WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Votes NO on Republicans' Callous Bill WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after more than 24 hours of voting, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted no on Republicans' 'Big, Bad Bill.' Senator Alsobrooks released the following statement: "Republicans have jammed through a cruel and callous bill that will rip health care and food assistance away from millions of Americans. All s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Barrett Welcomes Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer to Lansing Concrete Supplier Lansing, Mich. -- Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Lansing for a tour of Shafer Redi-Mix. During the visit, Barrett and Chavez-DeRemer met with the team at Shafer's Lansing concrete plant, toured their facility, and discussed how cutting unnecessa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bean Urges NASA to Relocate Headquarters to Florida's Space Coast * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean and a bipartisan group of Florida Members of Congress urged President Donald J. Trump to move NASA's headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Florida's Space Coast. With NASA's D.C. building set for demolition and only 8% occupancy, the plans for a costly rebuild are yet another example of unnec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal, Peters Call on Republicans to Hold HSGAC Hearing to Examine Whether Partisan Nominee for VA Inspector General is Capable of Conducting Independent Oversight The unprecedented nomination of a political appointee to conduct independent oversight follows President Trump's firing of 19 independent watchdogs earlier this year * [WAS more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Statement on Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after Senate passage of budget reconciliation legislation that advances President Trump and Congressional Republicans' agenda: "This bill delivers the largest tax cut ever for working and middle-class Americans in addition to letting tipped and hourly workers, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Boyle Continues to Lead Fight Against Trump's Big, Ugly Bill in Rules Committee WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered remarks at a Rules Committee meeting on Trump's budget reconciliation bill. Boyle slammed Trump and Republicans in Congress for pushing t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Gray Question USDA on Delayed Publication of Incomplete Quarterly Ag Trade Report as Trump Tariffs Increase Trade Deficits * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13) led a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins demanding answers on why the USDA delayed publication of the Quarterly Agricultural Trade Report, and why--once it was finally released--the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Oregon Delegation Secure Over $2.2 Million Manufacturing Boost for OMEP * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), announced with the Oregon delegation - Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) - that $2,217,708 is heading to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Stands with President Trump, Passes One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released the following statement after voting to pass President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill. "President Trump and I want to preserve the American Dream for working and middle America," said Dr. Cassidy. "We keep taxes low, cut taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Secu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Boozman Applauds Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after Senate passage of the budget reconciliation bill that will improve efficiency, deliver permanent tax relief to America's far more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Supports Passage of Republican Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement after passage of the Republican reconciliation bill. With Chairman Capito's support, the legislation passed and now heads to the U.S. House of Repres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Supports Passage of Republican Reconciliation Bill Legislation Will Unleash American Energy, Cut Wasteful Spending, and Invest in American Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Crapo Statement on Senate Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today hailed Senate passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "With this bill's passage, the United States Senate is fulfilling President Trump's promise to secure the border, fortify our national  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Graham Statement On Senate Passage Of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by a vote of 51-50. "After a long but fruitful day, the Republican Senate delivered. Senate Majority Leader Thune, Chairman Crapo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Graham Statement On Senate Passage Of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement after the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by a vote of 51-50. "After a long but fruitful day, the Republican Senate de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Opening Statement at Committee on Rules Hearing on the One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the following opening statement at today's Committee on Rules hearing on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Chairm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith at Rules Committee: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivers Historic Tax Relief for Blue Collar Workers, Middle-Class Families, Farmers, & Small Businesses Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks at a Rules Committee meeting considering The One, Big, Beautiful Bill. As pre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg on the Senate-Passed One Big, Beautiful Bill Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Senate-passed One Big, Beautiful Bill Act: "Although it differs from the House-passed version, the Senate-passed big, beautiful bill is an important step to brin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ RELEASES STATEMENT ON UPDATED U.S. POLICY TOWARDS COMMUNIST CUBA * MIAMI, FL \- Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) released