WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools": * * * Chair Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: My name is Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, and I am the CEO and President of the America more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by David Peters, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Commerce for export enforcement, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, distinguished Senators, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am grateful to President Trump and Commerce Secretary Lutnick and am honored to be their nominee for Assista more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the House Armed Services Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Paul Kapur, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to join you as President Trump's nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. I appreciate the tru more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Francis Brooke, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for international trade and development, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee, I am honored to be here with you as the nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Treasury for International Trade and Devel more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * At Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Admin Nominees on Housing Discrimination and National Security Risks from the President's Chip Deals Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee gave opening remarks and q more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley Statement on Israeli and Iranian Air Strikes * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement on the Israeli and Iranian air strikes. "Donald Trump has done virtually nothing to stop Iran's continued enrichment of weapons-grade nuclear material or to curb its support for terrorist organizations that threaten Israel, destabilize the Middle E more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Cassidy, Republican Colleagues in Demanding an End to Biden-Era Flood Insurance Premiums * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and eight other Republican senators in demanding the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) finally end the Biden era policy, Risk Rating 2.0, which caused flood more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CASTOR LEADS FLORIDA DEMOCRATS IN URGING FLORIDA SENATORS TO OPPOSE HOUSE-PASSED BUDGET BILL THAT WOULD INFLICT OUTSIZED HARM ON FLORIDIANS * Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and other Florida House Democrats urged Florida Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody to oppose the costly and destructive House Republican budget bill, which will strip health coverage away from over 1.8 million Floridians more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Huffman, Pallone, Booker, Reed, and Padilla Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Senator Alex Pad more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Brian D. Quintenz, President Trump's nominee to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of this Committee. It is a true honor and a privilege to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today released legislative text within the Finance Committee's jurisdiction for inclusion in Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation bill. "This bill prevents an over-$4 trillion tax hike and makes the suc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill Joins First-Ever Democratic Veterans Caucus Following Growing Threats to Veterans, Military Families, and National Security * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), a former Navy helicopter pilot, joined fellow veterans in Congress to launch the Democratic Veterans Caucus -- a new effort formed in response to alarming national security breach more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following written testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from a June 10, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Ken Calvert, Ranking Member Betty McCollum, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget for the Department of Defense. I am honored to testify alongside General Dan Caine, the 22nd more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers on the Trump Administration's Palantir Surveillance Database * Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, DC-- Democratic Members of the Ways and Means Committee, led by Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), are demanding information on the Trump Administration's secretive partnership with Palantir to build a vast, centraliz more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John Jovanovic, President Trump's nominee to be chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished members of this Committee, I am honored to be here today as President Trump's Nominee to serve as Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Bryan Bedford, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from a June 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, Members of the Committee. I want to start by thanking President Trump for nominating me, and for his bold vision to restore our Air Traffic Control system to its rightful place a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Following Whistleblower Reports, Acting Ranking Member Lynch Demands Microsoft Hand Over Information on DOGE's Misconduct at NLRB Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Microsoft Chief Executive Off more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Government Watchdog Finds Trump Admin is Illegally Impounding Funding for Museums and Libraries Across America; Senator Murray Responds * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on another Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision announced this morning, which concludes that President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Government Watchdog Finds Trump Admin is Illegally Impounding Funding for Museums and Libraries Across America; Senator Murray Responds Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on another Government Accountability Office (GAO) dec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Reintroduces Legislation to Ban Sanctuary Cities From Receiving Federal Subsidies * Representative Ralph Norman is leading the effort in the U.S. House of Representatives WASHINGTON --Last week, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, reintroduced the No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act, legislation to amend the Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Resume Processing DACA Applications * The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently limited a nationwide injunction giving the Administration the green light to resume processing initial DACA applications WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and 39 of their Democratic Senate colleagues sent a letter