WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Colleagues Urge Two-Prong Approach to Cementing America's Role as Global AI Capital * Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) led a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Howard Lutnick. The letter urges the Commerce Department to continue pursuing policies that will cement the United States as the world capital of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Specifically, the Members of Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on July 18, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: June Border Numbers Show That Border Security, Interior Enforcement Are Inseparable Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its newest "Border Brief" factsheet, detailing the June U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, which confirms that President Trump has delivered the most secure border in U.S. hist more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on Court Victory Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Public Access to Budget Data Law Passed in 2022 Requires Public Access to Data on How Federal Agencies Spend Funds Appropriated by Congress Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following stat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski Bill to Codify Veterans Experience Office Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that her Improving Veterans' Experience Act passed the House as part of S. 423, the PRO Veterans Act of 2025. The legislation, introduced with Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Congresswoman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) would codify the Veterans Experienc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Prosecutor from Former Special Counsel Jack Smith's Team for Deposition Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Thomas Windom for a deposition before the Committee regarding his role as a prosecutor on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team after Windom refused to answer several questions more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, July 22, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee business meeting called to consider H.R. _____, United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025. On Tuesday, July 22, the Committee on A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Herbert Conaway, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Conaway, New Jersey Congressional Democrats Condemn Defense Secretary Hegseth's Decision to Detain Undocumented Immigrants at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Today, Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD--along with U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim and U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez, Frank Pallone, Nellie Pou, Donald Norcross, LaMonica McIver, and Josh Gottheimer--iss more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Statement on Being Denied Access to Aurora's ICE Detention Facility * AURORA -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) today was denied (link is external) entry by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Aurora Detention Facility in his district. This denial is in violation of federal law (link is external), which grants Members of Congress the right to provide oversight  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Diaz-Balart: Doing More for National Security with Less, in the FY 2026 National Security and State Department Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), joined Cheryl Casone on Mornings with Maria on F more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Applauds House Passage of His Bipartisan 'Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood released a statement following the House passage of H.R. 3339, also known as the "Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025." "Access to our nation's capital markets should be based on merit and knowledge, not wealth," said Congressman Fl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Announces $20.5 Million Federal Grant for NINOS Head Start, Recommits to Defending Head Start from Threat of Devastating Cuts * RIO HONDO, TEXAS -- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced $20,539,148 in federal funding to Neighbors in Need of Services, Inc. (NINOS) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support their Head Start Projects. T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Calls for Peace and Accountability in Syria * Washington D.C. - The following quote may be attributed to Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ-08): "The barbaric violence against the Druze community in Syria must end immediately. Under the bold leadership of President Donald J. Trump, Secretary Rubio, and Ambassador Barrack, the United States took bold steps to ease sanctions a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Herbert Conaway, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD Statement on the Passage of H.R. 1 Today, Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD, released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1: "Congressional Republicans made history today, but for all the wrong reasons. They have just passed legislation representing the largest transfer of wealth from the poorest Americans to the richest billionaires more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hudson Delivers Summer of Wins for Fort Bragg: Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Department and Military Construction Budgets Secure New Investments and Support for Troops & Veterans * July 18, 2025 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding bill for the Department of Defense more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Celebrates Delivery of $280 Million in Drought Assistance for South Texas * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today lauded the rollout of more than $280 million in emergency assistance deliveries for South Texas farmers and ranchers impacted by the water shortage as part of a grant program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Sen. Cornyn, and others secured for the region late last y more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * DeLauro Celebrates Court Requiring the Office of Management and Budget to Restore Transparency Website Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the court ruling Russell Vought and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must restore the public website de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Don't Fall for Vought's Tricks: Trump Continues to Steal from Public Schools Across the Country More Than $5.5 Billion for Schools Remains Illegally Withheld Despite Ongoing Litigation and Bipartisan Opposition House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Urges U.S. Sentencing Commission To Consider Impacts Of Chronic Underfunding And Understaffing At BOP * July 21, 2025 As the U.S. Sentencing Commission welcomes comments on its proposed priorities for the 2025-2026 amendment cycle, Durbin urges the agency to consider the impact of BOP's challenges CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Blumenthal & Murray to Trump VA: Stop Endangering VA Research Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a Marine Corps combat veteran and member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) expressed their deep concerns with the ongoing setbacks to medical research at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a result of