WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, posted the following news release: * * * 300+ Stakeholders Support Clean CR to Reopen Government Bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress have voted in support of a clean, nonpartisan CR to reopen the government and fund it through November 21, giving Appropriators time to continue the appropriations process and advance a first slate of full-year funding bills through the conference com more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * ADP Announces it Will Release Weekly Employment Data Following Warren Push After Company Terminated Data Sharing Agreement with Fed Yesterday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to Maria Black, President and CEO o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari, Huffman Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash * WASHINGTON - Today, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) demanded answers from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on why their agen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Illegally Terminates Renewable Energy Initiative, Including $156 Million Investment in Missouri, Reps. Cleaver and Fletcher Lead Effort Demanding Administration Reverse Decision * Renewable energy investment would have provided solar projects to 900,000 households in disadvantaged communities, saving families $350 million every year on energy costs (Washington, D.C.) - U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Reverse Its Decision to Send $20 Billion More to Argentina and Instead Prioritize U.S. Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues are calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on sending $20 billion more in aid to Argentina and focus instead on restoring and expanding export markets for U.S. farmer more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Banking Committee Democrats Press Vought on Plans to "Close Down" CFPB As Trump Administration Argues Opposite in Court U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and all Banking Committee Democrats, sent a letter to Acting Director of the Cons more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Plan to Import Beef from Argentina * Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and 13 Senate Democratic colleagues to urge U.S. Trade Representative  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan U.S. Senators File Supreme Court Brief Urging High Court to Strike Down Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent the abuse and misuse of emergency powers by the president - regardless of party U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined over 200 members of Congress in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging President Donald Trump's authority to impo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Budzinski, Quigley Slam Upcoming SNAP Changes Due to Big, Ugly Bill * In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, they urged the administration to clarify implementation guidance for states WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) led every Democratic member of the Illinois congressional delegation in a letter to Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Chairman Arrington: "Democrats have been operating as if the people's pain is their political gain" This morning, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss how Democrats' unreasonable demands are keeping the government shut down.Squawk Box CNBC 1028 On Democrats exploiting Americans' pain for politica more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins 120 House Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Stop Unlawful Plan to Eliminate Bipartisan CDFI Fund * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Bill Foster (IL-11) and 120 House Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Office of Management and Budg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Condemns Trump's Reckless and Unauthorized Military Actions in South American Waters * "The Trump administration's ongoing military actions off the coasts of Colombia and Venezuela risk dragging the United States into yet another conflict without congressional approval or public debate. Ordering the United States military to conduct unprovoked, unilateral strikes on allege more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Demand Trump Administration End Extreme and Dangerous Immigration Enforcement Activities Near Schools * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and five of their Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration take immediate action to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * DAY 28 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: How Is the Trump-Republican Shutdown Enabling Financial Fraud and Scams? Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 28 of the Trump-Republican shutdown--which Trump and Republicans initiated beca more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Forced a Shutdown to Appease the Radical Left * Washington, D.C. - The federal government entered a shutdown today after Democrat leaders in Washington rejected a clean, commonsense funding extension supported by President Trump, Congresswoman Sheri Biggs, and House Republicans. The legislation, known as a Continuing Resolution, would have kept the government open through November  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats' Shutdown Will Cut Off SNAP for 42 Million Americans * Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released the following statement on day 27 of the government shutdown, the longest full government shutdown, echoing Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' message to Americans regarding impacts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) household benefit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * " I can't wait to hug my babies. And then I will get to work for others like me," said Jackie Merlos PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been release more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * "I can't wait to hug my babies. And then I will get to work for others like me," said Jackie Merlos PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been released fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody following her prolonged and illegal detention more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost, Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Israeli Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen * October 28, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) in pressing the Trump Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Join Merkley in Calling for CBO Probe Into Cost of Trump's National Guard Deployment to American Cities * October 28, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in leading several of their Senate colleagues in callin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Praises Religious Leaders For Condemning ICE Actions In Chicago, Asks Americans To Join * October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised religious leaders for condemning the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Praises Religious Leaders For Condemning ICE Actions In Chicago, Asks Americans To Join In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, praised religious leaders for condemning the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Urges Congress To Finally Pass A Sanctions Bill Against Russia * October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON - As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his assaults against Ukraine, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor urging his Republican colleagues to pass the Sanctioning Russia Act in an effort to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Banking Committee Democrats Press Vought on Plans to "Close Down" CFPB As Trump Administration Argues Opposite in Court * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined all Banking Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Russell Vought raising concerns about new evidence that he plans to illegally shut down the CFPB. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Urge Trump's DOT to Stop Making Air Travel More Expensive for Airline Passengers * Holiday travelers could face higher costs and fewer rights thanks to Trump's consumer protection rollbacks WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 17 Senate colleagues urged the DOT to reconsider its decision to roll back consumer protections for airline passengers that built on the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Trump Administration Stop Unlawful Plan to Eliminate Bipartisan CDFI Fund * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, demanding the Trump Administration stop its unlawful plan to eliminate the Community Development Financial Inst more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Opens Hearing to Uncover Forces Driving the Soaring Cost of Inputs, Identify Practical Steps to Restore Competition * Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee "Pressure Cooker: Competition Issues in the Seed & Fertilizer Industries" Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Today, the Judiciary Committee turns its attention to a problem I more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- 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. 28 -- 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. 28 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * House Values Action Team Chairman Robert Aderholt and VAT Members on Democrats Prolonging Shutdown for Leverage: "Every day under the Schumer Shutdown is worse for the American family." * "The Schumer Shutdown is harming the American family," said House Values Action Team (VAT) Chairman Robert Aderholt. "VAT exists to protect American families, including the millions now straining to make ends m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash * Lawmakers Seek Answers on Potentially Illegal Spending During Trump Shutdown as Millions are Set to Lose Nutrition Assistance and Miss Paychecks Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcom more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash Lawmakers Seek Answers on Potentially Illegal Spending During Trump Shutdown as Millions are Set to Lose Nutrition Assistance and Miss Paychecks * Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huff more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Estes Joins Inside the Beltway * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Inside the Beltway to discuss representing the fourth district of Kansas, the historic provisions secured in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, and more. Listen on YouTube, Rumble, and Spotify. On the ongoing government shutdown, triggered by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats: "It's unfortunate that we more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On ABC's This Week, Kelly Calls Out Donald Trump for Ignoring Premium Spikes Hitting Working Families * "The President has spent one hour on this. How much time has he spent talking about his ballroom?" In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke with ABC 's Martha Raddatz this weekend to call out President Trump and House Republicans for refusing to fix Americans' health care pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senators Coons presses Republicans to defend Americans' health care in joint C-SPAN interview with Senator Lankford * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) appeared in a joint interview with James Lankford (R-Okla.) on C-SPAN's Ceasefire this weekend with host Dana Burns for a wide-ranging conversation about the ongoing government shutdown, the fight over more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats Expand Probe, Demand DOJ Officials Reject President's Corrupt Demand for $230 Million Payout As Trump Demands That His Former Defense Attorneys Now Leading DOJ Carry Out His "Blatantly Illegal" Plan, Members Urge Them to Recuse and Avoid Potential Civil, Criminal Liability * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House J more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities * Washington, DC Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Developm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities Top energy appropriators outline how funding "pause" risks leaving communities vulnerable to storms and floods and places political retribution above public safety * Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Joins Efforts to Fund Food Assistance and Keep Air Traffic Controllers Paid Amid Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined his colleagues in introducing legislation to protect families and keep America's skies safe during the ongoing government shutdown. The bills would reinstate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and ensure air t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS ARE NOW THREATENING TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Ranking Members Rosa DeLauro and Angie Craig, where he emphasized that while Republicans are threatening to steal SNAP from everyday Americans, Democrats will continue to fight to protect the hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS ARE NOW THREATENING TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Ranking Members Rosa DeLauro and Angie Craig, where he emphasized that while Republicans are threatening to steal SNAP from everyday Americans, Democrats will continue to fight to protect the healthcare and nutritional as more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- 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. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Lead Call for Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Favoring Beef from Argentina * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer calling out the Trump Administration's harmful plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, which will help foreign interests at the expense of New  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- 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. 27 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Wyden, Leader Schumer to 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, Price Previews Previously Avai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * McIver Denounces ICE Using Shutdown as Excuse to Deny Oversight NEWARK, NJ - Today, POLITICO reported that the Department of Homeland Security would no longer allow members of Congress to conduct oversight visits, citing the government shutdown. Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), who was charged by the Trump administration and indicted in connection with an oversight visi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin Votes to Reopen the Government as Senate Democrats Block 13th Vote to end the Schumer Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked the thirteenth bipartisan vote to re-open the federal government and end the government shutdown. This comes as yesterday, the Senator issued a stark warning to Oklah more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Kaptur Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities * Top energy appropriators outline how funding "pause" risks leaving communities vulnerable to storms and floods and places political retribution above public safety Washington, D.C. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Kaptur Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities Top energy appropriators outline how funding "pause" risks leaving communities vulnerable to storms and floods and places political retribution above public safety * Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, 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 after the House Democrats' Litigation Task Force filed a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Challenging Trump's Unlawful IEEPA Tariffs * Washington, D.C. 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 Supreme Court. The la more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, 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 r more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Committee Releases Report on the Biden Autopen Presidency The report exposes Biden's decline, the White House cover-up, and invalid executive actions signed by autopen; Chairman Comer sends referrals to the DOJ and D.C. Board of Medicine * Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staf more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Files Brief Challenging Trump's Weaponization of DOJ in Comey Case * Pallone Challenging Unlawful Appointments of Lindsey Halligan and Alina Habba as Interim U.S. Attorneys WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that he has joined a new amicus brief for United States v. Comey on behalf of former Director of the FBI, James Comey. The brief pushes b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Marks 13 Years Since Sandy, Condemns Trump's Destruction of FEMA and Republican Cuts to Coastal Protection * LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today marked the 13th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, which devastated the Jersey Shore on October 29, 2012. Pallone reflected on the storm's destruction and the years of w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Leads Colleagues in Pushing for Speaker Johnson to Bring House Back to Fund WIC * WIC offices in New Hampshire will halt operations at the beginning of next month due to the lack of federal funding Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led 49 members in demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson bring Members back to Washington immediately to protect funding for the Special Supplemental Nut more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley, Budzinski Slam Upcoming SNAP Changes Due to Big Ugly Bill * Today, Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led every Democratic member of the Illinois congressional delegation in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing concerns with the implementation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes enacted through the On more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Applauds Attorneys General for Challenging the Trump Administration's Withholding of SNAP Benefits Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed by a multistate coalition of 26 attorneys general to hold the Trump administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Cantwell, Sen. Markey, Colleagues Call on Trump DOT to Stop Making Air Travel Costs More Expensive, Less Transparent for Passengers Administration is rolling back popular Biden-era consumer protections * U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Congressman Bill Foster Lead 122 House Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Stop Unlawful Plan to Eliminate Bipartisan CDFI Fund Lawmakers: "...this reckless attempt to fire all of the public servants who administer the CDFI Fund flies in the face of what leaders of the Trump Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Welch Pushes Back Against Far-Right Claims of 'One-Sided' Politically Motivated Violence * Welch: "All of us must condemn every act of violence that tears at the fabric of our society and is absolutely, totally corrosive to our democracy." WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, pushed back on the Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Cloud and Cruz Introduce the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act to Expedite LNG Exports and Strengthen our Domestic Energy Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, legislation aimed at eliminating regulatory hurdles that will secure our energy, trade, and job markets from future administrations th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: REP. KHANNA ANNOUNCES BAN CRYPTO CORRUPTION LEGISLATION FOLLOWING TRUMP'S PARDON OF FORMER BINANCE CEO * Washington, DC Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that he will introduce a Ban Crypto Corruption resolution following President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao (link is external), the co-founder and former CEO of Binance. "Trump pardoned a convicted foreign billionaire  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Aguilar Joins Shadow Hearing on the Trump Administration's Unlawful Immigration Actions * Rep. Aguilar questioned witnesses at the shadow hearing about how Trump's unlawful immigration policies and enforcement are making communities less safe Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) recently joined House Democrats in a field hearing and press conference about the Trump Administration's unlawful immigrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carter Statement on the Dismantling of Our Nation's Most Historic Home -- The White House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: "As the Congressman from New Orleans, I know a few things about historic properties. My district is home to some of the most iconic and culturally significant landmarks in the country. In New Orleans, we more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: President Trump and Russ Vought's Corrupt Abuses of Power Make Shutdown More Painful **NEW RESOURCE** Trump Administration Breaks Law to Make Shutdown Worse for Americans As President Trump and Director Vought unlawfully cut off food assistance for millions of Americans, and Republicans extend their vacation while refusing to a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Derek Schmidt: Continue food assistance despite government shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - (October 28, 2025) - Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced he will cosponsor legislation to maintain food assistance for Kansans in need if the federal government shutdown continues. "This shutdown has been unnecessary from the beginning and hurts many Kansans," Schmidt said. "It should not ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Signs Bipartisan Amicus Brief Challenging Trump's Unlawful and Inflationary Tariffs * 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. Supreme Court in the consolidated case challenging Donald Trump's unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Local Food Banks Discuss SNAP Cuts and