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***DAY #9: SCHUMER SHUTDOWN*** Congressman Patronis to Financial Institutions: Use Common Sense, Do Not Penalize Floridians for the Schumer Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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***DAY #9: SCHUMER SHUTDOWN*** Congressman Patronis to Financial Institutions: Use Common Sense, Do Not Penalize Floridians for the Schumer Shutdown
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis issued the following letter to mortgage company associations, banking associations, and credit union associations requesting that they grant some flexibility to those experiencing hardship during t more PR
A.G. Bondi Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Attorney General Pamela Bondi from an Oct. 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Department of Justice":
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Good morning Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Committee. I am grateful for the opportunity to testify in front of you here today.
When I was confirmed as the 87th Attorney General of the United States, I took office with two main goals: to end the weaponization more PR
Abraham Accords Caucus Welcomes Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Abraham Accords Caucus Welcomes Middle East Peace Deal
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WASHINGTON - Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus - Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Craig Goldman (TX-12) - released the following statement welcoming the announcement of a Middle East peace deal:
"We are elated by news that Israel and Hamas have come to an agre more PR
Abraham Accords Caucus Welcomes Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Abraham Accords Caucus Welcomes Middle East Peace Deal
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WASHINGTON, DC - Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus - Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), and Craig Goldman (TX-12) - released the following statement welcoming the announcement of a Middle East peace deal:
"We are elated by news that Israel and Hamas have come to an agreement to more PR
AMID GOVERNMENT FUNDING FIGHT, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES ALARM ON FEDERAL CUTS ALREADY KICKING 450,000 NEW YORKERS OFF THEIR HEALTH CARE - INCLUDING MORE THAN 17,000 ACROSS DUTCHESS, ORANGE, AND ULSTER COUNTIES (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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AMID GOVERNMENT FUNDING FIGHT, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN RAISES ALARM ON FEDERAL CUTS ALREADY KICKING 450,000 NEW YORKERS OFF THEIR HEALTH CARE - INCLUDING MORE THAN 17,000 ACROSS DUTCHESS, ORANGE, AND ULSTER COUNTIES
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Amid Government Funding Fight, Congressman Pat Ryan Raises Alarm on Federal Cuts Already Kicking 450,000 New Yorkers Off Their Health Care - Including More than 17,000 Across Dutchess, Orange more PR
Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Federal Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Federal Workers
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Bill Would Protect Federal Workers From Eviction and Other Challenges As Over 100,000 Federal Employees in New York Go Without Pay
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) alongside 17 Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. more PR
As Republican Shutdown Continues, Durbin Speaks With American Federation Of Government Employees President (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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As Republican Shutdown Continues, Durbin Speaks With American Federation Of Government Employees President
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October 09, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) President Everett Kelley to discuss the government shutdown as President Trump threatens to withhold back pay for furloughed federal more PR
Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Nominee Noh Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by John Noh, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of War for Indo-Pacific security affairs, from an Oct. 7, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished Members of the Armed Services Committee:
It is a great honor to appear before you today and to be considered for the position of Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
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Bacon Issues Statement on Reported Israel and Hamas Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Bacon Issues Statement on Reported Israel and Hamas Deal
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Washington, D.C. - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) issued the following statement regarding the reported agreement to a deal between Israel and Hamas:
"We are all hopeful that the hostages still being held by Hamas will finally be released, which is long overdue. They have been abused, physically and mentally, and we need to get them home as soon as p more PR
Beatty, Padilla Reintroduce Voter Purge Protection Act to Safeguard Americans' Right to Vote (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Beatty, Padilla Reintroduce Voter Purge Protection Act to Safeguard Americans' Right to Vote
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Black Caucus, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, reintroduced the bicameral Voter Purge Protection Act to prohibit states from using questionab more PR
Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Blast Secretary Collins for Politicizing Key Veteran Services During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Blumenthal, Takano & Colleagues Blast Secretary Collins for Politicizing Key Veteran Services During Shutdown
Lawmakers call out Trump VA for needlessly weaponizing the government shutdown & violating the Hatch Act
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Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and House Veterans' Affairs Comm more PR
Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility
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WASHINGTON DC [10/9/25] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland.
The requests follow the lawmakers' visit to the ICE more PR
Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility
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WASHINGTON DC [10/9/25] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland.
The requests follow the lawmakers' visit to the more PR
Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility
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WASHINGTON DC - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland.
The requests follow the lawmakers' visit to the ICE facility on more PR
Buchanan Applauds Historic Gaza Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Buchanan Applauds Historic Gaza Peace Agreement
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of a peace plan:
"Just over two years after Hamas unleashed the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaus more PR
Carbajal Urges House Speaker to Protect Troops' Pay During Republican Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Carbajal Urges House Speaker to Protect Troops' Pay During Republican Shutdown
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U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass legislation ensuring servicemembers are paid before the October 15th deadline. Starting October 15th, servicemembers will start missing paychecks if a bipartisan funding deal is more PR
Carter urges DOJ to investigate Soros role in left-wing violence (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter urges DOJ to investigate Soros role in left-wing violence
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Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi calling for an investigation into the role that groups backed by George Soros, such as the Open Society Foundations, have played in funding left-wing political violence.
The letter cites a growing trend of left-wing violence, including the recent more PR
Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on AI's Impact on American Families, Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on AI's Impact on American Families, Workers
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on American families and more PR
Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Reforming Labor Law, Strengthening Workers' Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Reforming Labor Law, Strengthening Workers' Rights
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on reforming federal labor law to protect worker freedoms and st more PR
Chair Cassidy Rebukes AMA for Abusing CPT System, Raising Health Care Costs on American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news:
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Chair Cassidy Rebukes AMA for Abusing CPT System, Raising Health Care Costs on American Families
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked the American Medical Association (AMA) for abusing the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system, charging more PR
Chairman Lawler Responds To Reports Of Hamas Accepting President Trump's Peace Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Lawler Responds To Reports Of Hamas Accepting President Trump's Peace Plan
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Washington, D.C. - 10/8/25... Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released the following statement in response to Egyptian reports that Hamas has agreed to President Trump's ceasefire proposal, with a signing expected in the coming more PR
Chairman Mast on First Phase of Gaza Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Chairman Mast on First Phase of Gaza Peace Deal
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement upon Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase of President Trump's Gaza peace plan.
