WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * As Kids Head Back to School in Nevada, Rosen Renews Push to Prevent Immigration Enforcement in Schools * WASHINGTON, DC - As the Nevada school year kicks off, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is renewing her push to protect students and prevent immigration raids from taking place in or near schools and other sensitive locations. In February, Senator Rosen helped introduce the Protecting Sensitive Locat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING NEWS: 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Schweikert Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Tax Fraud Detection and Safeguard Taxpayer Dollars * Directs GAO to Study How Artificial Intelligence Can Support IRS Enforcement Efforts WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Congressman David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), Chair of the Oversight Subcommittee on Ways and Means, anno more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Trump's Plan To Ban Mail-In Voting * 08.18.25 EDMONDS, WA - Today, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he plans to sign an executive order that would eliminate mail-in voting, as well as some in-person voting machines. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Releases Statement on End of West Texas Measles Outbreak Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the Texas Department of State Health Services formally declaring the end of the measles outbre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Investigates California's High-Speed Rail Boondoggle House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is launching an investigation into federal funding provided to the California High-Speed Rail Authority and whether it knowingly misrepresented the ridership more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott Discusses Future of Digital Asset Regulation at Wyoming Blockchain Symposium Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined Austin Reid, Global Head of Revenue and Business at FalconX, for a fireside chat at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium to discuss his legislative efforts to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds USDA Decision to End Solar Mandates on Farmland * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) applauds U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for ending the use of taxpayer dollars to fund solar projects on farmable land and for banning solar panels made by foreign adversaries in USDA-funded projects. Announced yesterday, the new policy addresses the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Holds Successful Week of H.O.P.E. * DECATUR, GA - Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) held a successful Week of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Elevate) from August 11-16 to celebrate nonprofits, their importance to our community and to give back to the community through volunteerism. Held in conjunction with National Nonprofit Day, it was a week of uplift and celebrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Sam Liccardo Introduces Bill to Shed Light on Unlawful National Guard Deployments * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of recent deployments of the National Guard in Los Angeles (link is external) and Washington, D.C (link is external)., Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) introduced the Safeguarding the Use of the National Guar d (SUN) Act. "Americans remain in the dark about the many way more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Leads 2025 Resolution to Commemorate Warehouse Worker Recognition Week * Ontario, CA - Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres introduced a resolution to designate August 17-23, 2025, as Warehouse Worker Recognition Week to honor the hard-working men and women who power the Inland Empire's logistics economy and keep supply chains moving across the United States. Nearl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, HUD Secretary Turner Visit Idaho's First Opportunity Zone Project, Highlight Benefits of Program's Permanent Expansion * Twin Falls, Idaho \--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner visited 2 nd South Market, Idaho's first completed Opportunity Zone (OZ) project and Idaho's first food hall. During their visit to the Magic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Announces $20,000 Grant to Portland Playhouse * PORTLAND, OR-- Today, U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-3) announced a National Endowment for the Arts' Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools (link is external) grant for $20,000 to the nonprofit theatre, Portland Playhouse. The funding arrives at a critical moment, after the theatre lost a $25,000 grant from the National Endowme more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Exposes CBP Bureaucrats for Whistleblower Retaliation, Calls for Immediate Investigation and Accountability * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to investigate CBP bureaucrats for their retaliation against agency whistleblowers, and to hold all retaliators accountable for their actions. In more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Grassley Exposes CBP Bureaucrats for Whistleblower Retaliation, Calls for Immediate Investigation and Accountability BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to investigate CBP bureaucrats for their retaliation against agency whistleblowers, and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, 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 R more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford, Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries Hold Community Meeting in Las Vegas * LAS VEGAS - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today welcomed House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) to his Las Vegas Congressional District for a community meeting about restoring and expanding healthcare, lowering costs of everyday goods, securing Nevada's energy and economic future, and ensuring working class A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Arizona Lawmakers Demand Full and Immediate Disbursement of Solar for All Funds * In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Governor Katie Hobbs, Senator Ruben Gallego, and Representatives Greg Stanton and Yassamin Ansari