WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Response from State Dept, Gallego, Pressley, Pettersen Renew Demands for Surge in Aid Infant Formula into Gaza * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) issued the following statement upon receiving a written response from the State Department to their Senate and House letters with over 100 colleague more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Attorneys General Neronha and Tong Join Whitehouse's Podcast to Talk Trump's Illegal Attacks on Offshore Wind and DOJ's Worsening Trouble in Federal Courts * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, late last week released the sixth episode of season two of his podcast, Making the Case. In the new episode, Whiteho more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett-Led Provisions to Authorize and Extend Critical Veteran Service Programs Signed into Law * Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, key provisions Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) led to authorize and extend critical veteran service programs were extended as part of the government funding legislation (H.R. 5371) President Donald Trump signed into law. These provisions, which Barrett introduced in Septe more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Trump's Tariff Retreat * Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade and recently joined Reps. Ro Khanna (D-A), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) in introducing the bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act to repeal President Trump's coffee tariffs, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's repeal of its own tariffs  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: FY25 Southwest Border Apprehensions Hit Lowest Level in Half a Century as Law Enforcement Faces Threats Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest "Border Brief" factsheet, detailing the Trump administration's continued success in securing our borders and the homeland in September and throughout th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Warren, Sanders, Peters Call for Administration to Release Critical Economic Data and Stop Keeping Public, Fed in the Dark About U.S. Economy U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Praises President Trump and First Lady for Supporting Foster Youth After joining President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House for the signing of the Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Executive Order, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: "Through th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Chairmen Joyce and Palmer Send Letter to GAO Requesting Information on Alternatives to Critical Minerals Supply Chain Yesterday, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz, Pfluger Urge DOJ, DHS to Prioritize $11B Reimbursement to Texas for Border Security Costs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) today led a letter with members of the Texas congressional delegation to the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) urging them to prioritize the release of funds set aside in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Urges Court to Uphold Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined 126 members of Congress in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela, a status that protects immigrants fleeing President Nicolas Maduro's regime of violence and instability. more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, 25 Colleagues Applaud Trump Admin's Exclusion of UNRWA from Gaza Peace Process * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) and 24 colleagues in sending a letter applauding President Trump and U.S. Department of State Secretary Mark Rubio for excluding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from the Gaza peace process, citing UNRW more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads Call for Trump Admin to Investigate Potential Chinese Trojan Horse * WASHINGTON - To protect America's national security, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) are leading 20 bipartisan lawmakers in asking the Trump administration to investigate Chinese company TP-Link Technologies and determine if this potential n more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS: Budzinski, Garcia Meet with Immigration Groups Amid Surge in ICE Activity * FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) convened local immigration nonprofit and advocacy organizations to discuss the recent spike in immigration enforcement activity in Central and Southern Illinois. Groups from across Illinois' 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Urge HHS to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * WASHINGTON - As temperatures begin to drop - with snow on the forecast across Northern Arizona next week - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a bipartisan group of 31 Senators called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as swiftly and at more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand And Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Swiftly Release Home Heating Funds * With the federal government shutdown over but utility rates continuing to rise, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan push for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on Final Passage of Funding Bill That Fails to Extend ACA Tax Credits * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement after final passage of a funding bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that hold down health care costs for New Mexico families: "Let's be clear: th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on Senate Vote Against Continuing Resolution that Does Not Include ACA Tax Credit Extension * Heinrich & Lujan: " We voted 'no' today because this 'deal' is one that many New Mexicans literally cannot afford and we will keep working to rein in the affordability crisis that is hurting families in New Mexico and across the country" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Hein more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by T. March Bell, President Trump's nominee to be Health and Human Services inspector general, from an Oct. 29, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Senate Finance Committee. It is an honor to appear before you as President Trump's Nominee for the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). I thank the President and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Secures Critical Funding for IA-02 * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) has secured key investments for Iowa's Second Congressional District in the bipartisan government funding package through the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration (Ag-FDA) appropriations bill. The packagesigned into law by President Donald Trump yesterd more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: Crack the Code 2.0 Supports U.S. Energy Dominance, Helps Secure Future of Coal-Fired Baseload Power * Senator Outlines Efforts to Secure Federal Support for Deploying EOR in North Dakota, Senator Outlines Efforts to Link Coal-Fired Electric Plants to Oil Production in Bakken BISMARCK, N.D. - During the Lignite Energy Council's (LEC) annual meeting today, Senator John Hoeven outlined hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Keating Slam Trump