WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * After McBride Push, State Department Finally Releases 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report * WASHINGTON, DC -- Following months of pressure from Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) and her colleagues, the State Department today released the long-overdue 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Federal law requires that the TIP Report be delivered to Congress by June 30 each year. This summer marke more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Blame Clean Energy for World's Problems, Whitehouse Spotlights Climate Denial Fraud Operation Inside Trump Administration * In public comment on EPA's proposed rollback of the endangerment finding, Whitehouse blasts EPA's "fraud-by-government" and "embrace of fake science" to protect fossil fuel industry's "free-to-pollute business model" Washington, DC - U.S. Senator more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the US Army Corps of Engineers": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the implementation of the Water Resources Development Acts. My name is Adam Telle, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Blasts Democrats Over Schumer Shutdown on Fox News The Sunday Briefing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, yesterday joined The Sunday Briefing with Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News to discuss the looming Schumer Shutdown. Senator Barrasso said: "The radical wing of the Democrat party is demanding that Chuck Schumer shut down the government and i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd, Boebert, Crank, Crow, DeGette, Evans, Neguse, Pettersen Urge President Trump to Declare a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Following Extreme Fires * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jeff Hurd, Lauren Bobert, Jeff Crank, Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Gabe Evans, Joe Neguse, and Brittan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Joins Oregon Delegation in Demanding Trump Keep Federal Troops Out of Portland * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) joined Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, and Maxine Dexter in demanding the Trump administration keep federal agents and troops out of Portland, following Donald Trump's declaratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Sykes Lead 130 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse Federal Research Budget Cuts * U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) led 130 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration stop and reverse all cuts to federal research budgets. In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, the lawmakers u more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Statement on a Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding a government shutdown: "This week, I am in Washington, D.C., ready to vote for a government funding package that improves the health, safety, and economic well-being of the American people. If Congress does not act swiftly, the government will shut down,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Successes and Opportunities at the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service": * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Osiyo. On behalf of the citizens of Cherokee Nation, thank  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Labor Leaders Demand Trump's DOT Reinstate Critical Worker Safety Committees and Bring Back Labor Voices in Safety Decisions * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) led Congressional Labor Caucus leaders and 46 Democrats in demanding (link is external) that Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy immediately reinstate several federal transpor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Urges Calm Restraint in Response to National Guard Deployment * Warns against taking Trump's bait and calls for real solutions to crime and safety in Memphis WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) has been asked by the news media and others about the deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis. In response, he provided the following statement: "Don't give Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Condemns Militarized Immigration Raids in Downtown Chicago * SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement after federal immigration agents in camouflage and carrying long guns detained families in downtown Chicago and escalated enforcement at the Broadview ICE facility: "Marching armed agents through our streets and deta more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on GOP Crime Hearing * Today, Congresswoman Deborah (NC-02) released the following statement after attending today's House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina: "Crime is a real issue in our country and it deserves good-faith, bipartisan, attention from Congress. Unfortunately today's hearing was not focused on using our federal resour more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) Leads Democratic Doctors Caucus to Call for Congressional Investigation of Trump Administration's Baseless Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led her Democratic Doctors Caucus colleagues on a letter to the Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform Committees, demanding immediate ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn on Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility, Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) condemned the tragic shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas last week and slammed Democrats for once again choosing division as the government barrels toward a shutdown because they refuse to negotiate in good faith with President Trump and Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Debunking the Democrats' Shutdown Delusion * WASHINGTON -- Republicans have acted responsibly by advancing a clean, nonpartisan 24-page continuing resolution that keeps funding at current levels through November 21 with no partisan policy riders. It averts a government shutdown and ensures essential services and benefits continue uninterrupted for the American people. Meanwhile, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Debunking the Democrats' Shutdown Delusion * WASHINGTON -- Republicans have acted responsibly by advancing a clean, nonpartisan 24-page continuing resolution that keeps funding at current levels through November 21 with no partisan policy riders. It averts a government shutdown and ensures essential services and benefits continue uninterrupted for the American people. Meanwhile, Democrats are d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kennis Bellmard, deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for policy and economic development, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Successes and Opportunities at the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service": * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to test more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter: "Authoritarians rely on fear to divide us. Portland will not give them that. We will not be intimidated." * PORTLAND, OR -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement condemning the deployment of militarized federal agents to Portland: (link is external) "The President of the United States is directing his self-proclaimed 'Secretary of War' to unleas more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Slams Trump Administration for Using Unnecessary Force Against Protesters in Broadview * September 28, 2025 [BROADVIEW, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to reports that federal agents are using use tear gas, rubber bullets and other chemical irritants against protesters demonstrating outside the Immigration and Customs Enforc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth, Alsobrooks Introduce Legislation to Help Federal Workers During Shutdowns * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (MD-D) introduced the Help Federal Employees During Shutdowns (Help FEDS) Act. The bill ensures federal employees who are required to work during a government shutdown are eligible to apply for unemployment insurance (UI).