WASHINGTON, July 29 -- 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 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Ahead of August 1 Tariff Trade Deadline, Ranking Member Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Seek Information from Boston Fed on Impacts of Tariffs on Local Small Businesses Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation - Senator Elizabeth Warren ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Team Maryland Denied Entry at Baltimore ICE Facility Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Representatives Kweisi Mfume, Glenn Ivey, Johnny Olszewski, Jr., and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) conducted oversight on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Baltimore and on the President's draconian and inhumane tactic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Puts Americans' Medical Debt Back on Credit Reports, Merkley, Williams, Correa Fight for Patients & Consumer Protections * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today partnered with U.S. Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Lou Correa (CA-46) to push back against recent efforts by the Trump Administration to roll back federal protections aiming to keep medical debt off more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Introduces Bill to Ensure Children Have Continuous Access to Health Care as Republican Budget Bill Strips Coverage from Millions * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, alongside U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Derek Tran (D-Calif.), introduced the bicameral Keep Kids Covered Act to provide continuous health care coverage for kids in Medicaid and CHIP, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Senate Democratic Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Expand Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resume Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 42 Senate Democratic colleagues to express unified alarm about the unacceptable humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. In their  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Introduces Legislation to Ban the National Education Association from Influencing Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Terminating Education Association Congressional Handouts (TEACH) Act to ban the National Education Association (NEA) from influencing the decisions of the federal government. This follows Senator Blackburn's legi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands FCC & Paramount Produce Details of CBS Settlement with the Trump Administration in "Corrupt Quid Pro Quo" * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote Shari Redstone, Non-Executive Chair for Paramount Global, demanding detailed information and the preservation of rec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Adams Lead Letter to USDA Denouncing Trump Admin Attack on Well-Being of Black and Minority Farmers * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture led a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) denouncing the Trump Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Capital Research Center President Scott Walter from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda": * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the honor of testifying. I'm president of the Capital Research Center, where we study private and gove more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Chair Walberg Leads Letter Pushing for Changes to MSHA Rulemaking Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), along with Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rick Allen (R-GA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Bob Onder (R-MO), and Mark Messmer (R-IN) sent a letter to James McHugh, Deputy Assistant  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Babin Applauds EPA Action to Overturn 2009 Endangerment Finding House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin released the following statement after the EPA announced it will overturn the 2009 Endangerment Finding: "President Trump and Administrator Zeldin are making good on their promise to b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito: "David Wright Meets that Mark" to Lead Nuclear Regulatory Commission Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, spoke on Senate Floor in support of David Wright's confirmation to serve as a member of the Nuclear  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Guthrie Op-Ed - Here's the truth: The One Big, Beautiful Bill actually strengthens Medicaid * Bowling Green, KY - In a new op-ed in the Courier Journal, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) set the record straight on how the One Big, Beautiful Bill strengthens Medicaid for the Kentuckians the program is intended to serve: mothers, children, seniors, and people  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Chairmen Jordan and Roy Demand Testimony from George Mason University President Regarding DEI and Civil Rights Issues Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Chairman Chip Roy (R-TX) sent a letter to George Mason University President, Dr. Gregory Washington, demanding more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Joins EPA Administrator Zeldin, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Governor Mike Braun to Unveil Historic Deregulation Efforts to Reverse EV Mandates * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Indiana Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Indiana Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson: "Our Conscience Demands Action" on Gaza Humanitarian Crisis * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-01) gave a resolute condemnation of the devastating humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, calling for the immediate and unrestricted flow of aid to the besieged population. The Congressman decried the use of starvation as a method of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Visits Franklin Hospital to Highlight Threats Posed by Republican Medicaid Cuts Under Trump Budget * BENTON, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured Franklin Hospital in Benton to spotlight the devastating impact of the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which slashes more than $1 trillion in federal health care funding, including over  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Announces Over $10 Million Returned to Central Floridians and 6,000 Cases Solved Via Office's Constituent Services * ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) announced that his office has returned over $10 million in money owed to constituents of Florida's 10th Congressional District from the VA, IRS, Social Security Administration, and other feder more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Friedman, Pappas, Smith, and Murray Introduce Bicameral Bill to Restore Medicaid Reimbursements to Planned Parenthood * Endorsed by Planned Parenthood & more than 125 original cosponsors WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-5), Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30), Chris