WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * 600+ Northwest Washington State Residents Respond to Rep. Larsen's 'Share Your Story' Webpage * More than 600 people in Northwest Washington state used Representative Rick Larsen's 'share your story' webpage to tell Rep. Larsen how Republicans' Big Ugly Law will impact them. Rep. Rick Larsen announced the webpage Saturday, July 26th, at Snohomish County Indivisible's "Families First" rally. 30% o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ahead of President Trump's New Deadline on Russia, Senators Shaheen and Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Undermine Chinese Support for the Kremlin's War Machine Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Cornyn (R-TX), member of the Senate Fore more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Trump's Failing Economy Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after markets began to fall as a result of devastating jobs data and Trump's reckless tariffs. "Trump's misguided policies and his undisciplined approach to tariffs is leading to a shrinking job market and a weak economic output. The billionaires won't feel  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jeremiah Workman, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Labor for veterans' employment and training service, from a July 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee-- Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored and humbled to be considered for the role of Assistant Secretary of Labor for t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Blasts Unprecedented Democrat Obstruction * "Can a single Democrat in this chamber - without mentioning President Trump's name - tell me why the legal advisor for advocacy for the Small Business Administration is somehow controversial?" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about Democrats' unprecedented obstruction o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Wyoming's Brian Nesvik Confirmed to Lead U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service * Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso's remarks on Brian Nesvik WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Wyoming's own Brian Nesvik to be the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Senator Barrasso also spoke on the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Introduces Bills to Expose Foreign Influence and Protect U.S. Property * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced a trio of bills to expose and address national security risks posed by foreign adversaries who are leveraging Sister City partnerships, opaque real estate purchases, and agricultural land acquisitions to embed themselves in U.S. communities. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on July 2025 Jobs Report Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 73,000 jobs in July. With revisions to May and June data, three-month more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Nation's Weather Radio * 08.01.25 The U.S. experienced 27 weather and climate-related disaster events last year that exceeded $1 billion dollars in damages, resulting in 568 deaths; Bill would expand National Weather Service radio alert coverage to reach 98-99% of the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Cantwell Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Nation's Weather Radio U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Chair of the Committee, and Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jerry Moran  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Cantwell Says FAA Must "Do Its Job" During Interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto on Day Two of NTSB Hearing During an interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto last night, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, had a straightforward message more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg Statement on July Jobs Report Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's July jobs report: "Our workforce and our economy continue to thrive thanks to the pro-growth policies of Republicans and the Trump administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Doctors Call for Immediate Humanitarian Access in Gaza * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressional Doctors and U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Ami Bera (CA-06), Kelly Morrison (MI-03), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter urging the Trump Administration to take immediate and sustained action to address the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. The le more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Congressional Harvard Alumni Caution Oversight Over Any Capitulation to the Trump Administration Reps. Liccardo, Garamendi, Ruiz, and Senators Van Hollen and Schiff led a letter warning the university against a deal similar to Brown or Columbia. * Today, fourteen members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Harvard President, Dr. Alan M. Garber, cautioning that any settlement more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Congressman DeSaulnier to Host Virtual Town Hall with Special Guest California Attorney General Rob Bonta * Walnut Creek, CA - Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will host a virtual town hall with special guest California Attorney General Rob Bonta on defending constitutional rights and protecting Californians from the Trump Administration's harmful po more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Meuser Hosts Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman for Banking Roundtable at Yuengling Brewery * POTTSVILLE, PA - Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) welcomed Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman to Pennsylvania's Ninth District for a roundtable discussion with community and regional banking leaders. Held at the historic Yuengling Brewery in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar Slams Trump's Taxes on the American People * Washington, DC --Today, Congressman Shri Thanedar (MI-13) made the following statement on President Trump's newest tariff increases that will be paid by the American people. "These tariffs represent the latest betrayal of the American people by President Trump and his Republican cronies," said Thandedar. "Despite repeatedly pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew to Introduce Bill Codifying President Trump's Youth Fitness Executive Order * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew announced that he will be introducing a bill to formally codify President Trump's executive order reviving the Presidential Fitness Test and renewing a national focus on youth health. "Physical fitness has always been really important to me, and it more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Congressman Williams Introduces Legislation to Reduce Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced the Freedom to Compete Act to codify President Trump's Executive Order titled Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers. "Burdensome