WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Committee Vote, Warren Releases Troubling Responses from Trump's Treasury and Housing Nominees Ahead of the committee vote, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the troubling responses from President Donald Trump's nomi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kim Lead NJ Delegation Members in Demanding Release of Federal Funds for Critical Gateway Program * WASHINGTON D.C. -- In response to President Trump directing the U.S. Department of Transportation to withhold billions in congressionally allocated federal funds for the Gateway Program, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) led members of New Jersey's congressional delegation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Statement on Shuttering of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting * 10.01.25 Republican rescission package zeroed out federal funding for public media WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, issued the following statement on the shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Takes Majority To Task Over Refusal to Address Skyrocketing Health Insurance Costs: "You Have No Ideas." * 10.01.25 Amid a government shutdown, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee - the committee with jurisdiction over health insurance costs - instead held a hearing on cryptocurrency; Unless Congress acts immediately, Americans who purchase health insurance on the open market  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cole on ABC: Democrats are to blame for shutting the government down House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) joined ABC News to discuss the upcoming Democrat-led government shutdown. Republicans passed a clean CR to fund the government and keep it open - the Democrats voted to shut it down and are holding government funding hostage  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green and Civic Leaders to Host Press Conference on Unjust, Republican, Healthcare Shutdown Crisis/Scheme Creating a Crisis with Higher Healthcare Costs * (Houston, TX)-- We are now two days into an unjust, Republican, healthcare shutdown crisis/scheme, which creates a crisis/scheme with higher costs and less healthcare coverage for the American people. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Statement on The Trump Administration's Decision to Cancel Energy Projects in Colorado * Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) issued the following statement after the Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought announced the administration is canceling billions of dollars worth of clean energy projects in Blue states around the U.S., including Colorado.  In a statement, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Schrier's Statement on the Trump Administration's Decision to Cut Hydrogen Hub Funding for Washington * Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to cut hydrogen hub funding for Washington: "I am outraged by the Trump Administration's senseless decision to gut one billion dollars in funding that supports the emer more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto and Scott's Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month Passes Senate * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) successfully passed their bipartisan resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage month through the Senate. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 th through October 15 th every year and honors more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Congratulates Travis Hill on Nomination to Lead FDIC * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and former Chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, today applauded the nomination of Travis Hill to serve as the Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). "President Trump made an excellent choice nominating Travis Hill  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on America Reports: It's Time to Reopen the Government and End the Schumer Shutdown * "Shutdowns begin with a bang. They end with a whimper." U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined America Reports to discuss the Schumer Shutdown and how the American people agree that it is time to end the shutdown. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the public opinion of the governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: President Trump's Peace Through Strength Approach is Working Abroad * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss President Trump's leadership in the ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how President Trump's peace deal will help end the war between Israel and Hamas: Daines: I just returned fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * DAY 2 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: How will the Trump-Republican Shutdown Further Dismantle Fair Housing for American Families? Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this fact sheet on the impact the Trump-Republican shutdown will have on fair hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Democrat Counterfeit Resolution: A $1.5 Trillion Ransom Note to Taxpayers Democrats are gambling with a shutdown and misleading the public by calling their $1.5 trillion spending spree a "clean" counter proposal. It is nothing more than a dirty, Counterfeit Resolution that crams in partisan policy and extraneous provisions, while pushing the nation clos more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * DHS Report Confirms Grassley Oversight: Biden Admin Failed to Track and Enforce Parole Expirations * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is requesting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem immediately address the Biden administration's failure to track and enforce parole expirations. Grassley's inquiry follows a July 2025 DHS Office of In more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is requesting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem immediately address the Biden administration's failure to track and enforce parole expirations. Grassley's inquiry follows a July 2025 DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report, which confirmed that "unde more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * From Denial to Admission: Democrats Expose Themselves for Intentionally Shutting Down the Government * Two weeks ago, House Republicans passed a clean, nonpartisan, responsible CR to keep the government open. President Trump and Republicans in Congress stand united behind this commonsense plan. House and Senate Democrats