WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * After Passage of Republicans' Megabill, New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Highlights Disastrous Impacts for Granite Staters * (Manchester, NH) - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), held a press conference at Waypoint to highlight the harmful impacts of Republicans' disastrous budget megabill on New Hampshire. Photos from today' more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS SENATE GOP MOVES TO RIP AWAY FUNDING FOR UPSTATE NY PUBLIC TV & RADIO, SCHUMER DEMANDS CONGRESS BLOCK TRUMP'S CLAW BACKS THAT WOULD HURT RURAL AREAS, EDUCATION, & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN EVERY... * Schumer Says The GOP Plan To Gut Funding Would Eliminate $45+ Million From Over A Dozen NY Public TV & Radio Stations That Provide Critical Services Like Emergency Weather Alerts, Educational Content For Children, Esse more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At HELP Markup on CDC Nominee, Senator Murray Slams Secretary Kennedy for Record Measles Outbreak, Highlights Republicans' Refusal to Conduct Oversight * ICYMI : At HELP Hearing, Senator Murray Presses CDC Nominee on Commitment to Scientific Integrity, Vaccine Access, as RFK Jr. Fires ACIP Members, Pushes Vaccine Conspiracies Senator Murray, along with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), authored the PREVENT Pandemics Act that made the CDC Director a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Pushes Energy Nominee to Uphold Hanford Tri-Party Agreement & Consent Decree * 07.09.25 Questions Timothy Walsh, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, on support for Hanford cleanup plan WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pushed Timothy Walsh, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Cityland: Congressman Goldman Outlines Solutions to Lack of Public Trust in Government * New York, NY - In June, Congressman Dan Goldman delivered the keynote speech at the New York Law School's 199th CityLaw Breakfast, titled: "Democracy on the Brink: Corruption and the Public Trust." In his keynote, Goldman outlined the damage being done by rampant public corruption to public confidence in government and the social contract. Goldman then outlin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Discusses Catastrophic Floods in Central Texas, Holds Moment of Silence on Senate Floor * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the catastrophic floods that have devastated communities across Central Texas and taken more than 100 lives thus far, highlighted some of the heroic rescue and recovery efforts after seeing the damage firsthand during his visit to Kerrville on Saturday, and held a moment of silence with Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: Republican Rescissions Package Will Reduce Federal Spending * "Laughable that Chuck Schumer is Calling Spending Cuts a Threat to America" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss the importance of federal spending cuts in the upcoming rescissions package and the need for possible regime change in Iran. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on Schumer's attacks on the rescissions packa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Secures Commitments from Trump Nominees to Support Montana Mining & Energy * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with David Eisner, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs, and Lanny Erdos, nominee to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. They discussed Montana's energy priorities, including support for  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams Republicans' So-Called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Which Slashes Health Care Coverage For 17 Million Americans To Provide Massive Tax Breaks For Billionaires * July 08, 2025 Durbin voted against final passage of the bill last week WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today slammed the Republicans' so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which will slash Medicaid, Affordable C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * FACT CHECK: Social Security War Room Debunks Latest Social Security Administration Lies * Social Security leadership touts false "milestones" while beneficiaries struggle with long wait times, tech glitches Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), part of Senate Democrats' Social Security War Room, debunked misleading claims that Donald Trump's Social Security Administration (SSA) touted in a recent press release. "D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Deadly Flooding, Lujan Sounds Alarm on Dangerous Republican Plan to Gut Public Broadcasting * In Every Corner of New Mexico, New Mexicans Rely on Public Broadcasting to Stay Safe During Natural Disasters and Connect with Trusted News WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, took to the Senate floor to de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FOLLOWING INDEPENDENCE DAY, CONGRESSMAN RYAN DEMANDS TRUMP REVERSE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD PUT FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS BACK ON THE STREET * Following Independence Day, Congressman Ryan Demands Trump Reverse Proposal That Would Put Formerly Homeless Veterans Back on The Street Following alarming reporting from the Supportive Housing Network of New York - which showed 1500+ NY veterans on track to lose their housing (link is external) - Congressman Pat  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Warren Demand Answers About Trump Administration Cuts to Agencies That Protect Seniors From Frauds And Scams * Americans lost more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024 This week, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Elizabeth Warren, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, demanded answers from the Trump administration on the imp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Introduces Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's Nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Greece * WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Greece, at a nomination hearing. