WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing With FBI Director Patel, Durbin Highlights FBI Officials Forced Out Under Patel's Direction * September 15, 2025 Durbin: The American people deserve an FBI that is focused on keeping them safe & protecting their constitutional rights. Instead, what they are getting is an FBI that prioritizes political retribution WASHINGTON - Ahead of tomorrow's more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Ahead of Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing With FBI Director Patel, Durbin Highlights FBI Officials Forced Out Under Patel's Direction Durbin: The American people deserve an FBI that is focused on keeping them safe & protecting their constitutional rights. Instead, what they are getting is an FBI that prioritizes political re more PR

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Seeks to Install His Chief Economist Stephen Miran on Fed Board, Reed Warns Fed's Loss of Independence is a Serious Threat to U.S. Economy * WASHINGTON, DC - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a leading member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, urged his Senate colleagues to vote against Dr. Stephen Miran's nomination to be a Member of the Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Schiff Lead 15 Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Trump Administration's Influence in Restarting Oil Drilling Operations Off Santa Barbara Coast * Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and members of the California congressional delegation demanded answers from the Trump administration on its involvement in S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill: Our Goal Is To Create A Financial System That Fosters Economic Growth, Innovation, And Stability House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) delivered the following statement at today's markup of various bills which foster economic growth, strengthen our capital markets, and more. Read Chairman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Dale Strong, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Strong: "The Importance of Our Nation's Agricultural Assets to Both Our Economy and National Security Cannot be Overstated" Today, Rep. Dale Strong (R-AL), chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the threats advers more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Commerce Department Hides Key Records on Deadly Texas Floods * Washington, D.C.-- Since May, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) has sought information about the impact on the safety of American families from intensified weather events following President Trump's slashing of the federal workforce and hiring freezes at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Goodlander Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Early Childhood Educators * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander helped introduce the bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act to ensure early childhood educators can claim the same federal tax deduction currently available to K-12 teachers. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), David V more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Harriet Hageman Introduces the FAIR Act to Safeguard Truth and Objectivity in Federal AI Procurement * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), joined by Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01), introduced H.R. 5315 (link is external), the Fair Artificial Intelligence Realization (FAIR) Act, to codify the principle that the federal government may only use artificial intell more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswomen Ramirez, Garcia Urge Congressional Leaders to Stop Trump's Rollback of Immigrant Protections and Pass the American Dream and Promise Act * Washington, DC-- Today, in the early days of Hispanic Heritage Month, Congresswoman Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led X members to implore House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Patel on Trump's Whole-of-Government Approach to Combatting Drug Traffickers * WASHINGTON - Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel the Trump administration's multi-agency approach to defeating transnational criminal organizations that are responsible for trafficking illicit drugs into the U.S. an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Welcomes Fall 2025 Interns * Washington, D.C. \--Five interns joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo's (R-Idaho) offices in Washington, D.C., and Boise for the fall 2025 term. "During President Trump's historic second term, there is much for this fall's interns to experience in the halls of Congress and in my state offices," said Crapo. "Through their internships, these bright, young individuals will a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids to Congressional Leaders: Extend Health Care Savings in Government Funding Bill Before End-of-Month Deadline * Today, Representative Sharice Davids urged Congressional leadership to include an extension of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs) in any government funding bill. With current government funding set to expire on September 30, Davids warned that fail more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Declaracion del Senador Moreno sobre la descertificacion de Colombia por parte del Presidente Trump * WASHINGTON - Hoy, el Senador Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) emitio la siguiente declaracion sobre la decision del Presidente Trump de descertificar a Colombia debido a la negativa de este pais a cooperar en la lucha contra las drogas ilicitas. "El Presidente Trump tomo la decision correcta al descertificar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro on Latest Nonpartisan Government Watchdog Findings: "The Trump administration has broken the law again." Government Accountability Office Once Again Determines Trump Administration Unlawfully Stealing Funds Promised to American Communities * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * DeLauro Statement to House Rules Committee Opposing Republican's Partisan Funding Bill House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks at the House Rules Committee in opposition to House Republicans' partisan continuing resolution: Thank you very much, Chairwoman Foxx, and R more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Murray Statement on Republican Step Toward a Shutdown Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, released the following statement on Republicans' partisan continuing resolution (CR): "House Republican Leadership  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Leaders of Congress' National Security Committees Respond to Second U.S. Military Strike Off the Coast of Venezuela 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; Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- 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 