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"It's Past Time That We Had Serious Questions About Affordability": Warnock Highlights Severe Price Increases Awaiting Georgians in Finance Committee Exchange (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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"It's Past Time That We Had Serious Questions About Affordability": Warnock Highlights Severe Price Increases Awaiting Georgians in Finance Committee Exchange
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In Wednesday's Senate Finance Committee hearing, Senator Reverend Warnock questioned Urban Institute senior fellow Jason Levitis on the impact that expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits will have on Georgians who pu more PR
"President Trump and Congressional Republicans are Waging an All-Out War on Clean Energy" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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"President Trump and Congressional Republicans are Waging an All-Out War on Clean Energy"
Natural Resources Democrats Demand: End War on Clean Energy, Lower Costs, Protect Public Health, and Allow Strong Public Input to Advance SPEED Act
Today, Ranking Member Huffman pushed back against Republicans' so-called SPEED Act, a more PR
"Stone-Cold Liar:" Chairman Comer Slams Hakeem Jeffries for Lying About His Campaign's Solicitation for Epstein Cash (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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"Stone-Cold Liar:" Chairman Comer Slams Hakeem Jeffries for Lying About His Campaign's Solicitation for Epstein Cash
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered a speech on the House floor exposing Democrats' connections to Jeffrey Epstein and their failed anti-Trump h more PR
After Republicans Cut SNAP, Hayes, Craig, Lujan Fight to Restore $187 Billion in Food Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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After Republicans Cut SNAP, Hayes, Craig, Lujan Fight to Restore $187 Billion in Food Assistance
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) was joined by House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Food and Nutri more PR
Alford Urges President Trump to Keep Kansas City as World Cup Host Site (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Alford Urges President Trump to Keep Kansas City as World Cup Host Site
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Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to retain Kansas City as a 2026 World Cup host site. This follows President Trump's announcement that his administration is reconsidering host cities with crime problems, which local leaders have allowed to fester in Kansas City for far too l more PR
As Republicans Plot Latest Health Rollback, Rep. Doggett Introduces HSA Consumer Protection Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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As Republicans Plot Latest Health Rollback, Rep. Doggett Introduces HSA Consumer Protection Legislation
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Without substantial reforms, HSAs will continue to benefit the wealthiest few at a decade cost of nearly $180 billion
Contact: Luis.Botello@mail.house.gov (link sends email)
(202) 429-4620
Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Ranking Member of the Ways and Mean more PR
Baldwin Backs Bill to Reverse Republicans' Historic Cuts to SNAP (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin Backs Bill to Reverse Republicans' Historic Cuts to SNAP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined the entire Democratic caucus in introducing the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 to repeal Republicans' historic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Donald Trump's big, ugly budget bill. Republicans' more PR
Barrasso: We're One Step Closer to Reversing Biden-Era Buffalo RMPA (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso: We're One Step Closer to Reversing Biden-Era Buffalo RMPA
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"This week, the Senate must reverse another one of the many bad Joe Biden runaway regulations. The one we're repealing today targeted affordable, reliable, and abundant American energy. That's proof that Republicans are getting America back on track."
Click here to watch Sen. Barrasso's remarks
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senator more PR
Bennet Statement on CWCB's Vote to Approve Shoshone Water Rights Acquisition (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet Statement on CWCB's Vote to Approve Shoshone Water Rights Acquisition
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Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Colorado Water Conservation Board's vote to approve the Shoshone Water Rights Acquisition:
"I'm glad to see the Colorado Water Conservation Board move forward with the acquisition of an interest in the Shoshone Water Rights more PR
Biden-Harris Justice Department Gathered Chairman Jordan's Phone Records for Over Two Years (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Biden-Harris Justice Department Gathered Chairman Jordan's Phone Records for Over Two Years
In response to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's request for documents and communications between Verizon Wireless and former Special Counsel Jack Smith, newly obtained documents reveal that the Biden-Harris Administration Justice Department more PR
Blue States Prioritize Health Care for Illegal Aliens Over Public Safety, Seniors, and Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Blue States Prioritize Health Care for Illegal Aliens Over Public Safety, Seniors, and Infrastructure
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WASHINGTON After four years of record inflation and skyrocketing costs, President Trump and Congressional Republicans are delivering lower taxes, lower prices, and a renewed commitment to putting American citizens first.But in some blue states, Democrats are making life even more unaffordable se more PR
Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families, & Nearby Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal Joins Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families, & Nearby Communities
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[Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 27 of his Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding that the Trump administration reverse its decision to delay the cleanup of toxic chemicals at military installations more PR
Booker, Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Nearby Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Booker, Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Nearby Communities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined a group of 27 Senate Democrats led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) demanding that the Trump administration reverse its decision to delay the cleanup of toxic chemicals at military i more PR
Boozman, Booker Release Bipartisan Market Structure Discussion Draft (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Boozman, Booker Release Bipartisan Market Structure Discussion Draft
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WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) released a discussion draft of legislation that would provide new authority to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate digital commodities. This bipartisan proposal expands upon more PR
Boyle Statement on CBO Tariff Analysis (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Boyle Statement on CBO Tariff Analysis
Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office released updated analysis on the impact of Trump's tariffs:
"As CBO Director Swagel confirmed to the Budget Committee this week, Tru more PR
Boyle Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Boyle Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report
Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 119,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ro more PR
Buchanan Blasts BOEM Offshore Drilling Plan, Demands Florida's Coasts Remain Off-Limits (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Buchanan Blasts BOEM Offshore Drilling Plan, Demands Florida's Coasts Remain Off-Limits
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"For Floridians, this is simple: no drilling off our beaches."
WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chair of the Florida delegation, issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed more PR
Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address Farmers' Input Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Address Farmers' Input Costs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) introduced the bipartisan Fertilizer Research Act alongside Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Congressman Randy Feenstra (IA-04). By requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a stud more PR
Carbajal Statement on Trump Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases in California (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Carbajal Statement on Trump Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases in California
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U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the Trump Administration's announcement that it is planning to open the California coast to offshore oil drilling for the first time in decades.
"Despite clear opposition from public officials, environmental experts, and res more PR
Carter calls for increased ICE presence in Atlanta to address criminal illegal immigration problem (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Carter calls for increased ICE presence in Atlanta to address criminal illegal immigration problem
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons calling for increased ICE and DHS resources to address safety concerns in Atlanta, G more PR
Casten Introduces Pair of Bills to Modernize Electric Grid Data (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Casten Introduces Pair of Bills to Modernize Electric Grid Data
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Washington, D.C. U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced two complementary bills designed to modernize, standardize, and share the data needed to build a cheaper, faster, more efficient, and more reliable electric grid.