the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum on United States policy toward Communist Cuba: "President Trump's new Cuba policy is a strong and necessary step to economically more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Bill * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed President Trump's budget bill. The bill now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives: In a statement, Congressman Crow said: "In all my time in Congress, this is one of the worst bills I've ever seen. "The bill is a massive we more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Demands Trump Administration Reverse Policy Blocking Federal Workers from Voting Leave * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter, with 39 of her Congressional colleagues, to President Donald Trump condemning his Administration's reported policy change prohibiting federal employees from using paid administrative leave to vote or serve as no more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Votes Against Republican Tax Scam That Will Raise Costs and Cut Health Care for Millions of Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) voted against the final passage of H.R. 1, the Republican tax scam which cuts Medicaid, clean energy tax credits, food assistance, and more in order to lower taxes for the wealthiest Americans. The bill now more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Applauds Senate Passage of Big Beautiful Bill * "We Delivered on Our Promise to Support Trump's America First Agenda" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today issued the following statement after the passage of the Senate reconciliation bill. "The American people were clear in November that they were ready for change. Today we delivered on our promise to support President Trump's Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Senate Republicans Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History * Major Daines Tax Priorities Included in Big Beautiful Bill U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today lauded the inclusion of several of his biggest tax priorities in the Senate reconciliation bill. The Big Beautiful Bill includes Daines' provision to make President Trump's 20-percent pass-through business tax dedu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Unveils Comprehensive Tax Reform Framework to Lower Costs, Expand Economic Opportunity, Promote Fiscal Responsibility * Rejecting the GOP Tax Scam, Rep. Davids is charting a new path forward Today, Representative Sharice Davids joined the New Democrat Coalition in unveiling a new Tax Framework (link is external) aimed at advancing commonsense reforms that deliver better outcomes for Kansas' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on Senate Republicans Jamming Through Their 'Big Beautiful Bill' * July 01, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement after Senate Republicans jammed through their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, selling out America's middle class for billionaires' tax cuts: "By passing this monstrosity of a bill, Donald Trump and Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Outlines Harmful Judiciary Committee Provisions Included In Republicans' Reconciliation Bill In speech on Senate floor, Durbin also spoke against Senator Cruz's provision that would leave the U.S. AI industry an unregulated wild west * WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Against Emil Bove's Nomination During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against Emil Bove's nomination to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit at today's Senate Judiciary Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Limit Judges' Power To Issue Nationwide Injunctions, Allowing The Trump Administration's Executive Order To End Birthright Citizenship To Move Forward WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision Upholding Guaranteed Coverage Of Preventative Health Care WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of upholding the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force's stru more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates Big Beautiful Win for Iowans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act : "President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill delivers on what Iowans voted for in November, keeping more money in hardworking folks' pockets, real border security, and a safer America," said Ernst. "In addition to the larg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Commends Trump Administration for Detaining Chinese Nationals Found Spying on U.S. Navy * HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement commending President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel for arresting two Chinese nationals found spying on U.S. Navy servicemembers and bases: "I commend the Trump administration for arresting two Chinese nationals wit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Gallego Statement on Senate Passage of Republicans' Disastrous Budget Bill WASHINGTON - Today, after over 26 hours of votes, Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Trump's disastrous budget bill. Following the passage, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: "We were up all night fighting this thing for the millions of Americans who will be worse off beca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement on Senate Passage of Trump's Big Beautiful Betrayal of the American People * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after Senate passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act : "This destructive bill is a big, beautiful betrayal of the American people. President Trump and Senate Republicans are  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Releases Bombshell Records Showing FBI Headquarters Interfered with Alleged Chinese Election Interference Probe to Shield Christopher Wray from Political Blowback * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails revealing the FBI suppressed intelligence of alleged Chinese interference in the 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Grassley Releases Bombshell Records Showing FBI Headquarters Interfered with Alleged Chinese Election Interference Probe to Shield Christopher Wray from Political Blowback WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released internal Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) emails