WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, 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 pu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Slams Trump Administrations' Cuts to Vital Job Training Program for Wisconsin Workers, Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it is cutting funding for Job Corps and closing centers nationwide, incl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski Headlines Public Education Town Hall to Address Deepening Attacks and Loss of Federal Funding EAST ST. LOUIS, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) headlined a town hall at East St. Louis Senior High School hosted by the Public Education Alliance to address the devastating impact of the Trump administration's threats to public education and of revoked federal COVID-relief fu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow, Lt. Gov. Primavera Discuss Trump's Harmful AmeriCorps Cuts AURORA -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, representatives from Serve Colorado, and local non-profits held a roundtable to discuss the impact of the Trump administration's drastic cuts to AmeriCorps.Since its founding in 1993, AmeriCorps has provided more than 1 million Americans with the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Alan Butler, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Breach of Trust: Surveillance in Private Spaces": * * * Subcommittee Chair Mace, Ranking Member Brown, Committee Chair Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and Members of Subcommittee, thank you for more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Everett, Murray Holds Roundtable on Trump Putting $16.7 Million for Snohomish County Homelessness Prevention At Risk, Hears from Affected Organizations--Vows to Fight Housing Budget Cuts ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL FROM EVENT HERE ***AUDIO HERE Everett, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, held a roundtable discussion on the Trump adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Condemns $3.7 Billion In DOE Cuts To American Manufacturing Nationwide Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement upon the news that the Department of Energy has cancelled 24 projects nationwide, totaling $3.7 Billion in investment in American manufacturing, includin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Close Exeter Job Corps WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, May 29, 2025, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to news that the Trump Administration will shut down Exeter Job Corps, along with most Job Corps centers nationwide. "I'm deeply concerned by news that the Trump Administration will close the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton and Massachusetts Delegation Sound Alarm on Trump Admin Attacks on International Students at Harvard and Nationwide Washington, D.C. - Rep. Moulton joined the Massachusetts' Congressional delegation in pressing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons on the Trump Administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Chairs Oversight Hearing on Effects of Trump on Local Students, Educators & Schools Bensenville, IL - This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) convened a congressional oversight hearing in Bensenville, Illinois on the negative effects of the Trump Administration's agenda on local students and educators. Joined by Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Ramirez heard from experts about ho more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Effectively Closing All Job Corps Centers WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Trump Administration ordered the effective closure of all Job Corps centers across the Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following joint testimony by Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff David W. Allvin and Chief of Space Operations B. Chance Saltzman, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "The Posture of the Department of the Air Force in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is committed to defending  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2025: * * * Senator Murray on President Trump's Budget Request Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the release of President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in non-defense programs tha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock Leads Fight for Full CDC Funding Senators Reverend Warnock, Ossoff, and 28 Senators pressed Senate Appropriators stressing the need for full funding for the Georgia-based CDC to protect the centers' national security and public health work Earlier this year, Senator Warnock led the charge in demanding answers about the termination of 20,000 full time staff at HHS, incl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen, and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen joined their colleagues in reintroducing the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. This legislation would ex more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill and Medicaid protections It is deeply disappointing that through a closed-door, invitation-only, staged meeting, Governor Murphy is attempting to orchestrate a hit job on President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and against me and my Republican colleagues because we voted for a bill to put America on the right course by providing massive tax relief for the middle clas more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib, Watson Coleman, Takano Reintroduce Legislation to Prevent Discrimination in Car Insurance Rates Against Working Class Americans DETROIT -- Representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-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 Prohibit Auto Insurance more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Over $42 BILLION In Vital Broadband Funding Still Held Up By Trump Administration, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell, And Senator Lujan Demand Admin Stop The Delays & Immediately Release The Funding Into American Communities; Senators Say 25 Million Americans Still Lack High-Speed Internet As Bipartisan Funding Lingers Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D- more PR