The first bill, the Electricity Transmission Scorecard Act, introduced by Rep. Casten and Rep. Kevin Mu more PR
Castro, Casar Push the Trump Administration for Answers on San Antonio ICE Raid (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Castro, Casar Push the Trump Administration for Answers on San Antonio ICE Raid
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November 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX- 35) are demanding answers from the Trump Administration, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Federal Bureau more PR
Chair Walberg Opens Markup on Bills to Improve Flexibility, Fairness, and Pay for America's Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Chair Walberg Opens Markup on Bills to Improve Flexibility, Fairness, and Pay for America's Workers
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a markup of three bills to deliver flexibility, fairness, and faster pay for America's workers:
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Chairman Arrington Discusses Meeting With Treasury Secretary Bessent on Mornings With Maria (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Chairman Arrington discusses meeting with Treasury Secretary Bessent on Mornings with Maria
This morning, Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the House Budget Committee's meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the historic reforms and record tax relief for working families enacted more PR
Chairman Guthrie, Speaker Johnson, and Reps. Latta and Pfluger Celebrate House Passage of Bills to Unleash American Energy (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Chairman Guthrie, Speaker Johnson, and Reps. Latta and Pfluger Celebrate House Passage of Bills to Unleash American Energy
This week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement following the House passage of H.R. 3109, the REFINER Act, led by Congressman more PR
Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation
U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled, "Reviewing Implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced R more PR
Committee Advances Bipartisan NEPA Permitting Reforms for Critical Energy and Infrastructure Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Committee Advances Bipartisan NEPA Permitting Reforms for Critical Energy and Infrastructure Projects
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup of eight bipartisan bills -- three permitting reform proposals, including the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, more PR
Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Made in America Manufacturing (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Made in America Manufacturing
Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "Made in the USA: How Main Street is Revitalizing Domestic Manufacturing" to examine how small businesses are driving innovation and job creation by more PR
Committee Republicans Pass Labor Bills That Harm Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Committee Republicans Pass Labor Bills That Harm Workers
Today, Committee Republicans advanced three labor bills that would further burden employees and their ability to earn fair wages.
"The consistent theme across these bills appears to be one message, and that is: 'How do we, as Congress, further tip the scales in more PR
Congressman Crow Joint Statement in Response to President Donald Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Crow Joint Statement in Response to President Donald Trump
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Congressman Chris DeLuzio (D-PA-17), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-02), and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) released the following joint statement:
"We are veterans and national security profes more PR
Congressman Hamadeh Introduces Bills to End Income Taxes on Military Pay and Veterans' Retirement (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Hamadeh Introduces Bills to End Income Taxes on Military Pay and Veterans' Retirement
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WASHINGTON D.C. - Keeping their promise to our nation's heroes, Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) and Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) this week introduced two bills, the Service Members Tax Relief Act and the Tax Cuts for Veterans Act, which amend the tax code to exempt all military income earned by act more PR
Congressman Patronis & Florida Members Raise Concerns Over Gulf of America Oil Drilling (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Patronis & Florida Members Raise Concerns Over Gulf of America Oil Drilling
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WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis issued the following letter alongside lawmakers Rep. Neal Dunn, Rep. Mike Haridopolos, Rep. Daniel Webster, Rep. Vern Buchanan, Rep. Laurel Lee, Rep. Scott Franklin and Rep. Byron Donalds to President Donald J. Trump regarding the upcoming Big Beautiful Gu more PR
Congressman Taylor Introduces the Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Taylor Introduces the Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02), Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), and Congressman Greg Steube (FL-17) today introduced the Commercial Motor Vehicle English Proficiency Act, which would require all testing required to earn a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) to be conducted in English. This bill more PR
Congresswoman Torres Denounces Trump's Call for violence Against Democrats "hang them" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Torres Denounces Trump's Call for violence Against Democrats "hang them"
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This is a Constitutional Crisis that We Have Seen Before
Washington D.C. - Congresswoman Norma Torres issued the following statement after President Trump called for Democratic lawmakers to be arrested, tried for "sedition," and subjected to penalties "punishable by death":
"The President of the United more PR
Congresswoman Torres Introduces Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Torres Introduces Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act
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To Restore Benefits and Accountability for Seniors and People with Disabilities Hurt by Trump Administration Cuts and Actions
Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres announced the introduction of the Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act, a new bill to restore benefits and justice fo more PR
Continuing Epstein Investigation, Wyden Releases New Analysis Detailing How Top JPMorgan Chase Executives Enabled Epstein's Sex Trafficking Operation (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Continuing Epstein Investigation, Wyden Releases New Analysis Detailing How Top JPMorgan Chase Executives Enabled Epstein's Sex Trafficking Operation
Democratic Staff Memorandum Cites Need for Further Investigation
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Continuing his "follow the money" investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network, Senate Finance Committee Rank more PR
Cornyn Chairs Hearing on the Radical Left's Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news:
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Cornyn Chairs Hearing on the Radical Left's Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today delivered the following opening remarks during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration hearing he chaired entitled, "ICE Under Fire: The Radical Left's Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement." Excerpts are below, and video can be found here.
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Cotton to USDA: Prioritize Assistance to Arkansas Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Cotton to USDA: Prioritize Assistance to Arkansas Farmers
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Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353
November 20, 2025
Washington, D.C. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expedite assistance to farmers. Arkansas farmers are still recovering from Joe Biden's disastrous econom more PR
DeLauro Leads 32 Members in Letter Urging Additional Support for Small & Specialty Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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DeLauro Leads 32 Members in Letter Urging Additional Support for Small & Specialty Farmers
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WASHINGTON Today, US Representative Rosa DeLauro led a letter to President Trump and United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, signed by 32 members of Congress, urging the Trump Administration to include small and specialty crop farms if the Administration moves forward with an more PR
DeLauro, Clyburn Lead Over 200 House Members in Letter to HUD Secretary to Prevent 170,000 People From Losing Homes in Dead of Winter (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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DeLauro, Clyburn Lead Over 200 House Members in Letter to HUD Secretary to Prevent 170,000 People from Losing Homes in Dead of Winter
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member James Clyburn led more PR
Disability Assistance Chairman Luttrell Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Improving Accuracy, Accountability, and Positive Outcomes for Veterans at Oversight Hearing on VA's Medical Disability Examination Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Disability Assistance Chairman Luttrell Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Improving Accuracy, Accountability, and Positive Outcomes for Veterans at Oversight Hearing on VA's Medical Disability Examination Office
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee o more PR
Doggett Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Modernizing Care Coordination to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 19, 2025, at a hearing on modernizing care coordination to prevent and treat chronic disease:
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It's nice to be back together after such a long break. Today's focus on improving care coordination is certainly a laudable one that we can all agree on. I just wish there was more bipartisan coordination to come up with a solution more PR
Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing
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November 19, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned three judicial nominees at a Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing. Durbin first questioned Nicholas Jon Ganjei, nominated to the U.S. District Co more PR
Durbin, Duckworth Join Heinrich, Kelly To Introduce Anti-Cash Grab Act To Repeal 'Arctic Frost' Provision (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin, Duckworth Join Heinrich, Kelly To Introduce Anti-Cash Grab Act To Repeal 'Arctic Frost' Provision
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The Anti-Cash Grab Act repeals last-minute provision allowing Republican senators to collect $500,000 per lawfully subpoenaed phone record
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator T more PR
ECESE Ranking Member Bonamici Speaks Out Against Efforts to Undermine Career and Technical Education (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 19, 2025, at a hearing entitled "From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE":
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"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses. I know we have both been looking forward to this hearing.
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Elfreth Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Crucial Data at NOAA for Severe Weather Prediction and Response (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Elfreth Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Crucial Data at NOAA for Severe Weather Prediction and Response
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, introduced the bipartisan NOAA Data Preservation Act alongside Representative Nick Begich (R-AK-AL).