Respond to Second U.S. Military Strike Off the Coast of Venezuela 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; Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Applauds Chairman Cole, Republican Appropriators for Advancing All Twelve FY26 Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), and member of the Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement after all 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds-Led Initiative To Make D.C. Safe Again Passes House With Broad Bipartisan Support: Awaits Senate Vote * WASHINGTON - This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Donalds-bill H.R. 4922 - "The D.C. CRIMES Act" with a bipartisan vote of 240-179 to help President Trump make D.C. safe again. H.R. 4922 will now advance to the U.S. Senate for consideration. The "D.C. Criminal Refor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Booker, Blumenthal Slam EPA Administrator For Proposal To Push Back Deadline To Monitor Toxic Coal Ash Sites * September 15, 2025 In their letter, the lawmakers called on EPA to preserve existing regulations that protect Americans' health and the environment WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Commemorates Fifth Anniversary of Abraham Accords * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Fox News' Trey Gowdy to discuss the fifth anniversary of the historic Abraham Accords that ushered in unprecedented cooperation between Israel and Arab nations. Ernst spoke about President Trump's leadership on the world stage to unite t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Estes Leads Colleagues on Letter to POTUS: UK DSTs are Discriminatory to US * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) led 21 of his colleagues on a letter to President Donald Trump supporting his efforts to get rid of discriminatory Digital Services Taxes (DSTs), specifically focusing on the U.K.'s DST. These taxes sponge economic profit away from American innovators and workers, resulting in American do more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Brandy Shufutinsky, director of education and national security at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools": * * * Chairman Riley, Vice Chair Miller, Ranking Member Bonamici, members of the subcommittee, on behalf of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Applauds Trump Admin's Efforts to Stop Violent Crime in Memphis * Federal law enforcement resources, in coordination with local and state leadership, have been deployed to aid Memphis WASHINGTON --Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded the Trump administration's announcement to send federal law enforcement resources to Memphis to stop violent crime in the city.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Warn Federal Court of Continued Abuse of Military Deployments by Trump Administration * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet recently joined 19 of their Senate colleagues to file an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Newsom v. Trump, the lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump for his misuse of the U.S. mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Leads Armed Services Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Reassignment of Military Lawyers to Immigration Courts * Senators: "This demonstrates how the Trump administration views skilled personnel as pawns to be traded between agencies, rather than as professionals essential to their core missions, in order to advance misguided immigration policies." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management": * * * Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today's Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee hearing titled "Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management." Today we will be hearing f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Committee Releases Bill to Keep Government Open, Support Return to Regular Order Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. The bill, which keeps the government open and serving the American people and supports work to return to regular order, is expected to be considered o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Amata-Cosponsored Veterans and Foreign Affairs Legislation * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting House passage this week, and a few earlier this month, of several bills that she cosponsored. The following Amata-cosponsored bills were passed by the House on Monday: The TRAVEL Act, H.R. 3400, fully titled the Territorial Response a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 15, 2025, at a hearing to consider seven energy and D.C. crime bills. The bills are the GRID Power Act (H.R. 1047), National Coal Council Reestablishment Act (H.R. 3015), Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 3062) and four measures (H.R. 4922, 5125, 5140 and 5143) that aims to restore law and order in D.C., address chronic juveni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy, Barrasso Back Trump for Nobel Prize, Applaud Operation Warp Speed as American Triumph in Recent Op-Ed * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) penned an op-ed in the National Review declaring President Trump should receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his historic accomplishment, Operation Warp Speed, that saved millions of l more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: House Passes FY26 National Defense Authorization Act with Moore Amendments to Recognize Lumbee Tribe, Strengthen Lithium Supply Chain * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, September 10th, Congressman Tim Moore voted to pass H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. This legislation passed with a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In New Video, Shaheen Discusses with Constituent the Critical Importance of Extending ACA Tax Credits * (Canaan, NH) - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released a new video showcasing a conversation with her constituent--Paul from Canaan, NH-- discussing the importance of Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits for working families like his. In the video, Paul d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mullin for The Hill: "It's time to restore confidence in the Bureau of Labor Statistics" * "Despite this ridiculous obstruction by Trump-hating liberal Democrats, we will get EJ Antoni, and all of the president's nominees, confirmed." Read the full story from The Hill HERE and below: It's time to restore confidence in the Bureau of Labor Statistics By Senator Markwayne Mullin | Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republican Appropriators Go 12 for 12, Work for Regular Order The House Appropriations Committee has formally completed its work at the committee level, successfully advancing all 12 Fiscal Year 2026 bills through their subcommittees and the full committee. Through