revealing the FBI suppress more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Votes to Deliver Tax Relief for Iowa Families and Small Businesses, Secure the Border and Enact America First Agenda * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to protect Iowans from being hit with the largest tax increase in history and provide historic investments in border security and law enforcement. The legislation will now receiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Applauds Braden Boucek, Trump's Nominee to be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Mike Dunavant, Trump's Nominee to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee * NASHVILLE, TN --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded Braden Boucek, President Donald Trump's Nominee to be U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Mike Dunavant,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Statement on Trump's TVA Nominees * WASHINGTON --Today, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) released the following statement on President Donald Trump's nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): "President Trump's nominees must be confirmed quickly so they can get to work correcting the many errors and failed policies the Biden-era TVA board put into place. With this new board, we will w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, 18 Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End Counting of Illegal Immigrants in Determining Electoral College Votes and Congressional District Apportionment * Counting illegal immigrants' voting power encourages illegal immigration and destroys equal representation by making some citizens' votes more powerful than others WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Passes RECA, Secures New Medicaid Funding in Senate Reconciliation Bill * Vows to Fight Future Medicaid Cuts U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) secured the largest expansion ever to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) as well as new funding for Medicaid as part of the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" that passed the Senate today. Senator Hawley supported the legislation after negotiating t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Heinrich Votes Against Republicans' Big, Beautiful Betrayal of New Mexico Families to Give Tax Handouts to Billionaires WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) stood up for New Mexico families by voting against Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation that funds Republicans' tax handouts for billion more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement on Senate Passage of Republican Tax Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement regarding Senate passage of the Republican tax bill: "Republicans' bill is a big ugly betrayal of the American people. It will rip access to health care, food, education, energy savings, and more from millions of Americans, all to pay for givea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Senate Passes One Big Beautiful Bill, Providing Permanent Tax Relief for American Families and Small Businesses * Legislation Will Grow Economy, Bolster Border Security, Rebuild Military, Empower Energy Dominance and Support Farmers and Ranchers WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today helped secure passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, legislation to provide permanent tax relief for Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Leadership Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill * The House will consider the bill immediately and put it on President Trump's desk by the Fourth of July WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement after the Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The House wi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Leadership Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement after the Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The House will consider the bill immediately for final passage and put it on President Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Leadership Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement after the Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The House will consider the bill immediately for final passage and put it on President Trump's desk by the Fourth of July. "The Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Leadership Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker Johnson, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement after the Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The House will consider the bill immediately for final passage and put it on President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * House Republican Leadership Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON -- Whip Emmer, Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, and Chairwoman McClain released the following joint statement after the Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The House will consider the bill immediately for final passage and put it on President Trump's desk  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Huffman Statement on Senate Passage of the Big, Ugly Bill Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump's Big, Ugly Bill: "The Senate just jammed through a scorched-earth reconciliation bill so toxic that  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S 'ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT' PASSAGE * Senate Approves Massive Tax and Spending Cuts, Along with Major Border, Defense, and Agriculture Investments VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Statement on Senate Passage of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement following her vote for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * I'm Voting NO on Trump's Big Ugly Budget * I believe in supporting working families. That's why I am voting NO on Republicans' big, ugly bill that would gut health care, food assistance, and basic needs programs that everyday Americans rely on. It is a handout to billionaires at the expense of middle-class and working families. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Trump's bu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Seniors Face Highest-Ever Rate of Disconnected Social Security Calls, Hassan Pushes Social Security Agency to Restore Public Information on Wait and Processing Times * The Joint Economic Committee found agency removed critical information showing March 2025 reached the highest-recorded rate of disconnected calls due to high call volume Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Vote-A-Rama On Republican Budget Betrayal Hits 24 Hours, Lujan Standing Strong for New Mexicans * WATCH : Lujan Holds Senate Floor During Midnight Session WATCH : Lujan Introduces Amendment to Save SNAP Washington, D.C. - As the Senate vote-a-rama on the Republican Budget Betrayal hits 24 hours, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been on the Senate floor throughout the night fi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bipartisan Warren, Scott (Fla.) Letter Questions Biden Defense Secretary's Decision to Launch Lobbying Firm * Austin publicly promised Warren in 2021 he would not become a lobbyist after leaving government service "When our highest-ranking government officials and military officers treat their positions as steppingstones to personal enrichment, they corrupt the very institution the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Fox News Opinion: "JD Vance and Trump personify political theater. And we're watching their biggest act yet" * Fox News Op-Ed Padilla: "The Trump administration wants this spectacle. They want to distract from their failures, while giving them an excuse to push the boundaries of Trump's power." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons explores how Democrats can better appeal to voters of faith on The Holy Post Podcast * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined The Holy Post Podcast for an interview with Skye Jethani to talk about U.S. foreign policy matters in the Middle East, what led him to attend divinity school, and how Democratic leaders can work to speak more ope more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Forces Vote on Amendment to Keep Energy and Housing Costs from Skyrocketing; All But 2 Senate Republicans Reject Commonsense Proposal * (Washington, DC) - During the Senate "Vote-A-Rama" on Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, forced a vote on an amendment to preserve four longstanding bipar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins CNN * '[A]t the end of the day, we know we have to deliver results... We're going to make sure that hard working people can keep more of their money' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined State of the Union on CNN to discuss President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and how the bill will benefit Alabamians. Excerpts from Senator Britt's inter more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur and DeLauro Introduce Bill to Rein in Executive Branch Spending Abuses and Uphold Congressional Appropriations Authority * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, have introduced H.R. 4230 the Appropria more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Statement After Republicans Passed the Biggest Tax Break for Billionaires on the Backs of Hard-Working Americans * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass a spending bill that throws more than 300,000 Arizonans off their health care, slashes food assistance, leads to job losses in the renewable energy industry and higher utility co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Secures Major Wins for Oklahoma Families, Energy Producers, and Small Businesses in One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Finance and Homeland Security Committees, released the following statement after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which delivers the largest tax cut in history for hardworking Americans, secures th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Bill Betrays New Mexico Families by Taking an Axe to Health Care, Nutrition Programs, and Rural Communities * WATCH : Lujan Holds Senate Floor During Midnight Session WATCH : Lujan Introduces Amendment to Save SNAP Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their partisan budget reconciliation  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Cantwell File Amendment to Strip 5-Year AI Moratorium from GOP Reconciliation Bill as Opposition to Blackburn-Cruz "Compromise" Grows * Washington (June 30, 2025) - As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz five-year AI moratorium "compromise" continues to grow, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell on Senate Passage of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement today regarding passage of the Senate version of the Reconciliation Bill: "The American people sent President Trump and Republican majorities to Washington with a clear mandate: secure the border, restore peace more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Salinas, Oregon Delegation Secure Over $2.2 Million Manufacturing Boost for OMEP * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced today, alongside the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--that $2,217,708 is heading more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Salinas, Oregon Delegation Secure Over $2.2 Million Manufacturing Boost for OMEP * Merkley, Salinas Led Charge to Stop Elimination of Key Program for Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced today, alongside the Oregon delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Submits Amendments to "Big Beautiful Bill" * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) submitted amendments to the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill," recently passed by the Senate, to address serious concerns around fiscal transparency and humane immigration enforcement. "Republicans in Congress, the people who once claimed to be the party of fiscal responsibility, are r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement Denouncing Senate Republicans' Passage of Billionaire-First Tax Bill * WATCH : Padilla blasts President Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" cutting health care and clean energy investments to provide tax cuts to billionaires WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans narro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, DeGette File Amendment to Big, Ugly Bill to Protect and Expand Reproductive Healthcare * Amendment Would Strip Republican Provisions Defunding Planned Parenthood and Essential Care, and Replace It with Bill to