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Tipoffs: President Trump & Congress Newsletter for 2025-09-23 ( 98 items )  
Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict Nominee Anderson Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Derrick M. Anderson, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of War for special operations and low-intensity conflict, from a Sept. 18, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Reed, distinguished Members of the Armed Services Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the nominee to serve as the Assistant Secretary of War for Special Ope more PR

Barr Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Supporting State Bans on Biological Men Participating in Girls' Sports (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Supporting State Bans on Biological Men Participating in Girls' Sports * U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) is again leading the charge to ban biological men from invading girls' sports. Barr joined a slew of members of Congress and U.S. Senators who wrote an Amicus Brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold state bans on biological men participating in girl more PR

Bipartisan Delegation Introduces Legislation To Repeal Trump's Coffee Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Delegation Introduces Legislation To Repeal Trump's Coffee Tariffs * This past Friday, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Bacon (NE-02) were joined by Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) to introduce the bipartisan "No Coffee Tax Act," that will repeal the Trump administration's tariffs on coffee and lower costs for consumers. The U.S. is the largest im more PR

Breaking: New HUD Whistleblower Claims Expose Trump Administration's Targeted Attacks on Civil Rights, Warren Calls for Independent Investigation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * BREAKING: New HUD Whistleblower Claims Expose Trump Administration's Targeted Attacks on Civil Rights, Warren Calls for Independent Investigation HUD whistleblower documents provided to Warren's office describe the Administration's systematic attack on fair housing and civil rights enforcement, res more PR

Brookings Institution Center for Technology Innovation Director Lee Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Nicol Turner Lee, a senior fellow in the governance studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Brown, and distinguished mem more PR

Buchanan Pledges Support for Argentina's Economy, Continued U.S.-Argentine Partnership (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Pledges Support for Argentina's Economy, Continued U.S.-Argentine Partnership * Buchanan Leads Congressional Delegation to Meet Milei Government, Argentine Parliament WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership, issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with President of Argentina Javier Milei : " more PR

Chair Cassidy Leads Bill Increasing Americans' Access to Job Opportunities, Codifying President Trump's Pro-Worker Policy Into Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Leads Bill Increasing Americans' Access to Job Opportunities, Codifying President Trump's Pro-Worker Policy Into Law U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is leading the Pathways to Paychecks Act, which empowers states to bett more PR

Chairman Cruz Urges President Trump to Advocate for Raising the Pilot Retirement Age (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Urges President Trump to Advocate for Raising the Pilot Retirement Age Current policy forces pilots into an early retirement, drives up passenger prices * U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to President Trump on Friday encouraging the U more PR

Chairman Hill, Committee Members Express Support for President Trump's EO to Allow 401(k) Investors to Access Alternative Assets (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill, Committee Members Express Support for President Trump's EO to Allow 401(k) Investors to Access Alternative Assets House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02), Chair of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets Ann Wagner (MO-02), Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03), Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08), Rep. Marlin Stutzman (IN-03), Re more PR

Chairman Pfluger's 'GenAI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act' in Newsweek: "Our Policy Must Be Proactive to Keep Up With the Emerging Threat" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, issued the following news on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Pfluger's 'GenAI Terrorism Risk Assessment Act' in Newsweek: "Our Policy Must Be Proactive to Keep Up With the Emerging Threat" Last week, Newsweek featured Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, in an article highlighting the heightene more PR

Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2025, with Sens. Tedd Budd, R-North Carolina, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Thom Tillis, North Carolina: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R- more PR

CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS INCREASED SERVICES FOR ORANGE COUNTY SENIORS FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF NEWBURGH SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS INCREASED SERVICES FOR ORANGE COUNTY SENIORS FOLLOWING CLOSURE OF NEWBURGH SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE * Congressman Pat Ryan Demands Increased Services for Orange County Seniors Following Closure of Newburgh Social Security Office Speakers raised concerns about accessibility, benefit security, and staffing layoffs impacting SSA services When the Newburgh office initially c more PR

Congressman Walkinshaw Statement on His Vote Against the Republican Continuing Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Walkinshaw Statement on His Vote Against the Republican Continuing Resolution Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement on the House Republican Continuing Resolution. "I voted no because I will not support legislation that makes the health care crisis worse and does nothing to protect federal workers from Trump's attacks. Republicans control the House, more PR

Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Students' Religious Freedom on College Campuses (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Students' Religious Freedom on College Campuses * AUSTIN - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), James Lankford (R-OK), and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Equal Campus Access Act, which would codify a U.S. Department of Education (DoED) policy from the first Trump administration to ensure religious student organizations on college campuses do not face discrimination:  more PR

Cortez Masto Joins Rosen in Introducing Bill to Reverse Harmful Trump Admin Actions to Curtail HIV Prevention Efforts (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Joins Rosen in Introducing Bill to Reverse Harmful Trump Admin Actions to Curtail HIV Prevention Efforts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) in introducing legislation that would reverse recent foreign policy changes made by the Trump Administration that have shut down global HIV prevention programs and cut off  more PR

D.C. Council Chairman Mendelson Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following testimony by Council of the District of Columbia Chairman Phil Mendelson from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the District of Columbia": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Garcia, and members of the Committee. I am Phil Mendelson and I serve as the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. I welcome the opportunity to testify today about the state of the p more PR

D.C. Mayor Bowser Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following testimony by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the District of Columbia": * * * Good morning, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Garcia, and members of the Committee. I am Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC. I am joined today by Phil Mendelson, Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, and Brian Schwalb, the Attorney General more PR

DeLauro Statement on Preliminary Injunction for Revolution Wind Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Preliminary Injunction for Revolution Wind Project * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement following a U.S. District Court preliminary injunction allowing work to resume on Connecticut and Rhode Island's Revolution Wind offshore wind energy project: "This ruling is a welcome step forward for Connecticut's working families. Revolution Wind has b more PR

Deputy Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering Mazol Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by James G. Mazol, President Trump's nominee to be deputy undersecretary of War for research and engineering, from a Sept. 18, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to come before you as the nominee for Deputy Undersecretary of War (USW) for Research and Engineering (R&E) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Ch more PR

DOE Office of Indian Energy Acting Director Conrad Testifies Before Senate Indian Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by David Conrad, acting director of the Office of Indian Energy, from a Sept. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Indian Energy - Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy": * * * Good afternoon Chair Murkowski, Vice Chair Schatz, and members of the Committee. Thank you for the invitation to testify. My name is David Conrad. I am a citizen of the Osage Nation, and I am proud to ser more PR

Duckworth Votes to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing, Calls Out GOP for Blocking Effort and Pushing Nation to Brink of Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Votes to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing, Calls Out GOP for Blocking Effort and Pushing Nation to Brink of Shutdown * September 22, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after voting against Republicans' extreme partisan bill that does nothing to prevent the healthcare cost and coverage crises they single-hand more PR

Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers * September 22, 2025 The America's CHILDREN Act protect 250,000+ documented Dreamers from deportation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross more PR

Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins In Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill Protecting Documented Dreamers The America's CHILDREN Act protect 250,000+ documented Dreamers from deportation * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representativ more PR

Durbin Statement On Trump Gold Card Grift (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Trump Gold Card Grift SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's announcement of $1 million "gold card" visas: "President Trump can't help trying to act like a king. From new ballrooms and gild more PR

Economic Policy Innovation Center Visiting Fellow Greszler Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Rachel Greszler, a visiting fellow in workforce at the Economic Policy Innovation Center, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Opening Doors to Opportunity: The Promise of Expanded School Choice and Alternatives to Four-Year College Degrees": * * * My name is Rachel Greszler, and I am a Visiting Fellow in Workfor more PR

Ex-Environmental Integrity Project Executive Director Schaeffer Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement released the following written testimony by Eric Schaeffer, former executive director of the Environmental Integrity Project, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Eric Schaeffer, and I wa more PR

Ex-Office of Gun Violence Prevention Deputy Director Jackson Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following testimony by Gregory Jackson Jr., former deputy director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the District of Columbia": * * * Thank you Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Garcia, and members of the committee for inviting me to be part of this important hearing. I am Greg Jackson, a D.C. resident, survivor of gun violence here in the District more PR

