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 -- 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 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 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. 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 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, 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. 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. 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 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 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 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 -- 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