WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel of the National Political Advocacy Division of the American Civil Liberties Union, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Exploitation: A New Era of Risk": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel of the National Political Advocacy Division of the American Civil Liberties Union, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Exploitation: A New Era of Risk": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) a. Key Provisions of M-25-21 Will Help Ensure Federal AI Is Safe, Trustworthy, and Protective of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Joins Local Importer Hurt by Trump's Tariff Chaos and Looming SNAP Impacts on School Meals * WOONSOCKET, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) joined Ace Endico New England, a local food importer and supplier of school lunch programs, to highlight how President Donald Trump's tariff chaos and the Big, Ugly Law are impacting Rhode Islanders. "Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs are making it  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS GOP & 'DOGE' SLASH SOCIAL SECURITY, CREATING CHAOS & THREATENING CUTS TO SERVICES 203,000 SOUTHERN TIER SENIORS RELY ON, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY, KEEP LOCAL... * 'DOGE' Has Fired Thousands Of Social Security Workers Hurting Services NY Seniors Rely On, Amid Website Crashes And Overwhelmed Phone Lines, While Creating Chaos & Confu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS THE FALLOUT FROM TRUMP & GOP'S DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS BEGINS - THREATENING HEALTHCARE FOR OVER 30,000 IN CENTRAL NY - SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW BILL TO REVERSE CUTS: PROTECTING HEALTHCARE &... * Trump & Congressional Republicans Rushed To Pass Largest Healthcare Cut In History To Fund Tax Breaks For Corporations & Billionaires - And Now Panic Is Setting In For Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Launches Statewide "Fighting for Wisconsin Families Tour" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced her "Fighting for Wisconsin Families Tour." Throughout August, Senator Baldwin will travel across the state to meet with parents, workers, small businesses, and farmers to hear firsthand how the Trump Administration's reckless agenda is driving up costs, making  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, Coons Introduce Legislation to Prevent Violence in the West Bank * Denver -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Mark Warner (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Big Beautiful Success Story: Illegal Immigrants and Fraudsters Don't Get Taxpayer Subsidies For years, Democrats fought to ensure taxpayer subsidies went to illegal immigrants and fraudsters, rather than the vulnerable for whom the resources were originally intended. The One, Big, Beautiful, Bill (OBBB) prevents taxpayer benefits from goi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal Slams VA's Move to Stop Providing Life-Saving Abortions to Veterans Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement slamming the Trump Administration's Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) move to stop providing abortion care to veterans who have been raped or whose pregnancy i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal Successfully Attaches His Amendment to Protect Veterans Crisis Line From Trump VA Cuts to Key Senate Funding Bill Blumenthal also successfully attached his amendment to provide greater oversight and transparency to VA's contract cancellation process in light of the Trump Administration's chaotic & concealed cancellations * Senate more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, Coons, and Bennet Introduce West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to increased rates of destabilizing violence in the West Bank, particularly against civilians, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Mark Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Boyle Slams Trump Admin's Continued Lawlessness Following GAO Legal Opinion Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office's (GAO) legal opinion concluding that President Trump illegally withheld more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Spotlights $1 Million Federal Investment in Caring for Friends, Slams SNAP Cuts in Trump's Big Ugly Law * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) joined Caring for Friends today in Northeast Philadelphia to spotlight $1 million in federal funding he secured for the organization and to highlight the devastating food assistance cuts enacted under Republicans' Big Ugly Law."C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter, Moore, Steube, Tenney, Introduce the Make Our Streets Safe Again Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) today introduced the Make Our Streets Safe Again (MOSSA) Act, which would codify President Trump's executive order to end crime and disorder on America's streets by prioritizing public safety. * Di more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Babin and Cruz Want Timely Release of OBBB NASA Funds This week, U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) and U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Cruz and Babin Want Timely Release of OBBB NASA Funds Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Garbarino, Guest Request Briefing on How DHS Will Use "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Funding to Secure the Homeland House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requesti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Denounce NEPA Rollbacks at Interior and USDA: "Dangerous," "Unprecedented," and "Profoundly Unjust" * Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), and Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) condemned the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Convenes Environmental Justice Roundtable with Local and National Climate Advocates ahead of Major Court Hearing on behalf of Community Organizations with Unlawfully Terminated EPA Awards * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) convened an Environmental Justice Roundtable discussion at Greater New Orleans Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specifically, this  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE EXPOSES LOCAL IMPACT OF TRUMP'S HEALTHCARE CUTS * (Rochester, N.Y.)