WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Appropriations Committee Approves Chairman Fleischmann's FY26 Energy and Water Bill * Washington, DC - The House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, led by Energy and Water Appropriations Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03). The bill was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 27. Approval of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * BABIN VOTES TO RESCIND $9.4 BILLION IN WASTEFUL SPENDING Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, a major step in House Republicans' ongoing mission to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse from the bloated federal bureaucracy. The bill, based on recommendations from President Trump and the newly established Department of Government Efficiency ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Boyle, Pallone, Merkley, Sanders Statement on CBO's Analysis Showing That Trump's Proposed Cuts to NIH, FDA Will Mean Fewer Medications Trump Administration's Proposed 40 Percent Cut to NIH so Drastic That CBO is Unable to Provide Analysis * Today, U.S. Representatives Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Ranking Member of the House Budget C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott: President Trump's Signature on GENIUS Act Delivers for the American People Today, President Donald J. Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - legislation Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) co-sponsored and championed as it advanced through the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Comer Investigates Bloomberg Philanthropies for Partisan Activism with State Attorneys General House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating ties between the New York University School of Law's (NYU) State Energy & Environmental Impact Center (State Impact Center) and s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Garamendi Statement on Secretary Burgum and Attorney General Bondi Visit to Alcatraz * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), a senior California Democrat and former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, released the following statement in response to the news that Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited the Alcatraz Museum: "Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Harshbarger Joins President Trump at White House for Signing of HALT Fentanyl Act Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House to celebrate the signing of the bipartisan Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, landmark legislation aimed at cracking down on the trafficking and abuse of deadly illegal fentanyl that continues to dev more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville OP-ED: The Fed Has Gone Rogue--Fire Jerome Powell * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned a scathing op-ed in the Daily Caller calling for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to be fired. In the piece, Sen. Tuberville addresses his concern with Powell's refusal to lower interest rates during a time of economic growth in the Golden Age of America. Chair more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * LaMalfa Applauds $80 Million in Forest Service Funding to Boost Timber Products, Improve Rural Economies, and Better Manage Forests * Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the U.S. Forest Service is awarding $80 million in Wood Innovation Grants to promote wood products manufacturing, expan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI CONDEMNS REPUBLICAN CUTS TO PUBLIC MEDIA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, released the following statement in response to Republicans passing the Trump administration's $9 billion rescission package, including clawing back $1.1 billion in funding for public radio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Merkley, Sanders, Pallone, Boyle Statement on CBO's Analysis Showing That Trump's Proposed Cuts to NIH, FDA Will Mean Fewer Medications Cuts to NIH and FDA Will Lead to 53 Fewer New Prescription Drugs; Trump Administration's Proposed 40 Percent Cut to NIH so Drastic That CBO is Unable to Provide Analysis * Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merk more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Leads Call for Comprehensive Russia Sanctions to Bolster U.S. Negotiating Power * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), a Colonel in the Air Force Reserve and Chair of the Republican Study Committee's (RSC) National Security Task Force, joined RSC Chair August Pfluger (TX-11) in sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune calling for a sanctions pack more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Peters, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Digitize the Permitting Process * The ePermit Act would digitize the permitting process across the federal government Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the bipartisan ePermit Act to digitize the United States permitting process, reducing processing time for all federal perm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norcross Votes 'NO' on Trump-Republican Cuts to Humanitarian Aid, Infectious Disease Prevention, Public Broadcasting * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) voted against the Trump-Republican rescissions package to cut humanitarian aid, infectious disease prevention, and public broadcasting. "I voted against the disastrous Trump-Republican cuts that would take a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures INL Priorities in Energy and Water Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON --The House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson supported this advancement and secured critical funding for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This bill champions America's nuclear  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson Applauds U.S. Department of the Interior's Decision to Cut Red Tape and Accelerate Well Plugging * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson released the following statement after the Department of the Interior updated its guidelines for federal programs that plug abandoned oil and gas wells. "Following ongoing advocacy, t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Committee Passage of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bill * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement regarding the CJS Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2026 funding legislation: "The bill  more PR