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***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose "Arctic Frost" Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sens. Johnson, Grassley, Expose "Arctic Frost" Witch Hunt Targeting 430 Republicans
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for a press conference regarding the release of 197 subpoenas issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of a case against President Trump. The investigation, launched by Joe more PR
Ahead of Trump Meeting With President Xi Jinping, Warren Releases New Report on How His Trade War Has Hurt Americans and Emboldened China (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Ahead of Trump Meeting with President Xi Jinping, Warren Releases New Report on How His Trade War Has Hurt Americans and Emboldened China
Report details how Trump's trade war with China has hurt American consumers and businesses, sold out American farmers, and given China increased leverage over U.S. and global trade
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Arrington Introduces Dr. Mindy Brashears at Confirmation Hearing for U.S. Department of Agriculture Position (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Arrington Introduces Dr. Mindy Brashears at Confirmation Hearing for U.S. Department of Agriculture Position
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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced Texas Tech Professor Mindy Brashears at her confirmation hearing in support of her nomination as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety at the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Remarks As Prepared:
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As President Trump Fires Staff of Family Planning Program, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congresswoman Dina Titus, and Congresswoman Sharice Davids Lead Effort Urging Administration To Reinstate Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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As President Trump Fires Staff of Family Planning Program, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congresswoman Dina Titus, and Congresswoman Sharice Davids Lead Effort Urging Administration To Reinstate Workers
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Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) led 100 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. D more PR
As President Trump Fires Staff of Family Planning Program, Reps. Judy Chu, Lizzie Fletcher, Sharice Davids, and Dina Titus Lead Letter Urging Administration to Reinstate Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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As President Trump Fires Staff of Family Planning Program, Reps. Judy Chu, Lizzie Fletcher, Sharice Davids, and Dina Titus Lead Letter Urging Administration to Reinstate Workers
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PASADENA, CA - Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Sharice Davids (KS-03) led 100 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy demanding the Trump more PR
As Trump Withholds Snap Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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As Trump Withholds Snap Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Trump withholds existing funding for vital nutrition programs, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined their colleagues in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition more PR
As Trump Withholds SNAP Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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As Trump Withholds SNAP Funding, Warner, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Nutrition Assistance for Virginia Families
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WASHINGTON - As President Trump withholds existing funding for vital nutrition programs, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined their colleagues in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Progra more PR
Assistant Minority Leader Neguse Denounces Trump Administration's Refusal to Release Emergency SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Assistant Minority Leader Neguse Denounces Trump Administration's Refusal to Release Emergency SNAP Funding
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Washington, D.C. Yesterday, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse, Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig, and Representatives Budzinski, Carbajal, Brown, Stansbury, and Adams hosted a press conference on the Trump administration's suspension of November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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At Nomination Hearing, Warren Presses Acting FDIC Chairman Hill for Answers on Workplace Culture, Slams Cuts to Bank Examiners and Wall Street Giveaways (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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At Nomination Hearing, Warren Presses Acting FDIC Chairman Hill for Answers on Workplace Culture, Slams Cuts to Bank Examiners and Wall Street Giveaways
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, gave opening remarks at a nomination hearing for four Trump Administration more PR
Baldwin Blasts Trump Administration Denying More Disaster Aid for Wisconsin Communities Impacted by August Storms (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin Blasts Trump Administration Denying More Disaster Aid for Wisconsin Communities Impacted by August Storms
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement following the Trump Administration's denial of Wisconsin's application for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding to help recover and build back from severe storms and flooding in August. This denial comes in addition to President Trump and FEMA denyi more PR
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lujan, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Introduce Bill to Fund Vital Nutrition Assistance Programs While Trump Administration Illegally Withholds Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lujan, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Introduce Bill to Fund Vital Nutrition Assistance Programs While Trump Administration Illegally Withholds Funding
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The Trump Administration is required by law to use billions in available funding to maintain SNAP benefits in November; USDA's own guidance confirmed its authority to use available funds during a shutdown
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Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Beyer Works To Support Feds During Shutdown
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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) has been working hard to support federal workers, contractors, and constituents affected by the ongoing government shutdown. These headlines tell the story:
ALXnow: Beyer Shares Resources For Federal Workers Affected By Government Shutdown
WUSA9: Virginia Congressman Proposes Bill To Help Furloughed Employees
Government Executive: House Dems Urge Utilities To Keep Lights more PR
Blumenthal & Veterans Service Organizations Slam Dangerous Narrative That VA's Disability Compensation Process Is 'Too Generous' at Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Blumenthal & Veterans Service Organizations Slam Dangerous Narrative That VA's Disability Compensation Process Is 'Too Generous' at Hearing
Veterans Service Organizations testify to the Committee that efforts to root out fraud, waste, & abuse need to target claims sharks and bad actors preying on veterans
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At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today focused on more PR
Booker Joins Legislation to Keep SNAP and WIC Funded as Trump Administration Fails to Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker Joins Legislation to Keep SNAP and WIC Funded as Trump Administration Fails to Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) cosponsored the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to ensure continued funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act, legislation to extend funding for SNAP and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childr more PR
Booker, Klobuchar Condemn Trump Decision to Withhold SNAP Contingency Funds (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Klobuchar Condemn Trump Decision to Withhold SNAP Contingency Funds
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins condemning the Department's cruel decision not to use available contingency funds to extend SNAP benefits into November, despite having the legal authority to do so. This decision threatens access to critical food assistance benefits for 42 million A more PR
Booker, Padilla, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Padilla, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
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Lead Senators of the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act and West Coast Ocean Protection Act Condemn Efforts that would Devastate Coastal Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and House E more PR
Boyle Statement on October 2025 Fed Interest Rate Decision (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Boyle Statement on October 2025 Fed Interest Rate Decision
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 25 basis point cut to the federal funds target rate:
"Today's rate cut is yet another warning sign about the sorry state of Donald Trump's econ more PR
Bresnahan Shares Information Regarding Federal Food Programs as Government Shutdown Continues (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Bresnahan Shares Information Regarding Federal Food Programs as Government Shutdown Continues
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FORTY FORT, PA: As the government shutdown is set to continue into its second month, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) shared the below statement and information regarding his support for the continued funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and more PR
California Lawmakers Defend State's Election Integrity & Oppose Voter Intimidation by Department of Justice Election Monitors (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release:
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California Lawmakers Defend State's Election Integrity & Oppose Voter Intimidation by Department of Justice Election Monitors
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WASHINGTON, DC - With a pivotal statewide election around the corner, a group of 41 Democratic Members of Congress from California are defending the Golden State's transparent and secure election system while denouncing the use of election monitors from President Trump's Department of Justice to intimidate voters.
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California Lawmakers Defend State's Election Integrity & Oppose Voter Intimidation by Department of Justice Election Monitors (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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California Lawmakers Defend State's Election Integrity & Oppose Voter Intimidation by Department of Justice Election Monitors
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Washington, D.C. - With a pivotal statewide election around the corner, a group of 41 Democratic Members of Congress from California are defending the Golden State's transparent and secure election system while denouncing the use of election monitors from President Trump's Department of Justice to intimidate voters.
