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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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