have rejected it numerous times, demanding an additional $1.5 trillion in new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Warns Against Lawless Military Deployments on U.S. Citizens: "This Nation and Our Constitution Demand an Apolitical Military" * Concord, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a former intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve for over a decade and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined 25 of her colleagues in strongly rejecting President Trump's me more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Statement on Cancelled Federal Funding for Colorado * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after President Trump's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director and Project 2025 author Russell Vought announced the illegal cancellation of $8 billion of federal funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) to mostly Democrat-run states, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan Joins Congressman Pat Ryan and 24 House Democrats in Rejecting Trump's Message to Flag Officers, Warns of Dangerous, Unconstitutional Military Deployments Against U.S. Citizens: President Crossed "Bright Red Line" * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Pat Ryan, an Army veteran who served two combat tours in Iraq, led 25 colleagues in strongly rejecting President Trump's message to s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI in Politico: Blackburn Warns of Security Risks During Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Politico's Policy Outlook on Cybersecurity, where she discussed the national security risks of the Democrats' government shutdown and her legislative efforts to ensure America leads the globe in the development of quantum technology. Watch th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On Fox & Friends, Shaheen Counters False Republican Talking Point on Government Shutdown, Again Calls for Bipartisan Cooperation to Prevent Millions of Americans from Losing Health Insurance * (Washington, DC) - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), lead author of bicameral legislation that would permanently extend Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons calls out Trump for raising Delawareans' energy costs in new op-ed * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) slammed President Trump for breaking his promise to lower Americans' energy costs through his failing energy policy in a new op-ed in The News Journal. President Trump promised to lower bills and unleash American "energy dominance" dur more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Call on Trump to Halt $20 Billion Bailout of Argentina That Will Harm American Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the SFRC Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, and 13 of his Senate colleagues called on President Donald Trump to immediately halt his plan to send a $20 billion bailout--f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on the Government Shutdown * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement about the government shutdown: "Prices are up, the economy is down, and now Republicans in Congress have shut down the government to double down on the health care crisis they created. "Yesterday, I met with Washington Health Benefit Exchange leaders and other state more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Trump Administration Raising Costs by Cancelling Clean Energy Projects * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced the cancellation of funding for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub and ten other projects in Washington state: "The Trump administration is raising the cost of living by cancelling more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * LCV Hosts Press Conference with U.S. Representatives McClellan, Horsford, Casten, and Levin and State Partners on Harmful Impacts of Trump's Government Shutdown * Today, the League of Conservation Voters hosted a virtual press conference on the negative impacts of Trump's government shutdown on communities across the country with U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan, Steven Horsford, Sean C more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE REPUBLICANS KNOW THEY'RE LYING ABOUT THIS ISSUE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to correct Republican disinformation about the harmful government shutdown that they've created and make clear that House Democrats will continue to fight for the healthcare of the American people. JAKE TA more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE REPUBLICANS KNOW THEY'RE LYINGABOUT THIS ISSUE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to correct Republican disinformation about the harmful government shutdown that they've created and make clear that House Democrats will continue to fight for the healthcare of the American people. JAKE TAPPER: And we're back with o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA: "REPUBLICANS HAVE SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO WORKING-CLASS AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC's Good Morning America where he emphasized that Democrats are ready to find a bipartisan agreement that funds the government in a way that improves th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS IS DAY TWO OF DONALD TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN, BUT IT'S DAY 256 OF THE CHAOS THAT THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY HAS UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the Capitol steps, where he emphasized that President Trump and Republicans are shutting down the government because they refuse to provide t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS IS DAY TWO OF DONALD TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN, BUT IT'S DAY 256 OF THE CHAOS THAT THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY HAS UNLEASHED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the Capitol steps, where he emphasized that President Trump and Republicans are shutting down the government because they refuse to provide the healthcare that the Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren's Statement on the Republican Shutdown * Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) released the following statement after Trump and Republicans in Congress failed to avoid a government shutdown:  "We are now in the first government shutdown in almost seven years, because Trump and congressional Republicans refuse to work with Democrats to preserve the American people's healthcare," Rep. Lofgren