WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Bipartisan Charge to Lower Prescription Drug Costs * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick outlining ways the administration can partner with Congress on pro-competition reforms that lower prescription drug costs for American families. Currently, duplicative and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Boyle Statement on September PCE Inflation Data Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported an annual personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index of 2.8 percent for September 2025: "Donald  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Joins Scott in Leading Letter Urging President Trump to Keep Drilling Away from Florida's Coasts * Calls to Uphold 2020 Moratorium, Maintain Federal Protections for Florida's Coastline Through 2032 WASHINGTON Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chair of the bipartisan 30-member Florida congressional delegation, joined Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in leading  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Helps Lead California Lawmakers in Condemning Trump's Plan to Allow Oil Drilling Along California's Coastline * U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and 27 members of the California Democratic congressional delegation in condemning the Trump Administration's official draft 2027-2032 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Texas Congressional Maps * December 04, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: "Donald Trump demanded five congressional seats from Texas. Governor Abbott did what he was told. The conservative Supreme Court sealed the deal. "They can't win by delivering for hardworking Americansso they turn to corru more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro, Meeks Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Pardon of Notorious Drug Trafficker * December 04, 2025 Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution condemning President Trump's pardon of former Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * CATCH UP WITH SENATOR KIM: Building an Anti-Corruption Movement in New Jersey and Nationwide * The Senator says enough with the Trump administration's "corruption tax" on working families WASHINGTON, D.C. - After standing up to his own party's attempts to weaken the state's anti-corruption tools at a New Jersey State Senate hearing Monday, Senator Kim continued his calls for nationwide reforms to ro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of December 1, 2025 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Budget On Wednesday, December 3, the Committee on the Budget held a Member Day hearing. Education & Workforce On Tuesday, December 2, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing called "Pension Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Applauds Trump Administration's Proposed Fuel Economy Standards * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled its "Freedom Means Affordable Cars" proposal to reset the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. "The Biden Administration manipulated fuel economy standards to imp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Blake Moore Reintroduces Bill to Improve Congressional Access to Economic Data * WASHINGTONCongressman Blake Moore reintroduced legislation to improve congressional access to economic data. The Increasing Baseline Updates Act will require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce at least two baseline updates each year, including one update with economic data. This will ensure Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Warren, Reed Lead Banking Democrats in Requesting FHFA Director Bill Pulte Appear Before Committee * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) led every Democratic member of the Senate Banking Committee in a letter to Chairman Tim Sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Rush Doshi, a senior fellow for Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, from a Nov. 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Reviewing Implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Future Opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the implementation of the Taiwan En more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on Trump Administration's National Security Strategy * AURORA Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's newly released National Security Strategy: "The Trump administration's National Security Strategy would be catastro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement Following ACIP Vote to End Universal Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose Recommendation * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to end the universal Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose recommendation for newborns: "This administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers on FDA's COVID Vaccine Memo Democratic Committee Leaders Seek Documentation and Transparency as Trump Administration Seeks to Limit Vaccine Access via Email Without Providing Evidence * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer, House Republicans Demand Walz Revoke Illegally Issued Commercial Driver's Licenses * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined Congressman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) in sending a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on the findings that one-third of Minnesota's non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) were issued illegally. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Following Rosen Push, Trump Administration Releases Funding to Help Lower Nevadans' Energy Costs as Winter Approaches * WASHINGTON, DC - Following a push from U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), the Trump Administration announced the release of $3.7 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, including over $15 million for Nevadans as winter approaches. Two weeks ago, Senator Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Calls on Trump Administration to Crack Down on Corporate H-1B Abuse and Put American Workers First * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) called on the Department of Labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of Justice to boost oversight over large corporations' use of H-1B visas to ensure foreign workers are not replacing or undercutting American work more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Bonnie S. Glaser, managing director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S., from a Nov. 