WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Ahead of Juneteenth, Momentum Grows for H.R. 40, Pressley's Historic Reparations Legislation * Bill Would Form Commission to Develop Reparations Proposals for African American Descendants of Enslaved People Legislation Now Has Support of Over 100 National and Grassroots Organizations H.R. 40 Press Conference | H.R. 40 Bill Text | H.R. 40 Briefing Photos | H.R. 40 Briefing One-Pager WASHINGTON more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following testimony by Julie Rayman, senior vice president of policy and political affairs at the American Jewish Committee, from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Rise of Anti-Israel Extremist Groups and Their Threat to U.S. National Security": * * * Chairman Pfluger, Ranking Member Magaziner, esteemed Members of the Homeland Security Committee, it is a pleasure to be before  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Demands Answers from ICE About Conditions at Eloy Detention Center * WASHINGTON - Last week, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons detailing deep concerns about the inhumane conditions of the Eloy ICE Detention Center and demanding answers and independent overs more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following testimony by Oren Segal, senior vice president of counter-extremism and intelligence at Anti-Defamation League, from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Rise of Anti-Israel Extremist Groups and Their Threat to U.S. National Security": * * * For more than a century, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) has worked to combat antisemitism and hate in all forms. Today, ADL is a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As Republicans Aim To Eliminate Regulations On Predatory For-Profit Schools, Durbin & Cohen Introduce Legislation To Crack Down On The Industry * June 18, 2025 While congressional Republicans are using their reconciliation bill to eliminate protections for student veterans, Durbin and Cohen are introducing bicameral legislation to reinstate the 85/15 rule to require for-profit colleges to br more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Senate Passage of the Genius Act * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued the below statement following the Senate passage of the GENIUS Act: "The GENIUS Act emboldens Trump crypto corruption and industry self-enrichment without protecting consumers. Our amendments seeking to bar presidential schemes and criminal money laundering we more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Padilla & Schiff Introduce Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority under the Insurrection Act * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) are leading a group of twenty-two senators in introducing legislation to restrict the President's authority under the 217-year-old Insurrection Act. The new Insurre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on Passage of GENIUS Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement following the passage of the bipartisan GENIUS Act: "As new technologies and payment systems emerge, it is essential that Congress moves quickly to establish regulatory frameworks that protect consumers from predatory practices, keep our markets safe, and prevent b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on June 2025 Fed Interest Rate Decision WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced it would be maintaining the current interest rate target range:  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Scott Cameron, acting assistant secretary for water and science at the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation": * * * Thank you, Chairman Kennedy, Ranking Member Murray, and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During HELP Hearing on Labor Nominees WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on Trump administration nominations for the Department of Labor and the Equal Em more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, Colleagues Reintroduce SUPPORT Act to Continue Effort to Address the Nation's Opioid and Mental Health Crisis WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), ranking me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Applauds Senate Confirmation of CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement applauding the Senate's confirmation of Rodney Scott to serve as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner: "Rodney Scott is more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on the FY26 Defense Budget with Senior Pentagon Leadership * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to receive testimony from the Pentagon's senior leaders on the department's fiscal year 2026 budget. In his opening remarks, Chairman Wicker praised President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Chicago Members of Congress Denied Entry to ICE Processing Center in Broadview, IL * CHICAGO, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), member of the Homeland Securty Committe, and Members of Congress Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) joined immigration lawyers and advocates to conduct a visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Chicago Members of Congress Denied Entry to ICE Processing Center in Broadview, IL * CHICAGO -- Today, Members of Congress Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) joined immigration lawyers and advocates to conduct a visit to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center in Broadview, Illinois. The Members we more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Comer & Higgins Investigate Sanctuary Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass Over Violent LA Riots WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today are launching an investigation into the violent riots in L more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Committee Approves FY26 Defense Appropriations Act Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 36 to 27. Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said, "Keeping Americans safe amidst mounting  more PR

