WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Ahead of Fed Nominee's Confirmation Vote, Warren Presses Miran on the Role of Trump Administration's Tariffs on Higher Consumer Prices Miran: "I mean sure, you know, eventually, you know, a meteor is going to strike, or whatever. But we've been waiting...and that evidence has just not emerged" *  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Celebrates Rhode Island's Veterans at Resource Fair and BBQ * PAWTUCKET, RI - YESTERDAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) hosted his second annual Veterans Barbecue and Resource Fair at Slater Park in Pawtucket. The event featured resource tables with Veterans' advocacy and support groups from across Rhode Island. "It was an honor to gather with so many of Rhode Island's Veterans and their famili more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * As the Trump Administration Slashes Law Enforcement Funding & Fires National Security Agents, Senators Write Patel, Bondi About the Impact on Public Safety * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Ahead of tomorrow's hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-H more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Andrew Veprek, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for population, refugees and migration, from a Sept. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. President Trump has nominated me to lead a bureau charged with addressing what is, in my  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal Takes Trump VA Nominee to Task over Failure to Commit to Protecting Veterans' Benefits from Claw Backs: "I'm Really Disturbed by These Answers" At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today to consider the nomination of Karen Brazell to be the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Under Secretary for Benefits, Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Applauds Release of $64+ Million in Public Assistance Grants for Helene Recovery * After Budd pressure, funding approved for WNC clean-up and recovery will significantly reduce backlog Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * CMS releases guidance on how to apply for Rural Health Transformation Program funding * Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the landmark $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a key component of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.  "Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cut's hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Comer and Luna Ramp Up Probe into CCP-Linked Funding Fueling Civil Unrest in the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) are intensifying their investigation into the fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen, Senator Warren Reintroduce Equal Employment for All Act * Bill would end hiring discrimination based on credit reports and ensure candidates are judged on their merits WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts are bringing back the Equal Employment for All Act to protect job seekers from unfair discrimination based on their credi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Celebrates $4 Million Federal Grant to Support PA Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Inspections * CARNEGIE, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMA) has awarded $4,067,990 in federal grant funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). The grant will support statewide safety inspections o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Announces Over $2.5 Million in FEMA Funding for Lake Lure Flowering Bridge * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) announced that the Town of Lake Lure will receive $2,565,168.30 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to replace the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, which was destroyed during Hurricane Helene in 2024. "The Flo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox News: "Charlie Kirk was a Martyr. Martyrs Create Movements." * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined Brian Kilmeade on Fox News' One Nation on Sunday evening. They discussed the impact that Charlie Kirk had on the nation as well as foreign policy developments in China and South America. Watch their full exchange HERE. Daines on the legacy of Charlie Kirk: This was one o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene, Oversight Dems Call for Review of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse to Assess Impact of Government Watchdogs Firings * Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led a group of eight House Democrats in raising concerns about the vacancy of more than 20 Inspectors General (IG), 18 of which were terminated by the Trump Administration--firings which many legal experts say may violate federal law.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Democratic Leaders of Congress' National Security Committees Warn Trump is Weakening America U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Leaders of Congress' National Security Committees Warn Trump is Weakening America U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Democratic Leaders of Congress' National Security Committees Warn Trump is Weakening America U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan Greenstein, President Trump's nominee to be deputy under secretary of the Treasury, from a Sept. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, esteemed members of the Senate Finance Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. I would like to thank you and your staffs, as well, for the time and courtesies extended to me in meetings ahead more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Joins House Oversight Committee: Defends President Trump's America First Agenda Against Far-Left Lies * WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) joined the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for a full committee markup hearing entitled "Full Committee Business Meeting." During the hearing, Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) disparaged President Trump's America First Agenda, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Even CBO Now Forecasts More Economic Growth Thanks to 2025's Working Families Tax Cuts Just as Republicans unleashed an economic boom after passing the 2017 Trump tax cuts, the recently enacted working families tax cuts are projected to "boost employment, income, consumer spending, business investment, and potential output," according more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following Supreme Court Ruling on Immigration Enforcement, Larson Announces Congressional Effort to Block ICE Takeover of Federal Housing Data * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the Home Together Act, legislation he is cosponsoring with Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52) to protect immigrant families by blocking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture released the following written testimony by Joy L. Bivens, deputy administrator of Health and Human Services for Franklin County, Ohio, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring State Options in SNAP." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * * * Chair Finstad, Ranking Member Hayes and distinguished members of the Subcommitte more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Refund Small Businesses For Trump Tariffs * Legislation Would Help Support the 2.3 Million Small Businesses Across New York, Many of Which Are Struggling to Keep Up with Rising Costs Caused By Trump's Tariffs U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Angela Alsobrook more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Harshbarger Applauds Launch of $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Fund * Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) today celebrated the launch of the $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Fund by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, officially opening the state application process. The RHT fund was created in President Trump's Working Families  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Save Social Security from Trump Admin's Dangerous Cuts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 27 of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act to protect social security benefits for Coloradans. The bill would reverse the Trump administration's disastrous cuts to the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Refund Small Businesses for Trump Admin's Tariffs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined nine of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Small Business RELIEF Act to exempt small businesses from the Trump admin's tariffs and give small businesses refunds for the tariffs they have already paid. "Small businesses shouldn't be collateral  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Beyer, 26 Democratic Colleagues Demand Accountability on Overdue Human Trafficking Report Amid Staffing Purge of Anti-Trafficking Office * On Wednesday, September 10, Representative Don Beyer led 26 of his colleagues in demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio release the congressionally mandated 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report, which was due to Congress on June 30 and is critical to c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Owens, Walberg Host Working Families Tax Cuts Event in Utah * WASHINGTON -- Education and Workforce Committee Vice Chair Burgess Owens (UT-04) welcomed Chairman Tim Walberg (MI-05) to Utah for a roundtable discussion on the Working Families Tax Cuts, joined by community leaders, experts, and stakeholders. The event highlighted how this historic law is helping Utahns keep more of their hard-ear more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ricketts in Omaha World-Herald: Here's How We're Returning to Norms, Overcoming Democrats' Obstruction * Omaha World-Herald By U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts September 14, 2025 https://omaha.com/opinion/column/article_02aea5a9-d62e-4447-8f01-4e06b02104d6.html Nebraskans know that government should be effective and efficient. But in Washington, the gears are stuck. The Democrats are blo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Slammed Kathy Hochul on Fox & Friends for Endorsing Communist Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor * Saratoga, N.Y. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Fox News' Fox & Friends to rip Gov. Kathy Hochul for endorsing communist Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor. On Kathy Hochul Endorsing Commie Mamdani: Kathy Hochul is the worst governor in Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Donald L. Korb, President Trump's nominee to be chief counsel for the Internal Revenue Service, from a Sept. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear today as President Trump's nominee for the position of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service. If I am confirmed, this will be the fourth time in my career that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Raskin, Crockett, Johnson Raise Alarm over Military Lawyers Filling Immigration Judge Vacancies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Wyden, Welch, Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., today reintroduced legislation that would improve child nutrition by expanding access to locally-grown, unprocessed fruits and vegetables for school meal programs. "A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Christopher J. Mahoney, President Trump's nominee to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Sept. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of this Committee - good morning. I would be remiss not to pause on the weight of this day. Twenty-four years ago, America was struck by cowards who mistook slaughter for strength. From  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Warner Demand Education Department Release Federal Funding for Northern Virginia Schools * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mark R. Warner (both D-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the immediate reversal of the Department of Education's decision to withho more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy introduces bill to hold South Africa accountable for anti-U.S. actions * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act, which would require a full review of America's relationship with South Africa in light of its government's alignment with U.S. adversaries, support for Hamas and several antisemitic actions following the October 7  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Recognizes Family from Byron as 2025 Angels in Adoption * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Co-Chair of the Congressional Adoption Caucus, spoke at the annual Angels in Adoption celebration hosted by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington DC and recognized Tamara and Jeramy Lawson of Byron, Minnesota as this year's Angels in Adoption Minnesota hon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Urges Trump Administration to Reject Proposed Chinese 'Peacekeepers' in Ukraine, Hold PRC Accountable for its Role in Putin's War Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Unite more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Stevens, Brown Demand Administration Hold China Accountable for Flooding Markets with Subsidized Goods at the Expense of American Workers Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Budd Lead Colleagues Condemning Violence Against Christians in Nigeria, Calling for Redesignation of CPC Status * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined his Senate Republican colleagues Tedd Budd (R-NC), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling on the Trump administration to redesigna more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN RANT * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and House Republicans are destroying Medicaid and Medicare, healthcare premiums are skyrocketing, millions of Americans are losing coverage and hospitals, nursing homes and community-based health clinics are more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN RANT * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and House Republicans are destroying Medicaid and Medicare, healthcare premiums are skyrocketing, millions of Americans are losing coverage and hospitals, nursing homes and community-based health clinics are closing throughout the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Trump Administration for Failing to Provide Update on Federal Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, called on United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce Paul Dabbar to provide an update on the status of the Minority Business Development more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Booker Help Secure $3.6 Million Federal Investment in Hoboken Water Infrastructure * HOBOKEN, N.J. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced that they helped secure more than $3.6 million in federal funding awarded to the City of Hoboken for vital water infrastructure improvements. During the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations process, Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Releases New Report On Trump's Corrupt Alliance With Corporations That Break The Law To Raise Prices And Screw Over Consumers * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) today released Corporate Pardons: The Trump Plan to Let Corporations Get Away With Crimes is Ripping Off Americans. The new report reveals how Trump is executing an autocratic, pay-to-play scheme that allows the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture released the following written testimony by Utah State Forester Jamie Barnes, representative for the National Association of State Foresters, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management": * * * The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is pleased to provide written testimony to the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Blasts Republican Refusal to Relieve Americans of Trump's Illegal Trade War with Brazil Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Republicans