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Cantwell Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Override WA Law That Protects Families With Medical Debt From Financial Ruin (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Override WA Law That Protects Families With Medical Debt From Financial Ruin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Finance Committee, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's efforts to weaken protections for Americans faci more PR
Cantwell Warns of Dangers of AI and Politically Driven Media Consolidation to Independent Journalism, Demands FCC Chair Brendan Carr Appear Before Committee to Answer for His Threats to Free Speech and a Free Press (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Cantwell Warns of Dangers of AI and Politically Driven Media Consolidation to Independent Journalism, Demands FCC Chair Brendan Carr Appear Before Committee to Answer for His Threats to Free Speech and a Free Press
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, warned that the rapi more PR
Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding SNAP & WIC Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding SNAP & WIC Funding
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President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like." The Trump administration is required by law to use billions in available funding to keep SNAP benefits flowing in November; USDA's ow more PR
Carbajal Joins Senator Padilla in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Carbajal Joins Senator Padilla in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined a bicameral letter led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) to demand President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the Arctic Oc more PR
Cassidy Delivers Speech Calling for End to Schumer Shutdown as SNAP Benefits Hang in the Balance (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Cassidy Delivers Speech Calling for End to Schumer Shutdown as SNAP Benefits Hang in the Balance
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor slamming Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer for the negative effects of the Schumer Shutdown, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits running out, leaving nearly 800,000 Louisianans without critical food assistance beginnin more PR
Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Delivering Lifesaving Cures to Patients, Maintaining American Competitiveness (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Delivering Lifesaving Cures to Patients, Maintaining American Competitiveness
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on how we can better deliver lifesaving cures to patients and maintain American domin more PR
Chair Cassidy, Senate Republicans Hail Charlie Kirk as an American Hero, Support Nomination for National Honor (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Chair Cassidy, Senate Republicans Hail Charlie Kirk as an American Hero, Support Nomination for National Honor
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 14 Republican senators nominating Charlie Kirk to be included in the National Garden of American Heroes for his historic contributions to more PR
Chairman Scott Considers Nominees at Ginnie Mae, FHA, FDIC, and the Mint (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Chairman Scott Considers Nominees at Ginnie Mae, FHA, FDIC, and the Mint
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott today delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider the following Trump administration nominees: Mr. Joseph Gormley, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Mr. Francis Ca more PR
Chairman Scott Talks ROAD to Housing With Family Policy Alliance Foundation (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Scott Talks ROAD to Housing with Family Policy Alliance Foundation
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Joseph Kohm on the Family Policy Alliance Foundation's "House to Home" podcast to discuss the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, and how it will enable more families to achieve the dream of homeownership.
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Chairman Walberg Issues Statement in Support of Trump Administration's PSLF Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Chairman Walberg Issues Statement in Support of Trump Administration's PSLF Rule
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Trump administration's Public Service Loan Forgiveness rule:
"As the name suggests, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) was intended to help meet workforce needs for employers who serve t more PR
Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Proposed Firings at Bay Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Chesapeake Bay Democrats Condemn Trump Administration's Proposed Firings at Bay Office
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"Terminating these employees is a direct attack on the decades-long work to preserve the Chesapeake Bay."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) led Congressional Democrats representing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in writing a letter condemning the Trump Administration' more PR
Commerce Committee Democrats Strongly Oppose Proposed Nomination Hearing on Trump's Replacement for Illegally Removed NTSB Vice Chair Alvin Brown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Commerce Committee Democrats Strongly Oppose Proposed Nomination Hearing on Trump's Replacement for Illegally Removed NTSB Vice Chair Alvin Brown
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Committee-members Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill. more PR
Comply or Collapse: Why President Trump's Golden Dome for America Depends on Securing Operational Technology (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Comply or Collapse: Why President Trump's Golden Dome for America Depends on Securing Operational Technology
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The U.S. military is the most sophisticated fighting force in modern history. However, that doesn't mean there have not been moments of unforced failure or unexpected setbacks. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Chinese intervention in Korea, and the fall of Kabul as recently as 2021: all of these episodes were driven by a failure to acc more PR
Congressman Baird Hosts U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Industry Leaders for Farm Tour (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Baird Hosts U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Industry Leaders for Farm Tour
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Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Indiana Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb, Indiana Soybean Alliance Chair Denise Scarborough, Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron, and Indiana Corn Growers & Indiana Corn Marketing Council Treasurer Tyler Everett at Everett Farms and Seed, LLC f more PR
Congressman Castro Stands with Families to Demand Congress Restore SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Castro Stands with Families to Demand Congress Restore SNAP Funding
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October 30, 2025
Castro Calls Out Republicans for Illegally Withholding SNAP Benefits, Hurting Texas Families in Need
SAN ANTONIO, TX Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) visited the food pantry at Inner City Development, a community-based non-profit serving the Westside of San Antonio. He held a press conference with families impacted by SNAP cuts, Inner Cit more PR
CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONTINUES FIGHT TO SAVE SNAP BENEFITS (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONTINUES FIGHT TO SAVE SNAP BENEFITS
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(Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he has joined his colleagues in the New York Democratic Congressional delegation in writing to President Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins urging them to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in New York state, and across the nation, receive their Novem more PR
Congressman Neguse Joins Effort to Block Unauthorized War in Venezuela (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Neguse Joins Effort to Block Unauthorized War in Venezuela
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Washington, D.C. Today, Congressman Neguse joined his House colleagues in support of H.J.Res.126, a War Powers Act resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress. Neguse did so following reports (link is external) that the Trump administration is considering engaging in increased hostilities against V more PR
Congressman Sorensen Leads Members of Illinois Congressional Delegation in Urging President Trump to Stop Hurting IL Soybean and Corn Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Sorensen Leads Members of Illinois Congressional Delegation in Urging President Trump to Stop Hurting IL Soybean and Corn Farmers
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The Letter Comes Ahead of U.S.-China Trade Talks Between President Trump and President Xi of China Where the Two Are Scheduled to Discuss U.S. Soybean and Agricultural Exports
Without a Trade Deal, U.S. Soybean Farmers Could Potentially Lose $12.6 Billion, the Amount of U.S. Soybeans Purchased Last Yea more PR
Congresswoman Gwen Moore Calls on Trump Administration to Prevent Looming Hunger Crisis, Release Contingency FoodShare Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Gwen Moore Calls on Trump Administration to Prevent Looming Hunger Crisis, Release Contingency FoodShare Funding
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The Trump administration is refusing to use $5 billion in SNAP/FoodShare contingency funding and existing authorities to fund SNAP/FoodShare benefits in November, creating a massive hunger crisis. In response, Congresswoman Moore released the following statement:
"Soon, 42 million Americans, including my constituents, w more PR
Cornyn Blasts Jack Smith for Targeting Republicans as Part of Arctic Frost (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news:
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Cornyn Blasts Jack Smith for Targeting Republicans as Part of Arctic Frost
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn participated in a press conference led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Ron Johnson (R-WI) on the publication of 197 subpoenas from Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team issued as part of a case against President Trump that began at the Biden more PR
Crapo Statement at Social Security, USTR, HHS Nominations Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Crapo Statement at Social Security, USTR, HHS Nominations Hearing
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider Arjun Mody to be Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Jeffrey Goettman to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Julie Callahan to be the Chief Agricultural Negotiator at USTR, more PR
Crow Works to Reopen Government as Republican Shutdown Threatens Food Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Crow Works to Reopen Government as Republican Shutdown Threatens Food Assistance
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WASHINGTON Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), in a new letter, is calling on President Trump and congressional Republicans to reopen the government as 42 million Americans-including 1 in 10 Coloradans- are at risk of losing their food assistance benefits.
600,000 Coloradans are projected to lose their food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Prog more PR
Day 30 of the Trump-Republican Shutdown: How is the Trump-Republican Shutdown Making It Harder for the Federal Reserve to Make Decisions That Impact Inflation and Unemployment? (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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DAY 30 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: How is the Trump-Republican Shutdown Making It Harder for the Federal Reserve to Make Decisions that Impact Inflation and Unemployment?
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released information on day 30 of the Trump-Republican shutdown-- which Trump and Republicans more PR
Democratic Health Leaders Blast Trump Administration's Incompetence Regarding Inaccurate Medicare Advantage Provider Directory-- Demand Answers for Beneficiaries (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Democratic Health Leaders Blast Trump Administration's Incompetence Regarding Inaccurate Medicare Advantage Provider Directory-- Demand Answers for Beneficiaries
House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Center more PR
Democratic Health Leaders Blast Trump Administration's Incompetence Regarding Inaccurate Medicare Advantage Provider Directory--Demand Answers for Beneficiaries (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Democratic Health Leaders Blast Trump Administration's Incompetence Regarding Inaccurate Medicare Advantage Provider Directory--Demand Answers for Beneficiaries
House Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Cen more PR
DESJARLAIS EXPRESSES CONCERN TO USDA & DHS OVER ILLEGAL MIGRANT SNAP BENEFIT USE (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tennessee, issued the following news:
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DESJARLAIS EXPRESSES CONCERN TO USDA & DHS OVER ILLEGAL MIGRANT SNAP BENEFIT USE
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(WASHINGTON, DC) -Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) authored a letter to United States Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressing concern over illegal migrants potentially using SNAP benefits.