Fetterman, Houlahan Back Court Fight Against Trump Admin Cuts to USDA Farm and Food Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Fetterman, Houlahan Back Court Fight Against Trump Admin Cuts to USDA Farm and Food Programs Last week, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) filed an amicus brief in support of a multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration. The lawsuit challenges the administration's decision to cut billions of dollars in funding for key U. more PR

Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Initiative to Increase Recruitment and Retainment of Educators (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Leads Bipartisan Initiative to Increase Recruitment and Retainment of Educators * Washington, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), along with Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), have introduced the bipartisan, bicameral P reparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act --legislation to strengthen the education workforce by creating career pathways, expanding professiona more PR

Foundation for the American Innovation Chief Economist Hammond Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Samuel Hammond, chief economist for the Foundation for the American Innovation, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Brown and members of the Subcommittee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify today. M more PR

Hirono, Colleagues Urge Trump's EPA to Reverse Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards, Stop Attacks on Clean Air (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Urge Trump's EPA to Reverse Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards, Stop Attacks on Clean Air * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and 9 colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to reverse course on the elimination of federal standards for greenhouse g more PR

House Ways & Means Committee Chair Neal Issues Opening Statement at Markup of Views & Estimates Letter to Committee on FY 2026 Budget (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a markup of the views and estimates letter to the committee on the budget for fiscal 2026: * * * (As prepared for delivery) This is the most important committee in Congress. The room where Medicare and Medicaid were born, where the promise of Social Security was drafted. It is within these walls that we took leaps to achieve health care more PR

ICYMI: Blackburn Joins 'My View with Lara Trump' to Discuss Memphis Crime Crackdown, Kids Online Safety Act, and Charlie Kirk (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Blackburn Joins 'My View with Lara Trump' to Discuss Memphis Crime Crackdown, Kids Online Safety Act, and Charlie Kirk * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Fox News' My View with Lara Trump to discuss President Trump's crime crackdown in Memphis, her legislation to combat juvenile crime, the urgent need to pass her Kids Online Safety Act, and the politica more PR

ICYMI: Diaz-Balart Champions Crucial Funding for Health in Labor and HHS Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Diaz-Balart Champions Crucial Funding for Health in Labor and HHS Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the committee approved the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) (link is external) bill earlier this month: "The FY2 more PR

ICYMI: In Appearance on Morning Joe, Cantwell Defends Freedom of the Press, Demands FCC Chairman Carr Testify Before Commerce Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Appearance on Morning Joe, Cantwell Defends Freedom of the Press, Demands FCC Chairman Carr Testify Before Commerce Committee * 09.22.25 "...America should agree that if you want free speech, if you want freedom of expression, you also have to have a free press." W ASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Com more PR

ICYMI: Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell & Over Three Dozen Members File Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of D.C. Appeals Court Panel Decision Allowing Clawback of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell & Over Three Dozen Members File Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of D.C. Appeals Court Panel Decision Allowing Clawback of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * Washington (September 22, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), more PR

JEFFRIES, SCHUMER DEMAND TRUMP MEET TO ADDRESS GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER DEMAND TRUMP MEET TO ADDRESS GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS * Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today demanded (link is external) President Trump meet with them ahead of the September 30th government funding deadline to avert a government shutdown. After the Republica more PR

JEFFRIES, SCHUMER DEMAND TRUMP MEET TO ADDRESS GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER DEMAND TRUMP MEET TO ADDRESS GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND HEALTHCARE CRISIS * Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today demanded President Trump meet with them ahead of the September 30th government funding deadline to avert a government shutdown. After the Republican partisan continuing resolution failed yeste more PR

Kamlager-Dove Statement on HFAC Passage of the State Department Authorization Package (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Statement on HFAC Passage of the State Department Authorization Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, released the following statement after the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) markup on nine State Department Authorization bills: "House Republicans on the Foreign Affair more PR

Kelly Joins Colleagues in Demanding Investigation into Trump's Wasteful Use of Taxpayer Dollars on Renaming Department of Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Joins Colleagues in Demanding Investigation into Trump's Wasteful Use of Taxpayer Dollars on Renaming Department of Defense * Without action from Congress, Trump's move to rename Department of Defense is unofficial Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and other Senate colleagues in calling on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to probe the cost of more PR

