WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski in The Hill: "Democrats are looking for answers -- outside Washington" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) penned an op-ed in The Hill about the "New Dems On the Road" tour, which gets New Democrat Coalition members out of D.C. to talk with communities across the country about the issues that matter most, from immigration and clean energy to the economy, he more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Colleagues in Introducing Energy Choice Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, helped introduce the Energy Choice Act of 2025, legislation led by U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.). "America needs more energy, and our state and local governments shouldn't  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette, Pallone, and Democratic Health Subcommittee Members Demand Hearing on Alarming Disruptions at NIH * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and all Democratic Health subcommittee members called for an urgent hearing with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Director of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin He, Ranking Member on the Senate Committee of Energy and Natural Resources sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum expressing his grave concern surrounding the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight Trump Administration's Cuts to the Job Corps Program * Washington, D.C. - After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation's largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Finance Democrats Demand Committee Markup of Republican Reconciliation Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and every Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, demanded the committee Republicans schedule a markup of the Republican bill that would slash health care and clean energy tax credi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations * In a letter to Secretary Burgum, the N.M. Delegation expressed deep concern at the DOI's efforts to revoke protections around Chaco Canyon The Delegation's letter comes on the heels of their reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage A more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations * In a letter to Secretary Burgum, the N.M. Delegation expressed deep concern at the DOI's efforts to revoke protections around Chaco Canyon The Delegation's letter comes on the heels of their reintroduction of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Are more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer Introduces New Bipartisan Bill to Protect LIHEAP From Staffing Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, June 9, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) introduced new bipartisan legislation to protect the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps millions of families across the country afford their energy bills and stay safe during extreme weather. The l more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ): Radar interference alone enough to pull the plug on 'extremely dangerous' Empire Wind project * --Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) who has waged a multiyear fight against what he called "extremely dangerous" wind projects off New Jersey and elsewhere including Empire Wind today welcomed a lawsuit that contains compelling information that he believes will be helpful for the Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Celebrates Committee Passage of Legislation to Counter Adversary Nuclear Energy Programs U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, celebrated the committee's passage of his International Nuclear Energy Act. The bill aims to support the U.S. domestic energy industry's leadership and offset China and Russia's growing influence on international nuclear en more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a June 3, 2025, open executive session to consider the nomination of Billy Long to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service: * * * Over the last several years, I have heard every member of this committee, Democrat and Republican, talk about the importance of independence and neutrality at the IRS. If you genuinely believe in those priorities, you cannot  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 39 Colleagues in Fighting Trump Administration's Illegal Termination of the Jobs Corp Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 38 of his colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to immediately reverse its decision to illegally and abruptly terminate Job Corps center operations which have left 25,000 students and t more PR