"President Trump just did what career diplomats never could -- he brought the world closer than it's ever been to more PR
Chairman Rick Scott Leads Aging Committee Hearing on Closing Deadly Generic Drug Loopholes and Rebuilding America's Essential Medicine Supply (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Chairman Rick Scott Leads Aging Committee Hearing on Closing Deadly Generic Drug Loopholes and Rebuilding America's Essential Medicine Supply
Today, Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a committee hearing titled "Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients." This hearing builds on the c more PR
Chairman Risch in Floor Speech: President Trump's Strikes on Drug Trafficking Terrorists are "Fully Justified" and "Constitutional" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Chairman Risch in Floor Speech: President Trump's Strikes on Drug Trafficking Terrorists are "Fully Justified" and "Constitutional"
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of President Trump's constitutional authority to authorize strikes on n more PR
Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Deteriorating Political Situation in Georgia (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Deteriorating Political Situation in Georgia
Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on recent developments of the political situation in Georgia follow more PR
Chairman Risch: President Trump's Strikes on Drug Trafficking Terrorists are Fully Justified and Constitutional (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Risch: President Trump's Strikes on Drug Trafficking Terrorists are Fully Justified and Constitutional
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Click the image above to watch Senator Risch's floor speech.
WASHINGTON \- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of President Trump's constitutional authority to authorize strikes on narco-terr more PR
Chairwoman McClain's Statement on President Trump's Breakthrough Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Chairwoman McClain's Statement on President Trump's Breakthrough Middle East Peace Deal
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WASHINGTON -- House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that Israel and Hamas have signed the first phase of a peace plan:
"This is what happens when we have strong leadership. Funny how peace only seems possibl more PR
Conaway Introduces Bill to Aid Small Businesses During a Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Herbert Conaway, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Conaway Introduces Bill to Aid Small Businesses During a Government Shutdown
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Washington, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Herb Conaway Jr., MD introduced the Funding Small Businesses During Shutdowns Act which would ensure the continuation of key Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in the event of a government shutdown.
"Trump and Congressional Republicans have repeatedly shown that they more PR
Congressman Cohen Demands Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workforce (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Demands Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workforce
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In letter to OMB Director Vought, says Trump's statement is unlawful
MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) wrote to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought today seeking clarification on whether federal employees furloughed because of the government shutdown will receive back pay when the more PR
Congressman Cohen to Introduce the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen to Introduce the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act
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In response to current efforts that single out Latino, Black, and immigrant Memphians for stops and searches
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, plans to introduce the End Racial and Religious Profiling Act on Friday.
In a statement, Congressman Cohen said:
"With the more PR
Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on El Segundo Refinery Fire (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on El Segundo Refinery Fire
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) issued the following statement on the recent explosion at Chevron's El Segundo refinery.
"The explosion at El Segundo is the second refinery explosion in California this year alone and the latest in a string of almost a dozen similar safety more PR
Congressman Jackson Denounces Trump's Illegal Deployment of Texas National Guard Troops to Chicago: "This is not governance, it is authoritarian theater" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Jackson Denounces Trump's Illegal Deployment of Texas National Guard Troops to Chicago: "This is not governance, it is authoritarian theater"
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-01) today issued a forceful statement denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago, a move undertaken without the consent of Illinois lead more PR
Congressman Mackenzie Applauds Middle East Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Mackenzie Applauds Middle East Peace Agreement
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Washington D.C. -- Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, applauded the announcement of an initial deal between Israel and Hamas, which includes the release of all hostages.
"We join the peoples of Israel, Gaza, and the entire world in praying for pea more PR
CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT CONTINUES EFFORTS FOR CUSTOMS DUTY RELIEF FOR U.S. TERRITORIES (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT CONTINUES EFFORTS FOR CUSTOMS DUTY RELIEF FOR U.S. TERRITORIES
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Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett provided an update on her continued engagement with the White House regarding customs duty requirements impacting U.S. territories outside the customs zone:
"Effective August 29, 2025, Executive Order 14324 - Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Tr more PR
Congresswoman Tenney Urges Nobel Committee to Award Peace Prize to President Donald J. Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Tenney Urges Nobel Committee to Award Peace Prize to President Donald J. Trump
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Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today once again urged the Nobel Committee to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald J. Trump, following reports of his instrumental role in brokering a peace deal between Israel and Hamas that includes a comprehensive ceasefire and the more PR
Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families from Financial Hardship During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families from Financial Hardship During Shutdown
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined a group of 18 senators, led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor emp more PR
Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider Treasury, IRS Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider Treasury, IRS Nominations
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein to be Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance at the Treasury Department, Donald Korb to be Chief C more PR
Daines on Newsmax: "President Trump is the Peace President" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
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Daines on Newsmax: "President Trump is the Peace President"
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U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Newsmax to discuss President Trump's historic Gaza peace deal.
Watch the full interview HERE.
Daines on how President Trump is the President of Peace:
President Trump is the President of Peace. He is the Peace President. What a remarkable moment, and hats off to President Trump's b more PR
Day 8 Of The Trump-Republican Shutdown: How is the Trump-Republican Shutdown Making It Easier to Scam Investors? (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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DAY 8 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: How is the Trump-Republican Shutdown Making It Easier to Scam Investors?
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this factsheet outlining the harmful impacts of the government shutdown--which Trump and Republicans more PR
Days Before Open Enrollment Begins, Senator Murray Joins Idaho Leaders, Residents Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits to Call on Republicans to Come to the Table to Prevent Health Care Costs From Skyrocketing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Days Before Open Enrollment Begins, Senator Murray Joins Idaho Leaders, Residents Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits to Call on Republicans to Come to the Table to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing
Open enrollment in Idaho begins October 15th; More than 100,000 Idahoans rely on ACA tax credits
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Today, on the ninth day of the more PR
Democrats Keep the Government Closed to Appease their Leftist Base - and Americans are Noticing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Democrats Keep the Government Closed to Appease their Leftist Base - and Americans are Noticing
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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are refusing to reopen the government to appease their Far-Left flank.
The House has already passed a clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR) to fund essential services and keep the government open for the American people. more PR
Duckworth To Block Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Until Senate Holds Hearing on Trump's Military Deployments to American Cities (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth To Block Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Until Senate Holds Hearing on Trump's Military Deployments to American Cities
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October 09, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today blocked the Senate from expediting passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Duckworth also issued the following stateme more PR
Duckworth, Durbin Join Schatz, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Schatz, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Shutdown
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October 08, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 16 of their colleagues in introdu more PR
Durbin Condemns Unprovoked Trump Administration Escalation In Chicago, Attorney General Bondi's Conduct At Oversight Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Condemns Unprovoked Trump Administration Escalation In Chicago, Attorney General Bondi's Conduct At Oversight Hearing
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October 09, 2025
Durbin: "To my Republican colleagues, how would you react if a Democratic President deployed the National Guard to your state, over the objections of your governor?"
