WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hassan, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Halt Illegal Actions that will Harm Students with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and 28 Senate colleagues to demand that U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's (DOE) administration and enforcem more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley, California Democratic Congressional Delegation Urge Reversal of Education Department's Diversion of Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Derek Tran (CA-45), and 33 members of the California Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Officials Announce Lawsuit Challenging Trump Restrictions on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program * Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional delegation joined Attorney General William Tong to announce a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which al more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call Out Trump Admin's Illegal Move That Harms Students with Disabilities * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined 29 of his Senate colleagues to press the Trump administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A recent report fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Constituents, Health Professionals Join Senator Markey in Boston to Highlight Impact of Rising Health Insurance Premiums on Massachusetts Communities * Watch: Senator Markey, Health Professionals, Constituents Decry Republican Health Care Shutdown Boston (November 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primar more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Call Out Trump Administration's Illegal Move That Harms Students with Disabilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined 29 of his Senate colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration to halt illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Padilla, Costa, Lofgren, Tran, California Democratic Delegation Criticize Education Department's Diversion of Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, chair of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucus, (both D-Calif.), along with U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.-21), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Costa, Lofgren, Tran, California Democratic Delegation Criticize Education Department's Diversion of Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, chair of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucus, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.-21), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18), and D more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Condemns Trump's Threat to Defy Court Order and Starve Families * PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 4, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement after Donald Trump threatened (link is external) to ignore a federal court order requiring the Trump administration to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the ongoing federal government more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Tran, Costa, Lofgren; Senators Padilla & Schiff Lead California Delegation to Oppose Diversion of Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45), Jim Costa (CA-21), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led the California Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter strongly opposing the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Working to Help Constituents Impacted by the Democrat Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - While Democrats continue their theatrics, forcing government employees to work without pay for a full month and risking programs like SNAP and WIC, Republicans have been working hard to help the people impacted by this prolonged, unnecessary shutdown. Appropriators are having face-to-face conversa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 35 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Are Woke and Weak and They Know It * WASHINGTON On Day 35 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats have abandoned working familie more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 35 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats Are Woke and Weak and They Know It * WASHINGTON On Day 35 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson hosted a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, and House GOP Leadership to discuss how Democrats have abandoned working families in an attempt  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Blast Trump Administration for Illegally Ending Program to Help Students with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they are joining their colleagues in pressing the Trump administration on its illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), w more PR