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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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. 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, 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. 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, 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. 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. 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, 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