s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown * There Were ZERO Government Shutdowns During the Previous Administration, Senate Democratic Majority Trump on 9/30/25 : "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like. We can do things medically and other way more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- 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, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families * "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." - President Trump on Government Shutdowns Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing it would terminat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Tours Kent Hospital, Meets with Leaders on Health Care Affordability Crisis * WARWICK, RI -- U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today met with Rhode Island health care leaders at Kent Hospital for a roundtable discussion on the urgent need to address rising health care costs as Congress debates the inclusion of continued health care funding in the federal budget. Magaziner an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Call for End to Republican Government Shutdown * Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) called on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to end their government shutdown. The lawmakers stood in solidarity with federal workers and pressed for a b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Call for End to Republican Government Shutdown * Yesterday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) called on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to end their government shutdown. The lawmakers stood in solidarity more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, SEEC COLLEAGUES SLAM ILLEGAL PARTISAN ATTACKS ON AMERICAN ECONOMY DURING REPUBLICANS' GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), as well as fellow Co-Chairs Reps. Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and C more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Members of New Jersey's Congressional Delegation Release Joint Statement on Recent Halting of Billions of Approved DOT Funding for Crucial New Jersey Projects * October 01, 2025 Today, New Jersey delegation members including U.S. Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Nellie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Members of New Jersey's Congressional Delegation Release Joint Statement on Recent Halting of Billions of Approved DOT Funding for Crucial New Jersey Projects * WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, New Jersey delegation members including U.S. Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Statement on Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after Republicans refused bipartisan negotiations to prevent a massive increase in the cost of Americans' health care: "Republicans are shutting down the government to cut health care for all Americans. Republicans control every aspect of the federal government--th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Statement on Republicans' Government Shutdown * Pappas will refuse to take a paycheck for the duration of the shutdown Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement regarding the current government shutdown: "Yesterday I went to the House Floor with my Democratic colleagues to vote for a bill that would keep our government open and stop Granite Staters' health more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi on Republican Health Care Crisis: "Trump and Republicans are Inflicting a Painful Shutdown on the American People." * San Francisco - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Jared Huffman, Congressman Kevin Mullin and Bay Area health care leaders and advocates at the North East Medical Services (NEMS) Clinic in Chinatown to highlight the devastating impact of the Republican S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump and Director Vought Terminate Blue State Energy Projects, Raising Prices for Consumers, Eliminating Jobs * Today, House Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a breakdown by Congressional District of the energy projects terminated by President more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * President Trump and Director Vought Terminate Blue State Energy Projects, Raising Prices for Consumers, Eliminating Jobs *NEW FACT SHEET* LIST OF PROJECTS CANCELED BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration Unlawfully Taking $135.2 Million Away from New Mexico, $7.56 Billion from Across the Country * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following statement in response to the news that the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Calls on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Testify on Major Epstein Revelations Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, urging Secretary Lutnick to sit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Investigation into Trump Administration's Alleged Illegal Use of Government Resources to Promote a False MAGA Agenda Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Jamieson Greer, Acting Special Counsel, demandi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Thompson, Kennedy Statement on DHS Delaying and Slashing Counterterrorism Funding for Blue States and Cities Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Trump Administration's Use of Federal Departments and Agencies for Propaganda Purposes; Possible Violations of the Hatch Act * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement: "I have been contacted by numerous constituents outraged by the fact that the Trump Administration is now sending out blatantly partisan messages, both on official Websites a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Another Dismal Jobs Report Reinforces That Trump's Economic Policies Aren't Working * WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. economy lost 32,000 private-sector jobs in September according to the latest ADP jobs report, a stark contrast to the expected gain of around 50,000-plus jobs that analysts were expecting. Additionally, the August ADP jobs number was revised down sharply, and now shows negative 3,0 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Statement on Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after Republicans and Donald Trump refused to work with Democrats on a bipartisan solution to keep the government open: "For months, Democrats have begged Republicans to come to the negotiating table and build a path forward to address the skyr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Health Care Crisis Threatens Coverage for Massachusetts Families * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) released new data from the Massachusetts Health Connector and the House Budget Committee revealing the devastating impact of Republican health care policies that are driving up costs and stripping health coverage f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Slams Democrats for Shutting the Government Down * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' The Faulkner Focus to discuss how Democrats are holding the government hostage over demands for free, taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants. Leader Scalise outlined how hardworking Americans are suffering under the Schumer Shutdown and ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Slams Democrats for Shutting the Government Down * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox News' The Faulkner Focus to discuss how Democrats are holding the government hostage over demands for free, taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants. Leader Scalise outlined how hardworking Americans are suffering under the Schumer Shutdown and called on Senate De more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats are Doing Everything but Being Legislators * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to discuss Democrats and Chuck Schumer holding Americans hostage over partisan demands. Leader Scalise highlighted how House Democrats voted  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats are Doing Everything but Being Legislators * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to discuss Democrats and Chuck Schumer holding Americans hostage over partisan demands. Leader Scalise highlighted how House Democrats voted to shut down the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Bonamici Demand USDA Restore Hunger Study, Following Historic SNAP Cuts Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), House Committee on Education and Workforce, condemned t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 1, 2025, at an executive business meeting on judicial nominees: * * * Grassley Opens Executive Business Meeting on Circuit, District and U.S. Attorney Nominees, Calls Out Democrats' Double Standard of Justice Before we begin, I'll note that the government is now shut down. This is unfortunate and unnecessary. Republicans in the House and Senate ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2025: * * * Next Week: Senate HELP Committee to Consider President Trump's Labor Nominees On Thursday, October 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees at the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor. Agenda: * Nomination of Crystal Carey to be G more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Nomination of Judge Andrew Benson to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that Andrew Benson, a current Maine District Court Judge and former homicide prosecutor, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine. "I strongly support Judge An more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: The Number One Motivation to Shut the Gov't Down is Trump Derangement Syndrome * Washington - On Thursday,U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate, calling out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for bending the knee to the radical left-wing elements of the Democrat Party, and for the Democrat Party's insistence on playing hyp more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Should Call This the AOC Shutdown * Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss the Democrat Shutdown & Drug Prices Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Newsmax to discuss the White House's efforts to slash drug prices and the Schumer Shutdown. Click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall's full interview. On the curre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren Calls On Trump to Release September 2025 Jobs Report Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump's economic agenda is inflicting massive pain on our economy and to add to the economic unce more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Sean Hannity on Fox News * Click here to watch. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Sean Hannity on Fox News. On Congress' responsibility to fund the government: "[The continuing resolution is] clean, it's nonpartisan, it is short-term, it has no gimmicks, we didn't put any partisan riders on it. I mean, this is something that should be a no-brain more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day Two * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, we are into the second day of a government shutdown, after Democrats once again rejected a clean, nonpartisan funding bill to keep the government open whi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Cancels $1.1 Billion for WA Energy and Manufacturing Projects, Including Pacific NW Hydrogen Hub * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after the Department of Energy canceled funding for 11 energy and manufacturing projects in WA, including funding for the historic Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, totaling $1.1 billion. "President Trump's campaign of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on the Federal Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after Congressional Republicans and the White House refused to negotiate to lower health care costs for Americans, resulting in a federal government shutdown. "I'll work with anyone who wants to work with me to bring down health care  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding Republican Government Shutdown * FULL VIDEO OF THE SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor regarding President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' government shutdown. Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would have funded the government, protected Virginians' access to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn Slams Schumer for Holding Government Hostage to Ram Through Reckless New Spending * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor slamming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats for shutting down the government in an attempt to ram through a $1.5 trillion radical left wishlist of new spending  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Urges Democrats to Join Republicans in Reopening the Government * To watch Senator Capito's remarks, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican Leadership and a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke at a bicameral press conference with U.S. Senate and House Republican lead more PR