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- 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 targe 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 Commit 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 Departmen 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  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 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. 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 ope 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 inqu 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. "Bob 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), Mar 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 fede 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 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. 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  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. Repr 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 -- 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 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 priori 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 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