VA Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D- Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 24 other Senators in pushing the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 20, 2025: * * * House Republicans Make Cost-of-Living Crisis Worse, Side with Billionaires and Big Corporations Republican Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill Benefits Fraudsters and Makes Communities Less Safe House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2026 Financial Services and Ge more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Demands Answers from President Trump Over Mishandling of Grand Canyon Wildfire * Huffman also calls for independent investigation, accountability over catastrophic wildfire response Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) wrote to President Trump demanding answers on the catastrophic federal response to the Dragon Bravo Fire, which has torn t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Klobuchar Op-Ed in The Washington Post: Republicans said they would cut waste. Instead, they rewarded it. * WASHINGTON -- Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) published an op-ed in the Washington Post highlighting how, after Republicans promised to reduce waste, a last-minute carve-out in their "Big Beautiful Bill" actually rewards waste. The bill spares states that have the highest error rates f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Kudlow on Fox Business to Discuss GENIUS Act Signing * WASHINGTON --Last week, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Kudlow on Fox Business live from the White House after President Donald Trump signed his GENIUS Act into law. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcrip more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Outlines How the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Supports the American Dream in Op-Ed * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned an op-ed in State Affairs outlining the ways President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill supports the American Dream for Louisianans by boosting take-home pay, expanding school choice, and creating high-paying jobs throughout the state. "Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: De La Cruz and Miller Deliver Aid to South Texas * ICYMI: Washington, DC - Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) and Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller held a joint press conference in Mission, Texas, to announce the delivery of drought relief funding through the 1944 Water Treaty Agricultural Assistance Program. Watch Congresswoman De La Cruz's full remarks here.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Sunday Night in America * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy on Fox News to discuss recently passed crypto legislation, last week's rescission's package, and President Trump signing the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. Excerpts from Senator Britt's interview are below. The full interview can be viewed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Trump, Cantwell Unveils 5-Point Plan to Improve Nation's Weather Readiness in the Face of NOAA Cuts * 07.21.25 Cantwell to Trump: "We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the world's best weather forecasting system..." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - the committee th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Bill to Prohibit Infrastructure Funding from Sanctuary City Abuse * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced legislation to prohibit the Department of Transportation from providing any federal funds to sanctuary cities. "Anti-ICE protestors in sanctuary cities have vandalized roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure to make a poli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove, Los Angeles Leaders Sound the Alarm: Defunding Planned Parenthood Would Lead to a Public Health Crisis * LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Board Co-Chair of Planned Parenthood L.A., led leaders from across Los Angeles County, including L.A. County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and Director of L.A. County Public Health, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ONE BIG UGLY BILL IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans One Big Ugly Law will drive up costs and rip healthcare and nutritional assistance from millions of Americans to reward their billionaire donors. LEADER JEFFRIES :  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ONE BIG UGLY BILL IS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans One Big Ugly Law will drive up costs and rip healthcare and nutritional assistance from millions of Americans to reward their billionaire donors. LEADER JEFFRIES : Good afternoon, everyone.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on Commitment to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, questioned Mr. William Kirkland during a nomination hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior. Speci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Ahead of 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement ahead of the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity Test: "Tomorrow marks 80 years since the Trinity Test -- eight decades of pain, loss, and injustice for the victims still living with the fallout of nuclear testing and uranium mining. "For over  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: GOP Vote to Rip Away Public Broadcasting Funds Endangers Rural and Tribal Communities * 1500+ Local Public Radio and TV Stations At Risk of Losing Funding WATCH : Lujan Offers Motion to Recissions Package to Protect AMBER & Emergency Alerts WATCH : Lujan Sounds Alarm on Dangerous GOP Plan to Gut Public Broadcasting WATCH : Lujan Joins Democratic Leadership Press Conference on Cuts P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on July 18, 2025: * * * Moolenaar Warns Against Undermining U.S. AI Advantage in Nvidia-China Review, Calls on Commerce to Maintain Strong Guardrails Amid National Security Concerns Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China today raised objections to t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Blumenthal Put VA Secretary Collins on Blast for His Lack of Transparency and Accountability * Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Democrats also launch new website to track Trump VA's responsiveness to oversight letters from Congress Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate App more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEW OP-ED: Rep. Dave Min: "ICE is Making Our Communities More Dangerous, Not Safer" * Irvine, CA -- In a new op-ed (link is external), Representative Dave Min (CA-47) slammed Congressional Republicans for giving President Trump a $170 billion blank check for his immigration agenda, writing, "Given the rampant lawlessness we have seen from ICE over the past few months, we should all be extremely conce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Newly Declassified DOJ Watchdog Report Shows FBI Cut Corners in Clinton Email Investigation * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is bringing to light the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General's (OIG) findings that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) failed to fully investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone to Trump: Fire FEMA Boss Whose Delays Left Children to Drown in Texas Floods * Washington, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today