WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jose Joel Alicea, a law professor at the Catholic University of America, from a June 3, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights entitled "The Supposedly "Least Dangerous Branch": District Judges v. Trump": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittees: Thank you for the invitation to testify toda more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 5, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Energy and the Subcommittee on Research and Technology entitled "Pursuing the Golden Age of Innovation: Strategic Priorities in Biotechnology": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I look forward to today's discussion on this transformative field. Biotechnology is reshaping nearly every a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability * Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined MSNBC's Ali Vitali to speak out forcefully in defense of his colleague and friend, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), after the Senator was forcibly removed by federal agents at a press conf more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Joined by Constituents Who Rely on Medicaid and SNAP, Senator Murray Slams Republicans' "Big Ugly Betrayal" for Gigantic Cuts to Programs That Washingtonians Depend on to Meet Basic Needs * Washington State Standard : Thousands in WA at risk of losing food benefits under GOP bill in Congress NEW: Estimates show Republican cuts would result in 16 million people losing health care -- including ov more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Today's Peaceful Demonstrations Against the Trump Administration * Today Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement to those demonstrating peacefully against the Trump administration: "Today, people all across Northwest Washington state are gathering to demonstrate peacefully against the excesses and corruption of the Trump administration. "Excess more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Led by Young People from Connecticut, First-Generation College Students Sound the Alarm on Republicans' Cuts to Higher Education * [WASHINGTON, DC] - This week, more than 20 college students - including first-generation students from Yale University, Connecticut State University, and Eastern Connecticut State University - traveled to Capitol Hill to advocate against Republicans' reconcilia more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Slams Latest Republican Effort to Gut SNAP * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' updated proposal to cut $211 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): "Senate Republicans have unveiled yet an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Applauds Trump Administration for Reversing Destructive Biden-Era Green Policies * Washington, D.C.-- Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement applauding President Trump's decisive action to revoke the Biden administration's radical Green New Deal policies that hurt the American west. *For far too long, the Biden administration's anti-American  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Res more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Resou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Demanding Trump Remove Military Forces From Los Angeles * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease all threats to deploy the National Guard or active-duty servicemembers to American cit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 6/6/2025-6/13/2025 * Joining Students in Fighting Against Republican Cuts to Higher Education [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hosted a press conference with more than 20 college students--including first-generation students from Yale University, Connecticut State University, and Eastern Connecticut State University--who visit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: God Bless the United States Army, and God Bless President Trump * Senator Marshall Joins Fox and Friends to Discuss the Celebrations for the 250 th Birthday of the United States Army Washington - On Saturday morning, live from the site of the U.S Army's 250 th Birthday Parade, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Joey Jones on Fox and Friends to discuss the ongoin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Welch Statement on Escalation of Conflict in the Middle East * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in response to the escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East: "Like many around the world, I am alarmed by the latest escalation of armed conflict in the Middle East. Israel's attack on Iran, and the subsequent counterattacks agains more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Josh Blackman, chair of constitutional law at the South Texas College of Law Houston, from a June 3, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights entitled "The Supposedly "Least Dangerous Branch": District Judges v. Trump": * * * Chairman Cruz and Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Whitehouse and Ranking Member Welch, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, from a June 3, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights entitled "The Supposedly "Least Dangerous Branch": District Judges v. Trump": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Whitehouse, Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and Distinguished Members of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Markey, Schumer Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Data shows Oregon hospitals in Silverton, Seaside, Madras, and Hermiston among more than 300 rural hospitals nationwide at disproportionate risk of closure, conversion, or service reductions Washington (June 12, 2025) - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (bo more PR