Rep. DesJarlais expressed his gratitude for the work President Trump, Secretary Rollins, and S more PR
Duckworth, Schiff, Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Financing of President Trump's White House Ballroom (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Schiff, Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Financing of President Trump's White House Ballroom
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October 29, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) and 10 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in launching a new push for answers into the financing of Donald Trump's White House ballroom, which includes private donations from individuals and corporations whose business int more PR
Durbin Applauds The Hundreds Of High School Students In Little Village Who Walked Out Of School To Protest Ice (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Applauds The Hundreds Of High School Students In Little Village Who Walked Out Of School To Protest Ice
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October 29, 2025
Durbin: "I salute these students in Little Village for the courage they showed, and I hope that students across the Chicagoland area and beyond will stand in solidarity with them"
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered a spe more PR
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Debunking Republicans' Claims That Political Violence Only Comes From The Left (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Debunking Republicans' Claims That Political Violence Only Comes From The Left
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks in today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing that examined political violence--following the recent assassinations more PR
Durbin Leads Judiciary Democrats In Calling On Chairman Grassley To Allow Former Special Counsel Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Before Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Leads Judiciary Democrats In Calling On Chairman Grassley To Allow Former Special Counsel Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Before Committee
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"Because of his direct knowledge of the decisions and actions taken under his leadership as Special Counsel, calling Mr. Smith to testify publicly would be a transparent means of answering the questions you and our colleagues have raised," the Senators wrote in their letter to Chairman Grassley
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Durbin Leads Judiciary Democrats In Calling On Chairman Grassley To Allow Former Special Counsel Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Before Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Durbin Leads Judiciary Democrats In Calling On Chairman Grassley To Allow Former Special Counsel Jack Smith To Testify Publicly Before Committee
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led all Senate Judiciary Democrats in sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) calling on him more PR
Durbin Questions Former Biden Administration DHS Witness Who Specialized In Reducing Violent Extremism During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Political Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Questions Former Biden Administration DHS Witness Who Specialized In Reducing Violent Extremism During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Political Violence
Mr. Braniff served as Director of the Center for Prevention Programs under Biden; Trump Admin cut the entire program
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, question more PR
Ernst Fast-Tracks Sale of Vacant Federal Buildings Costing Taxpayers Billions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Fast-Tracks Sale of Vacant Federal Buildings Costing Taxpayers Billions
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WASHINGTON - With the U.S. government clinging to a costly real estate portfolio, including nearly 7,700 vacant buildings, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing new legislation to eliminate regulatory hurdles and fast-track the sale of unneeded federal buildings.
Ernst is introducing the Disposing of Inactive Structures and Properties by Offering for Sale And Lea more PR
Even the Washington Post Editorial Board Agrees, the Democrat Shutdown Must End (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Even the Washington Post Editorial Board Agrees, the Democrat Shutdown Must End
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WASHINGTON Today's editorial from the Washington Post Editorial Board echoes what House and Senate Republicans have been saying for weeks: Democrats in Congress are holding the government hostage, and it must end immediately.
"The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full year, to get food stamps flowing and federal work more PR
Even the Washington Post Editorial Board Agrees, the Democrat Shutdown Must End (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Even the Washington Post Editorial Board Agrees, the Democrat Shutdown Must End
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WASHINGTON Today's editorial from the Washington Post Editorial Board echoes what House and Senate Republicans have been saying for weeks: Democrats in Congress are holding the government hostage, and it must end immediately.
"The right answer is to reopen the government with a clean funding bill, ideally for a full year, to get food stamps flowing more PR
Feenstra Leads Letter to EPA to Support Homegrown Biofuels Ahead of Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Feenstra Leads Letter to EPA to Support Homegrown Biofuels Ahead of Final Renewable Fuel Standard Rule
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HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led a letter, along with 49 members of Congress, to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in support of the EPA's proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) "Set 2" rule, to express strong support for the reallocation of 1 more PR
Following Warren Questions on His Work Tied to U.K.-Sanctioned Russian Company Evraz, McFerran Withdraws Nomination to Be VP at Export-Import Bank (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Following Warren Questions on His Work Tied to U.K.-Sanctioned Russian Company Evraz, McFerran Withdraws Nomination to be VP at Export-Import Bank
"You joined the Evraz subsidiary called East Metals AG...a year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and attempted annexation of Crimea. Evraz describes East Metals AG ... as its 'sole distribution channel' more PR
Gallego, Senate Dems Take Action to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Gallego, Senate Dems Take Action to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs
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Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, legislation that prevents the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Spec more PR
Gillibrand Blasts New York House Republicans For Turning Their Backs On New Yorkers As Trump Administration Relentlessly Attacks State (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand Blasts New York House Republicans For Turning Their Backs On New Yorkers As Trump Administration Relentlessly Attacks State
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Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to New York's Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to stand up to President Trump's politically motivated attacks on New York State. The senator warned that the Trump administration's deliberate actions against the State of more PR
Goldman Joins New York Democratic Delegation in Urging the Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Goldman Joins New York Democratic Delegation in Urging the Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits
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Letter Follows the Trump Administration's Directive Allowing SNAP Benefits to Expire for 3 Million New Yorkers in Less Than 2 Days
Read the Letter Here (link is external)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today joined New York's entire Democratic congressional delegation in writing to President Trump and U.S. Depa more PR
Goodlander Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Family Planning Program Staff (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Goodlander Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Family Planning Program Staff
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Berlin, N.H. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined 100 of her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy encouraging the Trump Administration to reinstate workers at the Office of Population Affairs (OPA), who were fired on October 15. OPA administers key programs like Title X, which provid more PR
Grassley, Hassan Take Aim at Counterfeit Pill Production (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Grassley, Hassan Take Aim at Counterfeit Pill Production
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) this week reintroduced legislation to stem the flow of counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine and other dangerous substances.
The bipartisan Stop Pills that Kill Act would implement new penalties and close a sentencing loophol more PR
Griffith Statement on Protecting Ninth District Cattlemen (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Griffith Statement on Protecting Ninth District Cattlemen
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As more details emerge of a potential trade deal that increases imports of Argentinian beef into U.S. markets, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
"While I respect the Trump Administration's commitment to lowering costs for American consumers, the reason that beef prices have gone up is because of the rise in demand for American-grown beef. Americ more PR
Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed New Mexico Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed New Mexico Families
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The Trump Administration is required by law to use available federal funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing during Trump's government shutdown
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, cosponsored the Keep SNAP and WIC Fu more PR
Heinrich, Lujan Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump's Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump's Shutdown
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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 Democrats' legislation to ensure all federal employees more PR
Hirono, Colleagues Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono, Colleagues Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and 8 colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for answers regarding its use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Air Operations (IAO) as part of its mass deport more PR
Horsford: Pausing SNAP Despite Emergency Fund is a Choice (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Horsford: Pausing SNAP Despite Emergency Fund is a Choice
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging her to use the $6 billion contingency fund for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) before benefits end on November 1st for more than 42 million vulnerable Americans.