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the more PR
Durbin Condemns Unprovoked Trump Administration Escalation In Chicago, Attorney General Bondi's Conduct At Oversight Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Durbin Condemns Unprovoked Trump Administration Escalation In Chicago, Attorney General Bondi's Conduct At Oversight Hearing
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, condemned the Trump Administration's unprovoked and unlawful escalation of immigration enforcement in Chicag more PR
Durbin Meets With New Ukrainian Ambassador, Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Russian Incursions Into NATO Territory And Reaffirming NATO Article 5 On Collective Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Meets With New Ukrainian Ambassador, Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Russian Incursions Into NATO Territory And Reaffirming NATO Article 5 On Collective Defense
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October 08, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S., Olha Stefanishyna, along with a bipartisan group of S more PR
Durbin On AG Bondi's Testimony In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: AG Bondi Was Unwilling, Maybe Unable, To Defend What Has Happened At DOJ (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin On AG Bondi's Testimony In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: AG Bondi Was Unwilling, Maybe Unable, To Defend What Has Happened At DOJ
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October 08, 2025
Durbin criticized Attorney General Bondi's refusal to answer questions about the weaponization of DOJ and her involvement in the deployment of National Guard troops to American cities in yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing more PR
Durbin On Deployment Of National Guard Troops To Chicago: The Trump Admin's Unlawful Use Of The Military To Police American Cities Makes Our Country Less Safe (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin On Deployment Of National Guard Troops To Chicago: The Trump Admin's Unlawful Use Of The Military To Police American Cities Makes Our Country Less Safe
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October 08, 2025
Durbin condemned the Trump Administration's decision to send Texas and Illinois National Guard troops to the Chicago area
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Jud more PR
Durbin Urges Republicans To Work With Democrats To Address The Imminent Health Care Increases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Urges Republicans To Work With Democrats To Address The Imminent Health Care Increases
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October 08, 2025
Durbin: It's not a radical left idea that a working family ought to have afford health insurance
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor urging Congressional Republicans to finally work with Democrats to fund the government and addres more PR
EPA Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Assistant Administrator Nominee Troutman Testifies Before Senate Environment Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Douglas M. Troutman, President Trump's nominee to be assistant administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the Environmental Protection Agency, from an Oct. 8, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Good morning, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Whitehouse and distinguished members of this committee. Thank you for holding this hearing today.
My name is Douglas Trou more PR
Ernst Advances Trump SBA IG Nominee Out of Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ernst Advances Trump SBA IG Nominee Out of Committee
Today, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in advancing President Trump's nominee William Kirk for Inspector General of the Small Business Administration (SBA) by a vote of 10-9.
Last month during his confirmation hear more PR
Ernst Advances Trump SBA IG Nominee Out of Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Advances Trump SBA IG Nominee Out of Committee
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WASHINGTON - Today, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in advancing President Trump's nominee William Kirk for Inspector General of the Small Business Administration (SBA) by a vote of 10-9.
Last month during his confirmation hearing, Ernst touted Kirk's strong credentials and commitment to hold more PR
Ernst Celebrates Trump's Historic Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Celebrates Trump's Historic Middle East Peace Deal
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement celebrating President Trump's historic Middle East peace deal.
"President Trump is the peace president. This historic deal not only brings the hope of prosperity to a region that has been ravaged by Iran-backed terror but establishes steps towards lasting peace.
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Fischer Statement on Senate Confirming Lesley Woods Murphy to Serve as U.S. Attorney for Nebraska (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Fischer Statement on Senate Confirming Lesley Woods Murphy to Serve as U.S. Attorney for Nebraska
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U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Lesley Woods Murphy to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska:
"Congratulations to Lesley Woods Murphy on her confirmation by the Senate to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the District more PR
Foxx Praises Significant Peace Agreement Between the State of Israel and Hamas (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Foxx Praises Significant Peace Agreement Between the State of Israel and Hamas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on phase one of the historic peace agreement - brokered by President Trump - that was agreed to by the State of Israel and Hamas.
"Blessed are the peacemakers. This new agreement has undeniably opened the door for peace within t more PR
Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump's $20 Billion Argentina Bailout (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump's $20 Billion Argentina Bailout
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Donald Trump is propping up a foreign government while he shuts down our own
WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the No Argentina Bailout Act, legislation to block Donald Trump from raiding U.S. taxpayer dollars to bail out Argentina's financial markets and wealthy investors while American fa more PR
Grothman Commends President Trump for Advancing Peace and Stability in the Middle East (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Grothman Commends President Trump for Advancing Peace and Stability in the Middle East
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Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) released the following statement applauding President Trump's announcement of a landmark peace deal between Israel and Hamas:
"I'd like to congratulate President Trump for his leadership and can-do attitude in securing a historic peace agreement between Israel and Hamas," s more PR
Himes, Meeks, Smith, Raskin, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of DTOs and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release:
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Himes, Meeks, Smith, Raskin, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of DTOs and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean
Representatives Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smit more PR
Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families from Losing Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families from Losing Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Shutdown
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 17 colleagues in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and the more PR
House Resolutions to Unleash American Energy Resources Pass in Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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House Resolutions to Unleash American Energy Resources Pass in Senate
This week, the U.S. Senate passed three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions reversing Biden-era Resource Management Plans (RMPs), which locked up millions of acres of land in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman more PR
ICYMI: Chair Cassidy Leads Senate Republicans in Delivering President Trump's Agenda, Confirming Trump Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news:
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ICYMI: Chair Cassidy Leads Senate Republicans in Delivering President Trump's Agenda, Confirming Trump Nominees
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed 107 of Trump's nominees this week, 15 of which came out more PR
ICYMI: Fischer Joins Newsmax to Discuss Schumer Shutdown, FBI Targeting Republican Senators, Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Fischer Joins Newsmax to Discuss Schumer Shutdown, FBI Targeting Republican Senators, Middle East Peace Deal
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Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined National Report on Newsmax to discuss the Biden-era FBI targeting Republican senators, Democrats prioritizing p more PR
ICYMI: On The Briefing with Jen Psaki, Kelly Calls on House Republicans to Protect American's Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: On The Briefing with Jen Psaki, Kelly Calls on House Republicans to Protect American's Health Care
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In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke with MSNBC's Jen Psaki to call on House Republicans to get back to Washington D.C. to end that chaos that's threatening Americans' health care.
