WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * America's Split Screen: President Trump and the Republican Congress Are Delivering Results While Democrats Shut Down the Government * WASHINGTON -- Americans are witnessing a remarkable split screen: on one side, President Trump and Congressional Republicans delivering peace and prosperity; while on the other, Democrats in Washington have accomplished just one thing -- a government more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * America's Split Screen: President Trump and the Republican Congress Are Delivering Results While Democrats Shut Down the Government * WASHINGTON -- Americans are witnessing a remarkable split screen: on one side, President Trump and Congressional Republicans delivering peace and prosperity; while on the other, Democrats in Washington have accomplished just one thing -- a government shutdown. THE more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Government Shutdown, Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Champions Demand Restoration of Staff & Call For Answers on SAMHSA Reorganization and RIFs * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Don Beyer (D-VA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Andrea Salinas (D-OR), congressional champions and leaders in the mental health and substa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bean Statement on Troop Pay Amid Shutdown * WASHINGTON --U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) released the following statement after President Trump used unspent research and development funding so that U.S. service members received their paychecks on time today despite the ongoing government shutdown. "Today, our troops received their paycheck because President Trump stepped up and did what Senate d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Delegation Demands Administration Follow Law On Back Pay For Furloughed Federal Workers * Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL & WARREN SOUND ALARM ON ACQUISITION OF AMERICAN VIDEO GAME PRODUCER BY SAUDI ARABIA'S SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND & JARED KUSHNER'S INVESTMENT FIRM * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) - Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) - and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) - Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Demands Investigation into DHS Secretary Noem's Partisan, Erroneous Airport Video * 10.15.25 Sea-Tac, Portland, and Spokane airports all refused to play likely illegal video which falsely blames Democrats for government shutdown; "This message is not just false; it appears to violate the prohibitions contained in the Hatch Act...I urge you to investigate this matter immediately." W more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Demands Investigation into Kristi Noem's Official Video Falsely Blaming Democrats for Government Shutdown U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wrote to Acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer demanding an investigation into Departme more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell on Historic Hanford Cleanup Milestone * 10.15.25 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Program (DFLAW) at the Hanford vitrification plant began processing waste after more than two decades of planning and construction, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and ranking member of the Senate Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore $8 Billion in Funding for Energy Projects It Illegally Canceled * 10.15.25 Administration strips $1 billion for PacNW Hydrogen Hub, risking thousands of jobs and huge regional effort to reduce carbon pollution WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor Statement on Pricey Cost of Trump's Targeted Energy Firings * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement following reports that President Trump's Department of Energy (DOE) issued illegal layoff notices to public servants in the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, State and Community Energy programs: "Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Cole Statement on America's Heroes Being Paid Despite Democrat Obstruction House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement regarding troops being paid on time today. The Democrat-driven shutdown sidelined Congress and the Article 1 progress that supported their pay, jeopardizing the livelihoods of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Castro Statement on Israel-Hamas Agreement Implementation * October 14, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: "I am heartened to see the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the images of them reuniting with their families. I am also glad to see innocent Palestinians return to their homes and start the difficu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Condemns Trump Attacks on "Democrat Programs" and Young GOP Leaders' Racism * As shutdown enters third week, President makes financing the federal government a partisan issue WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-) swiftly and forcefully condemned President Trump's attacks on "Democrat programs" he is closing down as the government shutdown entered its third week. He also add more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Demands Answers on Proposed U.S. Bailout of Argentina * Asks why U.S. would exchange "stable U.S. dollars with volatile pesos" WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers after reports that the United States is bailing out Argentina and its Trump-supporting President Javier Milei. The letter reads in part:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume Introduces Resolution of Inquiry Into Trump Administration's Unprecedented Purge of the Federal Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, introduced a Resolution of Inquiry to demand answers regarding the Trump administration's unprecedented implementation of reductions in force across fede more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn on Gaza Peace Deal: 'Extraordinary' Leadership by Pres. Trump * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Hamas' recent return of hostages to their families in Israel and commended President Trump's extraordinary leadership in negotiating an end to the ongoing war and his efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and vid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement on Israel, Hamas Ceasefire Agreement * Today, Representative Sharice Davids issued a statement following the release of Israeli hostages and the start of the ceasefire in Gaza secured through last week's agreement: "The ceasefire agreement and hostage exchange are welcome and long-overdue steps toward ending this devastating conflict in the Middle East. I sincerely hope this peac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * DAY 15 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: Part II: How is the Trump Administration Using the Shutdown as Cover to Break the Law and Shutter Crucial Programs? Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 15 of the Trump-Republican shutdown- more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats' Failed Health Care Policies: Higher Prices, Less Choice, More Fraud Having failed to rein in rising premium costs that are harming American families, Democrats are now trying to double down on the same policies that are contributing to the problem. As even the Washington Post has noted: "The real problem is that the Affordable Care Act was ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Delegation Demands Administration Follow Law On Back Pay For Furloughed Federal Workers * WASHINGTON (October 15, 2025) - Today, Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-03) joined a bipartisan, bicameral delegation in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought urging OMB to follow the law--which President Donald Trump signed in 201 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Demands Telecommunications Companies, Federal Entities Turn Over All Records Provided to Jack Smith * WASHINGTON - As part of his ongoing Arctic Frost oversight, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters to four telecommunications companies and five federal entities requesting they provide to Congress all records that were handed over to former Special Cou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Returning Remaining Hostages Held by Hamas * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today to urge President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff to apply pressure on Hamas to return all remaining hostages, prioritizing American citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger and Majority Leader Steve Scalise Join 107.1 KWEL's Morning Show with Craig Anderson * MIDLAND, TX-- In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) was joined by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01) as a special guest this morning on 107.1 KWEL's The Morning Show with Craig Anderson to discuss the Democrats' reckless government shutdown. On the show, L more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republican Insurance Commissioner and National Leader of State Insurance Commissioners Urges Congress to Move Immediately to Extend ACA Tax Credits Before November 1 Open Enrollment Deadline * **With open enrollment beginning on November 1 and millions of Americans facing skyrocketing health care costs, North Dakota's Republican Insurance Commissioner called on lawmakers to "do this n more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Spotlights Russ Vought's Role as Henchman in Dismantling Federal Government * Washington, DC - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary and Budget Committees, published an op-ed on Monday in The Contrarian shining a spotlight on Russell Vought's role as a henchman in dismantling the federal government to furth more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump Administration Gutting Special Education Office at Education Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration decided to lay off most of the staff in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Murkowski, & Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Urging Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Order Protecting Federal Workers from Trump Firing Spree * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking the Trump Administration from conducting mass layoffs of federal workers during the Republican shutdown. Late Friday night, Trump officials took steps to fire 4,000 work more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CLEARLY KNOW WHO SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash, where he highlighted the hypocrisy of Republicans in shutting down the government while refusing to meet with Democrats to deliver a bipartisan spending agreement that makes life better more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING PEOPLE" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to fight to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis that is causing pain for everyday Americans  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS THAT IS DEVASTATING PEOPLE" * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word, where he highlighted that Democrats will continue to fight to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown and the healthcare crisis that is causing pain for everyday Americans all across the country.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN BECAUSE OF THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation after shutting the government down and taking away healthcare from millions of Americans, Democrats a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE WITNESSING AN ALL-OUT REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Democratic leadership, where he emphasized that House Democrats have returned to Washington to reopen the government while combating the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES :  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE WITNESSING AN ALL-OUT REPUBLICAN ASSAULT ON THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Democratic leadership, where he emphasized that House Democrats have returned to Washington to reopen the government while combating the Republican healthcare crisis. LEADER JEFFRIES : This is day 15 of the Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- 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. 15 -- 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. 15 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis, Veterans Gather at NYC Military Installations Urging Senate to End Shutdown & Pay Servicemembers * (NEW YORK, NY) \- Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis joined New York City veterans at Brooklyn's U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Hamilton and Staten Island's U.S. Coast Guard-Sector New York to call on Democratic members of the U.S. Senate including New York's own Senators Chuck Schume more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Introduces New Bill to Improve School Meals and Expand Nutrition Options for Kids * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and a nationwide leader in the fight to end hunger and improve nutrition, introduced legislation permanently increasing the federal reimbursement level for school meals to help address fundi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call Out Noem's Blatant Violation of Federal Law with Partisan Airport Video * At a time when federal employees, including TSA agents, are being asked to work without pay, this outwardly political act was not just a violation of law but an insult to the thousands of TSA employees serving in your department." Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyde more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Calls for Immediate Action to Lower Grocery Prices Ahead of Expected CPI Report * MI Congresswoman Renews Push For Her "No Tariffs on Groceries Act" to Counter Trump's Reckless Tariffs and Lower Food Costs for Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Donald Trump's government shutdown delaying the Consumer Price Index (CPI) originally supposed to be released  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski and Colleagues Urge Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a letter to Office of Management and B more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * On First Day of Open Enrollment in Idaho, Senator Murray Calls 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 Typical 60-year-old couple in Idaho making $85,000 will face a $17,900 spike in annual premiums RSVP : Murray hosts call wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * On First Day of Open Enrollment in Idaho, Senator Murray Calls 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 Typical 60-year-old couple in Idaho making $85,000 will face a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Peters File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Illegal Ploy to Purge Voter Rolls * Senators argue that DHS' creation of a massive voter information database without congressional notification violates Privacy Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED THE SENATE: Annual Defense Bill with Hassan-Led Provision to Crack Down on Foreign Adversaries * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 last week, which included key national security provisions that U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan secured and supported. The bill includes Senator Hassan's bipartisan DETERRENCE Act, which in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO: Blackburn Attends Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal of Freedom Ceremony at the White House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after attending the White House event where President Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32 nd birthday: "Charlie Kirk wasn't just more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE PRESIDENT OF PEACE * WASHINGTON, DC - President Trump has successfully authored, negotiated, and carried out a way forward for peace in the Middle East. His Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict has finally brought home the hostages from Hamas captivity after the October 7th attack, it has unified the world behind a true path forward for peace in the region, and creat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Condemns ICE Detainment of 13-Year-Old Everett Boy, Transfer to Virginia * Congresswoman has been a Consistent Advocate for Immigrant Families Unlawfully Targeted by ICE, Spoken Out Against Criminalization of Children WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following statement condemning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) arrest of a 13-year-old boy fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration Authorization of Covert Operations in Venezuela and Caribbean Boat Strikes Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's authorization of Central Int more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: "Trump is more focused on bailing out Argentina than working to help Americans" * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on President Trump's White House meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei to highlight a $20 billion U.S. taxpayer-funded bailout for the controversial Argentinian politician who is in a tight re-election race back home in Arge more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Release: Congresswoman Bice Withholds Her Pay During Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - On September 30 th, Congresswoman Bice submitted a letter requesting that her pay be withheld during the government shutdown. During the course of the government shutdown, federal employees are either furloughed or forced to work without pay. Congresswoman Bice will continue to withhold her pay until the government more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins Bipartisan Call Urging Trump Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), along with U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 163 other lawmakers, in urging Office of Management and Budget more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Leads California Democratic Delegation in Condemning Dept. of Energy's Illegal Cancellation of Funds for California's Hydrogen Hub * Washington, D.C. -- Following the Trump administration's decision to illegally cancel roughly $8 billion of federal funding for clean energy projects, including $1.2 billion for the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) Hydrogen Hub more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Rep. Mike Kelly and Chairman Jim Jordan Release Statements on Jack Smith Today, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) released statements on Jack Smith and the politicization of the Biden-Harris Justice Department. "Surveilling private communications of Members of Congress for political purposes is a clear abuse of power. This f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Issues Statement On Charlie Kirk Receiving The Presidential Medal Of Freedom * (Washington, D.C., October 15, 2025) -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) released the following statement on President Donald Trump awarding Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom: "The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States, and there is no one more more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPRESENTATIVE JOE MORELLE LEADS EFFORT TO SAFEGUARD CONSTITUENT SERVICES DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * (Washington, D.C.)--Today, Representative Joe Morelle (D, NY-25) led a group of House Democrats in urging the Trump Administration to immediately implement contingency measures to preserve essential constituent services amid the ongoing government shutdown. "When people call our offices about d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 15: Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Finally Listen to Their Constituents & Prevent Health Care Costs from Exploding * KFF : Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year Murray takes case directly to red states as Republicans feel the heat over their refusal to take action to prevent people's c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Shutdown Day 15: Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Finally Listen to Their Constituents & Prevent Health Care Costs from Exploding KFF: Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year Murray takes case directly to red states as Republicans feel the heat over thei more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- 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. 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Shaheen, Tillis, Murphy, Wicker Welcome Sanctions on Russian-Owned Serbian Oil Company Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statem more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Hosts Virtual Conversation with Nevadans Who Rely on Affordable Care Act Tax Credits, Calls on Washington Republicans to Act to Prevent Rise in Health Care Costs * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) hosted a virtual roundtable with Nevadans who rely on the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits to afford their health coverage. These tax credits will expire soon a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Demand Administration Follow the Law, Provide Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) joined 167 lawmakers in a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought following reports that the Trump Administration intends to withhold back pay for furloughed federal workers, in violat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Sanders, 31 Senators Call on Trump Administration to Restore Solar for All Program, Prevent Energy Cost