WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Applauds Passage of Rescissions Act * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Early this morning, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, after it advanced from the Senate. This landmark package eliminates over $9 billion in wasteful federal spending and marks the first major budget-cut legislation to clear  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Slams Republicans for Greenlighting Trump Cuts * Washington, DC- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement regarding the Republican rescissions package: "Just weeks after slashing health care and food assistance for millions of families, Republicans are now clawing back funding for public broadcasting, foreign aid programs, and support to Ukraine. Forget making Am more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: CURTIS TALKS UKRAINE AND WALTZ WITH JAKE TAPPER U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) appeared last night on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the Trump Administration's decision to sell military equipment to Ukraine, as well as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's confirmation hearing for Michael Waltz as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The full transcript of the interview can be f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz, Diaz-Balart Lead Call to Codify Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26), co-Chairs of the Friends of Egypt Caucus, recently announced their Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, a step towards codifying the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Specifically 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. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Votes Against Republican Defense Spending Bill * Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after voting against Republicans' Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense funding bill: "At a time when the United States should be showing strength and moral leadership on the global stage, this bill does the exact opposite. It abandons  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Votes No on House Republicans' Partisan Defense Appropriations Bill * Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) voted against House Republicans' partisan Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations bill. The bill directs the Defense Department to make nearly $8 billion in cuts, undermining military readiness and hurting our troops. It also weakens democracy at home and abroad a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Defense Appropriations Bill * July 18, 2025 Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after voting against the Defense Appropriations bill in the House of Representatives: "Today I voted against a bitterly partisan Defense Department funding bill that strengthens Russia's hand ag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Rejects Legislation that Weakens Military Readiness, Undermines National Security * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. The legislation requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make drastic cuts, undermining U.S. military readiness by eliminating key civil service positions more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Hails Senate Passage of President Trump's Rescissions Package Schmitt Led Package through the Senate  * U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the Senate passage of President Trump's rescissions package, which he led through the chamber:  "President Trump promised to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government. Today, the Senate 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 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: LEADER JEFFRIES FLOOR REMARKS ON RECKLESS REPUBLICAN RESCISSIONS PACKAGE * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the reckless Republican rescissions package that cuts funding for public broadcasting and international assistance. LEADER JEFFRIES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the distinguished gentleman, the top Democrat on the Rules Com more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: LEADER JEFFRIES FLOOR REMARKS ON THE RECKLESS REPUBLICAN RESCISSIONS PACKAGE * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the reckless Republican rescissions bill that cuts funding for public broadcasting and international assistance. LEADER JEFFRIES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the distinguished gentleman, the to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Slams Defense Spending Bill That Slashes Federal Workforce and Defunds Counterterrorism Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after voting 'NO' on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2026. "As a Member of Congress, I have no greater responsibility than ensuring the safety of our nation. Elimin more PR