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. 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 -- 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. 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, 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 -- 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, 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