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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 -- 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