demanded the full and immediate disbursement of Arizona's Solar for All grant progra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: More Evidence that GOP Budget Betrayal Benefits the Wealthiest Americans, Abandons Working Families * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest assessment that the GOP Budget Betrayal benefits the wealthiest Americans while abandoning working families: "The nonpartisan CBO has confirmed what S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Major U.S. Hospitals End Dangerous Gender Transition Services on Children Following President Trump, Cassidy Efforts Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, highlighted multiple U.S. hospital systems and health providers that have stoppe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Meeks Statement on President Trump's Meeting with President Zelensky & European Leaders Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's meeting with President Zelensky and European leaders at the White House: "After President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Espaillat Lead Hispanic Caucus Colleagues in Demanding DHS End Illegal Restrictions on ICE Detention Center Oversight * Today, Vice Chair of Policy Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 21 of their Congressional Hispanic Caucus ("CHC") colleagues in demanding the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") immediately end their efforts to impede Members' oversight au more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Leads Made in America Manufacturing Tour, Highlights Major Wins in President Trump's Bill * Indianola, IA - U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks led a Made in America Manufacturing Tour across Iowa's First District to spotlight the major manufacturing and workforce victories included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The tour featured visits to Cemen Tech in Indianola, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * New HHS Data Confirms Biden-Harris Admin Placed Tens-of-Thousands of Migrant Children with Unvetted Sponsors, Declined Recommended Home Studies * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is making public Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data showing the Biden-Harris administration placed over 11,000 migrant children with unvetted sponsors who more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Trump Attacking Mail-in Voting * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and California's former Secretary of State, issued the following statement after President Trump attacked mail-in voting and America's election systems: "Donald Trump is now taking advice on voter suppression from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Applauds Passage of Updated Shield Act, Right to Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care in Massachusetts * Expanded Shield Act Strengthens Legal Protections for Patients and Providers BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, issued the following statement applauding the passage of the updated Shield Act in Massachusetts, signed into  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez & Faith Leaders Stand United to Protect Local Families & Communities from Federal Attacks * CHICAGO, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) convened local faith leaders and community defense organizations to discuss the critical role faith communities play in supporting families impacted by the Trump Administration's attacks and policies. From immigration defense and protectio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Federal Appeals Court Decision to Halt Oak Flat Land Transfer Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement: "The 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's decision to pause the transfer of sacred Oak Flat to Resolution Copper more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Blasts Trump's Plan to Nix Mail-in Ballots & Voting Machines Ahead of 2026 Midterms * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after President Donald Trump made a series of false claims about U.S. elections, pledged to "lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS" and voting machines, and inaccurately asserted that states must run elections in the manner the president tells them to, U.S. Senator Jack Reed ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP LIEU STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF UCLA * LOS ANGELES - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to unprecedented attacks on UCLA by the Trump Administration. "UCLA is an engine for innovation and research, not only in our community but nationally as well. The UC system is among the best public university systems in the world and offers affordable coll more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Clyde Touts Wins for Northeast Georgians in President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill * GAINESVILLE, GA -- Last week, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) visited with numerous community and business leaders across the Ninth District to share how provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) positively impact his constituents. "Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill is a tremendous win for workers, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Condemns President's Push to Eliminate Mail-in Voting, Reaffirming Commitment to Secure and Accessible Elections * : August 18, 2025 EUGENE, OR - In response to President Trump's recent promise to eliminate mail-in voting, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) issued the following statement: "Oregon was the first state to enact full vote by mail, an effort led by both Democratic and Repub more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Presses Administration and USCIS for Clarity on Parole Policy Changes and Backlogs * Washington, DC - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) sent a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow expressing concern about parole policy changes, processing backlogs, and staffing reductions that have created uncertainty for constituents  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ronny Jackson Celebrates His Export Control Bill Being Signed into Law * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Ronny Jackson's (TX-13) bill, the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act, was