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Mary Giovagnoli, former ombuds for unaccompanied children at Health and Human Services Department, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Another Biden Blunder: Missing Unaccompanied Alien Children and Criminal Sponsors": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Padilla, and Members of the Subcommittee, for the opportunity to speak to you today about the gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Chris Clem, former chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Another Biden Blunder: Missing Unaccompanied Alien Children and Criminal Sponsors": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Chris Clem, and I am a retired Chief Patrol Agent of the US Border Patrol. I began my career in 1995 in Lor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 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: "Ou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Tours Student Health Clinic, Convenes Roundtable, & Hosts Press Conference to Highlight Impacts of Trump's Health Care & Inflation Crisis in New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hosted three events in Las Cruces to highlight how Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' health care and inflation crisis is harming New Mexico families by putting health car more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Welcome Announcement from Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus * Pacific Fusion's new 225,000 square foot campus will create 200 jobs, further cement New Mexico as a leader in science, innovation, and clean energy WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Welcome Announcement from Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus Pacific Fusion's new 225,000 square foot campus will create 200 jobs, further cement New Mexico as a leader in science, innovation, and clean energy * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Elfreth, Alsobrooks to Introduce Legislation to Help Federal Workers During Shutdowns * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced the Help Federal Employees During Shutdowns (Help FEDS) Act. The bill ensures federal employees who are required to work during a government shutdown are more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Staff Changes * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement on promoting Margaret Mulkerrin to serve as his Chief of Staff as her predecessor, Jim Notter, departs to serve as Chief of Staff to Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) : "I am proud to announce that my Chief of Staff, Jim Notter, will be moving on to serve as Chief of Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Baldwin Pens Op-Ed Calling Out Republicans for Raising Health Care Costs for Wisconsin Families * WISCONSIN - This weekend, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) penned an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calling out her Republican colleagues for refusing to act and taking away tax breaks that allow 270,000 Wisconsinites to afford their health care on the Affordable Care Act. Unless Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Markey, Sen. Warren, Reps. Neal and McGovern Renew Demands for Small Business Support in Western Massachusetts Lawmakers want answers from Trump administration on plans to relocate Springfield SBA office * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) last week led his colleagu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen Featured in New York Times Profile Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was profiled by the New York Times, focusing on her bipartisan approach to foreign policy, her advocacy for the trans-Atlantic relationship and her deep involvement in p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Gallego Visits Tucson and Phoenix, Talks Lowering Costs, the American Dream, and Government Shutdown * ARIZONA - Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) visited communities across Southern Arizona and the Valley. In Tucson, the Senator heard from students, community leaders, and local officials and discussed federal solutions to lower the cost of living, fix the housing crisis, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO CONTINUE TO GUT THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a media availability where he made clear that with only four days until a government shutdown, Donald Trump and Republicans are out of town, marching the country toward a government shutdown and worsening the h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader 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 jo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader 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  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader 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. KA more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Cassidy Recognizes Louisiana Business Owner Who Influenced President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), for his monthly Local Spotlight, recognized Louisiana business owner and French Settlement Mayor Jeremy Aydell, whose request to the office in June 2024 to include beauticians in President Trump's Working Families Tax C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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. 29 -- 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. 29 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride Releases New Video Calling Out GOP for Dodging Responsibility on Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-AL) released a new video slamming House Republicans for driving the country toward a government shutdown while refusing to act on the health care cost crisis facing American families. In the video, McBride highlights the stakes of the looming government sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Warns Trump's Ending of Arms Export Control Rule Will Contribute to U.S. Arms Falling in Illicit Hands Abroad Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration rescinding a firearms export rule initially issued by the Biden adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * New Democratic Staff Report: Direct Evidence Trump Administration Has Been Illegally Imposing President's Proposed Budget Cuts at NASA Since Early Summer--Threatening Safety, Mission, Science NASA whistleblowers have "already seen safety impacts" from the implementation of the President's bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff and Van Hollen Demand Answers on the Withholding of Funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Critical Programs Put in Jeopardy * Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) are demanding the Trump administration provide answers on why the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fiscal Year 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Non-Partisan Government Accountability Office: Trump is Playing Politics with Emergency Relief President Trump, Secretary Noem, and Director Vought are Raising the Cost of Avoiding and Recovering from Disasters and Emergencies * Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released yet another analysis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Velazquez and Torres Support Legal Challenge to Safeguard PREPA's Debt Restructuring * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-07) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) issued the following statement in support of the lawsuit filed by members