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Acting Assistant Secretary of Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, USMC Commandant Testify Before House Armed Services Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces released the following joint testimony from a June 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Update on Navy Programs and Capabilities for Seapower and Projection Forces."
The witnesses are Brett A. Seidle, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, Vice Adm. James E. Pitts, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities and Lt. Gen. Eric E. Austi more PR
Acting Ranking Member Lynch on the Physical Assault of U.S. Senator Padilla by Sec. Noem's Security Detail (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release:
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Acting Ranking Member Lynch on the Physical Assault of U.S. Senator Padilla by Sec. Noem's Security Detail
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025)-- As Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform defended President Trump's use of the military against the people of Los Angeles, the Administration more PR
Acting Ranking Member Lynch's Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Trump Administration's Dangerous and Extremist Immigration Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release:
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Acting Ranking Member Lynch's Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Trump Administration's Dangerous and Extremist Immigration Agenda
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025). Below is Acting Ranking Member Stephen F. Lynch's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Full Committee hearing on the Trump Administr more PR
Alsobrooks on Padilla: We Have Now Crossed a Line. This is a Dangerous Day. (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Alsobrooks on Padilla: We Have Now Crossed a Line. This is a Dangerous Day.
WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) went to the Senate Floor today to speak after disturbing footage of Senator Alex Padilla being manhandled was released. Full transcript of Senator Alsobrooks' remarks below:
WATCH SENATOR ALOSBROOKS FULL REMARKS HERE (https://x.com/Sen_Alsobrooks/statu more PR
Amid Trump's Threats to Critical Agriculture Support Programs, Duckworth Discusses Agricultural Priorities with Illinois Farm Bureau (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Amid Trump's Threats to Critical Agriculture Support Programs, Duckworth Discusses Agricultural Priorities with Illinois Farm Bureau
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June 11, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--founding co-chair of the Senate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Caucus--met with Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) President Brian Duncan and IFB members to discuss shared priorities to grow Illin more PR
Amodei Statement Following Vote on Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Amodei Statement Following Vote on Rescissions Package
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Amodei issued the following statement after voting against the $9.4 billion rescissions request sent to Congress by the Trump Administration:
"If we do not have time to think about it, we sure as hell have time to talk about it before October 1st when the impacts of these rescinded funds would more PR
As Senate Moves to Advance Landmark Stablecoin Legislation, Scott Hails U.S. Leadership in Digital Assets (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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As Senate Moves to Advance Landmark Stablecoin Legislation, Scott Hails U.S. Leadership in Digital Assets
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"Let's finish the job and get this bill to President Trump's desk for his signature."
WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Senate took an important step towards passing the bipartisan Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legislation led by Senator Bil more PR
At Finance Committee Hearing, Wyden Blasts Bessent Over Republican Billionaire Bailout, Health Care Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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At Finance Committee Hearing, Wyden Blasts Bessent Over Republican Billionaire Bailout, Health Care Cuts
As Prepared for Delivery
This morning's hearing could be the only opportunity Democratic Senators have to question a top Trump official about the disastrous bill Republicans are writing behind closed doors. Robert Kennedy Jr. has been in more PR
At Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Admin Nominees on Housing Discrimination and National Security Risks From the President's Chip Deals (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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At Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Admin Nominees on Housing Discrimination and National Security Risks from the President's Chip Deals
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee gave opening remarks and questioned nominees more PR
Baldwin Statement on Reports Secretary Kennedy Allegedly Rehired CDC Staff, Including Lead Prevention Staff (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin Statement on Reports Secretary Kennedy Allegedly Rehired CDC Staff, Including Lead Prevention Staff
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS), released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration reinstated some of the Centers for more PR
Baldwin, Reed Demand Written Answers from RFK, Jr. on Firings of Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin, Reed Demand Written Answers from RFK, Jr. on Firings of Childhood Lead Poisoning Experts at CDC
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Jack Reed (D-RI) are demanding written answers from the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in respon more PR
Barr votes for over $9B in DOGE Cuts to Wasteful Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release:
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Barr votes for over $9B in DOGE Cuts to Wasteful Spending
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Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), a member of the Congressional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, voted to make permanent more than $9B in spending cuts recommended by DOGE. The package included steep cuts to foreign aid and government funded media outlets including NPR and PBS.
"My message to DOG more PR
Barrasso at the White House for Repeal of Electric Vehicle Mandate (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso at the White House for Repeal of Electric Vehicle Mandate
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WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today attended the White House signing ceremony for legislation repealing the Biden administration's electric vehicle mandate. The legislation to repeal the EV mandate passed the Senate last month with the support of all Republican Senators.
"I applaud more PR
Barrasso on L.A. Riots: Democrats Side with Illegal Immigrants and Rioters, Not Law-Abiding Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso on L.A. Riots: Democrats Side with Illegal Immigrants and Rioters, Not Law-Abiding Americans
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"American families deserve safe communities. For too many, like those in Los Angeles, that safety feels out of reach. Republicans have a bold solution to change that. It starts with securing our borders and deporting illegal immigrant criminals. We have to pass it as quickly as possible."
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Bay Area Congressional Delegation statement on CBP Activities at SFO (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Bay Area Congressional Delegation statement on CBP Activities at SFO
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Reps. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Mike Thomspon (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17), issued the following joint statement in response to Customs and Border Protecti more PR
Bay Area Congressional Delegation Statement on CBP Activities at SFO (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Bay Area Congressional Delegation Statement on CBP Activities at SFO
Reps. Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Mike Thomspon (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-08), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), and Ro Khanna, (CA-17), issued the following joint statement in response to Customs and Border Protection more PR
Blumenthal Blasts DOGE & Trump Admin's Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025:
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Blumenthal Blasts DOGE & Trump Admin's Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum
At forum, Senator heard directly from stakeholders on the impact of Collins and Musk's abrupt cancellation of contracts providing services to veterans and supporting critical VA operations
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight for more PR
Blumenthal Raises Concerns Over Trump Administration's Purge of Transgender Servicemembers, Presses Hegseth & Collins About Servicemembers' Access to VA Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025:
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Blumenthal Raises Concerns Over Trump Administration's Purge of Transgender Servicemembers, Presses Hegseth & Collins About Servicemembers' Access to VA Benefits
[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today raised concerns about the Trump Administra more PR
Boyle Grills Secretary Bessent Over Cost of Trump's Budget Bill in Ways & Means Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Boyle Grills Secretary Bessent Over Cost of Trump's Budget Bill in Ways & Means Hearing
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WASHINGTON, DC -- In today's Ways and Means Committee hearing, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the staggering cost of the Republican budget bill.
Boyle warned that Trump's plans would add $3 trillion to more PR
Boyle Statement on House Passage of Rescissions Package Cutting Public Broadcasting and Undermining America's Global Standing (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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Boyle Statement on House Passage of Rescissions Package Cutting Public Broadcasting and Undermining America's Global Standing
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after House Republicans advanced President Trump's rescissions package that would undermine more PR
Brown University Student Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Brown University student Alex Shieh from a June 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Elite Universities Cartel: A History of Anticompetitive Collusion Inflating the Cost of Higher Education":
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I. Introduction
My name is Alex Shieh. I am a rising junior at Brown University, a contributing opinion writer for The Boston Globe, the publish more PR
Bynum Holds Roundtables with Key Community and Labor Leaders (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Bynum Holds Roundtables with Key Community and Labor Leaders
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Oregon City, OR - Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) hosted two roundtable discussions with key community and labor leaders from Oregon's Fifth District to hear about the challenges these groups face as a result of federal funding cuts and the Trump Administration's latest attacks on our communities.
These were the ninth and tenth roundtables more PR
Cantwell, Experts Agree: Trump's Trade War Is Short-Term Pain With No Long-Term Gain (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell, Experts Agree: Trump's Trade War Is Short-Term Pain With No Long-Term Gain
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"We're really going to hurt our long-term competitiveness as a nation from doing this," says Cantwell
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, pa more PR
Capito Attends White House Signing of Her Resolution Ending California's EV Mandate (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Capito Attends White House Signing of her Resolution Ending California's EV Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, attended a White House ceremony where President Trump signed her joint resolution of more PR
Carter Applauds Passage of Rescissions out of House of Representatives (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter Applauds Passage of Rescissions out of House of Representatives
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after House Republicans passed the rescissions package sent over by President Trump, codifying $9.4 billion worth of savings identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE):
"House Republicans were sent to Washington, more PR
Carter Introduces the Truth in Gender Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter Introduces the Truth in Gender Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) introduced the Truth In Gender Act, a bill codifying President Trump's Executive Order entitled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government."
The Executive Order brings back common sense and restores biological truth to the federal governm more PR
CBO Analysis Shows Republican Budget Bill Sends Majority of Benefits to the Ultra-Rich (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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CBO Analysis Shows Republican Budget Bill Sends Majority of Benefits to the Ultra-Rich
WASHINGTON, DC - Updated analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office once again confirms that the Republican budget bill would overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-rich at the expense of working and middle-class Americans. This report, requested by Democ more PR
Century Foundation President Morgan Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Century Foundation President Julie Margetta Morgan from a June 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The Elite Universities Cartel: A History of Anticompetitive Collusion Inflating the Cost of Higher Education":
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My name is Julie Margetta Morgan, and I am the President of The Century Foundation, a nonprofit public policy organization that co more PR
Chairman Capito Applauds Trump EPA Proposal to End Clean Power Plan 2.0 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Capito Applauds Trump EPA Proposal to End Clean Power Plan 2.0
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal the Biden administration's unlawful power plant regulation. This rule, known as the Clean Power Plan more PR
Chairman Carter Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing and Our Health Care Supply Chain (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Carter Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing and Our Health Care Supply Chain
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Made In America: Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing And The Health Care Supply Chai more PR
Chairman Guthrie Applauds Repeal of California EV Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Chairman Guthrie Applauds Repeal of California EV Mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed three resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which repeal disastro more PR
Chairman Rogers Opens Hearing on FY26 Department of Defense Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Chairman Rogers Opens Hearing on FY26 Department of Defense Budget
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Department of Defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2026.
