WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * After Supreme Court Greenlights Mass Layoffs at ED, New Warren Report Reveals Impact of Trump Administration's Attacks On Public Education * 11 national organizations warn of dangers from dismantling the Department of Education. Warren: "If President Trump succeeds in completely eliminating the Department of Education, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price." T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Cuts to the FDA, Senators Markey and Booker Introduce Legislation to Get Dangerous Chemicals Out of Food * Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today introduced the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Joins Capito, Colleagues to Advocate for Critical Education Funding * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), joined by eight of their Republican colleagues, sent a letter to White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, advocating for the release of anticipated education formula funding. Specifically, Boozman and colleag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Advocate for Critical Education Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), led a group of her colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Applauds Ending Taxpayer-Funded Gender Procedures for Children Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the Trump administration taking steps to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to fund gender transitions for minors: "The Biden-Harris more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Walberg on Sending $9 Billion-Saving Recissions Package to President Trump's Desk Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House-passed recissions package, which recoups more than $9 billion in taxpayer funds, heading to President Trump's desk: "This clawback is another more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Committee Approves Updated FY26 Subcommittee Allocations Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the updated interim subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2026, which reflect fiscal responsibility and President Trump's commitment to restoring strength, making America safer, and refocusing federal government agencies on more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by Donna Jackson, a senior policy analyst with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, from a June 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Justice for Whom? Examining the Justice40 Initiative's Oversight and Implementation": * * * Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow Chair McCormick, ranking member Sykes and members of this subcommittee, thank you for the opport more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar Votes to Unlock Innovation and Create a More Equitable Financial System * Washington, DC --Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) proudly voted for three bipartisan, pro-cryptocurrency bills: H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act, S. 394, the GENIUS Act, and HR 1919, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. These bills provide a pro-innovation regulatory framework for digital markets more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Calls on Dept. of Education to Restore $7 Billion in K-12 & Adult Education Funding * CARNEGIE, PA - Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education and the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget demanding that they reverse their decision to illegally withhold nearly $7 billion dollars of funding for K-12 schools and adult educat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by Matthew Dickerson, director of budget policy at the Economic Policy Innovation Center, "Locking in the DOGE Cuts: Ending Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for Good." DOGE is the Department of Government Efficiency. * * * Chairwoman Greene, Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Senate Passage Of The Rescissions Package * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement following Senate passage of a rescissions package that claws back funding for public broadcasting that has already been allocated by Congress. "I'm appalled that Senate Republicans voted to slash fu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, Jeffries join federal unions in urging Congress to force vote to overturn Trump's anti-union executive order * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today was joined by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and other federal union leaders and Members of Congress to push for a vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act of 2025. (VID more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act Becomes Law * WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump today signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act into law, permanently classifying illicit, fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * House & Senate Education Leaders Statement on Trump Admin Illegally Moving Department of Education Programs to DOL as Part of Its Efforts to Dismantle the Department Today, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee; Ranking Member R more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump Administration Illegally Withholding $140 Million in Federal Funding to Address Fentanyl Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's illegal withholding of $140 million in federal funding passed by Congress to suppo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "LIFE IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans are driving up costs while taking nutritional assistance and healthcare away from millions of Americans in order to reward billionaires. LEADER JEFFRIES : Good afternoon, everyone. The Am more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "LIFE IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans are driving up costs while taking nutritional assistance and healthcare away from millions of Americans in order to reward billionaires. LEADER JEFFRIES : Good afternoon, everyone. The American people desperately  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bonamici, Oregon Delegation Slam Trump Education Funding Cuts Harming Schools Across the State * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led the Oregon Democratic delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--to demand the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bonamici, Oregon Delegation Slam Trump Education Funding Cuts Harming Schools Across the State * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led the Oregon Democratic delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--to demand the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Bonamici, Oregon Delegation Slam Trump Education Funding Cuts Harming Schools Across the State * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led the Oregon Democratic delegation--Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--to demand the Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz Leads Broward County Colleagues Pressing Administration to Release Public Education Funding * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) this week led his Broward County-area colleagues pressing the Trump Administration to release critical funding currently withheld from public education programs. It comes as the Trump Administration has enacted an abrupt and unprecedented  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Slams Trump Education Funding Cuts Harming Schools Across the State * For Immediate Release: July 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) joined the rest the Oregon's democratic federal delegation to demand the Trump Administration reverse its abrupt cutoff of more than $73 million in federal education funds for Oregon, harming afterschool programs, s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening remarks on July 16, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Safe Workplaces, Stronger Partnerships: The Future of OSHA Compliance Assistance": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today. "Over the last six months, the Trump Administration has