regulations that reduce competition, limit entrepreneurship, and stifle innovation must be eliminated to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Schrier Demands Reinstating Critical Staffing to Address Dire Conditions at the Enchantments * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), sent a letter demanding that the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz increase vital staffing resources to address the depleted conditions (link is external) at the Ench more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Daily Signal senior editor Tyler O'Neil from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda": * * * My name is Tyler O'Neil.1 I write and edit commentary and investigative reporting for The Daily Signal. I wrote two books, "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center" and "The Woketopus: The Dar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Welcomes Trump Administration's Overdue Closure of De Minimis Import Loophole * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the House Democratic Trade Working Group, issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's recent executive order closing the de minimis import loophole worldwide: "I have foug more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic members warn HHS: Revoking immigrant health benefits puts everyone at risk * WASHINGTON - Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), Greg Casar and 22 of their Democratic colleagues today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reject a proposal that would strip certain benefits from eligible immigrants, warning that such a move more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Offers Amendment To Defense Appropriations Bill Prohibiting DOD Non-Reimbursable Support To DHS For Immigration Enforcement * July 31, 2025 Committee Republicans voted down the amendment, ignoring the excessive cost of using DOD resources and facilities to conduct DHS's immigration enforcement WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin's (D-IL), a member of the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Offers Amendment To Reinstate All NIH, Other Critical Grants That Have Been Unlawfully Terminated By The Trump Administration * July 31, 2025 NIH clinical trials and other research grants provide cures & hope to patients; Republicans in the Committee voted to block the amendment WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin's (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Markey, Duckworth, Booker Slam Trump Administration Plan to Eliminate EPA's Ability to Protect Public Health from Climate Change * Washington (July 31, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.)--co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus-- issued the following statement after Environment more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads Senate in Confirming Key Trump Nominee After Democrat Obstruction * WASHINGTON - After leading the fight against Democrat efforts to block a key Trump nominee, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged her colleagues to confirm Dr. Casey Mulligan to be the Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration. After sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ernst Leads Senate in Confirming Key Trump Nominee After Democrat Obstruction After leading the fight against Democrat efforts to block a key Trump nominee, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged her colleagues to confirm Dr. Casey Mulligan to be the Chief Counsel of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Delivers Remarks at Ways and Means Field Hearing in Las Vegas * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, with the Ways and Means Committee to hold a field hearing at YESCO about the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Estes heard from Americans who shared their work experience and insight on how the One Big, Beautiful Bill would benefit them, their families, and their businesses.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Speaks at a Ways & Means Field Hearing Held at Reagan Library * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) spoke at a Ways & Means Committee field hearing held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. He talked about the growth small businesses across the country will experience as a result of the One Big, Beautiful Bill. Read his remarks below and watch here. Thank you,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Explosive Ernst Report Exposes Government Boondoggles $160 Billion Over Budget * WASHINGTON - After her years of advocacy led to the defunding of the California Crazy Train, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is releasing an explosive new report exposing other taxpayer-funded projects that are billions of dollars over budget or more than five years behind schedule. Her report details how the worst boondog more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Following Passage of Republican Tax Bill, Gallego Fights to Restore CFPB Funding, Protect Consumers from Scams Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) supported the Stop the Scammers Act to restore critical Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) funding and authorize the CFPB to reward whistleblowers who report wrongdoing. This legislation follows the passage of the Republican tax bill, which slashed CFP more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Foster Introduces Resolution to Promote Science Diplomacy * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a resolution to promote science diplomacy. The resolution calls for greater international cooperation, while seeking new ways to advance scientific research and innovation. "The exchange of knowledge and ideas across borders not only promotes peace but also serves as a pow more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Introduces Resolution Reaffirming ICE Cannot Arrest or Deport U.S. Citizens Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced a resolution reaffirming that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no authority to arrest, detain, interrogate, or deport U.S. citizens. "ICE exists to enforce immigration law, so it should be a no-brainer: U.S. citizens can't be detained by ICE. But in Trump's Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $20 Million for New Mexico Projects, Bringing FY26 Total to $309 Million * Heinrich championed investments to support service members & families, improve New Mexico's military installations, expand access to health care, fight the opioid epidemic, develop the workforce & small businesses, increase prenatal screening & treatment of congenital syphilis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges USDA and DOI to Provide Adequate Resources and Support to Wildland Firefighters, Following Reports of Firefighters Cleaning Toilets * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Alex J. Adams, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for family support, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, Members