The NOAA Data Preservation Act establishes simple re more PR
Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad Resume Nominations Committee to Consider Applicants for District Judge (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad Resume Nominations Committee to Consider Applicants for District Judge
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), along with Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced that a nominations committee will reconvene to interview and recommend candidates to Presid more PR
Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad Resume Nominations Committee to Consider Applicants for District Judge (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Emmer, Stauber, Fischbach, and Finstad Resume Nominations Committee to Consider Applicants for District Judge
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), along with Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), and Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced that a nominations committee will reconvene to interview and recommend candidates to President Trump more PR
Ernst Touts Trump Efforts to Make America Affordable Again (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Touts Trump Efforts to Make America Affordable Again
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered opening remarks during a hearing highlighting how the Trump administration's unprecedented $907 billion regulatory rollback is unleashing Main Street to keep more money in hardworking Americans' pockets and make life more afforda more PR
Fetterman, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration to Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Nearby Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Fetterman, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration to Stop Stalling Toxic Chemical Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Nearby Communities
Trump Administration Delaying Toxic PFAS Chemical Cleanup at Approximately 150 Military Installations, Putting Remediation Efforts on Hold for Nearly a Decade in Some Cases
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) joined 27 Senat more PR
Following September Jobs Report, Pressley Continues Push for Federal Action to Address Black Women's Unemployment (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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Following September Jobs Report, Pressley Continues Push for Federal Action to Address Black Women's Unemployment
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Pressley Has Sounded the Alarm on Pushout of Black Women from Workforce Under Trump, Demanded Action from Federal Reserve
On Monday, Pressley to Hold Timely Discussion in Boston on Unemployment Crisis Impacting Black Women, Black Families, and Black Futures
WASHINGTON - Today, Con more PR
Four Key Moments: Hearing on Harnessing Innovation & New Technology to Help America's Foster Youth Succeed (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Four Key Moments: Hearing on Harnessing Innovation & New Technology to Help America's Foster Youth Succeed
At a Ways and Means Work & Welfare Subcommittee hearing on modernizing the Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood ("Chafee"), witnesses shared how using new and innovative technologies will enhance caseworkers' ability to more PR
Gallego, Colleagues Call on Trump's HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program, Which Would Force 200,000 People Back Onto the Streets (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Gallego, Colleagues Call on Trump's HUD to Immediately Halt Plans to Upend Key Homelessness Program, Which Would Force 200,000 People Back Onto the Streets
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WASHINGTON Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 41 Senate colleagues called on Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to immediately halt reported plans to make drastic changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) progr more PR
Gillibrand Statement On President Trump's Calls For Violence Against Democratic Senators And Members Of Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand Statement On President Trump's Calls For Violence Against Democratic Senators And Members Of Congress
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In response to President Trump's social media posts calling for the deaths of several Democratic senators and House members, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:
"We have reached an extremely perilous moment in our history. The president of the Unit more PR
Golden's bipartisan permitting reform bill passes House Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Golden's bipartisan permitting reform bill passes House Natural Resources Committee
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WASHINGTON Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today celebrated the House Natural Resources Committee's passage of his bipartisan Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, which he first introduced with Republican Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) in July.
The bill, which would modernize more PR
Graham Demands Answers from Democrats Calling for Members of the Military, Intel Community to "Refuse Illegal Orders" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Graham Demands Answers from Democrats Calling for Members of the Military, Intel Community to "Refuse Illegal Orders"
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is demanding that six Democrat members of Congress be specific about what they view as an "illegal order."
U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) and Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) along with Representatives Jason Cr more PR
Harris & Miller Lead 28 Republicans in Slamming Brakes on "Abortion Tourism" Program for Illegals (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Harris & Miller Lead 28 Republicans in Slamming Brakes on "Abortion Tourism" Program for Illegals
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WASHINGTON, DC On Thursday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) and Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15) led a group of 28 lawmakers in introducing legislation that would prohibit taxpayer-funded abortion travel for illegal aliens.
"No American should ever have their tax dollars used to shuttle illegal ali more PR
Hickenlooper Statement on News of Durango Family's Return to Colombia Without Wife and Mother (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper Statement on News of Durango Family's Return to Colombia Without Wife and Mother
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Hickenlooper: "The Trump administration turned Fernando and his children's dream into an American tragedy."
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement following Companeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center's announcement that Fernando Jaramillo-Solano more PR
Himes Statement on Trump's Violent Rhetoric Against Democratic Members (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Himes Statement on Trump's Violent Rhetoric Against Democratic Members
Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement:
"It should not be difficult to condemn the incitement of political violence, but the Republican party has become so ri more PR
Himes, Castro Seek Answers on Intelligence Sharing Partnerships (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Himes, Castro Seek Answers on Intelligence Sharing Partnerships
Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) and Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20) wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding public reports that at least three countries have l more PR
Hirono Leads Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono Leads Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led 16 of her Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution commemorating November 20, 2025 as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). The House companion bill was introduced by U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), more PR
Hirono, Markey Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers from USCIS About Changes to the Naturalization Civics Test (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
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Hirono, Markey Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers from USCIS About Changes to the Naturalization Civics Test
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Senators: "Encouraging naturalization has long been a bipartisan goal, yet USCIS has taken actions that will harm those seeking to become citizens while serving no legitimate public policy interest."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) l more PR
House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
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Scott, Pallone, and Neal unveil legislation building on Medicare drug price negotiation ahead of November 30th deadline for CMS to announce next round of negotiated prices. The Democrats' bill closes Republican loopholes more PR
House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
Pallone, Neal, and Scott Unveil Legislation Building on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Ahead of November 30th Deadline for CMS to Announce Next Round of Negotiated Prices
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Today, House Democratic Health Committee leaders more PR
House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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House Democratic Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
Neal, Pallone, and Scott Unveil Legislation Building on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Ahead of November 30th Deadline for CMS to Announce Next Round of Negotiated Prices
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Today, House Democratic Health Committee leaders int more PR
House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Castro, Kaine, Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Raising Alarm About Use of U.S. Taxpayer Funding to Hold People in El Salvadoran Torture Center (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Castro, Kaine, Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Raising Alarm About Use of U.S. Taxpayer Funding to Hold People in El Salvadoran Torture Center
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Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the W more PR
House Republicans Continue to Codify President Trump's Crackdown on D.C. Crime (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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House Republicans Continue to Codify President Trump's Crackdown on D.C. Crime
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WASHINGTON Speaker Johnson issued the following statement after the House passed additional pieces of legislation this week to codify more of President Trump's Executive Order confronting the crime crisis in our nation's capital.
"House Republicans continue to codify President Trump's crackdown on D.C. crime and pas more PR
Hoyer Statement on September Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer Statement on September Jobs Report
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the September jobs report:
"The September jobs report released this morning captures the uncertainty of this moment for the U.S. economy. Released nearly seven weeks late because of the Republican shutdown, the report offers an economic picture that is incomp more PR
Hoyer, Maryland Congressional Delegation Hold Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer, Maryland Congressional Delegation Hold Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resourc more PR
Huffman, Padilla Blast Trump's Disastrous Plan to Auction off America's Coasts to Big Oil (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Huffman, Padilla Blast Trump's Disastrous Plan to Auction off America's Coasts to Big Oil
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Draft proposal seeks six California lease sales despite clear legal limits and decades of bipartisan coastal protections
Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) condemned the Trump administration's draft 2027- more PR
Huffman, Padilla Blast Trump's Disastrous Plan to Auction Off America's Coasts to Big Oil (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Huffman, Padilla Blast Trump's Disastrous Plan to Auction off America's Coasts to Big Oil
Draft proposal seeks six California lease sales despite clear legal limits and decades of bipartisan coastal protections
Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif more PR
ICYMI: Moreno Touts Conservative Victories at Breitbart Policy Event (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Moreno Touts Conservative Victories at Breitbart Policy Event
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WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) participated in Breitbart's News Event with Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow to highlight Senate Republicans and the Trump administration's work to deliver on their promises to the American people. The conversation included the Trump administration's work to make everyda more PR
ICYMI: Stevens Joins Slotkin's Call to Abolish the Presidential Pardon (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Stevens Joins Slotkin's Call to Abolish the Presidential Pardon
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After voting to release the Epstein Files the Michigan lawmakers are leading the charge to ban the long-abused pardon power
WASHINGTON, D.C. - ICYMI: Congresswoman Haley Stevens joined Senator Elissa Slotkin's calls to " push Democrats to abolish [the] Presidential Pardon (link is external)." The push comes after voting to more PR
Jayapal, Hirono, Jacobs, Takano Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Jayapal, Hirono, Jacobs, Takano Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Equality Caucus' Transgender Equality Task Force, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Representative Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, announced the introduction of a resolution more PR
Joint Leadership Statement About Donald Trump's Death Threats Against Democratic Members (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Joint Leadership Statement About Donald Trump's Death Threats Against Democratic Members
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement:
Political violence has no place in America.