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Reviewing Implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Future Opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you very much for the opportunity to testify a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden, Maine fishermen push trade commission for fair fishing rules in Gray Zone * WASHINGTON Ahead of two Maine fishermen's testimonies to the International Trade Commission (ITC) today, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) submitted a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling for fairer fishing rules between Maine and Canadian fishermen in the Gray Zone a 277 square-mile area of ocean n more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Colleagues: Trump Staffing Cuts at Forest Service Are Threatening Wildfire Prevention Efforts in New Mexico, the U.S. * According to an independent analysis of publicly available data, the Forest Service is approximately 38 percent behind on hazardous fuels reduction work compared to recent years WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Trump Administration Stop Stalling PFAS Cleanups, Protect Military Families and Nearby Communities in New Mexico * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 26 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth reverse DoD's decision to delay the cleanup of per-and polyfluoroal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Push for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on New Mexico Public Lands * Heinrich and Lujan's push comes amid the Trump Administration's failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention to keep New Mexico communities safe WASHINGTON - Amid the Trump Administration's failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention including slo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Push Forest Service to Immediately Address Understaffing, Wildfire Mitigation Concerns * Public data indicates the Forest Service is significantly behind in hazardous fuels reductions 27% of Forest Service wildland firefighting positions remain vacant WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet recently joined ten of their Senate colleag more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * House Advances Senator Marshall Priorities to Strengthen Kansas Small Businesses * Washington - On Friday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), issued the following statement after two of his small business priorities passed the U.S. House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support this week. The bipartisan Investing in All of America Act will expand capital access for small business more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Condemns Trump's National Security Strategy * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's newly released national security strategy: "This document is emblematic not only of Donald Trump, but the cynical, dog-eat-dog philosophy that has taken more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Unions' Legal Challenge to State Department Firings * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in support of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), which have filed a te more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on DRC-Rwanda Declaration * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a joint declaration recommitting to the Washington Accords. "DRC and Rwanda recommitting to the Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Padilla Lead California Lawmakers in Condemning Trump's Plan to Allow Oil Drilling Along California's Pristine Coastline * 28 California lawmakers to President Trump, Secretary Burgum: "Further industrialization off our coast will inevitably pollute our beaches, spelling disaster for California's economy and detrimentally impacting the rest of the country, which relies on California as a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Survey Shows President Trump and Congressional Republicans to Blame if Health Care Costs Spike from Expiring ACA Tax Credits * (Washington, DC) - In case you missed it: A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll released today shows that spiking health care costs due to the expiration of the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) will impact how a majority of Marke more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Pressley in Hearing: Grandfamily Housing Essential to Preventing Homelessness, Keeping Families Together * Grandfamily Housing Act Would Help Grandparents Raising Children Access Safe, Affordable, Age-Appropriate Housing Pressley Also Renewed Calls for HUD to Avoid a Funding Gap for Continuum of Care Programs, Which Help Grantees in Boston Provide Life-Saving Housing Assistance Video (You more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich Delivers Remarks on Senate Floor Stressing Need to Protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Blasts Trump Administration For Relentless, Ongoing Attacks on Public Lands * WASHINGTON Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor stressing the need to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Welch, Amo, Warren Lead Bicameral Bill to Update and Expand Social Security Survivor Benefits, Provide Financial Relief to Families * Warren: "Democrats are fighting hard to expand benefits and provide relief so families can stay afloat." Senate Dems' Social Security War Room is coordinated effort to fight back against Trump admin Social Security attacks Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pag more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Demands Answers on Canceled Consumer Protection Actions * SEATTLE, WA U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is demanding answers from Russ Voght, the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), regarding the Bureau's ongoing push to drop pending enforcement actions involving billions of dollars in harm to American consumers. "When a corporation breaks the law, it more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Hosts Shadow Hearing on Trump's Detention Abuses * Full video of the hearing can be found HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, hosted a shadow hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Detention Abuses. Twenty-five Members of Congress attended this hearing. "Today, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Warns: Trump's Cruel Loan Cuts Will Cause Healthcare Workforce to Flatline * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led 69 of his colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration demanding the reversal of its dangerous decision to impose strict federal loan limits on certain advanced degree programs. Under the new Department of Education policy, certain advanced degree pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Slam Latest Efforts to Dismantle the Department of Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King joined a letter with a number of his colleagues to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon slamming the Department's recent announcement that it has signed interagency agreements (IAAs) to illegally outsource core functions that students and their families rely on to fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Condemns Latest RFK Jr. Push