--Today, Congressman Joe Morelle was joined by Trillium Health to expose Donald Trump's betrayal of the American people and highlight the devastating impacts of Trump's reconciliation package on healthcare access in our community. "Day after day, Donald Trump continues his crusade to worsen the lives of wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Introduces Resolution Opposing Clemency for Jeffrey Epstein's Co-Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced a resolution declaring that Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and longtime co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, must not receive a presidential pardon, commutation, or any other form of clemenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN LEADS HUDSON VALLEY FARMING COMMUNITY IN SPEAK OUT AGAINST HARMFUL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES * Congressman Pat Ryan Leads Hudson Valley Farming Community in Speak Out Against Harmful Trump Administration Policies Representatives from the Ag community included local farmers, small business owners, researchers, distillers and food bank representatives Ryan and community member more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Introduces Bill to Prevent Woke AI in the Federal Government Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis introduced House Resolution 4873 to codify President Donald J. Trump's executive order to prevent woke Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the federal government. Executive Order (EO) 14319 (link is external), signed on July 23, 2025, recognizes the advantages of AI use in the federal gove more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar, House Democrats Oppose Regional Food Business Center Program Termination, Urge USDA to Reverse Decision * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Alma Adams and 37 other members in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins opposing her decision to terminate the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program at the United States D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ramirez's Statement on Republicans, DHS Attacks on Diverse Americans * Chicago, IL --Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after Republican commentators and the X's account of the Department of Homeland Security attacked her for showing pride in her multi-cultural, multiracial heritage. Ramirez is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and an Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 America First Foreign Policy Plan * Oswego, New York--Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her America First Foreign Policy Plan to outline her continued efforts to rebuild strong American leadership on the global stage, confront the growing threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), protect American taxpayer dollars from corrupt international or more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases Comprehensive Israel and Iran Plan * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her Israel and Iran Plan, outlining her continued commitment to standing with Israel, confronting Iran's global terrorism, and reversing the Biden administration's failed Middle East policies. As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Coons, Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, and Bennet Introduce West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON - In response to increased rates of destabilizing violence in the West Bank, particularly against civilians, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense; Cory Booker (D-NJ), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; J more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Gives Update on Montana Manhunt * Discusses DOJ Investigation into Origins of Russia Collusion Hoax BOZEMAN, MT --U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox News' Special Report to discuss the ongoing manhunt in Montana and The Department of Justice investigation into the origins of the Russia collusion hoax. Watch the full video HERE. Daines on the ongoing manhunt in Montana: Well, it more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on the Catastrophic Recissions Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 4 which would rescind $9 billion in Congressionally approved bipartisan funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid. "Cuts to USAID will cost lives--millions of them. These are the very programs that preve more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Halt of Deportation of New Haven Wilbur Cross High School Student * Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement following reports that Esdras R., a student at Wilbur Cross High School, would have his deportation flight canceled. Esdras remains in detention. "I am relieved that Esdras' deportation flight has been canceled - but that is not enough.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FOLLOWING 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND AMID UNPRECEDENTED HARM TO HUDSON VALLEY SENIORS, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES C.A.R.E.S. VAN SENIOR TOUR * Following 60th Anniversary of Medicaid, Medicare and Amid Unprecedented Harm to Hudson Valley Seniors, Congressman Pat Ryan Continues C.A.R.E.S. Van Senior Tour Following Medicaid and Medicare's 60th anniversary and in light of recent sweepi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Emily De La Bruyere, a senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts": * * * Beijing competes not through confrontation but through cooption. The Chinese Communist Party does not directly attack or dismantle adversarial systems. Instead, it subverts more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Whitehouse, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Defend Federal Workforce Amidst DOGE Attacks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, alongside Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agricul more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Heinrich, Whitehouse, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Defend Federal Workforce Amidst DOGE Attacks U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, alongside Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Sheldon Whit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Public Release of Epstein Files * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet along with 21 of their Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act to direct the Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. "The Trump administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford: Trump Tax & Spend Law Undermines Social Security Trust Fund * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today received data from the Chief Actuary at the U.S. Social Security Administration showing that H.R. 1 - President Trump's tax and spend law - hastens depletion of Social Security's Trust Funds. Horsford, who is a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee with juris more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle and Top Democrats Condemn Trump's Federal Workforce Purge, Back Bills to Block Mass Firings at Interior, Forest Service * : August 5, 2025 EUGENE, OR - Yesterday, Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) joined Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Vice Ranking Member Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), Federal Lands Subcommittee Ra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Lofgren Introduce Legislation to Defend Federal Workforce Amidst DOGE Attacks * Washington, D.C. - U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to prevent politically-motivated workforce reductions at the Department of the Interior ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Markey Lead Colleagues in Opposing Trump's Reckless Threats to the Western Arctic * Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and 27 Democratic colleagues wrote to the Department of the Interior condemning the Trump administration's move to eliminate protections for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Schrier Works a Shift at Granite Falls Library, Leads Storytime for Local Children * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: As a part of her "Hire Dr. Schrier" program, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) volunteered at the Granite Falls Library, working as a library programmer alongside staff. Additionally, Congresswoman Schrier led storytime with elementary school students from the local more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Shows the Public is Paying Attention to Grassley's Clinton and Russiagate Disclosures, 69% of Voters Want Accountability * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sixty-nine percent of recently-polled voters are pushing for accountability in light of new reports made public by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) showing the FBI botched the Clinton investigation and turned a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Keep the Promise: Kennedy, WNY Leaders Rally In Opposition to Trump's End-Run Around Social Security * BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) was joined by colleagues in government, community leaders, and Social Security recipients to oppose recent comments by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who called the creation of Trump Accounts in the Republican Reconciliation Bill a "backdoor  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- 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. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on GAO Determination That Trump Administration Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding NIH Grant Funding Merkley Has Called on GAO to Investigate the Trump Administration's Violations of the Impoundment Control Act * Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) published additional findings t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce Senate Passage of Critical Community-Initiated Projects * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced essential investments for Oregon families and rural and underserved communities passed the Senate, including five community-initiated projects for communities across the state championed by the Senators. These investments were included in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Trump's Nuclear Posturing Aids Kremlin Playbook, Wasteful Weapons Spending Must Be Reined In * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--released the following statement in response to public reports that President Trump ordered the repositio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks, Crow Lead Bipartisan Effort to Honor Afghan Allies Through Afghan Adjustment Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Jason Crow (CO-06) today reintroduced the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act, legislation to provide a secure path to permanent legal residency for vetted Afghan nationals who stood alongside American forces during the war more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Legislation to Block Trump Administration's Rollback of Veterans' Access to Reproductive Health Care * In direct response to the Trump Administration's proposed rule to roll back abortion access for veterans, Congressman Chris Pappas, member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC), helped introduce the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act (link is external), whic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Introduces Legislation to Exempt Small Businesses from Trump Tariffs on Canada * Introduction follows Trump administration announcement increasing Canadian tariffs from 25% to 35% Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, introduced the Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments (CANADA) Act, legislation that would exempt United States-owned s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Planned Parenthood Clinics Close, Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Comply with Court Injunction * California Congressional Representatives Demand Reinstatement of Essential Health Care Funding SAN JOSE, CA - California Congressional Representatives whose districts were harmed by the recent closure of five Planned Parenthood clinics due to Republicans' Medicaid cuts, are calling upon the Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Planned Parenthood Clinics Close, Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Comply with Court Injunction * Washington, D.C. - California Congressional Representatives whose districts were harmed by the recent closure of five Planned Parenthood clinics due to Republicans' Medicaid cuts, are calling upon the Trump Administration to comply with a Federal District Court injunction and reinstate this essen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley's Statement on Successful Effort to Force House GOP to Subpoena Epstein Files * After Joining Successful Subpoena Effort, Pressley, a Survivor of Sexual Assault, Continues to Demand Transparency, Accountability, and Healing Pressley Discussed How This Fight is Deeply Personal to Her in a Recent Interview BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley Calls for Recognition of Palestinian State * U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement calling for the United States to recognize a Palestinian state: "I am deeply horrified by the reporting and images coming out of the Gaza Strip. The killing of civilians and the forced starvation of thousan more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump Dismissal of Puerto Rico Oversight Board Members Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a statement following reporting that President Donald Trump has dismissed five members of Puerto Rico's financial oversight board: "The shocking  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands Answers from HHS Secretary After Firing 10,000 Public Servants Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Education and Workforce Committee, demanded answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Calls on Secretary Rubio to Provide Information, Transparency on Removals of Third Country Nationals to Panama, Costa Rica Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concern over the ongoing s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Summer Lee Statement After Forcing House GOP to Subpoena Epstein Files Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Summer L. Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following state more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * RECAP: Haley Stevens Speaks With Farmers and Growers in Northern Michigan * TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN - Yesterday, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens visited Traverse City, Michigan to meet with farmers and growers to discuss the struggles they are facing from the Trump administration, and how she can work in Congress to fight for Michigan farmers to create jobs, protect Michigan agriculture, and l more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman Addresses Meeting of the West Hollywood City Council * WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Today, August 4, 2025, Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) spoke to a regular meeting of the West Hollywood City Council to provide an update from her first few months in Congress. Representative Friedman (CA-30) covered legislation she is working to pass, federal investments she has sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Castor Introduces Bill to Ban Utility Companies from Manipulating Elections, Misleading Voters * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) reintroduced legislation to prohibit utility companies from using ratepayer dollars to fund political activities, including the use of 'dark money' to fund 'ghost candidates' and undermine public trust. Florida households already face some of the highest electric bill more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. George Whitesides Introduces Bill to Protect the Impartiality and Independence of Federal Statistical Agencies Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Statistical Agency Integrity and Independence Act, legislation designed to protect and uphold the impartiality of key federal statistical agencies and ensure they are able to deliver unbiased information to the American peop more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Moulton to Hold Press Conference on the Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Local Nursing Homes * Salem, Mass. - Rep. Seth Moulton will hold a press conference on the impacts of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" on local nursing home residents and providers. The presser will be held at Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody (22 Johnson St) at approximately 2:30 PM. Rep. Moulton will be joined by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sherrill Sounds the Alarm About the Devastating Impact of Trump's Cuts to Planned Parenthood * PERTH AMBOY, N.J. -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06), Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Alexis McGill Johnson, and New Jersey healthcare providers to stand up against Donald Trump's latest bill that defunds Planned Parenthood, stripping acc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Foushee Slam Closure of EPA Office of Research and Development, Urge Administrator Zeldin to Reverse Course * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin warning of the immediate and long-term effects that closing the EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, 12 Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ensure Americans Can Access Safety Net and Public Assistance Programs Without Unnecessary Red Tape BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 4 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a letter to Health and Hum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: HANDS OFF UPSTATE NY'S JOB CORPS; STANDING IN ORLEANS COUNTY WITH FINGER LAKES STUDENTS, STAFF, & SMALL BUSINESSES STUCK IN LIMBO FOLLOWING TRUMP'S ORDER TO SHUT DOWN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LOCAL... * Orleans County's Iroquois Job Corps Center Provides Residential Workforce Training In Healthcare, Construction, Tech, And Other Fields With Worker Shortages To Over 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Scott Delivers Results in First Seven Months as Banking Committee Chair In his first seven months leading the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has delivered results for the American people. From advancing legislation through the committee and to President Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Budd, Norman Lead Push for Wage Rate Reform to Support U.S. Farmers * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) in leading a bipartisan, bicameral effort urging Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reform the Biden administration's wage rate rule for farm workers on the H-2A visa program. The c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Presses Trump Admin to Continue Supporting Blue Bird School Bus Manufacturing in Middle Georgia * In May, Secretary Wright testified before