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: * * * Committee Democrats Urge Chairman Comer to Subpoena DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to Answer for Violent Assault of Sen. Padilla Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen and Senator Durbin Reintroduce POST Act * Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act adjusts federal support involving for-profit schools WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois have introduced the Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act to adjust the percentage of federal support going to for-profit educational institutions more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Displays "Gulf of Memphis" at D.C. Office * WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has placed a poster depicting the "Gulf of Memphis" on an easel outside his Rayburn House Office Building door in Washington. The action follows President Trump's Executive Order 14172, signed on January 20, renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." See the depiction here: Iss more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Congressman DeSaulnier to Visit County Hospital and Hold Press Conference on Republican Attempts to Cut Funding for Hospitals and Health Care Services * Walnut Creek, CA - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will visit Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and then hold a press conference on Friday, June 20 th at 3:00 p.m. as part of Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Blocked from Conducting Oversight Visit at ICE Facility in Chicago's South Loop Following Recent Raids, Trump's Targeting of Chicago * CHICAGO - Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) were denied entry into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago. Congressman Krishnamoorthi's a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Introduces First Bill to Rebuild STEM Workforce LOS ANGELES - Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) - co-chair of the bipartisan STEM Education Caucus and the only Latina in Congress with a STEM background - introduced the STEM Pathways for the Future Act, her first bill as a Member of Congress. Congresswoman Rivas' bill will help rebuild the STEM workforce by fostering educational  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Signs onto War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Involvement in Iran without a Vote in Congress * SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced on Wednesday that she is co-sponsoring a war powers resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) aimed at prohibiting U. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Pou Honored by New Jersey AFL-CIO With Legislative Award Largest labor federation recognizes Pou for advocacy on behalf of working New Jerseyans * ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) last night attended the New Jersey AFL-CIO's 31st Labor Awards dinner and accepted the group's annual Legislative Award for her record of service on behalf of working  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Recent Events in the Middle East * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement: "It is unacceptable that the Trump administration and the Republican congressional leadership have yet to schedule a briefing for Members on the unfolding situation in the Middle East. This failure is made even more egregious by the fact that the Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Hernandez Call on Trump Administration to Maintain Funding for Puerto Rico Energy Resilience * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico Pablo Jose Hernandez (D-P.R.) led 19 Members of Congress in a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright calling on the Trump Administration to reverse its  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo: Senate Republican Plan Powers Economic Growth, Delivers Tax Relief * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to talk about Senate Republicans' plans to prevent the largest tax hike in U.S. history, power the economy through pro-growth tax policy, provide additional tax relief for working families and address wasteful spend more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox News: Republicans Want to Save Medicaid and Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in History * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined The Will Cain Show to discuss strengthening the Medicaid program and preventing the largest tax increase in history. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on Medicaid reform: The bottom line is this, Republicans are trying to save Medicaid more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on NewsNation: America Stands with Israel * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines spoke with NewsNation last evening to discuss the importance of supporting Israel in their fight to end Iran's nuclear capabilities. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines On Unity Among Republicans Supporting Israel: We had lunch with J.D. Vance today on Capitol Hill, the Vice President, our former colle more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Presses Trump Admin on Dangerous Weather Service Staffing Shortages in Wake of Severe Kansas Storms * Today, Representative Sharice Davids demanded answers from United States Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on critical staffing shortages at the National Weather Service (NWS) that are putting Kansans at risk amid an increasingly severe storm season. With Kansas already exper more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Davis, Garcia, Ramirez, Jackson Demand Noem, ICE Provide Access to Detained Constituents at ICE Center in IL * CHICAGO, IL -- Today, Congressmembers Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding access to constituents at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Announces $10.5 Million in Federal Funding for New Pittsburgh International Airport Terminal * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that $10.5 million in new federal grant funding has been awarded to the Allegheny County Airport Authority. The funding will support the final phases of constructing Pittsburgh International Airport's new terminal--a $1.5 bill more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Defense Secretary Peter B. Hegseth from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Defense": * * * Chairman Senator Mitch McConnell, Ranking Member Christopher Coons, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduces The Bicycles For Rural African Transport Act * June 17, 2025 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act, legislation that would