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As President Trump Wages Trade Wars, Congresswoman Fletcher, Congresswoman Pettersen, and Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus Urge Administration To Investigate Impact of Tariffs that Disproportionately Harm Women (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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As President Trump Wages Trade Wars, Congresswoman Fletcher, Congresswoman Pettersen, and Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus Urge Administration To Investigate Impact of Tariffs that Disproportionately Harm Women
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This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led 19 of their Democratic Women's Caucus colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary more PR
Border Brief: "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is Vital as President Trump Turns the Tide on Biden's Catch-and-Release Legacy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on June 20, 2025:
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BORDER BRIEF: "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is Vital as President Trump Turns the Tide on Biden's Catch-and-Release Legacy
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its newest "Border Brief" factsheet, detailing the May U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, which makes clear that the Trump Effect is more PR
Cantwell Questions Energy Secretary Why DOE is Spiking Clean Energy Projects, Increasing Electricity Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell Questions Energy Secretary Why DOE is Spiking Clean Energy Projects, Increasing Electricity Costs
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Cantwell presses Secretary Wright on whether DOE will renege on $1B promised for PNW green hydrogen hub On hydropower, Secretary acknowledges to Cantwell that "hydro has been a great resource for this country" that is "quite beneficial to our electricity grid"
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Cantwell Urges Trump to Finally Bring TikTok Under U.S. Ownership: "We Are Allowing This National Security Issue to Fester" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell Urges Trump to Finally Bring TikTok Under U.S. Ownership: "We Are Allowing This National Security Issue to Fester"
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor urging President Donal more PR
Cassidy, Grassley, Republicans Introduce Legislation to Keep Communities Safe from Violent Criminals (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Cassidy, Grassley, Republicans Introduce Legislation to Keep Communities Safe from Violent Criminals
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and a group of Republican colleagues introduced the Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act to strengthen violent crime statutes and help prevent future crime. The bill would address ambiguity and conflicting court deci more PR
Chairman Scott Applauds President Trump's Endorsement of the GENIUS Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025:
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Chairman Scott Applauds President Trump's Endorsement of the GENIUS Act
Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today welcomed President Donald Trump's endorsement of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - bipartisan legislation co-spo more PR
Chairman Smith Statement on the 2025 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025:
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Chairman Smith Statement on the 2025 Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement on the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports:
"This week's report makes clear how much we need pro-growth tax and economic policies tha more PR
Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Hudson Issue Statement on Extension of TikTok's Divestiture Deadline (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025:
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Chairmen Guthrie, Bilirakis, and Hudson Issue Statement on Extension of TikTok's Divestiture Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, and Congress more PR
Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Group of Appropriators Urging Trump Admin. to Reverse Closure of Job Corps Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Group of Appropriators Urging Trump Admin. to Reverse Closure of Job Corps Centers
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI), a leading Democrat on the committee, led a bipartisan group of Appropriations Committee members in sending a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRe more PR
Comer Seeks Briefing on Biden Administration's Medicare Part D Redesign Over Concerns of Higher Drug Prices and Reduced Access (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release:
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Comer Seeks Briefing on Biden Administration's Medicare Part D Redesign Over Concerns of Higher Drug Prices and Reduced Access
WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of the Medicare Part D program amid reports that Part D plans and Pharmacy Benefit Manag more PR
Congressman Bean Hosts Tax Reform Roundtable in Clay County (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Bean Hosts Tax Reform Roundtable in Clay County
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WASHINGTON-- This week, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) hosted a roundtable discussion with members of the First Coast Manufacturers Association to discuss the impact of expiring tax cuts, industry challenges, and how the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) will provide real tax relief and drive economic growth in Northeast Florida.
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Crapo Welcomes Summer 2025 Interns (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo Welcomes Summer 2025 Interns
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Washington, D.C. \--Eight interns joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) offices in Washington, D.C., and Boise for the Summer 2025 term.
"These young individuals joining my office for the summer will directly experience the inner workings of the U.S. Senate during President Trump's historic second term," said Crapo. "They will actively engage with Idaho's cons more PR
Delegation Urges President Trump to Approve Request for Major Disaster Declaration in Ohio and Marion Counties (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Delegation Urges President Trump to Approve Request for Major Disaster Declaration in Ohio and Marion Counties
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Washington, D.C. - This afternoon, the West Virginia congressional delegation urged President Trump to approve the state's request for a major disaster declaration following the weekend floods in Ohio and Marion Counties.
