WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Democrats Call to Protect Impact Aid * Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), along with Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly 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 for Arizona school dist more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Illegally Terminates Renewable Energy Initiative and $250 Million Investment in Harris County, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver Lead Effort Demanding Administration To Reverse Decision * On Friday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) led 100 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental P more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Mora Namdarkhan, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for consular affairs, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee. I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs. I am grateful to the President a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Commends Trump Administration on New Investigation into China's Failure to Uphold Its Trade Obligations Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was launching a new investigation - under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 - into China's failure to co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Comer Investigates UNRWA for Obstructing U.S. Oversight into Staff's Alleged Hamas Ties House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the actions of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in response to credible report more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Firings Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce led Committee Democrats in urging Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Russell Vought, to reinstate thousands of unlawfully terminated employees at the Department of Edu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Provides Statement on Trump Administration's Cuts of SNAP Benefits * WASHINGTON - Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) provided the following statement in response to the Trump administration's cuts of SNAP benefits: "I am disgusted that the Trump administration has announced that it will illegally withhold available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Joins Congresswoman Jahana Hayes and Congresswoman Angie Craig in Effort Demanding Trump Administration Immediately Fund Food Assistance * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and 211 of their Democratic colle more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Klobuchar, Heinrich Lead Call for Administration to Reverse Course on Harmful Plan to Import Beef from Argentina * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) led a letter with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) to U.S. Trade Representati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stephen F. Rickard, President Trump's nominee to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, members of the Committee, and Committee staff, thank you for considering my nomination to serve as Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Elana S. Suttenberg, President Trump's nominee to be an associate judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, members of the Committee, and Committee staff, thank you for considering my nomination to serve as an Associate Judge on the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John Cuong Truong, President Trump's nominee to be an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and members of the Committee. I thank you for considering my nomination to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. I also thank the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * DAY 27 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: What is the Trump Administration Doing During the Government Shutdown? Pardoning Convicted Crypto Criminals and Lining His Pockets Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 27 of the Trump-Repub more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Announces Federal Court Action to Free Portland Mother from ICE Custody * WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) announced that a lawyer for Jackie Merlos, a Portland mother held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention without cause, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. This action challenges the legality of Jackie Merlos' continued detention more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * El Senador Rick Scott lidera a sus colegas en una resolucion bipartidista en honor a la ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz Maria Corina Machado * WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Rick Scott lidero a sus colegas en una resolucion bipartidista en honor a la valiente lider democratica venezolana Maria Corina Machado luego de su reconocimiento con el Premio Nobel de la Paz. El Senador Scott tambien se unio  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Charles Arrington, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and distinguished members of the Committee. I am honored to appear before you today as the nominee to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. I extend my he more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call for Administration to Reverse Course on Harmful Plan to Import Beef from Argentina Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 15 Senate colleagues wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Greer calling out the Trump administration's harmful and undeveloped plan to import more beef from Argentina, which will harm American ranchers. "We write in strong opp more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Fights to Lower Costs for New Hampshire, Files Supreme Court Brief Challenging Unlawful Tariffs That Are Jacking Up Costs * Concord, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander today announced that she filed an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court challenging costly and unlawful tariffs unilaterally and unlawfully imposed by the Trump Administration. Goodlander argues the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Edward C. Forst, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the General Services Administration, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee - Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored by President Trump's nomination to serve as the next administrator of the U.S. G more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- 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. 27 -- 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. 27 -- 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. 