WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * "A Conference for Foxes": Warren Presses Fed on New Deregulatory Conference "In what can be described as a conference for foxes, the Fed is enthusiastically curating panels focused on how best to raid the hen house." * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, H more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * 'Bad Policy to Downright Dangerous,' King says on Floor in Preparation for Vote on Recissions Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor against the 'Recissions Package' currently being considered by the governing body. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Introduces Defend Girls Athletics Act to Hold Schools Accountable for Refusing Trump Transgender EO * Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced legislation that reinforces and codifies President Trump's Executive Order prohibiting biological boys from participating in girls' sports. The Defend Girls Athletics Act ensures the Trump Administration can fully enforce the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Republicans Ready to Rein in the Worst of Wasteful Washington Spending * "Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to protect programs most Americans didn't know existed - and wouldn't support if they did." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor in support of eliminating wasteful Washington spending. Senator Barrasso  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Introduces Bill to Bolster Security Cooperation with Guyana * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation to strengthen U.S. security cooperation with Guyana and deter Venezuelan aggression against the country. "As Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro continues to threaten Guyana, the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Weaponizing Immigration Court Hearings to Arrest Immigrants * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 22 of their Senate colleagues to press U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Dir more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cortez Masto Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill to provide relief for impacted taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations passed the Senate. The Filing R more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Release Nearly $7 Billion for K-12 Education & Afterschool Programs * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding the immediate release of nearly $7 billion in funding for K more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, NJ Democrats Demand ED Release Funding for K-12, Adult Education Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led his Democratic colleagues in the New Jersey delegation in a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought and Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon to demand clarity regarding the Trump Administration's unlawful de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Senate Judiciary Democrats Demand Hearing with Whistleblower Ahead of Bove Nomination Vote * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined all of his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in calling for Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to schedule a hearing to have Erez Reuveni, the former Acting Deputy Director for the Office of Immigration Litigation at the De more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on June 2025 CPI Inflation Data Showing Prices Continue to Rise Under Trump Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the June 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The report s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey, Colleagues Join Letter Urging USTR Greer to Help Make American Pharmaceuticals More Affordable * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined 33 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter--led by U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.-16) and Jodey Arrington (R-Texas-19)--to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Gr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Alina Polyakova, president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, from a June 18, 2025, hearing entitled "NATO Summit 2025: An Assessment of Transatlantic Security Cooperation": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, Distinguished Members of the Committee: It is an honor to address you today on a critical matter of US national security and foreign policy. I should note that the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Fleischmann's Energy and Water Bill Advances Through Subcommittee * Washington, DC - The House Appropriations Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee met yesterday evening to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water bill written by Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03). The bill was approved by the Subcommittee by a 10-5 vote, sending the bill to the full Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Green Marks One Year Since the Assassination Attempt Against President Trump Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania native and firefighter Corey Comperatore was trag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill Joins Face The Nation To Discuss Historic "Crypto Week" House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) joined CBS' Face the Nation to discuss the House's upcoming "Crypto Week" and the significance of this moment for digital assets. This week, the full U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the CLARITY Act, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on FY26 State Department Posture Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "FY26 State Department Posture: Protecting American Interests." -Remarks- The purpose of this hearing today is to examine the progres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump Report Reveals Inexcusable Negligence, Communication Breakdowns, Systemic Weaknesses, and Limited Accountability * Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Clark, Murray, Scott, Democrats Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act * As Republicans deliver fresh tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care ***WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), V more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Urges Senate Leadership to Preserve Spending Cuts in the House Rescission Package * Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) led a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune urging the Senate to preserve the entire $9.4 billion in spending cuts contained in the House rescission package. The Senate has a chance to prove its commitment to President Trump's America First mandate by passing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Demands Trump Administration Focus on Crime, as Promised, and not on Hard-Working Immigrants * In floor speech, urges more funding for FBI than for ICE WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) went to the House floor today to condemn the fact that the "Big, Ugly Bill" Trump signed on the 4 th of July contains more money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) than for t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Raises Questions about FBI Search of Epstein's Townhouse * Asked FBI Director Wray about it at a July 24, 2024 hearing WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today said he continues to wonder what was uncovered during the execution of a search warrant at disgraced pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's townhouse ordered by Trump A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Highlights Ag Wins in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' with Senator Ricketts and Nebraska Ag Leaders * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood was joined by U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts in Norfolk to highlight key agricultural policy wins for Nebraska's farmers and ranchers included in the recently passed reconciliation bill, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." " more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Demands Trump Administration Release Nearly $7 Billion in Key Funds for Public Schools * Over $50 million withheld from school districts in TX-34 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that he joined 149 House Democrats to call on the Trump Administration to release nearly $7 billion in previously Congressionally appropriated federal funding more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Begich's First Two Bills Signed Into Law * Delivering Major Wins for Alaska Native Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 14, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R) announced that his first two pieces of legislation, the Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act (link is external) and the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 (link is external) ha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Schrier's Bill to Streamline Hydropower Licensing Passes the House * WASHINGTON, DC \- Yesterday, the House passed Congresswoman Kim Schrier's M.D. (WA-08) Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act. The bipartisan legislation supports Washington's clean energy sector and affordable energy for ratepayers by enhancing efficiency and transparency for all parties involved in the hydropower d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Introduces the Better Straws Act to Codify President Trump's Agenda * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today introduced the Better Straws Act to restore consumer freedom and eliminate burdensome federal mandates on everyday products. This bill codifies President Trump's Executive Order 14208, which bans the federal requirement for paper straws and prote more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Alsobrooks Lead Bipartisan Effort to Permanently Add Secretary of Agriculture to CFIUS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services and Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committees, and U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen food and national se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cruz, Cornyn, Babin Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Renaming Permanent Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX-36) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now heads to the President's desk. This bill woul more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines: "The UN is a Hotbed of Antisemitism" * Discusses Support for Israel, Natural Resources in Central Asia with Ambassador Nominee Waltz U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Michael Waltz, President Trump's nominee to be Ambassador to the United Nations, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Daines called out the UN for their persistent allowance of antisemit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court Clearing Path for Destruction of Public Education * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to the Supreme Court allowing for mass layoffs at the Department of Education, clearing the path for President Trump's plan to end public education in the United States: "President Trump has made clear that he is not on the side of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Department of Commerce Ends Supension Agreement, Reinstating Tomato Tariffs * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) released the following statement following the U.S. Department of Commerce's termination of the 2019 Suspension Agreement on fresh tomatoes from Mexico: "For far too long, American tomato growers--especially those in Florida--have been forced to compete against more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Commends President Trump for Fulfilling His Promise to American Farmers by Officially Withdrawing from the Tomato Suspension Agreement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's fulfillment of its 90-day commitment to officially (link is external) withdraw from t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart's FY 2026 NSRP Bill Strengthens National Security, Slashes Waste * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, issued the following statement after the release of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Secures Key Provisions to Protect Rock Island Arsenal, Support Illinois Quantum Technology Research and Safeguard Care for Veterans * July 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] -- Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), secured several important provisions to suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Durbin Speaks On Senate Flood Ahead Of First Judicial Confirmation Vote Of Second Trump Administration In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the trends of judicial nominations during the second