The delegation's letter follows Governor Patrick Morrisey more PR
Delivering for South Dakota (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary:
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Delivering for South Dakota
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Republicans are moving closer to finishing work on a bill that fulfills our promise to make America stronger and more prosperous. My biggest priority in that bill is making sure South Dakota families, farmers and ranchers, and small businesses are all stronger and more prosperous. And I'm proud to report that this bill has a lot of good news for South Dakotans.
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Democracy Forward Foundation President Perryman Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Skye L. Perryman, president and CEO of the Democracy Forward Foundation, from a June 12, 2025, hearing on immigration:
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Thank you Mr. Chairman and Acting Ranking Member for having me here today. At the outset, let me offer my deepest condolences to all of you for the recent loss of your colleague, the late Ranking Member Congressman Gerry Connolly, whose service to this C more PR
Duckworth, Warren Press RFK Jr. on "Dangerous War on Vaccines," Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Warren Press RFK Jr. on "Dangerous War on Vaccines," Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding
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RFK Jr. cut hundreds of millions of dollars for bird flu, HIV vaccine development
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pressi more PR
ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025:
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ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases State-Specific Data on Economic Impact of Republicans' "Big, Beautiful Betrayal" on Republican-Led States
WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a report that outlines the econo more PR
Goodlander Helps Introduce Legislation to Deliver Full-Service VA Hospital to NH (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Goodlander Helps Introduce Legislation to Deliver Full-Service VA Hospital to NH
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Manchester, N.H. \- Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportuni more PR
Grassley: President Biden Will Have to Answer to History for What Happened the Last Four Years (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025:
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Grassley: President Biden Will Have to Answer to History for What Happened the Last Four Years
Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Heinrich Blasts Energy Secretary for Budget That Guts Energy Programs and Plays Politics With Independent Reviews (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025:
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Heinrich Blasts Energy Secretary for Budget that Guts Energy Programs and Plays Politics with Independent Reviews
WASHINGTON -- During an Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, pressed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chr more PR
Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Withdraw Military Forces from Los Angeles (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Demand Trump Withdraw Military Forces from Los Angeles
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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
Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications
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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
Hoyer Leads Hospital Roundtable to Highlight Damage of Trump's Cuts to Medicaid and Health Care Services (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer Leads Hospital Roundtable to Highlight Damage of Trump's Cuts to Medicaid and Health Care Services
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PRINCE FREDERICK, MD -- As part of House Democrats' Save Our Hospitals Week of Action, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted a roundtable with doctors, medical professionals, and hospitals to discuss the implications of Trump and House Republicans' cuts to Medicaid and health care servic more PR
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL MANDATING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL MANDATING ENGLISH PROFICIENCY FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS
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English Comprehension Requirement for CMV Drivers Intended to Enhance Roadway Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation requiring those applying to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) more PR
ICYMI: Grassley to Washington Post Editorial Board - Politics Shouldn't Overcome Principle in the Debate Over Universal Injunctions (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025:
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ICYMI: Grassley to Washington Post Editorial Board: Politics Shouldn't Overcome Principle in the Debate Over Universal Injunctions
WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) highlighted the unconstitutional nature of universal injunctions in a response to the Washington Post Editorial Board. Read his Letter more PR
ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability
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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
ICYMI: Stefanik Joins Sean Hannity on Fox News About Kathy Hochul Putting Illegal Aliens First and Her Dangerous Sanctuary State Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Stefanik Joins Sean Hannity on Fox News About Kathy Hochul Putting Illegal Aliens First and Her Dangerous Sanctuary State Policies
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New York, N.Y., - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Hannity on Fox News about Gov. Kathy Hochul putting illegal aliens first, not New Yorkers, and her dangerous sanctuary state policies.
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ICYMI: Warren Gains Commitment from Hegseth to Follow Supreme Court Orders on Deploying Troops to American Cities (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Warren Gains Commitment from Hegseth to Follow Supreme Court Orders on Deploying Troops to American Cities
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Trump has already ordered 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to L.A.
Hegseth: "We've got contingencies and plans for any number of capabilities should governors be unable...to actually secure (their) own federal agents in their cities."
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In Peoria, Duckworth Joins Illinois Health Care Advocates and Medicaid Recipients to Condemn GOP Efforts to Gut Medicaid (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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In Peoria, Duckworth Joins Illinois Health Care Advocates and Medicaid Recipients to Condemn GOP Efforts to Gut Medicaid
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[PEORIA, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined Peoria-area health care advocates, Medicaid recipients and their families to call out the Trump Administration and Republican's dangerous, relentless attempts to slash Medicaid with their Big, Be more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Iran is a sworn enemy of the United States and can never be permitted to become a nuclear-capable power. Israel has a right to defend itself against escalating Iranian aggression and our commitment to Israel's security remai more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Iran is a sworn enemy of the United States and can never be permitted to become a nuclear-capable power. Israel has a right to defend itself against escalating Iranian aggression and our commitment to Israel's security remains ironclad.