27 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Reverse Plan to Import Beef from Argentina, Hurt Colorado Ranchers Plan follows Trump admin's effort to bail out Argentina while American ranchers and farmers struggle * Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 14 of their Senate Democratic colleagues to urge U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer to rev more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs 171 House Democrats and 36 Senators took their fight against President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic on-again-off-again tariffs to the highest court in the land, filing an amicus brief before the United States more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Alford Takes a Stand for Missouri Ranchers & Beef Producers * Last week, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an " Plan for American Ranchers and Consumers " and the Trump Administration separately announced it is planning to increase beef imports from Argentina. "We will always stand with Missouri ranchers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Williams on the Impact of the Schumer Shutdown on Main Street In case you missed it, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, joined House Republican Leadership and SBA Administrator Loeffler to discuss how Main Street America is suffering because Chuck Schumer and the Democrat Party are holdi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Estes Joins National Report * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined National Report to discuss President Trump's decision to increase tariffs on Canada and the ongoing government shutdown triggered by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats. Watch the interview on YouTube and Rumble. On Canada's deceptive ad on tariffs featuring Ronald Reagan: "In terms of particularly as dec more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gallego Joins Meet the Press * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sat down with NBC's Kristen Welker on Meet the Press yesterday to talk the latest on the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown and Democrats' fight to keep costs from rising for 24 million Americans, Trump's illegal and reckless military strikes in the Caribbean, and the president's ' main priority ' right now, des more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in The Washington Times: Congress, EU must back lawful confiscation of Russia's frozen assets * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Washington Times, calling on the European Union to provide banks the legal certainty they need to confiscate frozen Russian assets so Ukraine can put the funds to use. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "European leader more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * In Grand Rapids, Rep. Scholten Stands With Food Bank Leaders As SNAP Benefits Set to Lapse * GRAND RAPIDS, MI \- Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten stood at Community Food Bank in Grand Rapids to discuss the looming lapse in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown and the consequences for low-income Michiganders. Representative more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ivey, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Beyer, Walkinshaw, Over 59 Lawmakers Press Administration to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay * PRESS ADVISORY October 25, 2025 Contact: Ramon.Korionoff@mail.house.gov (link sends email) (Ivey) WASHINGTON - Congressman Glenn Ivey, (Md), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Anthony D'Esposito, President Trump's nominee to be inspector general of the Labor Department, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, Members of the Committee and the American people, Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is the honor of a lifetime to be nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Calls on Trump Administration to Restore Illegally Rescinded Solar for All Funding * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) demanded the immediate restoration of funding for Solar for All, a program Congress authorized through the Inflation Reduction Act that Larson helped author and pass in 2022. In August, the Trump Administration illegally rescinded $62.5 million in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CBS: "OUR FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE ON DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CBS's Face the Nation, where he highlighted how House Democrats have remained consistent in standing up for the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people, while Republicans continue to focus on stunt more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "WE ARE DEMANDING THAT OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES SIT BACK DOWN AT THE TABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN Newsroom, where he emphasized that Democrats are committed to protecting the healthcare and nutritional assistance of the American people as Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to negotiate an end to the go more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS "HAVE SHOWN ZERO INTEREST IN REOPENING THE GOVERNMENT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's PoliticsNation, where he emphasized that while Republicans refuse to negotiate to reopen the government, Democrats are fighting to protect the healthcare of the American people in the midst of the Repub more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Reverse Their Own Position and Illegally Withhold Food Benefits from Americans * Trump : "I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- 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 * 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, and Forestry (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- 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 * 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, and Forestry (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Leads Colleagues in Demanding CBO Probe the Cost of Trump's National Guard Deployment to American Cities, Including Portland * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led several of his Senate colleagues in calling on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to probe the cost of the Trump Administration's brazen decision to deplo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Merkley Leads Colleagues in Demanding CBO Probe the Cost of Trump's National Guard Deployment to American Cities, Including Portland Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, led several of his Senate colleagues in calling on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to probe the cost of the Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Statement on Indiana Special Legislative Session on Redistricting * Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan released the statement below on the announcement of a special legislative session on redistricting. "As working families are facing skyrocketing energy costs, the loss of health care and food assistance programs, rising local taxes, and cuts to public safety, it is unsurprising that more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin Warns Nov. 1 Impact of Schumer Shutdown, Urges 5 Senate Dems to Join Bipartisan Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, on Day 27 of the Schumer Shutdown, Senator Mullin issued a warning to Oklahomans bracing for the November 1 st, 2025, cliff which is, " set to put many U.S. households at risk of new hardship " as the shutdown lingers. If Congress fails to pass a government funding b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Latest Democratic Action in the Fight to Lower Prices Neal spearheaded new amicus brief before the Supreme Court challenging the unlawful IEEPA tariffs that are ravaging American wallets and businesses * SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs 171 House Democrats and 36 Senators took their fight against President Donald Trump's sweeping and chaotic on-again-off-again tariffs to the highest court in the land, filing an amicus brief before the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, Sanchez joint statement on Trump administration's China 'trade deal' * WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) today released the following joint statement on the Trump administration's latest "trade deal" with China: "President Trump is cowering before China's threat to ramp up export controls on rar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Neal, Sanchez joint statement on Trump administration's China 'trade deal' Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) today released the following joint statement on the Trump administration's latest "trade deal" with China: "President Trump is cowering more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Healthcare Premiums for Wisconsinites to Skyrocket in 2026 Because Republicans Refuse to Extend Health Care Tax Credits * WISCONSIN - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, and Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) announced that Wisconsinites who get their health care through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace will see skyrocketing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Statement on Return of Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to Judiciary Square * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement after learning that the National Park Service (NPS) returned the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to its place near Judiciary Square over the weekend. It had been in storage for five years after being pull more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Calls on Administration to Deliver Certainty for Iowa Soybean Producers * Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging swift, coordinated action to restore access to foreign soybean markets and strengthen domestic demand amid a worse more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Peters & Slotkin Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Release SNAP Benefits to Ensure Michiganders Can Access Needed Food Assistance U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) joined their colleagues in calling on U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to release the billions of dollars currently at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) disposal to ensure Supplemental N more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Joins Hayes, Craig, 211 House Democrats Urging USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP "For far too many veterans, seniors, and children, SNAP benefits are the difference between having food or not." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Angie Crai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Jayapal, Members of Congress Convene Oversight Forums on Trump's Lawless Assaults on Chicago * CHICAGO, IL This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, along with Chicago-area Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Danny K. Dav more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Leads CO House Republican Delegation Letter to Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper on Senate Minority-Led Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, as first reported by CBS Colorado (link is external), the Colorado Republican House of Representatives Delegation, including Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO-04), Gabe Evans (CO-08), and Jeff Hurd (CO-03), sent a letter to Colorado Senators Benn more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Joins Lawmakers in Pressing Trump Admin. to Reinstate Furloughed Federal Workers at Agencies Unaffected by Republican Shutdown, Resume Their Pay * PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 27, 2025 Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined over 60 of her colleagues in the Senate and House urging the Trump Administration to immediately reinstate any furloughed employees of agencies funded entirel more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Joins House Democrats Urging USDA to Protect SNAP During Republican Shutdown * Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) joined 214 House Democrats in calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to use all available authorities, including the $5 billion SNAP contingency fund, to ensure food assistance continues for millions of Americans during the ongoing Republican shutdown. The l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McDonald Rivet, Scholten Call on the Trump Administration to Continue Food Assistance During Shutdown * WASHINGTON Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) are leading Michigan Democrats in calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to use contingency funds to continue food assistance for families in Michi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Calls on President Trump to Not Cancel Critical SNAP Funding for Nevada, Urges Him to Release Available Funds for November * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement calling on President Trump to not cancel critical SNAP funding and urged his Administration to release the funds to support benefits in November. At the beginning of the Republican gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise on Democrats Using the American People as Leverage: National Disgrace * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, and House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) to discuss Democrats using hardwor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise on Democrats Using the American People as Leverage: National Disgrace * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, and House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) to discuss Democrats using hardwor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from n Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Welcome to all of the nominees and congratulations on your nominations. I'd like to start with the nomination we are not considering today. I am glad that Paul Ingrassia's nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel has been withdrawn. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Trump is Enjoying the Democrats Standing on Their Heads, Spinning Like Tops * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News to Discuss the Schumer Shutdown, Preventing Future Shutdowns, and Why the ACA is Broken Wichita - On Sunday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox News' Fox Report with John Scott to discuss the ongoing Schumer Shutdown, who is really to blame for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Peters Urges Trump Administration to Oppose Annexation of the West Bank U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) pressed President Trump to oppose the annexation of territory in the West Bank amid the ongoing implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Previously, President Trump had expressed his opposition to annexation, claiming he would "not allow Israel to annex the West Ban more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, colleagues advocate for passage of a bill to pay military personnel and all federal employees during government shutdown U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), along with dozens of their Senate colleagues, introduced legislation to pay mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues advocate for passage of a bill to pay military personnel and all federal employees during government shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) along with dozens of their Senate colleagues, introduced legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Push Trump Admin to Sustain SNAP Program * Washington, D.C. Senate Democrats, including U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, are pressing the Trump Administration to sustain the SNAP program. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock, alongside colleagues, are calling for U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to use the Agency's existing autho more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Wyden, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Amicus Brief Challenging Trump's Unlawful and Inflationary Tariffs Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Colleagues Urge President to Address Digital Trade Barriers in Japan * Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) led 20 House Republicans in sending a letter urging President Donald Trump to address Japan's Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA) during his visit to Japan. The MSCA targets American digital companies through unfair regulatory barriers which hamper innovation and threaten productivity. Key ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 27 of the Democrat Shutdown: While They Keep the Government Closed, Democrat Leaders Hand the Reins to the Marxist, Far-Left Wing of Their Party * WASHINGTON On Day 27 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, and House GOP Le more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 27 of the Democrat Shutdown: While They Keep the Government Closed, Democrat Leaders Hand the Reins to the Marxist, Far-Left Wing of Their Party * WASHINGTON On Day 27 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, and House GOP Leadership to disc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate: Louisiana federal workers feeling the effects of the government shutdown as pressure mounts * WASHINGTON The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate this week published a news story highlighting the pain the government shutdown is causing federal workers in Louisiana. Louisiana's Republican Congressional delegation in the House and Senate has collectively voted 13 times s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 27 * 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, 'There is a time and a place to debate health care, just like there is a time and place to debate energy policy and immigration and education - but not, not, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Ban Gender Transition Surgeries on Minors * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in co-sponsoring the Chloe Cole Act, which would ban the chemical and surgical mutilation of children and provide detransitioners whose healthy body parts have been damaged by these procedures with legal recourse. As the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Brent Christensen, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh. I am honored by this more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Amer Ghalib, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. It is a great honor to be nominated by President Trump to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the State of Kuwait. If confirmed, I pledge to wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Leo Brent Bozell III, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee. I am honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa. I am thankful to the President and to Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Benjamin Leon Jr., President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, It is a great honor and privilege to appear before you today as the United States Ambassador-nominee to Spain and Andorra. I deeply appreciate the opportunity to testify today, and I am hum more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, John Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Vet Unaccompanied Alien Children, Prevent Placement of UACs with Criminal Sponsors * WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Kayla Hamilton Act, which wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Platte B. Moring III, President Trump's nominee to be inspector general of the War Department, from an Oct. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, distinguished members of the Committee, good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the President's nominee to serve as the Inspector General of the Department o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Closure of GM GA Innovation Center * According to General Motors (GM), the Roswell-based Innovation Center will close in December Reporting indicates the closure is due to increased tariffs and the Trump Administration's walk back of electric vehicle (EV) tax credits, which is slowing EV sales The center employs approximately 900 Georgians ICYMI from the NYT: Slo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means Committee Republican Leaders Slam French Proposal to Impose Higher Discriminatory Digital Services Tax on U.S. Innovators As lawmakers in France are considering a proposal to increase its digital services tax (DST) from 3 percent to 15 percent and raise the applicable revenue threshold to levels that specifically target American innovator more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls Police Officer Who Defended Capitol on January 6th and Expert on Extremism and Terrorism as Witnesses for Hearing on Politically Motivated Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. On Tuesday, October 28, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing titled "Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order," in which the Republican majority will advance a fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * With SNAP Benefits Set To Lapse, Michigan Democrats Call On Trump Administration To Utilize SNAP Emergency Funds, Provide November Benefits To Families In Need * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Representative Hillary Scholten (MI-03) is leading the Michigan Democratic delegation - Kristen McDonald-Rivet (MI-08), Shri Thanedar (MI-13), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Leads Bipartisan Amicus Brief Challenging Trump's Unlawful and Inflationary Tariffs * Amicus brief to the Supreme Court also signed by Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, and Oregon U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, and Maxine Dexter Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he is leading Senate and House colleagues in filing a bipartisan amicus brief before the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Schumer, Senate Democrats Call on Trump to Stop Hiding Premium Increases from American Families Less Than a Week Before Open Enrollment, Americans in More Than Half the Country Are in the Dark About Imminent Premium Spikes for Their Health Care Trump Administration Has Not Opened "Window Shopping" Despite the Massive Increases Facing Millions, Pric more PR