Trump Administration, ahead of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks On Senate Floor Ahead Of First Judicial Confirmation Vote Of Second Trump Administration * July 14, 2025 Durbin: "The President is not focused on temperament, independence, or respect for the rule of law. He is focused on a nominee's perceived loyalty to him--and a willingness to rule in favor of him and his Administration." WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Administration's Termination Of Temporary Protected Status For Afghan Nationals In The U.S. * July 14, 2025 Durbin: I'm sorry that the Afghans who risked their lives to help our troops are now being abandoned by the Trump Administration WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke out against the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * El Proyecto de Ley de Menendez y Joyce para Fortalecer la Seguridad en las Comunicaciones es Aprobado por la Camara de Representantes * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Hoy, la Camara de Representantes aprobo la H.R. 1717, la Ley de Seguridad de las Comunicaciones, un proyecto de ley presentado por los Representantes Rob Menendez (NJ-08) y John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) para fortalecer las redes de telecomunicacio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: MORE THAN $90 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCED AT SENATOR MCCORMICK'S PENNSYLVANIA ENERGY AND INNOVATION SUMMIT * Pittsburgh, PA - Top executives in energy and AI, leading global investors, key representatives in labor and trade, and top government officials have joined Senator Dave McCormick and President Donald J. Trump at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Paramount's $16 Million Settlement with President Trump, Lujan, Markey Urge FCC to Hold Full Commission Vote on Paramount Merger * Senators Send Letter to Commissioner Olivia Trusty Urging Her to Support a Full Commission Vote on the Merger Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Edward J. Markey (D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * FORWARDING: Warnock, Warren Lead 30 Senators in Pressing for Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-O more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Report Concludes Secret Service Failure to Share Threat Information Allowed for Preventable Tragedy in Butler, Identifies Path Forward for Agency Improvements Secret Service received threat intel 10 days before Butler rally; Major gaps in internal policies and procedures contributed to massive security breakdown * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Grassley: Senate Judiciary Committee Will Abide by Precedent, Vote on Bove's Nomination Thursday Grassley releases analysis of whistleblower allegations * Citing Senate Judiciary Committee precedent, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced the Committee will not hold a second hearing on Emil Bove's nomination to the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Announces $24.9 Million BUILD Grant for Highway 54 Project * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the Highway 54 Shared Four-Lane Project has received a nearly $25 million BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) Grant. The $24.892 million grant will widen an approximately 14-mil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Hails Enactment of Anti-IRS Snooping Provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON --Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, hailed the inclusion of the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments (SNOOP) Act, in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025. The SNOOP Act and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Legislation to Prevent Future Medicaid Cuts, Invest in Rural Hospitals * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced new legislation to invest in rural hospitals and prevent any future cuts to Medicaid hospital funding. Senator Hawley's legislation builds on provisions he secured for rural hospitals in the recently enacted reconciliation bill. Senator Hawley's new bill would more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D- Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 24 other Senators in pushing the Trump ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Keating Statement on President Trump's Ukraine-Russia Announcement * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative William R. Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement on Ukr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of July 14, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Ensuring the Strong Defense of Americans and American Interests We must maintain our military superiority and keep Americans safe as threats to our national security from around the world rise. House Republicans are bringing legislation to the floor that makes significant  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Peter Rough, a senior fellow and director of the Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute, from a June 18, 2025, hearing entitled "NATO Summit 2025: An Assessment of Transatlantic Security Cooperation": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. * * * Europe's Strategic Backdrop Europe  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Slams Chaos of Trump Administration's VA for Causing Dramatic Employee Loss * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) took to the Senate floor last week to call out the Trump Administration's Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its toxic work environment--leading to a loss of tens of thousands of employees more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin for the Daily Wire: "How The One Big, Beautiful Bill Sustains And Saves Medicaid" * "Today, roughly 35 million Americans are living below the poverty line. Over 70 million people are on Medicaid." Washington, D.C. - On Monday, The Daily Wire published U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK) op-ed detailing how President Trump's 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill' will protect and strength more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On Telemundo Arizona, Kelly Outlines Impact of Trump's Big Bill for Arizonans, Speaks Against Trump's Mass Deportation Raids * In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly sat with Telemundo Arizona in Phoenix over the weekend to talk about the consequences Arizonans are facing after Republicans in Congress passed President Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill." Earlier in the day, Ke more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. McBride, Sens. Coons, Blunt Rochester and Delawareans Raise Alarm on Devastating Cuts to Food Assistance * NEWARK, DE -- In case you missed it, Delaware's Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester, Congresswoman Sarah McBride, SNAP recipients, and Delaware's frontline food leaders hosted a press conference in Newark to highlight impending cuts to food assistance across the state.