WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Presses White House Ballroom Donors on Terms of Donation, Potential Deals Made in Exchange for Contributions * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote a letter to the donors of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project inquiring about the amount of their donations more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Continues Fight to Lower Health Care Costs for New Jerseyans During Trump Shutdown: "This is not about politics. This is about people" * In case you missed it, as the Trump shutdown enters its fourth week, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is continuing to speak out and demand his Republican colleagues to come to the table and negotiate with Democrats to lower health care costs for the Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, Vargas Lead Colleagues in Calling on Trump Admin for Answers on Disbandment of Climate and Financial Risk Oversight Panels * Washington, D.C. (Friday, October 24th) - U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and Juan Vargas (D-CA-52), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, led 46 House Democrats in calling on the Trump Administration for answers after the Financial S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- 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. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump's Shutdown * Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' legislation to pay all federal workers during Trump's shutdown WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statements after Senate Republicans blocked Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, 45 Senate Democrats Urge President Donald Trump and USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits * Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and 45 other Senate Democrats sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the USDA to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue in November. The senators raised the a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Lead Arizona Democrats in Calling to Protect Impact Aid * Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, 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 critical funding fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RIPPING SNAP FROM EVERYDAY AMERICANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and rubber stamp Republicans in Congress ripped nutritional assistance away from children and families in order to deliver massive tax breaks to their billionaire donors. Now, the extremists ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RIPPING SNAP FROM EVERYDAY AMERICANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and rubber stamp Republicans in Congress ripped nutritional assistance away from children and families in order to deliver massive tax breaks to their billionaire donors. Now, the extremists are refusing to reopen the g more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Urge Trump's USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits Amid Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Pay Military Personnel and All Federal Employees During Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen helped introduce a bill that would ensure military personnel, federal employees, and federal contractors whose salaries have been interrupted by the ongoing government shutdown get paid. The Military and Federal Employee Protection Act would provide a on more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 10/17/2025-10/24/2025 * Launching Probe into CBP & ICE's Detention of U.S. Citizens [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, opened an inquiry into the inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Leads Bill to Pay All Federal Employees, Servicemembers, & Contractors During Shutdown on Senate Floor * Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke on the Senate Floor and called for unanimous consent to pass his legislation to pay all federal employees - both those excepted and furloughed - as well as our servicemembers and federal contractors during the current Republic more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Administration's Intent to Send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia: "The Trump Administration has been desperately shopping for faraway countries they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to in order to deny hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Beyer, Walkinshaw, Over 60 Lawmakers Press Administration to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer and James Walkinshaw (both D-Va.) were joined by more than 60 of their colleagues in the Senate and H more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, 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 service more PR