Representatives Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan and Senators Mark Kelly more PR
JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S DEATH THREATS AGAINST DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S DEATH THREATS AGAINST DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement:
Political violence has no place in America.
Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan and more PR
JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S DEATH THREATS AGAINST DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ABOUT DONALD TRUMP'S DEATH THREATS AGAINST DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement:
Political violence has no place in America.
Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan and Senators Mark Kelly and E more PR
Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations for Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi and Louisiana District Courts and Four U.S. Attorneys
The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
* Tysen Duva, to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, by a vote of 12-10;
* Robert P. Chamberlin, to be more PR
Kaine & Booker Lead Call for Stronger U.S. Diplomacy to Address DRC-Rwanda Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine & Booker Lead Call for Stronger U.S. Diplomacy to Address DRC-Rwanda Crisis
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations (SFRC) Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, & Global Women's Issues, and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on more PR
Kaine Renews Call for Answers from Trump Administration Over Military Buildup Near Venezuela & Illegal Lethal Boat Strikes (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Kaine Renews Call for Answers from Trump Administration Over Military Buildup Near Venezuela & Illegal Lethal Boat Strikes
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's military buildup off the coast of Venezuela and ongoing unlawful strikes in the more PR
Kennedy backs Louisiana district judge nominees Van Hook, Crain in Judiciary Committee vote (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy backs Louisiana district judge nominees Van Hook, Crain in Judiciary Committee vote
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Kennedy with Van Hook (left) and Crain (right).
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted to advance President Donald Trump's district judge nominee for the Western District of Louisiana, former acting U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook, and Trump's d more PR
Kennedy Denounces Trump Administration and ICE for Egregious Attacks on Immigrant Communities in WNY (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy Denounces Trump Administration and ICE for Egregious Attacks on Immigrant Communities in WNY
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a hearing held Wednesday by Democratic members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) condemned the Trump Administration and ICE for their reckless raids that have spread fear throughout immigrant communities across the nation, incl more PR
Kennedy on President Trump's plan to sue BBC over maliciously altered video: "I hope he does." (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy on President Trump's plan to sue BBC over maliciously altered video: "I hope he does."
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Watch Kennedy's comments here.
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) condemned the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its biased reporting, including its deceptively edited video of President Trump, in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.
Key excerpts of the speech are below.
"The American more PR
Klobuchar, Lujan, Schumer, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Klobuchar, Lujan, Schumer, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Fo more PR
Krishnamoorthi: Trump Administration's Decision to Authorize AI-Chip Exports to Saudi Arabia and UAE Risks Supercharging CCP Military and Strategic Ambitions (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release:
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Krishnamoorthi: Trump Administration's Decision to Authorize AI-Chip Exports to Saudi Arabia and UAE Risks Supercharging CCP Military and Strategic Ambitions
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Betwee more PR
Larson Blasts Outrageous Trump Attack on Democratic Lawmakers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson Blasts Outrageous Trump Attack on Democratic Lawmakers
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after President Trump called for the arrest and prosecution of Democratic Members (link is external) of the House and Senate who served our country in the military and Intelligence community, suggesting their actions should be "punishable by dea more PR
Larson, DeLauro, and 32 Members of Congress Urge Additional Support for Small and Specialty Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson, DeLauro, and 32 Members of Congress Urge Additional Support for Small and Specialty Farmers
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), along with 32 Members of Congress, urged the Trump Administration to include small and specialty crop farms if the Administration moves forward with any federal effort to provide economic relief for farm losses du more PR
Larson, Himes Refer Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano for SEC Investigation into Fiserv Stock Divestitures (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Larson, Himes Refer Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano for SEC Investigation into Fiserv Stock Divestitures
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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) and Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced they were calling for a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation i more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HIS PRESIDENCY" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HIS PRESIDENCY"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, where he highlighted how Republicans have betrayed their promise to lower costs on day one while House Democrats continue to fight more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HIS PRESIDENCY" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF HIS PRESIDENCY"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, where he highlighted how Republicans have betrayed their promise to lower costs on day one while House Democrats continue to fight for a future where every A more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S DHS ALLOWING SWASTIKAS IN THE COAST GUARD (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S DHS ALLOWING SWASTIKAS IN THE COAST GUARD
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Kristi Noem is a corrupt disgrace who is doing grave damage to the integrity and reputation of the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Coast Guard.
The recent reporting that the Coast Guard will more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S DHS ALLOWING SWASTIKAS IN THE COAST GUARD (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S DHS ALLOWING SWASTIKAS IN THE COAST GUARD
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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Kristi Noem is a corrupt disgrace who is doing grave damage to the integrity and reputation of the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Coast Guard.
The recent reporting that the Coast Guard will no longer classify swasti more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that House Democrats remain focused on ending the Republican healthcare crisis, extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits and lowering the high cost of living.
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL" (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COST OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that House Democrats remain focused on ending the Republican healthcare crisis, extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits and lowering the high cost of living.