Sen. Kelly speaks to Jen Psaki on The Briefing with Jen Psaki.
Watch the full interview here. more PR
Illinois Congressional Democrats Statement on Donald Trump's Threats to Jail Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Illinois Congressional Democrats Statement on Donald Trump's Threats to Jail Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), S more PR
Iowa Sheriff Robert Rotter Nominated to Be U.S. Marshal for Iowa's Northern District (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Iowa Sheriff Robert Rotter Nominated to be U.S. Marshal for Iowa's Northern District
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today endorsed Iowan Robert Rotter's nomination to serve as the U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.
"I'm proud to endorse Robert Rotter to be U.S. Marsha more PR
Iowa Sheriff Robert Rotter Nominated to be U.S. Marshal for Iowa's Northern District (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Iowa Sheriff Robert Rotter Nominated to be U.S. Marshal for Iowa's Northern District
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WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today endorsed Iowan Robert Rotter's nomination to serve as the U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.
"I'm proud to endorse Robert Rotter to be U.S. Marshal for Iowa's Northern District," Grassley s more PR
Judiciary Democrats Press Trump-Vance Transition Team On Homan $50,000 Bribery Scandal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Judiciary Democrats Press Trump-Vance Transition Team On Homan $50,000 Bribery Scandal: Who Knew About It, When Did They Know It, And Why Was Homan Appointed "Border Czar" Anyway?
Letter Expands Investigation Into the Tom Homam Cash Bribe Cover Up, Pressing Trump-Vance Transition Team Official for Answers on Homan's Appointment D more PR
Larson Blasts Trump's Sham Indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Blasts Trump's Sham Indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James
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East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Donald Trump's allies indicted (link is external) New York Attorney General Letitia James, following a similar politically motivated indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, and yesterday's threat fr more PR
Larson Warns Trump Furloughs Could Delay Social Security COLA (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Warns Trump Furloughs Could Delay Social Security COLA
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East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) warned Americans that excessive staff furloughs at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (link is external) (BLS) during the Republican shutdown could delay the annual Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA).
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE REPUBLICANS ARE JUST FALLING APART" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE REPUBLICANS ARE JUST FALLING APART"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he highlighted that while Republicans still haven't bothered to return to Washington to reopen the government and address the healthcare crisis they created, Democrats are united and ready to end the Re more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE REPUBLICANS ARE JUST FALLING APART" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "THE REPUBLICANS ARE JUST FALLING APART"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he highlighted that while Republicans still haven't bothered to return to Washington to reopen the government and address the healthcare crisis they created, Democrats are united and ready to end the Republican shutdown.
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
The baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump's corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable.
Attorney General James has cou more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE INDICTMENT OF LETITIA JAMES
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
The baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump's corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable.
Attorney General James has courageously been at the fore more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "ANY REASONABLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT KICK TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OFF OF HEALTHCARE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "ANY REASONABLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT KICK TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OFF OF HEALTHCARE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's News Central, Bloomberg's Surveillance and CNBC's Squawk Box to emphasize that, while Republicans refuse to negotiate an end to their reckless shutdown, Democrats are u more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "ANY REASONABLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT KICK TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OFF OF HEALTHCARE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "ANY REASONABLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT KICK TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS OFF OF HEALTHCARE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's News Central, Bloomberg's Surveillance and CNBC's Squawk Box to emphasize that, while Republicans refuse to negotiate an end to their reckless shutdown, Democrats are united and ready to find a more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the Interfaith Rally and Vigil for Health Justice, where he underscored the vitality of protecting the healthcare of the American people in the face of the Republican healthcare crisis.
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the Interfaith Rally and Vigil for Health Justice, where he underscored the vitality of protecting the healthcare of the American people in the face of the Republican healthcare crisis.
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT REOPENING THE GOVERNMENT" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT REOPENING THE GOVERNMENT"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the House Steps, where he called out Republicans for skipping town while House Democrats remain ready, willing and able to work on ending the reckless government shutdown and Republican healthcare crisis.
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Lee Blasts Democrat's Second Failed Attempt to End Trump's National Energy Emergency (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release:
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Lee Blasts Democrat's Second Failed Attempt to End Trump's National Energy Emergency
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, condemned Senate Democrats for again bringing forward a measure to formally end the National Energy Emergency declared by President Trump.
"Democrats are yet more PR
Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown
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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
Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices
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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."
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Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families
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"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
Lummis Sends Letter to FBI Director, Requests Biden Spying Files (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Lummis Sends Letter to FBI Director, Requests Biden Spying Files
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) this week sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel thanking him, President Trump, and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their transparency regarding the unconstitutional surveillance activities conducted against her and other U.S. Senators by the Bide more PR
Magaziner Visits South County Hospital to Meet with Health Care Providers on Affordability Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Magaziner Visits South County Hospital to Meet with Health Care Providers on Affordability Crisis
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WAKEFIELD, RI - Today U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) visited South County Hospital in Wakefield to meet with health care providers. The discussion focused on the urgent need to address rising health care costs as Congress considers whether to include continued health care funding in more PR
Maryland Delegation Members Call for End to Republican Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Delegation Members Call for End to Republican Government Shutdown
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WASHINGTON -- 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 more PR
MENG STATEMENT ON NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES AND BRING PEACE TO GAZA (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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MENG STATEMENT ON NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO RELEASE ALL HOSTAGES AND BRING PEACE TO GAZA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, released a statement following the announcement of a phase one agreement between Israel and Hamas to bring home the remaining hostages more PR
Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Spotlight the Shutdown's Impact on Federal Workers at BWI Airport (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Spotlight the Shutdown's Impact on Federal Workers at BWI Airport
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Today, U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Johnny Olszewksi (MD-02), as well as U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), gathered at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport to spotlight the impact of a f more PR
MISS. SENATORS URGE FDA TO REEVALUATE ABORTION PILL APPROVAL (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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MISS. SENATORS URGE FDA TO REEVALUATE ABORTION PILL APPROVAL
Wicker & Hyde-Smith Join Colleagues in Letter Calling for FDA to Stand for Life
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U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, are among 51 U.S. Senators who are encouraging the Trump administration to review the recent approval of a generic version of mifepristone, the more PR
Moolenaar: China's Rare Earth Restrictions Are a Slap in the Face to President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Moolenaar: China's Rare Earth Restrictions Are a Slap in the Face to President Trump
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) released the following statement in response to reports (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/china-expands-rare-earth-exp more PR
Moulton Defends Intellectual Freedom During Banned Books Week (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Moulton Defends Intellectual Freedom During Banned Books Week
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In recognition of Banned Books Week, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) is a proud original cosponsor of a resolution affirming every American's fundamental freedom to read and condemning the Trump Administration's escalating efforts to censor books in schools, universities, and libraries across the country.
