WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of September 1, 2025 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, September 2, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt held a markup and successfully reported the FY26 bill out of subcommittee. The measure more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT ADDRESSES CRITICAL PRIORITIES FOR U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AT INTERAGENCY GROUP ON INSULAR AREAS PLENARY SESSION * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett delivered remarks yesterday at the Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) 2025 Senior Plenary Session at the U.S. Department of the Interior, addressing key opportunities and challenges facing the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump's FERC Nominees, Demanding They Maintain the Agency's Independence and Fight to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers * WASHINGTON -- During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, grilled th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Heinrich Grills Trump's FERC Nominees, Demanding They Maintain the Agency's Independence and Fight to Lower Energy Costs for Consumers During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump Nominees to Preserve FERC's Independence * WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, sounded the alarm on the Trump Administration's attacks on more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump Nominees to Preserve FERC's Independence In his opening statement during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider Laura Swett and David LaCerte for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gallego Questions Trump Nominees on Energy Costs, Reliability * WASHINGTON - This week, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee, questioned Trump administration nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on how they plan to ensure reliable, affordable energy at a time when energy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson on August Jobs Report: "Trump Fiddles While Families Get Squeezed" * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the August Jobs Report (link is external). U.S. employers added only 22,000 jobs in August, and unemployment rose to 4.3%. Nearly every sector lost jobs, including manufacturing. The report showed June was the first month since 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Whitehouse Introduce Resolution to Strike Down Trump's Latest Giveaway to Big Oil * Resolution would allow Congress to reject the extended deadlines given by the Trump administration to oil and gas companies for complying with methane emissions limits Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) are joining forces on a resolution to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore votes in support of the 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act * Washington D.C. \- Representative Barry Moore (AL-01) voted in support of H.R. 4553, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. This legislation strengthens Alabama's Gulf Coast and America's energy security. "This bill delivers for Alabama's First Congressional Distr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger: Much-Needed Tax Cuts are Coming for Hardworking Texans * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) penned an op-ed in the San Angelo Standard-Times, outlining how the Largest Working Families Tax Cut package in American history secures historic, tangible wins for Texans. You can read the full piece here or below. # Much-needed tax cuts are coming for hardworking Texans | O more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Amendments to NDAA, Seeks to Stop Trump's "Golden Dome" * Washington (September 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today filed eight amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including amendments to limit funding for President Trump's destabilizing "Golden Dome" missile interceptor scheme, the over-budget Sentinel nuclear missile, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson at Speakers' G7 Summit: Our Countries are at Our Best When We Call Out Hard Truths * WASHINGTON -- On Friday, September 5, Speaker Johnson delivered keynote remarks at the G7 Speakers' Meeting in Ottawa, Canada, on the subject of "Protecting Legislators from All Forms of Violence." During the summit, Speaker Johnson also held bilateral meetings with the parliamentary leaders from o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of September 1, 2025 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Investing in America's Energy and National Security House Republicans and President Trump ran on the promise to unleash American energy production for our energy security and the security of our allies, returning to energy independence instead of rely more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Whitehouse and Murray Demand DOE's Sham Climate Report Be "Withdrawn in Shame" Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, fired back against the Department of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Blocks DOT Nominee After Reckless Termination of Funding for Port of Davisville * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, took to the Senate floor this morning to block a unanimous consent request to approve the nomination of Sean McMaster to serve as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administrati more PR