Lapse Impact on Western PA Families * PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) held a roundtable discussion and press conference with representatives from local food banks and organizations to hear directly from community partners impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits due to federal cuts and the ongoing go more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Van Duyne Applauds Trump Administration's Reciprocal Trade Agreement with Cambodia * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24), Co-Chair of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus and member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it had finalized Agreements on Reciprocal Trade with Cambodia: "With th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Leads Orange County Democratic Congressional Delegation to Sound Alarm Over Food Assistance Interruptions * Orange County, CA - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) led the Orange County Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins calling on the agency to use all available legal authorities, including the bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 28: Senator Murray Blasts Republicans for Ignoring Families Being Priced Out of Health Insurance, Refusing to Join Democrats at the Negotiating Table to Reopen Government AP: 6 in 10 Americans are "extremely" or "very" concerned about their health costs going up in the next year * Today, U.S. Senator Patt more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Sanders Demands Answers on Amazon's Plan to Automate Warehouses, Replace 600,000 Workers As Amazon moves forward with plans to cut hundreds of thousands of American jobs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today wrote to Amaz more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Sanders Demands Answers on Amazon's Plan to Automate Warehouses, Replace 600,000 Workers As Amazon moves forward with plans to cut hundreds of thousands of American jobs, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today wrote to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos asking for answers on how the company's plans to automate more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Dire Need for Democrats to Reopen Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' America Reports to urge Senate Democrats to stop their tantrum, reopen the government, and end the suffering they're inflicting on families, servicemembers, and federal employees. As Americans prepare to miss paychecks, SNAP benefits, and WIC payments, Leade more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Dire Need for Democrats to Reopen Government * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' America Reports to urge Senate Democrats to stop their tantrum, reopen the government, and end the suffering they're inflicting on families, servicemembers, and federal employees. As Americans prepare to miss paychecks, SNAP benefits, and WIC payments, Leade more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Kaine, Paul, Shaheen, & Wyden Announce Upcoming Vote on Bipartisan Legislation to Challenge Trump's Tariffs on Brazil * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY),, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced that the Senate will vote this evening on their bipartisan le more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Oct. 27, 2025, on the nomination of Rebecca Taibleson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: * * * I want to thank Chaplain Black for his reminding all of us about the government shutdown and how irregular it is, and how we aren't helping people that government would normally be helping. Today, we'll vote on Ms. Rebecca Taibleson, the nomina more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Releases Statement on Confirmation of Rebecca Taibleson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement on the confirmation of Rebecca Taibleson to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. "Congratulations to Rebecca Taibleson on her confirmation to serve on the U.S. Seventh Ci more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Colleagues in No AliPay Act to Safeguard U.S. National Security, Stop CCP Data Collection * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of the No Alipay Act to stop the use of Alipay in the United States, a Chinese digital payment platform, to safeguard America's national security and protect the personal data of American citizens from exploitation by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Sen. Sullivan Chairs Commerce Hearing on Reviving Commercial, Navy Shipbuilding U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries which examined how to modernize and accelerate U.S. commercial and Navy shi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Press Secretary Kennedy for Hard Numbers on How Many Families Will be Pushed into Medical Debt-Induced Bankruptcy By Trump's Health Care Cuts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Leader Chu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Call Out Bondi's Inappropriate Stonewalling At Hearing, Re-Upping Critical Oversight Requests In a letter to Chairman Grassley, SJC Dems request bipartisan cooperation to compel the Justice Department to immediately produce information responding to oversight requests and questions that Bondi dodged * Responding to A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Sullivan-Whitehouse FISH Act to Combat Illegal Foreign Seafood Harvest * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) celebrated the Senate recently passing their Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest (FISH) Act as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The FISH Act would combat foreign illegal, unreported and unreg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: The Real Problem with US Beef is the Supply - The Smallest Cattle Herds in a Generation * Senator Marshall Joins CBS to Discuss America's Beef Market Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined CBS Mornings with Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz to discuss the state of America's beef market, the recent beef deal with Argentina, and his support for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Urges President Trump to Secure Release of Unjustly Imprisoned Jimmy Lai During Meeting with China's Xi Senator Ashley Moody, along with Senator Rick Scott and more than 30 bipartisan colleagues, wrote to President Donald Trump ahead of his expected meeting with Communist Chinese President Xi Jinping asking the president to use this opportunity to secure the release of pro-democr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Leads Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Politically Motivated Violence * 'Either we confront political violence and destroy it, or it will destroy us' WASHINGTON Today, during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on politically motivated violence, Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) strongly denounced the disturbing rise in politically motivated violence. These attacks, which predomin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Cantwell, Blumenthal, Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Trump's DOT to Stop Making Air Travel More Expensive for Airline Passengers * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), led 14 of their colleagues in sending a le