WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Elfreth Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military * WASHINGTON, DC - As reported in The Baltimore Sun, Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.-03) released legislation, The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, that would require the Department of Education to pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Experts Confirm Costly Toll of Trump Cuts at NIH and FDA, Senator Murray Blasts Trump for Upending Biomedical Research Grants & Canceling Clinical Trials * Senator Murray : "Since President Trump took office and Secretary Kennedy was confirmed, the Trump administration has terminated $2.3 billion in life-saving research that was funded by the NIH. They tried to cut billions more from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Introduces Keep WIC Working Act to Protect WIC Funding During Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC: Yesterday, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) introduced H.R. 5836, the Keep WIC Working Act, legislation to ensure the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) remains fully funded and operational during any lapse in federal appropriati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by F. Vincent Vernuccio, president of the Institute for the American Worker, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward": * * * Good Morning. My name is F. Vincent Vernuccio and I am President of Institute for the American Worker (I4AW). I4AW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to championing wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Boost Social Security Benefits for Seniors * WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump Administration announced the latest Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) this month: a paltry 2.8 percent increase that is unlikely to keep pace with the cost of surging healthcare premiums and other price hikes fueled by President Donald Trump's irresponsible tariff policies and tax laws  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Boost Social Security Benefits for Seniors * As older Americans struggle to keep pace with rising expenses, Reed & Whitehouse say Congress must fix flawed COLA formula that is shortchanging today's retirees and weight it more to factor in health care costs WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump Administration announced the latest Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Kelly and Young Statement on Commerce Subcommittee Shipbuilding Revitalization Hearing * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN), lead sponsors of the SHIPS for America Act, released the following statement after the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries held a hearing on the importance of revitalizing America shipbuilding: "Today's more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan S. Hartley, an economics doctoral candidate at Stanford University, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee. My name is Jon Hartley. I'm an economist and currently an economics PhD candidate at Stanford  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 29 * 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, we're now in day 29 of the Democrat government shutdown. "And I say that because it is a Democrat shutdown. "Now, the Democrats are out there publicly sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Beck, senior adviser at the Workplace Policy Institute, from an Oct. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 2: New Solutions for Finding a Pro-Worker Way Forward": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to offer a few observations about labor-management relations and labor law. The remarks I  more PR