WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Aderholt Joins Appropriators, Foreign Affairs Leaders to Investigate Escalating Religious Persecution in Nigeria * Washington, D.C. Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee and Chair of the Values Action Team (VAT), joined House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Congressman Riley Moore (R-WV) i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Appropriators, Lawmakers Investigate Religious Persecution of Nigerians with Joint Briefing * Washington, D.C. - House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)alongside Appropriators Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV)led a joint briefing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria with reli more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Appropriators, Lawmakers Investigate Religious Persecution of Nigerians with Joint Briefing House Appropriations Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)--alongside Appropriators Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV)--led a joint briefing with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss the escalating violence and targete more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Applauds Approval of Wisconsin's $1 Billion Plan to Expand Broadband Statewide from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers in applauding the approval of Wisconsin's plan to utilize $1 billion she helped deliver from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build out the Badger State's broadband network. When completed, the plan will connect more than 175 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Name Change * Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's new name: "For decades, Colorado has been home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and its global leadership on renewable energy and energy efficiency. As the Lab transitions to its new name, it should continue its groundbreaking more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Pettersen, DeGette, Neguse, Crow Demand Answers from the Department of Education on Ending Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions * Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, and Jason Crow sent a letter to Secretary Linda McMahon in opposition of the Department of Education's decision to end several discretio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Applauds Funding for TVA to Deploy Small Modular Reactors * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R. Tenn.) joined U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Don Moul in applauding today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the selection of TVA and Holtec Government Services to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Donald Trump's Lies About the Economy, Health Care, and His Big Ugly Law Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump again dismissed the nation's cost-of-living crisis as a "con job by the Democrats," misled the American people about his disastrous economic record, and lied about Republica more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Budget Democrats Demand Vought Testify Before Committee Trump Budget Head and Project 2025 Author Fails to Appear Before Committee as Families Lose Health Care and Face Rising Costs * Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, led all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Budget Democrats Demand Vought Testify Before Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, led all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding his immediate testimony before the Committee. The request follows the Committee's November 18 hearing, where Chairman Jodey Arrington publicly agreed with Ranking Member Boy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Applauds President Trump Signing His SUPPORT Act Into Law * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, applauded President Trump signing his SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act into law. The law bolsters prevention, treatment, and recovery services for Americans with substance use disorders and mental illness. "The opioid an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Expands Investigation into AMA, Demands Answers for Abusive Monopoly Driving Up Costs for Families U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, rebuked the American Medical Association (AMA) for failing to transparently answer questions on its monopoly of the Current Procedural Termino more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Applauds President Trump's Health Transparency House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Barbarella, released a summary of his advanced imaging results: "President Trump and his administration continue to be the most transparent administration more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Comer Applauds President Trump's Termination of Biden Executive Actions Signed by Autopen House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today applauded President Donald Trump's announcement that executive actions signed by President Biden using an autopen have been terminated: "I applaud President Trump for deeming President Biden's autopen a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill: It Is Crucial Prudential Regulators Remain Focused On Their Core Mission To Safeguard The Fundamental Stability And Safety And Soundness Of Our Financial Institutions Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing titled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators." This hearing will examine supervisory and regulatory d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on the Threat of Rising Crime on Main Street Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "Main Street Under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses" to examine the impact of rising crime on small business success. "Main Street is under attack because of Democrats and th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Offers Support to Secretary Rubio for Pause on Visas * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) reached out to Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week to offer his support for the State Department's pause of visa issuance for all individuals traveling on Afghan passports, including applicants for Special Immigrant Visas. President Trump has ordered the U.S. State Department to stop processing visas for Afghan natio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman McGarvey Condemns Trump Administration's Immoral Decision to Slash Federal Funds for Housing Assistance as Kentucky Sees Freezing Conditions * WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 2, 2025) - Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey sent a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, calling out the Trump administration's callous decision to slash 70 percent of federal funding for Continuum of Care (CoC) program more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Cohen and Burchett Reintroduce the TVA Increase Rate of Participation (IRP) Act * Goal is greater transparency and accountability in meeting the region's energy needs WASHINGTON Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tim Burchett (TN-2) today reintroduced the TVA Increase Rate of Participation (IRP) Act to require greater transparency and accountability in the Tennessee Valley Authority's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut Congressional Delegation Members Statement on Release of Delayed LIHEAP Funding to Connecticut * Hartford, CT Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Jim Himes (CT-04), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, released the statement below following the release of delayed Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to Connecticut. Connecticut's total LIHEAP allocat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Bills to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Signed into Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act, which would expand access to new opioid overdose reversal agents in addition to naloxone by updating guidance and grant language from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and his Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act, which would  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Honors Heroism of Attacked National Guardsmen, Slams 'Notorious' Biden Afghan Parole Program * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) honored the heroism and sacrifice of two National Guard soldiers who were attacked last week in Washington, D.C., by an Afghan national who came into our country not through a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) but through one of the Biden administration's parole programs, which Sen. Cornyn opposed and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Meets with NASA Administrator Nominee Jared Isaacman * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jared Isaacman, whom President Trump nominated to serve as Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They discussed NASA's role in maintaining America's competitive edge over China and other foreign adversaries in space exploration by returning man to the moon to acquire critical minerals and resources vital to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Praises Law Enforcement for Arresting, Charging Afghan Citizen Living in Texas Who Threatened to Build Bomb, Kill Americans * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement praising the U.S. Department of Justice and federal and state law enforcement for arresting and charging Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, for threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging Secretary Bessent to Reject Proposed Dollar Coin Designs Featuring Donald Trump * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led seven Senate Democrats in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on him to reject the proposed designs for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump. "American lawmakers t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging Secretary Bessent to Reject Proposed Dollar Coin Designs Featuring Donald Trump * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led seven Senate Democrats in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on him to reject the proposed designs for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump. "American l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: President Trump Is Taking the Fight to the Narco-Terrorists * Illegal Drugs Are A Leading Cause of Death for Americans U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to discuss how President Trump is fighting back against Venezuelan narcoterrorism. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on President Trump's strong stand against narcoterrorism: I think it's really important. As I listen to these repor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Issues Statement on Secretary Hegseth's Order to Kill Caribbean Boat Crew * WASHINGTON Today, US Representative Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement regarding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's reported order to kill the entire crew of a vessel suspected to be carrying narcotics in the Caribbean Sea: "The Washington Post's reporting on Secretary Hegseth's personal order to kill all survivors of a U.S. airstrike on a boat in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing to Explore Veteran Employment and Training Opportunities to Build the American Economy Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Energy and Water Chairman Chuck Fleischmann Applauds Funding to Deploy U.S. Small Modular Reactors * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, applauded today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of the selection of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Holtec Government Services to support early deployments of next-generation Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Epstein Survivors Announce Support for Wyden Bill That Would Force Treasury to Turn Over Epstein Bank Records Treasury Department's Epstein File Is Unaffected by the Legislation Congress Passed Last Month; Secretary Bessent Has Repeatedly Refused to Produce Epstein Bank Records for Investigation * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced that a group of Ep more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Financial Services Committee Conducts Oversight of Prudential Regulators Today, the House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing reviewing how the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) are aligning their su more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues: Trump Staffing Cuts at Forest Service Threatening Wildfire Prevention Efforts Across the U.S. * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 11 Senate colleagues demanded urgent answers from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz regarding the agency's wildfire risk reduction efforts across the West and nation. Their inquiry follows an independent analysis of publicly available data indicating that the Forest Service i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand: Trump Pardon And Release Of Corrupt, Drug Trafficking Ex-Honduran President "Immoral And Indefensible" * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on Trump's pardon and release of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted on drug trafficking and firearm charges: "President Trump's pardon and release of Juan Orlando Hernandez is immoral and indefensible. "The disgraced for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Harshbarger Joins President Trump at the White House for Signing of Major Addiction Recovery Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House, along with families who have lost loved ones from addiction, as he signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, landmark legislation that continues critical programs to combat drug addict more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Bill to Mandate Vetting of All Afghan Evacuees after Deadly Attack