more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on Trade Agreements Signed with Cambodia and Malaysia Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it had finalized Agreements on Reciprocal Trade with Cambodia and Malaysia: "President Trump continues to show the world that America is serious about rebala more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown: Motivated by Fear of their Far-Left Base, Democrats Continue to Keep Government Closed * WASHINGTON On Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger, RSC members, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats are keeping the governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown: Motivated by Fear of their Far-Left Base, Democrats Continue to Keep Government Closed * WASHINGTON On Day 28 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger, RSC members, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats are keeping the government closed out of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Chairs Commerce Hearing on Reviving Commercial, U.S. Navy Shipbuilding * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries which examined how to modernize and accelerate U.S. commercial and Navy shipbuilding while strengthening America's broader maritime industrial b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * 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, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 28 * 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, this is a quote: 'The path forward for Congress is clear: Reopen the government immediately under a clean continuing resolution that allows continued debate  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Speaks to Trump Defense Nominees About Streamlining Efficiency, National Defense Strategies * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) participated in a U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) Committee hearing to consider the nominations of Marc J. Berkowitz, Joseph S. Jewell, James R. Caggy, and Brendan P. Rogers, President Trump's nominees to be Assistant Secretary of Def more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Scott Introduce Bill to Ban CCP-Backed Alipay App from U.S. * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jim Justice (R-WV) in introducing the No Alipay Act to stop the use of Alipay, a Chinese digital payment platform, in the United States. Alipay collects sensitive personal and financial data from more than a billion users wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville: "Radical Islam is Fundamentally Incompatible with our Western Values" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) once again took to the Senate floor to discuss what he believes is the greatest national security threat facing the United States: the rise of Radical Islam and Sharia Law. In the speech, Sen. Tuberville discussed the two bills he recently introduced to roo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls on Trump Administration to Fund SNAP * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison has joined nearly every Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives in calling for the Trump Administration to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown. The Trump Administration has the authority to ensure SNAP bene more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Confirm Bill Lewis as District Judge for Middle District of Alabama * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Bill Lewis to be a district judge for the Middle District of Alabama by a vote of 58-40. Senator Britt, Bill Lewis, and Lewis's family during a Senate Judiciary Committee nominat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Rosen Resolution Condemning Trump for Attempting to Pad His Own Pockets with Nevadans' Tax Dollars * Watch the full speech HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senate Republicans blocked Senator Jacky Rosen's (D-NV) attempt to pass her resolution condemning President Trump's plan to pay himself $230 million of taxpayer dollars. During a government shutdown caused by Don more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine: New Data Proves Average ACA Premium Costs Are Way Up in Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after new data from the Virginia health care marketplace showed that Virginians are facing huge increases in 2026 health care premiums because Republicans are blocking an extension of the enhanced tax credit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine: New Data Proves Average ACA Premium Costs are Way Up in Virginia * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement after new data from the Virginia health care marketplace showed that Virginians are facing huge increases in 2026 health care premiums because Republicans are blocking an extension of the enhanced tax credits that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Durbin, Castro, Meeks, Lead 50+ Democrats in Challenging Trump Administration's Gun Industry-Friendly Changes to Trade Rules * "Eliminating firearm export rules is a gift to violent cartels and drug traffickers responsible for the deaths of Americans and innocent civilians around the world... in order to protect 'hundreds of millions of dollars per year in export opportunities' for more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Warren, Schiff, Merkley Push for Vote on Senate Floor to Condemn Trump's Pardoning of Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Jeff Merkley (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Warren, Van Hollen, Colleagues Press DOJ and Treasury on Trump's Pardon of Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao, Questioning Agencies' Ability to Hold Criminals Accountable U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Chris Van Hollen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Washington Shipbuilder Joins Cantwell for Hearing on Commercial Maritime Industry The U.S. is falling behind on shipbuilding -- In 2022, the U.S. had only 5 commercial ocean-going ships under construction. China had 1,794. U.S. shipbuilders have been hit hard by Trump's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports * Tod more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, 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 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 innovators, Ways and Means Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Works Across the Aisle to Protect SNAP * Hawley and Welch's Keep SNAP Funded Act would protect millions of Americans from losing SNAP during shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight cosponsored Senator Josh Hawley's (R-Mo.) Keep SNAP Funded Act, which would ensure nutrition assistance will continue despite the ongoing government shutdown. "I'm working across the ai more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Padilla Lead Colleagues in Slamming RFK Jr. for Purging Staff on Frontlines of Opioid Crisis * Letter follows mass layoffs from Trump administration during ongoing Republican government shutdown Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., today led their Democratic Senate colleagues in slamming the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Wyden, Schumer, Warren Press Trump Administration on Fake IRS "CEO" Role, Warn That Bisignano Appointment Will Hurt Both IRS and Social Security Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) demanded answers today from the Trump administrati more PR