establish within the United States Agency forInternational Development (USAID) a program to promote mobility in rural communities using affordable, sustainable bicycles more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Votes Against The GENIUS Act * June 17, 2025 Durbin: With passage of the GENUIS Act, Congress blessed President Trump & his family to further enrich themselves with little protection for consumers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a bill meant to establish a regulatory regime for stabl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Durbin: Instead of Conducting Critical Oversight, Judiciary Committee Republicans Are Holding A Partisan Hearing Armchair Diagnosing Former President Biden WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for holding a pa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: Instead Of Conducting Critical Oversight, Judiciary Committee Republicans Are Holding Partisan Hearing Armchair Diagnosing Former President Biden * June 18, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans for holding a partisan hearing today where they plan to armchair d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Miller-Meeks Introduce the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act * Representatives Mike Ezell (MS-04) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) introduced H.R. 4018, the Unleash America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources Act, legislation that codifies President Trump's Executive Order 14285 to support and expand domestic seabed mineral development. The bill str more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following Trump Attacks on TPS, Markey, Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Put Forward Bill to Protect TPS and DED Recipients * Washington (June 18, 2025) - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by 30 Senate colleagues in putting forward legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to legal permanent r more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Following Trump Attacks on TPS, Van Hollen, 30 Senators Put Forward Bill to Protect TPS and DED Recipients * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by 30 Senate colleagues in putting forward legislation to provide qualified Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) recipients a path to legal permanent residency. The Senators' reintroduction of this  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * FORWARDING FROM KIM: Independent OIG Takes up Senators Kim and Warren Call for Investigation into Trump Administration's Dismantling of CFPB WASHINGTON D.C. - The independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve System and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking up the call from Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Friedman Joins Roundtable of Hollywood Businesses and Community Leaders Discusses national film tax credit, tourism, and housing HOLLYWOOD, CA -- U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) met with members of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to discuss top-of-mind-issues concerning local business owners. Topics included Friedman's work on a national film tax credit, the recent protests, efforts more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Gallego Demands Answers, Accountability Following Kroger Overcharging Investigation Letter comes after Kroger, which owns Fry's Food Stores in Arizona, was found to be leaving up old discount tags and overcharging customers * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is demanding answers and accountability from Kroger CEO, Ronald Sargent, after a recent investigation found  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Heinrich Slams Trump Energy Department Budget Request and Mismanagement, Stresses Need for Affordable, Domestic Sources of Energy 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 Ener more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Withdraw Military Forces from Los Angeles * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease threats to deploy the National Guard or ac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security released the following testimony by James C. Harris III, assistant director of homeland security investigations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a June 10, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement entitled "From Cartels to Coastlines: An Examination of U.S. Federal Efforts to Confront Illicit Maritime Acti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Rising Threat: America's Battle Against Antisemitic Terror" at 2 p.m. on June 24, 2025, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine the domestic conditions giving rise to antisemitic attacks in the United States. Additionally, the hearing will highlight the different steps the Trump-Vance Administration is taking to combat antisemitic terror. WITNESS more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Tours YMCA Camp Letts, Touts Federal Investments in Maryland * EDGEWATER, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) recently toured the YMCA Camp Letts to hear directly from local leaders about the critical infrastructure needs of the campsite and how they serve Maryland youth. Congressman Hoyer has long championed improvements to the YMCA's water infrastructure as it continues to improve he more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development": * * * Chairman Hyde-Smith, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opp more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES FOR MISS. DEFENSE FACILITIES IN LONG-RANGE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PLANNING * Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Reviews FY2026 DoD Military Construction Request VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Mississippi Defense Facilities in Long-Term Defense Budget Planning. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought assurances that the U.S. Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Wake Up America on Newsmax to Discuss Conflict in Middle East, Budget Reconciliation * 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 Wake Up America on Newsmax to discuss the conflict in the Middle East, along with the budget reconciliat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: From the Paris Air Show, Shaheen Pens Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Warning Trump's Trade Policy Threatens Our National Defense and Global Alliances * (Washington, DC) - After co-leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the Paris Air Show, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal warning that President Trump's trade policy threatens Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Outlines Judiciary Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON -Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) authored a Fox News op-ed offering a detailed look at the Judiciary Committee's provisions included in Senate Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. "The Judiciary Committee's provisions  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- 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 18 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Gomez Hosts Tele Town Hall with Over 4,500 Constituents to Discuss Trump's Lawless Attacks on Hardworking Immigrants and Working Families * LOS ANGELES, CA - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a Tele Town hall with 4,535 constituents to discuss how he's fighting back against the Trump administration's lawless attacks on immigrant families, the illega more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Presses Hegseth on Protecting American Troops in the Middle East and the Importance of International Agreements, Secures Secretary's Commitment to Investigate Hiring Delays at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, today questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Cats & Cosby with John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on 77 WABC About Kathy Hochul's Dangerous Sanctuary State Policies that Puts Illegals First and Antisemitism in Higher Education * New York, N.Y., - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Cats & Cosby with John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on 77 WABC about Gov. Kathy Hochul's dang more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Spotlight Forum, Durbin Exposes Republicans' Plan To Slash Funding For Medicaid, SNAP Benefits To Pay For Tax Cuts For Billionaires * June 18, 2025 In a spotlight forum on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Durbin slammed Republicans for proposing $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid, at least $200 billion in cuts to SNAP WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today partic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Wake of Political Assassinations in Minnesota and Antisemitic Violence in Colorado and D.C., Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers on Gutting of Counterterrorism Infrastructure Trump Administration Has Demolished America's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism * Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Highlights Administration Hypocrisy: Slashing IRS Funding Will Balloon Federal Deficit * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining efforts to highlight the hypocrisy of White House policy slashing funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), resulting in diminished enforcement for "wealthy tax cheats." In a letter to IRS Commissioner Billy Long, King and his colleagues more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security Trustees Report (link is external), which projects the combined Social Security Trust Funds will remain solvent until 2034, one year earlier than last year's more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Urges President Trump to Approve Disaster Declaration for Allegany, Garrett Counties Following Destructive Floods * WASHINGTON - Today, the Maryland Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Ols more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Maxwell Frost Introduces Legislation to Expose Human Rights Abuses in Immigration Detention System - SUDEM Act * Watch the Orlando Press Conference Here ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY),introduced the Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment (SUDEM) Act, legislation that wo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Highlights Local Wins During One Big Beautiful Main Street Tour in Muscatine County * Muscatine, IA - Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a former small business owner, visited Muscatine County to meet with small business owners and community leaders to hear directly from Iowans about how the One Big Beautiful Bill is delivering for them. "Iowa's Main Streets are the hear more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Kaine Host "The Big Beautiful Betrayal--Working Folks Pay While the Mega-Rich Profit" Spotlight Forum * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Tuesday hosted "The Big Beautiful Betrayal--Working Folks Pay While The Mega Rich Profit," a spotlight forum to highlight  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Scott, Baldwin Call on Department of Education to Immediately Cease Illegal Plan to Transfer Career and Technical Education Program Responsibilities to Labor Department As McMahon and Trump attempt to illegally dismantle ED, top lawmakers call on McMahon to follow the explicit mandates in key authorizing and appro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- 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 19 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports: "Social Security and Medicare are essential commitments to the Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Trump Administration Announces Plan to Shutter 988 Lifeline for LGBTQ+ Youth in 30 Days * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the Trump Administration's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced their plans to shut down the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Republicans Investigate Funding Behind Los Angeles Riots Linked to Chinese Communist Party WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Taskforce on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), and Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficie more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Condemn Trump Administration Decision to Terminate $3.7 Billion in Clean Energy Grants, Urge DOE to Reinstate Them * Senators Padilla and Schiff: "These unlawful terminations represent a significant setback for American energy independence, and they undermine California and America's leadership in the globally competitive clean energy industry." "These