WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS THE FALLOUT FROM TRUMP'S DEVASTATING MEDICAID CUTS BEGINS, THREATENING HEALTHCARE FOR THOUSANDS IN THE CATSKILLS & HUDSON VALLEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW BILL TO REVERSE GOP MEDICAID CUTS -... * Trump & Congressional Republicans Rushed To Pass Largest Healthcare Cut In History To Fund Tax Breaks For Corporations & Billionaires - Standing At Garnet Health Medical Cent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Gustav Chiarello, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for financial resources, from a July 31, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden and Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify here today. * * * INTRODUCTION OF FAMILY I would like to first introduce my wife, Jill Chiarello, who is joining me today. J more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Fight for Patients & Consumer Protections as Trump Puts Americans' Medical Debt Back on Credit Reports * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined colleagues in introducing the Medical Debt Relief Act to push back against recent efforts by the Trump Administration to roll back federal protections aiming to keep medical debt off Americans' credit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Seeks Confirmation of Prompt Payment for DC National Guard * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Following reports that the recently mobilized members of the District of Columbia National Guard have not yet received individual orders, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote President Donald Trump today seeking confirmation that there will be more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Americas": * * * Dear Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Thank you for holding this hearing entitled, "Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Confirms Trump's Big Ugly Law Forces Massive Medicare Cuts * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that Trump's Big Ugly Law adds so much to the deficit that it will trigger $536 billion in automatic cuts to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * CBO Confirms Trump's Big Ugly Law Forces Massive Medicare Cuts Analysis Requested by Ranking Member Boyle Confirms Republicans Voted for $536 Billion in Medicare Cuts * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to a report fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Alison Galvani, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis at Yale School of Public Health, from a July 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing the Future of Health Care: Enhancing Cybersecurity and Protecting Americans' Privacy": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Chairman Babin Hails Trump Executive Order to Keep America First in Commercial Space House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order to streamline commercial launch, reentry, and spaceport development: "President Trump's new more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Announces $685,000 Federal Grant to Upgrade Dormont Park * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that the National Park Services has awarded $685,100 to upgrade Dormont Park. The grant will support park improvements, including constructing pedestrian walkways, parking areas, and stormwater management, and installing play equipment and landscapin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on President Trump Signing the ACES Act into Law * Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 August 15, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement celebrating President Trump's signing of the bipartisan, bicameral Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act into law. The ACES Act seeks to lower military aviation canc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Visits Bull Mountains Mine, Lauds Energy Wins in One Big Beautiful Bill * Daines' Provision in the OBBBA Will Keep the Bull Mountains Mine Operational U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today visited the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup, Montana. The mine was under threat of closure, but was kept operational by Daines' provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill. "The Bull Mountains Mine more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Derek Theurer, President Trump's nominee to be deputy under secretary of the Treasury, from a July 31, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Members: it is a privilege to have my nomination considered by you all today. Thank you for the time you and your staffs have taken to meet with me and to convene this hearing. I know there are many demands on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Demands The Acting Inspector General Investigate The Trump Administration's Purging Of FBI Officials CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged the Department of Justice's Acting Inspector General William Blier to investigate the arbitrary removals, forced retirements, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brittany Bull Panuccio, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, from a July 16, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee: I am honored to appear today as a nominee to serve as a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. I am grateful to President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Showcases Innovation in the Heartland at Third Annual Entrepreneur Expo * AMES, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, hosted her third annual Entrepreneur Expo with record attendance, over 50 expert exhibitors, representatives from state and federal agencies, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Christopher Urben, former assistant special agent in charge at the Drug Enforcement Administration, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Americas": * * * Chairman Risch and Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today on the important task of dismantling transnation more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Diplomatic Strategies for a Dynamic Middle East": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Rosen, distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today at this critical moment for U.S. policy in the Middle East. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Brian Hook, former U.S. Special Representative for Iran, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Diplomatic Strategies for a Dynamic Middle East": * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Rosen, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. The old order in the Middle East is passin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Gallego Meets with Family of Peoria Small Business Owner Facing Deportation PHOENIX - On Tuesday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with the family of Kelly Yu, a mother and local restaurant owner who has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since May after living in the United States for the past 21 years. Kelly Yu fled China as a teenager in 2004 after learni more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Denounce Trump Administration for Bypassing Senate, District Court in Extending Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico's Term * Move comes as Interim U.S. Attorney term was set to expire at 120 days WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement denouncing President Trump's U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for wr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * Trump's Big, Bad Bill put nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics at risk of closure by blocking the clinics from being reimbursed by Medicaid WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to introduce the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brian Christine, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services for health, from a July 16, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Senator Tuberville, thank you for your kind words. Thank you, also, for the service you have rendered to our nation and to our home state of Alabama. Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, members of the Committee,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Michael B. Stuart, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel for Health and Human Services, from a July 31, 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 General Counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services. I want to begin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues released the following testimony by Hudson Institute senior fellow Olivia Enos from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "The Status of Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong, Five Years After the PRC's Judicial Takeover". PRC is the People's Republic of China. * * * Since 2020, freedom in Hong Kong has declined precipit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Diaz-Balart Applauds Governor DeSantis and Trump Administration Efforts to Expedite Everglades Restoration * Southern Florida -- Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Dean of the Florida Delegation, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Everglades Caucus, applauds the recent announcements by Governor DeSantis and the Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues released the following written testimony by international lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "The Status of Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong, Five Years After the PRC's Judicial Takeover". PRC is the People's Republic of China. * * * My name is Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC. I am a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Introduces Resolution Affirming the President's Promise Not to Raise the Social Security and Medicare Retirement Age During Week of Social Security 90th Birthday * Toledo, OH -- Today, during the week of the 90 th Birthday of Social Security, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) introduced a House Resolution affirming President Trump's promise not to raise the retirement age for Social Security an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Leads Colleagues In Urging President Trump to Address Escalating Cyber Threats Ahead of Meeting With Dictator Putin In Alaska * Toledo, OH - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus alongside Ukraine Caucus members Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), sent a forceful lett more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Meeks Statement on Trump-Putin Summit Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin: "The fact that this meeting even took place--at the invitation of President Trump, on American soil, without  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Marks 90 Years of Social Security SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ahead of the 90th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the sacred promise of Social Security: "90 years ago, America made  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Decries EPA's Unlawful Attempt to End Solar Program Providing $43 Million for Granite State * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Crystal Carey, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, from a July 16, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and other Committee Members, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am truly grateful for President Trump's nomination and the opportunity to appear before you today. I have  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ON 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT & INVEST IN SOCIAL SECURITY; AS 'DOGE' CUTS & CHAOS THREATEN THE SERVICES NEARLY 320,000 CAPITAL REGION SENIORS... * 'DOGE' Has Fired Thousands Of Social Security Workers, Creating Massive Strain On Workforce- Creating Chaos At Top Levels, Amid Website Crashes, Overwhelmed Phone Lines more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ends the Inflation Act's Welfare for the Wealthy, Big Banks, Billion-Dollar Companies, & China Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement ahead of Saturday's three-year anniversary of the Democrats' Inflation Act becoming law: "The Inflation Act showed Democrats'  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer, Wyden Urge IRS to Maintain Vital Multilingual Services for Taxpayers * Senators: "Maintaining and expanding multilanguage services is critical to the federal government's financial bottom line." WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and 23 Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Warns That Trump's Reckless Policy on AI Chip Exports Sells Out U.S. Security to Beijing Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Blasts Reckless Court Ruling Greenlighting Trump's Shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following a federal appeals court ruling allowing President Dona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Congresswoman Norton, Ranking Member Garcia, and Senator Van Hollen Introduce Legislation Terminating Trump's Unprecedented Federalization of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Rep. Rober more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Cracks Down On Judicial Loophole Undermining Justice * (Washington, D.C., August 15, 2025) -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) introduced the No Appointments by Rogue Judges Act to prevent federal district court judges from appointing U.S. Attorneys beyond the temporary period authorized under federal law. The bill is a direct response to a recent New Jersey case where, after  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER MEETS WITH FINGER LAKES FARMERS & SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN YATES COUNTY ON FRONTLINES OF TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR * With Trump's tariffs rising costs for Finger Lakes farms, small businesses, and farm winery vineyards, which are simultaneously suffering from the lack of Canadian tourists and the drop in export sales opportunities to Canada, U.S. Senator Chuck Schume