Chairman Rogers' opening remarks as prepared f more PR
Chairman Smith Statement Congratulating Billy Long of Missouri on His Confirmation as the 51st Commissioner of the IRS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Smith Statement Congratulating Billy Long of Missouri on His Confirmation as the 51st Commissioner of the IRS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement congratulating former Missouri Congressman, Billy Long, on his confirmation as the 51st Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Servi more PR
Chairwoman McClain's Statement on President Trump Signing into Law Legislation That Repeals Burdensome Biden Emissions Rules (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Chairwoman McClain's Statement on President Trump Signing into Law Legislation That Repeals Burdensome Biden Emissions Rules
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WASHINGTON-- Today, House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) praised President Trump's signing of three Congressional Review Act resolutions that repeal emissions regulations implemented under the Biden administration, granting California biased waivers more PR
Cole Votes in Favor of Rescinding Wasteful Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Cole Votes in Favor of Rescinding Wasteful Spending
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after co-sponsoring and voting in favor of the Recissions Act of 2025 (link is external), which rescinds $9.4 billion of wasteful spending identified by President Trump and the Department of Government more PR
Comer and Greene Applaud Passage of Rescissions Act That Saves $9.4 Billion by Cutting Waste on Woke Agendas (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Comer and Greene Applaud Passage of Rescissions Act that Saves $9.4 Billion by Cutting Waste on Woke Agendas
WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today applauded more PR
Comer and Higgins Applaud Passage of Bill to Ban D.C.'s Sanctuary Policy for Criminal Illegal Aliens (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Comer and Higgins Applaud Passage of Bill to Ban D.C.'s Sanctuary Policy for Criminal Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Clay Higgins (R-La.) today applauded House passage of the District of Columbia Federa more PR
Comer: Democrat Governors are Prioritizing the Protection of Criminal Illegal Aliens Over the Safety of American Citizens (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Comer: Democrat Governors are Prioritizing the Protection of Criminal Illegal Aliens Over the Safety of American Citizens
WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at "A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors." In his opening statement, Ch more PR
Congressman Biggs Leads Effort to Protect American Jobs and Consumers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Biggs Leads Effort to Protect American Jobs and Consumers
Congressman Biggs led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging his department to reverse its plan to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) and instead pursue substantive negotiations that strengthen American businesses and protect American jobs through a bilateral arrangement.
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CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ APPOINTED TO TASK FORCE ON ENHANCING SECUIRTY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ APPOINTED TO TASK FORCE ON ENHANCING SECUIRTY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Carlos Gimenez was appointed to the House Homeland Security Committee's Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States.
Chaired by Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), the task force is charged with overseeing federal se more PR
Congressman Cleaver Votes Against Republican Rescission Package that Cuts Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cleaver Votes Against Republican Rescission Package that Cuts Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting
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(Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) voted against the House GOP recissions package that would recklessly cut $9.4 billion from the federal budget that was previously approved on a bipartisan basis. In addition to foreign aid cuts, which are alread more PR
Congressman Fong Celebrates President Trump's Signing of CRAs to Overturn California EV Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Fong Celebrates President Trump's Signing of CRAs to Overturn California EV Mandates
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WASHINGTON, DC. - Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) joined President Donald Trump and several of his colleagues at the White House to celebrate the signing of three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn California's burdensome electric vehicle (EV) mandates. Specifically, the reso more PR
CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONDEMNS REPUBLICANS' VOTE TO SLASH PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONDEMNS REPUBLICANS' VOTE TO SLASH PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
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(Washington, D.C.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle condemned House Republicans for passing President Trump's rescissions package, which cancels $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for essential public programs, such as PBS, NPR, and rural radio. The legislation poses direct threats to local instit more PR
Congressman Kennedy Votes to Reject Republican Rescissions Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Kennedy Votes to Reject Republican Rescissions Bill
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) shared the following statement after the House voted 214-212 to approve the Trump Administration's rescissions package:
"Generations of Americans have relied on the educational and informational programming produced by public media - from learning the ABCs to understanding the more PR
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Defends Illinois, Confronts Trump Medicaid Cuts, and Sets the Record Straight on Immigration at House Oversight Hearing with Governors (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Defends Illinois, Confronts Trump Medicaid Cuts, and Sets the Record Straight on Immigration at House Oversight Hearing with Governors
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WASHINGTON -- This morning, during a Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) defended Illinois, exposed the devastating consequences of President Donald Trump's proposed Medicai more PR
Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Cut $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Cut $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending
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Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4 (link is external), the Rescissions Act of 2025, which delivers $9.4 billion in targeted spending cuts and reflects the first wave of reforms from the Department of Government Efficiency. The bill advan more PR
Congressman Raul Ruiz Defends the Antiquities Act and California's Public Lands from Political Attack (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Raul Ruiz Defends the Antiquities Act and California's Public Lands from Political Attack
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Washington, D.C. - The Antiquities Act of 1906, signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt, was designed to protect areas of cultural, historical, and scientific significance. Its purpose is to preserve these vital resources for the public and for future generations.
The Trump Administratio more PR
Congressman Raul Ruiz Speaks Out Against the Forceful Removal of Senator Padilla from Noem Press Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Raul Ruiz Speaks Out Against the Forceful Removal of Senator Padilla from Noem Press Conference
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25) released the following statement responding to the forceful removal of Senator Padilla from Noem Press Conference:
"The assault on Senator Padilla is part of a continuing pattern of authoritarian, dictatorial behavior.
"[The authoritar more PR
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Announces Historic Investments in Manassas from Micron Technology (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Announces Historic Investments in Manassas from Micron Technology
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) announced a multi-billion dollar investment from Micron Technology in its Manassas manufacturing facility. Congressman Subramanyam has worked with Micron to secure these investments in Virginia since his time in the Virginia General A more PR
Congressman Veasey Blasts Republican Hypocrisy for Badly Plagiarizing Democratic Policies, Argues Democrats Have Winning Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Congressman Veasey Blasts Republican Hypocrisy for Badly Plagiarizing Democratic Policies, Argues Democrats Have Winning Agenda
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) is pulling no punches in his NBC op-ed, "If Republicans Are Copying Democrats, We Must Be Doing Something Right," where he torches Republican lawmakers for publicly parroting Democratic policies while dismantling the ve more PR
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against President Trump's Bill To Rescind Federal Funding in Houston and Across the Country (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against President Trump's Bill To Rescind Federal Funding in Houston and Across the Country
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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 4, a bill to cancel $9.4 billion in previously enacted and congressionally passed federal funding. This bill would make permanent some DOGE spending cuts, including cuts to NPR, PBS, and foreign aid. Many of more PR
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on the Assault of Senator Padilla (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on the Assault of Senator Padilla
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) posted the following statement in response to the assault on Senator Padilla (CA-D) while practicing his Constitutional duty of Congressional oversight at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles, CA:
"Senator Alex Padilla a more PR
Congresswoman Ross Votes Against Sweeping GOP Budget Cuts for USAID and Public Broadcasting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Ross Votes Against Sweeping GOP Budget Cuts for USAID and Public Broadcasting
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Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against congressional Republicans' rescissions package, which would cancel $9.4 billion in previously enacted funding for foreign assistance programs and eliminate all federal support for public broadcasting. This bill will shut down rural television an more PR
Congresswoman Tenney Stands with President Trump to Defund NPR, PBS, and Wasteful Foreign Aid (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Tenney Stands with President Trump to Defund NPR, PBS, and Wasteful Foreign Aid
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Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today voted in favor of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, which will eliminate $9.4 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending and funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which finances NPR and PBS.
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Cornyn Praises Pres. Trump's Approval of International Bridge Project in Laredo (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news:
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Cornyn Praises Pres. Trump's Approval of International Bridge Project in Laredo
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Green Corridors' Permit Approval Comes After Cornyn's Letter
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today praised President Trump's approval of Green Corridors' permit application to construct and operate the Green Corridors International Bridge facility, an intelligent transportation systems (ITS) commercial international crossing be more PR
Correcting the Record: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivers Biggest Wins for the Working Class (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Correcting the Record: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivers Biggest Wins for the Working Class
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After their economic policies created the worst inflation crisis in a generation, Democrats are reaching back into their bag of discredited talking points to misrepresent The One, Big, Beautiful Bill as anything but a massiv more PR
Cortez Masto, Nevada Delegation, and Governor Lombardo Demand Trump Administration Reverse Course on Nevada Job Corps Center Closure (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Nevada Delegation, and Governor Lombardo Demand Trump Administration Reverse Course on Nevada Job Corps Center Closure
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led a letter joined by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Governor Joe Lombardo (R-Nev.), and Representatives Mark Amodei (R-Nev.-02), Steven Horsford (D-Nev.-04), Dina Titus (D-Nev.-01), and more PR
Cramer Speaks at EPA Clean Power Plan, MATS Amendments Announcement (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Cramer Speaks at EPA Clean Power Plan, MATS Amendments Announcement
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in announcing two proposals to achieve national energy dominanc more PR
Crapo Statement at Hearing on the President's FY 2026 Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Crapo Statement at Hearing on the President's FY 2026 Budget
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on President Trump's fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget for the U.S. Department of the Treasury with Secretary Scott Bessent.
