WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Welcomes Repeal of Unlawful 2024 NPR-A Rule * Anchorage, AK U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today issued the following statements after the Department of the Interior (Interior) repealed a rule the Biden administration imposed in 2024 as it sought to halt future development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR- more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Welcomes Repeal of Unlawful 2024 NPR-A Rule * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today issued the following statements after the Department of the Interior (Interior) repealed a rule the Biden administration imposed in 2024 as it sought to halt future development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NP more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Congressional Democrats File Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks on the Federal Trade Commission * WASHINGTON, D.C. Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing President Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter, a duly appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The brief was led in the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Capito Applauds Trump Administration's Proposed Rule to Update WOTUS Definition Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of a proposed rule to modify the defini more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of November 17, 2025 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Budget On Tuesday, November 18, the Committee on the Budget will hold a full committee hearing called "Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office." Education & Workforce On Tuesday, November 18, the Committee on Education and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brian Jack Welcomes United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner to Pike County * Contact: Regan Hinson (link sends email) PIKE COUNTY, GA Today, Congressman Brian Jack welcomed the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner to Pike County. Together, they attended services at Christ Chapel and Harvest Time Revival Church in Zebulon. "I pledged to b more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Quickly Release Funding for Home Heating Assistance * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined a bipartisan effort led by Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) urging the Department of Health and Human Services to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Democratic Leaders Submit Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Fight Against Trump's Illegal Removal of FTC Commissioner Slaughter U.S. Senate and House Democratic leaders, including Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * E&C Leaders & Health Experts Reinforce the Benefits of President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts In President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts, House Republicans implemented provisions that protect our federal health care programs for the traditional Medicaid population--our expectant mothers, their children, low-income seniors, and indi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following Longest Government Shutdown in History, Trahan & Ruiz Lead 99 Democrats Urging the Immediate Release of LIHEAP Funding * LOWELL, MA - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) led 99 Democratic members of Congress urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Office of Budget and Management (OBM) Di more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: EPA Issues Proposed WOTUS Rule to Protect Property Rights, Bring Regulation Into Compliance With the Law * Senator Worked to Protect Against Biden and Obama-Era Overreach, Prevent Implementation of Expanded WOTUS Definitions WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to restore the traditi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Fights Back Against Trump's Attacks on the Federal Trade Commission House Democrats' Litigation Task Force mobilized 163 House and 44 Senate Democrats in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court, Fights Back Against Trump's Attacks on the Federal Trade Commission House Democrats' Litigation Task Force mobilized 163 House and 44 Senate Democrats in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful attempt to remove Rebecca Slaughter, a duly a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Nov. 17, 2025, at a hearing on energy, D.C. reforms and denouncing socialism: * * * As prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. We have a lot of business to catch up on given that the Schumer Shutdown has concluded. Today, the Rules Committee i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News * '[T]he Democratic Party has lost its way, but Republicans are showing a pathway forward' WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to discuss her role in reopening the government, Republicans' focus to address affordability, and how  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crenshaw Applauds EPA Decision Granting Texas Primacy Over Class VI Well Permitting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) today praised the EPA's decision to grant Texas primacy over Class VI underground injection well permitting, a move highlighted in the agency's announcement that quoted Crenshaw's long-standing push to cut federal red tape and streamline energy innovation. Cren more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Cosponsors Bill to Enhance Sanctions on Iran * WASHINGTON Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson cosponsored H.R. 1422 - the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act, a bill that aims to strengthen secondary sanctions on foreign entities enabling Iran's illicit oil trade. This bipartisan legislation is sponsored by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). "Iran is the world's leading  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Denounces GOP Attacks on D.C. Autonomy and Public Safety in House Rules Committee Testimony * PITTSBURGH, PA - NOVEMBER 17, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) testified before the House Rules Committee to oppose two Republican-led bills that would strip Washington, D.C. residents of their right to self-governance, roll back police accountability reforms, and reimpose  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump Doesn't Stop Fighting for the American People * NEW ORLEANS, La. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' The Sunday Briefing to discuss President Trump fighting for lower costs for American families and Democrats' hypocrisy on the Epstein files. Leader Scalise also highlighted House Republicans' work to lower premiums for hardworking families.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans * Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release fun more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push Trump Administration to Release Funds for Heating Assistance for Low-Income Americans * Millions of households await help with their heating bills heading into winter amid skyrocketing energy costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that they are joining a bipartisan group of senators to push the Trump administration to immediately release funds  more PR