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Demand Chairman Jordan Hold Public Hearing with DoJ and FBI Officials on Their Handling of the "Epstein Files" Democrats Say Jordan Must Invite--And Subpoena, If Necessary--Bondi, Blanche, Patel, and Bongino to Testify * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Call for Investigation into Management of Dragon Bravo Fire * The fire has destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and continues to burn uncontained across the North Rim of the Grand Canyon Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego demanded answers from Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum regarding his Department's handling of the Drago Bravo fire. The fire, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly: Tomato Tariffs will Raise Food Prices, Kill Arizona Jobs * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after the Trump administration officially terminated the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement, triggering a 17% tariff on fresh tomato imports from Mexico: "These tomato tariffs are a billion-dollar tax on Arizona working families. They will raise food prices, threaten the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King on Potential Recissions Legislation: 'Checks and Balances Essentially have Melted Away' * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today spoke on the Senate floor to speak on the Senate floor against the 'Recissions Package' currently being considered. This legislation aims to remove Congressionally-approved funding from critical public services including, but not limited to, the Co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Press for Answers on "Striking Inconsistency" of Immigration Policies for Afghans Living in the U.S. * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Angus King and a number of his Senate colleagues are pressing the White House for clarity on their shifting immigration policies for Afghans living in the United States. In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, King and his colleagues point out th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Urges President Trump to Support Efforts to Bring Abducted Ukrainian Children Home * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement: "I hope President Trump will be announcing continued strong support for Ukraine this week in concert with our allies. I also urge him to make a clear commitment to finding and bringing home to Ukraine the thousands of Ukr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Lelo Juarez Choosing to Self-Deport * Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: "In arrests across the country, the Trump administration and ICE have claimed that they are going after "the worst of the worst." But like so many others who have been detained, Lelo Juarez does not represent the worst of the worst. He is an activist, a union le more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF SAYFOLLAH MUSALLET * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The brutal killing of Sayfollah Musallet, an American citizen of Palestinian descent, while he was visiting his family in the West Bank is shocking and appalling. I extend my deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Litigation Task Force Statement on Supreme Court's Decision on Department of Education House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), leaders of the Litigation Task Force, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump Administration to resume efforts more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Trump Administration to Provide Update on Status of Congressionally Appropriated Funding for Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, called on United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce Paul Dabbar to provide an update on the status of the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Ahead of 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement ahead of the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity Test: "Tomorrow marks 80 years since the Trinity Test -- eight decades of pain, loss, and injustice for the victims still living with the fallout of nuclear testing and uranium mining. "For over  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Crapo Take Bipartisan Action to Secure Clear Guidance for Claimants Following the Recent Extension and Expansion of RECA * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) urged the Trump administration to swiftly provide detailed guidance for claimants to access the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) program following its expansion and exten more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Meeks, Keating Statement on President Trump's Ukraine-Russia Announcement Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative William R. Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement on  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Joyce Bill Strengthening Communications Security Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1717, the Communications Security Act, a bill authored by Representatives Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13) to strengthen telecommunications networks against cybersecurity attacks and natural disasters. The bill makes permanent the Commun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Joins Colleagues in Push for FTC Action to Prevent Corporations from Using Trump's Chaotic Tariffs as Cover to Price Gouge Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of his Senate colleagues in urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson to investigate corporations that are using tariffs as a cover for price gouging that is raising  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Social Security Commissioner Correct the Record After Misleading More Than 90 Million Americans with Partisan Email Ways and Means Democrats, led by Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA), are demanding Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano immediately conta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New Warren Report Exposes Potential Trump Corruption, Bribery Through Presidential Library Donations * Warren analysis reveals at least half a billion dollars in monetary contributions, gifts, in-kind donations flowing into Trump Presidential Library Donations come while Trump makes critical decisions that may impact donors; raises serious concerns about bribery, influence-peddling Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Is Answer for Inflation Sticker Shock House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for June 2025: "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill is the answer for the working families wh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on PakistanPakistan: Ongoing Political Repression * Excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, at the commission's July 15, 2025 hearing in Washington, DC: Today's hearing of the Lantos Commission focusing on Pakistan's Ongoing Political Repression, will come to order. Welcome--and special th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Kelly, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration on Weaponization of Immigration Court Hearings to Trap, Arrest, Deport Immigrants * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) led 21 Senate Democrats in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup of the SCORE Act Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee markup of H.R. 4312, the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Enforcement (SCORE) Act: W more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Palmer Introduces Bill to Codify Trump Executive Orders and End U.S. Dependence on China * For Immediate Release Media Contact: Hope Dawson (link sends email) (202) 225-4921 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) introduced the Securing America's Mineral Supply (SAMS) Act of 2025 to codify five of President Trump's Executive Orders that unleash American energy and boost  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville Celebrates Roy Drinkard's 105th Birthday, Speaks To Alabama Community Colleges and Grocers * WASHINGTON - Over the weekend,U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke at several events while at home in Alabama. On Saturday, Sen. Tuberville attended Mr. Roy Drinkard's 105 th birthday party in Cullman. Mr. Drinkard served in the Marine Corps during World War II and went  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters at Rules Committee on Dangerous Crypto Bills: "Republicans' Next Order of Business Is a Billion-Dollar Handout to the President Himself." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following testimony in front of the Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters on 15th Anniversary of Dodd-Frank: Republicans Are Repeating the Same Mistakes That Triggered the 2008 Crisis with Their Push to Deregulate Crypto Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement during a fu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Providing Affordable Relief for Small Businesses and Working Families Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Finger-Pointing at Nonprofits They Disagree With Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on how Republicans are demonizing nonprofit organization more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Opening Statement at Hearing on Antisemitism Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott delivered the following remarks at today's full committee hearing entitled "Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology." "Thank you, our witnesses, for being with us tod more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on SCOTUS Greenlighting the Mass Firing of Education Department Employees Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to temporarily pause an order by a federa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Members Publish Major New Report on the Consequences of the Trump Administration's Global Retreat and China's Strategic Gains Today, Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Joins the Center for Strategic and International Studies for Fireside Chat Following the Release of Major Committee Report Examining the Trump Administration's Global Retreat and China's Strategic Gains Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Nomination Hearing for Michael Waltz to be United Nations Ambassador, Christine Toretti to be Ambassador to Sweden and John Arrigo to be Ambassador to Portugal Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will deliver open more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Waters Pens Op-ed in MSNBC Slamming Republican-Led Crypto Bills As part of Anti-Crypto Corruption Week, House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) authored an opinion piece for MSNBC sounding the alarm on Republican efforts to advance dangerous crypto legislation this week that ri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * READOUT: Heinrich, Lujan Meet with New Mexicans Affected by Severe Flooding in Ruidoso * PHOTOS & VIDEO RUIDOSO, N.M. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) met with New Mexicans affected by severe flash flooding in Ruidoso, received an update on the disaster and future recovery efforts, and delivered supplies to flood victims. PHOTO: U.S. Senators Martin Heinri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Press Trump Admin. on Reversal of Medical Debt Rule * WASHINGTON, DC - Nearly 15 million Americans were poised to see their credit scores rise by an average of 20 points under a Biden Administration rule that would have removed medical bills from consumer credit reports. But the Trump Administration reversed course and joined credit reporting agencies in opposing the rule. On Fri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Press Trump Admin. on Reversal of Medical Debt Rule * RI Senators team up with colleagues to demand Trump Administration explain rollback of medical debt rule that barred medical debt information from consumer credit reports WASHINGTON, DC - Nearly 15 million Americans were poised to see their credit scores rise by an average of 20 points under a Biden Administration r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * REMARKS: Senator Coons grills U.N. nominee Mike Waltz over his role in leaking sensitive information at