WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Walberg Responds to Historic Drop in Student Test Scores Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)--designed to measure student achievement--revealed historic drops in math, science, and reading scores: "Today's NAEP  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda": * * * Thank you, Chairman Crapo and Ranking Member Wyden, for the invitation to appear before the Committee today. I am here to share the President's health care agenda and priorities, what we've accomplished to date at the Department of Health and Human Services, and w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration Continues to Illegally Withhold $410+ Billion Owed to Communities in New Mexico and Across the Country * Tracker shows updated tally of federal funds Trump has unlawfully cancelled or frozen--hurting families across the country Billions of dollars in funding that's held up is set to expire at month's end unless action is taken--including for K-12 schools, farmers, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan Legislation to Make Youth Sports More Affordable * Above: Gottheimer joins local officials and volunteers to make recreational sports affordable. NEW MILFORD, NJ -- Today, September 8, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new federal action to lower the cost of and boost participation in youth sports, including bipartisan legislatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New law honors Toms River WWII hero President Trump signs bill naming Toms River VA Clinic after WWII hero Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell just in time for his beloved widow, Charlotte's, birthday * On Friday--just in time for Charlotte Ewart Lomell's 104th birthday--President Donald Trump signed a new law naming the Veterans' Clinic in Toms River after her late husband, celebrated local WWII hero Leonar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of September 8, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Modernizing Defense Acquisition and Establishing Peace Through Strength This week, House Republicans are bringing forward legislation to implement President Trump's Peace Through Strength agenda and restore our fighting force to greatness, deterring our adversaries  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Melinda 'Mindy' Hildebrand, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this committee, it is an honor to appear before you as President Donald J. Trump's nominee to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica. I am sincerely grateful to President Trump and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Bill Bazzi, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the privilege to appear before you today. I am deeply honored by the trust President Trump and Secretary Rubio have placed in me. When I arrived in America at the age of 12, I had more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Weeks Away from End of Fiscal Year, Trump is Blocking $410+ Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to Communities Nationwide Murray, DeLauro release updated tally of federal funds Trump has unlawfully cancelled or frozen--hurting families across the country Billions of dollars in funding that's held up is set to expire at month's end un more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Weeks Away from End of Fiscal Year, Trump is Blocking $410+ Billion in Funding Owed to Communities Nationwide DeLauro, Murray release updated tally of federal funds Trump has unlawfully cancelled or frozen--hurting families across the country Billions of dollars in funding that's held up is set to expire at month's end unl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bill to Bolster SNAP Benefits for Student Loan Borrowers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, led Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in reintroducing the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration Decision to Raise Student Loan Payments for Low-Income Americans * Letter to Department of Education follows reporting the administration plans to gut Biden-era Income-Driven Repayment plans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today led 11 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump administration about  more PR