As prepared for delivery:
"Thank you, Secre more PR
Crapo, Bessent Stress Need to Pass Tax Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Crapo, Bessent Stress Need to Pass Tax Bill
Finance Chair, Treasury Secretary discuss importance of extending and making pro-growth tax policy permanent
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Washington, D.C.--At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) emphasized that allowing the 2017 Trump tax cuts to expir more PR
Daines Applauds President Trump's Reversal of Biden Anti-Energy Rules Designed to Put Montana's Colstrip Power Plant Out of Business (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
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Daines Applauds President Trump's Reversal of Biden Anti-Energy Rules Designed to Put Montana's Colstrip Power Plant Out of Business
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"The War on Made-in-Montana Energy is Coming to an End"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement applauding President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin overturning two of Joe Biden's ma more PR
Daines Chairs Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
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Daines Chairs Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
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Discusses National Security, Trade, and Alliances With Trump Nominees
U.S. SENATE - Senator Steve Daines, chairman of the European Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered the following opening statement at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Lou Rinaldi to be ambassador to Uruguay, Art F more PR
Daines in Senate Finance Committee: CBO Is "Getting It Wrong" on Republicans' Tax Cut Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
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Daines in Senate Finance Committee: CBO Is "Getting It Wrong" on Republicans' Tax Cut Package
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U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a Senate Finance Committee hearing. The two discussed the importance of passing the tax cut package, the next steps in combatting global trade barriers, and the need to halt the flow of fentanyl precursors from Ch more PR
DeGette Statement on Passage of Steep White House Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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DeGette Statement on Passage of Steep White House Cuts
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, Donald Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions package to codify cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
"House Republicans handed Donald Trump and Elon Musk everything they wanted. They're gutting for more PR
Dr. Joyce's Legislation to Protect Consumer Freedom Signed Into Law by President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Dr. Joyce's Legislation to Protect Consumer Freedom Signed into Law by President Trump
Washington, D.C. - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed H.J.Res. 88, legislation introduced by Congressman John Joyce, M.D., (PA-13) to reverse California's electric vehicle mandate and protect consumer choice and the American auto industry.
"It was an honor to join President Donald Trump to more PR
Duckworth Presses FAA Administrator Nominee to Uphold 1,500-Hour Pilot Training Standards, Trump's Nominee Refuses (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth Presses FAA Administrator Nominee to Uphold 1,500-Hour Pilot Training Standards, Trump's Nominee Refuses
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Senator also pushes nominee Bryan Bedford to strengthen, not weaken, FAA's oversight of Boeing
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member more PR
Duckworth, Murray, Booker, Schumer Renew Push to Protect IVF Amid Ongoing GOP Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Murray, Booker, Schumer Renew Push to Protect IVF Amid Ongoing GOP Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Muray (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today led 25 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation that would establish a nationwide right more PR
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Spotlight Forum On The Trump Administration's Abuse Of Immigrants To Attack Our Constitutional Order (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Spotlight Forum On The Trump Administration's Abuse Of Immigrants To Attack Our Constitutional Order
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a spotlight forum entitled "Cruel and Unam more PR
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting On Trump's Efforts To Whitewash Jan. 6 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting On Trump's Efforts To Whitewash January 6
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive more PR
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting On Trump's Efforts To Whitewash January 6 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting On Trump's Efforts To Whitewash January 6
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on President Donald Trump's co more PR
Durbin Hears From CEO Of SSM Health Health About Impacts Of Medicaid Cuts In Republicans' Reconciliation Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Hears From CEO Of SSM Health Health About Impacts Of Medicaid Cuts In Republicans' Reconciliation Package
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke by phone with the CEO of SSM Health, Laura Kaiser, to discuss the impact that President Trump's and congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act will have on Medicaid, their hospitals, and t more PR
Durbin Presses Attorney General On Ed Martin's Planned Partisan Weaponization Of Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Presses Attorney General On Ed Martin's Planned Partisan Weaponization Of Justice Department
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After his failed nomination to be U.S. Attorney for DC, Ed Martin was installed in various Justice Department roles and has publicly vowed to target Trump's enemies
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, more PR
Durbin Presses Attorney General On Ed Martin's Planned Partisan Weaponization Of Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Durbin Presses Attorney General On Ed Martin's Planned Partisan Weaponization Of Justice Department
After his failed nomination to be U.S. Attorney for DC, Ed Martin was installed in various Justice Department roles and has publicly vowed to target Trump's enemies
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), R more PR
Durbin Questions Witnesses At Spotlight Forum On The Trump Administration's Abuse Of Immigrants To Attack Our Constitutional Order (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 11 2025:
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Durbin Questions Witnesses At Spotlight Forum On The Trump Administration's Abuse Of Immigrants To Attack Our Constitutional Order
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a spotlight forum entitled "Cruel and Unamerican: The A more PR
Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Nominees Claiming A Public Official May Defy A Court Order During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Nominees Claiming A Public Official May Defy A Court Order During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke out against Trump nominees continuing to claim there are instances when a public official may defy a court or more PR
Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Nominees Claiming A Public Official May Defy A Court Order During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Nominees Claiming A Public Official May Defy A Court Order During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke out against Trump nominees continuing to claim there are insta more PR
Durbin, Duckworth: Republicans' so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Leave Illinoisans Hungry & Harm Local Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin, Duckworth: Republicans' so-called 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Leave Illinoisans Hungry & Harm Local Businesses
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New data shows that SNAP cost-sharing provision in the Republican bill could push up to $1 billion yearly in new costs onto the State of Illinois, forcing the State to either cut benefits or the number of people who get SNAP, leaving Illinoisans without the foo more PR
Feenstra Applauds President Trump for Signing Legislation Ending California EV Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Feenstra Applauds President Trump for Signing Legislation Ending California EV Mandates
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement thanking President Donald J. Trump for signing legislation overturning California's electric-vehicle mandates:
"I thank President Trump for signing legislation ending California's radical EV mandates and restoring consum more PR
Franklin Votes for Recissions Package to Continue Needed Fiscal Sanity (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Franklin Votes for Recissions Package to Continue Needed Fiscal Sanity
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Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) today issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 4, the Recissions Act. The measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 214-212:
"President Trump promised to tackle waste, fraud and abuse in our federal government. Through Executive Orders and DOGE, he is keeping tha more PR
Gillibrand Demands Trump Restore Full $1 Billion In Federal Funding For Youth Mental Health Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand Demands Trump Restore Full $1 Billion In Federal Funding For Youth Mental Health Programs
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Funding Allowed Schools To Hire Mental Health Professionals, Including Counselors And Social Workers
The Grant Programs Received Major Funding In 2022 Legislation Passed After Deadly Mass Shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX
New York State Faces Loss Of Almost $50 Million In Funding
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Golden votes 'no' on president's recission package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Golden votes 'no' on president's recission package
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WASHINGTON --Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today against the Recissions Act of 2025 (link is external), a proposal by President Donald Trump to claw back $9.4 billion in congressionally approved spending on foreign aid and the Corporations for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
"Zeroing out CPB funding would undermine or even shut down independen more PR
Goodlander Pushes Hegseth for Answers on Delays in DoD Budget, American AI Dominance Over China, and His Refusal to Commit to Following Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Goodlander Pushes Hegseth for Answers on Delays in DoD Budget, American AI Dominance Over China, and His Refusal to Commit to Following Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve for over a decade, questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint C more PR
Grassley Discusses Trade Deals, 45Z and Tax Cut Extensions with Treasury Secretary Bessent (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley Discusses Trade Deals, 45Z and Tax Cut Extensions with Treasury Secretary Bessent
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WASHINGTON - During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the committee, questioned Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the importance of finalizing trade deals to provide certainty and the need for Treasury to more PR
Grassley Releases Senate Judiciary Committee Text of the One Big Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Grassley Releases Senate Judiciary Committee Text of the One Big Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released legislative text of the Judiciary Committee's provisions in Senate Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Judiciary Committee's contributions provide historic invest more PR
Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act to Become Law (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act to Become Law
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WASHINGTON - The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 321-104, sending the legislation to President Trump's desk for signature. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Labor and more PR
Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act to Become Law (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act to Become Law
The HALT Fentanyl Act heads to the president's desk after passing the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 321-104.
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WASHINGTON - The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 321-104, sending the leg more PR
Griffith Statement on Congress Sending HALT Fentanyl Act to President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Griffith Statement on Congress Sending HALT Fentanyl Act to President Trump
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The U.S. House voted and passed S. 331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act today. The bill is the companion bill to Rep. Griffith's and Rep. Latta's HALT Fentanyl bill, H.R. 27, which passed the House earlier this year. The bill now heads to President Trump for his executive approval.
On passage, more PR
Hawley Introduces Trump-Backed Legislation to Increase Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Hawley Introduces Trump-Backed Legislation to Increase Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners
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Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Flag Burners Act, which would enact sentencing enhancements for individuals who burn the American flag in the course of committing a federal offense. Just this week, President Trump called on Congress to support Senator Ha more PR
Hayes Introduces Legislation to Increase School-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Hayes Introduces Legislation to Increase School-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) reintroduced the School Violence Prevention Act, legislation to provide organizations with grants to create or expand school-based programs to support children at the highest risk for involvement in gun violence. In Connecticut, juveni more PR
Hearing Wrap Up: Sanctuary State Governors Endanger American Lives by Defying Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Hearing Wrap Up: Sanctuary State Governors Endanger American Lives by Defying Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts
WASHINGTON--The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a full committee hearing today titled, "A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors." At the hearing, Republican members publicly quest more PR
Heinrich Highlights Harmful Impact of DOGE Cuts to the Department of the Interior, Slams President Trump's Interior Budget Request (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Highlights Harmful Impact of DOGE Cuts to the Department of the Interior, Slams President Trump's Interior Budget Request
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WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled the U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over the Trump Administration's budget request for the more PR
Heinrich Presses Forest Service Chief on Visiting the Pecos Watershed, DOGE Causing Trash to Pile Up on Public Lands, Trump's Budget Eliminating Funding for the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Presses Forest Service Chief on Visiting the Pecos Watershed, DOGE Causing Trash to Pile Up on Public Lands, Trump's Budget Eliminating Funding for the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute
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VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questions U.S. Forest Chief Tom Schultz at an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 11, 2025.