on DC National Guard * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reintroduced the Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act, a bill to strengthen vetting procedures for Afghans who were evacuated to the United States following Joe Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the wake of the deadly attack on the National Guard by one of these evacuees, S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Ossoff Launch Inquiry into DHS' Obstruction of Congressional Oversight * Letter follows Trump admin refusal to release a Durango father and children who reported abuse in ICE detention WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Senator Jon Ossoff and 11 of their Senate colleagues to demand that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stop obstructing congressional oversight. Specifically, the senators are pushing ICE  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Senator Andy Kim Testifies in Trenton Against NJ Corruption * TRENTON, N.J. - Yesterday, Senator Andy Kim testified before a committee of the New Jersey State Senate against State Senate bill, S.4924, which if passed, will severely weaken the oversight power of the New Jersey Comptroller's office, creating an environment for conflicts of interests and other measures that further damage the public's trust in New Jersey government. S.4924 was more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On Small Business Saturday, U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Introduces Bill to Bring Immediate Relief to Small Businesses * OSSEO, MN - On Saturday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) highlighted her new effort to bring small businesses relief from the Trump Administration's global tariff war, which has caused enormous financial strain and uncertainty to small businesses across the United States. Representative Morrison's new bill, the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Tommy Tuberville: It's Time To End The Filibuster * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in Breitbart calling for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster. In the piece, Sen. Tuberville explains his reasoning for ending the filibuster and proposes a list of "America First" policy directives for Senate Republicans to carry out once the filibuster is dissolved. Read Sen. Tuberville's op-ed below or t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Mullin Slams Democrats for Sowing Discord, Applauds Trump Administration for Restoring Safety * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), joined Fox News' "America's Newsroom" with Bill Hemmer. Senator Mullin reacted to Senator Kelly's recent comments and apparent attempts to sow discord amongst service members. Highlights below. The full interview can be found here. On Senator Kelly's recent comments:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Paul, Schumer & Schiff Announce Intent to File War Powers Resolution in Event of Venezuela Strike * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY), Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) released the following joint statement regarding the Trump Administration's interest in striking Venezuela: "The Trump Administration seems increasingly intent on launching strikes within  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Receives Confirmation Toledo Public Schools' Head Start Program Can Resume * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) received confirmation from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that funding for Toledo Public Schools Head Start Program has been certified and will resume immediately. Congresswoman Kaptur, Senator Husted, and Senator Moreno made multiple daily inquires to HHS to ensure funding would meet the Decem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly: "I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth aren't going to silence me" * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly held a press conference on Capitol Hill to speak out about President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's efforts to intimidate him and stop him from holding them accountable. Sen. Kelly speaks on Capitol Hill. Watch the full press conference here. See key excerpts below: Kelly co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Labor Caucus Opposes Trump Administration's Farmworker Wage Cuts Yesterday, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) with Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Workforce Protections Subcommit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Labor Caucus Opposes Trump Administration's Farmworker Wage Cuts Yesterday, Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05), along with Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Steven Horsford (NV-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman, Watson Coleman Introduce Bill to Prohibit AI Model from Denying Medicare Procedures * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) introduced legislation to prohibit an Artificial Intelligence model from delaying or denying Medicare procedures. The U.S. Department of Health and Human services recently announced its plan to test an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model to handle  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Releases Statement on Trump Administration Changes to Immigration Processes * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced changes to immigration processes: "Refugees and humanitarian nonprofits that support refugees should not be punished because of the actions of one violent person. "I supported the establishment of World Relief's Whatcom County office and I conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on House Social Security Vote * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 5348 (link is external), a bill that is supposed to protect children from Social Security identity theft but does nothing to address the Trump Administration's 'DOGE' privacy violations that have put every American's data at risk. In August, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARREST OF ROSA PARKS * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks was arrested for courageously refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of protest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 381 days of strategic nonviolent direct action against Jim Crow segreg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO A THING TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM DRAMATICALLY INCREASING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that less than one month away from the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats remain committed to working to end the Republican healthcare crisis and lower the high cost of living.LEADER JEFFRIES :  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO A THING TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM DRAMATICALLY INCREASING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that less than one month away from the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats remain