embarked on an aggressive assault on worker protect more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Advocate for Passage of Child Care Affordability Bill to Expand High-Quality Child Care Options * The Child Care for Working Families Act aims to benefit families, workers, & entire U.S. economy by making child care services more affordable & authorizing grants to make providers' wages more livable WASHINGTON, DC - Child care is essential to families, communities, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ansari Named Chair of Lowering Costs Progressive Caucus Task Force * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) was named Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus' (CPC) Lowering Costs Task Force. The four newly constituted Task Forces are aimed at helping Democrats reclaim the House majority in 2026--with a sharp, populist, pro-working-class agenda that meets more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Presses Trump Administration to Release Federal Funds for Valley School Districts * WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and the California Democratic Congressional Delegation are demanding that the Trump Administration immediately release nearly $7 billion in federal funding already appropriated by Congress for K-12 schools and adult education, including $928 million owed to California more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Defends Public Education, Demands Release of Critical Funding for California Schools * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45), alongside Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CA-18), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), led the entire Californi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Lofgren, Torres, Jacobs, and Tran Lead Entire CA Democratic Delegation in Demanding Immediate Release of $928 Million Education Funding Owed to California * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CA-18), Norma Torres (CA-35), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Derek Tran (CA-45), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Norma Torres and Pete Aguilar Lead Call to Reopen Inland Empire Job Corps Center Following Abrupt Closure and Court Orders * Washington, D.C. - Today, Inland Empire Representatives Norma Torres and Pete Aguilar, joined by Reps. Raul Ruiz, Judy Chu, and Mark Takano, sent a letter demanding immediate action from the Department of Labor (DOL), Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to full more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Torres, Lofgren, Jacobs, and Tran Lead Entire CA Democratic Delegation in Demanding Immediate Release of $928 Million Education Funding Owed to California * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CA-18), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Derek Tran (CA-45), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Details Trump Administration's Destruction Of USAID, Deadly Consequences That Followed As Senate Considers Codifying DOGE Cuts * WASHINGTON - As the U.S. Senate considers a rescissions package to codify $9 billion dollars in cuts to foreign assistance and public broadcasting, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke out against the Trump administration's illegal dismantling of the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Scott Applauds House Passage of GENIUS Act Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) issued the following statement after the House passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legislation he co-sponsored and championed as it advanced through the Senate.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Expands Education Freedom The One Big Beautiful Bill Act expands education freedom, creating new school choice credits that allow students to access the best education, regardless of socioeconomic background. The bill also expands families' 529 savings accounts and boosts childcare assistance. "By making school choice  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Reps. Matsui, Barragan, Schneider, Carbajal Introduce Legislation to Create Coordinated Federal Response to Climate and Health Crisis * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Representatives Doris Matsui (CA-07) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Statement on Passing the Rescissions Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today released the following statement after voting to pass the Rescissions Act of 2025 : "Congress holds the authority to fund the government and established the rescissions process to allow the President to petition Congress to reclaim unused funds. Using this congressionally-approved proc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 17, 2025: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Consider President Trump's Labor, Health Nominees On Thursday, July 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on nominations for the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Occupati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Colleagues Write to OMB Urging Release of Critical Education Funding * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and eight of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the release of paused education  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release: * * * Tech Modernization Chairman Barrett Leads Oversight Hearing to Ensure VA's IT Office is Streamlining Operations to Meet Demand Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by David R. Burton, a senior fellow in economic policy in Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, "Locking in the DOGE Cuts: Ending Waste, Fraud, and Abuse for Good." DOGE is the Department of Government Efficiency. * * * My name is David R. Burton. I am the Senior Fellow in Economic Policy at The H more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Hellenic Republic, from a July 7, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty and esteemed Members of this committee, it is with a profound sense of honor and deep humility that I appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to Greece. I extend my sincerest gratitude to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Christine Toretti, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, from a July 15, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this committee, it is an honor to appear before you today as the nominee for the position of U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden. I am deeply grateful to President Trump for the trust and honor he h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Lynda Blanchard, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, from a July 7, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty and distinguished Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to have been nominated by President Trump to serve as the U.S. Representative to the United N more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Shelley Moore Capito, Republican Colleagues in Advocating for Critical Education Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and several of her Senate Republican colleagues  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services released the following written testimony by Shaun Harper, a provost professor of public policy, business and education at the University of Southern California, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Enslaved Africans built the White House and the U.S. Capitol buildi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on CNN: Republicans Are Telling Families They're On Their Own * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN's The Situation Room to discuss the devastating impact of Republicans' Big, Ugly Law and their rescissions package. Below are excerpts from her interview: On Republicans' Rescission Package: "I cannot make sense of this split screen th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services released the following written testimony by Daniel P. Lennington, managing vice president and deputy counsel at the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, from a June 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi, and Members of the Su more PR