The authori more PR
McClellan Statement on Escalating Attacks Between Israel and Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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McClellan Statement on Escalating Attacks Between Israel and Iran
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after ongoing escalations between Israel and Iran:
"The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is deeply concerning and risks triggering a broader regional war with devastating consequences.
"Iran's support for terrorism and pu more PR
Minnesota Gov. Walz Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz from a June 12, 2025, hearing on immigration:
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Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Lynch, and Members of the Committee. I am proud to be here today as Governor of the great state of Minnesota.
Minnesota's strength comes from our values: our commitment to working together, seeing past differences, and always being willing to lend a helping hand.
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N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet
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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
N.Y. Gov. Hochul Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul from a June 12, 2025, hearing on immigration policies:
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Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Lynch, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss New York's immigration policies and our efforts to manage the recent influx of migrants to our state. Before turning to the substance of my t more PR
Padilla Statement on Ninth Circuit Court Ruling Regarding Trump's Deployment of the National Guard (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Statement on Ninth Circuit Court Ruling Regarding Trump's Deployment of the National Guard
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed an emergency district court order and allowed President Trump to temporarily retain control of the federal guard in California, while rejecting the Preside more PR
Pappas Leads NH Delegation in Introducing Legislation to Deliver Full-Service VA Hospital to NH (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas Leads NH Delegation in Introducing Legislation to Deliver Full-Service VA Hospital to NH
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Legislation would require VA to operate at least one full-service VA hospital in New Hampshire
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, introduced the Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act, legislat more PR
Q&A: Senate Legislates One Big Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Q&A: Senate Legislates One Big Beautiful Bill
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Q: How will the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill impact Iowans?
A: Based on my county meetings, emails and phone calls, Iowans are paying close attention to the One Big Beautiful Bill moving through Congress. After passing the House of Representatives, the committees of jurisdiction in the Senate are now hammering out policy details o more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Senator Warren Press National Credit Union Administration on Board's Authority Following Illegal Terminations (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Senator Warren Press National Credit Union Administration on Board's Authority Following Illegal Terminations
"Despite the critical importance of a fully staffed board to NCUA operations, President Trump unlawfully fired NCUA Board Members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka on April 16, 2025."
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Representative Lieu Introduce Resolution Recognizing World Refugee Day (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Representative Lieu Introduce Resolution Recognizing World Refugee Day
WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) introduced the "World Refugee Day Resolution" to reaffirm the United States' more PR
Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Kristi Noem's New Policy to Block Oversight of ICE (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Kristi Noem's New Policy to Block Oversight of ICE
(WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's new policy to block oversight of U.S. Immigration and Customs more PR
Reed Works to Block House-Passed Rescissions Package That Would Claw Back $9.4 billion for Humanitarian Aid, NPR, PBS (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Works to Block House-Passed Rescissions Package That Would Claw Back $9.4 billion for Humanitarian Aid, NPR, PBS
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WASHINGTON, DC - After the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the Trump Administration's rescissions package to claw back $9.4 billion in previously enacted federal funding from humanitarian aid, international development, public health, NPR, and PBS last more PR
REP TED LIEU AND SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN LEAD 23 SENATORS AND 49 MEMBERS IN INTRODUCING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING WORLD REFUGEE DAY (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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REP TED LIEU AND SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN LEAD 23 SENATORS AND 49 MEMBERS IN INTRODUCING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING WORLD REFUGEE DAY
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WASHINGTON-- Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution to honor World Refugee Day and the United States' commitment to supporting refugees and forc more PR
Rep. Kelly rejects deadly cuts to Medicaid at health center (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Kelly rejects deadly cuts to Medicaid at health center
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Rep. Kelly, Cook County Health, healthcare leaders gathered at Blue Island Health Center to condemn the Republican tax bill
BLUE ISLAND, ILL. - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) gathered elected officials, healthcare leaders and those who would be directly affected by Medicaid cuts at Cook County Health Blue Island Health Center.