to Roll Back Childhood Vaccine Recommendations * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine panel reversed decades-long guidance (link is external) for newborns to receive Hepatitis B vaccinations. "Once again, Secretary Kennedy is putting his anti-vaccine co more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS MADE CLEAR THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he made clear that as Republicans fail to fix their healthcare crisis and unleash extremism on the American people, House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS MADE CLEAR THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he made clear that as Republicans fail to fix their healthcare crisis and unleash extremism on the American people, House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cost of living and prot more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Less Regulation, Lower Costs * Last month, the incoming mayor of New York City said of his agenda, "We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about." That's a dangerous way of thinking; it's how you get government growing unbounded. We saw a lot of this type of thinking during the Biden years, and Republicans have spent the last more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Lowering Costs Caucus Leaders Push Back on President Trump's "Affordability Hoax" Comment * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, the Co-Chairs of the Lowering Costs Caucus, Representatives Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Greg Landsman (D-OH), and Derek Tran (D-CA), pushed back against President Trump's recent comments (link is external) claiming that the affordability crisis is a hoax. During a cabinet meeting o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Condemns Trump's National Security Strategy Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's newly released national security strategy: "This document is emblematic not only of Donald Trump, but the cynical, dog-eat-dog philosophy that has taken hold more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Announce Newport Helicopter Returns to the Community * Senators obtain commitment directly from Coast Guard during a call today Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), today announced that Admiral Kevin Lunday, Acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, committed to the Senators on a call that an essenti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Secures Critical Funding to Lower Utility & Heating Bills for New Mexicans This Winter * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) announced that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Latest Public Health Assault by Trump Administration SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine advisory panel reversed a decades-long recommendation grounded in science that newborns more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski to Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Rein in Presidential Pardons * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski announced today that he will introduce a Constitutional Amendment to establish new checks on presidential pardons, following what he called a series of outrageous and deeply troubling pardons issued by President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by Oxford Pharmaceuticals Chairman Tom Neely from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Made in America: Restoring Trust in Our Medicines": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on an issue central to our nation's health security: strengthening domestic manufacturing to produce safe, affordable, and dependable medic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Call on McMahon to Reverse Illegal Moves to Dismantle the Department of Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined 34 of their Senate colleagues in slamming the Department of Education's recent announcement that it signed interagency agreements (IAAs) to illegally outsource core Department functions that students and t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Paragon Health Institute President Brian Blase from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for All Americans": * * * My name is Brian Blase, founder and president of Paragon Health Institute. From 2017 through 2019, I served as a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House's National Economic Council, and from 2014 thr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Afghan Evacuees * Q: What prompted your oversight of Afghan evacuees paroled into the United States since 2021? A: Following the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, 13 American families will mourn forever the loss of their loved one when a suicide bomber attacked the airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, killing 13 U.S. service members, including a 23-year-old Marine who gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- 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." Wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Leads Democrats in Legal Challenge Against Trump's Attacks on DOJ Office that Combats Hate Crimes, Antisemitism, and Religious Violence Amicus Brief Responds to Administration's Lawless Attempt to Shutter DOJ's Community Relations Service, Created by the Civil Rights Act to Help Communities Resolve Conflict  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Misguided Balanced Budget Amendment Push Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans' misguided attempt to advance a Const more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Misguided Balanced Budget Amendment Push Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on Republicans' misguided attempt to advance a balanced bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Response to the Second Trump Administration's National Security Strategy Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below following the publication of the National Security Strategy by the Second Trump Administration.