voted to table a discharge petition that would restore Congressional authority over trade and end President Trump's illegal tariff s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Delegation Echoes Governor's Requests for Major Disaster Declaration Following August Storms * U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Flood (NE-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), and Adrian Smith (NE-03) sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of Governor Jim Pillen's (R-Neb.) request for a major disaster declaration for areas impacted b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Exposes Plans for Additional Propaganda Banners, Details Illegal Federal Spending in New Report * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released a new oversight report exposing federal contracting data related to political banners featuring President Donald Trump on federal buildings around the Capital region, violating federal appropriations law proh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Raskin, Jayapal Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Unlawful Attempt to Deport Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-0 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Raskin, Jayapal Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Unlawful Attempt to Deport Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), R more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Warner Demand Urgent Briefing on Foreign Election Threats From Gabbard After Intelligence Rollback * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding concerns that more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Bipartisan Package of Legislation to Strengthen Rural Health Care * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act (link is external), the Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act (link is external), and the Rural Behavioral Health Improvement Act (link is external). The bipartisan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Two Weeks to Expiration: Ranking Member Markey Applauds Passage of House Bill to Protect Competitive Innovation Programs for America's Small Businesses With only two weeks until the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs expire, Ranking Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement As DOJ Continues to Defy Epstein Subpoena, Oversight Committee Lawyers Confirm Existence of Trump Note in Epstein "Birthday Book" in Person Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement afte more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Jayapal, Crockett, Johnson Raise Alarm over Military Lawyers Filling Immigration Judge Vacancies U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Ranking Member more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Raskin, Padilla, Durbin, Jayapal Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Unlawful Attempt to Deport Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer Announces New Action to Protect Jersey Families from Costly Flight Delays & Cancellations * Above: At Newark International Airport, Gottheimer fights for consumer protections to help families against airline-caused travel issues. NEWARK, NJ -- Today, September 15, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced new federal action to strengthen consumer protection more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Mullin Invites Oklahoma to Apply for Historic Federal Rural Health Transformation Program * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications from all states looking to take advantage of the Rural Health Transformation Program. This unprecedented investment is designed to empow more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Aguilar Highlights Rising Cost of Living and Importance of Affordable Housing in the Inland Empire * Rep. Pete Aguilar recently held a press conference at the National CORE Metro View affordable housing development in Rialto, CA, to highlight the importance of affordable housing in the Inland Empire. "Right now, families in our community and across the country are struggling to make ends  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gill Bill Cracks Down on DC Crime, Headed to House Floor * Congressman Brandon Gill's (TX-26) DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act yesterday passed the House Committee on Oversight and Government markup and is eligible for consideration on the House floor.  "Under President Trump's bold leadership, Washington D.C. is being rapidly restored from decades of being a crime-riddled hellhole," said Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Takano Denounces Cancelation of Minority Serving Institution Grants * September 15, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after the Department of Education moved to cancel over $350 million in discretionary funds intended to support Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). MSI designations offer targeted federal funding to support under more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garcia, Ramirez Urge Congressional Leaders to Stop Trump's Rollback of Immigrant Protections and Pass the American Dream and Promise Act * Today, on the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) led their colleagues in sending a letter (link is external) to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), House Minority Leader Ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Sanders: Mr. President: Do Not Shut Down the Government BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on President Trump's threats to shut down the government. Donald Trump was recently asked about negotiating with the Democrats to avoid a government shutdown. "Don't even bother dealing with them," the president said. "If you gave them every dream more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following written testimony by William 'Bill' Kirk, President Trump's nominee to be inspector general of the Small Business Administration, from a Sept. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Inspector General of the U.S. Small Business  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Trump Illegally Blocking FEMA Funds, Top Government Watchdog Concludes Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on a Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision issued today, which concludes that President Trump has illegally impounded Federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a Sept. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing for Jonathan Greenstein to be deputy under secretary of the Treasury for international finance, and Donald Korb to be chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service: * * * This morning's hearing focuses on two important positions, IRS chief counsel and deputy under secretary at the Treasury Department. I'll begin with Don more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey and Representative Cherfilus-McCormick File Bicameral Amicus Brief in Defense of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti * Amicus Brief (PDF) Washington (September 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) led 89 of their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief in Miot v. Trump, a case before the U.S. District Court more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: President Trump is Truly Making America Great Again * Senator Marshall Joins The Cats Roundtable on WABC Washington - On Sunday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined WABC's The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis to discuss the Trump administration's rapid success and the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk that has ignited a movement amongst young Americans. Click more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren, Congressman Cohen Bring Back Proposal to End Credit Checks in the Hiring Process * Bill would end hiring discrimination based on credit reports and ensure candidates are judged on their merits One Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) are bringing back the Equal Employment for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Blackburn, and