confirmation hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today pushed Mike Waltz - President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations - during a confirmation hearing to take accountability for his mish more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Barragan Follows Up on Exchange with HHS Secretary Kennedy on Alzheimer's Research During Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing * Rep. Barragan Follows Up on Exchange with HHS Secretary Kennedy on Alzheimer's Research During Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44), a member of the Energy & Com more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Joins Bipartisan Effort to Address Nursing Shortage, Support Health Care Workforce * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-DE) joined Reps. Young Kim (R-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) to introduce the National Nursing Workforce Center Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill to address national nursing workforce shortages by supporting state more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Escobar, Salazar Reintroduce the Dignity Act * Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), along with 18 of their colleagues, announced the reintroduction of their historic, bipartisan immigration reform bill; now, the Dignity Act of 2025. After more than two years of negotiation, there is an updated compromise that addresses legal status and protecti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. April McClain Delaney, Dave Min Send Letters to Law Firms, Seeking Further Clarity on Deals with Administration * Reps. April McClain Delaney, Dave Min Send Letters to Law Firms, Seek Further Clarity on Deals with Administration Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Dave Min (CA-47) sent follow-up letters to the nine major law firms that made d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Energy and Water Development Funding Bill Increases Energy Costs Despite Heightened Risks, Bill Makes Americans More Vulnerable to Nuclear Threats * House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in sub more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Republican State and Foreign Operations Bill Puts Americans at Risk, Abdicates U.S. Leadership Republican 2026 Funding Bill is an Unprecedented Pullback from International Engagement * During today's House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2026 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, Democra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Funding Bill Makes Cost of Living Crisis Worse Bill Makes It More Difficult for Americans to Secure and Remain in Affordable Housing, Cuts Amtrak and Other Critical Transportation Investments * House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2026 Tra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Republicans Move Forward with Funding Bill that Raises Utility Bills and Energy Prices, Slashes Resources for National Parks Harmful Bill Guts Resources for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Arts to Line the Pockets of Polluters * During this morning's House Appropriations Subcommittee markup of the 2026 Interio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Republicans Raise Utility Bills and Energy Prices in 2026 Interior, Environment Funding Bill Harmful Bill Guts Resources for the Environmental Protection Agency, National Parks, and the Arts to Line the Pockets of Polluters * Today, House Republicans released the draft fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Supports President Trump's Move to Sell Weapons to Europe in Support of Ukraine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in support of President Trump's move to sell weapons to Europe in support of Ukraine. "For over three years, Ukraine has courageously fought and dismantle more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for Waltz, Torretti, Arrigo U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included Mike Waltz for Representative to the United Nations, John Arrigo for ambass more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Rogers Praises Trump's Announcement on Sending New Weapons to Ukraine Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) issued the following statement praising President Trump's announcement that additional U.S. weapons will be sent to Ukraine, with funding provided by NATO allies: "Today's decision to send additional we more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Trump's Unconstitutional Dismantling of Department of Education * Trump's Dismantling Of Department Of Education Puts In Jeopardy Critical Funding For Schools, Will Lead To Worse Outcomes For Students WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has joined her colleagues in Congress in filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit urging a federal court to stop Donald Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Real World Impact of the OBBB * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congressman Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.), and Rep. Patronis' constituent, Frank Patti Jr., to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill 's impact on real Americans. Lea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Real World Impact of the OBBB * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congressman Jimmy Patronis (R-Fla.), and Rep. Patronis' constituent, Frank Patti Jr., to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill 's impact on real Americans. L more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Republican Tax Law Will Result In Millions Losing Health Care And Food Assistance, Rural Hospitals Closing * WASHINGTON - Following the enactment of the Republican tax law, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke out on the Senate floor last night to underscore the harmful impacts the law will have on millions of people. The new law, passed without any bipartisan support, will soon kick m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on SCOTUS Greenlighting the Mass Firing of Education Department Employees * As originally released by the Committee on Education & Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration's request to tem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Murray Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act * As Republicans deliver fresh tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care. WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Scott, Murray