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House Small Business Committee Chairman Williams Issues Commentary to Washington Reporter: Every Five Minutes, Democrats Fail Main Street (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Reporter:
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Every Five Minutes, Democrats Fail Main Street
"Somewhere in America, a small business owner is checking their email, waiting for an approval for their loan that is not coming. Another is checking their payroll, trying to decide if they can make it another day without Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance or whether they will be forced to close their doors. Plans are s more PR
Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Express Support for Governor's Action to Provide Food Support to Marylanders (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer, Maryland Delegation Members Express Support for Governor's Action to Provide Food Support to Marylanders
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement on Govern more PR
Huffman, Pallone, Padilla, Booker Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Huffman, Pallone, Padilla, Booker Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities
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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) and House Energy and C more PR
ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Sounds Alarm on Voter Suppression As Trump's Attacks on the Right to Vote Mount (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Sounds Alarm on Voter Suppression As Trump's Attacks on the Right to Vote Mount
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[WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor yesterday slamming the Trump Administration's continued efforts to suppress voters and attack the right to vote itselfincluding rigging election maps, intimidating election officials, and undermining the Voting Rights Act. Blumen more PR
ICYMI: Rep. Evans, Seven House GOP Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump Following Reports of Potential Beef Imports from Argentina (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Rep. Evans, Seven House GOP Colleagues Send Letter to President Trump Following Reports of Potential Beef Imports from Argentina
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In case you missed it... Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO) and seven of his House Republican colleagues sent a letter to President Trump urging him to give American producers an opportunity to meet increased demand following reports that the United States may increase beef imports from Argentina.
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ICYMI: Senator Mullin Slams Democrats' Hypocritical Hostage Negotiations, Shares Personal Story (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Senator Mullin Slams Democrats' Hypocritical Hostage Negotiations, Shares Personal Story
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Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), joined Fox News' "America's Newsroom" with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino. The Senator discussed his personal experience with SNAP along with the Democrats continuing to play games with the American people through Chuck Schumer's shutdown.
Senator Mullin has also been sharing regul more PR
ICYMI: Warnock confronts USDA IG nominee on past record (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Warnock confronts USDA IG nominee on past record
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Video of the exchange reached over 400,000 views across social media platforms overnight
In the exchange, Senator Reverend Warnock grills Trump nom on his characterization that now eliminated federal food bank funding was a "slush fund"
Senator Reverend Warnock : " Mr. Walk, do you still stand by your categorization of the emergency food assistance program as a quote slush fund... more PR
In Response to Warren Questioning, Trump Administration Nominee Admits China is Undercutting American Farmers Amidst Trump Trade War and Argentina Bailout (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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In Response to Warren Questioning, Trump Administration Nominee Admits China is Undercutting American Farmers Amidst Trump Trade War and Argentina Bailout
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Finance Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, questioned Julie Callahan, Pr more PR
In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Agricultural Competition, Durbin Criticizes Trump Administration For Prioritizing South America Over American Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Agricultural Competition, Durbin Criticizes Trump Administration For Prioritizing South America Over American Farmers
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, delivered opening remarks in today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Pressure more PR
In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Questions Fertilizer And Seed Companies About High Costs For Illinois Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Questions Fertilizer And Seed Companies About High Costs For Illinois Farmers
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned witnesses in today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Pressure Cooker: Competition Issues in the Seed & more PR
Kaine Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End Trump's Global Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to End Trump's Global Tariffs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) tariffs on global imports. The vote came s more PR
Kaine, Colleagues Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine, Colleagues Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that the Senate will vote today on their bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs and restore congressional authority over trade.
The binding measure woul more PR
Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar, Warner, & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar, Warner, & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) ta more PR
Kelly Backs Bipartisan Efforts to Keep SNAP and WIC Funded During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Kelly Backs Bipartisan Efforts to Keep SNAP and WIC Funded During Shutdown
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The Trump administration is required by law to use billions in available funding to keep SNAP benefits flowing in November; USDA's own guidance confirmed its authority to use available funds during a shutdown
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly is backing bipartisan efforts to ensure Arizonans continue receiving benefits that allow them to put food on the table during the governmen more PR
King Questions Strategic Command Nominee on President's Missile Test Claims (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King Questions Strategic Command Nominee on President's Missile Test Claims
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today questioned Vice Admiral Richard Correll, nominee for the rank of Navy Admiral and to serve as Commander of United States Strategic Command, on whether foreign adversaries Russia and China are in the process of testing nuclear weapons. The hearing comes the more PR
King-Backed Legislation Would Keep Maine Families Fed During Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King-Backed Legislation Would Keep Maine Families Fed During Government Shutdown
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today cosponsored new legislation that would prevent the Trump administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the government shutdown. The Keep SNAP and WIC more PR
Klobuchar Delivers Floor Remarks Ahead of Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Canada Tariff Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Klobuchar Delivers Floor Remarks Ahead of Senate Passage of the Bipartisan Canada Tariff Resolution
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WATCH KLOBUCHAR'S REMARKS HERE.
WASHINGTON On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar delivered remarks advocating for bipartisan legislation to overturn President Trump's tariffs on Canada imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA). The legislation was passed with bipartisan support by a 50-46 vote.
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Klobuchar, Kaine, Paul, Warner Bipartisan Bill Challenging President Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Klobuchar, Kaine, Paul, Warner Bipartisan Bill Challenging President Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate
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WATCH A CLIP OF KLOBUCHAR'S REMARKS HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's ta more PR
Krishnamoorthi Calls on Trump Administration to Address Reports of Russian Military Support for China Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Krishnamoorthi Calls on Trump Administration to Address Reports of Russian Military Support for China Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), to more PR
Krishnamoorthi Warns Against Taiwan Concessions as Trump Prepares to Meet Xi Amid Continued PLA Incursions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Krishnamoorthi Warns Against Taiwan Concessions as Trump Prepares to Meet Xi Amid Continued PLA Incursions
Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued the more PR
Larsen Releases Statement on Senate Vote on Canadian Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Larsen Releases Statement on Senate Vote on Canadian Tariffs
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Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the Senate voted 50-46 to strike down tariffs on Canada yesterday evening:
"When the President stokes tensions with our Canadian neighbors, families in Northwest Washington state pay the price. The President's pointless trade war has destroyed local businesses and driven up costs for the people I repre more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to find a bipartisan spending agreement to end the shutdown, protect the healthcare of the American people and restore th more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to find a bipartisan spending agreement to end the shutdown, protect the healthcare of the American people and restore the nutritional assistance t more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and lower costs as Republicans continue pushing forward their unprecedented cuts to healthcare and nutritional assistance.
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and lower costs as Republicans continue pushing forward their unprecedented cuts to healthcare and nutritional assistance.
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS THE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN GOES HUNGRY" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS THE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN GOES HUNGRY"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are choosing to rip nutritional assistance and healthcare from the American people, Democrats will continue to fight to end the shutdown and support everyday Americans.
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Lofgren Joins Over 100 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Lofgren Joins Over 100 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), led over 100 lawmakers in demanding (link is external) more PR
Lujan Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families
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President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like."
The Trump administration is required by law to use billions in available f more PR
Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Blocking Effort to Keep Nutrition Assistance Programs Running During Trump Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Blocking Effort to Keep Nutrition Assistance Programs Running During Trump Shutdown
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PHOTO: USDA's Now-Deleted Guidance Confirming Its Authority to use Available Funds During a Shutdown
Lujan Led Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding For SNAP
VIDEO : Lujan on the Senate Floor Highlighting Urgent Need to Pass his Legislation to Keep Hun more PR
Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Reverse Their Own Position and Illegally Withhold Food Benefits from Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Reverse Their Own Position and Illegally Withhold Food Benefits from Americans
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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 the following statement regarding the Trump admini more PR
Lujan, Heinrich Lead Call for Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Favoring Beef from Argentina (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Heinrich Lead Call for Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Favoring Beef from Argentina
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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 Mexico cattle producers.