Moreno Write to Treasury & SEC Calling for Immediate Delisting of Communist China's Hesai * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Senators Rick Scott, Marsha Blackburn, and Bernie Moreno sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins and Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent urging them to take immediate action to delist Hesai from the NAS more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik's Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Passes the House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership Elise Stefanik issued the following statement after the House passed her Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act to award Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the historic 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their remarkable ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Tech Modernization Chairman Barrett Leads Oversight Hearing on Modernizing VA Care Through Artificial Intelligence Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of September 15, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Keeping Communities Safe from Soft-on-Crime Policies Despite rampant violent crime - including against Members of Congress, their staff, and interns - and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers reaching the lowest they have been in the past 50 years, the D.C. Council h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Never Miss a Chance to Politicize Government Funding * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, the September 30 government funding deadline is rapidly approaching, and Republicans will be putting forward a con more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Herschel Junior Walker, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas, from a Sept. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for your time in meeting with me and for holding this hearing. Those of you who don't know me personally may be wondering what qualifications I bring to the table that would enabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Sergio Gor, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to India, from a Sept. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee thank you for having me here today. Before I get started, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the senseless killing of one of my closest friends yesterday - Charlie Kirk. Charlie cared about our nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by James Holtsnider, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, from a Sept. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the President's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. I am honored by this nominatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Karen L. Brazell , President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Veterans Affairs for benefits, from a Sept. 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to be considered for the role of Under Secretary for Benefits at the Department of Veter more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $1 Billion to Wildfire and Flood-Impacted Producers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced approximately $1 billion in disaster recovery assistance for eligible livestock producers through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) for wildfire and flood disasters in 2023 and 2024. This is the second tranche of funding included in the conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Cassidy Highlights $50B Rural Hospital Investment Launch, Partners with President Trump * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a video statement following the launch of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program that Senate Republicans included in President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislation. The investment will benefit patients in rural communit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Demand Education Department Release Federal Funding for Northern Virginia Schools * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the immediate reversal of the Department of Education's decision to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding from Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlingto more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Padilla Demand Urgent Briefing on Foreign Election Threats From Gabbard After Intelligence Rollback * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, wrote Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding concerns that she may have dir more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Capito Put Forward Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Maternal Health Data * Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Shelley Moore Capito introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025 The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize programs to preserve maternal health throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum and would address disparities in maternal health o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Warren and Waters Launch Probe into Treasury Secretary's Decision to Gut Corporate Transparency Act in Light of New Warnings As a recent headline in the Daily Caller highlighted, 'Trump Admin May Have Accidentally Empowered Cartels To Flood America With Fentanyl, Republican Legal Experts Warn.'" " more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Trump Conflicts of Interest, Future of Crypto Legislation United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on a new New York Times investigation exposing connections between Trump family' more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Warren Urges Colleagues in Floor Speech to Vote Against Trump Installing His Chief Economist Stephen Miran, Who Refuses to Resign his White House Position, on Fed Board Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Waters and Warren Launch Probe into Treasury Secretary's Decision to Undermine Corporate Transparency Act Despite New Warnings "As a recent headline in the Daily Caller highlighted, 'Trump Admin May Have Accidentally Empowered Cartels To Flood America With Fentanyl, Republican Legal Experts Warn.'" "It appears that you  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer honors Charlie Kirk in Capitol Hill prayer vigil * Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republicans for a prayer vigil to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Whip Emmer: "I want to begin by offering our prayers to the entire Kirk family as they continue to grieve this unfathomable loss. A wife lost her husband. Two children lost their fath more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Wyden and Smith Call on Watchdog to Review Slush Funds in Republican Budget Bill Request from Finance Democrats to Government Accountability Office Comes Ahead of Trump Administration Disbursal of $50 Billion Dollar Rural Health Slush Fund * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Fair Pay for Workers with Disabilities * Letter co-signed by Wyden also presses Trump administration to end its plan to reinstate subminimum wage for disabled workers Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Wyden said today that he has cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would end subminimum wage and prohibit employers from under-paying workers with disab more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Leads 11 Members of Congress Urging Appeals Court to Uphold Independence of Privacy Oversight Board * Sens. Heinrich, Blumenthal, Booker, Hirono, Markey, and Warren, with Reps. Lieu, Lofgren, Jayapal and Jacobs, File Amicus Brief Arguing Trump Cannot Fire Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Members Without Cause Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led 11 members of Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Rural Health Slush Fund News Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance on how states can seek money from the rural health care slush fund created in the Republican budget bill. "It's shameful that  more PR