committed to working to end the Republican healthcare crisis and lower the high cost of living. LEADER JEFFRIES : The clock is ticking on more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Improve Transparency and Accountability in the Federal Workforce & Agencies The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup and passed eleven bills to reform procedures in the federal workforce to promote greater transparency and bring accountability to federal agencies and the District of Columbia. "It i more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Massie, Castro Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution to Block Trump Administration's Escalating Hostilities Toward Venezuela * WASHINGTONRepresentative Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere Sub more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Welch to Travel to Nebraska and Iowa to Speak with Farmers, Rural Communities About Trade War and Rural Health Care * NEBRASKA and IOWA U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, will travel to Nebraska and Iowa this week to discuss the Trump Administration's trade war and attack on rural health care. On Friday, Senator Welch will visit farms in Madison County, Nebra more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Klobuchar, Heinrich, Colleagues: Trump Staffing Cuts at Forest Service Threatening Wildfire Prevention Efforts Across the U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) led 9 Senators to d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * MI Congresswoman Haley Stevens Blasts Trump's Reckless Tariffs as Manufacturing Shrinks for Ninth Consecutive Month * "Michigan can't afford any more Trump-driven manufacturing setbacks." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a new report from the Institute for Supply Management (link is external) showed that U.S. manufacturing has shrunk for the ninth month in a row, with nearly two-thirds of manufacturers now 'managing head count' as opposed to hiring.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Rep. Dave Min Leads 12 Representatives in Letter Demanding Investigation Into Bill Essayli For Potential Misconduct * Washington, D.C. As first reported in Politico (link is external) this morning, Representative Dave Min (CA-47), along with 12 of his colleagues, sent a letter urging the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility to investigate whether former Acting US Attorney Bill Essayli has violated the DOJ's Standards of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Kaine, Paul, Schumer & Schiff Announce Intent to File War Powers Resolution in Event of Venezuela Strike * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following joint statement regarding the Trump Administration's interest in striking Venezuela: "The Trump Administration seems increasingly intent on launchi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Releases Statement Ahead of Today's Markup of Two D.C. Bills * The Oversight Committee will mark up the two bills at 10:00 a.m. today. The live stream is available to view here. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her markup statement on a bill introduced by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), as prepared for delivery, ahead of today's House Oversight Committee markup of two D.C.-related bills. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, DeLauro, Craig Introduce NO GOUGE Act to Stop Corporate Abuse of Tariffs * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the No Gratuitous Overcharging Ubiquitous Global Exports (No GOUGE) Act, which takes a comprehensive approach to crack down on corporate price gouging tactics made possible by President Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * On World AIDS Day, Congresswoman Waters Honors Rev. Elder Leslie Burke for her 40 Years of Service at the Minority AIDS Project * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, issued the following statement in recognition of World AIDS Day, which is celebrated every year on December 1: "On World AIDS Day today, I am prou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Pallone Opening Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Children and Teens Online Safety Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing on "Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online:" Today we are discussing the important top more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Pallone Touts Importance of Bipartisan Cooperation and a Fully Staffed DOE at Energy Cybersecurity Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, "Securing America's Energy Infrastructure: Addressing Cyber and Physical Threats to the Grid:" I'm please more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone: Trump Admin Punished FEMA Whistleblowers Twice for Telling the Truth * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today condemned the Trump Administration for abruptly re-suspending 14 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees who had been briefly reinstated after sounding the alarm about the collapse of the nation's disaster response system. "This is retaliation in plain sight. These FEMA professionals w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Blasts Trump for Pardoning Narco-Trafficker Juan Orlando Hernandez: "Why Would He Pardon a Thug?" * Washington, D.C. - Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the House Floor condemning President Trump's decision to pardon Juan Orlando Hernandezthe former President of Honduras who was convicted in U.S. federal court for trafficking cocaine into the United States. In her speech, Pelosi recounted witnessing Hernandez's abu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Pettersen's Bipartisan SUPPORT Act Signed Into Law * Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law her bipartisan bill, the Support for Patients and Communities Act. The legislation authorizes funding for critical prevention, treatment, and recovery substance use disorder (SUD) programs. Rep. Pettersen's work on SUD programs is inspired by her mother, who struggl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Barr-Led Bill to Curb Opioid Deaths * Washington, D.C. This week, President Trump signed legislation boosting funding to an opioid recovery grant program, authored and championed by U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY). First enacted in 2018, the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry (CAREER) Act created a targeted funding stream for treatment recovery centers to help individuals overcome addictio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Davids' Bipartisan Bill Helping People in Recovery Get Back to Work * Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced that President Donald Trump signed her bipartisan bill into law, aimed at addressing the impact of substance use on America's workforce. The legislation would reauthorize the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry ( CAREER (link is external) ) Act, which supports individuals re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Slams Secretary Rollins Over SNAP Data Threat Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement responding to threats made by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a cabinet meeting. The secretary threatened to withhold federal funding from states that refused the Trump administration's illegal demand  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Lujan Leads Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee Hearing on Defending America's Communications Networks * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled "Signal Under Siege: Defending America's Communications Networks." With Americans spending more time online, cybercrimin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "With Economic Policies Like These, Donald Trump Is the Grinch Who Stole Christmas." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, "Oversight of Prudential Regulators." "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank y more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Pardoning of Juan Hernandez Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following President Trump's reckless decision to pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of supporting one of the largest drug trafficking conspiracies in the wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: President Trump Signs Mullin Bill Into Law, Strengthens the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday evening, President Donald J. Trump signed U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK), 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act into law through the SUPPORT for Patients and Communications Reauthorization Act of 2025. "I'm grateful to President Trump for his continued support in our critical efforts to strengthen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett Seeks Answers on Prior Trump Regime Vetting of Assassin * Contact: Luis.BFaz@mail.house.gov (link sends email) (202) 429-4620 Watch the Congressman's remarks here (link is external). Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) delivered the following speech on the House floor demanding answers on Trump's Administration vetting of the attacker on the National Guard members in D.C. last week: "We all mourn  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kennedy Introduces GENESIS Act to Accelerate Scientific Discovery Through Artificial Intelligence * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Growth, Energy, and National Excellence through Science, Innovation, and Security Act (GENESIS Act ) to codify President Donald J. Trump's newly signed Executive Order launching the Genesis Mission (link is external). The legislation empowers the federal government to harnesses artif more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Calls for Immediate Extension of ACA Tax Credits During Shadow Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - DECEMBER 2, 2025 Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) participated in an Education and Workforce HELP Subcommittee Democratic shadow hearing titled "Republican Priorities: Billionaire Tax Breaks, Not Health Care for Working Families," where she called for the urgent extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits and renewe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives McBath, Roy, Biggs, and Cohen Celebrate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Simplify Federal Criminal Code * Washington, DC Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06), Chip Roy (TX-21), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement after the House passage of the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, H.R 2159. This legislation requires the Department of Justice to produce a public report and database o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Horsford, Titus & Lee Lead Demand for Congressional Briefings and Oversight of Any Explosive Nuclear Testing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Dina Titus (NV-01) and Susie Lee (NV-03) co-led a letter (attached) demanding the Trump administration take steps to bring transparency and accountability to their stated plans to renew explosive nuclear testing. The letter, which was sent Friday, November 21, 2025,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Roy, McBath, Biggs, and Cohen Celebrate the Passing of Bipartisan Legislation to Simplify Federal Criminal Code * December 2, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Steve Cohen (TN-09) issued the following statement after the House passage of the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, H.R 2159. This legislation requires the Department of Justice to produce a public report and data more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Will Continue Removing Criminals and Terrorists from Our Streets * "The fallout from Joe Biden's disastrous decision hurt Americans then. It continues to hurt Americans now. President Trump and Republicans are working to reverse these failures." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about the recent attack by a radical Islamic extremist on two members of the Natio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Warner Celebrate World Nuclear Energy Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, today introduced a resolution to designate December 2, 2025, as World Nuclear Energy Day. The resolution celebrates the development of nuclear energy technologies and underscores the vital role of nuclear power in strengthening the U.S. economy and supporting a reliable energy grid w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Statement Following President Trump Signing the MEDAL Act into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the House version of his Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act into law. This legislation increases the monthly pension for living Medal of Honor recipients to $67,500 annually. It una more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2025, to the The Guardian: * * * AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now Artificial intelligence and robotics will transform the world. It will bring unimaginable changes to our economy, our politics, warfare, our emotional wellbeing, our environment, and how we educate and raise our children. Further, there is a very real fear that, in the not-so-distant future, a super-intelligent AI could replace humans in controlling the planet. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Education & the American Family Subcommittee, today joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Glenn Thomps more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Shaheen Applaud Release of Delayed Home Heating Assistance Funding Following Their Advocacy * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded the release of delayed Federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, which more than 57,000 Granite Staters rely on to help pay their home heating bills. The announcement comes after Shaheen and Hassan joined a bipartisan g more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Booker Urge Fortune 1000 CEOs to Back Trump Accounts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to the CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies urging them to support Trump Accounts. The accounts, established by a law authored by Sen. Cruz and passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, are private, tax-advantaged accounts for every American child at birth, seeded with a $1,000 investment from the federal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Warner & Whitehouse Urge DEA to Extend Current Flexibilities for Telehealth Prescriptions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole urging the DEA to extend telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances. The current flexibilities, which have been critical in connec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * SIGNED INTO LAW: Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis Led by Senator Hassan * WASHINGTON - Following U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan's advocacy, the bipartisan SUPPORT Act was signed into law by President Trump, expanding the federal response to the fentanyl crisis and allowing more training, equipment, and resources to flow to first responders as they support Americans battling addiction. Senator Hassan spearheaded passage of the legi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Republicans are Laser Focused on Bringing Down Costs for Working Families * WASHINGTON This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed House Republicans' historic work in the 119th Congress to bring down costs for working families, fix Democrats' broken health care system, and rid American streets of violent criminals and dangerous illegal aliens. Watch Speaker  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Republicans are Laser Focused on Bringing Down Costs for Working Families * WASHINGTON This morning, at the weekly House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson discussed House Republicans' historic work in the 119th Congress to bring down costs for working families, fix Democrats' broken health care system, and rid American streets of violent criminals and dangerous illegal aliens. Watch Speaker Johnson's full r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan & Murkowski Celebrate Signing of Landmark Legislation to Address Substance Use and Mental Health * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) celebrated the signing of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 into law. This legislation expands programs to address substance use disorders and overdoses, and includes major priorities the delegation has long championed, including more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Sets the Record Straight on Democrats' Health Care Spin * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, the Democrat leader was just talking about health care, and obviously there's been a lot of conversation around that here these past few weeks and months. "I more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: After Shutdown Turbulence, Air Travel Modernization Is Ready for Takeoff * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel seasons of the year. "More than 80 million Americans traveled for the holiday last week. "And w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Continue to Deliver for Working Families * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome back. "Get ready to buckle up for what should be a very busy last couple of weeks here this year, as we wrap up what has been a h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Restore Common Sense to Federal Regulation * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Last month the incoming mayor of New York City - who is a leading voice in today's Democratic Party - promised New Yorkers, and I quote, 'We will prove that there is no probl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Budd Applaud Senate Confirmation of Two NC Judges * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) applauded the Senate's confirmation of David Bragdon and Lindsey Freeman to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Both nominees were recommended by Senators Tillis and Budd. "David Bragdon and Lindsey Freeman are exceptionally qualified, and I'm grateful my colleagues more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House of Representatives passes Kennedy bill to reform outdated Foundation of the Federal Bar Association charter * WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed Sen. John Kennedy's (R-La.) bipartisan bill to amend the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. Kennedy's bill, the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, now moves to President Donald Trump' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Ossoff Announce Over $300 Million for Georgia Broadband Expansion * Senators Reverend Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced $300 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program The funding will help close the digital divide in Georgia and our state closer to 100% connectivity for the first time in history Senator Warnock : "This federal investment means lif more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Publishes New Independent Analysis Revealing Republican "Bonus Depreciation" Tax Break as Giant Handout Boosting Wealthiest Corporations * Trump's Big Beautiful Bill permanently extended this corporate tax break Over 80% of bonus depreciation claimed by corporations from 2018 to 2022 went to those making over $1 billion annually Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shared new data in response to Sen. Warren's September letter JCT more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Booker, Blumenthal Press Twenty-One Credit Unions on Predatory Overdraft Fees Amid Trump's Illegal Attempt to Shut Down the CFPB U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent letters to 21 credit unions asking them to provide infor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Welcomes Nearly $21 Million in LIHEAP Funding for Vermonters * Welch urged Secretary Kennedy to stop blocking LIHEAP funding WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, welcomed $20.7 million in federal funding for Vermont to support the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Nearly $4 billion in federal funding for communitie more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Repeal of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration formally repealed the nursing home staffing rule finalized by the previous administration. "Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, seniors are going to be less safe in nursing homes," Wyden said. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Press DHS on Obstruction of Congressional Visits to Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to question the Department of Homeland Security about obstruction of congressional access to detention facilities. "Obstructing Congressional access to immigration detention facilities violates Federal law and undermines Congress's inherent authority to conduct oversight that  more PR