Pappas (NH-1) in the House, alongside Senators Tina Smith (MN) and Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Merkley, Correa Introduce Legislation to Fight for Patients & Consumer Protections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), alongside Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) introduced legislation to push back against recent efforts by the Trump Administration to roll back federal protections aiming to keep medical debt off Am more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Pou Praises Release of Disaster Funds After Months-Long Delay * PATERSON, NJ - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) this afternoon celebrated an announcement by the Trump administration that it would finally release disaster funds it had been illegally holding hostage for months. At a hearing in May, Pou demanded that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem provide guidance on when gr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA JOINS BICAMERAL PUSH TO REMOVE AMERICANS' MEDICAL DEBT FROM CREDIT REPORTS * WASHINGTON -- Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), alongside Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), introduced the Medical Debt Relief Act which would ban all medical debt from appearing on credit reports and prohibit creditors from considering Americans' medical debt in the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Visits El Centro's Head Start Program, Highlights Pushback on Threats to Early Childhood Education * KANSAS CITY, KS -- Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited El Centro's Head Start program in Kansas City, KS to meet with students, educators, and staff. During her visit, Davids read to children and spoke with faculty about the importance of affordable, reliable early childhood educatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Calls for Immediate Release of Unlawfully Frozen NIH Funds President Trump and OMB Director Vought are Upending Life-Saving Research * House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on Office of Management and Budg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Celebrates Western PA Summer Meal Providers' National Recognition * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated that three Western Pennsylvania organizations were among the 199 recognized nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Turnip the Beet! (link is external) Award, which highlights summer meal programs that go above and beyond in fighting food in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * July 29, 2025 Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out On Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza, Calls On Netanyahu To Allow Aid Into Gaza * July 28, 2025 Last week, Durbin joined his Senate colleagues to call on Prime Minister Netanyahu to remove restrictions and security challenges that are preventing humanitarian organizations from delivering food and supplies to those starving in Gaza WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick D more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Hirono, Padilla, Wyden And Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors * July 28, 2025 Nationally, 47 percent of instructional higher education faculty work on a part-time, contingent basis, often facing low pay with little or no benefits or job security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senators Request Answers From FDA Regarding Dangerous Decision Allowing JUUL E-Cigarettes To Stay On The Market, Addict Children * July 28, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led a group of eight Senators in sending a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Makary sounding the alarm and demanding answers over FDA's senseless decis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Whitehouse Press For Public Commitments From Deputy Attorney General After Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell * July 28, 2025 Senators push for Justice Department commitments to releasing recordings and all notes from the Blanche-Maxwell meeting, not pardoning or commuting the sentence of Maxwell, upholding full transparency with victims and survivors, sharing other documents WASHINGTO more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Durbin, Whitehouse Press For Public Commitments From Deputy Attorney General After Meeting With Ghislaine Maxwell Senators push for Justice Department commitments to releasing recordings and all notes from the Blanche-Maxwell meeting, not pardoning or commuting the sentence of Maxwell, upholding full transparency with victims an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats: The Trump Administration is Restricting Access to Life-Saving Vaccines Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote a series of oversight letters to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary today expressi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Education Funds Released Following Budzinski Pressure on Trump Administration * SPRINGFIELD, IL - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement following an announcement from the Department of Education that it would begin releasing nearly $5.5 billion in Congressionally-approved funds illegally withheld from states. The restored funding comes after pressure from  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Ali Khawar, former principal deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust: Enhancing Transparency and Oversight at EBSA": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Joins "Mornings with Maria" to Discuss Ending Russian Aggression, Senate Appropriations Bills * " I think the President was very plain in his comments. We're running out of patience with Putin--he is the aggressor here." Click the image above to watch a video of Senator Fischer's remarks Click here to download audio Click here to download video WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Deb F more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following Meeting With Social Security Head, Warren Presses on Key Commitments Secured to Protect Americans' Benefits * Warren follows up on SSA commitments to undergo public data audit, not eliminate paper checks, retain workers' civil service protections Washington, D.C. - Following her meeting with Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano, U.S. Senator Elizabe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Rep. Craig and Minnesota Democrats' Push, Trump Administration Releases More than $70 Million in Congressionally Appropriated Funding to Minnesota Public Schools * EAGAN, MN - This week, following U.S. Representative Angie Craig and Minnesota Congressional Democrats' push, the Trump Administration announced that they will be releasing more than $70 million in funding that had been illegal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * FORWARDING: Top Senate Democrats Sound Alarm on Administration's Decision to Resume AI Chip Sales to China Lawmakers warn the administration's reversal on AI chip restrictions risks