WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Stanton Demands, Trump Administration Unfreezes Afterschool Education Dollars * Today, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration released a portion of frozen federal education funding. In a partial reversal, the Office of Management and Budget will release 21st Century Community Learning Center funds that had been on hold. These funds pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Harris Lead Fight to Hold National Education Association Accountable for Putting Politics Over Students * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Representative Mark Harris (R-N.C.) introduced the National Education Association Charter Repeal Act to revoke the congressional charter of the nation's largest teachers' union and the only labor union with a fe 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 18 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley, California Democrats Demand Immediate Release of $928 Million in Education Funding Owed to California * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) joined Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Congressmen Derek Tran (D-CA), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), and the entire California more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * CARLINVILLE: Budzinski Discusses Threats to Food Access in Central and Southern Illinois * CARLINVILLE, IL - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski convened local farmers, food banks, and leaders in the food and agriculture sectors to discuss growing threats to food access in Central and Southern Illinois. The conversation focused on recent actions by the Trump administration, including the cancel 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 19 -- Rep. David Scott, D-Georgia, issued the following news releas on July 17, 2025: * * * Congressman David Scott Leads Georgia Delegation Demanding Trump Admin Reverse Termination of Digital Equity Grants Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) led members of the Georgia Delegation in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Acting Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Adam Cassady, opposing the abrupt and i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Leads 104 Colleagues in Letter to Protect 988 LGBTQI+ Youth Lifeline * WASHINGTON - On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), a national leader in bipartisan efforts to protect crisis services for vulnerable youth, led a letter with Reps. Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Beatty's Statement on Republican Package Clawing Back Public Media & Global Assistance Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement after voting NO on the House-passed Republican rescissions package, which claws back billions in funding already approved by Congress for programs that help keep Americans safe at home and abroad. " more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * CPC Taskforce Chair Ilhan Omar Condemns Bloated Pentagon Spending Bill, Highlights Amendments to Promote Peace * WASHINGTON -- Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Chair of the Promoting Peace & Security Taskforce of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), issued the following statement on H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2026, which passed on a party-line vote: "Last n more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Announces $194,000 Federal Grant to Support New Homeowners in Western PA * CARNEGIE, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that $194,000 in NeighborWorks America Flexible Impact Grants have been awarded to NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania network sites headquartered in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District. The grant will support efforts to help new homeowners, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Co-Chairs Kamlager-Dove and Ross Unveil Policy Agenda to Demand a Better Future for Women; Defend Women and Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Thursday, July 17, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), led by Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Deborah Ross (NC-02), released its Better Future policy agenda, focused on economic security, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Unveils Policy Agenda to Demand a Better Future for Women; Defend Women and Families Today, Thursday, July 17, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), led by Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Better Future policy agenda, focused on economic security, affordable and equitable health care, and the safety of al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Unveils Policy Agenda to Demand a Better Future for Women; Defend Women and Families * Today, Thursday, July 17, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Leger Fernandez (NM-03) and Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Better Future policy agenda, focused on economic security, affordable and eq more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Following Boozman-Capito Efforts, Education Department Releases Critical Funds for Arkansas Students * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed the U.S. Department of Education's decision to release critical education funding. This comes days after Boozman joined a letter led by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and signed by eight additional Senate Republican colleagues supporting t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Capito-led Efforts, Education Department Releases Critical Funds * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, 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), announced that the U.S. Department of Education will officially release critical funding to support 21st C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Following McBath-Led Effort, Trump Administration Agrees to Release Portion of Withheld Education Funding * Atlanta, GA -- In a major victory for students and families across the country, the Office of Management and Budget announced today it will release a portion of the $7 billion in illegally withheld federal funds for after-school, teacher training, and summer education programs. The restored gra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Pushes to Protect Rural and Tribal Media from GOP Cuts Today on the Senate floor, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) will attempt to block the Trump administration's proposed rescissions package from cutting funding for public broadcasting stations that serve rural areas and Tribal communities. "Cutting funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would devastate local public media, especi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Republicans Gut Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood, Sen. Markey, Rep. Fletcher Host Spotlight Hearing on Republican Attacks on Birth Control Access * Watch: Senator Markey hosts spotlight hearing on birth control access in the Post-Roe Era Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Com more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes Against President Trump's Bill to Defund PBS and NPR * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against President Trump's bill to cancel billions in federal funding previously approved by Congress for PBS, NPR, global health, and education. "Once again, House Republicans voted to shut down Sesame Street and put Big Bird and Elmo on unemployment," said Larson.  