WASHINGTON -- At an Interior, En more PR
Heinrich: 'Republicans are going to own increased energy prices' (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich: 'Republicans are going to own increased energy prices'
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Democrats are going to make increasing energy prices an issue for Republicans in the next election cycles, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Martin Heinrich said Tuesday.
President Donald Trump promised to bring down energy prices during his campaign, but congressional Republicans are threatening to more PR
Hern votes to cut wasteful and fraudulent spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Hern votes to cut wasteful and fraudulent spending
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Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) voted in favor of HR 4, a rescissions package eliminating over $9 billion of previously appropriated funds.
"A country that's $37 trillion in debt needs to make tough fiscal decisions," said Chairman Hern. "This isn't easy, which is why President Trump is the only president in the last 25 ye more PR
Higgins' Legislation to End DC's Sanctuary City Status Passes the House (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Higgins' Legislation to End DC's Sanctuary City Status Passes the House
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) legislation H.R. 2056, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act, passed the House today. This legislation removes Washington D.C.'s sanctuary policies and requires compliance with lawful detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and more PR
Horsford to Treasury Secretary: We Need Housing Relief, Not Healthcare Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Horsford to Treasury Secretary: We Need Housing Relief, Not Healthcare Cuts
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) pressed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday on the harm Trump Administration policies will cause in Las Vegas and across Nevada.
The Silver State was impacted early by Trump's trade war and tariff taxes. As consumer confidence fell to a fifty-year low i more PR
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rogers Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on Army FY 2026 Posture (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening remarks from a June 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Department of the Army Fiscal Year 2026 Posture":
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I welcome our witnesses and thank them both for their service to our nation.
Today, we kick off our review of the Administration's FY26 budget request for the Department of Defense with the U.S. Army.
Unfortunately, we still have not received any real informatio more PR
House Armed Services Subcommittee Chairman Kelly Issues Remarks at Hearing on Navy Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces released the following remarks from a June 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Update on Navy Programs and Capabilities for Seapower and Projection Forces":
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Thank you, everyone, for being here today to discuss the Department of the Navy's posture for the upcoming fiscal year.
I understand that we will be getting more budget details for the Department of the more PR
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance
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Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State a more PR
House Republicans Approve Rescissions Package to Eliminate $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Approve Rescissions Package to Eliminate $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending
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WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Republicans approved the Trump Administration's rescissions request to cut $9.4 billion in wasteful spending identified by DOGE.
"Under President Trump's leadership, your taxpayer dollars are no longer being wasted. Instead, the more PR
House Republicans Approve Rescissions Package to Eliminate 9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Approve Rescissions Package to Eliminate 9.4 Billion in Wasteful Spending
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WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House Republicans approved the Trump Administration's rescissions request to cut $9.4 billion in wasteful spending identified by DOGE.
"Under President Tr more PR
House Republicans Pass Legislation to Restore Law and Order in Nation's Capital, End D.C. Sanctuary City Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Pass Legislation to Restore Law and Order in Nation's Capital, End D.C. Sanctuary City Policies
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WASHINGTON-- Today, House Republicans passed H.R. 2056, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act, which mandates that the District of Columbia (D.C.) government comply with requests from federal immigration authorities, effectively ending D.C.'s sanctuary city polic more PR
House Republicans Pass President Trump's Rescissions Request, Save Billions in Taxpayer Dollars (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Pass President Trump's Rescissions Request, Save Billions in Taxpayer Dollars
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WASHINGTON-- Today, House Republicans passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, to rescind $9.4 billion of wasteful spending identified by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) managed floor debate and issue more PR
House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Ezell Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on USCG (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following opening remarks from a June 5, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future of the Coast Guard: Review of Coast Guard Programs and Structure":
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As the Coast Guard prepares to undertake significant changes, today the Subcommittee meets to review the Service's programs and structure. I'd like to welcome our witne more PR
Hoyer: If Russia Wins, America Loses. (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer: If Russia Wins, America Loses.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks during the House Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the FY26 Defense Bill. Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a full v more PR
HYDE-SMITH CHECKS INTERIOR DEPT. BUDGET COMMITMENT TO OFFSHORE ENERGY, UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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HYDE-SMITH CHECKS INTERIOR DEPT. BUDGET COMMITMENT TO OFFSHORE ENERGY, UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
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Miss. Senator Welcomes Interior Dept. Budget Focus on Gulf Energy Production, Critical Mineral Partnerships
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Interior Secretary Burgum Review FY2026 Budget Request.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) on Wednesday praised the Trump administr more PR
ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Blasts DOGE & Trump Admin's Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Blasts DOGE & Trump Admin's Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a spotlight forum held by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), stakeholders detailed the timeline, process, and impact of the Trump Administration's ongoing cancellation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracts more PR
ICYMI--Hagerty Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss Iran Nuclear Talks, Chinese Nationals (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI--Hagerty Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss Iran Nuclear Talks, Chinese Nationals
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WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss Iran nuclear talks, along with deporting Chinese nationals that are more PR
ICYMI: Senator Graham: Russia Sanctions Bill Aims to Change Putin's Calculus, Protect World Order (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Senator Graham: Russia Sanctions Bill Aims to Change Putin's Calculus, Protect World Order
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Russia sanctions bill aims to change Putin's calculus, protect world order
By Senator Lindsey Graham
Fox News
June 12, 2025
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-lindsey-graham-russia-sanctions-bill-aims-change-putins-calculus-protect-world-order
President Donald Trump is making an ea more PR
In Forceful Senate Floor Speech, Senator Murray Slams Trump Administration for Aggressively Detaining Senator Padilla at Public Press Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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In Forceful Senate Floor Speech, Senator Murray Slams Trump Administration for Aggressively Detaining Senator Padilla at Public Press Conference
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, took to the Senate floor to respond to U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being tackled, handcuffed, more PR
In Senate Speech, Warren Condemns Assault of Senator Alex Padilla: "Trump is Making This Nation Look More and More Like a Fascist State" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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In Senate Speech, Warren Condemns Assault of Senator Alex Padilla: "Trump is Making This Nation Look More and More Like a Fascist State"
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Warren calls on Republicans to join Democrats in demanding investigation into the incident
"If this is how federal agents treat a United States senator who peacefully asks questions of this administration, then we all have to ask: how far will they go more PR
IN THE NEWS: Ranking Member Coons highlights Secretary Hegseth's "poor judgement" in appropriations hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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IN THE NEWS: Ranking Member Coons highlights Secretary Hegseth's "poor judgement" in appropriations hearing
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, drew attention for his opening statement and questioning of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday, where he called attention to Secretary Hegseth's "poor judgement." more PR
In Washington Post Op-Ed, Pressley & Hamilton Reject "Trump Accounts," Urge Congress to Embrace Baby Bonds to Close Wealth Gap (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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In Washington Post Op-Ed, Pressley & Hamilton Reject "Trump Accounts," Urge Congress to Embrace Baby Bonds to Close Wealth Gap
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"Trump accounts fall drastically short of addressing the real hurdles Americans face."
"In a just nation, everyone should have the economic power and financial opportunity to build wealth and live the productive life they choose. That's what baby bonds offer: real solut more PR
Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Protect Domestic Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Protect Domestic Workers
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is today leading 104 Members of Congress in reintroducing the National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The groundbreaking legislation will finally extend common workplace rights and protections to the 2.2 million domestic workers in the United States, who are currently excluded from more PR
Jayapal Statement on GOP Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Jayapal Statement on GOP Rescissions Package
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement regarding the Republican rescissions package, which passed the House of Representatives 214-212.
"A rescission package means going back on your word. Let me be clear: Congress and Congress alone has the power to appropriate funding. What is happening here is that more PR
Jayapal Statement on the Passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Jayapal Statement on the Passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act
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WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement on the House passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act:
"The United States has made tremendous progress in the fight to protect our communities from fentanyl, and while there is still much more to be done, the HALT Fentanyl Act is far too broad and ignores more PR
Johnson Bill Provides Flexibility for Millions of Dollars of State Infrastructure Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Johnson Bill Provides Flexibility for Millions of Dollars of State Infrastructure Funding
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the Highway Funding Flexibility Act to allow state governments to reallocate unobligated funds from federal electric vehicle (EV) programs.
