WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump's Efforts to Slash Critical Agriculture Support Programs, Duckworth Discusses Priorities with Illinois Agriculture Leaders * September 11, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with leaders from the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB), Illinois Pork Producers and Illinois Farmers Union this week to discuss the support needed for our state's agriculture industry a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Babin Applauds Passage of FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) released the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "Now more than ever, America's military and defense systems must be effective, efficient, and unmatched. The 2026 NDAA bolsters funding for military activiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Senate Republicans are Determined to Overcome Senate Democrats' Confirmation Obstruction * "Instead of deliberation, Senate Democrats chose unprecedented delay. That ends now." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about Senate Republicans will today break the Democrat confirmation logjam and move quickly to confir more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Votes Against Initial House Version Of Annual Defense Measure That Fails To Exert Congressional Oversight Of Trump Administration Actions Undermining Our Nation's Military * U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) tonight voted against the initial U.S. House $893 billion version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) despite adoption of five of his floor amendments and vario more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Markup of Several Public Health Reauthorization Bills Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's health subcommittee markup of several public health reauthorization bills. S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nomination Hearing U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Sergio Gor to be ambassador to India, Herschel Walker to be ambassador to the Bahamas, Andrew  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Votes Against Partisan Defense Spending Bill * Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026:  "I voted against Republicans' annual defense spending bill because it does not keep our country safe, weakens the safety and readiness of our military, and ignores the strug more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Emphasizes Need to Boost Tribal Energy in Senate Indian Affairs Hearing * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines spoke with Mr. David Conrad, Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy. Daines emphasized the need to expand energy production in tribal communities and the importance of the Crow Revenue Act and the Cr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette, Huffman Statement on Trump Administration's Reversal of Biden-era Public Lands Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), released the following statement after the Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a proposal to rescind President Biden's Public Lands Rule which conse more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025: * * * Entering the Golden Age of American Energy and Resources Dominance Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on realizing the full potential of America's domestic energy supply and natural resources dominance. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "By more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Garamendi Demands Trump Stop Abandoning America's Energy Workers * WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08), along with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Rep. Greg Landsman (OH-01), demanded that the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on actions that jeopardize safety, environmental health, and labor protections for energy workers and the communities where  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly votes for National Defense Authorization Act, supports pay raise for service members * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual comprehensive package of legislation that supports American defense and military service members. The bill now advances to the U.S. Senate for consideration.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Garamendi, Beyer Raise Alarm on U.S. Plan to Transfer Plutonium to Private Industry * Transfer of plutonium would increase the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation, including to rogue states or terrorists Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08), today wrote to Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Natural Resources Democrats Slam GOP Attempts to Gut Environmental Protections and Silence Communities Under Guise of Permitting Reform Today, Ranking Member Huffman pushed back against Republicans' so-called SPEED Act, a sweeping bill that would gut core provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and rig  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Oversight Committee Releases Report Exposing Biden's Green New Deal Scam Benefitting Democratic Allies House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released a majority staff report titled, "The Green New Scam: The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund," exposing how the Biden Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Owens Advances Utah Priorities in Annual Defense Bill * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04) released the following statement after voting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. "The FY26 National Defense Authorization Act puts Utah and America First," said Rep. Owens. "From fully funding the F-35 and Sentinel missile programs at Hill Air Force Base t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump's Continued Attack on Public Lands Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced plans to rescind the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Public Lands Rule: "Rescinding the Bureau of Land Management more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich, Merkley, Klobuchar, Murray Demand Answers from Forest Service Chief on How Taxpayer Dollars are Being Used to Fund Workforce Reduction Programs U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, was joined by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 10, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Water Resources Development Acts Implementation: Review and Oversight of Past Provisions": * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Wilson Statements from Hearing on WRDA Implementation The  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Merkley, Heinrich, Klobuchar, Murray Demand Answers from Forest Service Chief on How Taxpayer Dollars are Being Used to Fund Workforce Reduction Programs * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, was joined by Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Pallone Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup of seven bills: Today, we are considering seven health bills. We will begin by marking up a few bills  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Votes Against Bloated NDAA, Stands with People Over Pentagon * WASHINGTON, D.C. - SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "Today, I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act because it once again prioritizes bloated Pentagon budgets over the u more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Budd, Commerce Committee Colleagues Highlight Need to Bolster U.S. leadership in AI Innovation Hearing with OSTP Director Kratsios outlines the Trump administration's AI strategy *  At yesterday's Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness hearing titled "AI've Got a Plan: America's AI Action Plan," Sen. Budd led his Senate Republican colleagues in discuss more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Sen. Budd: AI Enables Americans to Make the Best and Most of Themselves on Daily Basis In his opening statement at today's Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness hearing, Chairman Ted Budd (R-N.C.) discussed the need to accelerate AI more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Energy Secretary Wright Confirming DOE is Upending Progress at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant * ICYMI : Senator Murray on Trump Administration Threatening Nuclear Waste Cleanup Efforts at Hanford Site in WA Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after receiving no more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Warren Statement on Trump Fed Nominee Stephen Miran "Dr. Miran's nomination is just the next phase of President Trump's very public months-long campaign to stack the Fed with loyalists." "President Trump is trying to seize personal control of the Fed in an attempt to escape accountability for his more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Westerman Applauds Repeal of Restrictive Land Rule Today, the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the rescission of the Biden administration's so-called "Public Lands Rule," which upended the agency's longstanding multiple-use and sustained yield mandate. House Committee on Natural Resou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym Votes for a Strong National Defense * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) released a statement following the passage of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "The passage of the NDAA marks a vital step in ensuring the United States maintains the most capable and ready fighting force in the world," Rep. Yakym said. "Our highest responsibility is s more PR