WASHINGTON, May 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AFTER HOUSE GOP VOTED TO MAKE LARGEST CUT TO FOOD ASSISTANCE IN HISTORY - IMPACTING 108,000 IN CENTRAL NY - SCHUMER WITH SYRACUSE-CNY FAITH LEADERS IN OSWEGO COUNTY WHICH HAS AMONG HIGHEST FOOD... Schumer Says Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Will Be Ugly For Hardworking NY Families, Decimating Healthcare & Funding For Local Hospitals, Raising Energy Costs By Slashing $ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Putin Flouts Peace Talks & Targets Ukrainian Civilians, Reed Urges Trump to Impose Tough Sanctions on Russia VIDEO: Sen. Reed delivers remarks on latest in Ukraine CRANSTON, RI - As Russia steps up its targeting of Ukraine, with nearly 400 Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian cities over the past few days, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to demonstrate his commitment to the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. The legislation would expand the number of drugs that Medicare can negotiate lower drug pric more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley, Barragan and California Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Protect Head Start Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) joined Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44) and every Democratic member of the California Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging them to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Walter D. Cruickshank, acting director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, from a May 20, 2025, hearing on the Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation Act (H.R. 2556) and the Offshore Lands Authorities Act (H.R. 513): * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining Threats to ICE Operations": * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss threats to ICE operations. To address the issues raised by the committee, I have structured  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining Threats to ICE Operations": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 4) In Athens, according to the detention memo, Diego Ibarra was arrested on the night of September 24, 2023, by two officers from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) for drivin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining Threats to ICE Operations": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) First, as explained above, aliens at the ports of entry without proper admission documents are inadmissible to the United States under section 212(a)(7)(A)(i) of the INA and thus aren't as more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 28, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Commends President Trump's Latest Effort to Protect Children from Gender Mutilation WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement on the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds the Repeal of Biden-Harris Assault on Domestic Tire Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 61 into law, repealing the Biden-Harris Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Murray Call Out Trump Admin's Lack of Transparency on Spending, Demand Detailed Agency Spend Plans Be Submitted as Required By Law Full-year continuing resolution (CR) requires each agency to submit a spend plan showing how they are executing FY25 appropriations--many agencies have failed to submit acceptable plans, or to submit one more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Ossoff, Kelly in Reigniting Push to Ban Congressional Stock Trading May 27, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators John Ossoff (D-GA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in reintroducing legislation to ban stock trading by Members of Congress. The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act would require all members of Congress, their spouses and dependent c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Douglas Helton, former regional operations supervisor of the Emergency Response Division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from a May 20, 2025, hearing on the Offshore Lands Authorities Act (H.R. 513) and the Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation Act (H.R. 2556): * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and distinguished Members of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak named Congressional Biofuels Caucus Co-Chair Beulah, ND - Congressional Biofuels Caucus Co-Chairs Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) released the following statements celebrating the launch of the caucus for the 119th Congress. "Biofuels are a growing part of America's energy strategy  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Following Visit with Prime Minister Carney, Welch Brings Together Businesses, Manufacturers to Talk Trade War MANCHESTER, VT -- At a roundtable in Manchester this afternoon, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) brought together Vermont businesses and manufacturers to hear directly how global tariffs and President Trump's trade war are impacting them. The event was held at The Orvis Company, which was found more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI From the Albany Herald: Dougherty County, Rural Georgia Would be Hard-hit by SNAP Cuts in Proposed Budget Senator Reverend Warnock spoke to the Albany Herald about the social and economic impact that GOP cuts to federal nutrition programs would have on rural Georgians as a result of their new spending bill The SNAP program helps millions of working families across the country with their  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DOGE Social Security Service Changes Force Long, Unnecessary Travel Costs Trump, DOGE service cuts will require people to make nearly 2 million additional trips to understaffed Social Security field offices each year In 31 states, over 25% of seniors must travel over an hour to access nearest Social Security field office Washington, D.C. - A new analysis from the Center on Budget  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Revere, Massachusetts, Warren Lays Out the Dangers of Republican Bill to Cut Health Care for Millions Boston, MA - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined state and federal leaders at the Cambridge Health Alliance's Revere Care Center to sound the alarm about Republicans' planned cuts to health care for Massachusetts children, families, seniors, veterans and peopl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin to Hannity: Trump Strikes when the Iron is Ripe "Trump is working all angles on this. This is why Trump makes the 'Art of the Deal' right?" Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined Fox News's Sean Hannity on Hannity to discuss the recent developments in the war in Ukraine and stress that Russia's President would be a fool to underestimate Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * In Koreatown, Rep. Jimmy Gomez and LA's Korean Small Business Community Discuss Impact of Trump's Harmful Trade Policies Los Angeles, CA -- Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a roundtable with the Korean business community in LA to hear firsthand how Trump's tariffs is disrupting trade, delaying shipments, and raising the cost of essential goods. He also sh more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, from a May 20, 2025, hearing on the Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act (H.R. 1885) and legislation to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge: * * * Good morning to the members of the House of Representative more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Statement on Fatal Shooting of Israeli Embassy Staff Members Outside Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement after two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC last week: Last week outside the Capital Jewish Museum, two innocent young people were executed. F more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Hyde-Smith Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Support for Families Struggling with Infertility Legislation Promotes Restorative Reproductive Medicine Through Existing Federal Programs WASHINGTON, DC - US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), chair of the Senate Values Action Team, Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, Chuck Grassley (R-IA), President Pro Tempore and John C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Calls Out House Republican Bill for Selling Off Spectrum to Benefit Billionaires Instead of Connecting Americans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement on the House Republican bill that proposes auctioning off critical spectrum to fund tax handouts for the wealthiest Americans a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Stansbury Hold Town Hall in Albuquerque on GOP Attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP Town Hall Follows House Vote to Gut Critical Programs New Mexicans Rely On Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) held a town hall in Albuquerque on Tuesday to sound the alarm on Republican-led efforts to gut critical f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Congressional Republicans Just Voted to Rip Away Your Health Care and Nutrition Assistance for the Most Vulnerable House-Passed Bill Includes Largest Cut to Medicaid in History Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed President Trump's sweeping plan to rip away health care and nutrition programs, close hospitals,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Meeks Applauds Court Ruling Declaring Trump Tariffs Illegal Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement applauding the Court of International Trade's decision to block President Trump's "liberation day" tariffs, unlawfully imposed under more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Meeks, Jacobs Request GAO Review of Impacts of Trump Administration's Illegal Dismantling of USAID and Termination of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, today sent  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Lofgren Send Letter to Secretary Lutnick on Multilateral Export Controls Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raising concerns over r more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Fight Trump's Illegal Gutting of ENERGY STAR Program Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 20 of their Senate colleagues to demand the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on its plan to illegally and unilaterally terminate the ENERGY STAR program. In their letter, the Senators highlight the cost-saving benefits of the program, which is pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Fight Trump's Illegal Gutting of ENERGY STAR Program Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 20 of their Senate colleagues to demand the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on its plan to illegally and unilaterally terminate the ENERGY STAR program. In their letter, the Senators highlight the cost-saving benefits of the program, which is proje more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Cantwell, Health Care Providers and Advocates Slam Republican Health Care Cuts Threatening to Kick Nearly 14 Million Americans Off Their Health Insurance--Including 274,000 People in WA At least 274,000 people in Washington state could lose their health insurance under the Republican plan through steep cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, according to nonpartisan estimates Parent more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro Call Out Trump Admin's Lack of Transparency on Spending, Demand Detailed Agency Spend Plans Be Submitted as Required By Law Full-year continuing resolution (CR) requires each agency to submit a spend plan showing how they are executing FY25 appropriations--many agencies have failed to submit acceptable plans, or to submit one altogether Washington, D.C. -- Senator Patty Murray (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro Call Out Trump Admin's Lack of Transparency on Spending, Demand Detailed Agency Spend Plans Be Submitted as Required By Law Full-year continuing resolution (CR) requires