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Remarks as prepared for delivery: It is my honor to introduce my good friend, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- 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 fighting for New Mexicans. KEY MOMENTS: 24 Hour  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in the New York Post: The clock is ticking on the Senate to chop $9.4 billion of waste * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the New York Post urging the Senate to approve President Trump's rescission request to permanently cut funding to wasteful foreign aid programs and public broadcasting. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "Under former President Joe Biden, our federal government agreed to spend $3  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Hannity on Fox * ' [W]hat these families need are our prayers, our compassion, our love and support' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Hannity on Fox News guest-hosted by Kellyanne Conway to discuss the devastating floods in Texas and her efforts to secure historic child care relief in President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. Excerpts from Senator Britt's interview are below. The full i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott in Washington Times: President Trump Did the World a Favor with Strikes on Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times on how President Donald Trump's bold and strategic military strikes on the evil Iranian regime's nuclear sites with Operation Midnight Hammer made the world a safer place, returned America to the status of a global force and solidi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement on Trump Administration Resumption of Military Aid to Ukraine * Toledo, Ohio -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus released the following statement after President Trump announced the resumption of Military Aid to Ukraine. "I support the President's recent announcement of renewed critical defensive weapons shipments to Ukraine--including lifesaving air def more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * Kaptur, Murray Statement on DOE Failure to Comply with Basic Spending Transparency Requirements As Highlighted in New GAO Report Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "DONALD TRUMP'S ONE BIG UGLY LAW HURTS EVERYDAY AMERICANS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND REWARDS BILLIONAIRES" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue pushing back against the extremism that has been unleashed on the American people by the Trump administration and Rubber Stamp Republicans in Congress. WOL more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "DONALD TRUMP'S ONE BIG UGLY LAW HURTS EVERYDAY AMERICANS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND REWARDS BILLIONAIRES" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue pushing back against the extremism that has been unleashed on the American people by the Trump administration and Rubber Stamp Republicans in Congress. WOLF BLITZER : Leader Jeffrie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES DON'T WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY WORK FOR DONALD TRUMP" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber where he emphasized that the Republicans' Big Ugly Bill will gut healthcare and nutritional assistance for millions of hardworking Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. ARI MELBER: The Democratic  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES DON'T WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THEY WORK FOR DONALD TRUMP" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber where he emphasized that the Republicans' Big Ugly Bill will gut healthcare and nutritional assistance for millions of hardworking Americans in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. ARI MELBER: The Democratic Minority Leader, Hakeem Je more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- 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 bill: "Senate Republicans just pushed through a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Mace In Lockstep With President Trump To Keep Terrorists Out Of The U.S. * (Washington, D.C., July 8th, 2025) -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-1) reintroduced the No Amnesty for Hamas Sympathizers Act, cutting off all immigration benefits and legal protections for individuals from Palestinian-controlled areas or those holding Palestinian Authority travel documents. The urgency behind this legislation has only grown following the horrific antis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner, RI Education Leaders Call on Trump to Restore School Funding * PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angelica Infante-Green, and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley joined local education leaders for an urgent press conference to speak out against the Trump administration's decision to withhold nearly $7 billion in federal education funding, including ne more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins Bicameral Letter to Defense Secretary Hegseth to Rein In Dangerous, Wasteful "Golden Dome" Missile Plan * WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, joined colleagues in a bicameral letter urging U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to refrain from mindlessly pouring resources into the Trump administration's unproven and ill-defined "Golden Dome" comp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Support Legislation to Fund Community Violence Intervention * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) co-sponsored the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, legislation that would create a new Office of Community Violence Intervention (CVI) and a new grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to award $5 billion in grants to community-based, nonprofit organizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Kaptur Statement on DOE Failure to Comply with Basic Spending Transparency Requirements As Highlighted in New GAO Report * Washington, DC -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development issued the foll more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Padilla, Booker, Colleagues Unveil New Bill to Require ICE to Display Clear