WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, & Gallego Demands, Trump Administration Finally Releases $110 Million in Education Funds It's Held for Weeks * Today, following demands from Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, the Trump administration relented and said it would release more than $110 million in withheld federal education d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Kelly, Stanton, Gallego, & Ansari Demands, Trump Administration Finally Releases $110 Million in Education Funds It's Held for Weeks * Today, following demands from Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), the Trump administration relented and said it would release more than $110 million in withheld federal edu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * After Unlawfully Withholding Public School Funding, Trump Admin. Melts & Unfreezes K-12 Public School Funds * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, welcomed the Trump Administration's decision to relent in the face of public opposition and finally release nearly $6 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools and adult education prog more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Evers, Moore, and Pocan Release Joint Statement on SNAP Cuts and UW Layoffs from Republican Budget Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Governor Tony Evers, and Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) released the following statement after the University of Wisconsin (UW) announced they were forced to lay off 91 staff members who imple more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 25, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Hassan, Marshall Highlight the Need to Fully Implement President Trump's No Surprises Act, Improve Price Transparency for American Patients Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Roger Marshall more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith at Las Vegas Field Hearing: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivers Lower Taxes and a Bigger Paycheck Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a field hearing in Las Vegas, Nevada on how The One, Big, Beautiful Bill benefits workers and families. As prepared  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fong Named Vice Chair of Smart Irrigation for New Modern Agriculture Caucus * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20 ) announced the launch of the Modern Agriculture Caucus, a new initiative focused on advancing innovation and technology in American farming. The caucus will be led by Chairman Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), with Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Brad Finstad (R-MN),  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which codifies President Trump's Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge, was signed  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cruz, Cornyn Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which codifies President Trump's Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the Jocelyn Nungaray Nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro: "President Trump and Russ Vought do not deserve applause for following a law they are still breaking." Illegally Withheld Public School Funds Caused Chaos and Confusion, Additional Department of Education Funds Remain Frozen * House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Cuts To Medicaid, Student Loan Caps For Medical Students At SIU Medical School * July 25, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined educators and health care professionals at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine to discuss the Trump Administration's cuts to Medicaid and medical research, and the impact recent caps to student lo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Florida Democrats Send Letter Pushing State to Join Lawsuit on Frozen Education Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Florida House Democrats sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to join the 25 states that have filed the lawsuit State of California v. McMahon, challenging the Trump Administration and the Department of Education's illegal freeze of mor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Florida Democrats Send Letter Pushing State to Join Lawsuit on Frozen Education Funding * Florida House Democrats sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to join the 25 states who have filed the lawsuit State of California v. McMahon, challenging the Trump Administration and the Department of Education's illegal freeze of more than $5.5 billion  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Following Calls from Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, and Ansari, Trump Administration Unfreezes Remaining $110 Million in Education Funding for Arizona Following calls from Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), the Trump administration today released more than $110 million in withheld federal education dollars for  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $69 Million for New Mexico * Investments Heinrich championed support homeownership & homebuilding, rental & homelessness assistance, Tribal health & education, Southwest Border Regional Commission, & more WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House GOP Passes 50 Trump Executive Orders * WASHINGTON -- Six months into the Trump Administration, Republicans in the 119 th Congress are delivering on President Trump's America First agenda. With the historic passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and many more separate pieces of legislation, House Republicans have already voted to codify 50 of President Trump's executive actions. "The America more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Trump Administration Continues To Gut Education Department, Warren Exposes Harmful Impact to Students with Disabilities * According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 60,000 public schools and about 30 million K-12 students were left without a dedicated civil rights investigator due to Trump's cuts at ED. Warren: "It's disgraceful that Secretary McMahon is firing  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Face of Widespread Blowback, Trump Admin Finally Releases Education Funds It's Blocked for Weeks--Forcing Layoffs, Program Closures, & Needless Chaos * Senator Murray responds after raising alarms bells for weeks ICYMI : Senator Murray Demands All Remaining Education Funds Blocked By Trump Get Released Immediately Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * In Face of Widespread Blowback, Trump Admin Finally Releases Education Funds It's Blocked for Weeks--Forcing Layoffs, Program Closures, & Needless Chaos Senator Murray responds after raising alarm bells for weeks ICYMI: Senator Murray Demands All Remaining Education Funds Blocked By Trump Get Released Immediately * Today, U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Department of Education Releasing Funding * Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "Kids deserve to have the support they need to learn, and teachers deserve to have the resources they need to do their jobs. That's why I joined my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to demand the Trump administration reverse its irresponsible and illegal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Release Illegally Withheld Funds for New Mexico Students and Teachers * Lawmakers cite direct consequences to New Mexico as a result of Trump illegally withholding education funding Delegation to Trump: " New Mexico's educators and students have always done more with less. Diverting funds meant for our children is unconscionable and schools deserve better" WAS more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following written testimony by Tom Sexton, president and CEO of the National Futures Association, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Stakeholder Perspectives on Federal Oversight of Digital Commodities": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify at this important hearing to explore a legislative framework for the feder more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders Announces Vermont Will Receive Nearly $20 Million in Withheld Public Education Funding * BURLINGTON, Vt., July 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would release nearly $20 million in public education funding for Vermont  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Statement on Trump Administration's Reversal of School Funding Freeze * LONG BRANCH, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it will release $5.5 billion in education funding it had illegally withheld from states, including $162 million owed to New Jersey schools: "The Trump Administration's decision to f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: With Summer Underway, Gottheimer Announces New Federal Action to Combat Lyme Disease and Tick-borne Illnesses in Jersey * Above: Gottheimer announces federal action to protect families against ticks and Lyme disease. TENAFLY, NJ -- Today, July 25, 2025, U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), joined health experts to announce new legislation to help protect families from Lyme di more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 25, 2025: * * * Sanders Announces Release of $5.5 Billion in Withheld Public Education Funding, Including Nearly $20 Million for Vermont BURLINGTON, Vt., July 25 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement afte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Interior And Transportation, Housing, & Urban Development Funding Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin, Duckworth * July 25, 2025 The Senate Appropriations Committee passed Interior, Environment, & Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing, & Urban Development, & Related Agencies government funding bills SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Applauds Trump Administration's Release of Education Funds Today, Senator Jim Justice released a statement applauding the Trump Administration for the full release of education funds critical to West Virginia school programs: "Promising to protect West Virginians' best interests is why I was elected, and results like this show what can happen when you work in good faith with ot more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Increase Wages Nationwide for Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today introduced the Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act, legislation that would set a minimum wage for sch more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Launches Modern Agriculture Caucus, Announces Vice Chairs * Washington, DC -- Today Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), along with Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Vince Fong (R-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), and Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) announced the formation of the Modern Agriculture Caucus and released the following statements. "I see great opportunity to bring awareness  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from Adams, Colleagues * WASHINGTON, DC-- After illegally withholding $7 billion in education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after pressure led by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (N more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 25, 2025: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from House Democrats After illegally withholding $7 billion in education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration to Release Remaining Withheld Education Funding Following Pressure from McBath, Colleagues * Atlanta, GA -- After illegally withholding $7 billion in Education funding approved by Congress, officials within the Trump Administration have announced they will release the remaining funds. The restored funding comes after pressure initially led by Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) and House De more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Republican Colleagues in Advocating for Critical NIH Research Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), led 13 of her Senate Republican colleagues sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office more PR