WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Members call on Appropriators to protect ILAB funding, American workers WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), co-chair of the Child Labor Prevention Task Force and Congressman Steven Horsford  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Graham, Reps. Ocasio-Cortez & Lee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Non-Consensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfake Imagery May 21, 2025 The DEFIANCE Act would give survivors a tool to reclaim their image and freedom WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Durbin, Graham, Reps. Ocasio-Cortez & Lee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Non-Consensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfake Imagery The DEFIANCE Act would give survivors a tool to reclaim their image and freedom WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Washington, DC - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released a statement following reports (link is external) of the Israeli government blocking humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza. "Israel's blockade of food and humanitarian assistance to Gaza is in violation of international law. Another 14,000 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Lee, Durbin, Graham Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Combat Non-Consensual, Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery Washington, D.C. \- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) alongside Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15), Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), reintroduced the Disrupt Explicit Forgeds and Non-Consensual Edits Act more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- People's Action issued the following news release: * * * People's Action Institute and Congressional Progressive Caucus Denounce Trump Tax Plan in Washington, D.C. As the Trump administration seeks deep cuts to Medicaid and other essential services to fund tax breaks for the wealthy, People's Action Institute members were joined by U.S. Representatives Greg Casar (D-Texas), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) to denounce these cuts and the lies  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Johnson Re-Introduces Supreme Court Justice Term Limit Measure to Restore Balance, Legitimacy for SCOTUS WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an effort to restore independence to the nation's highest court, today Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act, which would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Demands IRS Action on Tax Avoidance in Puerto Rico WASHINGTON - Representative Nydia M. Velazquez (D- NY) led five members in urging the House Appropriations Committee to direct the Treasury Department to report on Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) efforts to identify and address tax avoidance under Puerto Rico's Acts 22 and 20 (now consolidated into Act 60), and to estimate federal re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Leads Letter Urging SkyHop Global to Negotiate in Good Faith with Striking New York Area Airport Workers WASHINGTON \- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) sent a letter along with 14 members of the New York Congressional delegation urging SkyHop Global to return to the bargaining table with striking shuttle drivers at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark airports. "It i more PR