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 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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 -- 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 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 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 -- 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. 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 -- 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. 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 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 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. 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 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 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 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