WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Acting Ranking Member Lynch Calls Out White House Cover Up of Use of AI in Shoddy MAHA Report, Demands Answers Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Acting Ranking Member Lynch Demands Trump Administration Drop New Loyalty Test for Prospective Federal Employees Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the Office of P more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Hurricane Season, King Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Terminated Employees at Weather Forecast Offices * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King, alongside 14 of his colleagues, is urging the Trump Administration to swiftly reinstate terminated employees at the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as Maine faces an unpredic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Requests Report Reviewing Biden Administration's Use of Race-Based Criteria in Relief for Farmers * Following groundbreaking investigative reporting from NewsNation, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the USDA's Inspector General (IG), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), requesting a report within 90 days on the Biden Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Slams Trump Administration for Closing Local Job Corps Centers * PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's order to shut down every Job Corps center nationwide--including the Keystone Center in Hazelton, the Philadelphia Center, and the Red Rock Center in Lopez--by June 30, 2025: "Job Corps ce more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING NEWS: At Sen. Schiff's Urging, Several USDA Offices in California Will No Longer Close Their Doors * Last month, Senator Schiff led a letter to the Trump administration urging them to reverse their plan to close USDA offices in California Washington, D.C. - After urging the Trump administration to reverse its plan to close nine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offices across Califor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Applauds Passage of American-Made Automobile Tax Deductions in One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) applauds the passage of a provision similar to his United States Automobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act (USA CAR Act), creating a tax deduction on interest accrued from the purchase of American-made vehicles. This provision was included in the O more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Friedman Hosts LGBTQ Roundtable Highlights Trump Admin's Attacks on the LGBTQ Community & Cuts to HIV Prevention Funding LOS ANGELES, CA -- Today, June 2, 2025, at the LA LGBT Center, Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) hosted an LGBTQ roundtable with local advocates and organizations to discuss the Trump Administration's attacks on LGBTQ rights and the impact of delayed HIV preve more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS CONDEMNS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS ADMINISTRATION FOR RACIST IMMIGRATION POLICY WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court granting the Trump Administration's request to revoke humanitarian parole from more than 500,000 immigrants from Cuba more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management released the following written testimony by Michael Peters, commissioner of the Public Buildings Service at the General Services Administration, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Courthouse Design and Construction: Examining the Costs to the Taxpayer": * * * Good morning, Chairman Perry, Ranking Member Stanton, and distinguished Members  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Budzinski Tours Local Businesses Hit by President Trump's Tariffs * SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Last week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) toured First to the Finish, a sporting apparel store in Edwardsville, Illinois, and Martinelli's Market, Bakery and Deli in Champaign, Illinois to highlight the impact of President Trump's tariffs on small businesses. "President Trump campaigned on lower more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, 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 pro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement On Ukrainian Drone Strikes On Russian Aircraft And Military Targets * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement on reporting of successful Ukrainian drone strikes operations deep into Russian territory, which hit airfields including the Belaya air base in Russia's Irkutsk region, d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Warren, Merkley, Blumenthal, Liccardo, Advocates Call Out Trump's Corrupt Meme Coin Dinner, Demand The Release Of Attendees' Names And What Favors They're Getting * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday led a press conference with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Sam Licca more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Failure to Disclose White House Officials' Financial Disclosures * "These reports are a fundamental component of our government's transparency and accountability framework, and their absence undermines public trust in the integrity of this Administration." "No new entrant reports for any senior White House officials have been made availabl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton, Frost Introduce Bill to Remove Gender Designation Requirement from REAL ID Act During Pride Month * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, at the start of Pride Month, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to remove the requirement from the REAL ID Act that compliant licenses include a gender designation. The bill instead would leave the decision to the states, and, if more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ends Taxpayer-Funded Health Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Illegal immigrants will no longer be able to pocket taxpayer-funded benefits meant for American citizens, thanks to The One, Big, Beautiful Bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill shuts off access to billions of dollars of Obamac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, ENR Colleagues Urge Interior Inspector General to Investigate Threats Posed by Workforce Reductions at Bureau of Reclamation * Senators to DOI Acting Inspector General: "We are concerned that the Administration's actions to gut the agency of qualified public servants could leave critical water infrastructure and communities vulnerable to operational disruptions" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Blasts Trump for Pulling the Ladder Up on New Jersey's Youth with Job Corps Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the Trump administration's decision to shut down Job Corps centers, including one in Edison, NJ: "Donald Trump ran on being a job creator, but all he's done is destroy opportunity. Now he's shutting down  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Randall, Jayapal, Dexter Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Northwest Detention Center TACOMA, WA -- Today, Congresswomen Emily Randall (WA-06), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) conducted an unannounced Congressional oversight visit at the Officials at the detention center allowed the Members to tour the facility one hour after they arrived. Despite re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren Blasts Trump Administration for Reckless Budget Attacking Science (Washington, DC) - Late last week, the Trump administration began breaking out details of its budget requests agency by agency. The Administration is proposing massive cuts to federal science. The Science Committee does not have more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Crockett, McBath, and Lee Lead Effort Demanding Demand DOJ Reinstate Consent Decrees with Police Departments * WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, alongside Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the House Judicia more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on June 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Members' Joint Statement on President Trump's Attempt to Fire the National Portrait Gallery Director WASHINGTON--Today, House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a joint statement following President Trump's illegal attem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Delivers $29.6 Million for RI Economic Development & Housing Initiatives * PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to help strengthen local neighborhoods and support economic development and affordable housing programs throughout the state, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $29,614,503 in new federal aid from several federal housing and community development programs. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fields is Deeply Disappointed in President Trump's Closure of the Shreveport Job Corps Center and Job Corps Centers Across America * On Friday the Shreveport Job Corps Center, and Job Corps centers across the country were notified that they must close, under the direction of President Trump's Department of Labor. There is absolutely no justifiable reason for this abrupt closure, which came with more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly joins President Trump at U.S. Steel event, applauds deal * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Friday, May 30, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) joined President Donald J. Trump at a U.S. Steel facility in West Mifflin, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh, in support of the President's announcement of a new partnership (link is external) between U.S. Steel and Japanese-owned Nippon Steel. The announcement c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Rep. Lynch and Financial Services Democrats Introduce the "Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025" Landmark legislation will put an end to Trump's crypto corruption and protect America's investors. Bill prohibitions extend to Members of Congress. Waters introduces bill HOURS before Trump's corrupt memecoin dinner. Today, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), senior Democrat on t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Reps. Gomez and Waters, Local Leaders Rally to Protect Job Corps Program at LA Center * Los Angeles, CA - Today, Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Maxine Waters (CA-43), as well as LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis, labor leaders, and Job Corps graduates rallied outside the LA Job Corps Center to demand that the Trump administration reverse its harmful decision to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rulli, Joyce Advocate for $25 Million for YARS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Michael Rulli (OH-06), Dave Joyce (OH-14), and Mike Turner (OH-10) and Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Jon Husted (R-OH) sent a letter to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, requesting he designate $25 million in existing funds to support the fire station construction project at the Youngstown Air Reserve Stati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Senators Call On Trump Administration To Protect ENERGY STAR Program That Lowers Energy Costs * HONOLULU -- U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) joined a group of his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to 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 pro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Trump Justice Department No Longer Cooperating With ABA Vetting & Rating Process Of Judicial Nominees WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Trump-Bondi Justice Department overturning decades of preceden more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Invites U.S. Forest Service Chief to Pecos Watershed Heinrich's invitation follows the U.S. Forest Service's decision to reverse Pecos Watershed mining withdrawal WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter inviting U.S. Fores more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Letter to the Department of the Interior Inspector General Urging Evaluation of Threats Posed by Workforce Reductions at the Bureau of Reclamation WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led seven Democratic Senate Energy and Natura more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Presses Trump Administration on Plans to Transfer Public Lands WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanding answers on the Department's plans to transfer National more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Banks Praises USDA Appointments in Indiana COLUMBIA CITY, IN. - Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced presidential appointments for Indiana leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Steve Howell as State Director for Indiana Rural Development and Steve Brown as State Executive Director of the Indiana more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Dave McCormick: A plan for Pennsylvania prosperity ICYMI - Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) wrote an opinion piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on why he believes the U.S. Steel-Nippon partnership will lead to success for Pennsylvania and America. * * * Last Thursday, I stood in the Oval Office with my House colleagues Mike Kelly and Dan Meuser. President Trump had invited us to discu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Cantwell, Schumer & Lujan Call on Trump Administration to Stop Bureaucratic Delays and Immediately Release Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment Funding to States WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Democratic L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Schumer, Murray Statement on President Trump's Expected Rescissions Request Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following joint statement on the rescission request President Trump is expected to submit  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press *   June 1, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Kristen Welker on NBC's Meet the Press to further dispel myths about the One Big Beautiful Bill. "The One Big Beautiful Bill is a big first step to provide relief for the American people, to give everybody more take home pay, more money in their pocket more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Charging Ahead to Deliver President Trump's Agenda * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, before I begin, I want to mention Sunday's attack in Boulder, Colorado. "A man armed with incendiary device more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Veterans fume after VA partially blames them for overpayments it claws back * Christopher Praino signed a waiver relinquishing his disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs after he was ordered to active duty in fall 2019. In a letter, the VA confirmed it would terminate his roughly $965 monthly payments because, by law, he could not receive both VA benefits and active-duty p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley, Advocates, Families Tell ICE: Hands Off Our Immigrant Neighbors * Convening Comes Amid Disturbing Uptick in ICE Activity Across Massachusetts 7th Press Conference (YouTube) | Photos (Dropbox) EAST BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) convened a roundtable and press conference in East Boston with immigrant justice advocates, local leaders, and impacted families t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Planned Parenthood of Northern New England for Roundtable on Republicans' Attacks on Abortion and Reproductive Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) for a virtual roundtable highlighting the harmful consequences of Republicans' reconciliation bill for patients in Vermont. The Republican budget will drama more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks About Trump's Attack on Green Jobs at Energy Action Network (EAN) and EAN Climate Workforce Coalition Forum * WINOOSKI, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined a forum hosted by the Energy Action Network (EAN) and the EAN Climate Workforce Coalition on how Congressional policy and budget  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2025: * * * Westerman Lauds Trump Action to Unleash Alaskan Energy Development Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced new plans to increase oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:  more PR