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on September 2nd Boat Strike Briefing * WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after receiving a briefing on the Trump Administration's September 2 nd boat strike in the Caribbean: "I am deeply disturbed by what I saw this morning. The Department of Defense has no choice but to release  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Colleagues Call on McMahon to Reverse Unlawful Attempts to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education & Outsource Responsibilities * WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined 35 of his Senate colleagues in taking U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to task for attempting to shirk her duties and unlawfully transfer core Department of Education responsibilities to the departments of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Whitehouse & Kelly Want Airlines That Cause Cancellations & Delays to Compensate Passengers with Cash * PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to require airlines to provide financial compensation to passengers if air carriers cause significant delays, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are teaming up with U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and a dozen of their colleagues to introduce the Flig more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Whitehouse & Kelly Want Airlines That Cause Cancellations & Delays to Compensate Passengers with Cash * New bill would hold airlines accountable by mandating cash compensation in line with Canadian & EU requirements American passengers would be entitled to at least $300 for a delay of more than three hours and at least $600 for a delay of six hours or more PROVIDENCE, RI - In an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crockett's Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Texas's 2026 Map * Washington, D.C.Today, Rep. Crockett released the following statement: "While today's decision from the Supreme Court is disappointing, it's not shocking coming from a MAGA-influenced court. Here's the bottom line: Texans are now being told to vote under maps that a panel of three federal judgesright here in Texassaid w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Doggett Statement on SCOTUS Decision on Texas Redistricting * Contact: Luis.BFaz@mail.house.gov (link sends email) Washington, D.C. Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) released the following statement: "I am most appreciative for the opportunity to have represented our community in public office for most of the last 50 yearsappreciative for the support and encouragement of so many neighbors as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foster Donates Paycheck from Shutdown to Northern Illinois Food Bank * Geneva, IL Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) fulfilled his pledge and donated the salary he received during the government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. During the Republican shutdowns in 2013 and 2019, Rep. Foster also donated his pay to the food bank. "Even before the government shutdown, increasing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Denounces Rise in Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee, took direct aim at the rising anti-police rhetoric during the full committee hearing, "When Badges Become Targets: How Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric Fuels Violence Against Of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger, Sen. Scott's Rx for Obamacare: Stop the Government Middleman and Give Families the Power * WASHINGTON, D.C. In an exclusive first reported by Fox News, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), announced that next week, he will introduce the House companion to Senate Steering Committee Chairman Rick Scott's (R-FL) More Affordable Care Act. This legis more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Secures Critical Funding to Lower Utility & Heating Bills for New Mexicans This Winter * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that the administration had officially released overdue funding for the Low-Income Home  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran, Lowering Costs Caucus Leaders Push Back on President Trump's "Affordability Hoax" Comment * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lowering Costs Caucus Co-Chairs U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Greg Landsman (OH-01), pushed back against President Trump's recent comments (link is external) claiming that the affordability crisis is a hoax. During a cabinet meet more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Peters, Vargas, Levin, Jacobs, and Sens. Padilla, Schiff Urge Trump Administration to Use Trade Deal for Long-term Solutions to Transboundary Sewage * Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Scott Peters (CA-50), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Mike Levin (CA-49), Sara Jacobs (CA-51 ), and U.S. Senator s A lex Padilla (D-CA ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson G more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Vargas, Peters, Levin, Jacobs, and Sens. Padilla, Schiff Urge Trump Administration to Use Trade Deal for Long-term Solutions to Transboundary Pollution * WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Juan Vargas (CA-52), Scott Peters (CA-50), Mike Levin (CA-49), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Gre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $11+ Million In Federal Funding For Projects Across Upstate New York Through The Northern Broder Regional Commission * Communities From North Country, Finger Lakes, CNY, Capital Region Win Funding For Critical Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Healthcare, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure, Building New Educational Facilities & More Schumer, Gillibr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Encourages USDA Sec. to Support Florida's Specialty Crops in Any Potential Aid Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced a letter to Brooke Rollins, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, encouraging the full consideration and inclusion of specialty crop growers in any potential relief package to support growers affected by unfair trade practices and mar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Honors 6th Anniversary of NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of his resolution ahead of the sixth anniversary of the horrific terrorist attack at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, when a Saudi military trainee killed three U.S. Navy sailors and wounded several others on December 6th, 2019. Senators Ashley Moody, Tomm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on Sublime Systems Announcement of Holyoke Project Pause * Washington (December 5, 2025) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works Committees, today issued a statement on Sublime Systems' announcement that it would pause construction of its low-carbon cement plants in Holyoke, Massachuset more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement Following Briefing on Lethal Second Strike of Boat in the Caribbean * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement following a bipartisan briefing on the Trump administration's follow-up strike of a boat it attacked in the Caribbean on September 2, which killed all remaining surv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Senator Warren Statement on September 2025 PCE Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the delayed release of the September 2025 PCE report: "Today's report is already outdated as w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Senators Ashley Moody & Rick Scott Lead Bipartisan Florida Delegation Letter to President Trump: Keep Oil Drilling Off Florida's Coasts Today, Senator Ashley Moody and Senator Rick Scott led Florida's