pushing t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening remarks from a June 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request": * * * Chairman Rogers' opening remarks as prepared for delivery: I welcome our witnesses and thank them for their service to our nation. We are here today to hear from the Department of Defense about its FY26 budget request. Unfortunately, we have still not rec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening remarks from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Today, we continue our posture hearings with CENTCOM and AFRICOM. As this will be both General Kurilla and General Langley's final appearance before this committee, I want to thank them for their service to our nation more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Ben DeMarzo, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for congressional and intergovernmental affairs, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee. I would like to thank President Trump for nominating me for this important position and Secretary Turner f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Craig W. Trainor, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for fair housing and equal opportunity, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished members of this Committee, it is an honor to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Fair Housin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner from a June 10, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget: * * * Chairman Womack, Vice Chair Bice, Ranking Member Clyburn, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of President Trump's 2026 Budget for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. I want to specifically th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Huffman, Pallone, Castor, Padilla, Booker, Reed Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Senator Ale more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bennet Sounds the Alarm on the Dangers of Republican Cuts to SNAP * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet held a virtual roundtable moderated by Feeding Colorado to hear from SNAP recipients, food banks, and retailers and discuss the importance of SNAP for Coloradans. Here's what they're saying: Summit Daily: Sen. Bennet, Colorado anti-hunger advocates sound alarm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Members Shaheen and Klobuchar Host Spotlight Forum on the Impact of the Trump Administration's Foreign Assistance Cuts on American Farmers WASHINGTON--Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Hinson Joins The Signal Sitdown * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) joined Daily Signal's Bradley Devlin on The Signal Sitdown podcast. The two discussed the media bias contributing to the cover-up of President Biden's mental decline, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, countering the CCP's illicit practices, and more. In case you missed it... Click here (link is exter more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Widespread Support for Senate Commerce Committee's 800 MHz Spectrum Pipeline Industry leaders and respected policy institutions praise the directive as a win for American innovation, competitiveness, and consumer connectivity * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, leaders across the telecommunications indu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Buffalo, Gillibrand Highlights How President Trump's Big Beautiful Betrayal Will Hurt Buffalo Hospitals, Families * Proposal Would Increase Costs, Put Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closure, Threaten Nursing Home Operations, And Make It Harder For Kids To Access Care If Bill Passes, An Estimated 45,000 People Would Lose Health Insurance And 31,000 Risk Losing Some Or All SNAP Benefits In The more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Saranac Lake, Gillibrand Highlights The Critical Role Of Rural Health Care In Our Communities, Discusses How The "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Hurt North Country Hospitals And Families * Proposal Would Increase Costs, Put Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closure, Threaten Nursing Home Operations, And Make It Harder For Kids To Access Care If Bill Passes, An Estimated 44,000 People Would Lose Healt more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * In Win for Workers' Rights, Kelly, Gallego, Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce NLRB Phoenix Office Will Remain Open * The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the senators Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National La more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Announces the Filing of a War Powers Resolution to Prevent War with Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, introduced a war powers resolution expressing concern about the escalating violence in the Middle East and its potential to pull the U.S. into conflict. The resolution will require a prompt deb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Statement on Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Protect Our Courts Act * "The Trump Administration's decision to sue New York over the Protect Our Courts Act is a desperate stunt to distract Americans from Republican efforts to strip healthcare from millions, defund our public schools, cut food assistance for working families, destabilize our national economy, and weaken national se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Press White House to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) and his colleagues are urging the White House to abide by a court ruling and resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In a letter to Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Angelica Alfonso-R more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota and Stefanik Renew Charge Against Hochul's Commuter Tax * NY/NJ Delegation Members Back Trump Administration Effort to Halt Congestion Pricing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Nick LaLota (R-NY), Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Members of the New York and New Jersey Congressional Delegations sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, tha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on World Cup 2026 Travel * Today Representative Rick Larsen, Co-Chair of the Congressional Soccer Caucus, released the following statement about the impact of President Trump's travel ban on World Cup 2026: "I want World Cup 2026 to be a showcase of great soccer, and everything that's great about the United States. "Yet, as a life-long soccer player and big soccer fa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Requests Answers from Secretary Rubio Over Claim that His Foreign Aid Cuts Caused No Deaths Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing him to explain his recent claim before Congress that no deaths have resulted from t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Padilla, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Demand Trump Remove Military Forces from Los Angeles * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined the entire U.S. 