of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Management Board more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Demands Trump Keep Federal Troops out Of Portland * 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 agents and troops out of Portland, following Donald Trump's declaration that he is directing the Department of Defen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Addresses Metro Detroit Nonprofit Community, Highlights Essential Role Nonprofit & Philanthropic Organizations Play in Michigan During the Speech, Peters Discussed the Impact of Recent Trump Administration Actions on Local Communities and Nonprofits * DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) provided the keynote address at an event hosted by Detroit Philanthropy, which brought together M more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters, Slotkin & Gallego Lead Colleagues to Demand Answers from Secretary Noem on Tom Homan's Involvement in DHS Contracts Following News of Bribery Investigation U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters, Slotkin & Gallego Lead Colleagues to Demand Answers on Closure of Tom Homan Bribery Investigation U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led their committee colleagues in demanding answers from more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Leader Schumer and Colleagues Issue Statement Ahead of President Trump Meeting With Prime Minister Netanyahu Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators, Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman on Trump's 100% Foreign Film Tariff * HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Today, September 29, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump's announced 100% tariff on foreign movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer: "I'm relieved President Trump recognizes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: REP. KHANNA LEADS HISTORIC LETTER CALLING FOR THE US RECOGNITION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE * Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) was joined by 47 of his colleagues in sending the following letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the United States to officially recognize a Palestinian state. The letter follows the official recognition of a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman and Homeland Security Committee Democrats Issue Oversight Demand for Testimony from Trump "Border Czar" Tom Homan over Bribery Allegations * Homan Allegedly Took $50,000 Cash Bribe in Exchange for Promises to Deliver Government Contracts Read the Letter Here (link is external) WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined all of his Homeland Security Committee Demo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, a member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 29, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Victims of Violent Crime": * * * Rep. Deborah Ross' Opening Statement at Subcommittee Field Hearing on the Need for Real Solutions to Combat Violent Crime Today, Rep. Deborah Ross delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on comba more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gomez Calls on Trump Administration to Restore Funding for TRIO and Minority Serving Institutions $350M for Minority Serving Institutions Withheld, TRIO Delayed -- Gomez Warns Students Will Pay the Price * Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) blasts the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russel Vought, and urges the Trump Administration  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Continues to Push to Include Phosphate as a Critical Mineral * WASHINGTON --Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in support of phosphate being included on the 2025 Critical Minerals List. Phosphate is an essential nutrient that supports plant growth, enhances water retention, and increases crop yield and disease resistance. This bicameral and b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Rep. Chris Smith--author of Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000--praises Trump's Trafficking in Persons report calling out China, Cuba, Venezuela, Russia, Belarus, and others for failing any "serious and sustained" efforts to combat human trafficking Today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior lawmaker and author of the landmark anti-human trafficking legislation, issued the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephen F. Lynch Demands Investigation into "Border Czar" Tom Homan for Bribery and other Federal Crimes * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch, a senior member on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman James Comer demanding an investigation and public hearing on White House "Border Czar" Tom Homan's reported misconduct and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSxrep) -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Risch Statement on State Department Human Trafficking Report U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the State Department's newly released Trafficking in Persons Report. "The United States has always been the leader in the global fight  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Sanders Report Finds Nearly 700 Prescription Drugs Have Increased in Price Under Trump Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report revealing that prices for 688 prescription drugs have increased more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by James 'Chris' Stallings, associate administrator for Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, from a Sept. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "SBA's Hurricane Helene Response: One Year Later". * * * Senator Budd: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss SBA's recovery operations and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Senate Democrats Must Do Their Part to Avoid Government Shutdown * NEW ORLEANS, La. --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. Add more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- TThe Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Jay Spaan, executive director of the Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Successes and Opportunities at the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service": * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * GAO Finds Trump Administration Again Violated the Impoundment Control Act by Withholding Funding Merkley Has Called on GAO to Investigate the Trump Administration's Violations of the Impoundment Control Act * The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) published additional findings that the Trump Administration again violated the Impoundment more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Top Watchdog Again Finds Trump Has Illegally Blocked FEMA Funds--Including for Disaster Preparedness Systems Murray responds as GAO finds--for the 7th time in recent months--that Trump has illegally impounded funding * Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Calls on OMB to Make Shutdown Contingency Plans Public Following News of Large-Scale Reductions In Force Notices U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to immediately ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Joins Sen. Ron Johnson on Eliminate Shutdowns Act to End Chaos of Government Shutdowns * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Ron Johnson on the Eliminate Shutdowns Act to take government shutdowns off the table and stop Democrats from using the threat of a shutdown to demand a liberal wish list that undermines the President's agenda. Senator Scott is also leadi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Sanders Report Finds Nearly 700 Prescription Drugs Have Increased in Price Under Trump Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report revealing that prices for 688 prescription drugs have increased since President Donald