of the Senate Finance Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today, and for considering my nomination to be the Assistant Secretary for Family Support. I am honored by Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, DeLauro, Himes, Raskin Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * House Republicans Issue Joint Statement on Trump Administration Ending Abortion Services at VA Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), and Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), release more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on July Jobs Report * "Today's job report revealed that only 73,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, with unemployment increasing to 4.2%. Additionally, we saw a revision that 258,000 fewer jobs were added the previous two months than initially thought. The American economy, once the envy of the world in the post-COVID era under President Biden, is facing new uncertainty  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Statement on Current Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement on the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza: "The humanitarian crisis in Gaza must end now. With all the stipulations and prior statements I have made about Hamas' brutal terrorism, Israel's right to defend itself against true security th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE 2026 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday supported committee passage of the FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill that supports President Trump's goal of systematically rebuilding the nation's ability to achieve peace through strength, a goal that will involve national security activities conducted in Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICMYI: Warren Grills Trump Pick for Top Lawyer at Department of Health and Human Services Over Illegal Grant Cancellations * Senator Warren: "You are the lawyer who is giving advice to Secretary Kennedy...there's only one condition under which you can [cancel these grants], and that is, if the state has materially failed to comply with the agreements or other conditions..." Warren questio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Schrier, Physicians and Researchers at Fred Hutch Discuss Dire Impacts of Budget Cuts on Vital Medical Research, Healthcare Access * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined physicians and researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) to discuss how DOGE and proposed federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and crit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Newsmax to Debrief His Release of the Durham Annex * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined "The Record with Greta van Susteren" on Newsmax to discuss his successful work to declassify and release the formerly Classified Appendix ("Durham annex") to John Durham's 2023 Special Counsel report. The Durham annex exposed a reported Hilla more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Coons, Chairman McConnell lay out vision for military funding bill in Washington Post op-ed * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the subcommittee's chairman, published an op-ed in the Washington Post this morning celebrating yes more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Joins PBS News Hour to Discuss Dire Humanitarian Situation in Gaza Last night, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined PBS News Hour to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and her vote for the Joint Resolutions of Disap more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger and Rep. Arrington Break Down Why the One Big Beautiful Bill is a Big Beautiful Win for Texas * SAN ANGELO, TX -- In Case You Missed It: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) was joined by fellow West Texan and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) at this year's West Texas Legislative Summit to give a behind-the-scenes look at the One Big Beautiful Bill President T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Senator Jim Banks on CNN discusses Fed Chair Powell, Trump Trade Wins Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) appeared on CNN's Inside Politics to discuss the Federal Reserve and President Trump's historic trade agenda. Key Excerpts: Sen. Banks: "...I know why the President is frustrated. All of the reasons that Powell has given us why interest rates haven't gone down have been wrong more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Joins Mornings With Maria to Discuss New Bill to Ban Chinese and Iranian Foreign Nationals from Studying at American Universities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss his new bill, the Student Visa Integrity Act, which would prevent students from adversarial countries like China, Iran, and Afghanistan from att more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Ranking Members Thompson and Magaziner on the Confirmation of Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (MD-02), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, issued the below statement fol more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Settlement of HPE-Juniper Merger Amid Reports Administration Ceded to Lobbyists Over Advice of Antitrust Experts Reporting Suggests That Trump Appointees Overruled DOJ Antitrust Officials, Fired Experts Who Oppose Corrupt Settlement * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine to Force Up to Six Votes Demanding Human Rights Reports After Trump's Cruel Deportation of Immigrants to Random Countries * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), announced his filing of legislation to force up to six votes to require the Trump Administration to produce assessments of the human rights situations in Costa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Stanton, Ansari Call on Trump Administration to Preserve Federal Support for College Readiness Programs in Arizona * Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego along with Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to abruptly cancel grants to suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Schmitt introduce resolution to mark one-year anniversary of assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and 24 bipartisan colleagues in introducing a resolution to mark the one-year anniversary of the assassination attempt against President Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Hosts Roundtable on Tax Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * Peoria, Illinois - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means - hosted a roundtable focused on the tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act alongside the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the McLean County Chamber of Commerce. "With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Trump Meddling at the Bureau of Labor Statistics * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (link is external), Erika McEntarfer. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data for the annual Cost of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on the Closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it would begin winding down operations (link is external) due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' attacks on NPR and PBS. Watch Rep. Larson defend PBS and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Lawless Biden abortion regulation rescindedSmith applauds President Trump and Secretary Collins for reversing Biden's 2022 order to use VA hospitals for abortion * Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, applauded the humane decision by Trump Administration Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins to reverse the illegal 2022 Biden Administration policy, which f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP DRIVING THE COUNTRY TOWARD A RECESSION * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The jobs report released this morning confirms once again that Donald Trump is crashing our economy in real time and driving us toward a recession. Unemployment is up, job creation is at historic lows and d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP DRIVING THE COUNTRY TOWARD A RECESSION * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The jobs report released this morning confirms once again that Donald Trump is crashing our economy in real time and driving us toward a recession. Unemployment is up, job creation is at historic lows and despite promising to lower  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Meeks, DeLauro, Himes, Raskin Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Bill Calls on Powell to Cut Rates, Help Working Class Americans Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced a bill calling on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates and help working-class Americans. Moreno's bill comes after Powell again refused to cut interest rates, leading two FOMC members to dissent from a rate decision for the first time since 1993, and is his lat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Amendment to Prevent Transfer of Gifted Qatari Jet to Trump After His Presidency Ends * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday introduced an amendment to the FY26 Defense Appropriations bill that would prevent the luxury jet gifted to President Trump by the Qatari government from being transferred to the Trump presidential library after the president more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement on Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Offensive Weapons Transfers to Netanyahu Government * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on offensive weapons transfers to the Netanyahu government: "The images of c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Neal Statement on July 2025 Jobs Report, Trump's New, Unconstitutional Tariffs on 90 Countries SPRINGFIELD, MA--Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the July 2025 jobs report and the Trump Administration's sweeping new tariffs on 90 countries: "While working fam more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Delegation Urges Air National Guard to Exempt Critical Safety Roles from Planned Reduction to Civilian Employees * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging General Steven Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to exempt critical safety role more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff, Colleagues Demand End to Illegal Cuts at NASA, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding * Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and other Senators representing space and science innovation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Peters Secures Funding to Strengthen Educational Opportunities, Improve Health Outcomes for Michiganders in Senate Appropriations Bill Despite Michigan Wins, Peters Raised Concerns Over Lack of Funding for Local Public Broadcasting in Legislation * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) helped the Senate Appropriations Committee pass the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Educ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Power to the People: Rebuking Trump, Appropriators Include Over $4 Billion for LIHEAP * WASHINGTON, DC - With temperatures hitting triple digits in Rhode Island and several states across the country this week, and electricity prices surging in communities across the country, the bill advanced by the Senate Appropriations Committee today would offer some much needed financial relief that would help more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * President Trump, Republicans Deliver Historic Wins in One Big Beautiful Bill, Reforming America's Broken Higher Education System Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted the historic reforms included in the One Big Beautiful Bi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * PSI Chairman Johnson Writes to Secretary Hegseth about DoD's Efforts to Assist Service Members Wrongfully Terminated Under Biden's COVID-19 Injection Mandate * WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting a briefing on the DoD's efforts to apologize, reinstate, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Introduces Bill to Lower Cost of College Today, Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) introduced the Lowering Obstacles to Achievement Now (LOAN) Act. The LOAN Act would lower the cost of college for current and future student borrowers and their families.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (link is external) announced that the economy added 73,000 jobs in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on July Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 73,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1 percent t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Safeguard the Integrity of Future Country Human Rights Reports Today,?U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Urges Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Stop "Unlawful" Mass Firings at Department of Education * Washington, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) is demanding Secretary of Education Linda McMahon put a stop to mass firings planned for August 1 at the Department of Education (ED) which will likely harm "its statutory obligations to serve American students, teachers and communities more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Meeks, DeLauro, Himes Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid * Washington, DC - Representatives Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Sele more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Senator Mullin Holds Telephone Town Hall, Highlights Top-Notch Oklahoma Military Installations, Trade Deals, and More * Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) hosted a live telephone town hall event with Oklahomans across the state. During the call, Senator Mullin highlighted how Oklahomans will benefit from the recently passed 'One, Big, Beautiful Bill' an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Evans