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 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 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 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. 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 -- 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 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 -- 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 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