WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Discusses Rising Utility Costs in Bloomington with Local Leaders and Small Businesses Owners * BLOOMINGTON, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner Koos, State Rep. Sharon Chung, and local small business owners at Windy City Wieners to highlight how rising utility bills are straining families and businesses across more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Vought Raising Energy Prices in Connecticut and Across the Country This corrupt move is exactly why Russ Vought has been scheming to shut down the government. * House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) released the following statement on Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Westerman Applauds Trump Administration Action to Unleash American Coal Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new coal leasing opportunities on 13.1 million acres of federal land. These opportunities were made possible by the Natural Resources Title of H.R. 1, the Working Families Tax Cut Law. House Committee on Natural Resources more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday : "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren, 100+ Members of Congress Warn: Trump Ripping Away Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants Will Devastate Health Care System * "At a time when President Trump and Republicans in Congress are gutting the health care safety net, prompting hospital and nursing home closures and layoffs across the country, the health care system cannot withstand yet another blow." Letter Te more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Leads NJ Democratic Colleagues in Responding to Trump Administration's Decision to Withhold Funding for Hudson Tunnel Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led all New Jersey Democratic Members of the House and Senate in responding to the Trump Administration's politically motivated decision to withhold funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project, the largest bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is calling on U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to classify the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is calling on U.S. Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Gottheimer Calls for Bipartisan Action to Reopen Government, Extend ACA Tax Credits to Make Health Care Affordable * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, October 1, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) released the following statement: "For weeks, far-right extremists in Congress have refused to work in a bipartisan way to responsibly fund the government and protect families from surg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Statement on Republican-induced Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - October 1, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement on the Republican-induced federal government shutdown: "This Republican-induced government shutdown was preventable. Trump and Republicans slashed Medicaid in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act and refused to ext more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Condemns Trump's Corrupt Subsidizing of Coal Industry Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a $625 million subsidy for coal-fired power plants, a raft of regulatory  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Calls out Republicans for Skipping Town Instead of Avoiding Shutdown on MSNBC U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports to call out Republicans for skipping town instead of working to avoid a shutdown. Last night, just before the Republican shutdown began, Blunt Rochester released a statement decrying Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump & Vought Taking Action to Raise Americans' Costs, Kill Jobs, & Hurt People - Including in WA Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday: "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump & Vought Taking Action to Raise Americans' Costs, Kill Jobs, & Hurt People--Including in WA * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday : "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." Washington, D.C. - Toda more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Blasts Republicans' Refusal to Negotiate as Fourth Government Shutdown Under President Trump Begins * Schiff: "We are ready to negotiate an end to this. We want to see an end to this. Democrats didn't want to see a shutdown at all, but it requires the Republicans to come to the table." Washington, D.C. - At midnight today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released a vide more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn, Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor Discuss Crime Crackdown in Memphis * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) spoke with Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled " Blue City Chaos and Tragedy: How the Trump Administration is Addressing the Human Cost of Soft On Crime Policies." They discussed the la more PR