and Deputy Secretary of Labor Highlight CO-08's AI Workforce Innovation * DENVER, CO - Today U.S. Congressman Gabe Evans welcomed U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling at Aims Community College in Fort Lupton, Colorado to highlight how CO-08 is a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology-driven job creation. The visit consisted of a tour of Aims Instructi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Panetta Reintroduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Survivors and Witnesses of Crimes * San Jose, CA - U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a former prosecutor, reintroduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act, which would strengthen protections for undocumented immigrant victims and witnesses of crimes who cooperate with law enforcement. The legislation aims to red more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Judy Chu Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support U.S. Film, TV, and Sound Recording Production * Bill would extend the Section 181 tax deduction, the only federal tax incentive for domestic film, television, and sound recording projects, which is set to expire at the end of this year. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), along with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Senators Raphael more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To End Taxpayer-Funded Radical Animal Experiments * (Washington, D.C., August 1, 2025) -- Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the Transgender Research on Animals Now Stops and Money for Ideological Cruelty Eliminated Act, also known as the TRANS MICE Act, to put an end to the use of taxpayer dollars for radical transgender-related experiments on ani more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Highlights Efforts to Make Housing More Affordable * WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted his recent legislative actions to address housing affordability in America. These actions include supporting President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, voting to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gwen Moore and Jimmy Panetta Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Survivors and Witnesses of Crimes * Milwaukee, WI - Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act, which would strengthen protections for undocumented immigrant victims and witnesses of crimes who cooperate with law enforcement. The legislation aims to redu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Congressional Delegation Calls for Release of Foster Grandparents Funding * PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01), are calling on the Office of Management and Budget to immediately release Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 grants for AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents and Senior Companio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce Human Trafficking Prevention Bill U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-VA.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), today introduced the International Trafficking Victims Protec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez: President Trump's chaotic trade saga continues * WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order raising tariffs to up 41 percent on goods imported to the United States from more than 67 countries: "President Trump's chaotic trade saga continues with our trading more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Firing Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after President Trump announced the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Firing Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after President Trump announced the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. "The Bureau of Labo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Thanks Pres. Trump, Sec. Lutnick; Urges Strong Oversight of CHIPS Act Funding to Provide ROI on Tax Dollars * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott wrote a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick thanking him for his tireless work fulfilling the promises made by President Trump to the American people and to ensure the federal government is spending Americans' tax dollars  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott to Pres. Trump: Next Fed Chair Must Share Our Commitment to Protecting the American Dream * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott wrote a letter to President Donald Trump recommending certain criteria for the next Federal Reserve chair as the senator and president continue to demand accountability at the Fed and a fix to Powell's failures and mismanagement. As President Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement at an executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan McKernan to be an under secretary of the Treasury, and Alex Adams to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for family support: * * * Before we begin, I'd like to give a special thanks to Mr. Bob Becker, and his excellent work with the Senate Recording Studio for 34 years. I've been told thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement at an executive session to consider the nominations of Joseph Barloon to be deputy U.S. Trade Representative and ambassador to the World Trade Organization, and Brian Morrissey Jr. to be general counsel of the Treasury: * * * Joining the Finance Committee this morning are Alex Adams, nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the Administration f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senate Passes Bipartisan Bills to Fund VA, Military Construction, Agriculture, FDA, and More Today, in a 87-9 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies funding bill and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies funding bill in bip more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on Bipartisan Bill to Fund Labor, Health, and Education Departments for Fiscal Year 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, released the following statement after the full committee advanced her Fiscal Year 2026 funding legislation to the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on Continuing Chaos of Donald Trump's Trade War * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement as President Donald Trump's global trade war continues to raise prices and cause confusion for Wisconsin businesses and consumers. "Wisconsin farmers, manufacturers, and small businesses are the beating heart of our stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Kim Leads Effort to End Summer Hunger, Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Summer Meals Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area's Child Hunger (REACH) Act to combat summer hunger that leaves millions of children nationwide without access to nutritious food during the summer months. "Across New Jersey and our country, local and state organizations go above and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Interest