hearings, markups, and floor action, the FY26 process has focused on restoring fisca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT OPPOSING PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement: The House Republican-only spending bill fails to meet the needs of the American people and does nothing to stop the looming healthcare crisis. At a time when families are  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT OPPOSING PARTISAN REPUBLICAN SPENDING BILL * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement: The House Republican-only spending bill fails to meet the needs of the American people and does nothing to stop the looming healthcare crisis. At a time when families are already being squeezed by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman: "A Pledge to America" * Seeing President Donald Trump's shameful and wildly unpopular budget forced on the American people through a tie-breaking vote by the vice president was one of my most painful days in Congress. Voters in my district and across the country didn't ask for this and they don't want it. More than 60% of Americans oppose Trump's budget, 58% say he's gone too far in slashin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Republican Vote to Support Trump Tariffs * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Republicans voted to block the House from advancing H.J. Res. 117, (link is external) a Democratic effort to terminate President Trump's cost-raising tariffs (link is external) targeting imports from Brazil. Coffee prices have risen by 20.9 perc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by L. Rachel Lerman, vice chair and director of appeals and critical motions at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools": * * * CHAIRMAN WALBERG, RANKING MEMBER SCOTT, AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE EDUCATION AND W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Terminating Grant Programs for Minority-Serving Institutions * New Mexico is Home to 24 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding a decision by the U.S. Department of Education to end Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) grant programs that benefit millions of Americans st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Merkley to Senate Colleagues: Reject Paul's Disastrous Budget Proposal Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, urged his Senate colleagues to reject the budget proposal put forth by U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). The Paul budget proposes cutting $22 trillion from vital programs and service more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Statement on President Trump's Decertification of Colombia * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement on President Trump's decertification of Colombia for refusal to cooperate in the fight against illicit drugs. "President Trump made the correct decision in decertifying Colombia as a counternarcotics partner. I applaud his leadership and the hard wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Demands Answers From Noem, Rubio on Trump's Illegal Deportation Deal With El Salvador, Transfer of Migrants to Torture Prisons * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday demanded answers from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Department of State  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro Statement on Republican Step Toward a Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -- Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, released the following statement on Republicans' partisan continuing resolution (CR): "House Republican Leadership has decided they would rather take more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Glenn Taubman, staff attorney at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Unmasking Union Antisemitism": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaunier and distinguished Members: Thank you for the opportunity to appear today. I have been practicing labor and constitutional law for over 43 years a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Carbajal Lead 15 Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Trump Administration's Influence in Restarting Oil Drilling Operations Off Santa Barbara Coast * "As America has experienced throughout its history--such as the Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, and California oil spills--the risk to the economy and the environment from oil spills is simply too great for hasty decisions that do  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture released the following testimony by Thomas H. DeLuca, dean of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management": * * * Chairman LaMalfa, Vice Chair Moore, Ranking Member Salinas, Vice Ranking Member Riley, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Introduces Bill to Strengthen Accountability Over Unlawful National Guard Deployments * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As President Trump charges ahead with the unprecedented and illegal militarization of American cities, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to enhance oversight and accountability of the President's deployment of the National Guard. The Safeguarding the Use o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Pallone Slams Republican Bills That Raise Americans' Energy Costs Over Ridiculous Anti-Energy Efficiency Crusade "Republicans don't care about lowering costs, all they care about is rewarding their oil and gas friends, punishing clean energy, and keeping President Trump happy" * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranki more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Panetta, Schiff, Carbajal Lead 14 Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Trump Administration's Influence in Restarting Oil Drilling Operations Off Santa Barbara Coast * Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.-24), alongside U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and members of the California con more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Adams Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on College Cost Transparency Ranking Member Alma S. Adams (NC-12), Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement at today's subcommittee hearing entitled, "No More Surp more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at Specialty Crops Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled "An Examination of the State of the Specialty Crop Industry." [As prepared for delivery.] I want to thank the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Instead of Addressing the Real Pain Facing Main Street, Republicans Are Advancing Legislation That Just Gives Wall Street a Blank Check." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement during a full Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Paul Tonko, D-New York, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Tonko's Opening Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Republican Proposals to Undermine the Clean Air Act Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Environment Subcommittee legislative hearing on proposals that would undermine the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Underwood Shares Updates with Community Following Briefing on Illinois Operations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement * Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations, was briefed by leadership at U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the agency's operations in the Chicagoland area.  "Everyone deserves more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Military Strikes in the Caribbean * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, after President Trump ordered the U.S. military to attack and destroy a boat in Caribbean for the second time this month, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning the strikes: "President Trump's actions are an outrageo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump's Tax Bill Decimates Medicaid & Will Increase Health Care Prices for All Americans * PROVIDENCE, RI - With Rhode Island health insurance premiums slated to increase by over 20 percent in many cases in the coming year and approximately 175,000 Rhode Islanders who are covered by commercial insurance plans slated to see their premiums rise by double digits in 2026, U.S. Senator Jack Reed more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett: "Trump is seeking to create a master file of information on every American." * Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, spoke on the House Floor to oppose a rule change that protects the Trump Administration from complying with his formal Resolution o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Johnson To Chief Justice Roberts: Democracy Under Category Six Code Red, Six-Alarm Fire * 'My hope is waning. Time is running out for hope, for justice, and for democracy itself' WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, delivered the foll more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Veasey and Sen. Wyden (OR) Will Reintroduce Bicameral Resolution Recognizing September as National Voting Rights Month Congressman Veasey (TX-33) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), announced on National Voter Registration Day that they are introducing legislation to make September "National Voting Rights Month." Considering recent concerns over voting rights, awareness, and suppression, Rep. Veasey and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Wied Joins House Republican Leadership to Highlight Wins in the Working Families Tax Cuts * WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08) was invited to join Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, and Chairwoman Lisa McClain during their Weekly House Republican Stakeout to highlight wins for small business owners in the Working Families Tax Cuts.Watch Rep. Wied's r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: We are Not a Nation that Settles Political Differences with Violence * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congressman Tony Wied (R-Wis.), and fifth-generation rancher Kevin Kester to discuss Charlie Kirk's life and legacy, the media more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: We are Not a Nation that Settles Political Differences with Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Congressman Tony Wied (R-Wis.), and fifth-generation rancher Kevin Kester to discuss Charlie Kirk's life and legacy, the med more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Carbajal Lead 15 Colleagues in Demanding Answers on the Trump Administration's Influence in Restarting Oil Drilling Operations Off Santa Barbara Coast * "As America has experienced throughout its history--such as the Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, and California oil spills--the risk to the economy and the environment from oil spills is simply too great for hasty decisions that do not  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Grassley Questions Patel at FBI Oversight Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel at today's FBI oversight hearing, where he examined the FBI's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and efforts to ensure accountability for FBI pers more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Addresses End of Labor & Delivery Services at Northeast Georgia Hospital Due to Medicaid Cuts in Trump Budget * Lavonia, Ga. -- St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Northeast Georgia is ending services for delivering mothers and newborn babies due to Medicaid cuts in Trump's budget law. Last week, St. Mary's Health Care System announced that St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSxrep) -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on the Administration's Annual Drug Report U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's annual drug report that identifies China, Colombia, and Mexico as major drug transit or producing countries. "Drugs flow from these countries, across our borders, and kill Americans. I'm  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Sanders Introduces Bill to Expand Early Learning for Working Class Families As the Trump administration continues to attack and undermine Head Start, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today introduced the Head Start fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Investigates Fossil Fuel, Polluter Influence Behind EPA's Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding EPW Ranking Member raises concerns about the level of involvement from industry groups, which are poised to cash in on a pro-polluter agenda at the expense of American families * Today, Senator more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Partisan Government Funding Bill Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Republicans in the House of Representatives released a short-term government funding bill on a partisan basis. "Republicans are choosing to drive American families headlong into a healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding Funding, GAO Reports Merkley Has Called on GAO to Investigate the Trump Administration's Violations of the Impoundment Control Act * The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) published (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-337204.1) additional findings that the Trump Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Calls for Inspector General Investigation into RFK Jr.'s Ousting of Top CDC Officials and Restrictions on Vaccine Access * ICYMI : Senator Murray, WA Health Secretary, Doctors Speak Out Against RFK Jr. Blocking Vaccine Access and Wreaking Havoc at CDC, Lay Out State of Vaccine Access in WA ICYMI : Senator Murray Calls for HELP Committee Hearing with RFK Jr. on Campaign of Destru