WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Bost: "It's not a game. This shutdown affects real people - veterans and servicemembers - lives." Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * 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 * KFF : Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year ICYMI : Wall Street Journal - White House Senses Political Risk on Healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Senator Duckworth On The Floor To Denounce Deployment Of National Guard Troops To Illinois * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor along with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to denounce the Trump Administration's deployment of Texas and Illinois National Guard troops to Illinois. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Applauds Senate Passage of Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key provisions Kaine secured to advance U.S. national s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Foreign Worker Visas Should Not Displace U.S. Workers * Q: Why did you write U.S. tech companies about their employment practices? A: I chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal immigration laws, including temporary visa programs that govern nonimmigrant visitors. A citizen of a foreign country who comes to the United States to study or obtain employment mu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Latest Round of Mass Layoffs at ED and HHS Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services confirmed its employees have received reduction-in-force notices. "T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes National Defense Authorization Act Containing Over $10 Billion in Hirono-Led Provisions to Strengthen National Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the U.S. Senate, securing several key provisions for Hawaii and the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Praises Passage of Modern & Innovative NDAA for 2026 * Washington - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), issued a statement after the Senate voted on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), praising its passage. The 2026 NDAA implements key Pentagon reforms to improve efficiency, unleash innovation, and modernize the budget process. "The legislatio more PR