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Markey Joins Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Elfreth to Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey Joins Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Elfreth to Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military
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Washington (October 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) to introduce legislation, The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, that would require the Department of Education to more PR
Markey Joins Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues to Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey Joins Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues to Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees
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Washington (October 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J more PR
Maryland Delegation Members Express Support for Governor's Action to Provide Food Support to Marylanders (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Delegation Members Express Support for Governor's Action to Provide Food Support to Marylanders
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on Governor Moore's decision to declare a state of emergency in order to support Mar more PR
Merkley, Wyden Joint Statement on Republicans' Attempt to Overturn Northern Spotted Owl Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Wyden Joint Statement on Republicans' Attempt to Overturn Northern Spotted Owl Protections
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Oregon Senators Opposed Republican Effort Overturning Barred Owl Management Plan
Washington, DC - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following joint statement after opposing a procedural vote on a measure on the Senate floor to disapprove and overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to manage the barred o more PR
Merkley, Wyden Joint Statement on Republicans' Attempt to Overturn Northern Spotted Owl Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Merkley, Wyden Joint Statement on Republicans' Attempt to Overturn Northern Spotted Owl Protections
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Oregon Senators Opposed Republican Effort Overturning Barred Owl Management Plan
Washington, DC - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued the following joint statement after opposing a procedural vote on a measure on the Senate floor to disapprove and overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to manage the barred owls more PR
Messmer Joins Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Hoosier Farm Tour (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Messmer Joins Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Hoosier Farm Tour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) joined Indiana congressional delegation members, Indiana state officials, and Hoosier agriculture leaders in hosting the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, for a farm tour in Indiana.
" Indiana leads the nation in agricultural production and innovation, " said Rep. Messmer. " It is an honor to host the Secretary in t more PR
Moolenaar: President's Trip Secures Agreements on Critical Minerals; Makes Progress for Farmers and the Fight Against Fentanyl (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Moolenaar: President's Trip Secures Agreements on Critical Minerals; Makes Progress for Farmers and the Fight Against Fentanyl
Today, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea:
"In a suc more PR
Mullin Laments Day 30 of the Schumer Shutdown Ahead of Critical Nov. 1st Funding Cliff (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Mullin Laments Day 30 of the Schumer Shutdown Ahead of Critical Nov. 1st Funding Cliff
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released the following statement marking Day 30 of the Schumer Shutdown. As a reminder, Oklahomans are facing a critical funding cliff on Saturday, November 1 st, 2025 after Senate Democrats blocked the thirteenth bipartisan attempt to re-open the federal government this week.
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Murkowski Seeks to Reassert Congressional Power over Foreign Trade and Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Murkowski Seeks to Reassert Congressional Power over Foreign Trade and Tariffs
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Washington, DC This week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined a majority of her colleagues in voting to reassert congressional authority over foreign trade and to terminate the President's emergency declarations to place tariffs on Canada, Brazil, and other countries.
This vote series follows Senator Murkowski joining her colleagues in filing an amicus brief w more PR
Murphy: Trump Is Allowing Children To Go Hungry To Protect Billionaires' Tax Cuts (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy: Trump Is Allowing Children To Go Hungry To Protect Billionaires' Tax Cuts
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WASHINGTONU.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in a press conference to hammer the Trump administration's refusal to use a $5 billion emergency Supplemental Nutrition more PR
N.M. Delegation Welcomes State Government's Plan to Fund New Mexicans' SNAP Benefits During Trump's Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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N.M. Delegation Welcomes State Government's Plan to Fund New Mexicans' SNAP Benefits During Trump's Shutdown
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N.M. Delegation also renews their call for Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats to negotiate a government funding deal that lowers the cost of health care and ensures New Mexicans don't go hungry because of Trump's inability to lead
WASHINGTON As over 450,000 New Mexicans were about to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assist more PR
N.M. DELEGATION WELCOMES STATE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO FUND NEW MEXICANS' SNAP BENEFITS DURING TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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N.M. DELEGATION WELCOMES STATE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO FUND NEW MEXICANS' SNAP BENEFITS DURING TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN
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N.M. Delegation also renews their call for Congressional Republicans to work with Democrats to negotiate a government funding deal that lowers the cost of health care and ensures New Mexicans don't go hungry because of Trump's inability to lead
WASHINGTON As over 450,000 New Mexicans were about to lose Supplemental Nutrition more PR
New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to reinstate a $5 million grant to Brayton Energy, a New Hampshire-base more PR
Newhouse Statement on Firing of Jon Wyss from FSA (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Newhouse Statement on Firing of Jon Wyss from FSA
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement on the firing of Jon Wyss, State Executive Director, Washington State Farm Service Agency (FSA).
"Jon Wyss has dedicated his career to helping farmers in Washington state, and he has been an asset in making sure we are a leader in the U.S. agriculture industry," said Rep. Newhouse. "His experience, relationsh more PR
NH Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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NH Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding
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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in a letter urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to reinstate a $5 million grant to Brayton Energy, a New Hampshire-based small business that specializes in the more PR
Ocasio-Cortez, Riley Lead Entire NY Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Ocasio-Cortez, Riley Lead Entire NY Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits
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Letter follows the Trump Administration's directive to let SNAP benefits expire for three million New Yorkers (link is external) in less than 2 days
Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Josh Riley (NY-19) led New York's entire Democratic congressional delegation in writin more PR
Padilla, Booker, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Booker, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
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Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) and more PR
Pelosi Joins Congressional Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Pelosi Joins Congressional Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases
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Washington, D.C. Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined over 100 lawmakers in demanding (link is external) President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases (link is external) in U.S. federal waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the more PR
Ramirez Statement on the Politically Motivated Indictment of Public Officials, Organizers, Congressional Candidates (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Ramirez Statement on the Politically Motivated Indictment of Public Officials, Organizers, Congressional Candidates
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CHICAGO, IL Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after six public officials, organizers, and congressional candidates were indicted by Trump's Department of Justice for protesting ICE's unlawful activity at Broadview Processing Center in Illinois.
"If it sounds like authoritarianism, mov more PR
Ranking Member Cantwell Asks Again: Where is Chairman Carr? (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Ranking Member Cantwell Asks Again: Where is Chairman Carr?
Senator delivers opening statement at second Republican hearing on government attacks on the First Amendment--featuring anyone but key witness
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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the below opening statement at the more PR
Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Trump Administration's Aviation Roundtable (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Trump Administration's Aviation Roundtable
Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement after the conclusion of the Trump administration's air traffic control roundtable.
"Democrats support air traffic controllers and aviation safety te more PR
Ranking Member Markey Calls on Congress to Back Main Street, Reject Trump's Reckless Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Ranking Member Markey Calls on Congress to Back Main Street, Reject Trump's Reckless Tariffs
RM Markey: Small businesses are fed up with Trump's illegal actions
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Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor to highlight the devastating impact Trump's economic policies are having on American small business more PR
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Trump Admin Cover-Up, From Camp Bryan Prison Warden (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Trump Admin Cover-Up, from Camp Bryan Prison Warden
Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Dr. Tanisha Hall, Warden of the Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Ghislaine Maxwell is currently incarcerated, to demand an more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Calls for President Trump to Maintain U.S. Force Posture in Romania (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Calls for President Trump to Maintain U.S. Force Posture in Romania
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following reports that the U.S. will reduce its troop presence in Romania by nearly half.
"This is a deeply misguided move that undercuts our efforts to press more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Condemns President Trump's Announcement of Resumption of Nuclear Testing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Condemns President Trump's Announcement of Resumption of Nuclear Testing
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement expressing grave concern at President Trump's reported direction to the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing:
"This is a very dangerous and reckles more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Meeting With President Xi in Seoul (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Meeting with President Xi in Seoul
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following President Trump's meeting with President Xi in Seoul, South Korea.
"Art of the Deal this was not. President Trump's much-heralded meeting with Preside more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Historically Low Refugee Cap (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Historically Low Refugee Cap
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Chris Murp more PR
Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Unlawful Refugee Cap (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Unlawful Refugee Cap
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Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2025)Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Sen. Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee o more PR
Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Unlawful Refugee Cap (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla Condemn Trump Administration's Unlawful Refugee Cap
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Sen. Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Alex Padill more PR
Rap Sheet: President Trump and Russ Vought are Breaking the Law, Stealing From Communities, Usurping Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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RAP SHEET: President Trump and Russ Vought are Breaking the Law, Stealing from Communities, Usurping Congress
**NEW RESOURCE** Trump and Vought's litany of abuses violate the law and deprive American communities of crucial resources
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Since the day they took office, President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought have been breaking the law, more PR
Raskin, Colleagues Question Trump White House Ballroom's Compliance with Federal Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Raskin, Colleagues Question Trump White House Ballroom's Compliance with Federal Law
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led 59 of his congressional colleagues in a letter to President Trump demanding a halt to his White House ballroom "vanity project" until the president can demonstrate how his demolition of the East Wing complies with federal law.