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Murphy: Trump's Authoritarian Takeover Isn't Coming. It's Here. (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy: Trump's Authoritarian Takeover Isn't Coming. It's Here.
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WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out President Trump's ongoing five-part plan to convert the United States from a democracy governed by the rule of law to an authoritarian state governed by force, censorship, and personal favor. Murphy's speech came as Trump deployed more PR
National Nuclear Security Administration Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Nominee Beck Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Dave Beck, President Trump's nominee to be deputy administrator for Defense programs at the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, from an Oct. 7, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the Committee:
It is an honor to appear before you today. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve our nation and hu more PR
Neal and Pallone: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America's Seniors (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Neal and Pallone: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America's Seniors
Amid Widespread Reports of Disrupted Access to Care, Democratic Health Committee Leaders Urge Kennedy and Oz to Stop Playing Games With Health Care and Use Existing Legal Authority to Ensure Seniors Can Continue t more PR
Neal Demands On-Time Filing Season (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Neal Demands On-Time Filing Season
As the Trump Administration threatens to fumble yet another basic function of government, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal wrote to the Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service demanding an on-time start to the filing season.
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NEWS: Senate Republicans Block Sens. Schiff, Kaine's War Powers Resolution Aimed at Ending Unauthorized Boat Strikes in Caribbean (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Senate Republicans Block Sens. Schiff, Kaine's War Powers Resolution Aimed at Ending Unauthorized Boat Strikes in Caribbean
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Senators Schiff and Kaine forced a vote on their resolution to reassert Congress' sole constitutional authority to authorize use of military force
Washington, D.C. -- Today, a majority of Senate Republicans voted to block U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senat more PR
NRC Member Nominee Nieh Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Ho Nieh, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, from an Oct. 8, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I also thank Senator Britt for her kind introduction and support.
I would like to recognize and appreciat more PR
Padilla Joins Bill to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families During Republican Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Joins Bill to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families During Republican Shutdown
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and 16 Senators in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan more PR
Pallone and Neal: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America's Seniors (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Pallone and Neal: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America's Seniors
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, J more PR
Pallone: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America's Seniors (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone: The Trump Administration is Intentionally Creating a Telehealth Crisis for America's Seniors
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Amid Widespread Reports of Disrupted Access to Care, Pallone Urges Kennedy and Oz to Stop Playing Games With Health Care and Use Existing Legal Authority to Ensure Seniors Can Continue to Access Telehealth Services
Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pall more PR
Peters Condemns Government Censorship, Trump Administration Attacks on Americans' First Amendment Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Peters Condemns Government Censorship, Trump Administration Attacks on Americans' First Amendment Rights
During a Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) condemned recent actions by the Trump Administration to censor media organizations and attack Americans' First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of the press. Peters' remarks c more PR
Peters Raises Concern Over National Security Threats Posed by DOGE Handling of Sensitive Data (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Peters Raises Concern Over National Security Threats Posed by DOGE Handling of Sensitive Data
Peters Also Highlights Threat to Servicemembers, Military Families
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During a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) expressed concern over the serious national security threats posed by the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which more PR
Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Urges Administration to Act as Trump's Trade War Devastates Illinois Soybean Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Urges Administration to Act as Trump's Trade War Devastates Illinois Soybean Farmers
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Urges Banking Industry Leaders to Help Harmed American Families During Trump-Republican Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Urges Banking Industry Leaders to Help Harmed American Families During Trump-Republican Shutdown
Today, in light of the ongoing Trump-Republican government shutdown--which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal to cancel cuts to health care--Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), t more PR
Ranking Member Raskin Demands DOJ Release Secret Memo Greenlighting Trump's Lawless Strikes Killing Civilians (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin Demands DOJ Release Secret Memo Greenlighting Trump's Lawless Strikes Killing Civilians
Amid Multiple Military Bombings That Killed At Least 21 Civilians on International Waters, Memo Purports to Authorize U.S. Military Strikes on a Secret List of Groups Without Legal Process or Oversight
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Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Baseless Indictment of N.Y. State Attorney General Letitia James (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Baseless Indictment of N.Y. State Attorney General Letitia James
Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the vindictive and baseless indictment filed against New York State Attorney General Letitia James more PR
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Immediate Testimony From Ghislaine Maxwell to Oversight Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Immediate Testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell to Oversight Committee
Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Chairman James Comer seeking to immediately schedule a date for Ghislaine Maxwell to testify in front of more PR
Ranking Member Scott Demands Hearings on Trump Administration Breaking Ethics Laws (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Scott Demands Hearings on Trump Administration Breaking Ethics Laws
Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, sent a letter to Chairman Tim Walberg requesting hearings on apparent violations of the Hatch Act and potentially other statutes by the Department of Health and H more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Announcement of First Phase of Gaza Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Announcement of First Phase of Gaza Peace Deal
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the announcement by President Trump that an agreement has been reached by Israel and Hamas on the first phase more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen, Chairman Risch Statement on Deteriorating Political Situation in Georgia (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Chairman Risch Statement on Deteriorating Political Situation in Georgia
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on recent developments of the political situation in Geor more PR
Ranking Member Takano and VSOs Call Out Washington Post Article That Accuses Veterans of Exploiting Their Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Member Takano and VSOs Call Out Washington Post Article That Accuses Veterans of Exploiting Their Benefits
Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano and Veteran Service Organization (VSO) leadership responded to the Washington Post's recent article titled "How some veterans exploit $193 bill more PR
Ranking Member Thompson & Kennedy Statement on the Trump Administration Deliberately Withholding Billions in Recovery Funds Meant for States (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Member Thompson & Kennedy Statement on the Trump Administration Deliberately Withholding Billions in Recovery Funds Meant for States
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 more PR
Ranking Members Raskin, Swalwell Statement on Senate Republicans' Misdirected Outrage Regarding DOJ's Investigation of the Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Ranking Members Raskin, Swalwell Statement on Senate Republicans' Misdirected Outrage Regarding DOJ's Investigation of the Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee to I more PR
Ranking Members Scott, Raskin Demand Federal Criminal Investigation Into Trump Administration Commandeering Federal Employee Emails to Compel Political Speech (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Scott, Raskin Demand Federal Criminal Investigation Into Trump Administration Commandeering Federal Employee Emails to Compel Political Speech
Trump's Education Department Rewrote Employees' Auto-Replies Without Their Consent to Blame Shutdown on Democrats in Violation of the Law
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Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal Denounce VA Decision to Halt Vital Education and Housing Benefits During the Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal Denounce VA Decision to Halt Vital Education and Housing Benefits During the Government Shutdown
Today, House Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Department of Veteran more PR
