WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Trump Admin Attacks, RI Delegation & Local Librarians Highlight Importance of Public Libraries CRANSTON, RI - The Trump Administration is targeting the main source of federal funding for public libraries across the nation, putting interlibrary lending, adult education, summer reading, workforce development, and many other essential programs and community services in jeopardy. As public libr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * As GOP Tries to Gut Medicaid and Attack Reproductive Healthcare, Pressley Reintroduces Bill Affirming Equitable Access to Reproductive Healthcare for People with Disabilities Resolution Designates "Disability Reproductive Equity Day" in May, Calls for Disability and Reproductive Justice Amid Trump's Attacks on Healthcare This Month, Pressley Delivered Keynote at Center for American Progress' Reprod more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Blasts Trump Decision to Halt Job Corps Center Operations in Cleveland and Across America Cleveland, OH- Today, the Trump Administration announced (link is external) that contractor operator Job Corp centers will begin a "phased pause in operations" including the Job Corps center in Cleveland. Congresswoman Brown (OH-11), a member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, strongly criticizes this move.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * CDC 'Cover-Up': Rep. Green Revives Vaccine Transparency Bill Read the exclusive by Emily Hallas in the Washington Examiner here WASHINGTON--Today, in light of the interim report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations revealing the Biden-era Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) concealment and downplaying of COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis risks, Rep. Mark Green, MD, re-i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Friedman Leads 23 Members of Congress Urging Release of Withheld HIV Prevention Grants as South LA Clinics Forced to Cut Services WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) is leading 23 Members of Congress urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to immediately release Congressionally appropriated fund more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Fulfill Promise of Brown WASHINGTON - Over 70 years after the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), House Committee on the Judiciary, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforceand Repres more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Breitbart: Stefanik Urges Review of 'Bias' at Truman Foundation, Rescission of Pro-Hamas Student's Scholarship SARATOGA, N.Y., - In case you missed it, Breitbart published the following article today. Breitbart: Stefanik Urges Review of 'Bias' at Truman Foundation, Rescission of Pro-Hamas Student's Scholarship By Olivia Rondeau ' House Republican Leadership Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY)  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Pressley Delivers Keynote at Boston University School of Public Health Convocation "A decision to pursue a career in public health is a noble and worthwhile decision, and to do so especially right now, is in and of itself, an act of radical courage." "Keep dreaming and remain in unapologetic and in active pursuit of making those dreams a reality, just as you did with your degree. Change can' more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Makes Statement on Trump Revoking Visas for Chinese Students Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: "The Trump administration's plan to revoke visas for Chinese students is xenophobic and weakens U.S. national security. This policy will force promising young people to study elsewhere, diminishing American global leadership and causing long-term economic harm. I more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- 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 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Meets with WA State Emergency Management Leaders, Hears How Trump's Attacks on FEMA Threaten Emergency Response Ahead of Wildfire Season ICYMI : Senators Murray, Merkley, WA & Oregon Fire Officials Lay Out How Trump is Putting Wildfire Preparedness & Response at Risk ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL FROM EVENT HERE ***AUDIO HERE Sultan, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Responds to Trump Admin Canceling Ongoing Contract to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's abrupt cancellation  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Murray Responds to Trump Admin Canceling Ongoing Contract to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following state more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Joins Entire California Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Protect Head Start Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined the entire California Democratic Congressional Delegation in urging President Donald Trump and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to safeguard federal funding for the Head Start  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi at San Francisco AAPI Roundtable: "Our seniors and children are not waste, fraud and abuse." San Francisco - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi hosted an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month roundtable with San Francisco's Asian Pacific Islander Council, bringing together community leaders to address the devastating impacts of the Trump Administration's budget cuts on AAPI com more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands White House Disclose Trump's Crypto Dinner Guest List Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2025)--Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding he release the guest list of invitees to his gala dinner honoring top buyers of the $TRUMP memecoin who purchase more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Members DeLauro, Scott Demand Answers After DOL Cancelled Women's Apprenticeship Programs Grants WASHINGTON -- Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) of the House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) of the House Committee on Education and Workforce sent a letter to Department of La more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Joins CAPAC, Hits Record Membership CAPAC Hits Record Membership of 83, Largest in History CAPAC welcomes Representatives Bell, Garcia, Kennedy and McClain Delaney WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) welcomed four new Associate Members for the 119th Congress, bringing the total membership of the Caucus  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 29, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Hold Hearing on Education, Labor Nominees WASHINGTON - On Thursday, June 5, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on four Trump administration nominees at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Occupational Safety and Health  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Calls for Review of Truman Foundation to Address Political Imbalance in Scholarship Selections & Rescind 2025 Pro-Hamas Scholarship Recipient SARATOGA, N.Y., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released a letter to the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation urging immediate action to address troubling patterns of political imbalance in th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Trump Makes History: The Latest-Ever Budget WASHINGTON -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on President Trump failing to submit a full budget, making this year's budget the latest ever sent to Congress: "If President Trump released his full budget request tod more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Firings of Constituent Services Liaisons WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 14 of their Senate colleagues in pressing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for answers regarding the firing of its constituent services liaisons--civil servants who work with congressional offices to assist constitue more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, MA Delegation Sound Alarm on Trump Admin Attacks on International Students at Harvard and Nationwide Letter follows recent DHS attempts to terminate Harvard's ability to enroll international students on F-1 and J-1 visas Massachusetts hosts over 80,000 international students, who contribute almost $4 billion to state economy and support over 35,000 jobs in the state "The Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Watson Coleman, Tlaib, Takano Reintroduce Legislation to Prevent Discrimination in Car Insurance Rates Against Working Class Americans May 29, 2025 Today, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Mark Takano (CA-39) reintroduced a bill to ensure insurance companies use only driving-related factors in determining car insurance rates and eligibility. The Pr more PR