Repeal Hyde Amendment Amendment Text (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Co-Chairs of the Reproductive Freedo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey: Trump's Big Ugly Bill Sells Out America's Small Businesses (Washington, July 1) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), today released the following statement after Republicans voted to pass H.R. 1, Donald Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." The bill now heads to the House of Represent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Administration Withholding Nearly $7 Billion in Funding to Schools WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Trump Administration notified schools it is effectively withholdin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on the Last Day for USAID Personnel Following Trump Administration Dismantlement WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement on the last day for many personnel at the U.S. Agency for International De more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration Halting Promised Munitions to Ukraine WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to halt shipments of promised munitions a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Foreign Relations Democrats Introduce Legislation to Safeguard U.S. Diplomatic Workforce WASHINGTON--Over the weekend, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Ayanna Pressley's Statement on Senate Passage of Big, Ugly Bill * Cruel Legislation Now Heads Back to House of Representatives WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the Senate's passage of Republicans' cruel reconciliation bill, which would gut Medicaid and SNAP, and rip healthcare and food assistance away from millions of people, includin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman Hosts Roundtable With Young New Yorkers Impacted by Gun Violence * Firearms are Leading Cause of Death for America's Youth More Than 17,000 Children and Teenagers Shot Each Year, 4,000 Will Die Pictures and Video Available Here (link is external) NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today hosted a roundtable with seven young people whose lives and communities ha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez SLAMS senate Passage of Republican Tax Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their tax bill: "I've opposed this Big Billionaire Bill since its introduction, and I will vote against it again because it steals from the working class and poor to hand huge tax breaks to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Protect Small Business Owners' Privacy * WASHINGTON --Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 425 - the Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act. This legislation repeals the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and relieves American small business owners from the burdensome Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements, heavy fines, and criminal penalties more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Yakym and Secretary of Labor Chavez-DeRemer Spotlight Local Manufacturing at Brinkley RV * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Goshen, Indiana, where they toured Brinkley RV and participated in a manufacturing roundtable focused on workforce development, job growth, and the future of American manufacturing. Rep. Yakym and Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on the Senate Passage of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today released the following statement on advancing President Trump's America First agenda through the passage of the Senate budget reconciliation bill. "The American people gave us a mandate--secure the border, make the Trump tax cuts permanent, dismantle the Green New Deal, and addre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen Statement on Syria Sanctions Relief Executive Order WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on President Donald Trump's Executive Order removing certain sanctions from Syria. "This executi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Rogers on the Senate Passage of the OBBB: We're One Step Closer to Building the Ready, Capable, and Lethal Fighting Force President Trump Promised House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement today applauding the Senate passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill. "The Senate's vote to advance the One Big, Be more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on Senate Republicans Passing Extreme Bill to Strip Health Care, Food Assistance from Nevadans * Senate Republicans Rammed Through Their Extreme Tax Spending Bill, Cutting Medicaid And SNAP For Millions To Pay For More Billionaire Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their extreme tax spending bill  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: House Republicans Ready to Send OBBB to President's Desk * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss the necessity of voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill, as it heads back to the House following Senate passage. Leader Scalise emphasized the need for House Republicans to rally around the bill to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: House Republicans Ready to Send OBBB to President's Desk * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss the necessity of voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill, as it heads back to the House following Senate passage. Leader Scalise emphasized the need for House Republicans to rally around the bill to un more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Sen. Ashley Moody Brings Home Wins for Floridians in One Big Beautiful Bill This Bill is the Largest Tax Cut for Working & Middle Class in History * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, following the U.S. Senate's passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Senator Ashley Moody released the following statement in support of the legislation that is the largest tax cut for the working and m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Budd Votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ToDeliver Historic Tax Cuts for North Carolina Families * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) released the following statement after voting in support of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, historic legislation that