The Highway Funding Flexibility Act will give states the authority to decide how b more PR
Joint Economic Committee - Minority: Parents Are Paying 24% More for Five Common Baby Items Since Trump's Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release:
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Parents Are Paying 24% More for Five Common Baby Items Since Trump's Tariffs
The Joint Economic Committee - Minority released a new report today finding that since President Trump imposed his tariffs, new parents in the United States are paying 24% higher prices for key goods for new babies. The Committee analyzed price changes between more PR
Krishnamoorthi, Nine Select Committee Democrats Oppose the Rescissions Package, Call It Harmful to Strategic Competition With the CCP (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Krishnamoorthi, Nine Select Committee Democrats Oppose the Rescissions Package, Call It Harmful to Strategic Competition with the CCP
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Andre Carson (D-IN), S more PR
Kustoff, Huizenga Introduce Clear the ROADS Act to hold Governor Newsom Accountable, Freeze Federal Highway Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Kustoff, Huizenga Introduce Clear the ROADS Act to hold Governor Newsom Accountable, Freeze Federal Highway Funding
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. David Kustoff (R-TN) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI) recently introduced the Clear the ROADS (Reckless Obstructions and Dangers on Streets) Act in the House of Representatives. The Clear the ROADS Act would withhold federal funding if a state does not make reaso more PR
LaMalfa Celebrates Signing of Resolutions to Repeal California's Extreme Vehicle Mandates Into Law (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release:
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LaMalfa Celebrates Signing of Resolutions to Repeal California's Extreme Vehicle Mandates Into Law
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Washington, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) joined President Trump at the White House for the signing of three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions that block California's sweeping vehicle emissions mandates from taking effect nationwide. The signing marks the successful more PR
Landsman Leads 20+ Members of Congress in Letter to State Department Urging Restoration of Funding to Track Kidnapped Ukrainian Children (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Landsman Leads 20+ Members of Congress in Letter to State Department Urging Restoration of Funding to Track Kidnapped Ukrainian Children
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Cincinnati, OH - Yesterday, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on the State Department to restore funding to a program that tracks children from Ukraine abducted by Russia.
On March 19, 2025, Congressm more PR
Larson Votes Against Trump Bill to Defund PBS, NPR and AIDS Prevention (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Votes Against Trump Bill to Defund PBS, NPR and AIDS Prevention
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against President Trump's bill to eliminate funding for PBS and NPR, and drastically reduce the budget for PEPFAR, an AIDS relief program that has saved an estimated 26 million lives.
"House Republicans just killed Big Bird and shut down Sesame Street," said La more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HOUSE STEPS ON THE ASSAULT OF SENATOR PADILLA (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HOUSE STEPS ON THE ASSAULT OF SENATOR PADILLA
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined colleagues on the House Steps and delivered the following remarks:
LEADER JEFFRIES : The Trump administration is a disgrace. Secretary Noem is a disgrace. The manhandling of Senator Alex Padilla was a complete and total disgrace. Senator P more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HOUSE STEPS ON THE ASSAULT OF SENATOR PADILLA (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON HOUSE STEPS ON THE ASSAULT OF SENATOR PADILLA
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined colleagues on the House Steps and delivered the following remarks:
LEADER JEFFRIES : The Trump administration is a disgrace. Secretary Noem is a disgrace. The manhandling of Senator Alex Padilla was a complete and total disgrace. Senator Padilla is a good man, a de more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN A RECKLESS RUBBER STAMP FOR DONALD TRUMP'S EXTREME AGENDA" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN A RECKLESS RUBBER STAMP FOR DONALD TRUMP'S EXTREME AGENDA"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back on the extremism being unleashed by House Republicans and the out-of-control Trump administrati more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN A RECKLESS RUBBER STAMP FOR DONALD TRUMP'S EXTREME AGENDA" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTINUE TO BEHAVE LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN A RECKLESS RUBBER STAMP FOR DONALD TRUMP'S EXTREME AGENDA"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back on the extremism being unleashed by House Republicans and the out-of-control Trump administration that is hurting America more PR
Lee Introduces the Open America's Waters Act to Repeal Jones Act, Boost Coastal Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Lee Introduces the Open America's Waters Act to Repeal Jones Act, Boost Coastal Trade
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Open America's Waters Act today to deregulate America's coastal trade and alleviate the energy crisis by repealing the outdated Jones Act. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) introduced a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"Outdated regulations from the more PR
Letlow Supports Cuts to Federal Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Letlow Supports Cuts to Federal Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement on her vote in favor of cutting $9.4 billion in federal spending, implementing certain cuts identified by President Trump.
"Americans are rightly concerned with how their hard-earned tax dollars are being spent. Just like every Louisiana family has to do, Congress must confront r more PR
Lujan, Cortez Masto Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump's Tariffs and Their Impact on American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Cortez Masto Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Trump's Tariffs and Their Impact on American Families
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Costs, Chaos, Corruption: The Household Impact of Trump's Tariffs
Photos from the forum available here.
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, hosted a Spotlight Forum titled "Costs more PR
Lummis Applauds EPA Moves Rolling Back Costly Biden Climate Rules (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Applauds EPA Moves Rolling Back Costly Biden Climate Rules
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Washington, D.C. -- Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today applauded moves by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolling back costly, unrealistic Biden-era rules.
"I'm pleased that President Trump and Administrator Zeldin are continuing to roll back unnecessary, expensive, and foolish Biden-era regulations. The Biden admi more PR
Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts
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Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions
Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter
Letter and Data | Sheps Response
Washington (June more PR
Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts
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Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions
Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter
Letter and Data | Sheps Response
Washington (June 12, 2025) - more PR
Mast: Any Dollar Spent Must Put America First (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Mast: Any Dollar Spent Must Put America First
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Washington, D.C. \- U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025:
"The American people are done with the corrupt spending spree of the far-left, and I'm proud of the work the Foreign Affairs Committee did to bring these egregious programs to light. For years, Democrats ha more PR
MATSUI STATEMENT ON THE VIOLENT REMOVAL OF SENATOR ALEX PADILLA FROM DHS PRESS CONFERENCE (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release:
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MATSUI STATEMENT ON THE VIOLENT REMOVAL OF SENATOR ALEX PADILLA FROM DHS PRESS CONFERENCE
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WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement after U.S. Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference in Los Angeles.
"The Trump Administration is out of control. The violent removal of my friend more PR
MATSUI, MCCLAIN DELANEY, LANDSMAN, CARTER URGE SENATE LEADERSHIP TO STRIKE PROVISION CONDITIONING BEAD FUNDING ON AI MORATORIUM (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release:
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MATSUI, MCCLAIN DELANEY, LANDSMAN, CARTER URGE SENATE LEADERSHIP TO STRIKE PROVISION CONDITIONING BEAD FUNDING ON AI MORATORIUM
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Congressman Troy Carter ( more PR
McClain Delaney, Matsui, Landsman, Carter Urge Senate Leadership to Strike Provision Conditioning BEAD Funding on AI Moratorium (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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McClain Delaney, Matsui, Landsman, Carter Urge Senate Leadership to Strike Provision Conditioning BEAD Funding on AI Moratorium
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition's Rural Broadband Task Force; Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technolog more PR
McClellan, New Democrat Coalition Leadership Slams House GOP Passage of President Trump's Cuts to Foreign Assistance, Global Aids Prevention and Public Broadcasting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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McClellan, New Democrat Coalition Leadership Slams House GOP Passage of President Trump's Cuts to Foreign Assistance, Global Aids Prevention and Public Broadcasting
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined New Democrat Coalition Leadership to issue a statement on the House passage of President Trump's rescissions request, which would cancel $9.4 billion in c more PR
Merkley: Forest Service Dangerously Unprepared for Wildfire Season (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley: Forest Service Dangerously Unprepared for Wildfire Season
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Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued the following statement after a hearing with U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on the President's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the agency:
"Forest Service Chief Schultz's testimony only underscored the im more PR
Moolenaar Votes to Cut Wasteful Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Moolenaar Votes to Cut Wasteful Spending
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Today, Congressman John Moolenaar voted in favor of H.R. 4 (link is external), the Rescissions Act of 2025. The legislation permanently cuts over $9.4 billion dollars in wasteful spending identified by the Trump administration. The rescissions package contains 21 requests from the administration to halt funding for programs within the Corporation for Pub more PR
Murphy Leads Senate Vote to Block Trump's Corrupt Weapons Deals (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Leads Senate Vote to Block Trump's Corrupt Weapons Deals
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WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday forced two votes in the Senate to object to President Trump's corruption of U.S. foreign policy and block a $1.9 billion arms sale to Qatar and a $1.32 billion arms sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aft more PR
Murphy to Defense Secretary Hegseth: You Are Not Willing to Defend Our Democracy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy to Defense Secretary Hegseth: You Are Not Willing to Defend Our Democracy
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, on Wednesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Defense Subcommittee hearing on President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget. Murphy challenged Hegseth on his readiness to deploy the more PR
N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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N.M. Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon, Demand Trump Administration Respect Tribal Sovereignty and Consult Tribal Nations
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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 Ar more PR
Neguse and Bennet: "We must oppose any provisions that would stake a for sale sign on our nation's public lands." (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Neguse and Bennet: "We must oppose any provisions that would stake a for sale sign on our nation's public lands."
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Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources issued newly released budget reconciliation text. The bill now seeks to sell off between 2 and 3 million acres of land more PR
Newhouse Commends Trump Action on Lower Snake River Dams (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Newhouse Commends Trump Action on Lower Snake River Dams
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on President Donald Trump's memorandum revoking the Biden administration's executive actions targeting the Lower Snake River dams.
"Throughout my time in Congress, I have stood firm in my support for the Lower Snake River Dams and the critical role they more PR
NEWS: Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads
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WASHINGTON, June 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, legislation that would ban prescription drug advertising on television, radio, print, digital platforms and more PR
On World Day Against Child Labor, Labor Leaders Introduce Bold Legislation to End Abusive Child Labor (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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On World Day Against Child Labor, Labor Leaders Introduce Bold Legislation to End Abusive Child Labor
The Protecting Children Act is the most robust proposal yet and renews our commitment to confronting child labor violations.
