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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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