Trump took office -- despite his repeated promises to lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * BREAKING: Trump Administration Fires, Suspends Whistleblowers After They Sound the Alarm on Civil Rights Violations in Housing Today, the Trump Administration fired and suspended two whistleblowers who rang the alarm last week on how the Administration is dismantling civil rights enforcement in hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the US Army Corps of Engineers": * * * "Today, we will conduct oversight of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program and examine the agency's implementation of prior Water Resources Development Acts. "Since 2014, this Committee has kept to a biennial schedul more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd: Disaster Recovery Hinges on Our Federal Government & Agencies Working in Coordination * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) chaired a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship field hearing entitled, "Small Business Association's (SBA) Hurricane Helene Response: One Year Later. " In his opening statement, he discussed the Biden administration's misman more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, Leader Schumer, Colleagues Urge Trump In Monday Meeting With Prime Minister Netanyahu To End The War, Bring Home The Hostages, End The Suffering Of Palestinians In Gaza, And Take Annexation Off The Table * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Warner (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Dick Durbin (D-IL)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Applauds Trump Administration's $625 Million Investment In American Coal Industry Today, Senator Jim Justice applauded President Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright's investment of $625 million into American coal industry - aimed to modernize production, lower energy costs, and keep America dominant in artificial intelligence: "President Trump and Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Spends September State Work Period Touring Southern West Virginia LEWISBURG, WV - During the September in-state work period, Senator Jim Justice spent time in the southern part of the state, wishing school kids at Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary School and Eastern Greenbrier Middle School well in the new school year, and joining officials for a groundbreaking ceremony at Greenbr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Remarks on Senate Republican Bill to Empower Trump with a Forever CR--Giving Up Lawmakers' Power Over Spending Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a vote Senate Republicans teed up on a bill introduced by Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) that would more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Blumenthal Push Trump Administration to Investigate Tesla Self-Driving Technology Following Road Safety Incidents Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today wrote to Jonathan Morrison, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), urging the Administration to launch an investigation into the failure of T more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Save Billions on Nuclear Weapons * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 29, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today reintroduced the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act, which would reduce wasteful nuclear weapons programs and generate tens of billions of dollars in cost savings. The SAN more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- House Speaker 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 di more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Republicans' Charlotte Field Hearing Hours Before Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC --Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett issued the following statement regarding House Republicans' decision to hold a field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, with less than 36 hours left to prevent a federal government shutdown: "Republicans are once again exploit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Top Watchdog Again Finds Trump Has Illegally Blocked FEMA Funds--Including for Disaster Preparedness Systems * Murray responds as GAO finds--for the 7 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 Of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Schiff Demand Answers on the Withholding of Funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Critical Programs Put in Jeopardy * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are demanding the Trump administration provide answers on why the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) spending plan is $246 m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: First Amendment Experts Testify at Blumenthal-Warren Spotlight Forum on Trump Administration's Attacks on a Free & Independent Press * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) hosted a spotlight forum on the Trump Administration's unprecedented efforts more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Releases Statement on Deferring Congressional Pay Ahead of Potential Government Shutdown * Vindman: "Yet, while our neighbors face missed paychecks or furlough, Members of Congress continue to draw full salaries. That is plain wrong and why I am doing my part by declining my pay and leading a bill to hold Members of Congress to the same standards as everyone else." Washington, D.C. --  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner and Colleagues Issue Statement Urging Trump in Monday Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to End the War, Bring Home the Hostages, End the Suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, and Take Annexation Off the Table * Washington - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Presses On Republicans' Bonus Depreciation Tax Break for Giant Corporations * Research shows bonus depreciation tax break is ineffective at boosting economy but will cost hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars Two-thirds of this tax break in first Trump term went to corporations making more than $250 million Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Sounds the Alarm on DoD Privatization of Military Barracks, Warns of Substandard Housing Conditions for Servicemembers * Servicemembers in privatized housing have experienced housing problems from black mold to rodent infestations to damaged plumbing. Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Secretary of the Department of Defense  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Colleagues Urge Bank Regulators to Withdraw Proposal to Gut Safety and Soundness Standards at the Nation's Largest Banks "Reducing safety and soundness standards for the very largest and riskiest banks is always dangerous, but even more so now as the Trump administration's policies drive the economy toward t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Kim Sound Alarm on FEMA's Failure to Manage National Flood Insurance Program During Hurricane Season as Americans Face Rising Housing and Insurance Costs "By gutting these investments, the administration is not only jeopardizing lives, but driving up costs for families across the country." * U.S. Senators  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz, Van Hollen Lead 137 Democrats in Supreme Court Brief to Defend TPS for Venezuela * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 137 Democratic Members of Congress to support and defend Venezuelans from the Trump Administration's baseless termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by filing an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Durbin, Judiciary Committee Democrats in Demanding Answers on the Politicization of DOJ As President Trump Pursues Criminal Charges Against His Political 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,"  more PR