Rates Need to Come Down * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business to Discuss Interest Rates and Trade Deals Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business to discuss the Federal Reserve's refusal to lower interest rates, and how the President's trade strategy isn't harming Americans but will get us leverage on our geo-political r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: My Prescription for America is a Healthy Diet & an Active Lifestyle * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss Trade Deadlines, Rescissions, & the Presidential Fitness Test Washington - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Sharla McBride and Marc Lotter on Newsmax's Wake Up America to discuss President Trump's trade deals, the potential of an additiona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray on OMB Blocking CDC Funds to Protect People's Health--Just Days After OMB Froze $15 Billion in NIH Funding Murray slams reckless funding freezes, complete lack of transparency as OMB cuts off funds in secrecy despite legal requirement to make public its funding decisions * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Urges Passage of Military Construction-VA, Agriculture-FDA, and Legislative Branch Funding Bills Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor as the Senate moved to consider its first appropriations package of Fiscal Yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt's Resolution Marking One Year Anniversary of Trump Assassination Attempt, Condemning Political Violence Passes the U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt's (R-MO) resolution solemnly marking the one-year anniversary of the failed assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania passed the Senate. The resolution also honors the victims of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on July 2025 Jobs Report Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "In July, unemployment rose, job openings fell, and more people sat on the sidelines and stopped searching  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senators Alsobrooks, Schiff Demand End to NASA Cuts, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year * Today, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and other Senators representing space and science  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Leads New Hampshire Delegation Letter Urging Air National Guard to Exempt Critical Safety Roles from Planned Reduction to Civilian Employees * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging General Steven Nordhaus, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to exem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Imposition of Massive Tariff Taxes * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's self-imposed deadline to put massive tariff taxes in place across the globe: "Last night President Trump confirmed that Americans will be facing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Risch, Colleagues Introduce Human Trafficking Prevention Bill Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ted Budd (R-NC), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rick Scott (R-FL), introduced the International Trafficking Victims Protectio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on President Trump's Firing of the Head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance and Banking committees, issued the below statement after President Trump announced he fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following today's jobs report: "Today's deep more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Suozzi Urges DHS to Reverse Harmful Decision Ending Legal Status for Thousands of Hondurans TPS Holders Hicksville, NY - Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) held a press conference today with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients to call on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reverse its harmful decision to terminate TPS protections for thousands of Hondurans and others who more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON, UAW LOCAL 4811 HOLD LISTENING SESSION ON IMPACTS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH * Davis, CA - Thursday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and members of UAW Local 4811 held a listening session on campus at UC Davis to discuss the impacts federal funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies will have on critical health research conducted across the University more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Blasts Economy With Massive Tariffs As Job Growth Craters And Inflation Spikes * This morning the July jobs report showed that the U.S. labor market slowed markedly in the second quarter of 2025, with only 106,000 total jobs added, an average of just 35,000 jobs per month over the last three months. Most job growth during this period came in two sectors, health care and social assistance, which w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Trump Economy Proven to Deliver For Working Americans Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report, showing the economy created 73,000 new jobs last month: "This week, we saw how the Trump economy is firing on all cylinders: stron more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Economy Weakens As His Latest Tariff Deadline Rattles Markets * 08.01.25 Clock runs out on Trump's latest trade tantrum, spiking tariffs worldwide as latest economic news slows markets; Cantwell: New jobs data is "evidence that Trump's tariffs are raising costs and slowing the economy" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the clock on President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline ran out, spi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Tariffs are Raising Prices on Hardworking Americans * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on President Trump's global tariffs, which are set to take effect on August 1. "Americans have made it crystal clear that lowering prices is their top concern. President Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to break their promise to address the affor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Risch Introduce Legislation to Protect Firearm Small Businesses * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), and 16 other Republican colleagues to introduce the Equal Shot Act. The legislation prohibits the Small Business Administration (SBA) from discriminating against firearm-related businesses. "For years, the far left has trie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan McKernan, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of the Treasury, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is a great honor to have been nominated by President Trump to be Under Secretary for Domestic Finance. I am grateful to the President and Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Announces Summer Town Hall Series Across Illinois' 14th District * JOLIET -- Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) will host