entire congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Trump encouraging him to reject any potential plans from the Department of Interior that would violate his moratori more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Shaheen, Welch, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump's Pardon of Ex-Honduran President and Drug Kingpin Juan Orlando Hernandez Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with ten other Democratic Senators, introduced  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sherman, Newsom meet in Washington to Discuss Fire Recovery * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) met with California Governor Gavin Newsom to discuss obtaining federal aid for victims of the Palisades and Eaton Fires. "I'm gratified that the Governor has spent so much time and attention both on the fires in January and in fighting for communities and individuals in the mont more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Smith Statement on PCE Report: Federal Reserve Should Lower Interest Rates Next Week Inflation beat expectations and paychecks continue to rise faster than prices. * Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the release of the September 2025 reading of the Federal Reserve's preferred infl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Stevens, Brown Introduce Legislation To Strengthen and Expand America's Cybersecurity Workforce * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) today introduced the Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act, legislation to help more workers from underrepresented and disadvantaged communities join the growing cybersecurity field. The bill establishes a ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Unleashing American Energy Dominance and Exploring New Frontiers Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the need to unleash innovation and secure America's mineral supply chains. Subcommittee Chair Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "As emergi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of December 1, 2025 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Cutting Burdensome Red Tape on Small Businesses Under the Biden Administration, small businesses across America struggled under the explosion of regulations. Overly burdensome regulations make it harder for small businesses to grow, innovate, and succee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Torres, Sykes Lead 52 New Dems in Letter Calling on Trump Administration to Address Housing Affordability Crisis * Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition Housing, Infrastructure, & Transportation Working Group, and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Chair of the Housing Task Force, led 52 New Dems in a letter to President Trump urging th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls Out Health Care Crisis and Impending Enrollment Deadline * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to call out Republicans' refusal to take action on the cost of the health care crisis. "Thanks to the Republican health care crisis, instead of discussing holiday plans or Christmas  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Advocates for Return of Ukrainian Children Kidnapped by Russia * 'You cannot be a great nation if you are unwilling to do good' WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian federation. Senator Britt and her colleagues Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Blume more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Unleashing Water Resources in California's Central Valley Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation signed a Record of Decision modifying the long-term operations of California's Central Valley Project. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Through this record of decision, the Trump administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Netflix-Warner Bros. Proposed Deal: "Anti-Monopoly Nightmare" * Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Netflix will buy Warner Bros. after a weeks-long bidding war, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare. A Netflix-Warner Bros. would create one massive media giant with control of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Resolution Condemning Trump's Pardon of Ex-Honduran President and Drug Kingpin Juan Orlando Hernandez * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led eleven Democratic Senators in introducing a resolution condemning President Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former two-term President of Honduras who was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $8 million for dru more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Speaks at Nebraska Farmers Union's 112th Annual State Convention, Talks Rural Health Care with Nebraskans * NEBRASKA U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today traveled to Nebraska to speak with farmers impacted by President Trump's tariffs and economic policies. Senator Welch met with farmers and toured two fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We Are Running Against the Clock" * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN News Central to discuss Republicans' continued refusal to prevent massive premiums hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Administration's Venezuela Boat Strikes: "We need to get the truth to the American people because w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Trump's Affordability Crisis: "He Betrayed What He Said He Would Do." * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the affordability crisis and Republicans' betrayal of working families. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Affordability Crisis: "I think the American people understand what th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * With Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Under Threat - AGAIN - Cantwell Speaks on Senate Floor * 12.04.25 "Because it is one of the largest remaining untouched ecosystems on our entire planet, I believe we should strive hard to protect it," says Cantwell WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, before the U.S. Senate voted to undo protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), Senator Maria Cantw more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Wyden Slams RFK Jr.'s Kangaroo Court That Will Endanger Children Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met to decide on the childhood vaccine schedule for American children across the country. The panel has been wholly transformed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Wyden Urges Hospitals to Protect Privacy of LGBTQ+ Patients Amid Trump's Ideological Crusade Against Transgender Americans Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged hospitals to maintain privacy protections for LGBTQ+ patients and fight back against bad-faith overreach in light of Donald Trump aggressively attacking the more PR