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Republicans are Preventing the Largest Tax Hike in History (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, posted the following news release on June 18, 2025:
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Republicans are Preventing the Largest Tax Hike in History
Washington, D.C.--The 2017 Trump tax cuts reduced taxes for Americans of all income levels and the middle class received the largest proportional benefits of the cuts. If Congress fails to extend this tax relief, Americans will face a more-than $4 trillion tax hike and those making under more PR
Reviving Energy Affordability (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column:
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Reviving Energy Affordability
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As American families make travel plans and assess energy costs for their farms and businesses during the summer, it is as important as ever to champion domestic production of affordable fuels. While gasoline prices in Nebraska are down 5.6 percent from this time a year ago, and diesel prices are down 5.8 percent, tensions around the world put supply chains and energy secur more PR
Scott, DeLauro, Murray, Baldwin Call on ED to Immediately Cease Illegal Plan to Transfer CTE Program Responsibilities to DOL (10)
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Scott, DeLauro, Murray, Baldwin Call on ED to Immediately Cease Illegal Plan to Transfer CTE Program Responsibilities to DOL
As McMahon and Trump attempt to illegally dismantle ED, top lawmakers call on McMahon to follow the explicit mandates in key authorizing and appropriations laws-- ensuring essential educational programs are fait more PR
Sen. Rick Scott, Colleagues Thank President Trump and Secretary Lutnick for Swift Action to Terminate Tomato Suspension Agreement, Standing Up for American Growers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Rick Scott, Colleagues Thank President Trump and Secretary Lutnick for Swift Action to Terminate Tomato Suspension Agreement, Standing Up for American Growers
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott, joined by several colleagues, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick applauding the Trump administration's decision to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement, calling it a more PR
Senators Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Group of Appropriators Urging Labor Department to Reverse Closure of Job Corps Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senators Collins, Reed Lead Bipartisan Group of Appropriators Urging Labor Department to Reverse Closure of Job Corps Centers
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI) led a bipartisan group of Appropriations Committee members in sending a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, urging the DOL to more PR
Slotkin Statement on Voting in Favor of Bipartisan Bill Establishing Regulatory Framework on Stablecoins (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Slotkin Statement on Voting in Favor of Bipartisan Bill Establishing Regulatory Framework on Stablecoins
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement after final passage of the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan bill that creates a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency that is pegged to currencies like the U.S. dollar or a commodity.
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Statement by Senator Warren on Senate Parliamentarian Advising on Republican Provisions in Budget Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Statement by Senator Warren on Senate Parliamentarian Advising on Republican Provisions in Budget Bill
Washington, DC - The Senate Parliamentarian advised on several provisions in Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Committee Tim Scott's section of Donald Trump's so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill more PR
Trump's Policies Will Increase Electricity Costs & Kill Jobs, Burning Consumers and Businesses Alike (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Trump's Policies Will Increase Electricity Costs & Kill Jobs, Burning Consumers and Businesses Alike
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WASHINGTON, DC - On the campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to cut energy costs in half. As president, his policies are causing home energy prices to increase, with consumer electricity prices set to climb by hundreds of dollars under Trump and Republicans' supposedly 'Big Beautiful Bill' which more PR
Warren Demands Answers on Trump's Potential Contract with Shadowy Humanitarian Group, Urges More Aid to Gaza Through Responsible Partners (10)
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren Demands Answers on Trump's Potential Contract with Shadowy Humanitarian Group, Urges More Aid to Gaza Through Responsible Partners
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Letter follows reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is considering giving GHF $500 million despite concerns about its funding sources, neutrality, basic competence in providing aid, and more
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Warren, Waters Press National Credit Union Administration on Board's Authority Following Illegal Terminations (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025:
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Warren, Waters Press National Credit Union Administration on Board's Authority Following Illegal Terminations
"Despite the critical importance of a fully staffed board to NCUA operations, President Trump unlawfully fired NCUA Board Members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka on April 16, 2025."
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Whitehouse Files Amicus Brief Eviscerating Trump's Unconstitutional Overreach in Freezing Congressionally Appropriated Clean Energy Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse Files Amicus Brief Eviscerating Trump's Unconstitutional Overreach in Freezing Congressionally Appropriated Clean Energy Funding
Washington, D.C.--Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Fourth Circu more PR
Wyden Opposes the Nomination of Rodney Scott to Lead CBP (10)
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025:
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Wyden Opposes the Nomination of Rodney Scott to Lead CBP
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I rise to oppose the nomination of Rodney Scott to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. This is yet another appalling nomination from the Trump administration. As a senior federal official, agents in Mr. Scott's direct chain of command tried to more PR
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