WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * 400+ Glens Falls, NY Residents Join Rep. Balint and Colleagues in Elise Stefanik District for Town Hall Event * Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined local leaders, unions, and her colleagues Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) to expose how Republican policies are harming the region and answer attendees' questions. Over 400 people attended the Progress for the People town hall organized more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Being Detained by ICE in Baltimore * August 25, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement today after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was detained by ICE in Baltimore: "The Trump Administration has made it clear: they are callously using Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a pawn and a distract more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- 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. 25 -- 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. 25 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Panetta Host SLO County Medicare Forum * Last Friday, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) hosted a "SLO County Medicare Forum" at Cuesta College. The Forum brought together local health care providers, stakeholders, and residents to discuss the value of Medicare programs, the challenges they face, and how to improve healthcare access in the region. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington: Trump and Republicans Deliver Historic Deficit Reduction According to a new analysis (https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61697) from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), President Trump's trade agenda will reduce total deficits by $4 trillion. Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement: "The latest CBO analys more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS RESPONDS TO URGENT CONCERNS REGARDING FEMA PREPAREDNESS AND EROSION OF POST-KATRINA REFORMS * Baton Rouge, LA - Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement today in response to reports that the Trump Administration is undoing critical FEMA reforms put in place after Hurricane Katrina: " To hear of the erosion of FEMA's post-Katrina reforms that Louisianans fought s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fong Spotlights Educational Choice, Career Pathways, and Skilled Trades Fair in The Bakersfield Californian * BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - This week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) published an op-ed in The Bakersfield Californian titled " From classrooms to careers -- empowering parents and encouraging skilled trades (link is external)," highlighting his commitment to expanding educational op more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia's Statement on Trump's Plan to Send Troops to Chicago * CHICAGO - Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago: "This is not about public safety-it's about creating chaos to consolidate power. It's a show of force, an exercise in authoritarian control. Trump is targeting Chicago to punish us for our more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds to President Trump's Attempt to Illegally Militarize Chicago * WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump's plan to deploy troops to Chicago: "President Trump's illegal attempt to militarize Chicago will do nothing but spark chaos and create spectacle. There is no emergency in Illino more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Praises End of Cashless Bail in D.C.; Demands Hochul Follow Suit in New York * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) today applauds President Trump's executive order (link is external) ending cashless bail in Washington, D.C., restoring law and order to the Nation's Capital, and calls on Governor Kathy Hochul to do the same in New York State. "It's a sad more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Pushes Back on Misleading Buffalo News Story, Highlights Real VA Progress * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) today issued the following statement after The Buffalo News published a misleading report on veterans' care. Langworthy underscored the real progress being made at the Buffalo VA and across the nation to reduce backlogs, improve wait times, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Declaracion del Congresista Garcia sobre el Plan de Trump de Enviar Tropas a Chicago * CHICAGO - El Congresista Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) emitio la siguiente declaracion en respuesta al plan de Trump de enviar tropas a Chicago: "Esto no se trata de seguridad publica, sino de crear caos para consolidar el poder. Es una demostracion de fuerza, un ejercicio de control autoritario. Trump ataca a Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on Reports Trump is Planning Military Deployment to Chicago * August 24, 2025 [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement today amid reports that the Trump Administration is planning another inappropriate deployment of American troops into American cities, this time to Chicago, without coordinating with state or loca more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FIGHTING BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ANTI-AFFORDABILITY AGENDA, CONGRESSMAN RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH SEPTEMBER C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS * Fighting Back Against Trump's Anti-Affordability Agenda, Congressman Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with September C.A.R.E.S. Van Events In Trump's first months in office, he and the House GOP have rammed through an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Following Warning from FEMA Employees, Welch Urges Congress to Act to Protect Disaster Recovery * BURLINGTON, VT --Today, more than 180 employees of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) warned Congress that FEMA's operational mismanagement could result in a catastrophic response to future disasters. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following reaction: "We cannot stop cli more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- 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. 25 -- 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. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Whitehouse, Colleagues Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Make Homeownership More Accessible for First-Time Buyers * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) led 12 Democratic senators in reintroducing the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act, legislation that aims to support middle-class Americans purchasing their f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Estes Joins Montana Talks with Aaron Flint * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas), a member of the Western Congressional Caucus, joined Montana Talks with Aaron Flint to discuss the Caucus's time in Montana, the secured provisions in the One Big, Beautiful Bill, the achievement of removing the lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act, and more. Read a transcript below. Listen to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Saranac Lake, With Public Health Funding Under Threat, Gillibrand Underscores Its Critical Importance * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference with leaders from Trudeau Institute to take a stand against the Trump administration's dangerous rollback of public health initiatives and research funding. Trudeau Institute is one of a limited number of New York research fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns ICE Raid at Newington Car Wash * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after ICE detained seven workers at a car wash in Newington without notifying local officials. "I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the actions taken this morning by ICE in Newington when they grabbed seven individuals at a local car wash," said Lar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE FIGHTING HARD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's State of the Union where he laid out the Democratic agenda to lift up the American people and combat Donald Trump's scheme to try to steal the midterm elections. DANA