more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a July 31, 2025, confirmation hearing. The witnesses are Bryan Switzer to be deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Gustav Chiarello III to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Stuart to be HHS general counsel and Derek Theurer to be deputy under secretary of the Treasury. * * * The Committee meets this morning to discuss four nominations. D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Urge Robust Funding For Federal Defenders In FY26 Appropriations Bill In a letter to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senators admonish the proposed steep funding shortfall for Defender Services by the House, which would result in 600+ layoffs SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Underscores How Republican Cuts to Medicaid Impact Seniors, Visits Kutz Senior Living Campus Wilmington, Del. - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, yesterday visited Kutz Senior Living Campus in Wilmington. Along with Kutz leadership and Cheryl Heiks, executive dir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gallego Presses Trump Administration to Reverse Medicare Premium Hikes Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take immediate action to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part D prescription drug premiums for 2026. "I am deeply concerned about the impact premium increases will have on individuals who rely on Medicare Part D for access to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Calls for Hearing on New Trump-appointed BLS Commissioner Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today called for E.J. Antoni, Chief Economist at a conservative think tank and President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to testify in front of the HELP Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Continues "Affordability Action Tour": Highlights Harmful Impacts of Trump's Tariffs at Coffee Shop in Concord, Discusses Impacts of Health Care Cuts in Big Beautiful Betrayal at Health Center in Plymouth * (Plymouth, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) continued her "Affordability Action Tour" by visiting a coffee shop in Concord to highlight how tariffs are raising the costs o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on CFPB Appeals Court Decision U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on the Trump Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Peter Lamelas, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today as the nominee for United States Ambassador to the Republic of Argentina. I am deeply grateful to President Trump for his more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by William Bryan White, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as President Donald J. Trump's nominee for The United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium. It  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Julie Stufft, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan, from a July 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Murphy, distinguished Members of this committee. I am honored to appear before you today, and I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Rubio for their trust and confidence. If confirmed, I will work closely with you to advance U.S. in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Michel Issa, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Lebanese Republic, from a July 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Murphy, distinguished Members of the committee, it is the honor of a lifetime to sit before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon. My presence here is a testament to the enduring more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Richard Duke Buchan III, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, from a July 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Murphy, and distinguished Members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. I am deeply grateful to President Trump and humbled to be nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by John Giordano, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, from a July 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Murphy, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to serve as the first political United States Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia in decades. I am deeply h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Thomas A. Rose, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Poland, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Madame Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of this Committee: Thank you Senator Hagerty for that kind introduction. My name is Tom Rose, and I am honored to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Pol more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Sean O'Neill, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, from a July 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Murphy, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to be President Trump's nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and a grateful fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Jason Evans, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of State for management, from a July 22, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * July 22, 2025 Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is a distinct honor to be considered for the role of Under Secretary of State for Management at the U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Bryan R. Switzer, President Trump's nominee to be deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Asia, textiles, investment, services and intellectual property, from a July 31, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of this Committee, I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy United States Trade Representative for Asia, Textiles, Inves more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Urges Trump Administration to Address Community Disruptions from Navy Ships at Port of Baltimore * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) to address the concerns of Locust Point and Fells Point residents regarding the two Naval vessels - the USNS Pomeroy and USNS Charlton - that have been docked at the P more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding * Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led 30 of their Senate colleagues in demanding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin obey more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Van Hollen Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding Lawmakers warn Trump Administration is violating the law by terminating $27 billion in congressionally obligated funding for affordable clean energy * Senator Sheldon White more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Cheap Renewable Energy Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on guidance released by the Trump IRS further gutting renewable energy in America: "The bottom line is that Trump is creating a national energy crisis that Americans are more PR