WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams: "Wired for Growth: How Expanding Broadband Can Revitalize Rural Small Businesses" Today, the House Committee on Small Business is holding a hearing titled "Wired for Growth: How Expanding Broadband Can Revitalize Rural Small Businesses." Chairman Roger Williams' opening statement as prepared for delivery: Welcome to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup of FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Subcommittee Markup of the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Ser more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Husted leads bill to protect college students from crushing debt Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Debt, Earnings and Cost Information Disclosure for Education (DECIDE) Act. This bill would codify Section 4 of President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) 13864. That executive order helps students understand the financial commitments they take on when they attend a four-year u more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Opposes Trump Rollback of Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for American Home Care Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today led 102 Members of Congress in opposing a proposed Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would strip federal minimum wage and overtime protections from nearly 4 million home care workers across the country. "The proposed rule wou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Labor Leaders Challenge Labor Department Agenda Dismantling Workers' Rights House labor leaders sent a series of letters to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) Secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, calling on the Department to honor its promise to uphold workers' civil rights and guarantee workers fair pay, benefits, and a safe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at ECESE Subcommittee Hearing on Reading and Math in K-12 Schools Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro Statement at the Subcommittee Markup of the 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Funding Bill House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the fol more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Remarks on Government Funding Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on government funding at this afternoon's Senate Democratic leadership press conference. Senator Murray's remarks, as delivered, are below: "Well, less than a mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Introduces Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act to End Sex-Based Quotas * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act to bar accreditors from compelling institutions to adopt racial or sex-based quotas and requires accreditors to consider a school's commitment to academic freedom f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Husted Introduce Legislation to Bring More Transparency to the Cost of Higher Education * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Jon Husted (R-OH) introduced the Debt, Earnings, and Cost Information Disclosure for Education (DECIDE) Act, which would codify section 4 of President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) 13864 to help students understand the financial more PR