grants were provided throu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Raise Concerns Over Transfer of Health Data for Immigration Raids, Demand End to Sharing of Personal Data * California Senators Demand Department of Health and Human Services Identify the Authority Used to Share Personal Information from Medicaid with Homeland Security WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subco more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Limit Unchecked Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led a group of 22 Senators in introducing legislation to restrict the President's authority under the 217-year-old Insurrection Act. The new Insurrection Act of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Pallone Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into Secretary Kennedy's Actions to Restrict Access to Vaccines Top Democrat Requests Bipartisan Investigation into Kennedy's Actions as well as an Oversight Hearing on Vaccine Panel Chaos * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Calls on Appropriators to Fund Critical Programs to Combat Housing Crisis, Support Small Businesses and Protect Investors Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced that she sent letters to the leadership of the House Committee on Appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters' Statement on Senate Passage of Dangerous Stablecoin Legislation Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following the Senate's passage of the Republican-led stablecoin bill. "There is nothing intelligent ab more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands Investigation of FBI's Role in Unlawful Detention of Senator Padilla Raskin Presses Director Kash Patel for Answers After Agents Pin Down and Handcuff a Senator for Asking a Question at a Press Conference--Trump's Most Recent Attack on Congressional Oversight * Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer, Bell Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling On Trump Administration To Coordinate Evacuation Plans For Americans In Israel * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Wesley Bell (MO-1) led 45 Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Senator Mullin Blasts Democrat Hypocrisy in Hegseth Hearing, They 'Should Be Ashamed' for the Last Four Years * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, slammed Democrats for their hypocritical lines of questioning towards Secretary Pete Hegseth at today's hearing to examine the Department of Defense's budget request for  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Statement on Israel-Iran War * NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement in response the conflict between Israel and Iran, and potential U.S. involvement: "Four-star Army General David Petraeus' famous 2003 maxim about the Iraq War, 'tell me how this ends', should be at the forefront in the mind of every American, particularly Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Rep. George Whitesides Demands Answers on Planned Quartz Hill Post Office Closure from Postmaster General QUARTZ HILL, CA - Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) sounded the alarm on the potential closing of the Quartz Hill Post Office, demanding answers from Postmaster General David Steiner on the scope, reasoning, and impact of this decision. "Closing a local, profitabl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Rep. Wied Releases Statement on the Conflict Between Israel and Iran DE PERE -- Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08) released the following statement today amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. "We've seen what endless wars yield: immense costs, unclear objectives, and the sacrifice of American lives for outcomes we cannot control. I remain confident that President Trump can leverage  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Sanchez, Takano, Kamlager-Dove, and Rivas Successfully Gain Access to Adelanto ICE Facility, Demanding Accountability and Answers * ADELANTO, CA -Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-38), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and Rep. Luz Rivas (CA-29) were granted entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in order to conduct oversight guaranteed by more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Kamlager-Dove, Chu, Sanchez, Takano, and Rivas Successfully Gain Access to Adelanto ICE Facility, Demanding Accountability and Answers * ADELANTO, CA - Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-38), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), and Rep. Luz Rivas (CA-29) were granted entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in order to conduct oversight  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Reps. Rivas, Chu, Sanchez, Takano, and Kamlager-Dove Successfully Gain Access to Adelanto ICE Facility, Demanding Accountability and Answers ADELANTO, CA - Today, Rep. Luz Rivas (CA-29), Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-38), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) were granted entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in order to conduct oversig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Schmitt Leads First Full Committee Hearing on Cover-Up of Biden's Mental Decline * Democrats Participate in De Facto Boycott, Continue to Ignore Biden's Shadow Presidency WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) today in the Senate Judiciary Committee co-chaired the first full committee hearing on the cover-up of President Joe Biden's mental decline and the threat it posed to our nation. Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner: The Senate is set to deliver on historic digital assets legislation Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Wicker Applauds Olivia Trusty on Confirmation to the FCC * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement on the U.S. Senate's vote to confirm former Senator Wicker staffer, Olivia Trusty, to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. "Congratulations to Olivia Trusty on her confirmation to serve as an FCC commissioner. I have work more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Consider President Trump's Education, Labor Nominees WASHINGTON - On Thursday, June 26, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on multiple nominations at the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Intel Vice Chairman on TikTok * WASHINGTON - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today released the following statement: "Once again, the Trump administration is flouting the law and ignoring its own national security findings about the risks posed by a PRC-controlled TikTok. An executive order can't sidestep the law, but that's exactly what the presi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Call On Secretary Noem To Testify Before The Committee * June 17, 2025 Durbin, SJC Dems cite alarming conduct such as the unnecessary use of force by masked ICE agents, family separations, targeting of workers, unjustified invocation of wartime powers, defiance of court orders, ignoring congressional oversight, and deployment of National Guard to California WASHI more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Senator Hassan Launches Inquiry Into the Impact of Tariffs on Grocery Costs Hassan, as Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, Seeks Information From Major Grocers on Impact of Steel and Aluminum Tariffs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, is leading an effor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Senator Jim Banks Praises "Trump Bump" in Military Recruitment Numbers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) discussed the increase in military recruitment numbers following the November 5th, 2024 election of President Trump with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth budget before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC): For the first five months of President Trump's term more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds Inclusion of SHORT Act in President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) applauded the inclusion of his Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act in the Senate reconciliation text. If signed into law, the legislation would remove the unconstitutional taxation, registration, and regulation of short more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation Mandating English Proficiency for Commercial Vehicle Operators * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) introduced the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) English Proficiency Act, which would require those applying to operate CMVs to be tested for English proficiency before receiving a CMV license. "Common sense would tell us tha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Federal Reserve Decision Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Americans deserve lower interest rates and lower costs, but Donald  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Six Key Moments: Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump's economic agenda - lower taxes, fairer trade, and deregulation - will help working class Americans and grow the economy according to testimony from Trump Administration Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a hearing of the Ways and Means Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Smith on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision: Pass The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Now WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to hold its benchmark rate flat: "For four years, historic inflation and high inter more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson to ICE Officers: We've Got Your Back * For Immediate Release June 18, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- This morning, after meeting with brave and patriotic Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Chicago, Speaker Johnson joined Bill Hemmer on Fox News' America's Newsroom to discuss how House Republicans are delivering much needed relief more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson to ICE Officers: We've Got Your Back * WASHINGTON -- This morning, after meeting with brave and patriotic Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Chicago, Speaker Johnson joined Bill Hemmer on Fox News' America's Newsroom to discuss how House Republicans are delivering much needed relief and reinforcements to ICE through the One Big Beautiful Bill. Watch the full in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on Lowest Housing Starts Since 2020 Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on May housing starts data: "Our nation is in a housing crisis, with  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Nomination of Jeanine Pirro to Serve as Permanent U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on the nomination of Jeanine Pirro to serve as the permanent U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. President Donald Trump named Pirro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik on Knife-Wielding Illegal Alien Who 'Confronted and Chased' U.S. Attorney in Albany * Saratoga N.Y., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "In Kathy Hochul's New York, nobody is safe, not even President Trump's U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of NY John A. Sarcone III, who was 'confronted and chased' by an illegal alien more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Sean Hannity on Fox News * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Sean Hannity on Fox News. On President Trump and Senate Republicans' tax priorities: "I think for the most part, this is designed to help working Americans, people who are getting up every day, going to work - and this gives them some relief. And I think more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio. On strengthening Medicaid: "[W]e're not cutting [Medicaid], we're just slowing the rate of growth. It's going to increase year-over-year for the next 10 years; it's just not going to grow at as fast more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Secure Permanent Tax Relief for Hardworking Americans * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, on Monday afternoon the Senate Finance Committee released the text of the centerpiece of our reconciliati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Craig, Brown, Hayes, McGovern Lead 30 House Members Demanding Answers on Trump Administration's Handling of Americans' SNAP Data * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) led 30 House Democrats in dem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Treasury": * * * Chair Hagerty, Ranking Member Reed, and members of the subcommittee--I'm grateful to join you today. Treasury is committed to working with Congress to improve our nation's