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Bynum, Merkley, Wyden Demand Funding for Kids with Disabilities in Central Oregon Be Restored (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Bynum, Merkley, Wyden Demand Funding for Kids with Disabilities in Central Oregon Be Restored
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Washington, DC - Today, after the Trump Administration announced the termination of a grant for the Central Oregon Disability Support Network, Inc. (CODSN), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Education demanding the reinstatement of the federal funding. CODSN is an more PR
Cantwell Tells OSTP Director Kratsios That White House AI Action Plan Tenets Align With Bipartisan Bills Previously Passed by Commerce Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell Tells OSTP Director Kratsios that White House AI Action Plan Tenets Align with Bipartisan Bills Previously Passed by Commerce Committee
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, called for the passage of seven previously approved bi more PR
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 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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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
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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
Castro, Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Ending of Discretionary Grants for Hispanic-Serving, Minority-Serving Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Castro, Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Ending of Discretionary Grants for Hispanic-Serving, Minority-Serving Schools
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September 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Democratic co-chairs of the Senate and House Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucuses, issued the following joint statement after the Trump Administration more PR
Chair Cassidy, Husted, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill Empowering States to Safely Integrate AI in Classroom, Enhance Student Success (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy, Husted, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill Empowering States to Safely Integrate AI in Classroom, Enhance Student Success
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Jon Husted (R-OH), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the R more PR
Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Markup of Several Public Health Reauthorization Bills (10)
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:
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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.
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Committee Approves FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2025:
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Committee Approves FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 28 more PR
Congressman Robert Aderholt Applauds Passage of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Robert Aderholt Applauds Passage of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
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Washington, DC -- Today, H.R. 3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, passed through the House of Representatives. Included in this legislation is Rep. Aderholt's DUAL (Defense United Access to Learning) Act and a prop more PR
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Fights to Protect TRIO Programs, Pushes Trump Administration to Release Grant Notifications for TRIO Programs Across the Country (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Fights to Protect TRIO Programs, Pushes Trump Administration to Release Grant Notifications for TRIO Programs Across the Country
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In the letter, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, co-chair of the TRIO Caucus and a TRIO alum, called for President Trump, Department of Education Secretary McMahon, and Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Vought to release award notificati more PR
Congresswoman Luz Rivas Votes Against Partisan Defense Spending Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Luz Rivas Votes Against Partisan Defense Spending Bill
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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
Cortez Masto, Rosen Condemn Department of Education Decision to Defund Nevada's Universities (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Condemn Department of Education Decision to Defund Nevada's Universities
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) condemned the United States Department of Education's decision to defund grants that support Nevada's students and the university system. The Department announced these program cuts yesterday. This ye more PR
ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Demands Committee Subpoena Stephen Miller (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025:
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ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Demands Committee Subpoena Stephen Miller
ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici is demanding Stephen N. Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, to come before the committee as a witness to answer for the Trump Administration's antisemitic actions.
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Ranking Member Suzanne Bonami more PR
ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Demands Committee Subpoena Stephen Miller (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Demands Committee Subpoena Stephen Miller
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ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici is demanding Stephen N. Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, to come before the committee as a witness to answer for the Trump Administration's antisemitic actions
WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early more PR
Jayapal Statement on Vote Against Bloated Defense Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Jayapal Statement on Vote Against Bloated Defense Budget
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
"Congressional funding bills show the American people what their government thinks is important. This year, that message is loud and clear: we have $882.6 billion for an already outrag more PR
Larsen Statement on House-Passed Defense Policy Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Larsen Statement on House-Passed Defense Policy Bill
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This week, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) advocated for provisions in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect families and businesses Northwest Washington state.
He co-led an amendment which would allow Island Health to achieve significant cost-savings, and as a result, the hospital would be able to mai more PR
Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Codify President Trump's Efforts to Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release:
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Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Codify President Trump's Efforts to Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup and passed fourteen bills to combat crime in Washington, D.C., bolster President Donald Trump's efforts to restore law and order, codify key el more PR
Merkley, Wyden, Padilla, Bonamici, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Release $52.1 Million in Federal Education Funds for Agricultural Farmworker Students (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Wyden, Padilla, Bonamici, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Administration to Release $52.1 Million in Federal Education Funds for Agricultural Farmworker Students
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Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, California's U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, and U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) today led 26 lawmakers to demand Office of Management and Budget (OMB) more PR
Padilla, Castro Condemn Trump Administration's Ending of Discretionary Grants for Hispanic-Serving, Minority-Serving Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Castro Condemn Trump Administration's Ending of Discretionary Grants for Hispanic-Serving, Minority-Serving Schools
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas-20), Democratic co-chairs of the Senate and House Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucuses, issued the following joint statement after the Trump Administra more PR
Ranking Member DeLauro on the Motion to Instruct Conferees to Reject House Republicans' WIC Cuts and Adopt the Senate Funding Level (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on Sept. 10, 2025:
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Ranking Member DeLauro on the Motion to Instruct Conferees to Reject House Republicans' WIC Cuts and Adopt the Senate Funding Level
DeLauro: "At a time when families around the country are struggling to afford health care, housing, and other essentials for their families, House Republicans failed to provide WIC with the resources more PR
Ranking Member Meng's Remarks at Full Committee Markup of FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies Funding Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on Sept. 10, 2025:
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Ranking Member Meng's Remarks at the Full Committee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Funding Bill
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY-06), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations C more PR
Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Administration Cutting $350 Million in Funding for Minority Serving Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Administration Cutting $350 Million in Funding for Minority Serving Institutions
Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will not disburse any Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Title III or V discretionary f more PR
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Voting Against FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Voting Against FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement:
"I voted against the FY26 NDAA because it fails to put service members and our national security at the forefront. While I cannot support a bill that prioritizes partisan politics over the real needs of our troop more PR
Rep. Summer Lee Votes Against Bloated NDAA, Stands with People Over Pentagon (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Summer Lee Votes Against Bloated NDAA, Stands with People Over Pentagon
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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
Scott Statement on Trump Administration Cutting $350 Million in Funding for Minority Serving Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, posted the following news release:
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Scott Statement on Trump Administration Cutting $350 Million in Funding for Minority Serving Institutions
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As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external)
WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced it will not disburse any Minority Serving Institution more PR
Sen. Budd, Commerce Committee Colleagues Highlight Need to Bolster U.S. leadership in AI Innovation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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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
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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
Senator Blunt Rochester Holds Spotlight Forum on Impact of HHS Vaccine Policies on Students and Families During Back-to-School Season (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Holds Spotlight Forum on Impact of HHS Vaccine Policies on Students and Families during Back-to-School Season
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, today held a spotlight forum on the impact of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s recent, unprecedented, and more PR
Stefanik Secures Historic Results for New York 21 in National Defense Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Stefanik Secures Historic Results for New York 21 in National Defense Bill
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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, today voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
"Today, I helped lead the final passage of this year's America First defense bill that strengthens our military in the face of the rapidly evo more PR
The Republican Recap: Week of September 8, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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The Republican Recap: Week of September 8, 2025
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Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week:
Modernizing Defense Acquisition and Establishing Peace Through Strength
This week, House Republicans passed legislation to implement President Trump's Peace Through Strength agenda and restore our fighting force to greatness, codifying all or parts o more PR
Walberg, Allen Demand UAW Explain Missing Strike Fund Reinvestments (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Walberg, Allen Demand UAW Explain Missing Strike Fund Reinvestments
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) sent a letter to International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Presi more PR
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