called on President Trump to immediately fire Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson, citing his lack of qualifications and failed response to the deadly July 4th floods in Texas th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Statement on Republicans Passing Bill to Gut Bipartisan Funding Congress Approved to Support Local Public Media, U.S. National Security Interests Ahead of Final Passage, Peters Delivered Speech on Senate Floor to Voice His Opposition to the Bill U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a bill to c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger Applauds House Passage of the ACES Act * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan, bicameral Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Ac t, seeking to lower military aviation cancer rates by voice following its unanimous passage in the Senate last month. Representative August Pfluger (TX-11), Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, and Representative Jimmy  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following floor remarks in opposition to Republicans' rescissions package: * * * I remain strongly opposed to this rescissions bill which is a rubberstamp on the Trump Administration's stealing from the American people. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has stolen funds appropriated by the Congress, passed by Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following floor remarks in opposition to fiscal 2026 Defense funding bill: * * * I thank the Ranking Member for yielding. I also want to say a thank you to all of the Defense appropriations subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle, in particular Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed Etzkorn. Through this bill, we have the solemn responsibility of appropriating the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the committee's markup of the fiscal 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank you, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their diligent work, especially Scott McKee, Anisha Singh, and Adam Wilson. I am opposed to this  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the markup of the fiscal 2026 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs funding bill:: * * * Thank you for yielding. It is a pleasure to be here with you today, Chairman Diaz-Balart, Chairman Cole, and Ranking Member Frankel. I to want to share my appreciation for the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle, in particular, I want to shout out more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the committee's markup of the fiscal 2026 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank Chairman Womack, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member Clyburn, and the subcommittee staff on both sides of the aisle for their hard work, in particular, Christina Monroe, Jackie Kilroy and Nora Fay more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the subcommittee markup of the 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies funding bill: * * * Thank you for yielding. It is a pleasure to be here with you today, Chairman Rogers, Chairman Cole, and Ranking Member Meng. I want to share my appreciation for the subcommittee staff's work, in particular, Bob Bonner, Nora Faye, Faye Cobb, and Jamie  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on July 21, 2025, at the subcommittee markup of the fiscal 2026 Financial Services and General Government funding bill: * * * Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. And a pleasure to be with you, Chairman Joyce, Chairman Cole, both good friends, and good friends with Ranking Member Hoyer. I want to share my appreciation for the subcommittee staff's work on both  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Introduces Bill Supporting Creation of New Banks and Credit Unions Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, announced the introduction of H.R. 4544, the "American Access to Banking Act." This bill is designed to promote the creation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following floor remarks in opposition to the fiscal 2026 Defense funding bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair. I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I rise today in opposition to H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026. But I do want to begin by recognizing the work of the staff. Jennifer Chartrand, Jason Gray, and Ed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * CBO Confirms Big Ugly Law Adds 3.4 Trillion to the Deficit, Kicks Millions Off Health Care Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office's final cost estimate of Trump's Big Ugly Law: "President Trump and hi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Panetta Pushes to Restore Withheld Federal Education Funding for California Students * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined his House Democratic colleagues demanding that the Trump Administration immediately release nearly $7 billion in congressionally approved federal education funding that is currently being withheld from schools across the nation more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Rich McCormick Votes to Bring the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act to the House Floor On Tuesday, Congressman Rich McCormick and his colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked up the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the third of his congressional career so far. After nearly 14 hours of debate and neg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following floor remarks on the rescissions package: * * * Mr. Speaker, this rescissions package is disastrous. It cuts $8 billion in life-saving and critical U.S. foreign assistance, including food assistance, access to clean water, and lifesaving medicine. Let's stop pretending this is about fiscal responsibility. This package is not about saving money--it's about selli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube Partners with Sen. Banks to Protect Biological Reality at Work * U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) joined with Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) today in introducing the Restoring Biological Truth to the Workplace Act. This bill reinforces President Trump's E.O. 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, by protecting more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Dave Min Leads 11 Members of Congress in Letter to DHS Inspector General Seeking Answers Related to ICE Agents' Assaults on Civilians and Elected Officials * Washington, D.C. -- Representative Dave Min (CA-47) led 10 members of Congress in a new letter to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari seeking answers to questions related to the many documented instanc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez, colleagues to Trump administration: Restore immigrants' wrongly invalidated SSNs * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez and nine of her colleagues called on the Trump administration to restore Social Security numbers of more than 6,300 legally present immigrants that were listed as "unverified," months after declaring them deceased. "These people are our neighbors, our frien more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Brings Republicans and Democrats Together to Protect Veterans from Foreclosure * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to help protect Georgia veterans from foreclosure. Last week, Sen. Ossoff helped pass