LEADER JEFFRIES : Donald Tr more PR
Lujan Statement on Trump's Latest Call for Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Trump's Latest Call for Violence
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump's latest calls for violence against Members of Congress, including urging that Democratic lawmakers be arrested and tried, and amplifying posts calling for them to be hanged:
"President Trump, whose long record of encouraging violence ag more PR
Lujan, Heinrich Applaud Senate Passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Heinrich Applaud Senate Passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act
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WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded unanimous passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, legislation led by Lujan and cosponsored by Heinrich, to release the Epstein files and ensure full transparency for the American people, accountability for those involved with Eps more PR
Lujan, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans
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Bicameral Introduction Follows Trump Administration's Shutdown Chaos and Effort to Strip Food Assistance
WATCH : Senator Lujan Hosts Press Conference Announcing his SNAP Legislation
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senato more PR
Lujan, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans
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Bicameral Introduction Follows Trump Administration's Shutdown Chaos and Effort to Strip Food Assistance
WATCH : Senator Lujan Hosts Press Conference Announcing his SNAP Legislation
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. S more PR
Lujan, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Lujan, Schumer, Klobuchar, Merkley, Hayes, Craig Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans
Bicameral Introduction Follows Trump Administration's Shutdown Chaos and Effort to Strip Food Assistance
Today, U.S. Senator Ben more PR
Markey, Hirono Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers from USCIS About Changes to the Naturalization Civics Test (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey, Hirono Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers from USCIS About Changes to the Naturalization Civics Test
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Washington (November 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today led a letter to Joseph Edlow, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), demanding answers from USCIS regarding the significant changes recently mad more PR
Markey, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Markey, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Washington (November 20, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and 15 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution commemorating November 20, 2025 as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). The House companion bill was introduced by U. more PR
Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz; Maryland Department of E more PR
Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Protecting the Chesapeake Bay
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met to discuss continued federal efforts to support Bay restoration and the goals of the revised "Beyond 2025" watershed agreement. The lawmakers were joined by Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz; Maryland De more PR
McCaul Remarks at Hearing on Semiconductor Export Controls (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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McCaul Remarks at Hearing on Semiconductor Export Controls
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) questioned witnesses at a subcommittee hearing titled, "Export Control Loopholes: Chipmaking Tools and their Subcomponents." McCaul, a congressional leader on semiconductor and high-tech issues, has long championed export controls on sens more PR
McGovern Responds to Trump's Dangerous Call for Political Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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McGovern Responds to Trump's Dangerous Call for Political Violence
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WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement condemning President Donald Trump's death threat directed toward Members of Congress:
"Let's not mince words. Donald Trump's statement is a d more PR
Meeks, Castro, Kaine, Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Raising Alarm About Use of U.S. Taxpayer Funding to Hold People in El Salvadoran Torture Center (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Meeks, Castro, Kaine, Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Raising Alarm About Use of U.S. Taxpayer Funding to Hold People in El Salvadoran Torture Center
Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommi more PR
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Statement on Senate Introduction of Her No Tariffs on Groceries Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Statement on Senate Introduction of Her No Tariffs on Groceries Act
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Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) to introduce Senate version of Rep. Stevens' No Tariffs on Groceries Act today
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens released the following statement on Senator Jacky Rosen introducing the Senate version of her No Tariffs on Groceries Act (link i more PR
Moolenaar Votes to Lower Energy Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Moolenaar Votes to Lower Energy Costs
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Tonight, Congressman John Moolenaar voted for the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 (link is external). This legislation would lower energy costs and strengthen American energy production. Specifically, it would remove unnecessary barriers that have slowed down U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
"President Trump and Republicans are m more PR
Neal Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Neal Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the overdue September 2025 jobs report (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm):
"After inheriting an economy that was more PR
NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Blumenthal, Warren Demand Answers from Trump Fundraiser and Lobbyists Solicitiating Hundreds of Millions in Private Donations for White House Ballroom Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Blumenthal, Warren Demand Answers from Trump Fundraiser and Lobbyists Solicitiating Hundreds of Millions in Private Donations for White House Ballroom Project
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Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in writing to the leading fundraiser and lobbyists working to coo more PR
NOAA Cancels Funding for Real-Time Tsunami Alerts for West Coast States: Cantwell Demands Answers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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NOAA Cancels Funding for Real-Time Tsunami Alerts for West Coast States: Cantwell Demands Answers
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Without this funding, NOAA loses access to real-time seismic data from the Alaska Earthquake Center the Agency uses to issue tsunami warnings and alerts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Tran more PR
Nunn Introduces Bill to Codify Trump Executive Order Supporting Foster Youth (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Nunn Introduces Bill to Codify Trump Executive Order Supporting Foster Youth
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Greg Landsman (OH-01) today introduced the Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Act, bipartisan legislation to codify President Donald J. Trump's recent Executive Order aimed at improving outcomes for children in the foster care system.
"As a father and more PR
On Senate Floor, Warner Sounds Alarm on Political Purge of FBI, Collapse of U.S. Cyber Defenses Under Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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On Senate Floor, Warner Sounds Alarm on Political Purge of FBI, Collapse of U.S. Cyber Defenses Under Trump
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WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate warning that the United States faces a deepening threat to our security as the Trump administration continues a sweeping political more PR
Opening Statement of Chairman Smith at Hearing on Religious Persecution in Nigeria (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Opening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on religious persecution in Nigeria
President Trump's Redesignation of Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern": A Serious, Well-Founded Wake-Up Call
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The following are excerpts of Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee's November 20th hearing, entitled "President Trump's Redesignation of more PR
Over 2,500 Residents Join Congressman Brad Sherman's First Post-Shutdown Telephone Town Hall (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Over 2,500 Residents Join Congressman Brad Sherman's First Post-Shutdown Telephone Town Hall
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SHERMAN OAKS, CA - On November 19th, more than 2,500 residents joined Congressman Brad Sherman's (CA-32) live Telephone Town Hall his first since the federal government reopened after the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Sherman used the call to outline why he opposed the deal to reopen the government, more PR
Padilla Joins Bill to Repeal Senate Republicans' Cash Grab in Government Funding Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Joins Bill to Repeal Senate Republicans' Cash Grab in Government Funding Bill
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, joined Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and 25 other Senate colleagues in more PR
Pallone Leads Opposition on House Floor to Legislation Raising Americans' Utility Bills by Sending More of Our Energy Resources Abroad (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Pallone Leads Opposition on House Floor to Legislation Raising Americans' Utility Bills by Sending More of Our Energy Resources Abroad
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House floor today in opposition to H.R. 1949, l more PR
Pallone Welcomes Atlantic Exclusion from Trump Offshore Drilling Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Pallone Welcomes Atlantic Exclusion from Trump Offshore Drilling Plan
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today welcomed news that the Trump Administration's draft 2026-2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (link is external) does not include the Atlantic Ocean. The exclusion comes after P more PR
Pallone: America's Tourism Industry is Suffering Under the Trump Administration's Cruel Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Pallone: America's Tourism Industry is Suffering Under the Trump Administration's Cruel Policies
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee hearing on "Daylight and Destinations: Examining Time, Tra more PR
Pappas Introduces Two Bipartisan Bills to Combat Drug Trafficking (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Pappas Introduces Two Bipartisan Bills to Combat Drug Trafficking
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This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) introduced two pieces of legislation to combat drug trafficking: the Laboratory Analysts and Biometric (LAB) Personnel Act and the Dark Web Interdiction Act.
"I've heard directly from local law enforcement, public health experts, and advocates across New Hampshire that we must do mo more PR
Peters, Johnson Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Digitize the Permitting Process out of Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Peters, Johnson Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Digitize the Permitting Process out of Committee
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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) released the following statement after his bipartisan ePermit Act was passed out of a House Natural Resources Committee markup. The ePermit Act would digitize the United States permitting process, reducing processing time for al more PR
Ramirez, Blumenthal Lead Legislation to Protect VA Workers' Right to Representation (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Ramirez, Blumenthal Lead Legislation to Protect VA Workers' Right to Representation
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The Right to Representation for VA Workers Act will codify essential labor rights for VA employees in response to violations by the Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Continuing their efforts to protect the rights of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Hou more PR
Ranking Member Angie Craig, Hayes, Klobuchar, Lujan, Schumer, Merkley Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Angie Craig, Hayes, Klobuchar, Lujan, Schumer, Merkley Lead Congressional Democrats in Introducing Legislation to Reverse SNAP Cuts and Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Nutrition and more PR
Ranking Member Coons statement on President Trump's call for the arrest of Democratic veterans and lawmakers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Coons statement on President Trump's call for the arrest of Democratic veterans and lawmakers
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement after President Trump said several Democratic senators and members of Congress should be arrested and put on trial, and then endorsed the more PR
Ranking Member Crockett's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attempts to Distract From Their Failing Public Safety Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following opening remarks on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Crockett's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attempts to Distract from their Failing Public Safety Agenda
Today, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on combatting violen more PR
Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove Delivers Opening Remarks at South and Central Asia Subcommittee Hearing on Burma and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove Delivers Opening Remarks at South and Central Asia Subcommittee Hearing on Burma and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee's hearing on Burma and the Rohingya refugee crisis.