each agency to submit a spend plan showing how they are executing FY25 appropriations--many agencies have failed to submit acceptable plans, or to submit one altoge more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Newly Declassified FBI Document Proves Fusion GPS Contractor Nellie Ohr Lied to Congress about Contributions to Crossfire Hurricane BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to prosecute Fusion GPS contractor Nellie Ohr for lying to Congress about her role in advancing the FBI and DOJ's Crossfire Hurricane investigation, according to an  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Newly Declassified FBI Document Proves Fusion GPS Contractor Nellie Ohr Lied to Congress about Contributions to Crossfire Hurricane Despite providing demonstrably false information to Congress, Nellie Ohr was never held accountable for contributing to the FBI and DOJ's Trump-Russia hoax BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The Federal Bureau of Invest more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Cosponsors Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As President Trump and Congressional Republicans work to make college unaffordable and unattainable for millions of working-class families, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Supreme Court's Refusal to Hear Apache Religious Freedom Case on Mining in Oak Flat Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement: "The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Apache Stronghold's reques more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren Invites Individuals Whose Grants Have Been Canceled by Trump to Share Their Experience (Washington, DC) - Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) launched a submission form on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - Democrats' website where individuals whose grants have been cancele more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Sen. Warren, Reps. Neal and McGovern Condemn Shuttering of Springfield SBA Office, Demand Accountability for Harms to Western Mass. Small Businesses Letter Text (PDF) Boston (May 28, 2025) \- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led his colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Sen. Warren, Reps. Neal and McGovern Condemn Shuttering of Springfield SBA Office, Demand Accountability for Harms to Western Mass. Small Businesses (Boston, May 28) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led his colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Federal Judges From Doxxing and Threats Bipartisan Appropriations Letter Urges Congress to Fund Grant to Scrub Judges' Personal Information from the Internet Threats Against Judges Have Risen Over 100% in the Last 6 Weeks, Coinciding with Harsh Rhetoric from Trump Administration Read the Letter Here Washington, D.C - Congressman Dan Goldman  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Blasts GOP "Big Ugly Bill" That Would Hike Costs and Cut Critical Services for San Diego Families May 27, 2025 Encinitas, CA - Today, Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) joined community leaders at TrueCare Encinitas to condemn the House GOP's so-called "Big Ugly Bill." The package would take health care from millions of people, slash food assistance, and drive up household energy cos more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norma Torres joins Rep. Nanette Barragan in Urging Trump Administration to Protect Head Start Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Norma Torres (CA-35) joined Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging them to safeguard federal funding for the Head Start program. The let more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Troy E. Nehls in The Bay City Tribune: Delivering on the America First Mandate: I voted "YES" to Pass President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. --Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) penned an op-ed in The Bay City Tribune discussing why he voted "YES" to pass H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which delivers the largest deficit reduction in nearly 30 years, secures and sustains  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Hosts Town Hall in Montgomery May 27, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) hosted a town hall and health and wellness resources fair at the Montgomery Municipal Center in Montgomery, New Jersey. Vendors from Federal, State, and Local agencies as well as 31 organizations focused on health services were present, assisting almost 100 constituents. Following more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Weber Joins Galveston Business Leaders in Push to Preserve Pro-Growth Tax Cuts Galveston, TX - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) sat down with local business leaders, the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Galveston-Texas City Pilots for a U.S. Camber of Commerce roundtable discussion focused on protecting hardworking Texans from looming tax hikes. With key provisions of President Trump's h more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon Leads House Colleagues In Condemning Diversion of Postal Police Resources to Support DHS Deportation Efforts Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) today led 43 House colleagues in condemning the diversion of U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) resources to assist aggressive deportation efforts by the Department of Homeland Security more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: AS SUMMER SEASON KICKS OFF, TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR SLAMS UPSTATE NY - CANADIAN BORDER CROSSINGS PLUNGE NEARLY 290,000 & PLUMMET A WHOPPING 22% ACROSS ALL NY PORTS OF ENTRY LAST MONTH -... New Data Shows Border Crossings Across Upstate NY Are Nose-Diving As Trump's Tariffs And Ludicrous Comments On Annexing Canada Drive Away Tourists, Putting Billions For NY more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Senator's Kim and Booker Release Joint Statement on Emil Bove's Nomination to Third Circuit Court of Appeals JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Today, U.S. Senator's Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement: "Emil Bove's nomination to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is deeply troubling. It is vital that the federal judiciary in New Jersey be committed to upholding the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Stansbury, Lujan Hold Town Hall in Albuquerque on GOP Attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP Town Hall Follows House Vote to Gut Critical Programs New Mexicans Rely On Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a town hall in Albuquerque on Tuesday to sound the alarm on Republican-led efforts to gut critical  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Trump Administration's Student Visa Freeze and Social Media Vetting Proposal SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision (link is external) to freeze new student visa interviews: "I strongly oppose the Trump Administration's reckless decision to freeze new  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More--Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff OPM encourages agencies to offer maximum salary to Trump political appointees, encouraging them to sidestep agency HR offices & standard vetting process Lawmakers : "Padding the pockets of political operative more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More--Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff OPM encourages agencies to offer maximum salary to Trump political appointees, encouraging them to sidestep agency HR offices & standard vettin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Signs Griffith Resolution to Strike Down Biden Job-Killing Regulation U.S. President Donald J. Trump recently signed into law H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing." This more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Dave Miko, acting deputy director for operations at the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, from a May 20, 2025, hearing on the Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act (H.R. 1885) and legislation to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the Jocelyn Nungaray National  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, John Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring Border Patrol's 101st Anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and several of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution to commemorate the 101 st annivers more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Shaheen Send Letters to Secretaries Rubio and Noem Urging Protection and Release of USAGM Journalists at Risk Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State Department & USAID Management, International Operations & Bilateral International Development, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Vermont Congressional Delegation Pushes HHS to Protect Low-Income Energy Assistance Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), pushed back on the Trump Administration's plans to eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and terminate e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Condemn GOP Tax Plan for Driving up Costs for American Families WASHINGTON - Just a week after Moody's downgraded the U.S. credit rating due to mounting government debt, pushing up mortgage interest rates, Republicans in the House moved forward with their plan to provide massive tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans that would add an additional $3.8 trillion to the deficit, according t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Klobuchar, Van Hollen Urge Support for Homebuilding Tax Credits in Upcoming Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) urged the Trump Administration to drop its misguided plan to cut homebuilding tax credits in the midst of a housing crisis. The lawmakers urged the administration to reconsider its preliminary Fiscal Year (F more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * WESTERMAN, COTTON, AND BOOZMAN TO DRISCOLL: ARMY MUST ANALYZE PINE BLUFF'S POTENTIAL TO ADDRESS OUR MUNITIONS SHORTAGE Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR) today sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, asking for the detailed plan for the future of Pine Bluff Arsenal as a critical element of the defense industrial base. The lawmakers also more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Robert S. Young, a professor at Western Carolina University, from a May 20, 2025, hearing on the Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act (H.R. 1885): * * * The Congress declares that it is the purpose of this chapter to minimize the loss of human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and the damage to fish, wildlife more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Grassley Urge Treasury Department to Scrap New Corporate Transparency Act Rule that Violates Congressional Intent Washington, DC - Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) submitted a comment yesterday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raising concerns and expressing disagreement with the Treasury Department's new interim final rule implementing an importan more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Who Benefits: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Gives Seniors New Tax Relief WASHINGTON, D.C. - The One, Big, Beautiful Bill fulfills President Trump's promise to seniors and provides welcome tax relief after four years of inflation robbed their retirement under President Biden. Each senior will receive an additional bonus of $4,000 to the sta more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * With Federal Disaster Aid Almost Exhausted, Members of Congress from North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Georgia Urge Trump Admin. to Submit New Funding Request to Congress Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led a group of 11 bipartisan lawmakers from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida in urging the Trump administration to take immediate action to prevent disaster recovery more PR