bipartisan legislation to help ensure veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans can keep their homes. The VA Home  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Pres. Donald Trump, Sec. Brooke Rollins for Delivering Long-Awaited Support to Florida's Citrus Growers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement applauding President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for their support of Florida's citrus industry through the delivery of long-delayed disaster relief block grants. Florida more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins and Colleagues Successfully Secure the Release of Crucial Education Funding for Schools and Afterschool Programs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced it will officially release critical Fiscal Year 2025 funding to support 21st Century Community more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: America is Now the Hottest Country in the World * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss the First Six Months of President Trump's Second Term & the Booming Economy Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Marc Lotter and Sharla McBride on Newmax's Wake Up America to discuss the first six months of President Trump's second term, future spen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Congress Doesn't Need a Vacation * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Live Washington - On Sunday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox News to discuss Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard's recent report indicating that former President Obama's administration manufactured the Russia misinformation scandal, the benefits of the $9 billion rescis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Sheehy Introduces Bill to Stop Federal Funding for Anarchist Cities U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy today introduced the Stop Anarchists from Endangering (SAFE) Cities Act, a bill to stop taxpayer dollars from funding cities that routinely weaken their police departments, ignore civil unrest, and allow violent criminals to have free rein at the expense of law-abiding citizens, their businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Deterring Illegal Entry and Reentry into the United States Under the Biden Administration, over 10 million unvetted illegal immigrants entered the United States from over 160 countries, including countries on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Furthermore, over 400 i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Cuts Taxes for Workers * Washington, D.C.-- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act invests in workers, delivering on President Trump's promises to end tax on tips and overtime for millions of hardworking Americans. It also lessens the administrative burden on gig workers and small businesses. "This legislation enables the tipped and hourly workers who keep our economy running to kee more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Maria Bartiromo on Fox News * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News. On the Big, Beautiful Bill: "[T]he goal behind all this was to make the lives of working Americans, middle income Americans, better, to strengthen their families, allow them to keep more of what they earn. And this p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: President Trump, Senate Republicans Deliver Big Wins for Americans * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, yesterday marked six months since President Trump took office. "And today is the 200th day of the Republican  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Tiffany Announces Nearly $1 Million for Superior Shipyards * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced that Fraser Shipyards in Superior will receive $817,146.23 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) (link is external). The funding comes through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, which Congressman Tiffany has long supported (link is external). The funding will help more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Colleagues Call for Foreign Nations to Pay Their Share in Pharmaceutical R&D * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the Trump Administration to use ongoing trade negotiations to eliminate foreign price controls that leave A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Encourage Western Maryland Farmers to Seek USDA Recovery Assistance in Wake of Severe Flash Flooding * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) encouraged farmers in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties to seek resources now available to them through the U.S. De more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Wyden Investigate Skydance's Role in Potential Secret Trump Payoff Connected to Paramount Deal * Skydance reportedly set up secret side deal with Trump worth tens of millions more dollars, with potential Skydance/Paramount merger pending Trump admin approval "These reports raise fresh questions about corruption in the Trump Administration and President Trump's willingnes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Visits Hardwick, Burke to Discuss Flood Recovery and FEMA Reform * BURKE, VT -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today met with flood-impacted Vermonters and community leaders in northern Vermont. Senator Welch also held a Listening Session in Hardwick last week. "Hardwick and Burke know all too well--climate change is here, and we need to empower small towns with the tools and resources they more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Wyden Statement on RFK Jr.'s Devastating Blow to New Cures "This nonpartisan data confirms our worst fears: Trump and Robert Kennedy's crusade against science is going to leave the country sicker and poorer," Wyden said. "When Democrats work to lower drug prices for Americans, Republicans cry bloody murder about the impact on innovation if one or two fewer bre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation Targeting The Use of Presidential Libraries as Tools for Corruption * Special interests seemingly seeking favors from Donald Trump have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into his presidential library Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined colleagues in introducing legislation that would close  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation Targeting The Use of Presidential Libraries as Tools for Corruption * Special interests seemingly seeking favors from Donald Trump have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into his presidential library Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined colleagues in introducing legislation that would close loo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warner Sound the Alarm on Hospital Cybersecurity Risks Following Republican Medicaid Cuts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner D-Va. and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. called for the Trump administration to share its plan to prevent cyberattacks on rural hospitals following the largest health care cuts in American history in the Republican budget bill. "Trumpca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge End to Foreign Free-Riding That Burdens American Patients, Call for IP Negotiator Appointment * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the Trump Administration to use ongoing trade negotiations to eliminate foreign price controls that leave American patients footing th more PR