RELEASE: Mullin Honors Service Members Lost in Abbey Gate Bombing, Introduces National Day of Remembrance (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Mullin Honors Service Members Lost in Abbey Gate Bombing, Introduces National Day of Remembrance
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) led the introduction of a joint resolution, S.J.Res.79, to honor the lives of the 13 brave U.S. service members lost to the bombing at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. This joint resolution will establish a Nationa more PR
Rep. Andrea Salinas Testifies About Constituents Hurt by Republican Health Care Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Andrea Salinas Testifies About Constituents Hurt by Republican Health Care Crisis
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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) appeared before the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to speak on the growing Republican health care crisis and to share stories from constituents whose premiums will skyrocket if Republicans allow Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to expire. In Oregon's Sixth Cong more PR
Rep. Issa Praises President Trump's Historic Middle East Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Issa Praises President Trump's Historic Middle East Peace Agreement
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Vice Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following statement in response to the formal agreement of President Trump's Middle East peace agreement:
"On day one of this administration, President Trump inherited a world in conflict in every corne more PR
Rep. Salazar and Republican Women's Caucus Urge Senate Democrats to End Shutdown, Protect Women, Children, and Military Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Salazar and Republican Women's Caucus Urge Senate Democrats to End Shutdown, Protect Women, Children, and Military Families
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Washington, D.C. -- This week, the Republican Women's Caucus, led by Co-Founder and Co-Chair Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03), sent a letter to female Democratic colleagues in the Senate urging immediate action to end the ongoing government shutdown. Congresswoman Maria more PR
Rep. Sherrill Statement on the Ceasefire Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Sherrill Statement on the Ceasefire Agreement
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill released the following statement regarding the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas:
"I am deeply relieved that Israel and Hamas have reached an initial agreement to bring the remaining hostages held by Hamas home after more than two years in brutal captivity. Since Hamas's Octo more PR
Rep. Smith Statement on President Trump's Historic Peace Deal in the Middle East (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Smith statement on President Trump's historic peace deal in the Middle East
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus and the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism, issued the statement below following President Trump's announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of the United States' G more PR
REPORT: 267,000 Veterans Nationwide Will Lose Health Care If Republicans Allow ACA Tax Credits to Expire (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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REPORT: 267,000 Veterans Nationwide Will Lose Health Care If Republicans Allow ACA Tax Credits to Expire
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Rosen Demands that Republicans Join Democrats To Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits to Ensure Veterans Can Continue Receiving Health Insurance
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement highlighting data from the Urban Institute showing that 267,000 non more PR
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive
NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including 6 in 10 Republicans
Trump Admin Cancels Energy Projects As " Most Americans Report Higher Electricity, Gas Bills Compared to a Year Ago"
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 8: Senator Murray Joins Washingtonians Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits to Call on Republicans to Prevent Premiums from Doubling for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 8: Senator Murray Joins Washingtonians Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits to Call on Republicans to Prevent Premiums from Doubling for Millions of Americans
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KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters
KFF : ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Will More than Double on Averag more PR
Republican Shutdown Day 9: Sen. Murray Calls on Republican Leaders to Finally Sit Down to Prevent Americans' Health Care Costs From Exploding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 9: Sen. Murray Calls on Republican Leaders to Finally Sit Down to Prevent Americans' Health Care Costs from Exploding
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the ninth day of President Trump and Republicans' shutdown more PR
Ricketts Statement on Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts Statement on Middle East Peace Deal
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace deal.
" President Trump ran on restoring peace at home and abroad. As of tonight, the Middle Eas more PR
Risch, Shaheen Meet With Prime Minister Carney (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025:
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Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after their meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney.
"We were happy to welcome Prime Minister Carney to the United States Capitol today. America and C more PR
Rosen Statement on Deal to Secure Imminent Release of Hostages, Israel-Gaza Ceasefire (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Statement on Deal to Secure Imminent Release of Hostages, Israel-Gaza Ceasefire
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement applauding news of a ceasefire deal reached in the Israel-Gaza War, which started after Hamas's horrific terrorist attack on Israel in 2023 that killed over 1,200 people. The deal means that all of the remaining hostages held in more PR
Sanders to Trump Administration: Do Not Make the Largest Social Security Cut in History (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Sanders to Trump Administration: Do Not Make the Largest Social Security Cut in History
Following public reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to deny Social Security benefits to hundreds of thousands of older Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, wrote to Soc more PR
Scalise: Chuck Schumer Must Stop Inflicting Pain on the American People (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise: Chuck Schumer Must Stop Inflicting Pain on the American People
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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) to discuss the need for Democrats to put their personal hatred of Pre more PR
Scalise: Chuck Schumer Must Stop Inflicting Pain on the American People (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise: Chuck Schumer Must Stop Inflicting Pain on the American People
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) to discuss the need for Democrats to put their personal hatred of P more PR
Schatz Leads Group Of 18 Senators In Introducing Legislation To Protect Federal Workers And Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind On Paying Bills During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Schatz Leads Group Of 18 Senators In Introducing Legislation To Protect Federal Workers And Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind On Paying Bills During Shutdown
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today led a group of 18 senators in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and thei more PR
Schatz To House Republicans On Third Week Of Vacation: Get Back To Work (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Schatz To House Republicans On Third Week Of Vacation: Get Back To Work
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today spoke on the Senate floor and called on Republicans to work with Democrats to reopen the government and stop health care costs from rising for millions of people. Schatz also called on House Republicans to return to work from their current weeks-long vacation after more th more PR
Schatz: Trump Is Trying To Jail His Political Opponents, Actually Going Through With Authoritarian Actions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Schatz: Trump Is Trying To Jail His Political Opponents, Actually Going Through With Authoritarian Actions
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke on the Senate floor today about President Trump's calls for the arrests of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, which came as National Guard troops prepare to deploy to Chicago at the president's direction an more PR
Schumer Says "Every Day Gets Better For Us" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Schumer Says "Every Day Gets Better For Us"
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"Barrasso: They are choosing politics over the paychecks of the American working men and women who protect our nation. And this weakness defines today's Democrat Party. They're radical, extreme, dangerous, scary, and they are out of touch."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor sla more PR
Sen. Cruz Statement on President Trump's Announcement of Israel-Hamas Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Cruz Statement on President Trump's Announcement of Israel-Hamas Deal
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after President Trump announced the first phase of an agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Sen. Cruz Said, "President Trump's announcement is a cause for celebration. Two years ago, Hamas terrorists started this war by launching an unprovoked attack on Is more PR
Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Resolution Calling Out Communist China & Dictator Xi Jinping as U.S. Adversary (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Resolution Calling Out Communist China & Dictator Xi Jinping as U.S. Adversary
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced a resolution condemning Communist Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as an adversary to the United States that seeks to undermine and destroy the American way of life to become the dominant world power.