more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Remarks on Republicans' Refusal to Negotiate Bipartisan Legislation to Keep Government Open * WATCH : Senator Murray's Remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on government funding at this afternoon's Senate Democratic leadership press conference. Senator Murray's rem more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt in Judiciary Hearing: "There Can Be No Unity Between Good and Evil" * Schmitt Cites YouGov Poll Finding 25 Percent of "Very Liberal" Americans Believe Political Violence Can Be Justified WASHINGTON -- Today, during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) strongly denounced left more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Again Calls on Congressional Republicans to Prevent Price Spikes and Coverage Loss for Millions of Americans Before Health Care Tax Credits Expire * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), author of the bicameral bill to permanently extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, today delivered remarks alongside Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Leads Weekly House Republican Stakeout * WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed the impact and legacy of Charlie Kirk, explained how House Republicans are working with the Trump Administration to make the nation's capital safe again, and laid out the plan to responsibly keep the government o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Leads Weekly House Republican Stakeout * WASHINGTON -- This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed the impact and legacy of Charlie Kirk, explained how House Republicans are working with the Trump Administration to make the nation's capital safe again, and laid out the plan to responsibly keep the government open. Watch Spe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on Appeals Court Decision Rejecting Trump's Illegal Attempt to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the D.C. Circuit Court's decision rejecting P more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson On Attacks on Freedom of Speech after by the Trump Administration * The tragic killing of Charlie Kirk last week has stunned our nation and reignited deep concerns about the growing specter of political violence in America, fears that rose dramatically during the attack on our Capitol on January 6th. In this heartbreaking moment, we must all unite ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Jill Jacobs, CEO of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools": * * * Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Kiley and Ranking Member Bonamici for the opportunity to testify before you today. I am Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T' more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Promises Made, Promises Kept: A Secure Southern Border * 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, if there's one thing for sure, it's that things look very different at the southern border these days than they did a year more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Illegally Blocking FEMA Funds, Top Government Watchdog Concludes * Murray responds as GAO finds--for the 6 th time in recent months--that Trump has illegally impounded funding Washington, D.C. -- 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, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Our Nation's Federal Forests": * * * Chair Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify on the state of our Nation's federal forests. The United States has an abundance of timber resources that are more than adequate to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Questions FBI Director Kash Patel on Political Violence, Dobbs Decision Leak, Sextortion, and Violent Crime, in Senate Judiciary Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today where she asked Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel a number of questions on the uptick in political vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Passes Bipartisan Amendment to Protect Job Corps Centers After Joliet Closure Last week, Rep. Lauren Underwood introduced a bipartisan amendment to protect Job Corps Centers from reckless closure in the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Funding Bill. The amendment was adopted unanimously by Republicans and Democrats on the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn Joins President Trump at White House for Announcement of "Memphis Safe Task Force" to Combat Crime * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined President Trump at the White House as he signed a memorandum to establish a "Memphis Safe Task Force" to address violent crime in Memphis. Senator Blackburn has expressed her support for sending the Natio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hirono Lead Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats in Demanding Answers on Reassignment of Military Lawyers to Immigration Courts * "This [reassignment] demonstrates how the Trump administration views skilled personnel as pawns to be traded between agencies, rather than as professionals essential to their core missions, in order to advance misguided immigration policies." Tex more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Bank Regulators to Withdraw Proposal to Kill First Improvements to the Community Reinvestment Act in 30 Years U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a letter to Fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Blasts Trump Administration for Rising Energy Costs, Cuts to Renewable Projects * WATCH : Padilla highlights path forward in the face of Trump's cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, spoke on the Senate floor to outline the Trump Administration's devastating cuts to clean energy pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Blasts Kash Patel on Widespread Abuse and Politicization of the FBI, Continued Obstruction on Epstein Files * Schiff: "You're being very precise here, Mr. Patel. You're saying "alone." That means [FBI staff] were fired in part because they were assigned those cases. Is that your testimony?" Washington, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Slams FBI Director Patel for Misuse of FBI Jet, Wasting Taxpayer Dollars: "We didn't make it mandatory that you go to UFC games with Mel Gibson." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today grilled Kash Patel about his conduct and tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Senator Welch demanded answers about Di more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Griffith New Source Review Bill in Environment Subcommittee Receives Support * The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a legislative hearing entitled "From Gridlock to Growth: Permitting Reform Under the Clean Air Act." The Subcommittee considered several measures, including H.R. 161, the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act. Thi more PR