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WASHINGTON - Today, on World Day against Child Labor, Education and Workforce Committee R more PR
Padilla Statement Blasting Misguided Trump Admin Memo Threatening California National Monuments (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Statement Blasting Misguided Trump Admin Memo Threatening California National Monuments
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WATCH : Padilla Questions Interior Secretary Burgum on DOJ Memo During ENR Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a new legal opinion that could pave the way for the Trump Admini more PR
Padilla, Schiff Statement on Immigration Raids Targeting California's Agricultural Workers and Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Schiff Statement on Immigration Raids Targeting California's Agricultural Workers and Communities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to reporting of federal immigration authorities targeting California's agricultural workers and communities in the Central Coast and Central Valley:
"We are more PR
Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on College NIL Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on College NIL Rights
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery at a Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee hearing on "Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposals to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics" are enc more PR
Pappas, Morrison Introduce Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses from Trump's Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas, Morrison Introduce Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses from Trump's Tariffs
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Today Congressman Chris Pappas, a small business owner, and Congresswoman Kelly Morrison, a member of the House Small Business Committee, introduced the Small Business Liberation Act in the House. This legislation, which was introduced in the Senate last month, would exempt the more than 34 million U.S. sm more PR
President Signs Into Law Fischer's Resolution to Overturn California's Unrealistic EV Mandate, Protect Truckers and Consumers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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President Signs Into Law Fischer's Resolution to Overturn California's Unrealistic EV Mandate, Protect Truckers and Consumers
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Today, President Donald Trump signed into law U.S. Senator Deb Fischer's (R-Neb.) resolution of disapproval to repeal California's Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT). Fischer's resolution nullifies California's unrealistic and stringent emissions requirements for heavy-duty trucks more PR
President Trump Signs James' Legislation Into Law Rolling Back California's Harmful Green New Deal Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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President Trump Signs James' Legislation Into Law Rolling Back California's Harmful Green New Deal Mandates
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed into law legislation authored by U.S. Congressman John James (MI-10) marking a major victory for America's trucking industry, small business owners, and working families. The Clean Truck Congressional Review Act (CRA) overturns extrem more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Someone With Such Disregard for the Law Might Use the Defense Production Act to Hurt Civil Protestors or Reward His Crypto Investors." (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Someone With Such Disregard for the Law Might Use the Defense Production Act to Hurt Civil Protestors or Reward His Crypto Investors."
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement during a National Secu more PR
Ranking Member Sanders Asks Health Care Providers for Information on Republicans' Budget Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Member Sanders Asks Health Care Providers for Information on Republicans' Budget Bill
WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), requested information from health care providers across the country on the more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Israeli Strikes Against Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Israeli Strikes Against Iran
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on Israel's strikes against Iran:
"Israel's strikes against Iran represent an escalation that is deeply conc more PR
Ranking Member Smith Opening Statement for Full Committee Hearing on "Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Budget" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Member Smith Opening Statement for Full Committee Hearing on "Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Budget"
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that. And I'll start with three substantial notes of agreement.
One, we do face an incredibly complex threat environment. We face Russi more PR
Ranking Member Smith Responds to Trump Administration Workaround to Name Military Sites After Confederate Soldiers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Member Smith Responds to Trump Administration Workaround to Name Military Sites After Confederate Soldiers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's workaround of the law prohibitin more PR
Ranking Member Thompson Statement on DHS Law Enforcement Assaulting Senator Padilla (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Member Thompson Statement on DHS Law Enforcement Assaulting Senator Padilla
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on Federal law enforcement, under the direction of wannabe fascist dictator Donald Trump, violently more PR
Ranking Member Waters Leads Committee Democrats in Historic Fight Against Dangerous Republican CALAMITY Act, Warns of Financial Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Waters Leads Committee Democrats in Historic Fight Against Dangerous Republican CALAMITY Act, Warns of Financial Crisis
Republicans pass rushed, harmful crypto bill; Rejecting ALL 27 amendments offered by Waters and Committee Democrats to reduce harm to consumers, prevent conflicts of interest
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Ranking Members Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz, Meeks Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz, Meeks Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance
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Washington, DC - Today, Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and more PR
Ranking Members Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Members Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance
Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Nation more PR
Ranking Members Shaheen, Schatz, Meeks Frankel Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Ranking Members Shaheen, Schatz, Meeks Frankel Statement on Recissions Package Cuts to Foreign Assistance
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, more PR
RELEASE: President Trump signs Mullin Resolution into Law, Eliminating California's Radical EV Mandates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: President Trump signs Mullin Resolution into Law, Eliminating California's Radical EV Mandates
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Washington, D.C. - This morning, President Donald J. Trump signed U.S. Senators' Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joint resolutions into law to permanently eliminate California's radical electric vehicle (EV) mandates.
President Trump credited S more PR
Rep. Cisneros Supports Public Media, Condemns H.R. 4 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Cisneros Supports Public Media, Condemns H.R. 4
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Washington, DC \- Today, Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. released the following statement after voting against H.R. 4:
"While millions of Americans are losing access to healthcare and food assistance, House Republicans have chosen to exacerbate these issues by cutting more lifesaving programs," said Congressman Gil Cisneros. "T more PR
Rep. Crane Applauds Passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news:
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Rep. Crane Applauds Passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act
Today, the House of Representatives passed the HALT Fentanyl Act, a bill supported by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ). This legislation would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances permanent and provide law enforcement with the necessary tools to combat this deadly crisis.
For years, America has faced a surge of lethal opioids more PR
Rep. Dan Goldman, Co-Chair of the Public Broadcasting Caucus, Statement on House Republicans Voting to Eliminate the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Dan Goldman, Co-Chair of the Public Broadcasting Caucus, Statement on House Republicans Voting to Eliminate the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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"As part of Donald Trump's rescissions bill that House Republicans just rubber stamped, they voted to eliminate all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, betraying their own constituents who rely on public media and educa more PR
Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on the Passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Fitzgerald Statement on the Passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025, President Trump's spending cuts package.
"Passing this legislation is a long-overdue course correction. Wisconsin families are sick and tired of seeing their hard-earned tax do more PR
Rep. Foushee Votes Against Trump's Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Foushee Votes Against Trump's Rescissions Package
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WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, legislation to rescind federal discretionary funding in accordance with President Trump's request to Congress.
"Since Day One, this administration has been destabi more PR
Rep. Green, Army Veteran, Fights for K2 Veterans with New Inquiry to Pentagon IG (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Green, Army Veteran, Fights for K2 Veterans with New Inquiry to Pentagon IG
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Read the exclusive from Jonathan Draeger at RealClearDefense
WASHINGTON--Today, Rep. Mark Green, a veteran of the War on Terror, continued his fight to bring justice to Karshi-Khanabad (K2) veterans with a new letter to Department of Defen more PR
Rep. Kelly condemns Trump's recissions package that steals from PEPFAR, Sesame Street, American people (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Kelly condemns Trump's recissions package that steals from PEPFAR, Sesame Street, American people
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump administration's recissions package that requests Congress to cancel $9.4 billion already appropriated by Congress.
Rep. Kelly more PR
Rep. Loudermilk on Passage of the Recissions Act of 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Loudermilk on Passage of the Recissions Act of 2025
Washington, D.C. (June 12, 2025) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after of H.R. 4: Recissions Act of 2025:
"This week, my colleagues and I passed the first of possibly several rescission bills, which eliminate wasteful government spending. This level of reckless and wasteful spending has been going on for year more PR
Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Amendment to Uphold Congress's Constitutional Authority--House Republicans Stunningly Vote No (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Mike Levin Introduces Amendment to Uphold Congress's Constitutional Authority--House Republicans Stunningly Vote No
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Washington, D.C. -- Just after midnight, during a House Appropriations Committee meeting, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced a simple amendment to affirm Congress's exclusive constitutional authority to control federal spending and act as a co-equal branch of go more PR
Rep. Mike Levin's Statement on Pres. Trump Overturning Clean Air Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Mike Levin's Statement on Pres. Trump Overturning Clean Air Standards
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Washington, D.C.--Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) released the following statement after President Trump signed resolutions to overturn California's clean air standards:
"Southern California used to have nonstop smog alerts. I grew up in the 1980s, when air pollution would often make the mountains in the d more PR
Rep. Moore Issues Statement on EPA Move to Eliminate Clean Power Plan 2.0 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Moore Issues Statement on EPA Move to Eliminate Clean Power Plan 2.0
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore issued the following statement after the EPA announced plans to scrap (link is external) the Biden-era Clean Power Plan 2.0 earlier today:
"The Biden-Harris war on affordable, reliable American energy ends today. By reversing these job-killing regulations, President Tru more PR
Rep. Moore Votes "Yes" on White House Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Moore Votes "Yes" on White House Rescissions Package
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Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed H. 4 - the Rescissions Act of 2025 (link is external). This legislation eliminates $9.4 billion in wasteful spending on partisan media organizations and U.S. foreign aid.
Congressman Riley M. Moore proudly voted in favor of the legislation, having recently been more PR
Rep. Mullin's Statement on the Rescissions Act of 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Mullin's Statement on the Rescissions Act of 2025
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Today, House Republicans voted to rip away $9.4 billion in vital federal investments--slashing support for public broadcasting, gutting life-saving global AIDS prevention, and abandoning our commitments to international partners. At a time when families are struggling with the cost of living, House Republicans chose to go after Sesame Stree more PR
Rep. Sewell Votes No on Trump Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Sewell Votes No on Trump Rescissions Package
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Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) voted against President Trump and House Republicans' rescissions package which cuts $9.4 billion in previously enacted federal funding. The legislation eliminates federal support for public broadcasting and slashes funding for international development and humanitarian programs.
"Republicans more PR
Rep. Simpson Votes to Combat Illegal Fentanyl (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Simpson Votes to Combat Illegal Fentanyl
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of S. 331 \- the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act. This legislation permanently extends President Trump's 2018 Schedule I classification of fentanyl-related substances and gives law enforcement the tools they need to keep Americans safe from dangerous illicit drugs.