Hikes Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today led 31 senators in calling on the Trump administration to immediately restore the Solar for All program -- a landmark initiative Sanders wrote to help working class families afford rooftop and community-based solar energy. In a letter to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats' Shutdown Causing Real Harm for Real Americans * 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 Main Street Caucus leadership to discuss American families suffering as a result of Democrats holding the government hostage over more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats' Shutdown Causing Real Harm on Real Americans * 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 Main Street Caucus leadership to discuss American families suffering as a result of Democrats holding the government hostage ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump Secures Peace While Democrats Continue Their Tantrums * 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 Rules Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to discuss President Trump securing historic peace in the Middle East, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER REVEALS: REAL WORLD EXAMPLES, FROM EVERY UPSTATE REGION, OF MASSIVE NEW HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM SPIKES FACING NEW YORKERS - BECAUSE REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO EXTEND VITAL ACA TAX CREDIT * "Window Shopping" Period for 2026 Health Insurance Just Opened For New Yorkers And Many Getting Walloped With Sticker Shock From Skyrocketing Premiums Caused By GOP Not Extendin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted backs bill to pay military personnel during shutdown Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in introducing the Pay Our Military Act. This bill would appropriate funds to pay U.S. military personnel throughout the government shutdown. "There are 10,792 active-duty military members who call Ohio home, and we owe it to them to ensure they receive their pay, regardless of what is more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith * WASHINGTON - Last week, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in sending letters to five federal entities and four telecommunications companies requesting the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Murray, Montana Leaders, Montanans Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits, Lay Out Cost of Republican Health Care Sabotage in Red States, Why Republicans Must Come to the Table to Prevent 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 J more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Secures Big Wins for Florida, Pres. Trump's Agenda with Senate Passage of NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC) and Chairman of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, released the following statement highlighting big wins for Florida, our warfighters, and President Trump's Peace through Strength agenda in the Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Celebrates KEY MILESTONE: Nuclear Waste OFFICIALLY Being Turned Into Glass at Hanford * ICYMI : Senator Murray Statement on DOE Signing Paperwork to Allow Go-Live at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant After Trump Administration Threatened to Upend Cleanup Efforts Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Trump's Flailing Tariff Strategy, Driving Up Costs and Creating Chaos at Ports * As of September 26, the current effective tariff rate is 17.9 percent--the highest since 1934 Trump's tariffs will cost Washington state nearly 32,000 jobs; $2.2 billion in revenue over the next four years if fully implemented Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) issued  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Risch, Tillis, Murphy, Wicker Welcome Sanctions on Russian-Owned Serbian Oil Company Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) issued the following st more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 15 of the Democrat Shutdown: Republicans Want to Pay U.S. Troops, Democrats Want to Use Them as Hostages * WASHINGTON -- On Day 15 of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership, Main Street Caucus Chairman Mike Flood, Main Street Caucus Vice Chairwoman Laurel Lee, Rep. Nick LaLota, Rep. Zach Nunn,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 15 of the Democrat Shutdown: Republicans Want to Pay U.S. Troops, Democrats Want to Use Them as Hostages * WASHINGTON -- On Day 15 of the Democrat Government Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership, Main Street Caucus Chairman Mike Flood, Main Street Caucus Vice Chairwoman Laurel Lee, Rep. Nick LaLota, Rep. Zach Nunn, and Rep. Mariann more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Statement from Senator Warren on OCC Approval of Trump Billionaire Allies' New Bank Erebor Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on the Gaza Peace Agreement * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, I want to join my colleague, Senator Grassley from Iowa, and before I begin, mention the release of the hostages on Monday. "After more than two year more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Celebrates the Government Shutdown While Families Suffer * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Well, good afternoon. "I think the American people are wondering when the Senate Democrats are going to end their te more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 15 * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, Democrats are dug in. "Fifteen days into a government shutdown, and Democrats show no sign that they're ready for it to end. "Not even the prospect of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- 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. 16 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw Statement on Federal Court Order Halting Trump Administration's Illegal Firing Scheme Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to immediately halt its illegal firing of federal employees during the ongoing Repu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Colleagues Urge Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Pressley, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster * Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Wyden, Blumenthal, Merkley Question YouTube, Google on Potential Quid-Pro-Quo Settlement With Trump Administration * Senators sound alarm after YouTube settled Trump lawsuit in the midst of antitrust lawsuit by DOJ Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark to GOP: "Stop This Health Care Crisis You Created Before It's Too Late" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) to condemn House Republicans for their continued refusal to stop premium hikes, reverse their health care cuts, and reopen the government. Below a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Zinke Statement on President Trump Stepping in to Pay America's Servicemembers * Washington, D.C. - Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke released the following statement after President Trump acted to ensure U.S. servicemembers are paid despite Democrat obstruction that shut down the government and jeopardized military families' livelihoods: "As a former SEAL Commander, I can tell you, you don't m more PR