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. 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 -- 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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