Congresswoman Kamla more PR
Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove Delivers Opening Remarks at South and Central Asia Subcommittee Hearing on Export Controls (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove Delivers Opening Remarks at South and Central Asia Subcommittee Hearing on Export Controls
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee's hearing on export controls.
Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove's opening remarks as delivered are more PR
Ranking Member Maxine Waters Blasts Trump's Sham CFPB Nomination and Ongoing Effort to Unlawfully Gut Agency (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters Blasts Trump's Sham CFPB Nomination and Ongoing Effort to Unlawfully Gut Agency
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement following Donald Trump's nomination of Stuart Levenbach--a marine ecology scienti more PR
Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on E-Verify (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 19, 2025, at a hearing entitled "E-Verify: Ensuring Lawful Employment in America":
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"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for your testimony today.
"Welcome back, everyone. I hope my colleagues across the aisle are rested from their eight-week-long paid vacation. Over the last two more PR
Ranking Member Raskin Rebukes President Trump's Calls for Executing Six Members of Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin Rebukes President Trump's Calls for Executing Six Members of Congress
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's calls for the execution of six Members of Congress:
"Earlier today President Donald Trump called more PR
Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attempts to Distract From Their Failing Public Safety Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republican Attempts to Distract from their Failing Public Safety Agenda
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight hearing making clear that while Democratic-led cities ar more PR
Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Scheme to Weaponize the Census for Political Gain (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Scheme to Weaponize the Census for Political Gain
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government demonstrating Republican disregar more PR
Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Scheme to Weaponize the Census for Political Gain (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Scheme to Weaponize the Census for Political Gain
Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at more PR
Ranking Member Scott's Opening Remarks at Markup of Labor Bills That Harm Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Scott's Opening Remarks at Markup of Labor Bills That Harm Workers
Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H.R. 2870, H.R. 2312, and H.R. 2299.
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
"Today, we are here to mark up three labor bill more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on U.S.-Taiwan Relations (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on U.S.-Taiwan Relations
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "Reviewing Implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Future Opportunities more PR
Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem and Rubio Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem and Rubio Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration In more PR
Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem, Rubio, and Kennedy Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Ranking Members Raskin, Jayapal, Durbin, and Padilla: Secretaries Noem, Rubio, and Kennedy Too Cowardly to Defend Shocking Decision to Abandon Refugees, Unlawfully Dispatch Deputies Instead
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Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2025)Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enfo more PR
Raskin, Clyburn, Huffman, Wyden Call on Trump Administration to Stop Politicizing Houses of Worship; Defend Separation of Church and State Ahead of Court Arguments (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Raskin, Clyburn, Huffman, Wyden Call on Trump Administration to Stop Politicizing Houses of Worship; Defend Separation of Church and State Ahead of Court Arguments
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Jared Huffman (CA-02), co-chairs of the Congressional Freethought Caucus, and James Clyburn (SC-06), Chair of the Democratic Faith Working Group, along with Senator Ron Wyden, more PR
Rep. Carter Challenges Trump Administration's Taxpayer Funded Handout to Elon Musk While Leaving Broadband Funding for Louisiana in Limbo (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Carter Challenges Trump Administration's Taxpayer Funded Handout to Elon Musk While Leaving Broadband Funding for Louisiana in Limbo
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after Louisiana was approved (again) for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding under new guidelines from the Trump administration:
"In January more PR
Rep. Clyde's CLEAN D.C. Act Passes House with Bipartisan Support (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Clyde's CLEAN D.C. Act Passes House with Bipartisan Support
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde's (GA-09) legislation, H.R. 5107, the Commonsense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now (CLEAN) in D.C. Act, passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support by a vote of 233-190. The bill repeals the D.C. City Council's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency A more PR
Rep. Mike Levin Criticizes the Trump Administration's Announcement to Allow More Offshore Drilling in California (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Mike Levin Criticizes the Trump Administration's Announcement to Allow More Offshore Drilling in California
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Washington, D.C. Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) released a statement following the Trump Administration's announcement to allow more drilling off the coast of Southern California under its new five-year leasing plan:
"Let me be clear: drilling off the Southern Cal more PR
Rep. Sharice Davids Leads 59 Democrats to Demand House Vote on ACA Health Care Tax Credits (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Sharice Davids Leads 59 Democrats to Demand House Vote on ACA Health Care Tax Credits
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Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) led 58 of her Democratic colleagues in urging an immediate House vote matching the commitment Senate Majority Leader John Thune has made to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and prevent health care costs from skyrocketing for hardworking families. With more PR
Rep. Summer Lee, Sen. Ed Markey Lead Effort Demanding Answers From Trump Admin's Failure to Protect Workers from Coercive Employer-Driven Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Summer Lee, Sen. Ed Markey Lead Effort Demanding Answers From Trump Admin's Failure to Protect Workers from Coercive Employer-Driven Debt
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20, 2025 Following a series of anti-worker actions taken by the Trump Administration, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today sent a series of bicameral letters to the leaders of the Consume more PR
Rep. Wied's Statement on Voting to Release the Epstein Files (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Wied's Statement on Voting to Release the Epstein Files
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WASHINGTON Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) released the following statement after he voted to release the Epstein Files.
"Today, I was proud to vote in favor of releasing the Epstein files in full. While I had already taken direct action to ensure the House Committee on Oversight continued investigating and releasing previously sealed documents b more PR
REPS LIEU, JACOBS AND ESPAILLAT INTRODUCE BILL TO ENSURE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES CAN ASSIST DETAINEES HELD AT ICE AND CBP CENTERS (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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REPS LIEU, JACOBS AND ESPAILLAT INTRODUCE BILL TO ENSURE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES CAN ASSIST DETAINEES HELD AT ICE AND CBP CENTERS
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, introduced legislation that guarantees individuals held at immigration detention cent more PR
Reps. Sara Jacobs, Young Kim to Improve and Localize U.S. Foreign Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Sara Jacobs, Young Kim to Improve and Localize U.S. Foreign Assistance
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Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the delivery and success of U.S. foreign assistance. The bipartisan Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act would increase effectiveness and improve transparency of the U.S. government's efforts to localize its more PR
Ricketts Introduces Package to Support Servicemembers, Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts Introduces Package to Support Servicemembers, Veterans
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced a package of bills to support servicemembers and veterans. He introduced the Medical Integrity in Necessary Diagnostics (MIND) for Our Veterans Act of 2025 with Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). The bipartisan bill ensures that servicemembers receive effective, evidence more PR
Rosen Condemns Change in Coast Guard Policy Removing Classification of Swastikas, Nooses As Hate Symbols (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Condemns Change in Coast Guard Policy Removing Classification of Swastikas, Nooses As Hate Symbols
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism and a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Coast Guard, released a statement in response to a shocking more PR
Rosen Introduces Bill to Block Trump From Raising Grocery Costs Through Tariffs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Introduces Bill to Block Trump From Raising Grocery Costs Through Tariffs
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced a bill to prevent President Trump from enacting tariffs that raise grocery costs for hardworking Americans. The No Tariffs on Groceries Act would require Congressional approval for any tariff levied on food or agricultural products. Since coming into offi more PR
Rosen Statement on Trump's New Actions to Dismantle Department of Education (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Statement on Trump's New Actions to Dismantle Department of Education
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after the Trump Administration's recent announcement that they are taking significant steps to implement their aggressive plan to dismantle the Department of Education.
