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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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