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Sen. Schmitt: First Amendment is the Beating Heart of Our Constitution (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, posted the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025:
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Sen. Schmitt: The First Amendment is the Beating Heart of Our Constitution
Today, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) presided over the Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans." In his opening statement, he urged Congress to act to protect free speech from th more PR
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Crapo Issues Remarks at Executive Session on Treasury, IRS Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks from an Oct. 8, 2025, executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein and Derek Theurer to be deputy under secretaries at the Treasury Department and Donald Korb to be chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service:
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"We meet today to consider favorably reporting the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein, who is nominated to serve as the Deputy Under S more PR
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Remarks on Treasury Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Oct. 8, 2025, at an executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein to be Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance at the Treasury Department, Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service and Derek Theurer to be Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the Treasury Department.
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Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden Issues Statement at Executive Session on Treasury, IRS Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from an Oct. 8, 2025, executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein and Derek Theurer to be deputy under secretaries at the Treasury Department and Donald Korb to be chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service:
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Today the Committee will vote on three nominees. Each of them, if confirmed, will help oversee the agency responsible for ever more PR
Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve 4 Additional Trump Labor Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Senate HELP Committee Votes to Approve 4 Additional Trump Labor Nominees
Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to approve four of President Trump's nominees at the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor. Under the leadership of HELP Chairman Bill Cassidy, M.D more PR
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Paul Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Quiet Skies Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Weaponization of the Quiet Skies Program":
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In mid-2024, as she grew increasingly critical of the Biden administration and increasingly involved with the Trump campaign, Tulsi Gabbard noticed changes as she went to the airport, she had more screening federal agents with more PR
Senate Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Peters Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Quiet Skies Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Weaponization of the Quiet Skies Program":
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Throughout my time in Congress, I have heard repeatedly from my constituents - particularly from members of Michigan's Arab and Muslim American community - about serious issues with the gover more PR
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Grassley Opens Executive Business Meeting on Judicial & Executive Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 9, 2025, at an executive business meeting on judicial and executive nominees:
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On today's agenda, we have seventeen nominations listed; we'll vote on eleven of them. We'll vote on Rebecca Taibleson to be a circuit judge and on David Bragdon, Lindsey Ann Freeman, Matthew Orso and Susan Courtwright Rodriguez to be district judges in North Caroli more PR
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Grassley Calls for Bipartisan Support of Mascott 3rd Circuit Nomination (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Oct. 8, 2025, on the nomination of professor Jennifer Mascott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit:
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Today, we're going to move to our first vote on Professor Jennifer Mascott's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Court.
I want to take a few minutes to express my support for her nomination and to urge my colleagu more PR
Senate Passes ND Delegation Resolution to Overturn Biden-Era North Dakota RMP (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Senate Passes ND Delegation Resolution to Overturn Biden-Era North Dakota RMP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate voted today to pass a Congressional Review Act ( CRA ) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to overturn the Biden-era Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dak more PR
Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Agreement
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of a peace agreement.
"This agreement is long overdue but welcome news. While not every issue has been resolved, Israel and Hamas have taken the first a more PR
Senator Marshall Praises Trump Admin Plan to Save Essential Nutrition Program for Low-Income Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall Praises Trump Admin Plan to Save Essential Nutrition Program for Low-Income Families
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Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) praised a proposal by the Trump Administration to provide critical funding to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC Program) by redirecting funds more PR
Senator Marshall: The Affordable Care Act is Not Affordable (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall: The Affordable Care Act is Not Affordable
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Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss the Schumer Shutdown
Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax to discuss day eight of the Schumer shutdown and Democrats' failed health care policies that they are holding the government hostage for.
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Senator Murray Statement on Senate Vote for Caribbean Sea War Powers Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Senator Murray Statement on Senate Vote for Caribbean Sea War Powers Resolution
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on her vote for S.J.Res.83, a Joint Resolution that would terminate the use of the U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities in the Latin American region, including against vessels in the Caribbean Sea, unless Congress explicitly auth more PR
Shaheen, Warren, Kaine Condemn Trump Administration's Abuse of Global Magnitsky Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Shaheen, Warren, Kaine Condemn Trump Administration's Abuse of Global Magnitsky Act
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Membe more PR
Smith Statement on Confirmation of Barloon as Ambassador to WTO (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Smith Statement on Confirmation of Barloon as Ambassador to WTO
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Washington, D.C. - Today Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Joseph Barloon as United States Deputy Trade Representative and Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
"Congratulations to Joseph Barloon on his conf more PR
Speaker Johnson on Day Nine of Democrat Government Shutdown: While Schumer Celebrates the Shutdown, U.S. Troops and Their Families Fear Missed Paychecks (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson on Day Nine of Democrat Government Shutdown: While Schumer Celebrates the Shutdown, U.S. Troops and Their Families Fear Missed Paychecks
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WASHINGTON -- On Day Nine of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership and Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost to discuss Chuck Schumer celebrating U.S. tro more PR
Speaker Johnson on Day Nine of Democrat Government Shutdown: While Schumer Celebrates the Shutdown, U.S. Troops and Their Families Fear Missed Paychecks (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson on Day Nine of Democrat Government Shutdown: While Schumer Celebrates the Shutdown, U.S. Troops and Their Families Fear Missed Paychecks
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WASHINGTON -- On Day Nine of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership and Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost to discuss Chuck Schumer celebrating U.S. troops not receivin more PR
Speaker Johnson: Reasonable Senate Democrats Must End the Shutdown Pain and Vote to Reopen the Government (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: Reasonable Senate Democrats Must End the Shutdown Pain and Vote to Reopen the Government
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WASHINGTON -- This evening, after Senate Democrats rejected the clean, short-term, nonpartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for the sixth time, Speaker Johnson joined The Lead on CNN, Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV, and Hannity on Fox News to discuss the gove more PR
Speaker Johnson: Reasonable Senate Democrats Must End the Shutdown Pain and Vote to Reopen the Government (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: Reasonable Senate Democrats Must End the Shutdown Pain and Vote to Reopen the Government
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WASHINGTON -- This evening, after Senate Democrats rejected the clean, short-term, nonpartisan continuing resolution to fund the government for the sixth time, Speaker Johnson joined The Lead on CNN, Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV, and Hannity on Fox News to discuss the government shutdown' more PR
Stanton Statement on Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Stanton Statement on Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. --U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton released the following statement:
"Today's announcement by President Trump of a ceasefire agreement is a long-overdue moment of relief and renewed hope that peace is finally within reach. As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I will be closely monitoring its implementa more PR
Thune Joins Squawk Box, ABC News (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune Joins Squawk Box, ABC News
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joined Joe Kernen on CNBC's Squawk Box and Linsey Davis on ABC News.