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Rep. Swalwell Statement on the Assault of Senator Alex Padilla (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-California, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Rep. Swalwell Statement on the Assault of Senator Alex Padilla
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14) issued the following statement on the Assault of Senator Alex Padilla:
"America is dying. The brutal attack on Senator Padilla puts America closer to a failed democracy. Senator Padilla was physically grabbed and removed from a press conference -- that took pl more PR
Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Halt Funding to El Salvador Mega-Prison (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Takano Introduces Legislation to Halt Funding to El Salvador Mega-Prison
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced a bill to halt and prohibit both current and future funding to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) maximum security prison. This comes after reports that the White House initiated a $6 million payment to the notorious pris more PR
Rep. Watson Coleman Introduces Legislation to Save Vital NIH Research Grants (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Watson Coleman Introduces Legislation to Save Vital NIH Research Grants
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Includes protecting funding for research into cancer, HIV, and Alzheimer's disease
Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman led 40 of her colleagues in introducing legislation to protect vital research being conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Preventing Halting of Act more PR
Rep. Webster Votes to Eliminate Waste Fraud and Abuse (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Webster Votes to Eliminate Waste Fraud and Abuse
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Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.
"We must stop the spigot of spending in Washington, and every dollar of waste that can be eliminated makes a difference," said Rep. Webster. "Together with President Trump, my Republi more PR
Republicans Rubberstamp Elon Musk's Stealing of Taxpayer Money (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release:
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Republicans Rubberstamp Elon Musk's Stealing of Taxpayer Money
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans just rubberstamped Elon Musk's stealing of American taxpayer money. The $9.4 billion rescissions package does nothing to address the cost-of-living crisis, hurts middle class and working families, and undermines national security. These cuts conti more PR
Sanchez: Trump's authoritarian tactics won't intimidate California (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sanchez: Trump's authoritarian tactics won't intimidate California
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WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's ongoing, aggressive ICE raids in her district and the violent removal of Senator Padilla from a DHS press conference:
"What we're witnessing is the weaponization of the federal government agains more PR
Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news:
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Sanders, King Introduce Bill to Ban Prescription Drug Ads
WASHINGTON, June 12 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced the End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act, legislation that would ban prescriptio more PR
Scalise, Cole, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Scalise, Cole, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah), Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Te more PR
Scalise, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah), Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) released the following statements after the House of Re more PR
Scalise, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act
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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah), Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) released the following statements after the House of Repre more PR
Schmidt, House Vote to Recover Billions of Taxpayer Dollars (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Schmidt, House Vote to Recover Billions of Taxpayer Dollars
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WASHINGTON, DC : Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. The legislation claws back $9.4 billion taxpayer dollars earmarked for unnecessary spending.
"Our country is $36 trillion in debt and sinking deeper every year. We simply cannot continue t more PR
Schmitt Introduces Senate Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Schmitt Introduces Senate Rescissions Package
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement after introducing President Trump's recissions package in the Senate.
"Since Day one of the Trump Administration, President Trump has been committed to rooting out the waste, fraud and abuse in government, uncovering billions of dollars of unnecessary spending. I am hono more PR
SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S FAA NOMINEE REFUSING TO PROTECT THE 1,500-HOUR RULE & AVIATION SAFETY LAWS CREATED BY THE FAMILIES OF FLIGHT 3407 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S FAA NOMINEE REFUSING TO PROTECT THE 1,500-HOUR RULE & AVIATION SAFETY LAWS CREATED BY THE FAMILIES OF FLIGHT 3407
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Washington, D.C. - A longtime advocate for airline safety, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer today released the following statement after Bryan Bedford, Trump's nominee for the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad more PR
Sen. Scott Grills Nominees for Trump Administration Posts, Emphasizing Economic Growth and Housing Access (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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Scott: "The stakes are high, and the American people deserve a team that is ready to go to work."
Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) led a hearing to consider the following nominations for positions in the Trump administration:
* Mr. Ben DeMarzo, to be Assistant Secretary, Department of more PR
Senator Alsobrooks Introduces Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act as Republicans Attempt to Slash Medicaid (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Senator Alsobrooks Introduces Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act as Republicans Attempt to Slash Medicaid
WASHINGTON, DC - As reported in the Baltimore Sun, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced the Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act. This introduction was part of an effort today by over a dozen Senate Democrats to release legislativ more PR
Senator Coons Statement on Joint Resolution of Disapproval Vote (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Senator Coons Statement on Joint Resolution of Disapproval Vote
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after voting against two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval over U.S. arms sales to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates:
"In just a few months, Donald Trump has shown that his second term will be the most corrupt in American history. He needs to be held more PR
Senator Kim Gets Commitments From Trump's Nominee to Head FAA on Prioritizing Newark Airport and Drone Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 11, 2025:
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Senator Kim Gets Commitments from Trump's Nominee to Head FAA on Prioritizing Newark Airport and Drone Regulations
WASHINGTON D.C. - During a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) secured commitments from President Trump's nominee for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Bryan Bedford, to prioritize mitigating de more PR
Senator Marshall: We Are Going to Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall: We Are Going to Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History
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Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV to Discuss the Reconciliation Benefits for Farmers and Ranchers
Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Suzanne Alexander on RFD-TV to discuss President Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,' and how it will help farmers and ranchers by preventi more PR
Senator Murray Statement on Protests in Response to Immigration Arrests in Spokane (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Senator Murray Statement on Protests in Response to Immigration Arrests in Spokane
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the immigration protests in Spokane last night, sparked by the detention of two immigrants seeking asylum whose work visas were abruptly revoked on Friday:
"It's totally wr more PR
Senator Murray, Former ACIP Member from WA State Raise Alarm Over Purge of Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Senator Murray, Former ACIP Member from WA State Raise Alarm Over Purge of Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
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NEW : Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
***WATCH FULL PRESS CONFERENCE HERE ; DOWNLOAD HERE
Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, held a virtual more PR
Senator Welch's Statement on Forcible Removal of Senator Padilla from Public DHS Event (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Senator Welch's Statement on Forcible Removal of Senator Padilla from Public DHS Event
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) from a Department of Homeland Security press conference:
"What we have just witnessed should shock the conscience of every Member of Congress an more PR
Sens. Cantwell & Gallego, Reps. Salinas & Ansari Lead Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Preserve Last Remaining Wild Forest Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Sens. Cantwell & Gallego, Reps. Salinas & Ansari Lead Bicameral Legislation to Permanently Preserve Last Remaining Wild Forest Lands
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Representatives Yassamin Ansa more PR
Shaheen Presses Hegseth on Tariff Disruption to America's Defense Industrial Base, National Security (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen Presses Hegseth on Tariff Disruption to America's Defense Industrial Base, National Security
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, today questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Caine during a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee more PR
Stanton Slams Republican Move to Claw Back $9.4 Billion in Federal Funds for NPR, PBS, Foreign Aid (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Stanton Slams Republican Move to Claw Back $9.4 Billion in Federal Funds for NPR, PBS, Foreign Aid
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WASHINGTON--U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement after House Republicans passed a bill to rescind nearly $10 billion in previously-appropriated federal funding. The bill claws back $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadca more PR
Stefanik Votes to Pass Rescissions Package (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Stefanik Votes to Pass Rescissions Package
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Republican Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement:
"Today, I voted in favor of saving the American people $9.4 billion of unobligated spending in the rescissions package including defunding NPR. President Trump and House Republicans campaigned on reining in reckless spending and cutting waste, frau more PR
THOMPSON RELEASES STATEMENT ON ESCALATION IN L.A., DETAINMENT OF SENATOR PADILLA (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release:
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THOMPSON RELEASES STATEMENT ON ESCALATION IN L.A., DETAINMENT OF SENATOR PADILLA
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Washington, D.C- Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement on the escalation in L.A. and detainment of Senator Padilla:
"This is crazy. This administration has not communicated with members of congress, they have not communicated with the State of California, and they have not communicat more PR
Thune: Republicans Fight Against Fentanyl Scourge (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune: Republicans Fight Against Fentanyl Scourge
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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, later today, our friends in the House will be voting on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
"This is important legislation, and I'm glad that it w more PR
Tonko Condemns Trump Recissions Package Gutting Funding for NPR, PBS, and USAID (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Tonko Condemns Trump Recissions Package Gutting Funding for NPR, PBS, and USAID
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko released a statement following the House vote on President Trump's recissions package, which seeks to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid, including AIDS prevention efforts such as PEPFAR.
