WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Demands Answers on Trump's Troop Deployment * Washington, DC - Today, after President Trump announced the deployment of federal troops in Portland, Oregon, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) sent a letter to President Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth demanding a meeting to discuss the legal basis and scope of the deployments. "By bypa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Commemorates National Public Lands Day, Urges Americans to Continue Speaking Out In Defense of Their Public Lands * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on National Public Lands Day: "Our public lands hold our shared identity - they are where we gather,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper's Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Bill Continues to Pick Up Support from Across the West * Leading environmental nonprofits, local fire chiefs, and Western community leaders applaud Hickenlooper and his bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act The Fix Our Forests Act will help reduce wildfire risk for Colorado communities and speed up mitigation projects while maintaining environmental sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Senate Democrats Demand DHS Report Mistreatment of Pregnant Women in ICE Detention * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently joined 28 of his Senate Democratic colleagues to call on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to stop Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from detaining pregnant women, absent exceptional circumstances, and provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle Joins Oregon Delegation Demanding Trump Keep Federal Troops Out Of Portland * : September 27, 2025 EUGENE, OR - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum to demand that the Trump Administration keep federal agents and troops out of Portland, following President T more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP FINALLY COMING TO THE TABLE FOR A WHITE HOUSE MEETING * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following joint statement: President Trump has once again agreed to a meeting in the Oval Office. As we have repeatedly said, Democrats will meet anywhere, at any time and w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Op-Ed: Republicans in Congress are doubling down on a health care crisis of their own making * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) published an opinion piece in the Everett Herald about the Republican health care crisis and potential government shutdown. " At a time when families are already struggling with high prices and a weak job market, Republicans in Congress are doubling dow more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON ABC THIS WEEK: REPUBLICANS ARE OBSESSED WITH CANCELING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's This Week, making clear that Democrats will continue to push back against Republican efforts to shut down the government and gut the healthcare of the American people. MARTHA RADDATZ: I'm joined now in studio by Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "IF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN, IT'S BECAUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports, emphasizing that Democrats will continue to fight to save the healthcare of the American people while Trump and congressional Republicans engage in dangerous corruption and recklessly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH. AND DEMOCRATS ARE STANDING ON THEIR SIDE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins, where he emphasized that Republicans are to blame for the pending government shutdown and that Democrats are fighting hard to save the healthcare of the American people. KAITLAN COLLINS: My congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on major issues regarding the Real-World Data Platform pilot, which is being developed by the National Institutes of Healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on major issues regarding the Real-World Data Platform pilot, which is being developed by the National Institutes of Healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission * Lawmakers to Rollins: "We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state's economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission * Lawmakers to Rollins: "We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state's economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court's Preliminary Ruling on Trump's "Pocket Rescission" Gambit * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's preliminary ruling that allows President Trump to c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * On Public Lands Day, Hickenlooper Doubles Down on Fight Against Trump Admin Efforts to Sell-Off Public Lands * WASHINGTON - Today, on National Public Lands Day, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper reaffirmed his commitment to defend America's public lands against Trump administration attempts to gut public lands agencies and sell public lands for profit. "Public lands are a national treasure own more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Trump Keep Federal Troops out Of Portland * Demand from Oregon lawmakers follows Trump's pledge to send troops to city with orders to use full military force Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum today demanded the Trump administration keep federal a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Trump Keep Federal Troops out Of Portland * Demand from Oregon lawmakers follows Trump's pledge to send troops to city with orders to use full military force Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum today demanded the Trump administration keep federal agen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Joins Senate Judiciary Democrats in Demanding Answers on Politicization of DOJ as Trump Pursues Criminal Charges Against His Enemies * "Our justice system operates on the principle that the President cannot demand the prosecution of an individual to settle personal scores, let alone when there is no credible evidence that a person engaged in any wrongdoing," the lawmakers wrote following more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Sen. Schiff and Orange County Leaders Warn Against Republicans' Attacks on California Health Care, Demand Negotiations to Avert Government Shutdown * Anaheim, CA -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) was joined by local Orange County leaders to call out President Donald Trump's ongoing attacks on California health care, including crucial services provided by Planned Parenthood, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement on President Trump Deploying Federal Troops to Oregon * Portland, OR - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement following President Trump's announcement that he would deploy federal troops to Oregon. "Oregon did not ask for federal agents, nor does it want them. Despite this fact, Trump is illegally abusing his power by send more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Senate Democrats Must Do Their Part to Avoid Government Shutdown * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined ABC News' This Week as the government funding deadline approaches to discuss how House Republicans already got their work done and to call on Democrats to do the right thing, set aside partisan politics, and vote to keep the government open. Addit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 9/19/2025-9/26/2025 * Fighting for Affordable, Quality Health Care [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Congressman John Larson (D-CT) and advocates in East Hartford to demand that any continuing resolution passed by Congress include provisions to restore funding to Medicaid and make permanent the Affordable Care Act health ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Government Funding: Democrats are Choosing Health Care for Illegal Aliens over American Troop Pay, Nutritional Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children * WASHINGTON -- This morning, ahead of the September 30 government funding deadline, Speaker Johnson joined Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union and Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures to discuss Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Answers From TV Broadcasters After Pulling of Kimmel's Show * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today joined his colleagues in pressing broadcasters Nexstar and Sinclair for answers on their decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air in markets across the country. The decision by Nexstar and Sinclair to stop broadcasting Kimmel's show comes as both companies are  more PR