"Make no mistake: the Trump Administration's unconstitutional atte more PR
Sanders, Welch, Balint Host Telephone Town Hall (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Sanders, Welch, Balint Host Telephone Town Hall
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large), last night held a statewide telephone town hall on the delegation's continued fight to protect health care and lower costs for hardworking Vermont families.
The telephone town hall followed Congressio more PR
Scalise Applauds Trump's Strong 5-Year Offshore Leasing Plan (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise Applauds Trump's Strong 5-Year Offshore Leasing Plan
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement applauding the Department of the Interior's renewed five-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program to replace the most restrictive (link is external) plan in our nation's history put in place under President Biden:
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SCHUMER DEMANDS TRUMP ADMIN IMMEDITELY REVERSE CRUEL DECISION TO ABRUPTLY CANCEL NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES ACROSS NEW YORK, AND RESCHEDULE CEREMONIES FOR THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES STUCK IN LIMBO SO NEW... (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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SCHUMER DEMANDS TRUMP ADMIN IMMEDITELY REVERSE CRUEL DECISION TO ABRUPTLY CANCEL NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES ACROSS NEW YORK, AND RESCHEDULE CEREMONIES FOR THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES STUCK IN LIMBO SO NEW...
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Without Warning, County Clerks Were Notified That Ceremonies For Hundreds of Families That Have Gone Through The Lengthy Citizenship Process Have Been Canceled In W more PR
Sen. Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting, Highlights Proven Quality of Trump Judges (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at an executive business meeting on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting, Highlights Proven Quality of Trump Judges
On today's agenda, we have eleven nominations listed. We'll vote today on:
* Tysen Duva to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division.
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Sen. Markey, Rep. Summer Lee Lead Effort Demanding Answers on Trump Admin's Failure to Protect Workers from Coercive Employer-Driven Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Markey, Rep. Summer Lee Lead Effort Demanding Answers on Trump Admin's Failure to Protect Workers from Coercive Employer-Driven Debt
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Following a series of anti-worker actions taken by the Trump Administration, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) today sent a series of bicameral letters to the leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (C more PR
Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Fix Obamacare and Drive Down Health Care Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Fix Obamacare and Drive Down Health Care Costs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced his new bill, the More Affordable Care Act, to fix Obamacare and drive down costs for the American people with simple fixes that will help families get the health care that fits their needs, instill transparency in the system, and ensure support to Americans is sen more PR
Sen. Sanders Issues Commentary to Boston Globe: Republicans Finally Want to Talk About Health Care. That's Good - But Their Ideas are Absurd (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on Nov. 20, 2025, to the Boston Globe:
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Republicans finally want to talk about health care. That's good -- but their ideas are absurd.
For months, the American people have watched the Republican Party run away from their own unpopular health care agenda. But now -- finally -- they have been forced to admit what the rest of us have known all along: Doubling Affordable Care Act premiums for 20 million Am more PR
Sen. Sanders Issues Commentary to Fox News: Congress Just Made Our Healthcare System Worse - Here's the Fix (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on Nov. 20, 2025, to Fox News:
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Congress just made our healthcare system worse -- Here's the fix
After 43 days, the government shutdown has ended. After President Donald Trump illegally and cruelly cut off SNAP benefits to desperate Americans, including 16 million children, 42 million frightened people will again be able to put food on their tables. Federal employees will get paid. And, hopefully, airl more PR
Senate Blocks Passage of Kaine's Legislation to Demand Accountability for Saudi-Sponsored Murder of Virginia Resident Jamal Khashoggi (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Senate Blocks Passage of Kaine's Legislation to Demand Accountability for Saudi-Sponsored Murder of Virginia Resident Jamal Khashoggi
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to ask unanimous consent for passage of his resolution to commemorate the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia res more PR
Senator Budd Leads Colleagues in Effort to Ban Terrorist Sympathizers from the United States (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Senator Budd Leads Colleagues in Effort to Ban Terrorist Sympathizers from the United States
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Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Terrorist Inadmissibility Codification Act today to close loopholes in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The bill expands the existing INA provision that bans officers, officials, representatives, or spokesmen of the Palestine Liber more PR
Senator Gillibrand Demands That The Trump Administration Release Funding To Help New Yorkers Heat Their Homes (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Senator Gillibrand Demands That The Trump Administration Release Funding To Help New Yorkers Heat Their Homes
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1.5 Million New Yorkers Rely On The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) To Heat Their Homes
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to demand that the Trump administration immediately release federal LIHEAP funding, which helps more PR
Senator Kim Demands Hunger Action Alongside Congressional Colleagues and Anti-Hunger Advocates (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Senator Kim Demands Hunger Action Alongside Congressional Colleagues and Anti-Hunger Advocates
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) demanded urgent action in the fight to end hunger as a new report from Hunger Free America shows the growing affordability crisis is worsening rates of food insecurity across the country.
Hunger Free America's 2025 National Hunger Survey Report fill more PR
Senator Warren Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Senator Warren Statement on September 2025 Jobs Report
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement:
"After sitting on it for weeks, Donald Trump finally released the September jobs report showing the more PR
Senators Markey, Warren Urge Democratic Colleagues to Stand Firm Against Big Tech Attempt to Sneak AI Regulation Moratorium into Defense Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Senators Markey, Warren Urge Democratic Colleagues to Stand Firm Against Big Tech Attempt to Sneak AI Regulation Moratorium into Defense Bill
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Washington (November 20, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Commit more PR
Smith Statement on September Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Smith Statement on September Jobs Report
Report shows 119,000 new jobs and wage growth continuing to beat inflation.
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Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September jobs report 48 days late because of the Democrats' government shutdown:
"119,000 new jo more PR
South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Burma's Endless Crisis and America's Limited Options (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, issued the following opening remarks on Nov. 19, 2025:
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South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Burma's Endless Crisis and America's Limited Options
Today, House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "No E more PR
South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Export Control Loopholes (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Export Control Loopholes
Today, House Foreign Affairs South and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Export Control Loopholes: Chipmakin more PR
Speaker Johnson Statement on House Passage of the REFINER Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson Statement on House Passage of the REFINER Act
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WASHINGTON Speaker Johnson released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 3109, the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act (REFINER Act).
"Today, House Republicans secured another commonsense solution to continue our success in bringing down energy costs and fuel our economy. The H more PR
Speaker Johnson Statement on the House Reversing President Biden's Catastrophic Natural Gas Ban (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson Statement on the House Reversing President Biden's Catastrophic Natural Gas Ban
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WASHINGTON Today, Speaker Johnson released the following statement after the House passed the H.R. 1949, Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025.
"President Trump and Congressional Republicans are working together to unleash reliable American energy to lower costs for families, support Amer more PR
Statement from Rep. Leger Fernandez on President Trump's latest calls for violence against Members of Congress (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Statement from Rep. Leger Fernandez on President Trump's latest calls for violence against Members of Congress
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Leger Fernandez (D-NM) released the following statement after Trump posted calling on Democratic lawmakers to be arrested and tried, and amplifying posts calling for them to be hanged.