signed into law by President Trump. This legislation authorizes disclosures to Congress of each export control license application, clarifying the applicant, the recipient, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Highlights Rising Grocery Prices in New Social Media Video * Birmingham, AL -- Today, during House Democrats' Cost of Living Week of Action, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) shared a video on social media highlighting the higher prices Alabamians are facing at the grocery store. Despite President Trump's promise to "lower costs on day one," families are facing higher food costs, u more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Titus Introduces Fine Arts Protection Act * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus, today introduced the Fine Arts Protection Act with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) to hold the Trump administration accountable for protecting historical works of art owned by the federal government. The legislation directs the U.S. Government Accountabil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Issues Statement on Announcement of McCook ICE Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after it was announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would construct a 300-bed detention facility in McCook, Nebraska: "Nebraskans elected President Trump to secure the border a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, 10 Colleagues Demand Answers After Trump Halts Legally Mandated Student Debt Relief BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 19 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), alongside 10 Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon e more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Booker Calls for Immediate Re-Instatement of Temporary Medical-Humanitarian Visas For Gazans * In response to news that the U.S. State Department is "suspending the issuance of all visitor visas for people from the war-torn Gaza Strip, including children in need of urgent medical care," Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pressing Trump Administration to Reverse Canceled Grants That Help Georgians Access Digital Internet Devices * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing to reverse canceled grants that helped underserved communities across Georgia access digital internet devices. Sen. Ossoff recently joined Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Rep. Nikema Willi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Touts Benefits of One Big Beautiful Law at Florida Small Business Success Summit TAMPA, Fla. -- Senator Ashley Moody today touted the many wins secured by the One Big Beautiful Law at the Florida SBDC Network's Small Business Success Summit. Signed into law by President Trump and supported by Senator Moody, the One Big Beautiful Law secures many wins for b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds USDA's Announcement to Protect US Farmland From Being Turned Into Solar Plants * W ichita - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released a statement applauding Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' decision to stop using taxpayer dollars for solar panels on productive farmland. The USDA's announcement also states that solar panels manufactured by f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Continues His 100-Stop Tour * Hutchinson - Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), as part of his 100-stop tour, attended the Reno County Farm Bureau annual meeting, hosted a roundtable with members of the Kansas Hospital Association, toured local businesses, and spent time at the Hutchinson County Community College. See below for photos and details of the visits.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan on Face the Nation: Alaska is the Center of America's Security, Energy, and Arctic Future * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joined CBS's Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan discussing last week's summit in Alaska between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator Sullivan underscored Alaska's central role in America's national security, th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Albuquerque: Lujan Visits Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Meets with Local Business Leaders Amid Tariff Chaos and Confusion * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events in Albuquerque this week, visiting the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to discuss public safety and meeting with local business leaders to discuss the impacts of Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia Unemployment Rate Rises For Seventh Consecutive Month * The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today reported that the unemployment rate in Virginia rose again in July, to 3.6 percent, the seventh consecutive increase in the Commonwealth's unemployment rate. Virginia's 0.8 percent year-over-year unemployment rate increase is now the second fastest in the nation during that period, tied wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * With Back-to-School Underway, Pettersen Directly Calls Trump Out For Burying CO Families With High Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Pettersen (CO-07) directly called out President Donald Trump for burying families with high costs as they head back to school amid his reckless trade war. In a blistering letter sent to the President, Pettersen highlighted how parents in Colorado a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce $1 Million Grant to Establish a New Mobile Integrated Health Program in Wheeler County * Washington D.C.-- U.S.Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced an investment of $1 million for the Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) to help improve access to healthcare in Wheeler County. "With Trump's cruel cuts to Medicaid, rural healthcare is on life suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce $1 Million Grant to Establish a New Mobile Integrated Health Program in Wheeler County * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced an investment of $1 million for the Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) to help improve access to healthcare in Wheeler County. "With Trump's cruel cuts to Medicaid, rural healthcare is on life support  more PR