Reintroduce Child Care for Working Families Act As Republicans deliver fresh tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care. * Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Educ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Pres. Trump's Bold Action, Works to Permanently Block CCP from Buying U.S. Land * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senators Tom Cotton, Kevin Cramer, and Katie Britt in introducing the Not One More Inch or Acre Act to block the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliates from purchasing any public or private real estate in the United States. This bill  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Thanks President Trump and Secretary Lutnick for Standing with Florida Growers by Terminating 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott thanked the Department of Commerce for officially withdrawing from and terminating the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement, a move he has long championed as a critical step toward restoring fairness for Florida's grow more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Ag-FDA and Legislative Branch Bills Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup and approved its draft fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies and Legislative Branch appropriations bills. The Committee also met more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Builds on Record-Setting Confirmation Pace with First Judicial Confirmation * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the Senate's confirmation of Whitney D. Hermandorfer to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit. Hermandorfer was confirmed by a vote of 46-42 and is the first judicial nominee to be confirmed during the 119 th Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Request Hearing With Whistleblower Erez Reuveni Ahead Of Bove Nomination Vote * July 15, 2025 In a letter to Chairman Grassley, SJC Democrats: "Mr. Reuveni has made credible allegations against Mr. Bove, which, if true, clearly disqualify him for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench. Thus, it is imperative that the Committee hear from Mr. Reuveni, under oath more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Rescissions Package U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on her vote against discharging the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) rescissions package. "The rescissions package has a big problem - nobody really knows what program re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Dave McCormick and President Donald J. Trump to Announce Record-Setting $90 Billion in Energy and Innovation Investments for Pennsylvania * Pittsburgh, PA, July 15, 2025 - In an historic announcement today at the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) will be joined by President Donald J. Trump to showcase more than $90 billion in private-se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Discusses Must-Pass Rescissions Package, Bill to Double Federal Penalties for Assaulting ICE Agents on Newsmax * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) appeared on Newsmax's American Agenda this afternoon to discuss President Trump's recission package and his new legislation to double the federal penalty for attacking ICE agents. Watch the full interview HERE. Schmitt on  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on June 2025 CPI United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "For those saying we have not seen the impact of Trump's tariff wars, look at today's data. America more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Trump Admin's Reported Decision to Approve Licenses for Nvidia to Sell the H20 to The People's Republic of China United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Deliver Upgrades for Johns Creek's Bridges and Sidewalks * In January, Sen. Ossoff urged the Trump Administration to support Johns Creek's infrastructure project Johns Creek, Ga. -- U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced Federal resources to upgrade bridges and sidewalks in Johns Creek. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock are delivering a $12.8 m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Slashing Funding for State and Foreign Operations by an Unprecedented 22 Percent, Republicans Abdicate U.S. Leadership and Put Americans at Risk Republican 2026 State, Foreign Operations Funding Bill Harms Women, Promotes Extremism, and Includes a $1.7 Billion Slush Fund for President Trump * House Appropriations Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Every Citizen, In Every Zip Code, In Every Pocket of America Will Benefit from the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed the anniversary of President Trump's assassination attempt and highlighted how his constituents plan to utilize the thousands of dollars in savin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Every Citizen, In Every Zip Code, In Every Pocket of America Will Benefit from the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed the anniversary of President Trump's assassination attempt and highlighted how his constituents plan to utilize the thousands of dollars in savings from the One  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Announces the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth Will Remain Open and Operational * DULUTH, MN - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced that the Biden administration's misguided decision to close the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth has been overturned by the Trump administration, ensuring the facility will remain open and operational for years to come. This decision follows a recent vi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik on Five Iranian Nationals Arrested on New York's Northern Border * Saratoga, N.Y., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement following the report of 5 Iranian nationals arrested in Champlain, New York: "In Congress, I have been sounding the alarm on the Swanton Sector of our Northern Border national security crisis due to Joe Biden  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Vernikov Demand Gov. Kathy Hochul Fire CUNY Chancellor Rodriguez for Failing to Hold Faculty Members Accountable for Alarming Rise of Antisemitism on Campus * Washington, D.C., - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, alongside NYC Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, demanded