WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by William 'Billy' Kirkland, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian affairs, from a July 17, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Committee. I would also like to take a moment to thank your staff for their time and effort. I know the long hours they routinely put in to ensure the important work more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Russian Sanctions * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the statement below on the expiration of President Trump's self-imposed deadline for Russia to cease its war in Ukraine or risk sanctions: "Trump appears to be dodging his own deadline and ducking immediate sanctions action despite Putin's blatant defiance. Trump's delay emphasiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Maxwell V. Pritt, a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the invitation and opportunity to testify before you today.1  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Lofgren Announce Resolution Demanding the Release of Mahmood Habibi * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, ahead of the 3 rd anniversary of Mahmood Habibi's arrest, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) announced the reintroduction of a bicameral resolution to reiterate the call to bring Mahmood Habibi home. Mahmood Habibi, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Kabu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Joins President Trump at White House to Hail Landmark Peace Agreement and Joint Declaration Between Azerbaijan and Armenia * "President Trump kept his promise of America First through this process and the American people and the world will be better off for it" U.S. SENATE-- U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Chairman of the European Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Previews Signing of Historic Peace Agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Fox News * WASHINGTON D.C. --U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox News' America Reports to preview the historic peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia and his role in the matter. Daines will join President Trump at the White House this afternoon for the historic signing of the agreement. Watch the full vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Roundtable on How Trump's Big, Bad Bill Will Raise Energy Costs & Threaten Energy Jobs in New Mexico * PHOTOS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable discussion on how many jobs the Trump Administration will kill and how much they will raise New Mexicans' uti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Donna Lemm, chief strategy officer of IMC Logistics, on behalf of the American Trucking Associations, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft": * * * Introduction: Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Judiciary Committee, thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify before you today on behalf of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Statement on Netanyahu's Plan to Occupy Gaza City * LOS ANGELES, CA -- Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement on the Netanyahu government's plan to occupy Gaza City: "Prime Minister Netanyahu has yet again put his political survival over the safety of the hostages in Gaza, the urgent humanitarian needs of Palestinian civilians, th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Senate Democrats in Requesting Report on Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Republican Cuts to Medicaid and Premium Tax Credits * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and a group of Senate Democrats in req more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- 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. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following joint testimony by Christopher Hardee, chief of the Office of Law and Policy in the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and Micheal Torphy, unit chief of the Critical Incident Response Group at FBI, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing the Skies: Law Enforcement, Drones, and Public Safety": * * * Good morning, Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and other distinguished Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Fischer, U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins Visit UNL ENREEC Facility * Joined by members of Nebraska congressional delegation, Nebraska Ag stakeholders Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins held a roundtable discussion with U.S. Representatives Adrian Smith (NE-03), Don Bacon (NE-02), Mike Flood (NE-01), and Nebraska ag stakeholder more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Blasts Trump Admin EPA for Raising Energy Bills * WASHINGTON, DC-- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's cancellation of the $7 billion Solar for All program which was created under the Biden Administration to help underserved families make clean energy upgrades that lower energy bills, boost economic development, and help  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Edward Lee, a law professor at Santa Clara University, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * Chair Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and other Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am a Professor of Law at Santa Clara University S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Sullivan: Trump-Putin Meeting is Historic Opportunity in World's Most Strategic Location--Alaska * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today released the following statement on President Donald Trump's announcement that he will host a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday. "On the same da more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Joins Colleagues in Calling Out Trump Administration Policies Causing Rising Energy Costs in New England * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Peter Welch (D-VT) Angus King (I-ME) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week: Lujan Holds Events Across Northern and Central New Mexico * Lujan Visits Taos, Santa Fe, Espanola, Albuquerque, and Santa Ana Pueblo Holds Town Hall, Listens to Constituent Concerns, and Highlights Work on Behalf of New Mexicans New Mexico - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events across New Mexico this week, holding a town hall in Taos and meeting with hea more PR