"We all saw what happened on January 6thI was in the Capitol comp more PR
Statement From Senator Warren on the CFPB Transferring All Active Litigation to DOJ (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Statement from Senator Warren on the CFPB Transferring All Active Litigation to DOJ
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement on reporting that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (C more PR
Subcommittee Democrats Expose Republicans' Unconstitutional Efforts to Manipulate the Census (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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Subcommittee Democrats Expose Republicans' Unconstitutional Efforts to Manipulate the Census
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led subcommittee Democrats in calling out Republicans' more PR
Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce VISIT USA Act to Restore Brand USA Funding, Promote U.S. Tourism (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce VISIT USA Act to Restore Brand USA Funding, Promote U.S. Tourism
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WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)all members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committeehave introduced the Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA (VISIT USA) Act to more PR
Thompson Statement on Coast Guard Under Trump No Longer Classifying Swastikas & Nooses as Hate Symbols (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Thompson Statement on Coast Guard Under Trump No Longer Classifying Swastikas & Nooses as Hate Symbols
Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on news reports the U.S. Coast Guard - part of the Department of Homeland Security - will more PR
Trump Administration Restores Vital Whistleblower Resources After Pressure From Cantwell (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Trump Administration Restores Vital Whistleblower Resources After Pressure From Cantwell
OMB reverses illegal defunding of federal watchdog who protects taxpayer dollars, investigates alleged misconduct & corruption
Trump Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought was forced to reverse cou more PR
Tuberville Speaks with CFTC Chairman Nominee at Confirmation Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville Speaks with CFTC Chairman Nominee at Confirmation Hearing
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with Mike Selig, President Trump's nominee to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), at his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. During their conversation, Senator Tuberville spoke with Mr. more PR
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Amy Klobuchar Introduce ADOPT Act to Protect Adoptive Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Amy Klobuchar Introduce ADOPT Act to Protect Adoptive Families
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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the bipartisan Adoption Deserves Oversight, Protection, and Transparency (ADOPT) Act. This comprehensive legislation protects adoptive families, children, and expectant mothers from exploitation by unlicensed adoption in more PR
Underwood Calls for Illinois to Receive Rural Health Transformation Fund Dollars (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Underwood Calls for Illinois to Receive Rural Health Transformation Fund Dollars
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WASHINGTON Rep. Lauren Underwood and every member of the Illinois Congressional delegation wrote to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to express support for Illinois' application for the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program.
The RHT Program was created due to the more PR
Van Hollen, Beyer, Raskin Introduce Legislation to Improve ATF, Crack Down on "Bad Apple" Gun Dealers (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Beyer, Raskin Introduce Legislation to Improve ATF, Crack Down on "Bad Apple" Gun Dealers
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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) reintroduced the ATF Improvement and Modernization (AIM) Act, legislation to strengthen the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) ability to combat gun crime more PR
Velazquez on Decision to Not Seek Re-election in 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Velazquez on Decision to Not Seek Re-election in 2026
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WASHINGTON Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) released the following statement announcing that she will not seek reelection in 2026:
"For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of a lifetime serving the people of New York City in the United States Congress. After much reflection, I have decided that this will be more PR
VIDEO: Blackburn Blasts Democrats for Blocking Resolution Recognizing Historic Success of Memphis Safe Task Force (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Blackburn Blasts Democrats for Blocking Resolution Recognizing Historic Success of Memphis Safe Task Force
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) urged her colleagues to support her resolution recognizing the incredible success already achieved by President Trump's Memphis Safe Task Force.
Following Senator Blackburn's remarks, Senate D more PR
Vindman Leads 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Release the Full Transcript of Trump's 2019 Call with Mohammed bin Salman (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Vindman Leads 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Release the Full Transcript of Trump's 2019 Call with Mohammed bin Salman
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"Americans deserve answers regarding your communications with the Crown Prince, as well as any promises, favor or commitments exchanged during the conversation."
Washington, D.C. Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today led a group of 37 U.S. House lawmakers in sending a l more PR
Warner, Wyden Call on Trump to Help Seniors When Insurance Companies Drop Doctors from Their Plans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Warner, Wyden Call on Trump to Help Seniors When Insurance Companies Drop Doctors from Their Plans
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage with more information when a significant number of doctors or hospi more PR
Warren, Blunt Rochester, Reed, Van Hollen Press Administration on Failure to Immediately Remove Export-Import Bank Official Following Reports of Familial Ties to the Kremlin and U.K.-Sanctioned Russian Company (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Warren, Blunt Rochester, Reed, Van Hollen Press Administration on Failure to Immediately Remove Export-Import Bank Official Following Reports of Familial Ties to the Kremlin and U.K.-Sanctioned Russian Company
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, an more PR
Warren, Garcia Introduce New Bill to Stop Apparent Bribery Involving Trump Ballroom Donations (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Garcia Introduce New Bill to Stop Apparent Bribery Involving Trump Ballroom Donations
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Wealthy donors with business in front of Trump admin raise bribery concerns
Stop Ballroom Bribery Act would root out pay-to-play opportunities involving public property primarily used by President or Vice President
Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Two-Pager (PDF)
Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator more PR
Warren, Wyden, Blumenthal Urge CFPB to Reinstate Personal Financial Data Rights Rule to Protect Consumers' Data Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Wyden, Blumenthal Urge CFPB to Reinstate Personal Financial Data Rights Rule to Protect Consumers' Data Rights
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Richard B more PR
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Calls on Trump Administration to Release Full Epstein Files After Trump Signs Bill, Raises Alarm on Trump Loyalists at DOJ Doing President's Bidding (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Calls on Trump Administration to Release Full Epstein Files After Trump Signs Bill, Raises Alarm on Trump Loyalists at DOJ Doing President's Bidding
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Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes to react to President Donald Trump signing the bill to release the Epstein files and raise concerns about the administration's con more PR
Welch Calls on DHS to Investigate Secretary Noem's $220 Million Ad Campaign (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Welch Calls on DHS to Investigate Secretary Noem's $220 Million Ad Campaign
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Welch requested answers from DHS about Noem's authorization of multiple no-bid contracts to firms close to her and her advisors
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to investigate Secreta more PR
Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Salazar Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Fight for Free Elections in Honduras (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Salazar Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the Fight for Free Elections in Honduras
Today, House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Salazar delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Democracy in Peril: the Figh more PR
Whitehouse Launches Investigation Into Cronyism, Corruption at Kennedy Center Under Grenell (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Whitehouse Launches Investigation into Cronyism, Corruption at Kennedy Center Under Grenell
Documents obtained by EPW Democrats show millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Pu more PR
Wyden Outlines Priorities for New Child Welfare Lead to Protect Vulnerable Children (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release:
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Wyden Outlines Priorities for New Child Welfare Lead to Protect Vulnerable Children
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., provided a list of policy and oversight priorities for the newly appointed lead of America's child welfare agency to ensure that vulnerable children across America are protected amid Donald Trump ramping up his war o more PR
Wyden, Warner Call on Trump to Help Seniors When Insurance Companies Drop Doctors From Their Plans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Wyden, Warner Call on Trump to Help Seniors When Insurance Companies Drop Doctors from Their Plans
Seniors Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans Need More Transparency When Doctors Leave Their Networks
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Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., today called on the Centers for Medicare & Med more PR
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