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 cities more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- 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 16 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Statement on the Situation In Israel and Iran * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), the most senior Jewish Member of the House of Representatives, issued the following statement regarding the ongoing violence between Israel and Iran: "As the violence between Israel and Iran continues, I remain primarily concerned for the welfare of innocent civilians, too many of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * No Authority to Freeze Funding, No Authority to Unilaterally Eliminate Government Services WASHINGTON -- In two legal decisions released this morning, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) reaffirmed that the President has no inherent authority to unilaterally freeze enacted appropriations. House Appropria more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Empowers American Patients with More Affordable Health Care Choices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Individuals and families will save on health care expenses and have more coverage options that better fit their needs thanks to the U.S. House passed One, Big, Beautiful Bill. In addition to the numerous pro-family, pro-worker provisions i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Pallone Blasts Trump for Illegally Firing NRC Commissioner Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump illegally fired Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Christopher Hanson: "Trump's firing of NRC Commissioner Hanson more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone, Huffman, Castor, Booker, Reed, and Padilla Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on GAO Ruling that Administration Illegally Withheld Funds from IMLS WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision that the Trump Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Send Letter Urging Rubio to Preserve the State Department's Human Rights Bureau WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-O more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Takano and HVAC Healthcare Practitioners Slam Trump VA for Move to Discriminate Against Veterans Based on Marital Status and Political Views WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Mark Takano of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the four Democratic healthcare practitioners currently serving on the House  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Smith statement on Recissions Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement following the passage of the recissions package through the U.S. House of Representatives. "I am adamantly opposed to the recissions packaged offered on the House floor yesterday, which would codify President Trump and Elon Musk's unlawful cuts to funding  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Smith statement on Trump's Withdrawal from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * SEATTLE, WA. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a withdrawal from the historic agreement between the federal government and the Six Sovereigns - the Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Davids Demand Answers on Lack of Funding for Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area * The federal funding for National Heritage Areas was signed into law by President Trump in March but has not been delivered, with no explanation (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS) have called on the Trump Administration to immediatel more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Davids Demand Answers on Lack of Funding for Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area * The federal funding for National Heritage Areas was signed into law by President Trump in March but has not been delivered, with no explanation Last week, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called (link is external) on the Trump Administration to immediate more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Kim, Garbarino Statement on Preserving SALT Deal * Washington, DC - Today, SALT Caucus R Co-Chairs Reps. Young Kim (CA-40) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) released a statement on reports that the Senate Finance Committee maintains a $10,000 SALT cap in its version of reconciliation bill text: "We have been crystal clear that the SALT deal we negotiated in good faith with the Speaker and the Wh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez on military strikes between Israel, Iran * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the ongoing military strikes between Israel and Iran: "A nuclear-armed Iran poses a grave threat to Israel's existence, stability in the region and global security. Israel has the right to defend itself against the threats created by Iran's nuclear am more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: TRUMP'S "BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL" COULD SPELL "BIG" ENERGY PRICE HIKES & "BIG" JOB LOSSES FOR BUFFALO; STANDING AT ONE OF WESTERN NY'S LARGEST HOME SOLAR INSTALLERS, SENATOR REVEALS HOW GOP PLAN... * Buffalo Clean Energy Biz Like Solar Liberty Were Boosted By Federal Clean Energy Incentives - But Now Face Major Issues For Future Of Business Under GOP Job-Killing  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: UNDER GOP PLAN, ENERGY TAX HIKES COULD DECIMATE ROCHESTER'S #1 FASTEST-GROWING BUSINESS, DRIVE UP COSTS FOR ROCHESTER FAMILIES & SMALL BIZ; STANDING AT HOME WITH NEWLY-INSTALLED SOLAR PANELS,... * Rochester's GreenSpark Solar, Named Rochester's #1 Fastest-Growing Business & A Rochester Top Workplace, Has Already Been Forced To Lay Off 20 Workers Due To GOP Cl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request": * * * Chair, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you, alongside General Smith and Admiral Kilby, as the 79th Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to discuss the posture of the Department of the Navy. Thank you for your con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Gutting of Critical CDC Vaccine Safety Committee * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is slamming the Trump Administration's decision to gut a critical vaccine safety committee at Georgia's CDC. Sen. Ossoff joined a group of Senators slamming U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for firing the entire Adviso more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Ben DeMarzo and Craig Trainor to be assistant secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Jovan Jovanovic to be chairman of the Ex-Im Bank, Francis Brooke to be assistant secretary of the Treasury, and David Peters to be assistant secretary of