BASH: Here with me now is House Democratic Leader Hakeem J more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE FIGHTING HARD TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's State of the Union where he laid out the Democratic agenda to lift up the American people and combat Donald Trump's scheme to try to steal the midterm elections. DANA BASH: Here with me now is House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressman from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Completes Statewide Tour Meeting with Families, Providers, and Businesses Impacted by GOP Budget Betrayal * During Three-Week Tour Across New Mexico, Lujan Holds Events in Six Counties, Hosts Two More Town Halls Focus Includes Health Care, Nutrition, Local Economies, Tribal Priorities, and Public Safety Las Cruces, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a seri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Completes Statewide Tour Meeting with Families, Providers, and Businesses Impacted by GOP Budget Betrayal * During Three-Week Tour Across New Mexico, Lujan Holds Events in Six Counties, Hosts Two More Town Halls Focus Includes Health Care, Nutrition, Local Economies, Tribal Priorities, and Public Safety Las Cruces, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a seri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Lummis Fully Supports Trump EO Cracking Down on American Flag Burning, Desecration * Cheyenne, WY - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today released the following statement fully supporting President Trump's executive order which cracks down on suspects who desecrate and burn the American flag. "I fully support President Trump's executive order to crack down on flag burning and destruction," stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Meeks Commemorates Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement commemorating the eighth annual Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day, observed on August 25. "Today we remember the victims and survivors of the Bur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Trump Administration Decision To Cancel Revolution Wind Project * HARTFORD - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to cancel the Revolution Wind Project: "When the oil industry showed up at Mar a Lago with a set of demands in exchange for a $1 billion of campaign support for Trump, this is what they more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into Allegations of Manipulated and Inaccurate Crime Data by D.C. MPD Leadership House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation following disturbing allegations and whistleblower disclosures suggesting that leadership within the Met more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Receives Update on Ohio County Flood Recovery Efforts * WHEELING, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) traveled to Ohio County, W.Va. where she made stops focused on flood recovery efforts in the area. During the visit, Senator Capito received a briefing from the Wheeling-Ohio Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and local officials r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Tonko, Balint Joined New York Town Hall in Stefanik's District to Spotlight Harm of GOP Budget, Present a Progressive Vision for the Nation * GLENS FALLS, NY - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined advocates, union members, and community members in Glens Falls for a town hall to expose how Republican policies a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley Statement on Trump's Plans to Send Military to Chicago * Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on reports that Donald Trump plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago: "There is nothing more important to me than the safety and security of my constituents. The city of Chicago does not want or need the military deployed to our streets. This is a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters' Statement on Trump's Unconstitutional, Authoritarian Attempt to Fire Dr. Lisa Cook Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following President Donald Trump's late-night attempt to fire Federal Reserve Board  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Taxpayers in Every State Get an Immediate Tax Cut Taxpayers in all 50 states will get a tax cut from The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, according to a new Tax Foundation study. "Taxpayers in all 50 states will see the tax relief President Trump and Republicans in Congress won for working families, farmers, and small businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Statement on Stop Work Order for Revolution Wind Project * Warwick, RI - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01) issued the following statement in response to a Trump Administration order stopping all activities of Revolution Wind Project off the coast of Rhode Island, which is more th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Collins, Reed, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Extend the Weatherization Assistance Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the federal government's cornerstone energy efficiency initiative - the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Reps. Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Yassamin Ansari, Maxine Dexter on Updates Regarding the Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia Case * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) released a joint statement following the latest updates regarding the case of Ki more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Reps. Yassamin Ansari, Robert Garcia, Maxwell Frost, Maxine Dexter on Updates Regarding the Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia Case * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42), Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) released a joint statement following the latest updates regarding the case of Kil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement in Support of President Trump's Executive Order to End Cashless Bail * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Chair of the House Republican Leadership, released the following statement: "Kathy Hochul and NY Democrats failed bail reform has been a catastrophic disaster leading to a crime crisis in New York making every family and community less safe. Again and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Biggest Beneficiaries of the One Big Beautiful Bill? * One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers historic tax relief for families, educational freedom for schoolchildren WASHINGTON -- As American schoolchildren head back into the classroom, the One Big Beautiful Bill will ensure American families are in the best possible position to succeed. House Republicans have delivered once-in-a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Biggest Beneficiaries of the One Big Beautiful Bill? Hardworking American Families * WASHINGTON -- As American schoolchildren head back into the classroom, the One Big Beautiful Bill will ensure American families are in the best possible position to succeed. House Republicans have delivered once-in-a-generation pocketbook relief and educational freedom to American families with the passage o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- 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. 25 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Rick Scott Send Letter to Secretary Lutnick to Address China's Illegal Fishing Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, thanking him and the Trump administration for their commitment to protecting American jobs and ensuring fair, competitive markets, while encouraging imm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Being Taken into ICE Custody * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "While ICE is holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia and keeping his lawyers in the dark as to what is next for him, Administration officials continue  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement after meeting virtually this morning with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura: "I was glad to have the opportunity to speak with Kilmar Abrego Garcia this morning and welcome him back to Maryland after what has been a long and torturous more PR