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 i 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 s 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  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  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 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 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, Senat 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 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 pri 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 O 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 Cy 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  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 Afford 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  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. 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 co 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 crimin 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 dangerou 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,  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). N more PR