WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by AFL-CIO Safety and Health Director Rebecca L. Reindel from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Safe Workplaces, Stronger Partnerships: The Future of OSHA Compliance Assistance." OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on beh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After GOP Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare, Lujan and Heinrich Demand Transparency on Administration's Inadequate Rural Health Slush Fund and Backroom Deals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After GOP Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare, Lujan and Heinrich Demand Transparency on Administration's Inadequate Rural Health Slush Fund and Backroom Deals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * After Republicans' Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Transparency on Trump Administration's Inadequate Rural Health Slush Fund & Backroom Deals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Van Hollen, 28 Senators Call on Administration to Conduct Independent, U.S.-Led Investigation into Death of American Citizen in West Bank * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group 28 of his Senate Democratic colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi calling on the Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued the following written testimony by a civil rights lawyer Mathew S. Nosanchuk from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology": * * * Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Wahlberg, and Ranking Member Scott, for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Matt Nosanchuk. I am a civil rights lawyer and Jewish community leader with experi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of July 21, 2025 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, July 22, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee business meeting called to consider H.R. 4550, United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025. This markup was for a bipartisan bill to rea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green Issues Statement Regarding Texas Redistricting * (Houston, TX)-- On Saturday, July 26, 2025, Congressman Al Green issued the following statement: RE: Unconstitutional Race-Based Congressional Redistricting of TX-09, TX-18, TX-29, and TX-33 Ordered by President Trump's Justice Department To Whom It May Concern: Our state of Texas has a shameful history of unconstitutional racial  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by former Sen. Joe Manchin III from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to share what I have learned during my time as a legislator, particularly as the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Ener more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Fannon Global Advisors CEO Frank Fannon from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains": * * * Subcommittee Chair Kim and Ranking Member Bera, thank you for the opportunity to testify before this distinguished committee on one of the most pressing national security challenges of our time: China's strategic dominance ove more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Taking Action to Protect Vulnerable Children Exploited by the Biden Border Crisis Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee held a hearing on "Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of Unaccompanied Alien Children - Part I." At the hearing, members began a comprehensive oversight review of the f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Fights for National Lab Science Funding, Presses Trump Administration to Protect America's Scientific Innovation and Reverse Course on Cuts to Research and Development Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Co-Chair of the Senate National Labs Caucus, called on President Trump to reverse course on proposed reductions in the Fiscal Year 2026 federal budget more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Fights for National Lab Science Funding, Presses Trump Administration to Protect America's Scientific Innovation and Reverse Course on Cuts to Research and Development Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Co-Chair of the Senate National Labs Caucus, called on President Trump to reverse course on proposed reductions in the Fiscal Year 2026 federal budget more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Latest CBO Analysis of Final Republican Budget Bill * Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Predicts Republican Bill Will Add $3.4 Trillion to National Debt Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published analysis that the final  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from Ceasefire Negotiations between Israel and Hamas Amidst Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration abandoned (link is external) ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas amidst an intensifying humanitarian crisis in Gaza: "Ever more PR

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Announces President's Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County, Maintains Push for Major Disaster Declaration for Chaves, Otero, & Valencia Counties * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Announces President's Approval of Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County, Maintains Push for Major Disaster Declaration for Chaves, Otero, & Valencia Counties * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Panetta Conducts Oversight Visit to California's Largest ICE Detention Facility as Administration Ramps Up Detention Spending * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) conducted a congressional oversight visit to the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center, California's largest immigration detention facility, to examine conditions more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Lujan, Markey Slam FCC's Partisan Approval of Paramount, Skydance Merger * Merger approval comes 2 days after Paramount settles with Trump for $36 million Washington, D.C. -- Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the U.S., issued the following news: * * * Task Force Chairman McCaul for the Washington Times: "The World Will Be Watching Live--But Those Who Wish to Do Us Harm Are Already Planning" This week, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the bipartisan Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United States, penned an op-e more PR