WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Cantwell, Markey File Amendment to Strip AI Moratorium from GOP Reconciliation Bill Amid Opposition to Blackburn-Cruz "Compromise" WASHINGTON, D.C. - As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz AI moratorium "compromise" continues to grow, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg Praises Trump DOL Proposals on In-Home Caregivers, H-2A Workers Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on two Department of Labor (DOL) proposals to reverse harmful rules issued by previous administrations on compensation for in-home care providers and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Republicans Rubberstamp Trump's Project 2025 Agenda by Voting for Bills that Undermine Protections for Students, Workers, and Their Families Today, Committee Republicans advanced three education bills, two health care bills, and one labor bill that would limit students' access to high-quality education, undermine the Afforda more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Announces $1.8 Million in Federal Grants to Support Central Florida Service Programs * AmeriCorps State and National is awarding over $27 million to Florida for FY25 to address community needs across the state ORLANDO, FL - Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) announced Central Florida will be receiving $1.8 million in federal grants from AmeriCorps, the fe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Highlights Tax Wins for Hardworking Americans and Main Street Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today released an updated revenue estimate from the Joint Committee on Taxation's (JCT) of the Finance Committee's tax title, which demonstrates significant tax relief for working families and small businesses. "If the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 29, 2025: * * * Crapo: One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers Historic Tax Relief, Achieves Record Savings Washington, D.C.--Ahead of Senate debate on President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy and federal health care programs, explained the bill prevents massi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Fitzpatrick, Hayes Reintroduce Bipartisan Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act * U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the bipartisan Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act, legislation that would address the urgent need for mental health professionals in schools. In DeLauro's  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election, Will Serve Full Term Ending Jan. 3, 2027 Offices will remain open to serve constituents * PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2025) - Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) today announced that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026, concluding a distinguished career in public service spanning over four decades. "Serving the people of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $1,068,364 HHS Grant to Scott County Public School Head Start * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Scott County Public School Head Start, based in Weber City, Virginia, a $1,068,364 grant. The funding supports head start and early head start projects. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Local communities in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman , R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Opens Hearing on Combatting DEI WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks today at a hearing on "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairma more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: DEI Promotes Discrimination and Hinders Equality Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing today titled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." During the hearing, members emphasized how modern diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology pushed by Democrats sows division  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Alma Adams, D-North Carolina, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: HEWD Ranking Member Adams Delivers Opening Remarks at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Tribal Education Ranking Member Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered the following opening statement at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development and the Subcommit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Senate Floor Speech Ahead of Reconciliation Vote, Shaheen Decries Republican Megabill as "Largest Transfer of Wealth from the Poor to the Rich in a Single Bill in History", Urges Colleagues to Vote No * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor tonight to highlight the devastating im more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Spotlights Provision in Trump's Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill that Will Ship American Jobs Overseas * Washington, DC - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, published an op-ed on Friday in U.S. News & World Report highlighting a tax provision in the Republican reconciliation package that incentiv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Files Amendments to Dangerous Republican Budget Megabill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, announced his amendments to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' budget megabill in an attempt to thwart the legislation's most catastrophic impacts. The partisan proposal--which Republicans are ramming through Congress usin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders on the Worst Bill in Modern U.S. History * WASHINGTON, June 29 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today gave remarks on the floor of the Senate opposing President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" which is a gift to the billionaire class while causing massive pain for working families. Sanders remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below and can be watched HERE : M. President: more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi's Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attacks on Civil Rights, Freedom, Progress, and Equality Below is Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Health Care and F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Stansbury's Opening Remarks at DOGE Republicans' Hearing on Gutting Critical Services to Subsidize Tax Cuts for Billionaires Below is an opening statement from Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency. The rema more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Norma Torres and Brad Schneider Reintroduce the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Norma J. Torres (CA-35) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) reintroduced the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act, legislation aimed at curbing illegal gun trafficking and reducing gun violence. The bill would require federally lice more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, posted the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Republicans are Providing Tax Relief to Working Families and Main Street In addition to making the 2017 Trump tax rates permanent, Republicans are working to deliver additional tax relief for American families, communities and small businesses. Investments in workers and small businesses: * No tax on tips for millions of tipped workers. * No  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Reject Sen. Markey Effort to Protect Rural Hospitals from Republican Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Due to GOP Cuts Watch: Senator Markey forces vote on Senate floor Washington (June 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subco more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Detailing Devastating Impact of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" on Health Care in America As Senate Republicans attempt to ram through legislation to cut health care for 16 million Americans in order to give tax breaks to billionaires without a single hearing or substantive debate, Sen. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to Fox News: * * * America must not go to war with Iran The United States must not get involved in a war with Iran. We do not need another unnecessary and costly war. We have had enough of them. American involvement in the war against Iran remains unclear. On Saturday, President Donald Trump launched an attack against Iran's nuclear facilities. On Sunday, he talked about the possible need for regime change more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Denounce Republican Attacks on Civil Rights, Freedom, Progress, and Equality Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services, led Subcommittee Democrats in denouncing Republicans' efforts to politicize diversity more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Shontel Brown's Opening Remarks at Hearing on Quantum Computing Below is Ranking Member Shontel Brown's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innov more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Leads Colleagues in Opposing Israeli Government's Use of Starvation as a Weapon * DETROIT -- Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) led 19 Members of Congress in a letter to the Trump Administration opposing the Israeli government's weaponization of humanitarian aid and escalating use of starvation as a weapon of war. For months, the Israeli government has blocked nearly all humanitari more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * TUESDAY: Rep. Ansari to Lead 'Read-In' of Full Reconciliation Bill Text * WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, July 1 starting at 8 AM EST, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) will lead a 'Read-In for Our Future' at the U.S. Capitol, calling out Donald Trump and Republicans for pushing a reckless reconciliation bill that will devastate young people's future across our country. Rep. Ansari, the youngest wo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Asks Defense Contractors to Explain Lobbying for Tax Breaks in "Big, Beautiful Bill" at Expense of American Families * Massively profitable contractors are pushing for retroactive tax break for investments already made as Congressional Republicans slash health care and food assistance for working families Text of Letter to Northrop Grumman (PDF) | Text of Letter to Lockheed Martin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Blasts Republicans' Bill to Prioritize Billionaires Over Hard-Working Americans, Exposes Major Cuts to Vital Programs * "We can give, instead of take. We can build, instead of tear down. We can recapture once again the sense of possibility in this country." Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke on the Senate floor to highlight how President Donald Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Senate Republicans' Legislation Delivers for American Workers, Businesses Washington, D.C.--The Senate Finance Committee's legislation prevents a more-than $4 trillion tax hike and makes the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, giving American families and businesses the certainty they need to invest and plan for the future. Individuals and organ more PR