a series of Town Halls in every county in Illinois' 14 th District throughout the month of August. Town hall meetings are an opportunity for Underwood to share updates on her work in Congress on behalf of our community, including legislation she has passed to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Luis C. DeBaca, a law professor at the University of Michigan, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda": * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Members Raskin and Crockett, Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to be invited to testify before you today. As an alumnus of this Committee's staff, I know from ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John Bartrum, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Veterans Affairs for health, from a July 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, distinguished members of the committee, I'm honored to be nominated for the Under Secretary of Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs. I thank this committee, the President, and Secretary Collins for their co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Wall Street Journal article on Smith/Sullivan billCongress Looks to Punish China While Trump Pursues Trade Deal Lawmakers aim to sustain pressure campaign with bills that spotlight human rights * By James T. Areddy and Lindsay Wise Lawmakers in both houses of Congress introduced legislation targeting China on Thursday, a reminder of Capitol Hill's deep-seated desire to punish Beijing over human r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Skydance, Paramount Dodgy Responses: "We Need an Independent Investigation" * Warren releases new Paramount response to previous oversight Paramount Response (PDF) | Skydance Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. - In response to Paramount's and Skydance's new responses to her recent letters, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "These dodgy re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Coons Statement on Trump Administration Ending Direct File * Washington, D.C. - Following Trump IRS Commissioner Billy Long reportedly confirming that Direct File is "gone," U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Dave Min Demands Accountability at ICE Field Office in Orange County, Slams "Unsatisfying" Responses * Washington, D.C. -- Representative Dave Min (CA-47), a member of the House Oversight Committee, went to the Santa Ana ICE field office to seek answers to questions related to the conduct of ICE agents, ICE operations and detainments occurring in Orange County, and who ICE agents are targe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * WCBM radio story on killings of Christians'200 Christians Killed in Nigeria: U.S. Lawmaker Calls for Sanctions' * About 200 Christians were slaughtered in Nigeria last month, according to the Catholic News Agency. The attackers destroyed the Northern farming village of Yelwata and shouted "Allahu Akbar," according to CBN news. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, called on President  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch on August 1 Tariffs: "President Trump is raising taxes on families, businesses, and farmers." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump's new tariffs, which will raise tariff rates for nearly every country, inflict higher costs on consumers and businesses, and plunge the economy into chaos: "A tariff is a tax, and President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Slams Trump Treasury Secretary's Comments on Privatizing Social Security * Whitehouse's Medicare and Social Security Fair Share Act would make Social Security solvent forever without shrinking benefits Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) slammed comments made by the Trump administration's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling the administration's tax-def more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Blumenthal Urge Review of Unusual Administrative Stay in Contempt Proceeding on Potential Bove Misconduct * Administrative stay by two Trump-appointed judges stalled contempt proceeding for three months while Emil Bove went through Senate confirmation process Emil Bove was confirmed on Tuesday on a split 50-49 vote Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Senators Sheldon Whitehous more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump for Firing BLS Commissioner Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement blasting Donald Trump for ordering the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "This is the act of somebody who is soft, weak and afraid to own up to the reality of the damage hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Seeks Answers from Key Financial Regulator on Trump's Crypto Conflicts of Interest * The letter followed Trump signing a crypto bill into law as he and his family hold deep ties to stablecoin based on deals made with foreign entities Washington, D.C. - Amid the Trump family's explosion in wealth from its activity in cryptocurrency, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote this week to the head of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Slams Trump's Sham Trade Deals For Hitting Americans with Billions in New Trade Taxes On Groceries, Electronics and Other Essentials Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in response to Trump's announcement of sham trade deals and new tariff rates that will punish American famili more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Dire July Jobs Report Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the news that the U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs in July and the three-month moving average of jobs added has fallen to a dismal 35,000: "Trump was handed the keys to the strongest major economy in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call for Restoration of Voting Rights Act * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., said today they have joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would update and restore critical safeguards of the original Voting Rights Act of 1965 that federal court rulings have eroded in recent years. "Six decades after Congress passed t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Retaliated Against for Exercising Free Speech Rights * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 15 Senate colleagues in pressing the federal Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate employees placed on administrative leave after signing a "Declaration of Dissent" expres more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Introduces Bill to Provide Backpay to Service Members Discharged Under Biden's COVID Vaccine Mandate * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Western Montana Congressman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Commander Ryan Zinke introduced the COVID-19 Military Backpay Act of 2025, legislation that would provide backpay and restore benefits to thousands of U.S. servicemembers discharged under the Biden administration's  more PR