lowers taxes for families, makes America safer and more secure, and unleashes economic growth for the future more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Statement on Senate Passage of One, Big, Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). The OBBB includes key language authored by Sen. Cruz, including Trump Accounts, the No Tax on Tips Act, and two historic school choice initiatives. Sen. Cruz said, "Today, we delivered on o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott: We Must Keep Working with President Trump to Make America Great Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following the Senate's passage of President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. Senator Rick Scott said, "President Trump was elected to fix the mess that Democrats made of our nation: $37 trillion in debt and reckless spending fueling high inflati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senate Passes Historic Budget Reconciliation Bill Measure includes Critical Commerce Committee Provisions on Spectrum, NASA, Coast Guard, FAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate passed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which included a number of significant provisions authored by Senate Commerce Committee Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Advancing Agenda for a Strong, Prosperous America * ***Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate voted today to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by a vote of 51 to 50. This legislation permanently extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts, accelerates American energy dominance, supports the nation's farmers and ranchers more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Duckworth Effort to Protect Veterans and Other Americans from Going Hungry as a Result of Trump's Big, Beautiful Betrayal * June 30, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sought to protect Veterans and many other Americans from going hungry because of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) included in Trump's so-calle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Votes Against Republicans' Catastrophic Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after she voted against the Republicans' budget bill: "Today, I voted against rigging our tax code in favor of the biggest corporations and ultra-wealthy - all on the backs of working families who are just trying to get by and want a f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Banks Praises President Trump's U.S. Attorney Nominees for Indiana WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement following President Trump's nomination of Adam Mildred to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and Thomas Wheeler II to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Additionally, President Trump n more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Banks Votes to Pass President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill includes the biggest tax cut for working class Americans in history, a historic investment in border security, and funding to ensure our military has the resources it needs to keep America the most powerful natio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Dave McCormick Statement on Senate Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act WASHINGTON, D.C., July 1, 2025 -- Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) issued the following statement after the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "I am proud to support this bill because it would deliver continued tax relief to millions of Pennsylvania families and prevent the largest tax increase in Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Statement on Senate Republicans Passing Budget Bill to Take Away Health Care from Millions of Americans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statement after voting against the Republican budget bill that will take health care away from tens of thousands of Granite Staters, make massive cuts to health care, and explode the national debt by trill more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Statement on Senate Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Jim Justice released a statement following the Senate passage of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill: "Passing President Trump's agenda out of the Senate provides lasting tax relief, establishes common-sense reform to our social programs while protecting those who are most vulne more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Kim Rejects Republicans' Disastrous Budget Plan and Largest Cut to Healthcare in Country's History WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over the last 27 hours, Senator Andy Kim participated in a marathon voting session on Republicans' budget reconciliation bill that includes the largest cut to healthcare in the country's history. As he stood up for New Jersey working families against disastrous c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Senate Passage of Draconian Republican Health Care, Clean Energy Cuts * Senator Markey: "Senate Republicans abdicated their responsibility to the American people." Washington (July 1, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after Republicans voted to pass H.R. 1, Donald Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." The bill n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: If You Support President Trump, You Should Support This Bill * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News to Discuss The Republican Reconciliation Bill Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Lawrence Jones on Fox News' The Will Cain Show to discuss the current state of the Republican reconciliation bill and how it will strengthen and preserve Medicaid. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On * Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement demanding th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Calls on Trump Admin to Immediately Release Billions in Funds K-12 Schools Across America are Counting On Nearly $7 billion in funding approved by Congress in March is blocked just weeks away from the start of the school year * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate App more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill on Jesse Watters Primetime * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime tonight to discuss President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill and today's vote-a-Rama in the Senate. Watch the full interview HERE. Schmitt on the Big Beautiful Bill: "Those tax cuts from President Trump in 2017 are set to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Hails Senate Passage of President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill * Schmitt Legislation Included to Support Americans with Disabilities WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) released the following statement after voting in support of the One Big Beautiful Bill: "I proudly voted to move forward with President Trump's America First agenda today. The One Big Beautiful Bill will pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on Newsmax: "We're Back Baby!" * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Newsmax's American Agenda this afternoon to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill, strengthening Medicaid for individuals with disabilities, and President Trump's successful start to his second term. Watch the full interview HERE. Schmitt on the Senate's Big Beautiful Bill Vote-A-Rama: "It' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Scott Applauds Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement upon passage of the Senate reconciliation legislation, otherwise known as President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. This vital and comprehensive reconciliation legislation will produce lasting positive change for the American people through government more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blackburn and Hagerty Praise President Trump's TVA Nominees * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) released the following joint statement after President Trump nominated three Tennesseans, Lee Beaman, Jeff Hagood, and Mitch Graves, to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority: "The Tennessee Valley Authority is a critical par more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on Senate Passage of Republicans' "Big Betrayal" * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Senate passage of Congressional Republicans' budget reconciliation bill: "I'm deeply disappointed that my Republican colleagues passed a bill that will rip away health care more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill Statement Condemning the Senate Passage of the Republican Price Hike Bill * WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) issued the following statement: "Today, Senate Republicans passed the largest attack on working people our country has ever seen. They are cutting Medicaid and SNAP and driving up energy and housing costs so they can give tax breaks to Donald Trump's billionaire d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Slotkin Statement on Passage of the President's Budget Bill, Will Raise Costs and Cause 17 Million Americans to Lose Health Care WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) released the following statement after voting 'no' on President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," which passed by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance breaking the tie. "After more t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Smith Statement on Senate Passage of President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill: "Today marks another significant step in getting this bill to President Trump's desk and enacted into la more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Slams Trump Administration's Freeze on Tens of Millions in Education Funding for Arizona * Cuts represent a tenth of all federal education funding for the state WASHINGTON--U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) today slammed the Trump Administration for freezing an estimated $118 million in federal K-12 education funding, normally released to Arizona on July 1. "On the same day Repub more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Larsen Op-Ed in The Hill: Trump is cutting holes in America's natural disaster safety net * WASHINGTON--In a joint op-ed for The Hill, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) outlined why President Trump's actions to undermine and dissolve FEMA are putting American lives at risk. Stanton serves a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * STATEMENT: Senator Blunt Rochester Votes NO on Senate Republican Reconciliation Bill Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their reconciliation bill. Senator Blunt Rochester voted NO on the bill. "The Republican majority in the Senate has just voted to take healthcare away from millions, ri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko: Republicans Betrayed Working Americans in Favor of Billionaire Donors * ALBANY, NY -- At the Albany-Rensselaer Train Station before heading back to Washington, Congressman Paul D. Tonko blasted Republicans in the Senate for advancing President Trump's budget, the so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill" that exacts the largest cut to health care and food assistance in American history, all to bring m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Deliver Largest Tax Cut in American History, Secures Critical Child Care Tax Relief and Investments in Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to deliver the largest tax cut in history for working-class Americans. The Senate's reconciliation bill, which passed by a vote of 51-50, now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives before more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Secure Historic Child Care Relief * Tax provisions included in reconciliation bill mark first significant update in 25 years WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) led her colleagues in securing updated child care tax credits in the Senate reconciliation bill for the first time in 25 years. The Senate's bill, which passed by a vote of 51-50, inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Passage of Senate Republicans' "Big, Ugly Betrayal" Against American Families * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his opposition to the "Big, Ugly Betrayal" tax plan passed by Senate Republicans this morning that gives massive tax cuts to the ultra-rich while slashing health care and vital public services for the American peo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Republicans Block Blumenthal Amendment to Prevent