WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Barrett Joins Bipartisan Effort to Sanction Russia Over War in Ukraine, Continues Work Towards Delivering Peace Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today announced he is joining an effort to sanction Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin's continued aggression in Ukraine by cosponsoring H.R. 4346, the Preventing the Escalation of Armed Conflict in Europe (PEACE) Act. This legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison Announces Hearing on Advancing Nuclear Energy * WASHINGTON --Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today announced a hearing titled "The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future." The hearing will examine advancements made in nuclear power technology and the importance of making small and micro modular reactors (SMRs more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, 16 House Democrats FOIA Request EPA for Info on Employee Firings, Rollbacks * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 16 House Democrats in submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for details of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's efforts to slow-walk the promulgation and enforcement of public health standards. "At your Janua more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Arrington Joins Fox Business to Discuss "One Big Beautiful Bill" Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria" to discuss Americans' strong support for the One Big Beautiful Bill, the rescissions package being considered by Congress, and the importance of continued fis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates President Trump's Signing of the HALT Fentanyl Act Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. "Today, America celebrates the passage of legislation that equi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Cole Releases Updated FY26 Subcommittee Allocations House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today released updated subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2026, which reflect fiscal responsibility and President Trump's commitment to restoring strength, making America safer, and refocusing the federal government agencies on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Seeks Information on DOD's Deep-Sea Critical Mineral Mining Efforts to Counter Chinese Communist Party House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is examining the Department of Defense's (DoD) efforts to comply with President Trump's executive order calling for agencies to unleash American offs more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Delivers Dozens of Defense Bill Wins for Arizona's Troops, Bases, and Industry * WASHINGTON D.C. - This week, Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh successfully led the charge for Arizona's military communities, installations, and defense industrial base--delivering dozens of wins in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), during the bill's 13-hour marathon amendment proc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Attends WH Ceremony, HALT Fentanyl Act Signed into Law * U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) attended a White House bill signing ceremony for S. 331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act today. The bill is the companion bill to Rep. Griffith's and Rep. Latta's HALT Fentanyl bill, H.R. 27, which passed the House earlier this year. The HALT Fentanyl Act now becomes t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * House Passes Seven Resources Bills Codifying Executive Orders, Supporting Energy Development and American Jobs This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed seven bills expanding energy development in Arizona and California, keeping commitments to veterans and codifying President Trump's Executive Order (EO) 14229, "Honorin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Schakowsky, Raskin, Senate Colleagues Fight for Children's Fundamental Right to a Healthy, Livable Planet * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led over 40 Representatives in the introduction of a new resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation's children to a safe, habitable environment in the face more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta's Bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act Now Law of the Land * Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) announced that President Donald Trump signed into law his bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. Co-led by Congressman Latta and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-9), this new law permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Senate and House Colleagues Fight for Children's Fundamental Right to a Healthy, Livable Planet * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led eight Senators in the introduction of a new resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation's children to a safe, habitable environment in the face of climate chaos' increasingly destructive and deadly impacts. The resolution more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Trump is Surrendering American Soft Power to Our Adversaries and Destroying Senate Norms in the Process * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to speak out against President Trump's unprecedented partisan rescissions package, which would codify devastating cuts to foreign aid  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Slams Republicans' Rescissions Package on Senate Floor * FACT SHEET : Trump's Rescission Package Would Shutter Local Public Radio, TV Stations Across America FACT SHEET : Trump's Rescission Package Would Gut Bipartisan Foreign Policy Investments ICYMI : Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Murray Slams Republicans' Rescissions Package on Senate Floor ICYMI: Vought Refuses to Rule Out More Illegal End-Runs Around Congress & Refuses to Detail How Trump Will Execute Cuts If Rescissions Bill Passes * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following rem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Advocates for Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Support for New Parents and Infants * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) continued to fight against major cuts to maternal and infant health programs during a hearing with the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In the last few months, Representative Ocasio-Co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- 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 Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Legislative Proposals to Maintain and Improve the Public Health Workforce, Rural Health, and Over-the-Counter Medicines:" While  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Pallone Stresses the Need for Additional Action on Recycling at Environment Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Environment Subcommittee hearing titled, "Beyond the Blue Bin: Forging a Federal Landscape for Recycling Innovati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jackson Secures Major Victories for TX-13 During the NDAA Markup for Fiscal Year 2026 * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) championed Texas' defense priorities during the House Armed Services Committee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. The legislation passed out of committee with strong support, 55-2, and is expected to be conside more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs Votes Against NDAA Due to Lack of Constraints on Military's Role in Domestic Law Enforcement * Following the lack of meaningful reforms and constraints to the Insurrection Act and the Posse Comitatus Act, Rep. Sara Jacobs voted against the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: "Like so many Americans, I'm  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts, Colleagues Call for a Stable Regulatory Environment to Win the A.I. Race * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) led a group of colleagues in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on shaping regulations to position the United States as the world capital of artificial intelligence (AI). The letter calls for the administration to release a rule that cr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Jayapal, Raskin, Senate Colleagues Fight for Children's Fundamental Right to a Healthy, Livable Planet * Full Text of Resolution (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led over 40 Representatives in the introduction of a new resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation's children to a saf more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Sen. Cruz: Americans Want a Transportation System That Is Fast, Convenient, Reliable, and Safe In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised President Trump and Secretary Duffy for making safety the top priority at the Department of Transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Warren Delivers Remarks at Exchequer Club on State of Economy Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered a speech at the Exchequer Club on the state of the economy, the bipartisan tradition of hollowing out the more PR