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 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Welcomes Relief of $6.5 Million in Summer and Afterschool Funding for Vermont * BURLINGTON, Vt., July 18 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today welcomed the announcement that Vermont would receive $6.5 million in funding for afterschool programs through the 21st Century Learning Centers program, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, 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 * WASHINGTON, DC - Child care is essential to families, communities, and our economy. But instead of making federal investments to help bring down the cost of child care, the Trump Administration is raising costs for working families in order to provide a bigger tax windfall for billio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Leads 100 Colleagues in Letter to Protect 988 LGBTQI+ Youth Lifeline * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Reps. Sharice Davids (KS-03), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), sent a letter to Reps. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), the Chair more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gill, Sen. Lee Bill Codifies Merit Over DEI Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Restoring Equal Opportunity Act which permanently codifies President Trump's executive order restoring merit-based, race-neutral decision making in hiring and housing by ending the use of "disparate impact" claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on Voting "NO" on Partisan Rescissions Package * For Immediate Release: July 18, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) voted against Congressional Republicans' rescissions bill that will claw back critical resources for local public broadcasting, foreign aid, and other vital services that was previously Congressionally approved. Rep. Hoyle rel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Saves Kansas Families $9 Billion * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. The bill, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 216-213, codifies the Trump Administration's rescissions request, clawing back $9 billion in federal spending. Rep. Mann released the following statement after the vo 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 19 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ogles Urges Investigation Into Belmont University DEI Deception Congressman Andy Ogles (TN-05) sent a formal letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding an immediate compliance review of Belmont University for its alleged rebranding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in defiance of federal law and Executive Order 14173, "Combating Radical Ideologies in Higher Educati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Introduces Resolution Opposing Reckless Trump Funding Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Other Critical Programs and Departments * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a resolution in the Senate opposing the Trump Administration's funding cuts and freezes to critical programs all while Republicans push to give more tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. These cuts have affected pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Support Recruitment and Retention of Paraeducators in Schools * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today reintroduced the Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act, legislation that would establish higher wages, career pipelines,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Demands All Remaining Education Funds Blocked By Trump Get Released Immediately Trump relents, finally releasing a fraction of withheld education funds while continuing to block $5.5 billion more ICYMI: Senator Murray Blocks Fast-Track Consideration of Education Nominee as Trump Continues Blocking Nearly $7 Billion more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Peters Secures Funding to Strengthen Public Safety, Michigan Manufacturing, and Great Lakes Protections in Appropriations Bill Bipartisan Funding Bill Now Advances to the Full Senate * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped secure funding in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to fund Michigan priorities, high-impact local projects, and fede more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz and Padilla Lead Coalition to Introduce Bill Promoting Space Research and Exploration * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and colleagues introduced the Space Exploration Research Act to promote aeronautical and space research, educate a 21 st century space workforce, and enhance U.S. commercial competitiveness in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * Sens. Cruz and Padilla Lead Coalition to Introduce Bill Promoting Space Research and Exploration Bipartisan legislation will provide new job opportunities in the commercial space industry * Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Sen. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 18, 2025: * * * UPDATED AGENDA: 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, Department of Education, the Equal Employment 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

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Financial Services Highlights Support for CLARITY Act Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Chairman French Hill's (AR-02), H.R. 3633, the CLARITY Act, by bipartisan vote of 294-134. Support for the measure has rolled in both ahead of the vote and after. Here's what experts and supporters of the Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for Crypto Week Bills Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) announced key stakeholder support for three pieces of legislation being considered by the House for Crypto Week. The bills include Whip Emmer's Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill's (R-Ark.) CLARITY Act, a more PR