finance more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security released the following testimony by Jonathan P. Miller, executive assistant commissioner of air and marine operations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, from a June 10, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement entitled "From Cartels to Coastlines: An Examination of U.S. Federal Efforts to Confront Illicit Maritime Acti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security released the following testimony by Rear Adm. Adam A. Chamie, assistant commandant for response policy at the U.S. Coast Guard, from a June 10, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement entitled "From Cartels to Coastlines: An Examination of U.S. Federal Efforts to Confront Illicit Maritime Activities in U.S. Waters": * * * Chairman Gimenez, Chairman Guest, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Statement on Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) issued the following statement amidst escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran: "Israel's ongoing military attack on Iran represents a dangerous escalation that has the potential to spiral into a broader regional crisis across the Middle East. The timing of these attac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks About Harmful Impacts of GOP Tax Bill * VIDEO OF KAINE'S REMARKS IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a spotlight forum with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) to highlight how President Donald Trump and Republicans' bill would make major cuts to vital programs th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding His War Powers Resolution to Prevent War with Iran * VIDEO OF KAINE'S FLOOR SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, spoke on the Senate floor about a war powers resolution he filed this week to express concern about the escalating violence in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Supports President Trump's Efforts to Prevent a Nuclear Iran * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) led a letter to President Donald J. Trump supporting his efforts to prevent a nuclear Iran and protect American citizens worldwide. You can read an excerpt from the letter below and the full letter here. The Members said: "In light of the rec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Applauds Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Genius Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today applauded the Senate passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, bipartisan legislation to bring much-needed oversight and standards to the $250 billion stablecoin market, and released the following statement: "For too long, stablecoins more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott Urge EPA to Reinstate Funding for Cancelled Community Resilience Grants * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to reverse its decision to terminate two major Community Change Grants in Virginia. The cancelled gra more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott Urge EPA to Reinstate Funding for Cancelled Community Resilience Grants * $40M in funding would have supported projects to reduce flood risk, improve energy efficiency, and support economic development in Virginia WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth Press RFK Jr. on "Dangerous War on Vaccines," Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding * RFK Jr. cut hundreds of millions of dollars for bird flu, HIV vaccine development "The public has little reason to trust your judgment or your review of the science surrounding vaccines or any aspect of public health." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Gallego Lead Democratic Caucus In Rejecting Republicans' Tax Cuts for the Wealthy * Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" would raise costs on 40% of American families, while the top 0.1% would see their taxes cut by an average of $400k per year Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Frost Introduce Legislation to Expose Human Rights Abuses in Immigration Detention System * SOUTH FLORIDA -- Today, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY),introduced the Stop Unlawful Detention and End Mistreatment (SUDEM) Act, legislation that would expose widespread human rig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Delivers Floor Speech Following His Forcible Removal From DHS Press Conference * WATCH : Padilla: "If this Administration is this afraid of just one Senator with a question, colleagues, imagine what the voices of tens of millions of Americans peacefully protesting can do." "If that is what the Administration is willing to do to a United States Senator for having the [audacity] to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Democratic Colleagues in Urging Rubio to Preserve the State Department's Human Rights Bureau * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Jeanee Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and eight Democratic colleagues in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve the staff and programs administered by the Bureau of Democracy, H more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares Video Urging Congress to Oppose U.S. Involvement in Netanyahu's War with Iran: "I do not want the United States to get involved in another Mideast war." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today shared a video voicing his concerns about potential involvement by the United States in the Israel-Iran conflict, urging Senators of both parties to strongly oppose allowing Net more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark Decries Supreme Court Decision Against Transgender Rights and Equality * MARKS, MS -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court's decision upholding Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth: "Once again, Donald Trump's Supreme Court has inserted itself between patients and health care provider more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Working Families Get $1,300 Tax Cut From The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Passed by U.S. House WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's working families will keep more of their hard-earned income with an average $1,300 tax cut compared to what they pay today, thanks to policies like the increased Standard Deduction and boosted Child Tax Credit in The O more PR