump administration, the new organization and its candidates are sure to be in lock-step with the dangerou more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Republicans Continue to Make Gains With Latino Voters In case you missed it, House Republican are now focused on maintaining that momentum with the Latino voters who are increasingly distancing themselves from the radical, out of touch agenda of the Democrat Party. "For years, Democrats have taken working-class and Hispanic Californians for granted. Now Latino voters are gravitating more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Wyden Blast Republicans' All-Out Assault on Clean Air and Climate Senator Markey joined by Democratic Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Wyden, and climate advocates Washington (May 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Ron Wyde more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * 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

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 24 -- The Illinois Republican Party issued the following news: * * * Illinois Democrats Failsafe: Raising Taxes CHICAGO -- Just one year after forcing through hundreds-of-millions of dollars in new taxes, Illinois Democrats are once again coming after working families' wallets. Despite already presiding over one of the highest-taxed states in the country, Governor JB Pritzker and his Democratic allies in the legislature are now eyeing a new round of taxes, this time more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 22 -- The Illinois Republican Party issued the following news: * * * Another Bad Budget Deal For Chicago CHICAGO -- The Chicago Transit Authority is stuck between a rock and a hard place, over-promising on an expensive, overly ambitious project that is now more than $2 BILLION over budget, all of it on the taxpayers dime. With no clear explanation for the ballooning costs, it sure seems like the Chicago Transit Authority is moving ahead on a terrible decision that w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Juan Ciscomani: A Washington-First, Arizona-Last Republican Ciscomani admits he hasn't " drawn any red lines " when it comes to sabotaging thousands of clean energy jobs in his district to pay for billionaire tax cuts If past is prologue, we know Juan Ciscomani will help Republican Party bosses gut clean energy jobs - including the thousands created in Ciscomani's district by the I more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Statement on House Passage of Republicans' Big Backstabbing Bill WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill: "House Republicans just sold out their constituents to the highest bidders: Donald Trump and his billionaire boys club. Debated and brought to the House Floor in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Latinos Choosing Republican Results Over Democrat Rhetoric Another poll reinforces a growing national trend : Latino voters are increasingly distancing themselves from the radical, out of touch agenda of the Democrat Party. More and more, Latinos are rejecting the identity policies and embracing commonsense Republican leadership that delivers real results. From taxes, immigration to health more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar Statement on Passage of H.R. 1 Moolenaar's NO GOTION Policy Included in Bill This morning, Congressman John Moolenaar voted in favor of H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation delivers on the mandate given to President Trump and the Republican Party by the American people last November. Included in the bill are provisions to avoid a 25% tax increase (link is external)  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW REPORTING: David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani Are Primed to Kick 300K+ Arizonans Off Their Health Care AZ Republic : "More than 300,000 Arizonans would lose their health insurance" under Schweikert, Crane, and Ciscomani's plan New reporting from the Arizona Republic shows that vulnerable Republicans David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani are on track to ri 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 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following floor remarks on May 19, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today to co-anchor this CBC Special Order hour along with my distinguished colleague, Representative Kamlager-Dove. For the next 60 minutes, members of the CBC have an opportunity to speak directly to the American people  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * "This is going to definitely grow our GDP." Estes, Hern, Feenstra Say "Big, Beautiful Bill" Will Increase Economic Growth WASHINGTON, DC - Just hours before President Trump met with House Republicans in an effort to get the "Big, Beautiful Bill" through the lower chamber, three influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax discussed their work on the landmark legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC, HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES, WAYS AND MEANS, ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS LEAD COLLEAGUES IN SLAMMING GOP TAX SCAM THAT SELLS OUT AMERICA'S COST-SAVINGS, ECONOMY, & NATURAL RESOURCES FOR BILLIONAIRE TAX CUTS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, environmental champions in the House of Representatives held a press conference at the Capitol blasting House Republicans' Tax Scam as a massive giveaw more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: The President is waiting with his pen. And the American people are waiting for relief. For Immediate Release May 22, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Ahead of passage, Speaker Johnson delivered the closing argument for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the House floor this morning, arguing for its swift passage and immediate consideration by the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: The President is waiting with his pen. And the American people are waiting for relief. WASHINGTON -- Ahead of passage, Speaker Johnson delivered the closing argument for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the House floor this morning, arguing for its swift passage and immediate consideration by the U.S. Senate. Click here to watch Speaker Johnson's full remarks Below are Speaker  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * THIS WEEK IN CLIMATE (IN)ACTION - MAY 23, 2025 Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering House Republicans' terrible billionaire tax scam and illegitimate CRAs in the Senate, and how states are advancing climate action against all odds. Be sure to f more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 21 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Trump's Tax Bill Will Hit Poorest Americans The Hardest Experts estimate that individuals making less than $51,000 will see their after-tax income decrease starting in 2026. Washington D.C. - Trump's tax cuts favored billionaires last time, and history is repeating itself. A study done by Penn Wharton found that people earning between $17,000 and $51,000 will see on average a $700 reduction in their income more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 20 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * History Department Publishes the 2025 Issue of Ozark Historical Review The Department of History is pleased to announce the publication of the 2025 issue of The Ozark Historical Review. Now in its 53rd year of publication, the OHR is an academic history journal that showcases the work of the U of A's undergraduate and graduate history students. The U of A community is invited to read this latest iss more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Talks States' Rights on the Senate Floor After Republicans Vote to Dirty America's Air "This is a direct attack, not only on my state, but on our ability to innovate, to lead and indeed to breathe clean air. This is bad policy, clearly, certainly, yes. But it is also a dangerous abuse of the process in this house that will lead to other harmful consequences to get this done." Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Van Orden's votes harm farmers and hungry Americans" [The Cap Times] The Cap Times : Derrick Van Orden didn't care. He voted to cut funding to feed hungry Americans. And, ultimately, he hurt Wisconsin farmers. Derrick Van Orden made a promise to Wisconsinites that he'd protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from cuts - but just days later more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Vulnerable PA House Republicans Slammed for Voting With Their Party Bosses To Cut Medicaid, Fund Billionaire Tax Cuts Inquirer : "For Pennsylvania's Republican representatives in swing districts, though, the votes immediately become fodder" PoliticsPA : "Expect the ramifications of the early AM vote on Thursday to be felt until November of next year" The Keys more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Warren Launch Investigation into Major Banks' Abandonment of Climate Risk Management Initiatives Financial institutions' failure to address climate risks is raising costs for families and undermining the U.S. economy Washington, D.C.--Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin Public Radio: Derrick Van Orden Backs SNAP Cuts That "Would Be The Largest Cut in the Program's History" After lying for months about voting for SNAP cuts, Van Orden lies again: claiming that Wisconsinites won't lose access to SNAP New reporting from Wisconsin Public Radio is spotlighting how Derrick Van Orden's vote to slash the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  more PR