National Security Funding from Being Used on Trump's Luxury Qatari Jet * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor today ahead of a vote on his amendment to the Republican budget that would prohibit the use of funds intended for national security to instead be used to accept, retrofit, or t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Republican Budget Megabill * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after they voted no on the Republican budget megabill: "Today, Republicans jammed through a partisan megabill that slashes Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other critical programs that Americans rely on in order more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Senate Passage of Republican Budget Megabill * WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after they voted no on the Republican budget megabill: "Today, Republicans jammed through a partisan megabill that slashes Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other critical programs that Americans rely on in order to pay  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Responds to Senate Republicans Passing Trump Bill, Slams Republicans for "Cheer[ing] Over Taking Away Health Care from Around 17 Million People" * Watch the Video (YouTube) Washington, D.C. -- In a new video reacting to the passage of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Senate Republicans for "cheer[ing] over taking away health c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Slams Big Tech CEOs for Spending Millions to Influence Trump and Republican Lawmakers, Attempting to Secure Billions in Tax Handouts Paid For By Ripping Health Care, Food From Families * "Your lavish political spending appears to be bearing fruit, and everyday American families will pay the price." Text of Letters to Big Tech Companies (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizab more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Sanders, Gillibrand Demand Answers on "Reckless" AI Tool Rollout at SSA * Reporting revealed AI program delayed Social Security retirement claims processing by 25 percent "We are concerned that SSA will make even bigger mistakes in incorporating AI into higher-risk tasks, particularly in roles that could jeopardize Americans' financial security." Text of Letter (PDF) Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz on Trump's Tour of DeSantis Everglades Internment Camp * Washington DC - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on President Trump's planned tour of the costly Gov. DeSantis Everglades prison camp for immigrants: "DeSantis' internment camp puts decades of massive restoration and billions of dollars in Everglades investments at risk more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: On Senate Floor, Kelly Opposes Republican Budget to Cut Medicaid and Food Assistance to Fund Billionaire Tax Breaks * Last night, as the Senate debated the latest Republican budget proposal, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor to oppose the bill, which slashes Medicaid and food assistance Arizonans rely on to fund tax breaks for billionaires. In his speech, Kelly shared stories  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Votes No on Republicans' Disastrous Tax Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees, and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, released the following statement after voting in strong opposition against Senate Republicans' disastrous tax bill: "We have an obligation more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * What They Are Saying: Congressional Republicans' Plan for Fewer Jobs and Higher Prices ARIZONA - As Republicans in Congress push to pass a budget bill that will slash jobs and raise prices for Arizonans - including shrinking the state's economy by $2.89 billion - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is hearing from stakeholders on how these cuts will impact the livelihoods of residents. Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Slams Senate Passage of Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans jammed through their Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill: "Trump's Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill is one massively destructive piece of legislation. Cooked in back rooms, dropped at midnigh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * With One Week Until Trade Deadline, Reps Min, Sanchez Lead Letter Demanding Transparency in Trump's Trade Deals * Washington, D.C. -- With one week until the end of Donald Trump's 90-day pause on "reciprocal" tariffs, Representatives Dave Min (CA-47) and Linda Sanchez (CA-38), the Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, led 14 members of Congress in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scot more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Condemns Passage of Cruel Senate Republican Budget Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement condemning the passage of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill: "People all over this country are starved for opportunity, crushed by the cost of living and unable  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Blast Republicans for Defunding Planned Parenthood in Trump's Big Bad Bill * Senate Parliamentarian Ruling Advised Republican Provision to Defund Planned Parenthood Can Stay in Budget Bill Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warren, Gillibrand, and Sanders Demand Answers on Reckless Rollout of AI Tools at Social Security Public reporting highlighted that an AI tool program delayed the processing of retirement claims by 25% * Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Bernie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Statement on Nominations of U.S. Attorneys for Indiana * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's announcement that he is nominating Adam Mildred to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and Thomas Wheeler II to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana: "Adam Mildred's and Thomas Wheeler's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Supports One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement after voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will deliver the largest tax cut in history for working and middle-class Hoosiers, expand the child tax credit, spur new economic growth and job creation, a more PR