"We oppose you taking a wrecking ball to your temporary residence without adv more PR
Reed Warns Trump's Politicization of the Military Breaks 250 Years of Tradition (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed Warns Trump's Politicization of the Military Breaks 250 Years of Tradition
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a floor speech condemning President Trump's efforts to politicize the U.S. military and turn it into a partisan instrument. Reed warned that Trump's actionsincluding holding campaign-style rallies on military bases, firing senior officers for p more PR
Rep. Frankel Leads Florida Democrats Urging State to Join Lawsuit Demanding Trump's Release of Emergency SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Frankel Leads Florida Democrats Urging State to Join Lawsuit Demanding Trump's Release of Emergency SNAP Funding
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Today, Representative Lois Frankel, joined by all Florida House Democrats, sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to join 26 states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's refusal to release $6 billion in contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program more PR
Rep. Gomez Convenes Digital Creators and Influencers for Briefing on Ongoing Republican Government Shutdown and Soaring Health Care Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Gomez Convenes Digital Creators and Influencers for Briefing on Ongoing Republican Government Shutdown and Soaring Health Care Costs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Just two days before the start of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and Republicans' cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) take effect, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) convened social media influencers and digital creators for a virtual briefing to discuss where th more PR
Rep. Kelly condemns Trump's decision to unlawfully withhold SNAP benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Kelly condemns Trump's decision to unlawfully withhold SNAP benefits
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CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump administration's decision to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, despite being legally required to fund SNAP benefits through November.
"While President Trump is building a $300 million ballroom to host luxurious dinners with his billionaire buddies and bailing out Argentina to a tu more PR
Rep. Panetta Convenes Local Leaders to Discuss Ways to Reject Administration's Leasing Plans for Offshore Oil Extraction (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Panetta Convenes Local Leaders to Discuss Ways to Reject Administration's Leasing Plans for Offshore Oil Extraction
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Santa Cruz, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta convened community leaders in opposition to the Administration's leaked Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program Draft Proposal, which would open up the California coast to new offshore oil and gas drilling and seabed mining.
"Our ocean more PR
Rep. Panetta Urges Admin to Reconsider H-1B Visa Position, Reaffirm Relationship with India (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Panetta Urges Admin to Reconsider H-1B Visa Position, Reaffirm Relationship with India
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San Jose, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta led his colleagues in a letter to the President, urging him to reconsider his September 19th proclamation on H-1B visas in light of the decision's potentially negative impacts on the U.S.-India relationship.
"The H-1B visa program is an important part of why the United States continues to lead more PR
Rep. Pfluger Statement on Trump Administration's Biosimilar Announcement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Pfluger Statement on Trump Administration's Biosimilar Announcement
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WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's biosimilar announcement.
"Today's announcement to make biosimilar development faster and less costly is a major victory in the fight to lower prescription drug prices and expand access for all Americans. As Secretary Kennedy noted, 'Parents ar more PR
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents
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NEW FROM KFF : ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay
WATCH : Senator Murray's more PR
Republican Shutdown Day 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring Their Own Constituents (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents
NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES: Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
NEW FROM KFF: ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See S more PR
Ricketts Issues Statement Following Trump's Successful Asia Trip, Trade Negotiations with Xi Jinping (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts Issues Statement Following Trump's Successful Asia Trip, Trade Negotiations with Xi Jinping
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement following President Trump's trip to Asia:
"Throughout his Asia trip, President Trump has secured great trade deals for America. Despite the president's deal with Communist China, we must continue to diversify our trading partners. We shouldn't be depen more PR
Ricketts: Republicans Are "Continuing the Business of Governing -- Even If The Democrats Aren't" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts: Republicans Are "Continuing the Business of Governing -- Even If The Democrats Aren't"
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) expressed his commitment to continue delivering for Nebraskans, despite the Schumer Shutdown. Ricketts made the comments during his regular conference call with Nebraska media.
Watch the video here.
" While on-duty people work without pay, Republicans keep voting on the only biparti more PR
Rogers and Wicker: We Strongly Oppose the Pentagon's Decision to Scale Back the U.S. Troop Presence in Romania (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release:
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Rogers and Wicker: We strongly oppose the Pentagon's decision to scale back the U.S. troop presence in Romania
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement expressing concern with the Pentagon's announcement that it will discontinue the rotational more PR
Rosen, Cortez Masto Demand Trump Administration End Extreme and Dangerous Immigration Enforcement Activities Near Schools (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen, Cortez Masto Demand Trump Administration End Extreme and Dangerous Immigration Enforcement Activities Near Schools
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WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration take immediate action to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stops conducting aggressive, extreme, and dangerous civil enforcemen more PR
Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government
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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and members of the New York Republican delegation to discuss the pain Democrats are inflicting on the American people out of fear of their far-left base. Leader Scalise highlighted m more PR
Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and members of the New York Republican delegation to discuss the pain Democrats are inflicting on the American people out of fear of their far-left base. Leader Scalise highlighted m more PR
Schumer, Gillibrand Demand The Trump Administration Stop Cruelly Denying SNAP Benefits, And Push To Fully Fund SNAP & WIC To Stop GOP-Manufactured Hunger Crisis During Trump Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Schumer, Gillibrand Demand The Trump Administration Stop Cruelly Denying SNAP Benefits, And Push To Fully Fund SNAP & WIC To Stop GOP-Manufactured Hunger Crisis During Trump Shutdown
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Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Rely On SNAP To Put Food On The Table, But Trump Is Now Denying Funding, Despite His Own USDA Saying They Could Keep Funds Flowing
Schumer and Gillibrand are pushing for legislation that would make sure SNAP & WIC continue uninte more PR
Scott Joins Budd in Advocating for U.S. Tobacco Farmers Ahead of President Trump's Trade Meeting with China (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Scott Joins Budd in Advocating for U.S. Tobacco Farmers Ahead of President Trump's Trade Meeting with China
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WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Representative David Rouzer (R-N.C.-07) in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging President Trump to prioritize flue-cured tobacco in his trade negotiations with China ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi. In the letter, the legislators more PR
Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule (link is external) restricting access to Public Service Loan For more PR
Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release:
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Scott Statement on the Trump Administration Politicizing Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Education released a final rule restricting access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
"Public service loan forgiveness was created as a bip more PR
Senate Democrats Probe "Pay-to-Play Corruption" Behind Trump's Privately Funded White House Ballroom (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Senate Democrats Probe "Pay-to-Play Corruption" Behind Trump's Privately Funded White House Ballroom
Today, the top Democrats on the three committees with jurisdiction over the White House and its construction projects are launching an investigation into the corruption and dark money influence behind the financing of Trump's new ballroom. As has been rep more PR
Senate Judiciary Democrats Probe Trump $230 Million Settlement Claims Before Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Senate Judiciary Democrats Probe Trump $230 Million Settlement Claims Before Justice Department
The Senators highlight another attempt by Trump to weaponize his power for personal financial gain, as well as the inescapable conflicts of interest at DOJ in assessing these claims
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Senate Judic more PR
Senate Nullifies Biden-era Lock-Up of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Senate Nullifies Biden-era Lock-Up of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve
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Washington, DC The U.S. Senate, by a vote of 52 to 45, today passed Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration's restrictive 2022 Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) Record of Decision (ROD) for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
The Biden more PR
Senate Rescinds Biden-era Lock-Up of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Senate Rescinds Biden-era Lock-Up of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve
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WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate, by a vote of 52 to 45, today passed Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski's (both R-Alaska) joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration's restrictive 2022 Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) Record of Decision (ROD) for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
The Biden-era more PR
Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Bill to Reimburse States for Funding SNAP During the Republican Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Bill to Reimburse States for Funding SNAP During the Republican Shutdown
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today introduced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits and Compensation for Keep-Up (SNAP BACK) Act. The bill would retroactively reimburse states that use state funding to admin more PR