Kennedy: As We Warned, Healthcare Cuts Are Closing Facilities, Driving Up Premiums, And Putting WNY in Danger (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy: As We Warned, Healthcare Cuts Are Closing Facilities, Driving Up Premiums, And Putting WNY in Danger * BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) stood outside of Buffalo Therapy Services in Amherst, which is slated to close in November, to sound the alarm on a deepening healthcare crisis spurred by President Trump and Congressional Republicans' Big, Ugly Law. Back in July, Con more PR

Krishnamoorthi Responds to Latest Reporting on a Potential TikTok Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- 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 Responds to Latest Reporting on a Potential TikTok Deal Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement regarding the latest reports of a potential deal o more PR

Krishnamoorthi: After Gutting Anti-Hunger Programs, Trump Now Cancels Report Tracking Hungry Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi: After Gutting Anti-Hunger Programs, Trump Now Cancels Report Tracking Hungry Americans * SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today condemned the Trump Administration for scrapping the USDA's Household Food Security Report (link is external), a vital tool for tracking hunger in America. In July's "Large Lousy Law" budget, Republicans cut more than $186 bil more PR

Larson Applauds Court Order Continuing Revolution Wind Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Order Continuing Revolution Wind Project * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction (link is external) allowing work to continue on the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island. On August 22 nd, the Trump Administration issued a stop work or more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF JIMMY KIMMEL (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF JIMMY KIMMEL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Freedom of speech is under attack in the United States of America. Donald Trump is weaponizing the federal government to come after Americans who disagree with him, claiming that negative coverage of him is illegal. That's unconscionab more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF JIMMY KIMMEL (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETURN OF JIMMY KIMMEL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Freedom of speech is under attack in the United States of America. Donald Trump is weaponizing the federal government to come after Americans who disagree with him, claiming that negative coverage of him is illegal. That's unconscionable, unacceptable and un-Am more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTISAN SPENDING BILL CONTINUES THE ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTISAN SPENDING BILL CONTINUES THE ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to work to protect the healthcare of the American people and push back on the corruption of Donald Trump and his adm more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTISAN SPENDING BILL CONTINUES THE ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN PARTISAN SPENDING BILL CONTINUES THE ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to work to protect the healthcare of the American people and push back on the corruption of Donald Trump and his administration. WOLF BLITZE more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET REPUBLICANS DIVIDE US OR DISTRACT US FROM THE MISSION OF PROTECTING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET REPUBLICANS DIVIDE US OR DISTRACT US FROM THE MISSION OF PROTECTING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's PoliticsNation where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to fight back against Republican efforts to rip away healthcare from the American people.  more PR

Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t more PR

Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t more PR

Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t more PR

Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis * Trump : "Don't even bother dealing with them" Vought : "The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Congressional Democrats' proposal to keep the governme more PR

Malliotakis Statement Opposing Turkey's Return to F-35 Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Statement Opposing Turkey's Return to F-35 Program * (NEW YORK, NY) - Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) strongly opposed Turkey's lobbying effort to rejoin the F-35 Fighter Jet Program, citing risks to U.S. national security and the safety of our allies. "The Trump Administration must reject Turkey's push to reenter the F-35 program. President Erdogan has openly a more PR

Markey Leads Senators in Urging Trump's EPA to Reverse Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards, Stop Attacks on Clean Air (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Leads Senators in Urging Trump's EPA to Reverse Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards, Stop Attacks on Clean Air * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 10 of his Senate colleagues today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to reverse course on the elimination of federal s more PR

McGovern Demanding Answers from Nexstar on Decision to Preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Demanding Answers from Nexstar on Decision to Preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live * Worcester, MA - Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02) has sent a letter to Nexstar Media Group executives demanding answers about the company's decision to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its ABC-affiliated stations--just as the company seeks federal approval of a $6.2 billion merger with broadcast group Tegna. more PR

McGovern Leads 18 Members of Congress Telling Secretaries Rubio and Noem to Address Horrific Prison Conditions in El Salvador (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Leads 18 Members of Congress Telling Secretaries Rubio and Noem to Address Horrific Prison Conditions in El Salvador * WASHINGTON-- Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with 17 other Members of the House of Representatives, have written a letter to Secretary of State more PR