Gov. Kathy Hochul fire CUNY Chancellor Felix Rodriguez after Tuesday's House Committee on Educati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Threaten to Shut Down the Government... Again * "The rescissions bill this week deals with discretionary spending... hopeful that we'll have the opportunity to get on that bill and to do something meaningful when it comes to reducing the size and scope of the federal government, and particularly in areas of our government where we know there is waste, fraud, and abuse." Click h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Republican Colleagues in Letter to President Trump Calling for End of Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently led 20 of her Senate Republican colleagues in a letter to President Trump requesting his Administration rescind the Biden Administration's final rule mandating Project Labor Agreements for fede more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Clarke Introduce Bill to Safeguard Consumers from Online Subscription Traps, Require Companies to Shift from Opt-Out Requirements to Opt-In * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) reintroduced their Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity (Consumer OPT-IN) Act, bicameral legislation to protect consumers from online free t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Attempts to Defund Public Broadcasting * Rural communities often rely on public media as their only source of local news. In FY24, Virginia received $99.4 million for public broadcasting, more than any other state in the nation. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) slammed efforts by congressional Republicans to defund publ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Slam Republican Attempts to Defund Public Broadcasting * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) slammed efforts by congressional Republicans to defund public media and revoke more than $1.07 billion in previously-appropriated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including $100 million for Virginia. This move would cut federal support fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Demands Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports * Senator Reverend Warnock leads the Democratic caucus in demanding the Trump administration explain its rollback of the medical debt rule finalized in January 2025 In the final days of the Biden Administration, Senator Warnock successfully pressed the CFPB to ban credit lenders from including medical bills in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Warren Doubles Down Seeking Answers from Empower on Threats to Americans' 401(k)s from Private Equity and Private Credit "Unfortunately, your response failed to meaningfully explain how Empower's efforts to invest retirement savings in private funds-which often yield returns on-par with the public ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Sanders Urge ED Secretary McMahon to Reverse Interest Hike on Student Loan Borrowers Amid Rising Costs * ED will increase the student loan balances of eight million Americans by $300/month on average. Senators: "You should immediately reverse this policy so that millions of borrowers are not forced to pay billions of dollars in unnecessary interest charges." Text of Le more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Baldwin Tell Social Security: Stop Lying to Stroke Trump's Ego * Senate Democrats Call on SSA Commissioner Bisignano to Retract False Claims About Social Security Taxes That Could Confuse, Hurt Seniors "Rather than focusing on improving customer service, you are using your position as Commissioner to stroke Donald Trump's ego and peddle lies on his behalf." Text of Lette more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls for Resignation of DHS Secretary Noem * Welch took to the Senate floor to demand Noem resign or be fired WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today called for the resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing Secretary Noem's mishandling of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and record of undermining FEMA's work, as wel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Wyden, Baldwin, Warren Tell Social Security: Stop Lying to Stroke Trump's Ego In Letter to Bisignano, Senate Democrats Call on SSA Commissioner Bisignano to Retract False Claims About Social Security Taxes That Could Confuse or Hurt Seniors * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Weaponizing Immigration Hearings to Trap, Arrest, Deport Immigrants * The Trump administration has been terminating immigration court cases and deporting individuals without due process. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined a group of 21 Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Weaponizing Immigration Hearings to Trap, Arrest, Deport Immigrants * The Trump administration has been terminating immigration court cases and deporting individuals without due process. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined a group of 21 Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump admin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Social Security Commissioner on Broken Staffing Promises * Senators: After gutting the Social Security workforce, Bisignano drained understaffed field offices to hastily address DOGE-created phone line problems. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today demanded the Social Security Administration answer reports that the agency is reass more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Social Security Commissioner on Broken Staffing Promises After gutting the Social Security workforce, Bisignano drained understaffed field offices to hastily address DOGE-created phone line problems. * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today demanded the Social Security Administration answ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming Delegation Hosts Energy Secretary Wright for Ramaco Brook Mine Opening * The Brook Mine is the nation's first new rare earth elements mine in 70 years and first new coal mine in Wyoming in 50 years. RANCHESTER, WY - Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, along with U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., recently welcomed U.S. Department  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Young Kim Holds Hearing on Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains." Watch her remarks HERE or read her opening stat more PR