WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Aderholt, Alford, Moore: Appropriator Trio Underscore the Cost of Democrat Obstruction Following a week where Democrat leaders openly described the suffering of American families as "leverage," the consequences of their irresponsible shutdown on the nation continu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Republican Shutdown Continues, Markey, Pressley Highlight Food Insecurity for Massachusetts Families and Stress to Bay State Food Banks and Anti-Hunger Organizations * Watch: Sen. Markey, Rep. Pressley, advocates highlight impact of Republican shutdown on Bay State food banks Boston (October 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Kayla Hamilton Act, Protect Americans from Dangerous Illegal Immigrants U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Simon Statement on Bay Area Immigration Enforcement Surge * Oakland, CA. - Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement following reports (link is external) that the Trump Administration dispatched more than 100 federal agents to the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Alameda on Wednesday October 23, 2025 and reports of Custom and Border Patrol agents arriving to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration End Extreme & Dangerous Enforcement Activities Near Schools * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led seven of her Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration take immediate action to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stops conducting aggressive, extreme and dangerous civil enforcement more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans' Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (H more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Call Out Trump Administration's Dismantling of Education Offices Responsible for Supporting People with Disabilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 14 colleagues in calling out the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle U.S. special education with its decision to illegally fire the Department of Education  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON THE RICKEY SMILEY MORNING SHOW: "THEY WOULD RATHER SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN THAN PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY" * This week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, where he broke down how Republicans are attacking healthcare, federal workers and democracy itself  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Becca Balint and Rep. Mark Takano Introduce Intersex Awareness Day Resolution * Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced the Intersex Awareness Day Resolution. The resolution recognizes October 26 as Intersex Awareness Day and affirms the dignity and the universal human right to bodily autonomy more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 23: As Window Shopping Opens in WA, Senator Murray Joins WA State Health Benefit Exchange CEO, Washingtonian to Discuss Exploding Health Care Costs * NEW FROM AP : 6 in 10 Americans are "extremely" or "very" concerned about their health costs going up in the next year NEW FROM SEATTLE TIMES : WA residents shopping for health insurance hit with sticker shock NEW FROM TR more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Refusal to Get Back to Work to End Republican Shutdown Threatens National Security U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to House Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to reconvene the House for over three weeks and his failure to bring Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gallego Leads Arizona Democrats in Calling to Protect Impact Aid * WASHINGTON - Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, along with Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon laying out how the Trump administration's politically motivated layoffs within the Impact Aid office will jeopardize c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Calls to Protect Latinos in Action Program, Local Classroom Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) held a roundtable to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration's push to cancel the highly successful Latinos in Action course in Broward County, with many students involved in the successful program sharing how it feels like " more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Call out Trump Administration's Dismantling of Education Offices Responsible for Supporting People with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today called out the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle U.S. special education with its decision to illegally fire Department of Education workers who provide education services a more PR