Merkley Leads Senate Recognition of America's LGBTQ+ Veterans and Servicemembers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Leads Senate Recognition of America's LGBTQ+ Veterans and Servicemembers Marking September 20 th as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers & Veterans Day *  Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day--continuing his longtime work as a champion in Congress to restore full honor to veterans and  more PR

Merkley Leads Senators in Demanding CBO Probe Trump's Wasteful Use of Taxpayer Dollars in Renaming Department of Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Merkley Leads Senators in Demanding CBO Probe Trump's Wasteful Use of Taxpayer Dollars in Renaming Department of Defense Without Action from Congress, Trump's Move to Rename Department of Defense is Unofficial * Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led nine of his Senate colleagues in more PR

Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Call on Education Department to Reverse Unilateral Funding Cuts to Critical Education Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro, Baldwin Call on Education Department to Reverse Unilateral Funding Cuts to Critical Education Programs Over the last two weeks, ED has unilaterally cut or eliminated funding for teacher training, magnet schools, minority-serving institutions of higher education (MSIs), and more * Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the S more PR

NC Lawmakers to EPA: Our state will suffer if you surrender the fight against climate change (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * NC Lawmakers to EPA: Our state will suffer if you surrender the fight against climate change * Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which requires the EPA to protect people from the pollution that causes climate change and its impacts. Recently, r more PR

Neal Slams GOP Funding Bill for Refusing to Cut Costs for the People (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following floor statement on Sept. 19, 2025, on the funding bill: * * * Neal Slams GOP Funding Bill for Refusing to Cut Costs for the People So, let's look at the numbers: 15 million people are about to be kicked off their health insurance because of the Big, Ugly Law. 24 million Americans are going to pay higher premiums, in some cases up to 75%. I'm in opposition more PR

New Report: Trump Tariffs and Uncertainty Are Weakening Job Market, Hollowing Out Middle Class (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * NEW REPORT: Trump Tariffs and Uncertainty Are Weakening Job Market, Hollowing Out Middle Class New Analysis Shows That, Following Tariffs, Middle Class Jobs Have Taken A Hit, Job Growth Has Slowed, and Continued Unemployment Has Spiked * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released a new report demonstrati more PR

NTSB Member Nominee Graham Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Michael E. Graham, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, from a Sept. 17, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you as I seek confirmation for another term as a Board Member of the National Transportation Safety Board  more PR

Office of Science & Technology Policy Associate Director Nominee Klein Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Ethan A. Klein, President Trump's nominee to be associate director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, from a Sept. 17, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning and thank you, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and other members of this esteemed committee for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. It is the honor of my life to sit before this more PR

Pappas Announces Support for Suite of Legislation to Prevent Increase in Health Care Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Announces Support for Suite of Legislation to Prevent Increase in Health Care Costs * Legislation would extend ACA subsidies to prevent premiums from skyrocketing next year Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced his support for a suite of bills that would prevent massive increases in health care premiums for Granite Staters next year that could price families out of being able to more PR

Ranking Member Scott Statement Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Stop Investigating Workplace Discrimination Claims (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement Condemns Trump Administration Plan to Stop Investigating Workplace Discrimination Claims Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after it was reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) would end in more PR

RELEASE: Gottheimer Rallies with Local Health Care Workers, Fights for Extending Tax Credits that Make Health Care Affordable (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer Rallies with Local Health Care Workers, Fights for Extending Tax Credits that Make Health Care Affordable * Above: Gottheimer joins local health care workers to demand an extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits. PARAMUS, NJ -- Today, September 22, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) stood with local health care workers at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center  more PR

Rep. Dave Min Demands Investigation Into Tom Homan's $50,000 Cash Payment (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Demands Investigation Into Tom Homan's $50,000 Cash Payment * Washington, D.C. -- Following reports (link is external) that President Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan was caught on video by undercover FBI agents accepting $50,000 in exchange for political favors, Representative Dave Min (CA-47), a member of the House Oversight Committee and Chair of the CPC's Fighting Corruption Taskforce more PR

Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To End Unaccompanied Alien Child Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To End Unaccompanied Alien Child Crisis * Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) introduced the No More Missing Children Act, legislation creating the Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC) Anti-Trafficking Program to protect unaccompanied alien children from trafficking, kidnapping, and exploitation.  During the Biden Administration, more than 32,000 unaccompanied alien more PR

Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Codify President Trump's Efforts to Protect Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Codify President Trump's Efforts to Protect Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation * WASHINGTON-- Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 5483 - the Chloe Cole Act, a bill that codifies President Trump's efforts to protect and defend children from chemical and surgical mutilation under the guise of "gender affirming care," in line with President Trump's more PR

Rep. Summer Lee and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato Host Roundtable to Address Impacts of Federal Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato Host Roundtable to Address Impacts of Federal Cuts * PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato convened a federal budget roundtable at the Allegheny County Courthouse to bring together community leaders and service providers impacted by proposed an more PR

Republicans Block Whitehouse Resolution to Protect Medicare from Back-Door Cuts Buried in Trump's Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Block Whitehouse Resolution to Protect Medicare from Back-Door Cuts Buried in Trump's Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Law * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, took to the Senate floor this afternoon to request unanimous consent to pass his resolution to protect Medicare from automatic cuts slated to result from Republic more PR

Senator Alsobrooks Attends Town Hall Focused on RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Funding Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Attends Town Hall Focused on RFK Jr.'s Dangerous Funding Cuts BALTIMORE, MD - Saturday, September 20, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) attended a Town Hall alongside Comptroller Brooke Lierman, Baltimore City Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, NIH Fellows United/UAW Local 2750, UMD-GLU-Graduate Labor United, JHU-PRO-Postdocs and Researchers Organized, and TRU-UE-Teachers and Res more PR

Senator Alsobrooks Responds to Trump and RFK Jr. Tylenol LIE (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Responds to Trump and RFK Jr. Tylenol LIE Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration and RFK Jr. drew an unproven link between autism and pregnant women's use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in one of the world's most common over-the-counter pain relievers, Kenvue's Tylenol. "Once again, President Trump  more PR

Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 9/12/2025-9/19/2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 9/12/2025-9/19/2025 * Uncovering KPMG's Willful Ignorance Leading Up to Collapse of Troubled Banks [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), released a final Minority Staff Report, marking the end of the Subcommittee's probe into KPMG's audits of three  more PR

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel * Washington, D.C. - Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), an more PR

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel * Washington, D.C. - Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), an more PR

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel * Washington, D.C. - Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), an more PR

Senator Murray on Republicans Voting Down Her Bill to Prevent Shutdown, Protect Americans' Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on Republicans Voting Down Her Bill to Prevent Shutdown, Protect Americans' Health Care Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke at a press conference with Democratic leadership on Senate Republicans voting down the bill she introduced to prevent a Republican shutdown, protec more PR

Senator Murray Remarks Urging Senate to Pass Democratic Bill to Prevent a Republican Shutdown, Protect Americans' Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Remarks Urging Senate to Pass Democratic Bill to Prevent a Republican Shutdown, Protect Americans' Health Care Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, took to the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to vote for bill that she introduced Wednesday to prevent a Republican shutdown, p more PR

Sidley Austin Partner Savage Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement released the following written testimony by Justin A. Savage, a partner at Sidley Austin, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration." EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. * * * Chairman Higgins, Ranking Member Lee, and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  more PR

Sullivan Welcomes $183.4 Million in Federal Highway Funds to Alaska DOT (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Welcomes $183.4 Million in Federal Highway Funds to Alaska DOT * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed the announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through the Federal Highway Administration, has redistributed a record-setting $183.4 million in federal funds to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. These funds will be used  more PR

Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Nominee MeyerTestifies Before Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Joyce Meyer, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Commerce for economic affairs, from a Sept. 17, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and members of the committee for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to be here as President Trump's nominee for Undersecretary of Economic Affairs at the Depart more PR

Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Markey, Dingell & Over Three Dozen Members File Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of D.C. Appeals Court Panel Decision Allowing Clawback of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Markey, Dingell & Over Three Dozen Members File Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of D.C. Appeals Court Panel Decision Allowing Clawback of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), U.S. Representative Debbie  more PR