Instead of addressing the rising cost of li more PR
Turner Advocates for Greater U.S. Investment in Missile Defense Program During House Armed Services Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Turner Advocates for Greater U.S. Investment in Missile Defense Program During House Armed Services Committee Hearing
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Michael R. Turner (OH-10) today pressed upon the urgency of modernizing the U.S. nuclear weapons and developing a comprehensive missile defense system to Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a House Armed Services Committee budget h more PR
U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Remarks at a Press Conference Announcing New Legislation Exempting Small Businesses From Trump's Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Remarks at a Press Conference Announcing New Legislation Exempting Small Businesses from Trump's Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and half a dozen small business owners from across the country to introduce the Small Business Liberation Act, which would exempt the more than 34 mill more PR
U.S. Reps Kelly Morrison, Chris Pappas Introduce Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses From Trump's Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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U.S. Reps Kelly Morrison, Chris Pappas Introduce Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses from Trump's Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Kelly Morrison (MN-03) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced the Small Business Liberation Act, which would exempt the more than 34 million U.S. small businesses from President Trump's catastrophically high tariffs enacted on Apri more PR
U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KS), Frank Lucas (R-OK) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Food Access on Tribal Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KS), Frank Lucas (R-OK) Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Food Access on Tribal Lands
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Program fed 650,000 tribal members in 2024
Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Frank Lucas (R-OK-03) introduced the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at improving access to healthy food for tribal commun more PR
U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Legislation to Codify DOGE Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Legislation to Codify DOGE Cuts
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'We need to identify every opportunity to cut waste, fraud, and abuse'
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, joined Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and several of their colleagues in bicameral legislation to codify one of DOGE's largest cost sav more PR
U.S. Senator Tina Smith Presses Attorney General Bondi to Investigate Scam DMV Text Messages (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senator Tina Smith Presses Attorney General Bondi to Investigate Scam DMV Text Messages
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tina Smith is pressing the Trump Administration to take action to combat a widespread text message scam affecting Minnesotans. Thousands of Minnesotans are reporting fake text messages from senders impersonating the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). These impersonators more PR
USCG Acting Commandant Lunday Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation released the following testimony by U.S. Coast Guard Acting Commandant Kevin E. Lunday from a June 5, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future of the Coast Guard: Review of Coast Guard Programs and Structure":
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Chairman Ezell, Ranking Member Carbajal, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify. I am grateful for your continuing suppo more PR
Vasquez Secures Key Commitments from Ag Secretary Rollins on Rural New Mexico Priorities (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Vasquez Secures Key Commitments from Ag Secretary Rollins on Rural New Mexico Priorities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 11, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) secured key commitments from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to address urgent issues affecting rural New Mexico -- including frozen food security funding, wildfire readiness, and broken federal contracts. She also committ more PR
VIDEO: Carey Speaks at Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on Work and Welfare (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Carey Speaks at Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on Work and Welfare
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To watch Rep. Carey's remarks, click here or on the image above.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke during a Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing titled, " Aging Out is Not a Plan: Reimagining Futures for Foster Youth." Du more PR
VIDEO: Cassidy Bill to Combat Illegal Fentanyl Heads to President Trump's Desk (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Cassidy Bill to Combat Illegal Fentanyl Heads to President Trump's Desk
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today celebrated as the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which permanently schedules fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). FRS have been temporarily schedule more PR
VIDEO: Pressley Slams Trump and Republican's Attacks on Judiciary, Checks and Balances (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Pressley Slams Trump and Republican's Attacks on Judiciary, Checks and Balances
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GOP's Big Ugly Bill Would Gut Food Assistance and Healthcare, Restrict Judiciary from Enforcing Court Orders and Holding Trump Administration Accountable
"This is an intentional and deliberate attempt to undermine the courts, so that the Trump Administration can break the law with impunity."
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Warnock Fires Up Medicaid Advocates, Fights to Protect Health Care Access for 16 Million Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Warnock Fires Up Medicaid Advocates, Fights to Protect Health Care Access for 16 Million Americans
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Senator Reverend Warnock inspired a passionate crowd at the "Save Medicaid" rally
The current version of the Republican tax bill will kick 16 million Americans off their health care, and raise the cost of care for everyone
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-G more PR
Warnock Joins Faith Leaders at Vigil to Decry Cruel Cuts to Working Families in GOP Tax Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Warnock Joins Faith Leaders at Vigil to Decry Cruel Cuts to Working Families in GOP Tax Bill
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Senator Reverend Warnock joined national faith leaders on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to bear witness to the GOP tax bill that would reward the wealthiest Americans with tax cuts while targeting the most vulnerable with cuts to health care
"Pentecost Witness for A Moral Budget" brought together more PR
Warnock Successfully Pushes Trump Administration to Rehire Hundreds of Unfairly Fired CDC Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Warnock Successfully Pushes Trump Administration to Rehire Hundreds of Unfairly Fired CDC Workers
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Following a months-long pressure campaign from Senator Reverend Warnock, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly reinstating more than 400 people who were unfairly fired
The news follows previous successful efforts by Senator Warnock to pressure the administration to rei more PR
Warnock, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Close Tax Loophole for Big Pharma (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Warnock, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Close Tax Loophole for Big Pharma
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Today, Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the Close the Round-Tripping Loophole Act, to close a tax loophole to make it harder for pharmaceutical companies to move profits to offshore accounts and pay lower taxes on American-sold products
Senator Reverend Warnock: "We should not be giving tax breaks to major drug comp more PR
Warren Writes NYT Op-Ed: Trump Is Right. Let's Abolish the Debt Ceiling. (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren Writes NYT Op-Ed: Trump Is Right. Let's Abolish the Debt Ceiling.
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"The Republican? tax bill illustrates a key point: The debt limit doesn't stop a single penny of spending."
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in the New York Times calling for Republicans and Democrats to scrap the debt ceiling permanently. This comes after Presid more PR
Warren, Stansbury Press Trump on Musk's and DOGE's Failures, Offer Recommendations to Cut Waste, Lower Costs Without Hurting Middle-Class Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Stansbury Press Trump on Musk's and DOGE's Failures, Offer Recommendations to Cut Waste, Lower Costs Without Hurting Middle-Class Americans
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Lawmakers' recommendations would save U.S. government more than $2 trillion over next decade while making everyday Americans better off; provide stark contrast to Republican bill that would cut health coverage for millions
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WATCH: In Senate Floor Speech, Kelly Condemns Use of Force Against Senator Padilla (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: In Senate Floor Speech, Kelly Condemns Use of Force Against Senator Padilla
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"What happened to Senator Padilla was outrageous."
Today, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor to condemn the forcible and violent removal of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) by federal agents during a Department of Homeland Security press conference in Los Angeles. Kelly tied the i more PR
WATCH: Padilla Objects to EPA Nominees After Republicans Bypass Parliamentarian to Decimate California's Clean Air Authority (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Padilla Objects to EPA Nominees After Republicans Bypass Parliamentarian to Decimate California's Clean Air Authority
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WATCH : Padilla: "California's success drives America's success. You rein in California's ability to lead, you restrain our country's success."
WATCH : Padilla also demands answers from EPA Administrator Zeldin on why the agency bucked longstanding precedent to submit C more PR
WATCH: Padilla Warns Against Trump's Unprecedented Overreach in Los Angeles, Condemns Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Our Constitutional Order (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Padilla Warns Against Trump's Unprecedented Overreach in Los Angeles, Condemns Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Our Constitutional Order
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WATCH : Padilla calls President Trump's cruel immigration enforcement in Los Angeles "a threat to everybody. Because an attack on anyone's rights is an attack on everyone's rights."
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined a more PR
WATCH: Pingree Rips into GOP Agriculture Appropriations Bill for Failing to Deliver on Health, Food Security, and Farm Resilience (10)
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Pingree Rips into GOP Agriculture Appropriations Bill for Failing to Deliver on Health, Food Security, and Farm Resilience
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Today in the full Appropriations Committee markup of the Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026, Senior Appropriator Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) called out the Trump Administration's hypocrisy, touting a "Make America more PR
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Blasts Trump's Abuse of the Military, Indiscriminate Immigration Raids on MSNBC (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Blasts Trump's Abuse of the Military, Indiscriminate Immigration Raids on MSNBC
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"Violence against law enforcement is never justified. But for them, if you're using violence against law enforcement in the service of Donald Trump, then anything goes."
View the full interview here.
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawre more PR
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Condemns DHS' Disgraceful Conduct Towards Senator Alex Padilla (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Condemns DHS' Disgraceful Conduct Towards Senator Alex Padilla
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"When a U.S. Senator goes to demand questions about the lawfulness or lawlessness of these actions, to see him tackled to the ground, brought to the ground. What is becoming of our democracy? Are there no limits to what this administration will do? "
Watch his full remarks HERE. Download remarks HERE.
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Welch Brings Vermont's Steve Wright of Jay Peak Resort to Forum on the Impact of Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Brings Vermont's Steve Wright of Jay Peak Resort to Forum on the Impact of Tariffs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week welcomed Steve Wright, President and General Manager of Jay Peak Resort, to the U.S. Senate for a forum on the impact of tariffs and President Trump's trade war on the business, manufacturing, farming, and to more PR
Welch Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent on Trump's Trade War: "Vermonters call it pretty painful as a way to run their business." (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Grills Treasury Secretary Bessent on Trump's Trade War: "Vermonters call it pretty painful as a way to run their business."
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WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the Trump Administration's reckless trade policies, which are raising costs for Vermont businesses, manufacturers, farmers, and families. Senator Welch pressed Secretary more PR
Welch Joins Colleagues for Spotlight Forum on Trump Administration's Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Constitutional Order (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Joins Colleagues for Spotlight Forum on Trump Administration's Abuse of Immigrants to Attack Constitutional Order
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Welch examines the Trump Administration's ongoing use of immigrants to attack the fundamental rights of all Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week joined U.S. Senate Democ more PR
Westerman Celebrates Trump EO to Improve Forest Management, Modernize Wildland Firefighting (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025:
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Westerman Celebrates Trump EO to Improve Forest Management, Modernize Wildland Firefighting
Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) promoting greater collaboration with state and local partners in forest management activities, efficient wildland firefighting and innovative technologies and new markets for wood more PR
Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for the Rescissions Act of 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025:
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WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for the Rescissions Act of 2025
WASHINGTON - Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) announced key stakeholder support for H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, sponsored by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), which delivers on President Trump's mandate to cut waste, fraud, and abuse and codifies a more efficien more PR
Womack Statement on Rescissions Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Womack Statement on Rescissions Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 12, 2025... Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the statement below regarding his vote in support of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, to approve the Trump Administration's rescissions request.
Congressman Womack said, "One of my top priorities in Congress is ensuring that American taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, del more PR
Womack Votes to Advance Peace Through Strength Mission (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Womack Votes to Advance Peace Through Strength Mission
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 12, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations bill that passed out of the House Appropriations Committee. This bill allocates $831.5 billion in discretionary spending to advance America's military superiority and protect the homeland.
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