WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Highlights NTIA's Approval of American Samoa's Proposal for BEAD Broadband Funds * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announcement of the approval of the Final Proposals from 15 states and three territories, including American Samoa, to deliver un more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Attacks on Trans Rights and Access to Health Care, Sen. Markey, Rep. Balint Introduce Legislation to Protect Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Americans * Washington (November 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the Transgender Health Care Access Act on the final day of Transgender Awarene more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Working Families Tax Cuts Target Relief to Middle Class The working families tax cuts provides the largest benefit to middle-income Americans, finds a study from the Tax Foundation. The middle 60 percent of earners will see the largest changes in after-tax income for 2025 and 2026, while the top 20 percent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Cantwell Demands Answers After NOAA Cancels Funding for Real-Time Tsunami Alerts for West Coast States Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Mackenzie Leads Hearing on Strengthening E-Verify to Protect American Workers * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, held a hearing titled " E-Verify: Ensuring Lawful Employment in America." The hearing examined how strengthening and expanding the E-Verify program can help ensure lawful hiring practic more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Statement on the Dismantling of Key Department of Education Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney, a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon outsourcing (link is external) the Department of Education's Office of Early Childhood Education, Office of Post more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer, Minnesota Republican Delegation Call on Gov. Walz to Adhere to Title IX and Keep Boys Out of Girls' Sports * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Tom Emmer led the Minnesota Republican congressional delegation in a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz requesting that the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) adhere to Title IX and reverse their policies that allow students to compete i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Kim, Pingree, Goldman, And Anti-Hunger Leaders Demand Increased Action To Fight Hunger * ***A Recording of The Press Conference is Available Here 47 Million AmericansIncluding Roughly 2.4 Million New YorkersExperienced Food Insecurity in 2023 Hunger Free America Released New National Reports To Fill The Information Gap Caused By The Elimination of USDA's Annual Hunger Survey  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Chairs House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare to Discuss Chafee Reform * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Darin LaHood, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, chaired a hearing on ways to harness innovation and implement new technology to help America's foster youth succeed. Click Here to Watch Rep. LaHood's Opening Remarks "Youth a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warnock, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays Worsened by Shutdown * Earlier This Year, GAO Found That Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds Lujan and Warnock are the Only two Head Start Alumni to Serve in the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Jeff  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Decries Further Dismantling of Education Department, Slams Trump and McMahon for Continued Attacks on Public Education, Students, Educators, Families * Washington (November 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced its plan to further dismant more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Education Department Offloading Core Responsibilities * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after the Department of Education (ED) announced it signed six additional interagency ag more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Slams Trump Administration's Efforts to Dismantle Education Department & Shortchange American Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Department of Education, condemned the Trump Administration's misguided actions to illegally dismantle the Department, threatening to cut off or di more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Trump's Latest Steps to Keep Illegally Dismantling the Department of Education--Abandoning Students Nationwide * Washington, D.C. Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on plans anno more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen Urge Trump Administration to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid as Granite Staters Face Climbing Costs * ***Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds help Americans keep the lights and heat on and afford rising utility bills (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of their S more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan Urge Trump Administration to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Home Heating Aid as Granite Staters Face Climbing Costs * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues, including Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Yakym: "Hoosiers Deserve to Keep More of What They Earn" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Families in Indiana's Second District are expected to receive an average of $1,252 in savings thanks to the Working Families Tax Cut. In total, American taxpayers will save $191 billion in net new tax relief in 2026. "Hoosiers deserve to keep more of what they earn," Rep. Yakym said. "The working families tax cut will deli more PR