Voice of the Arctic Inupiat President Harcharek Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Nagruk Harcharek, president and CEO of the Voice of the Arctic Inupiat, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Good morning, Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and members of the Committee. I am Nagruk Harcharek, President and CEO of the Voice of the Arctic Inupiat, also known simply as VO more PR

Walberg Presses Union Chapter on Hiring of Child Molester (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Walberg Presses Union Chapter on Hiring of Child Molester Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to the president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 87, Olga Miranda, demanding information on its hiring practices after reports that the chapter employed convicted c more PR

Walkinshaw Demands FCC Chair Carr Resign and Congress Investigate Unconstitutional Actions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Demands FCC Chair Carr Resign and Congress Investigate Unconstitutional Actions Fairfax, VA -- Congressman James R. Walkinshaw, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today called for Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to resign and demanded a full congressional investigation into what he described as "corrupt, unconstitutional, and dangero more PR

War Department Chief Information Officer Nominee Davies Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Kirsten A. Davies, President Trump's nominee to be chief information officer of the War Department, from a Sept. 18, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the nominee to serve as the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. I am deeply more PR

War Department IG Nominee Moring Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Platte B. Moring III, President Trump's nominee to be inspector general of the War Department, from a Sept. 18, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, distinguished members of the Committee, good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the President's nominee to serve as the Inspector General of the Department of Defense. It is a high hon more PR

Warner & Kaine Statement on Politically Motivated Pushing Out of Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Politically Motivated Pushing Out of Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's forcing out of Erik Siebert, interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, because Siebert was unwilling to bring c more PR

Warren, Colleagues Press Administration to End Seven-Month Pause on Targeted Russia Sanctions as China Jump-Starts Flagship Russian Energy Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Colleagues Press Administration to End Seven-Month Pause on Targeted Russia Sanctions as China Jump-Starts Flagship Russian Energy Project Market analysts and headlines are warning, "China Starts Buying U.S.-Sanctioned Russian Gas, Defying Trump" "We call on the Trump Administration to resume the regular ca more PR

Warren, Kim, Waters Press Treasury Secretary on Delay and Potential Rollback of Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Multi-Trillion Dollar Investment Adviser Sector (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kim, Waters Press Treasury Secretary on Delay and Potential Rollback of Anti-Money Laundering Rules for Multi-Trillion Dollar Investment Adviser Sector "Treasury estimates that some advisers may manage billions of dollars ultimately controlled by sanctioned entities--entities that threaten our national inter more PR

WATCH: Sen. Schiff Calls Out Trump's Brazen Weaponization of Justice Department, Hypocrisy on Tom Homan Corruption Investigation on MSNBC (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Calls Out Trump's Brazen Weaponization of Justice Department, Hypocrisy on Tom Homan Corruption Investigation on MSNBC * Schiff on Homan: "Who takes 50,000 in cash in a bag, if they're doing something legitimate?" Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports to discuss Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to weaponize the Departmen more PR

Welch, Wyden, Bennet, Jayapal Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Wyden, Bennet, Jayapal Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) in reintroducing the Local School Foods Expansion  more PR

Whitehouse, Schumer Lead Entire Democratic Caucus in Opposing Endangerment Finding Rollback (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Schumer Lead Entire Democratic Caucus in Opposing Endangerment Finding Rollback Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), led the entire Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump Administration with more PR

Wyden, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Lead Calls to Halt Experiment to Undermine Traditional Medicare (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Gillibrand, Blumenthal Lead Calls to Halt Experiment to Undermine Traditional Medicare Ranking Members Lead 18 Senate Democrats as Trump Administration Moves Ahead with WISeR Experiment, Which Hands Health Care Decisions to AI and Private Health Insurance Companies for Doctors and Seniors in Traditional Medicare * Senate Finance Committee Ranking  more PR

Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration to Secure Oregonians' Food Benefits Against Hackers and Thieves (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Call on Trump Administration to Secure Oregonians' Food Benefits Against Hackers and Thieves * Wyden renews calls for passage of bipartisan bill to protect SNAP benefits nationwide following spike of SNAP skimming in Eastern Oregon Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to take immediate action to protect Supplemental Nu more PR