handing China a critical technological edge, jeopardizes bipartisan economic and national security priorities * Today more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Garamendi Demands Answers on the Recent Death of Palestinian Activist in the West Bank * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), a senior California Democrat and member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to recent reports of violence in the West Bank: "I am demanding answers about the reported tragic death of Awdah Hathaleen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Joins 43 Senate Democratic Colleagues In Calling For Large-Scale Expansion Of Humanitarian Aid In Gaza And Resumption Of Diplomatic Efforts To Secure A Ceasefire And End The War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Secretary of State and Middle East Special Envoy after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Today, U.S. Senator  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen FBI Whistleblower Protections * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, today introduced the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. Grassley's legislation is cosponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.).  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Ali Hopper, president and co-founder of Guard Against Trafficking, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "An Inside Job: How NGOs Facilitated the Biden Border Crisis": * * * Chairman Guest, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished members of the committees, thank you for the opportunity to testify and for addressing this urgent matter. My name is Ali Hopper, and I am the President & co-founder  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Legislation to Send Rebate Checks to Working Americans * Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the American Worker Rebate Act, legislation that would send rebate checks to working Americans following the historic revenue accrued through President Trump's tariff policy. "Americans deserve a tax rebate after four years of Biden policies that have devastated families' s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Expand Humanitarian Aid in Gaza, Resume Diplomatic Efforts to End the War * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 42 Senate Democratic colleagues to call out the unacceptable humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. In their letter, the senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy to th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Democratic HELP Committee Members Launch Investigation into RFK Jr.'s Reckless Vaccine Committee Firings * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper alongside seven of his Democratic members of Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) launched an investigation into Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s decision to gut more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Durbin, Padilla, Wyden, and Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act to Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Adjunct Professors * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in reintroducing the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2025 to allow part-time faculty at c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Leads 157 Members of Congress in Urging Court to Unfreeze Federal Funds The Litigation Task Force led 157 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief challenging the Office of Management and Budget's unlawful freezing of congressional appropriated funds in order to further President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Halt Funding for Group Tied to Deadly Violence Against Starving People in Gaza * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and 18 of their Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for answers on the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private group connected to deadly  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * LaMalfa Applauds EPA Move to Repeal Obama-Era CO2 Finding and Restore Consumer Choice * Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement praising the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to repeal the so-called 2009 Endangerment Finding, a rule established in the first year of the Obama era. This ruling has served as the legal foundation for mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- 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 29 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Applauds Trump's Order Targeting NYC's Illegal Injection Sites * (NEW YORK, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis is commending President Trump's recent executive order (link is external) "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets," which addresses the homelessness crisis through comprehensive public safety measures, including directing federal agencies to review and potenti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, SEEC COLLEAGUES SLAM EPA EMBRACE OF EXTREME CLIMATE DENIALISM * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-07), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Sean Casten (IL-06), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Meeks and Krishnamoorthi to Trump Administration: Export Controls Should Not Be Bargaining Chips in China Trade Talks Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Leads NJ Members in Calling on Commerce Department to Restore Vital Funding for Digital Equity Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representative Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey in demanding that Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick immediately reverse harmful cuts to Digital Equity Act Programs that ensure low-income households, veterans, senio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Advocate for Affordable Child Care * As Republicans deliver massive tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said today they cosponsored the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation to ensure fa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle: Federal Disaster Relief Coming to Southern Oregon Flooding Recovery * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) welcome the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to devastating flooding and other damaging w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Murray, Kaptur Ask GAO to Look Into Energy Department's Decision to Steer Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Away from Wind, Solar In Defiance of Spending Law Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Congresswoman Marcy K more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Successfully Pushes Trump to Release Illegally Withheld Funds for New Mexico Students and Teachers * N.M. Delegation: "With the delayed release of this funding right as classes begin, schools are left scrambling to prepare. Our kids' schools never should have been placed in this position." "We will remain vigilant to ensure the Trump Administration upholds its duty to distrib more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Successfully Pushes Trump to Release Illegally Withheld Funds for New Mexico Students and Teachers * N.M. Delegation: "With the delayed release of this funding right as classes begin, schools are left scrambling to prepare. Our kids' schools never should have been placed in this position." "We will remain vigilant to ensure the Trump Administration upholds its duty to distribut more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Amid New Whistleblower Corroboration, Sens. Schiff, Booker Request that DOJ Watchdog Clarify Prior to Confirmation Vote Whether Emil Bove is Under Investigation * Ahead of final Senate confirmation vote this week, Senators seek clarity from DOJ's Inspector General on existence and status of any investigations into conduct exposed by multiple whistleblowers in recent weeks. Washington, D.C. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Schatz, Schumer, Rosen Lead 44 Senate Democrats in Calling for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Pallone Slams Trump Administration as "Blatant Grifters" for Rescinding EPA's Longstanding Endangerment Finding Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today slamming the Trump Administration for moving to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's (EP more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville Speaks at Tuscaloosa Event * TUSCALOOSA - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) attended the Earn Local, Keep Local Summit in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with over 130 leaders from across the state. During his remarks, he spoke about the jobs and manufacturing pouring into Alabama as a result of President Trump's tariffs. Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Blackburn, Cortez Masto Bipartisan Bill to Help Americans Recover from Natural Disasters into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill to provide relief for impacted taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations was sig more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren Blasts Administration for Plan to Revoke GHG Endangerment Finding Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it intends to rescind EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding. The finding was finalized in 2009 and concluded that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere threaten the public more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Rebukes Trump's Executive Order Pushing Forcible Institutionalization of People Experiencing Homelessness Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following President Trump's Executive Order making it easier f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump's EPA Just Made Climate Denial Official US Policy * MAINE-Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's formal decision to revoke the scientific determination that underpin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump's New Deadline for Russia to Reach a Peace Deal with Ukraine Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's revised deadline of "10 or 12 days" for Russia to end its war  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Press for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza & Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * 40 U.S. Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week WASHINGTON, DC - Forty U.S. Senators, includin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse: Presidential Libraries Shouldn't be Used to Funnel Illicit Gifts * WASHINGTON, DC - A leading group of lawmakers say the American people have a right to know which corporations, foreign nationals, and lobbyists are financing the future presidential libraries of sitting U.S. presidents and paying to curry favor with the Commander-in-Chief. The first U.S. presidential library wa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse: Presidential Libraries Shouldn't be Used to Funnel Illicit Gifts * There are currently no rules that specifically target solicitation of presidential library gifts or payments by individuals and companies trying to curry favor with sitting president & Dem Sens. want change to protect the public interest of all Americans WASHINGTON, DC - A leading group of lawmakers sa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Friedman, Williams, Pappas, Smith, and Murray Introduce Bicameral Bill to Restore Medicaid Reimbursements to Planned Parenthood * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, July 29, 2025, U.S. Representatives Laura Friedman (CA-30), Nikema Williams (GA-5), Chris Pappas (NH-1) in the House, alongside U.S. Senators Tina Smith (MN) and Patty Murray (WA) in the Senate, introduced the Restoring Essential H more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Scores Major Wins for Taxpayers in President Trump's Historic One Big Beautiful Bill * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07) praised the inclusion of major conservative reforms in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation includes provisions that reflect key priorities from Burlison's Ending the Cycle of Dependency Act and UNPLUG EVs Act. " more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Stands Up for Reedley, Valley Clinics Amidst Medicaid Cuts * REEDLEY, Calif. \- Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) visited Adventist Health in Reedley to sound the alarm on the impacts of Medicaid cuts in President Trump's ' One Big-Ugly Bill (link is external).' Joined by health care workers and leaders, Costa warned that these cuts would cripple local clinics, overwhelm emergency rooms,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Kiggans Joins House Leadership to Talk One Big Beautiful Bill and Veterans * WASHINGTON, DC-- Last week, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a Navy veteran and proud military spouse and mother, spoke at a House Republican leadership press conference to highlight how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers for America's veterans, military families, and national defense. Watch Rep. Kiggans' speech here. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta, Local Education Leaders Rally Against Trump Administration's Education Cuts * Seaside, CA - U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) held a press conference with local education leaders to highlight the recent reversal of the Trump Administration's reckless education funding freeze and the continued threat posed by the Administration's proposed FY 2026 budget. The event took place more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Peters Calls for Immediate Action to End Starvation of Palestinians * San Diego, CA - Today, Rep. Scott Peters released the following statement regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza: "It is long past time to end the Gaza conflict, with the return of all hostages and the end of military operations. But an active war zone is no excuse for not doing everything possible to prevent the unne more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Nadler Delivers Remarks at Jews Cry Out: Let Food into Gaza Rally * Today, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), the most senior Jewish member of the House of Representatives, delivered the following remarks at the Jews Cry Out: Let Food into Gaza Rally in New York: "Thank you to my Rabbi, Rabbi Roly Matalon, for that kind introduction. Before I begin, I want to recognize all  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. HILL, CRAWFORD, WESTERMAN, AND WOMACK THANK USDA FOR SWIFT SCREWWORM RESPONSE, ENCOURAGE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION FACILITY TO PROTECT ARKANSAS FARMERS AND RANCHERS * Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), along with Rep. Crawford (AR-01), Rep. Westerman (AR-04), and Rep. Womack (AR-03), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins thanking the administration for its pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Getting America Back on Track * "On critical issues like the economy, inflation, immigration, and national security, Americans trust Republicans. They're right to do so." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor to highlight how Republicans are delivering on the mandate to get America back on track. Click HERE  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Risch Statement on Passage of 51 Trump Nominees in 6 Months of Presidency U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below after the Committee passed over 50 of President Trump's national security nominees. "I'm proud to say that in the first 6 months of President Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Advances Major Housing Wins for South Dakota in Committee Markup * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today successfully advanced key housing priorities for South Dakota during a bipartisan markup in the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. As part of the Road to Housing Act, Rounds secured the inclusion of four of his bills, delivering the first major update  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Sanders, Democratic HELP Members Launch Investigation into Secretary Kennedy's Dangerous and Unprecedented Vaccine Committee Firings Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside seven Democratic members of the committee, l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise's Summer Update: Six Months of Winning for the American People * After just six months of unified Republican government, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the progress House Republicans have made in delivering on President Trump's America First agenda throughout the 119th Congress: "Last November, President Trump and House  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On EPA Proposal To Repeal Endangerment Finding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today released the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to repeal the landmark 2009 Endangerment Finding, which established that greenhouse gases pose a threat to the public and provides the authority to regulate  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: SHOCKING NEW DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT REPORT SHOWS THE GOP PLAN TO GUT MEDICAID COULD KICK 1.5 MILLION NEW YORKERS OFF HEALTH INSURANCE & AND RIP AWAY $13.5 BILLION FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS & NY... * With the House planning to vote this week to pass the largest Medicaid cut in American history and gut the healthcare system - all to fund Trump's tax breaks for billion more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Senator Andy Kim Statement Calling on President Trump to Allow a U.S. Transit for Taiwan President Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) released the following statement on the Trump administration denying President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan a planned transit through the United States: "Denying President Lai a transit is a deeply concerning break with bipartisan precedent and sends a reckless more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Ag Committee Advances USDA Under Secretary Nominees for Natural Resources and Environment and Farm Production and Conservation Under the leadership of Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry advanced the nominations of Michael Boren to be Under Secretary of Agriculture more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Wyden Bill to Release Unclassified Report on Phone Network Security Threats * CISA has Ignored Multiple Requests to Release Vital Information; Following China's Salt Typhoon Hack of US Networks, Americans Deserve to See Unclassified Report Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today unanimously passed legislation requiring the release of an unclassified report containing imp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Touts Legislative Victories for Law Enforcement at Florida Sheriffs Association's Summer Conference ORLANDO, Fla.--Today, Senator Ashley Moody visited with Florida sheriffs to share recent legislative victories and thank the law enforcement leaders for their service to the Sunshine State as she kicked off the 2025 Florida Sheriff Association's Summer Confe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Visits MY TURN, Hears from Leaders and Students About Services That They Provide for Granite Staters * MANCHESTER - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan met with leaders and students from MY TURN and the Manchester School District to hear about the important services that MY TURN provides for learners of all ages, and the ways in which the chaos and uncertainty of the Trump Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams Trump Administration Proposal to Repeal Key Climate Rule that Protects Public Health and Welfare * EPA Administrator Zeldin announced that the EPA released a proposal to repeal the "endangerment finding" Washington (July 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: The Kansas City Chiefs are in Great Shape Ahead of the 2025 Season * Senator Marshall Joins Mundo in the Morning Live From the Chiefs Training Camp Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Pete Mundo on KCMO's Mundo in The Morning live from the Kansas City Chiefs training camp to discuss his observations from the sideline, whats in store for t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: U.S. Skies Must be the Safest in the World * Senator Marshall Joins Press Conference on Aviation Safety Legislation on the Six-Month Anniversary of the DC Plane Crash Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined a press conference with conservative leaders to support the introduction of the ROTOR Act led by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). This legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Peters Secures Michigan Wins in Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Peters Secured Provisions to Strengthen Michigan's Transportation Infrastructure, Improve Roadway and Airport Safety, and Expand Access to Affordable Housing * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing, Urban