Senator Marshall Op-ed: If You Can't Read the Road Signs, You Shouldn't Be Driving (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall Op-ed: If You Can't Read the Road Signs, You Shouldn't Be Driving
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Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in Newsweek, writing about his bill, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Proficiency Act, which addresses the alarming increase in fatal crashes involving drivers who cannot read or speak English and would require those applying to operate CMVs to be tested for English proficiency b more PR
Senator Marshall: Kansas Farmers Make Money When We Turn Soybeans into Bacon & Corn into Beef (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall: Kansas Farmers Make Money When We Turn Soybeans into Bacon & Corn into Beef
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Senator Marshall Questions Nominees at Senate Finance Hearing
Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned nominees, including, Deputy Commissioner Social Security nominee, Arjun Mody, Deputy United States Trade Representative nominee, Jeffrey Goettman, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, nominee, Julie Callahan, and more PR
Senator Marshall: One of the Most Successful Presidential Trips in U.S. History (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall: One of the Most Successful Presidential Trips in U.S. History
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Senator Marshall Joins RFD-TV to Discuss China, Trade, Tariffs, & The Schumer Shutdown
Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined RFD-TV's Market Day Report to discuss President Trump's trip to Asia, the trade deals he secured, whether China will honor the agreements being made, the impact of tariffs, and the ongoing Schumer Shut more PR
Senator Marshall: Our Farmers are Doing Backflips (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall: Our Farmers are Doing Backflips
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Senator Marshall Joins the Brian Kilmeade Show Live to Discuss the Schumer Shutdown & Trump's Historic Win for Farmers
Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined the Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio to discuss the repercussions of the Schumer Shutdown as November 1 st approaches, Democrats' Unaffordable Care Act, and President Trump's soybean deal follow more PR
Senator Marshall: When Republicans Stick Together, We Win (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Senator Marshall: When Republicans Stick Together, We Win
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Senator Marshall Joins Newsmax to Discuss The Schumer Shutdown, Democrat Extremism, & the Affordable Care Act
Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Chris Salcedo on Newsmax's Chris Salcedo Show to discuss how President Trump and the Republican Party's polling numbers have improved since the government shutdown began, why Democrats are retreatin more PR
Senator Schmitt Questions Witnesses about the Biden Administration's Efforts to Censor Conservatives (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Senator Schmitt Questions Witnesses about the Biden Administration's Efforts to Censor Conservatives
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Biden Admin Pressured Big Tech to Censor Conservatives During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questioned witnesses about the Biden administration's pervasive efforts to pressure tech companies to censor protected speech, deplatform conservatives, and remove and demote so-calle more PR
Senator Warren Statement on Upcoming FOMC Decision (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Senator Warren Statement on Upcoming FOMC Decision
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement:
"The Fed is meeting to set interest rates, and they'll have to do it without a full picture of what's really happening to workers and families -- and as priv more PR
Sens. McCormick, Gallego Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Nitazene Trafficking (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Sens. McCormick, Gallego Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Nitazene Trafficking
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Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today introduced the Nitazene Control Act. The bipartisan legislation works to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, closing loopholes that traffickers exploit by making slight chemical changes to evade enforcement.
Senators McCormick and Gal more PR
Shaheen Leads New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Letter Urging Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Shaheen Leads New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Letter Urging Trump Administration to Reinstate Cancelled Energy Funding
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U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), alongside U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), are urging Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought to reinstate a $5 million grant to Brayton Energy, a New Hampshire- more PR
Shaheen, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to End Trump's Global Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Shaheen, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to End Trump's Global Tariffs
Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, applauded the Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump's global tar more PR
Smith Hails Economic Cooperation with Japan and South Korea (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Smith Hails Economic Cooperation with Japan and South Korea
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Washington, D.C. - Today Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chair and Co-Chair of the U.S.-Japan Caucus Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced increased economic cooperation with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung.
"Months of diligent work by President Trump and Ambassador Jamieson Greer a more PR
Smith Statement on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut: "Trump Boom Shouldn't Be Undermined by Too-high Interest Rates." (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Smith Statement on Federal Reserve Interest Rate Cut: "Trump boom shouldn't be undermined by too-high interest rates."
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to lower the benchmark rate by 25 basis points:
"Today's rate cut is another important and welcome move from the Federal more PR
Smith, Reed Condemn Trump Administration Decision to Reduce U.S. Forces in Europe Amid Russia's War in Ukraine (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release:
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Smith, Reed Condemn Trump Administration Decision to Reduce U.S. Forces in Europe Amid Russia's War in Ukraine
U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's decision to reduce U.S. forces in more PR
Speaker Johnson: Republicans Have Voted 14 Times to Fully Fund SNAP and Food Assistance Benefits, While Congressional Democrats Have Rejected Every Opportunity (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: Republicans Have Voted 14 Times to Fully Fund SNAP and Food Assistance Benefits, While Congressional Democrats Have Rejected Every Opportunity
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WASHINGTON This afternoon, Speaker Johnson appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss how Congressional Democrats have had 14 opportunities to fully fund SNAP and WIC benefits for American families but have refused each oppor more PR
Speaker Johnson: Republicans Have Voted 14 Times to Fully Fund SNAP and Food Assistance Benefits, While Congressional Democrats Have Rejected Every Opportunity (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson: Republicans Have Voted 14 Times to Fully Fund SNAP and Food Assistance Benefits, While Congressional Democrats Have Rejected Every Opportunity
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WASHINGTON This afternoon, Speaker Johnson appeared on CNN's Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Fox News' The Story with Martha MacCallum to discuss how Congressional Democrats have had 14 opportunities to fully fund SNAP and WIC benefits for American families but have re more PR
Statement From Senator Warren on the Federal Reserve's Reported 30% Staff Cuts on Supervisory and Regulatory Team (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Statement from Senator Warren on the Federal Reserve's Reported 30% Staff Cuts on Supervisory and Regulatory Team
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on reported 30% staff cuts at the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulatory te more PR
Thune Joins Squawk Box on CNBC (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune Joins Squawk Box on CNBC
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WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC's Squawk Box.
On Congress' responsibility to fund the government:
"I've lived through several government shutdowns in my time here. Nobody wins. And if there's anything about it, it's just the stupidity of it. This is something we ought to be able to work out. It's simply f more PR
Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 30 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 30
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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, Democrats are grasping at straws these days.
"The other day the Democrat leader came to the floor and tried to reboot the notion that the clean CR sitting before us here in the Senate is a partisan CR.
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Tillis Introduces Discussion Draft on Legislation to Ban Politically Motivated De-banking (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Tillis Introduces Discussion Draft on Legislation to Ban Politically Motivated De-banking
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced a discussion draft of the Ensuring Fair Access to Banking Act, legislation that seeks to prevent the denial of banking services for politically motivated reasons. Specifically, the legislation guards against both regulator and financial institution-initiated de-banking by establishing a st more PR
Trump Nominee to Oversee U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Agrees with Warren: Cost Transparency is Crucial for National Security (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Trump Nominee to Oversee U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Agrees with Warren: Cost Transparency is Crucial for National Security
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Warren also sounds alarm on Trump call to resume nuclear weapons testing
Warren: "The President may have launched us on a path of a new arms race when he announced that we should base our testing of nuclear weapons on what other countries, including states like North Korea, do to terrorize the world."
Video of Exchang more PR
Tuberville Discusses Ways to Ensure America Continues Leading in Biotech Innovation (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville Discusses Ways to Ensure America Continues Leading in Biotech Innovation
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Lowell Schiller, Nonresident Senior Scholar at the USC Schaeffer Institute, John Crowley, President and CEO of Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and Josh Makower, Yock Family Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering at Stanford University, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and more PR
Tuberville Nominates Charlie Kirk for The Garden of American Heroes (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville Nominates Charlie Kirk for The Garden of American Heroes
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined his Republican colleagues in nominating Charlie Kirk to be included in the National Garden of American Heroes for his historic contributions to the nation.
