WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As School Year Nears, Reed, Whitehouse & Colleagues Demand Trump Admin. End Blockade on Funding for Afterschool Programs, K-12 Schools Across America * 32 senators demand Trump admin stop blocking funding signed into law by President Trump in March and end freeze that has sent districts scrambling just weeks out from the new school year WASHINGTON, DC - Approximately $30 million for Rho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Scott Davis, exercising the delegated authority of the assistant secretary of Interior for Indian affairs, from a June 24, 2025, joint hearing with the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations entitled "Enhancing Educational Outcomes in Indian Country: Postsecondary Education at the Bureau of Indian Education": * * *  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Blunt Rochester Leads 32 Colleagues in Resolution Recognizing Black Women's Equal Pay Day Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led 32 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution honoring Black Women's Equal Pay Day. In the United States, Black women workers are paid just 66 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic White men. If current trends continue, Blac more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Risch to Introduce Bill Banning Radical Gender Ideology in K-12 Schools * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing the Say No to Indoctrination Act to codify President Trump's executive order preventing taxpayer dollars from funding radical gender ideology in K-12 schools. "For far too long, radical left-wing ideology has pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by Lisa Curtis, director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, from a June 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Assessing the Terror Threat Landscape in South and Central Asia and Examining Opportunities for Cooperation": * * * Chairman Huizenga, Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove, distinguished members of the subcommittee: My name is Lisa Curtis. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins House Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding * Last night, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Lucy McBath (GA-6) and 149 other House Democrats in pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding mea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene Highlights Impact of Trump's Nutrition Cuts on Washington Families * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) highlighted the historic and devastating cuts to federal food programs in President Trump's megabill that he recently signed into law. Joined by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, nutrition advocates, educators, and local food providers, DelBene unders more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * House Democrats Demand Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) led 150 House Democrats in pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for educat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 24, 2025, joint hearing with the the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development and the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations entitled "Enhancing Educational Outcomes in Indian Country: Postsecondary Education at the Bureau of Indian Education": * * * Let me first extend my thanks to Sub more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Mathew S. Nosanchuk, a practitioner in Jewish community, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Rising Threat: America's Battle Against Antisemitic Terror": * * * My name is Matt Nosanchuk. I want to thank you, Chairman Van Drew and Ranking Member Crockett for inviting me to testify before the Committee today. Last month, I attended the opening of a new exhibit at the Capital Jewis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Shapes Defense Bill in Committee to Protect Ft. Huachuca, Upgrade Arizona Bases, Support Military Modernization * Kelly blocks cuts to Electronic Proving Ground at Ft. Huachuca, other electronic warfare sites Prevents Trump and Hegseth from weakening defense posture in Korea, Europe Today, Arizona Senator and 25-year Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly announced that he secured major Arizona and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Release Nearly $7 Billion for K-12 Education * Today, Arizona Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 13 Senate colleagues in demanding answers from Education Secretary Linda McMahon about the Trump administration's decision to withhold nearly $7 billion in federal funding for K-12 public schools, including $118 million for Arizo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Urges President Trump to Restore Key Funding for After-School Programs in the Hudson Valley * Washington, D.C. - 7/11/25... Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) is urging President Trump to release federal funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which provide vital before- and after-school programs across the Hudson Valley. These programs are particularly impactful for low-income st more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference at CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center in Louisiana, with Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) and Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "OUR COMMITMENT IS TO MAKE SURE WE FIGHT FOR EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN ACROSS THE COUNTRY" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference at CrescentCare, a federally qualified health center in Louisiana, with Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02) and Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Rep. Nanette Barra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, from a June 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Rising Threat: America's Battle Against Antisemitic Terror": * * * CHAIRMAN JORDAN, RANKING MEMBER RASKIN, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: I am honored to appear before you today at this hearing on "Confronting the Rise of Domestic Antisemiti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Leads House Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding * Atlanta, GA -- U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) is leading 150 House Democrats in pressuring the Trump Administration to release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for education related programs such as after school more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Charles Crain, managing vice president of policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "The Proxy Advisor Duopoly's Anticompetitive Conduct": * * * Good morning Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and members of the Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust. My nam more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, 150 House Democrats Call on Trump Administration to Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding * Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined 150 House Democrats in a letter to the Trump Administration, demanding the release of almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for education related programs such as afte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Administration Taking Chainsaw to Social Safety Net Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor announced plans to further pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Demands Trump Administration Release $7 Billion in Illegally Withheld Education Funding * Washington D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined 150 House Democrats in demanding that the Trump Administration release almost $7 billion in illegally withheld, Congressionally-appropriated federal funding meant for education related programs such as after school programs, teacher training,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Agriculture, Rural Development, & FDA Spending Bill With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin, Duckworth * July 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a funding bill for Ag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Defends Public Broadcasting Ahead of Proposed Republican Cuts In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined her Democratic colleagues in opposition to President Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions request to cut funding already appropriated by Congress. She made clear that the proposed $1.1 billion in funding cuts for the Corporation for Public more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Risch Introduce Bill to Codify Trump EO on Defunding Radical Gender Ideology in Schools * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) in introducing the Say No to Indoctrination Act to codify President Trump's executive order preventing taxpayer dollars from funding radical gender ideology in K-12 schools. "Our children go to school to be  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Secures Wins on Right to Repair, Service Member Safety, Military Housing, Transparency at Defense Department in Senate Version of FY 2026 Defense Policy Bill * Executive Summary of Senate FY26 NDAA (Website) Washington, D.C. -- During the Senate Armed Services Committee's (SASC) markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA) this week, U.S. Senator E more PR