Deve more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Schiff, Schatz, Schumer, Rosen Lead 40 Senate Democrats in Calling for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Washington, D.C. - A broad group of 40 Senators, led by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jacky Rosen ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- 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 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Ernst Introduce Legislation to Prevent Overregulation of Farmers & Ranchers * Washington - Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Clarifying Legal Exclusions Around Regulated (CLEAR) Waters Act, which excludes groundwater, farm ponds, irrigation ditches, and puddles from federal regulation under the Clean Water Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Seven Key Moments: Las Vegas Field Hearing on Pro-Worker, Pro-Family Tax Relief in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Las Vegas, Nevada - In front of the iconic "Welcome to Las Vegas" neon sign inside of the warehouse of that actual sign manufacturer, the Ways and Means Committee heard directly from hardworking Nevadans about how they will be more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Scott, Kaine, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Supporting the Venezuelan People on the One-Year Anniversary of Nicolas Maduro's Theft of the Venezuelan Presidential Election Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rick Scott (R-FL), Tim Kaine  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith: Trade Deal with EU Groundbreaking * Washington, DC -- Today Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee's Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the United States and the European Union announced a deal to lower trade barriers and expand mutual investment. "This announcement breaks new ground for trade relations with our partners in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Urges Senate Leaders to Replenish Disaster Relief Fund * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME), and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) urging swift action to address the impending budget shortfall in the Federal Emergenc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Blasts Trump Administration's Move to End Climate Protections * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), released the following statement in response to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's proposal to overturn the longstanding "endangerment finding" fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Top Senate Democrats sound alarm on administration's decision to resume AI chip sales to China * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-De), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense; Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader; Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Patty Murray, Representatives Friedman, Williams and Pappas Introduce New Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, a bicameral bill that repeals President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) provision that bans  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Michael P. Duffey, under secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Reforming Defense Acquisition to Deliver Capability at the Speed of Relevance": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here to discuss acquisition reform at the Department of Defense. I am honored to b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Melissa Jacoby, a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Bankruptcy Law: Overview and Legislative Reforms": * * * The charge of this hearing is to "examine whether bankruptcy law is continuing to strike the correct balance between the rights of creditors and debtors or  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Klobuchar, Booker, Blumenthal Highlight District Court's Responsibility to Question Whether DOJ Approved HPE Mega-Deal on Merits or as a Political Favor * This comes the day after two top antitrust officials were ousted. "At a time when concerns continue to emerge regarding apparent pay-to-play schemes at other Trump administration agencies, the public deserves a rigorous applica more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Patient Advocates to Tout New Bill to Repeal Republicans' 'Sick Tax' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Steven Hadfield, a patient advocate, and Vaishu Jawahar of Protect Our Care to discuss his new Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act, legislation to repeal changes to Medicaid cost-sharing requirements and handouts to Big Pharma in the Republicans' reconcilia more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Rallies with Families of Fired Federal Employees, Vows to Fight Back Against Trump's Illegal Rampage * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined children and families of fired federal employees on Capitol Hill to demand that the Administration immediately rehire federal workers illegally terminated from their jobs. Senator Welch spoke with around 70 former federal worke more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Slams EPA Repeal of Endangerment Finding, Vehicle Emissions Standards The bedrock scientific determination underpins EPA's greenhouse gas regulations. Repealing it while gutting emissions standards for vehicles sets the stage to roll back regulations on power plants, airplanes, and more. U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls for Release of Unclassified Report on National Security Threats to U.S. Phone System * As prepared for delivery Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here Since July 2022, I've repeatedly urged CISA to release an important, unclassified report by independent cybersecurity experts that the agency commissioned, titled "U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022." Congress and the Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Trump Tariffs on Canada * Senator: "I heard firsthand from farmers, ranchers and others at my five open-to-all town halls this past weekend in Eastern Oregon as well as in other community conversations just how devastating this Trump tariff uncertainty has been" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he has more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza, and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today joined 39  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Welch Lead Bill to Repeal Trump 'Sick Tax' and Big Pharma Handouts in 'One Big Beautiful Bill' * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., said today they have introduced legislation to repeal changes to Medicaid cost-sharing requirements and handouts to Big Pharma in the Republicans' reconciliation tax and spending bill. The Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Advocate for Critical NIH Research Funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 13 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to advance President Trump's goals of curin more PR