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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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