Identification, Stop ICE Agents from Hiding Behind Masks, Plainclothes * Murray also joins Padilla and colleagues in a letter to DHS requesting information about ICE's use of unidentified plainclothes agents Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in introducing new legislation to requ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Congressional Delegation Calls on President Trump to Grant State's Major Disaster Declaration Request in Response to Severe Flooding * N.M. Delegation: "It is imperative that the federal government provides full support needed for New Mexico communities to respond and recover. Anything less would leave families vulnerable and prolong the suffering of those already facing unimaginable loss" RUIDOSO, N.M. -- As families mourn the loss of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Congressional Delegation Calls on President Trump to Grant State's Major Disaster Declaration Request in Response to Severe Flooding * N.M. Delegation: "It is imperative that the federal government provides full support needed for New Mexico communities to respond and recover. Anything less would leave families vulnerable and prolong the suffering of those already facing unimaginable loss" RUIDOSO, N.M. -- As families mourn the loss of th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Congressional Delegation Calls on President Trump to Grant State's Major Disaster Declaration Request in Response to Severe Flooding * RUIDOSO, N.M. -- As families mourn the loss of the three lives taken in severe flash flooding, and as many New Mexicans are being forced to evacuate their homes and businesses, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Needless NOAA Budget, Staff Cuts Put Lives at Risk Weather Experts, Lawmakers Warn * Sunrise, FL - Today, U. S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) joined some of the nation's top weather scientists to issue vocal warnings that gutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through staff and funding cuts will cause needless death more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Republicans' Extreme Tax Law Will Slash Over $232 Million From Nevada Hospitals, Endanger Health Care Access * Rosen Warns GOP-Passed "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Force Millions Off Health Coverage, Push Hospitals Toward Closure WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is raising alarm following a new report that projects that Nevada hospitals will lose more than $232 million in annual revenue as a result of the recently-pass more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill to Install Inspector General in the Executive Office of the President * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Bringing Executive Accountability, Clarity, and Oversight Now (BEACON) Act, legislation to establish an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). The bill would require the same presidential appointment process as other i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * NOAA Nominee Claims Critical Services Like Weather Forecasting Won't Suffer Under Trump's Proposed 27% Budget Cut. Cantwell: "I Think We're In A Disagreement." * 07.09.25 Proposed NOAA head voiced support for Trump budget that would cut $2.2B from lifesaving agency, eliminate research arm WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned Dr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Keeps Sounding the Alarm on Health Care Emergency Worsened by Trump Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, July 9 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today delivered remarks on the impact of the Republican reconciliation bill -- which passed the Senate by one vote and will throw nearly 17 million Americans off the health care they have. There is no q more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Joins President Trump To Crack Down On Illegal Immigration And Speed Up Deportations * (Washington, D.C., July 9th, 2025)- Congresswoman Nancy Mace is taking a hard stand against illegal immigration with the introduction of the Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 2025. Joining President Trump's effort to restore law and order and secure our border, this bill gives federal immigration officers the authority and tools they need to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Scott Pushes for Regulatory Clarity in Digital Asset Market Structure Legislation Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called on his colleagues to advance digital asset market structure legislation that provides regulatory clarity for the industry. Chairman Scott emphasized that the Biden administration's regulation-by-enforcement approach more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Farm Security is National Security * Senator Marshall Joins Vince Coglianese to Talk About the Trump Administration's Action Plan to Ban U.S. Farmland Purchases by China Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Vince Coglianese on The VINCE Show to discuss the importance of protecting American farmland from hostile foreign nations, Joe Biden's doctor being subpoenaed before the House Oversi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Remarks at "Children's Congress" Hearing on Type 1 Diabetes * WATCH : Senator Murray's opening remarks Washington, D.C. - Today--at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on accelerating research and a cure for Type 1 diabetes--the annual "Children's Congress" --U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered opening remarks underscoring the importance of the National Institutes o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Remarks at "Children's Congress" Hearing on Type 1 Diabetes Today--at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on accelerating research and a cure for Type 1 diabetes--the annual "Children's Congress"--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered opening remarks underscoring the importance of the National Institutes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, No Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, Joe Biden's Autopen Presidency on Mornings with Maria * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria this morning to laud President Trump's signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill into law, Democrats refusal to condemn violence against ICE agents, no amnesty for illegal immigrants, and the next steps in investi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Kelly Demand Trump Administration Release Frozen Funds for Arizona Schools * WASHINGTON--U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) are demanding the Trump Administration immediately release more than $118 million of frozen grant funding to Arizona schools. In a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, the leaders write, "These investments  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Invests in Families * Washington, D.C.-- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act invests in American families by making the Trump tax cuts permanent, enhancing the child tax credit and strengthening childcare assistance. Together, these measures make raising a family more affordable for hardworking taxpayers. "This legislation not only prevents the biggest tax hike in history, but it also provides significant tax relief for hardworki more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill is a Victory for Wyoming * "This law does what voters sent Republicans here to do. It cuts taxes. It secures the border. It finishes building the wall. It unleashes American energy. It restores peace through strength." WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, helps Wyoming workers, farmers, ranchers, and small b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Touts Senate Republicans' Successful First Six Months in Majority * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, we're now at the six-month mark of the 119th Congress - and it's been an incredibly productive six months here in the Senate. "We had the longest continuous work  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Keep Scoring, Democrats Can't Get Off the Bench * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Good afternoon, everyone. Hope everybody caught up on their sleep. "We had an incredibly successful week last week when we passed the reconciliation bill. "It was incredi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Trade Subcommittee Democrats: Trump failed to deliver 90 trade deals in 90 days * WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Democrats released the following joint statement in response to President Trump's failure to deliver 90 trade deals in the 90 days since he initially paused his reciprocal tariffs: "President Trump has failed to deliver a single trade deal for Congress to consider, let alone the 90 trade deals his administration  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Huffman Demand Answers on DOGE's Unchecked Access to Sensitive DOI Data Amid Growing Security Concerns * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) urged Department of Interior Secretary Burgum to revoke DOGE officials' access to his agency's critical technology systems and sensitive data. "We are deeply concerned by recent reports that you provided  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Celebrates Senate Passage of Lulu's Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today celebrated Senate passage of Lulu's Law, her bipartisan legislation named in honor of 16-year-old Lulu Gribbin, that would direct the Federal Communication Commission to issue an order providing that shark attacks are events for which wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) may be transmitted. "Just over a year since Lulu survived  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Introduces Alabama Native Lynda Blanchard During Nomination Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today introduced the Honorable Lynda Blanchard, President Trump's nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Agencies, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing. Blanchard, a Montgomery native, formerly served as U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia, co-founded the 100 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Confirm Alabama Native Wells Griffith as President Trump's Under Secretary of Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to confirm Wells Griffith as President Trump's Under Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy. The nomination was approved on a vote of 54-43. "Today I was proud to vote to confirm Mobile native Wells Griffith as Under Secretary of Energy. For Under Secretary more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Supreme Court Paving the Way for Administration Plan for Mass Firings of Federal Workers * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's emergency ruling in AFGE v. Trump, giving the Trump Administration initial approval to carry out its plans to fire large swaths of the federal workforce: "Without ruling on the merits, the Supreme Court just gave initial appr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Sounds Alarm on Trump Admin's Threats to Gut Diabetes Research at CDC * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is sounding the alarm that the Trump Administration's budget would gut diabetes research at the CDC. Today, in a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. Ossoff raised concern again that the Trump Administration's proposed FY26 budget would gut the CDC's budget by over 50% and pledged to continue working ac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Padilla, Booker in Cosponsoring New Bill to Require Immigration Officers to Display Clear Identification * Welch also joined letter to DHS requesting information about ICE's use of unidentified plainclothes agents WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in cosponsoring new legislation to require immigration enforcement officers to display clearly visible  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Biodiesel Advocates Applaud Grassley Efforts to Strengthen Iowa's Renewable Fuels Industry in the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - Biodiesel producers, farmers and renewable fuel stakeholders say the One Big Beautiful Bill will revitalize and strengthen Iowa's renewable fuels industry and deliver for Iowa farmers. On July 4, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. It improves and extends the C more PR