The Garden of American Heroes is a sculpture garden proposed by President Trump in his first term to honor "great figures of America's history." It's set to more PR
University of California Health Policy Researcher Feldman Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by William B. Feldman, a health policy researcher at the University of California, from an Oct. 23, 2025, hearing entitled "The 340B Program: Examining Its Growth and Impact on Patients":
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Summary of major points
1. Reform of the 340B Drug Pricing Program is needed.
* The program was created in 1992 to help safety net hospitals stretch scarce federal resources in providing care to underserved patient populations.
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Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees
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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were joined by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Alex Padill more PR
Video: Blumenthal & Veterans Service Organizations Slam Dangerous Narrative that VA's Disability Compensation Process is 'Too Generous' at Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Video: Blumenthal & Veterans Service Organizations Slam Dangerous Narrative that VA's Disability Compensation Process is 'Too Generous' at Hearing
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today focused on examining the veterans' disability compensation process at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal joined advocates from Veterans Service Organizations in pushing back on r more PR
VIDEO: Rosen Slams Trump's Reckless Comments About Restarting Nuclear Testing During Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Rosen Slams Trump's Reckless Comments About Restarting Nuclear Testing During Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during a confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee for the nominee to be Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) slammed President Trump for his reckless plans to resume explosive nuclear weapons testing on Ameri more PR
VIDEO: Senator Lujan Takes SNAP Fight National, Calls Out Republicans for Blocking Food Assistance Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Senator Lujan Takes SNAP Fight National, Calls Out Republicans for Blocking Food Assistance Bill
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Source NM : NM U.S. Sen. Lujan leads bill backed by U.S. Senate Democrats
Politico : Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown
NBC : Senate Democrats will bring to the floor a stand-alone funding bill to keep SNAP and WIC... the bill is led by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M.
ABC : Luj more PR
Vindman Leads Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Vindman Leads Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding
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Washington, D.C. Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation including Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Va.-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (Va.-08), Jennifer McClellan (Va.-04), Suhas Subramanyam (Va.-10), and James R. Walkinshaw (Va.-11) in sendi more PR
Walkinshaw, Kaine, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Walkinshaw, Kaine, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), member of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced a resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi's more PR
Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Walkinshaw, Vindman Lead Virginia Delegation Colleagues in Urging Attorney General Jason Miyares to Join Multistate Lawsuit to Protect SNAP Funding
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) today led Democratic members of Virginia's congressional delegation -- including Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), and Suhas Subram more PR
Warner Blasts Trump Administration for Holding Partisan National Security Briefing (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner Blasts Trump Administration for Holding Partisan National Security Briefing
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WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement blasting the Trump administration for holding a partisan military briefing and withholding legally requested information from Democratic senators:
"Shutting Democrats out of a briefing on U.S. military strikes and withholding the legal justification for t more PR
Warner, Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner, Kaine, Paul, Klobuchar & Schumer Legislation Challenging Trump's Tariffs on Canada Passes Senate
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WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate voted 50-46 to pass bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as well as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to challenge President Donald Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) tariffs on more PR
Warnock Grills Trump Nom Who Called Food Bank Funding a "Slush Fund" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Warnock Grills Trump Nom Who Called Food Bank Funding a "Slush Fund"
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Today, Senator Reverend Warnock grilled Trump Administration nominee about his involvement in the Trump Administration's decision to cancel $500 million of funding for food banks in March 2025
Trump Administration nominee did not recall referring to that now-eliminated funding as a "slush fund"
The Atlanta Community Food Bank, who was directly impacted by the $500 mill more PR
Warren Calls for McFerran to Resign From Export-Import Bank Given Ties to U.K.-Sanctioned Russian Company Evraz (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Warren Calls for McFerran to Resign from Export-Import Bank Given Ties to U.K.-Sanctioned Russian Company Evraz
Following Warren's questions, McFerran withdrew his nomination to be VP at EXIM Bank
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At a nomination hearing for four Trump Administration nominees, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing more PR
Warren, Sanders, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Executive Order Exposing Americans' Retirement Plans to Risky Private Markets and Crypto (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Warren, Sanders, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Executive Order Exposing Americans' Retirement Plans to Risky Private Markets and Crypto
"This is dangerous and could lead to financial harm for millions of Americans as the cost of groceries, health care, and housing continues to skyrocket."
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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Membe more PR
Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security, Veterans Affairs Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Expand Social Security, Veterans Affairs Benefits
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Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act would increase benefits by $200 per month for six months, offering relief while costs rise due to Trump's chaotic tariffs, Republicans' health care cuts
Bill follows recent cost-of-living adjustment at just $56 per month on average
Bill One-Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (PDF)
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Warren, Van Hollen, Kim Call for Export-Import Bank Officials to Push Back on President Trump's Firing of Bank's Independent Inspector General (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Warren, Van Hollen, Kim Call for Export-Import Bank Officials to Push Back on President Trump's Firing of Bank's Independent Inspector General
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) sent a letter to John Jovanovic, President & more PR
WATCH: Pressley, DWC Demand Trump Administration Unlock SNAP Funding to Feed Women, Children, & Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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WATCH: Pressley, DWC Demand Trump Administration Unlock SNAP Funding to Feed Women, Children, & Families
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"The harm of this Republican shutdown and this administration's policy choices is layered, and it's going to reverberate throughout our schools and communities for years to come."
Video (YouTube)
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) convened to demand Donald Trump fund SNAP, more PR
Welch Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Calls on House to Take Up Final Passage (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Calls on House to Take Up Final Passage
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Bill to reverse Trump's price-hiking global tariffs passed the Senate with bipartisan support
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Tim Ka more PR
Welch Slams Trump's Trade War for Hurting Vermont Farmers: "The market is absolutely destroyed." (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Slams Trump's Trade War for Hurting Vermont Farmers: "The market is absolutely destroyed."
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Welch highlights new bicameral federal legislation to ensure farmers can fix their own equipment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) outlined how President Trump's global trade war has wreaked havoc on the United States' agricultural market and created hardships for farmers across the more PR
Welch-Cosponsored Bipartisan Resolution to Block Trump's Disastrous Tariffs on Canada Passes Out of Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch-Cosponsored Bipartisan Resolution to Block Trump's Disastrous Tariffs on Canada Passes Out of Senate
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Before the vote, Welch slammed Trump's reckless trade war and called on Congress to reassert its authority on trade policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted in favor of a bipartisan resolution to end President Trump's reckless tariffs on Canadian importsa tax on Vermon more PR
Whip Emmer on Fox & Friends: Democrat government shutdown is "starting to become very real" for the American people (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Whip Emmer on Fox & Friends: Democrat government shutdown is "starting to become very real" for the American people
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WASHINGTON - This morning, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Fox & Friends on day 30 of the Democrat government shutdown to discuss the Democrats' continual refusal to reopen the government and the needless pain their political games are inflicting on the American people.
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Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to End Trump's Global Tariffs, Call on House to Take Up Final Passage (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Wyden, Bipartisan Senators Applaud Passage of Bipartisan Resolution to End Trump's Global Tariffs, Call on House to Take Up Final Passage
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Senate passage of his bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs and restore congressional authority over trade.
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Protect U.S. National Security in Trade Negotiations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Protect U.S. National Security in Trade Negotiations
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to protect the national security of the United States and our allies in trade negotiations with China.
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Protect U.S. National Security in Trade Negotiations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Protect U.S. National Security in Trade Negotiations
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to protect the national security of the United States and our allies in trade negotiations with China.
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Wyden, Paul, Schumer, Kaine Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Wyden, Paul, Schumer, Kaine Announce Vote on Bipartisan Effort to Repeal Trump's Global Tariffs, Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced that the Senate will vote today on their bipartisan resolution to repeal Donald Trump's global tariffs and restore congressional authority over trade.
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