Congress that Blue Bird would receive an answer on the status of their frozen funds "this summer." In 2023, Sen. Ossoff, alongside Senator Reverend Warnock and Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02), helped deliver This is an external link a historic $80  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds the Trump Administration's Successful, America First Trade Negotiations * Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) released a statement applauding President Trump for his successful trade negotiations, which are giving American businesses improved access to foreign markets by removing both tariff and non-tariff entry barriers. These trade deals  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Cassidy lead bipartisan group of senators calling on OMB to release delayed AmeriCorps funds * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate National Service Caucus, led members in calling on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to release the full fiscal year 2025 appropriations for AmeriCorps after illegal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen, Collins and King Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Protect Shipbuilding Workforce, Codify Hiring Freeze Exemption Senators Advocated For U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Navy Caucus, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Protecting Pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Shaheen, Hassan, Collins and King Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Protect Shipbuilding Workforce, Codify Hiring Freeze Exemption Senators Advocated For * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Navy Caucus, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) intro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Kennedy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Disabled Veterans' Small Businesses * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing bipartisan legislation to support Georgia's small businesses owned by veterans. Sens. Ossoff and John Kennedy (R-LA) recently introduced the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act to help disabled veterans' small businesses t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Warren Release New Investigative Report on President Trump's Failure to Use Sanctions and Export Controls to Help End Russia's War in Ukraine Report outlines how Trump's inaction has weakened U.S. leverage, enriched bad actors and emboldened Putin to keep war going * Today, ahead of President Trump's latest se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Shore News Network article on Smith legislation to name Toms River VA Clinic after Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell'WWII hero Bud Lomell to be honored as Toms River VA clinic gets new name' * By Shore News Network August 4, 2025 The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to rename the Toms River Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in honor of one of the most decorated and pivotal figures of World War II, S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Condemn Trump's Federal Workforce Purge, Back Bills to Block Mass Firings at Interior, Forest Service * Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Vice Ranking Member Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Oversight and Inv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Condemn Trump's Federal Workforce Purge, Back Bills to Block Mass Firings at Interior, Forest Service * Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Vice Ranking Member Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Oversight and Investi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Trump Illegally Blocking NIH Funding, Top Government Watchdog Concludes Murray responds as GAO finds Trump has illegally impounded enacted funding for 5th time in recent weeks ICYMI last week: OMB chokes off virtually all NIH research funding, then reverses itself after decision is made public--but billions of dollars remain illega more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Statement on Firing of Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Members * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's removal of five members of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Oversight and Management Board: "There are serious and longstanding concerns with the Fiscal Board, its expansive interpretation of PROMESA, and the aust more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Members of Congress Sound the Alarm on Potential Trump Corruption Using New Cell Phone Venture * "[W]e have concerns that President Trump's interests in Trump Mobile could lead him, his business partners, or his appointees in his administration to improperly interfere with regulators at the expense of consumers and competitors." "Trump Mobile offers yet another avenue for tech and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Warren, Shaheen Release New Investigative Report on President Trump's Failure to Use Sanctions and Export Controls to Help End Russia's War in Ukraine Report outlines how Trump's inaction has weakened U.S. leverage, enriched bad actors, and emboldened Putin to keep war going * Ahead of President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * WITH TRUMP'S TARIFFS CRUSHING WESTERN NY ECONOMY, SCHUMER STANDS WITH BUFFALO-NIAGARA BUSINESS LEADERS ON FRONTLINES OF PLUMMETING SUMMER TOURISM & RISING COSTS, ANNOUNCES HE WILL FORCE VOTE TO END... * Trump Just Increased Tariffs on Canada - Our Closest Ally & Trading Partner -To A Reckless 35% Which Has Families & Small Biz Across Upstate NY In Tailspin As Costs Sky more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Cortez Masto Blast Billion Dollar Bailout for Big Pharma in Republican Budget Bill As the Dust Settles from the Rushed and Reckless Passage of Republican Reconciliation Bill, Some of the Costliest Prescription Drugs, Including Cancer Treatments, Have Been Exempted from Medicare Negotiation for Years Trump and RFK Jr.'s Hypocrisy Is on Full Display as more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reverse Devastating Health Care Cuts in Trumpcare After Republicans Passed the Largest Health Care Cut in History, and on the 60th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, Democrats Propose Rolling Back Cuts and Extending Middle Class Tax Credits for Health Care * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., more PR