WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Shutdown Drags On, Booker Demands Action to Stop Looming Health Care Crisis: "We have to come together to lower health care costs for the American people" * In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is continuing to hear from New Jerseyans, release new digital videos, and appear in digital and traditional media interviews to stand up against the Trump shutdown and share how D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Hosts Shutdown Town Hall & Resource Fair Alongside Faith & Community Leaders * Lindenwold, N.J. - Following a virtual town hall with New Jerseyans from across the state to discuss Republicans' government shutdown and their refusal to work with Democrats on a funding bill to lower health costs, Senator Booker joined Bishop David G. Evans of Bethany Baptist Church in Camden County for a town  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tours Organizations Impacted by Republican Shutdown and Cuts * October 11, 2025 Yesterday, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) toured locations and organizations around Mercer County that assist our most vulnerable neighbors and have been impacted by the Trump administration and the Republican shutdown. Organizations like HomeFront, The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on the Republican Shutdown of Government * Dear Colleague: I write with respect to our continuing effort to reopen the government, negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement and decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis. In the coming weeks, hardworking American taxpayers will experience dramatically increased healthcare premiums, copays and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on the Republican Shutdown of Government * Dear Colleague: I write with respect to our continuing effort to reopen the government, negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement and decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis. In the coming weeks, hardworking American taxpayers will experience dramatically increased healthcare premiums, copays and deductibles. Tens of milli more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Fox & Friends on Fox News to Discuss Trump's Middle East Peace Breakthroughs, Iran's Weakening Influence, Schumer's Shutdown Politics * WASHINGTON --Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Fox & Friends on Fox News to discuss President Donald Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats are ready to negotiate a spending agreement that ends the Republican government shutdown and healthcare crisis. JONATHAN CAPEHART: Joining us is House Minority  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THIS HAS BEEN AN ALL-OUT REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on PBS NewsHour, where he emphasized the need for Republicans to negotiate toward bipartisan legislation that successfully reopens the government while protecting Americans' healthcare. GEOFF BENNETT : Leader Jeffries, welcome back to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it to fire hard-working federal employees and inflict maximum pain on the American people President Trump: "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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families * "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." - President Trump on Government Shutdowns Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing it would termina more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Administration's Lawless Mass Firings * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on the reports that the Trump Administration has initiated mass firings of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Administration's Lawless Mass Firings * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) released the following statement on the reports that the Trump Administration more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * 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" W more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Merkley, Murray, Peters Call On Trump Budget Chief Russ Vought To Resign * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and US Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice-Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Aff more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Merkley and Wyden's Effort to Require Identification, Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement, Armed Forces * Follows Trump sending federal troops to Oregon and cities nationwide Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today denounced Senate Republicans for voting down his amendment with his Oregon colleague, Senator Ron Wyden, to prevent unidentifiable fed more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Calls Out Trump Administration for Playing Politics with Nuclear Security * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure that our nation's nuclear arsenal is protected during the federal government shutdown. The Trump administration has c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Slams MAGA Republicans for Sacrificing Health Care for Billionaire Tax Cuts * Senator Markey joined by health care providers, advocates at Upham's Corner Health Center Watch: Senator Markey, attendees discuss what GOP cuts mean for Mass. residents Boston (October 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today hosted a press conference at the Upham's Corner Health C more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans * Watch Senator Lujan's full interview HERE. 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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Hirono Slams Republicans for Refusing to Address Health Care Crisis, End Government Shutdown * Sen. Hirono: "Frankly, Republicans can end the government shutdown today if they agree to restore health care to the American people." ~ Without an extension of ACA tax credits, average out-of-pocket premium costs for a family of four in Hawaii are expected to increase by more t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Heinrich, Murray, 34 Senators Demand Trump Administration Restore $8 Billion in Funding for Energy Projects They Illegally Canceled * 218 out of 223 projects that were terminated are in states with Democratic leadership, while similar projects in "red states" remain. "These are impacts that will be felt by Americans, regardless of their political views." Text of Letter (PDF)  more PR