Commerce. * * * I want  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Ben DeMarzo and Craig Trainor to be assistant secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Jovan Jovanovic to be chairman of the Ex-Im Bank, Francis Brooke to be assistant secretary of the Treasury, and David Peters to be assistant secretary of Commerce. *  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Meets with Director of the Bureau of Prisons William "Billy" Marshall III WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Jim Justice met with West Virginian native and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons William "Billy" Marshall III: "Billy was a rockstar in the state when I appointed him, and he is a rockstar now serving our country as the Director of our Federal Prison system. Billy is a guy  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill Statement On The Indictment of Rep. McIver * WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement denouncing the Trump Administration's weaponization of the Justice Department through their indictment of Representative LaMonica McIver (NJ-10): "This indictment against Rep. McIver is extreme and purely political. The Trump DOJ is weaponizing the ju more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Praises President Trump, Secretary Duffy for Fighting Against Gov. Hochul's Commuter Tax Scheme * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to commend their steadfast leadership in halting Governor Kathy Hochul's disastrous congestion more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Slams Letitia James for Baselessly Investigating Local Law Enforcement for Enforcing Immigration Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Republican Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "Kathy Hochul and Tish James' New York is illegals first, New Yorkers last. This is a continuation of Kathy Hochul and NY Democrats war against law enforcement. Just last week, Kath more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Art Fisher, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Austria, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Daines, Ranking Member Murphy, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today and for your consideration to allow me to serve as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. Serving America, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Nicholas A. Merrick, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Czech Republic, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. I am deeply grateful for the trust and confi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Andrew Puzder, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to the European Union. I'm immensely hon more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Howard W. Brodie, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Finland, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored and humbled by President Trump's nomination to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Finland. I t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Luigi Rinaldi, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Daines and distinguished Committee Members, it is an honor to be here with you today. I am grateful to President Trump for nominating me to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, and to Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his support throug more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Benjamin Black, President Trump's nominee to be CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for having me here today and for the time you and your staff have spent with me, in anticipation of this hearing. Senator Cotton, thank you for your kind words more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Jacob S. Helberg, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee: It is the honor of a lifetime to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins from a June 11, 2025, hearing on the agency's accomplishments: * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and distinguished members of this Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to highlight what the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accomplished since the start of the new administration. President Donald J. Trump said it more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Warren, Schumer, Democratic Senators Call for Transparency Regarding Reprivatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Ahead of Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board Meeting "Transparency from your agencies is essential to understanding the Administration's goals and to ensure you will not reprivatize  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Condemns Trump's Militarization of Los Angeles, Extreme Immigration Enforcement on Face the Nation, State of the Union * Padilla speaks out on rise in political violence and Trump's polarizing rhetoric Watch the full Face the Nation Interview here. Watch the full State of the Union interview here. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sherrill Slams Hegseth for Operational, Managerial, and Budgetary Incompetence at the Department of Defense * WASHINGTON, DC -- In a high-profile House Armed Services Committee hearing today, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what she called "months of dangerous dysfunction and incompetence" at the Department of Defense. Just five month more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Durbin, 39 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently limited a nationwide injunction to only Texas, giving the Administration the greenlight to resume processing initial DACA applications for all other states WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary C more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Murray, Heinrich Statement on Trump Firing NRC Commissioner Hanson Washington, D.C.--After Trump fired Commissioner and former Chair Chris Hanson from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent agency created by Congress that is charged with ensuring the safe use of radioactive materials, Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Murray, Heinrich Statement on Trump Firing NRC Commissioner Hanson Washington, D.C.--After Trump fired Commissioner and former Chair Chris Hanson from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent agency created by Congress that is charged with ensuring the safe use of radioactive materials, Senator Whit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Yale Budget Lab Finds Bottom 80% Of U.S. Households Lose Under Trump/Republican Agenda * Last week during a hearing by the House Committee on Ways and Means, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent responded to questioning about deficit effects of H.R. 1 by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) by suggesting that the bill would be fully offset through revenue raised by tariffs imposed on other countries by President Trum more PR