On Congress' responsibility to fund the government:
"The only thing standing between the government being opened up again and us having a conversation about this is five more PR
Thune on Israel-Gaza Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune on Israel-Gaza Peace Agreement
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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, before I begin, I want to mention the very welcome news that the first phase of the historic Israel-Gaza peace plan brokered by President Trump and h more PR
Top Dem Statement on President Trump's Attempt to Withhold Back Pay From Federal Employees, Including Capitol Police Officers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release:
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Top Dem Statement on President Trump's Attempt to Withhold Back Pay from Federal Employees, Including Capitol Police Officers
Rochester, New York - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement on President Trump and his Administration's attempt to withhold back pay from feder more PR
Trumpcare is Already Wreaking Havoc on American Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Trumpcare is Already Wreaking Havoc on American Health Care
New Wyden Report Exposes Big Ugly Bill Leading to Jobs Cuts, Hospital Closures, and Rising Health Care Costs
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a report detailing the consequences of Donald Trump and Republicans ramming through reckless legisl more PR
Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Protect American Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Protect American Workers
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) in reintroducing the Employee Rights Act of 2025, legislation that seeks to strengthen and protect the rights of American workers while ensuring fairness and accountability in the workplace. This bill represents the Republican vision for the more PR
USAF General Counsel Nominee Lane Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by William K. Lane III, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel of the U.S. Air Force, from an Oct. 7, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of this Committee: thank you for the chance to appear here today as the President's nominee to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force. I am profoundly grateful to President Trump fo more PR
VIDEO: Blackburn Sounds Alarm on Biden FBI Weaponization, Praises Memphis Safe Task Force Success (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Blackburn Sounds Alarm on Biden FBI Weaponization, Praises Memphis Safe Task Force Success
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Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling out the weaponization of the Biden Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) following a report that former Special Counsel Jack Smith allegedly tracked the private communications of eight U.S. Senators. Sena more PR
VIDEO: Capito Calls for an End to the Schumer Shutdown on CNN's Inside Politics (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Capito Calls for an End to the Schumer Shutdown on CNN's Inside Politics
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, joined CNN's Dana Bash on Inside Politics to discuss the government shutdown.
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VIDEO: Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Urge Republican Colleagues to End Affordability Crisis Facing Working Families in New Mexico, Across the Country (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Urge Republican Colleagues to End Affordability Crisis Facing Working Families in New Mexico, Across the Country
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WASHINGTON - Tonight, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, blasting President Trump for waging a war on American-made energy - more PR
VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined MSNBC's Chris Jansing to discuss the current state of President Trump's shutdown and the urgent need for Congressional Republicans to reopen the government and protect Americans'health care.
On day eight of the Trump more PR
Wagner Applauds Historic Middle East Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Wagner Applauds Historic Middle East Peace Deal
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Co-Chair of the House Abraham Accords Caucus, released the following statement on the historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas:
"Thank you to President Trump and Secretary Rubio for this incredible achievement that is the first step towards peace in the Middle East! This is a huge victory that w more PR
War Department General Counsel Nominee Young Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Charles L. Young III, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel of the War Department, from an Oct. 7, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, distinguished members of the Committee, good morning.
Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am deeply honored by President Trump's nomination and grateful for the President's and Secretary Hegseth's more PR
Warren, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump's Argentina Bailout (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Warren, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump's Argentina Bailout
Senators Warren, Kaine, Van Hollen, Booker, Smith, Gallego, Sanders, and Welch Introduce Bill to stop Donald Trump from propping up a foreign government while he shuts down our own
Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ran more PR
Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla
Trump State Department has failed to explain why "it took the U.S. embassy four days - longer than other governments whose citizens were detained - to visit and assess the care of American citizens."
"What steps will the State Department take to more PR
Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla
Trump State Department has failed to explain why "it took the U.S. embassy four days - longer than other governments whose citizens were detained - to visit and assess the care of American citizens."
"What steps will the State Departm more PR
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Raises Alarm on Trump's Unchecked Strikes Against Boats in Caribbean, Vindictive Prosecution of James Comey on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Raises Alarm on Trump's Unchecked Strikes Against Boats in Caribbean, Vindictive Prosecution of James Comey on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes
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Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes to recap his forcing a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate to block further strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea without congressional autho more PR
Webster Statement on U.S. - Finland Icebreaker Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Webster Statement on U.S. - Finland Icebreaker Agreement
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Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, released the following statement regarding President Trump's announcement of a new agreement between the United States and Finland to build new icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard.
"As former chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, more PR
Welch Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Agreement
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released a statement following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war:
"I am deeply relieved that a peace agreement has been reached to stop the bombing and end the immense loss of innocent life that has plagued Israel and Gaza since October 7, more PR
Welch Urges Republicans to Work with Democrats to Protect Health Care Access (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Urges Republicans to Work with Democrats to Protect Health Care Access
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Vermont Congressional Delegation hosted a virtual conversation about the shutdown with Vermonters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn. more PR
Wyden, Paul, Schumer, and Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Global Tariffs and Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:
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Wyden, Paul, Schumer, and Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Global Tariffs and Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade
Senators Shaheen, Welch, and Warren Cosponsor Bill to Reverse Price-Hiking Global Tariffs
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Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced legislation tod more PR
Wyoming Delegation Introduces CRA to Overturn Biden Buffalo RMP (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Wyoming Delegation Introduces CRA to Overturn Biden Buffalo RMP
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration's Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), which is a direct assault on Wyoming's coal industry, ou more PR
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