Administration for Removing Sanctions on Pro-Russian Balkan Leader * Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Europe Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Keating sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing strong opposition to the Trump administration's removal of form more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa issued the following information for a hearing entitled "President Trump's redesignation of Nigeria as a 'Country of Particular Concern--CPC': a serious, well-founded wake-up call" at 11 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2025, at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses Panel 1: * The Honorable Jonathan Pratt, Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State * Mr. Jacob McGee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, B more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Restoring Law and Order in High-Crime U.S. Cities" at 2 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2025, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine how Democrat-run cities and their soft-on-crime policies have enabled violent crime to rise unchecked. The hearing will also explore how the Trump-Vance Administration is restoring law and order in some of these cities through the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Republican Appropriators Stood United to End the Longest Shutdown in U.S. History With the enactment of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, into law, House Republicans restored order, reopened the government, and advanced three full-year appropriations b more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted bill to expand access to affordable medications becomes law "With the SMART OTC Act now law, families will have better access to over-the-counter medicines at lower costs--improving health and supporting people across Ohio and the nation." * Sen. Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) bipartisan bill, the Streamlined Market Access and Reform for Therapeutics Over-the-Counter (SMART OTC) Act, became law when Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Tours Kheir Clinic, Highlights Donald Trump's Refusal to Lower Health Care Costs, Ongoing Efforts to Block SNAP Benefits * Los Angeles, CA - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) toured Kheir Clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Koreatown that helps provide health care, affordable housing, and other outreach and services to Bengali, English, Korean, Lat more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: With McKay Coppins, Kelly Speaks Out on Political Violence, Misuse of Military and Masked ICE Agents, and the Need for Responsible Leadership * "To have somebody who is leading this country to focus on that as a mission, to bring us together and unite us and talk about values and what has created this great cohesive country, that would be huge." In case you missed it, in a wide-ranging interv more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott to Fox News: Obamacare is Broken; Let's Fix it to Actually Lower Costs for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott spoke to Fox News about his ideas to fix Obamacare and allow Americans to choose affordable health care that fits their needs as Democrats keep fighting to spend billions of tax dollars to mask the costs of the brok more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * IRAQ WAR VETERAN CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN HOSTS VETERANS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON HONORING HUDSON VALLEY HEROES ON VETERANS DAY * Iraq War Veteran Congressman Pat Ryan Hosts Veterans Appreciation Luncheon Honoring Hudson Valley Heroes on Veterans Day Last weekend, Congressman Pat Ryan hosted more than 100 of his fellow Hudson Valley veterans at the Orange County Veterans Center in celebration of Veterans Da more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Rounds Lead Bipartisan Push for Release of Visas to Support Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) are leading a bipartisan push for the release of supplemental H-2B seasonal employment visas to support small businesses across the United States. In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department of Labor  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Brent Booker, general president of the Laborers' International Union of North America, from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Registered Apprenticeship: Scaling the Workforce for the Future": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, Members of the Committee: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Brent Booker. I am Gen more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Trump Tariff Reversal * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced they would be ending tariffs on certain food products (link is external), including beef, tomatoes, coffee, and bananas. "After telling us he 'didn't want to hear about the affor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Leader Jeffries and Leader Schumer File Joint Amicus Brief Supporting Legal Defense of Attorney General Tish James and Slam Trump & DOJ for "Blatantly Biased Prosecution" * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led an amicus brief in support of the defense of New York Attorney General Tish James in the face of a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS FOR THREE YEARS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN News Central, where he made clear that Democrats will continue working to protect the healthcare of the American people and push back against the corruption and extremism being unleashed by this administration. JOHN more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Statement on New Mexico Legislature's Special Session to Fund Additional Food Benefits for New Mexicans Amid Trump's Shutdown * WASHINGTON 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, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appro more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Keating Slam Trump Administration for Removing Sanctions on Pro-Russian Balkan Leader Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Europe Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Keating sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing strong opposition to the Trump administration's removal of former R more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal Join Entire Senate Democratic Caucus In Demanding Answers From Trump Admin On New "Review" Of Mifepristone Despite Decades Of Evidence Proving Its Safety & Efficacy * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in a le more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Warren, Gillibrand, Smith Lead Senate Democrats in Calling on Trump's HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program, Which Would Force 200,000 People Back Onto the Streets * Washington, D.C. Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources C more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger, Cornyn, Cruz Lead Texas Delegation to Urge DOJ, DHS to Prioritize Texas in Border Reimbursements * WASHINGTON, DC As first reported in The Dallas Morning News, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) led a letter with the entire GOP Texas congressional delegation to the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) urging t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro House Floor Remarks Opposing Republican Health Care Crisis House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the Republican plan to allow health care costs to skyrocket for over 20 million Americans: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Donald Trump's Latest Panicked Attempt to Deflect Involvement with Jeffrey Epstein Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after a series of Truth Social posts by President Donald Trump, where Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Collins, Murkowski & Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * WASHINGTON, DC - The federal government shutdown is over but as utility rates continue to rise, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are leading a bipartisan push for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the L more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Rep. Chris Smith to join Mark Levin on FOX's "Life, Liberty and Levin" to discuss religious persecution of Christians throughout the globe and President Trump's CPC redesignation of Nigeria This Sunday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee and renowned religious freedom advocate, will join Mark Levin on FOX's "Life, Liberty and Levin" t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger's Statement on FY25 Southwest Border Apprehensions Hitting Lowest Level in Half a Century * WASHINGTON, DC The House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest "Border Brief" factsheet, detailing the Trump administration's continued success in securing the border in September and throughout the entirety of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. In response, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures Funding for Boys & Girls Clubs of Magic Valley Expansion Project * WASHINGTON Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $2,865,039 in funding for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Magic Valley-Jerome Expansion Project in Jerome, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug A more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures Funding for Buhl Fire Station * WASHINGTON Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $3,375,000 in funding for the Buhl Rural Fire Protection District Station Project in Buhl, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill. "The Buhl Ru more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * "President Trump's Redesignation of Nigeria as a 'Country of Particular Concern': A Serious, Well-Founded Wake-Up Call" On Thursday, November 20th, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, will chair his twelfth congressional hearing on the religious persecution of Christians by radical Islamist groups in Nigeria. This hearing follows Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Brief Urging Federal Court to Uphold Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate and House colleagues in submitting an amicus brief urging a federal court to uphold the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. The brief was submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of National TP more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Urges Senate Majority Leader to Hold Vote on Bipartisan Bill to Release Epstein Files * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter urging Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to hold a vote on the bipartisan bill to release the Epstein files as soon as the House of Representatives passes it next week. On Wednesday, a discharge petition on the bipartisan Epstein Files Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rutherford Leads Bicameral Letter on State Management of South Atlantic Red Snapper * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, co-chairs of the South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force, U.S. Congressmen John H. Rutherford (FL-05), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Russell Fry (SC-07), and David Rouzer (NC-07), sent a bicameral letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in strong support of Florida, Georgia, Sou more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Ricketts, Colleagues Applaud Trump Admin's Exclusion of UNRWA from Gaza Peace Process * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott joined Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and 24 of his Republican Senate colleagues in applauding President Trump and Secretary Rubio for excluding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from the Gaza peace process, citing UNRWA's ties to Hamas. "As discus more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee released the following remarks from an Oct. 29, 2025, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Arjun Mody to be deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Jeffrey Goettman to be a deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Julie Callahan to be the chief agricultural negotiator at USTR, and Thomas Bell to be Health and Human Services inspector general. * * * "Thank you to our nominees, Mr. Mody, Mr.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from an Oct. 29, 2025, confirmation hearing. The nominees are Arjun Mody to be deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Jeffrey Goettman to be a deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Julie Callahan to be the chief agricultural negotiator at USTR, and Thomas Bell to be Health and Human Services inspector general. * * * Today, the Committee will consid more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Government Shutdown and Trump Administration Dismantling of Independent Agencies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, set the record straight on the Republican government shutdown and questioned three nominees to key transportation boards about the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Senator Moody & Congressman Rutherford Request Secretary Lutnick Approve State Management of South Atlantic Red Snapper Request On Thursday, Senator Ashley Moody joined co-chairs of the South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force, U.S. Congressmen John H. Rutherford (FL-05), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Russell Fry (SC-07), and David Rouzer (NC-07), in sending a bicameral letter to U.S. Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Speaks on Aaron Peterson's Nomination for U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska * Washington, DC United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the following statement following the President's announcement of his intent to nominate Aaron Christian Peterson to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska: "I have been informed by the White Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Outrageous Political Retaliation at NIH, Demands Answers from Trump Administration * Vice Chair Murray in June to NIH Director Bhattacharya : "You just received a letter signed by hundreds of your own staff who believe this administration's actions risk breaking NIH and the lifesaving work it does. I really hope you heed their warning, and it should go without saying, but I e more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * SENATOR ROD BRAY AND INDIANA STATE SENATE REPUBLICANS NEED TO FIGHT FOR CONSERVATIVE HOOSIERS * HOWE, IN - Today, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) released the following statement after Senator Rod Bray announced the Indiana State Senate will not take up redistricting. "Senator Bray and anti-Trump Indiana Senate Republicans made it clear today that they would rather protect Andre Carson, sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Outlines Severe Problems with OPT Program * Calls to Reform or End OPT Program WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem expressing strong support for the agency's reported plan to overhaul the Optional Training Practical (OPT) Program. Schmitt requested a thorough review of OPT to begin the proc more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Introduces Bills to Eliminate Financial Barriers for Veteran Entrepreneurs * (Washington, DC) - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Small Business Committee, introduced two bills with Small Business Committee Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA) to reduce costs and expand access to credit for veterans, military reservists and their spouses loo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: The Democrats Knew the Pain the Shutdown Would Cause, and They Did It Anyway * Johnson joins Mornings with Maria to discuss ending the Democrat Shutdown and the House Republican agenda going forward WASHINGTON This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss the House Republican agenda going forward after Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: The Democrats Knew the Pain the Shutdown Would Cause, and They Did It Anyway * WASHINGTON This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss the House Republican agenda going forward after Congressional Democrats kept the government closed for a record-long 43 days. Watch Speaker Johnson's full interview here. On the end of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Backs Down on Price-Hiking Food Tariffs After Stevens Leads Bill to Lower Grocery Prices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration announced it will roll back tariffs (link is external) on essential food items like coffee, bananas, and beef - confirming what Congresswoman Haley Stevens has been warning (link is external) for months: Trump's erratic tariffs are making prices too high. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Congressional Republicans' Unaffordable, Partisan Spending Bill * Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on Congressional Republicans' partisan spending bill that fails to address the affordability crisis: "The fight to lower costs and ensure Floridians have access to the health care they need is not over. To the four million Flor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Secures $6.25 Million for Alabama's Farmers, Rural Communities, $169.4 Million for Alabama's Military Installations, Applauds Senate Work to Return to Regular Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Slams Trump Admin for Illegal Boat Strikes, Demands Use of Force Authorization * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released the following statement after reviewing the classified legal justification for the likely illegal boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. "After recently reviewing the legal explanation for the recent boat strikes, I am MORE conv more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Efforts to Restrict Mifepristone * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, (both D-VA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and all of their Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Cantwell, Peters Call for Administration to Release Critical Economic Data and Stop Keeping Public, Fed in the Dark About U.S. Economy U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley Rallies With Constituent & Federal Worker Unlawfully Fired for Exercising Free Speech * Ellen Mei, a MA-07 Constituent & USDA Employee, was Fired by Admin After Media Interview Warning of Looming Hunger Crisis Pressley, Markey Sent a Letter on Ellen's Behalf Earlier Today Video (YouTube) BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) rallied in defense of her constituen more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Condemns Trump Administration's Continued Stonewalling on Epstein Files, Pledges to Push Measure Forcing their Release in Senate * Last night, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to discuss the newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate that repeatedly mention Donald Trump, as well as the White House's continued campaign of den more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 30 Bipartisan Colleagues in Urging Trump Admin to Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid * Federal LIHEAP funding helps 26,000 Vermonters BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and 27 bipartisan Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to r more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins 41 Senate Colleagues in Urging Trump's HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program * Trump Admin is planning to make drastic changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which could force 200,000 people back onto the streets WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined 41 Senate colleagues in urging Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Heads to Belem for COP30 as Sole Representative of U.S. Federal Government * Washington, DC - This evening, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will travel to Belem, Brazil to join heads of state, lawmakers, private sector leaders, environmental champions, and civil society leaders from around the world at more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Heads to Belem for COP30 as Sole Representative of U.S. Federal Government Whitehouse seeks to rally climate leaders as Trump administration abdicates America's leadership on climate and undermines international climate efforts * This evening, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking M more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following floor remarks: * * * Wyden Slams GOP Health Care Plan Top Finance Democrat Calls Out Republican Health Plan That Will Include a Backdoor National Abortion Ban and Leave Americans Saddled with Huge Medical Debt * I come to the floor today to discuss several recent floor developments. Yesterday, Senate Republicans started talking about big insurance companies and women's health more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Tariff Exemptions Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on reports that Donald Trump will lower tariffs on some food items in response to spiraling prices: "After lying for months, Donald Trump has finally admitted that his tariffs are forcing Americans to pay mor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Rein in Abuse of National Guard in Domestic Deployments * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would limit Donald Trump's ability to deploy the National Guard into U.S. communities. The No Troops in Our Streets Act gives Congress the ability to stop a military deployment at home with a sim more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Reshma Ramachandran, an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future of Biotech: Maintaining U.S. Competitiveness and Delivering Lifesaving Cures to Patients": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Reshma Ramac more PR