WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * 2025 in Review: Rep. Vasquez Delivered Big, Bipartisan Wins for New Mexico * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a year marked by partisan gridlock and politics, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) managed to put common sense over D.C. dysfunction to deliver big, bipartisan wins for New Mexicans. In 2025, seven of Rep. Vasquez's bipartisan bills were signed into law by President Trump, including:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of the Holidays, Reps. Stevens, Pettersen, and Scholten Introduce Bill to Expose How Trump's Tariffs are Hitting Small Businesses and Families * WASHINGTON DC- Ahead of the holidays, U.S. Representatives Haley Stevens (MI-11), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Hillary Scholten (MI-03), introduced the Trump Tariff Transparency Act, which will highlight the devastating impact Trump's illegal tra more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Attacks on Naturalization Ceremonies and Process, Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Amend Immigration and Nationality Act * Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Naturalization and Oath Ceremony Protection Act, legislation that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amodei Votes on Steps to Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mark Amodei issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a targeted health care plan designed for Americans, not insurance companies. The bill reduces health insurance premiums and expands coverage options by increasing transparency in presc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls for Rejection of Rail Megamerger That Threatens to Raise Costs on Wisconsin Farmers, Manufacturers, and Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject the merger application filed by Union Pacific to acquire Norfolk Southern. If approved, this merger would greatly reduce competition in Class I rail an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper Hold Appropriations Package to Demand NCAR Funding * Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper issued the following joint statement on their hold to the Senate Appropriations Package to demand funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): "President Trump is attacking Colorado because we refuse to bend to his corrupt  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Unveils National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unveiled a section-by-section summary of The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry ( TRUMP AMERICA AI Act ). This legislative framework would codify Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal statement on Senate Confirmation of Trump Loyalist John Bartrum to Lead VA's Health Care System * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on the Senate's confirmation of John Bartrum to be the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Health. Bartrum has served as a senior advisor t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Senate Confirmation of Trump Loyalist John Bartrum to Lead VA's Health Care System Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement on the Senate's confirmation of John Bartrum to be the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on the DOJ's Failure to Release the Full Epstein Files as Demanded by Survivors, Required by Law * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to response to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's statement on Fox News that the Department of Justice will not release  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Schumer & Colleagues Call on Independent Watchdog to Investigate Impact of Republicans' Health Care-Cutting Agenda on Veterans & their Families * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) today led a group of 26 of their colleagues in a letter calling on the Government Acc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Senators Demand Answers on Trump VA's Plan to Eliminate Tens of Thousands of Health Care Jobs * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 37 of his colleagues demanding answers about the Trump Administration's plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This fol more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Blumenthal, Senators Demand Answers on Trump VA's Plan to Eliminate Tens of Thousands of Health Care Jobs Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today led a group of 37 of his colleagues demanding answers about the Trump Administration's plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 jobs at the De more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Gallego, Whitehouse Push Administration to Ensure Tariff Exemptions Actually Result in Lowering Grocery Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Andrew Ferguson questioning how the Commission is working to ensure grocery companies do not use this Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey Leads Colleagues in Letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Bessent Urging Fair Tax Treatment for Crypto * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led a group of 18 House lawmakers in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary and Acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Scott Bessent asking him to review and update guidance on the ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Ricketts, Republican Colleagues Support President Trump's Executive Order to Stop Politically Motivated Debanking * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today joined U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to combat politically motivated "debanking" in line with President Trump's recent E more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro, Ciscomani, Espaillat Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Hispanic-Serving * December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a bipartisan resolution to honor Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and uplift their important work shapin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Slams Labor Union for Promoting Antisemitism in Children's Classrooms, Ostracizing Jewish Members U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, slammed the National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the U.S., for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Senate Republicans Continue to Deliver President Trump's Agenda, Confirm Nearly 100 Trump Nominees U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed an additional 97 of President Trump' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Walberg on Trump Administration's Decision to End Unconstitutional Race-Based Funding in Higher Ed Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Trump administration's announcement on ending funding to higher education institutions based on the racial makeup  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Committee Report Finds Trump Immigration Crackdown Is Crippling Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Main Street Businesses Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) released a staff report detailing how the Trump Administration's intensified immigration crackdown is harming immigrant entrepreneu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Passes Schmidt-backed Public Safety Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - (December 18, 2025) - Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today announced three public-safety bills he cosponsored have passed Congress and are expected to become law. "Public safety is a core function of government," Schmidt said. "I've joined in cosponsoring these three public safety bills to better protect children and to sup more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Conducts Oversight Visit at Broadview ICE Facility After Months of Being Unlawfully Denied Access * BROADVIEW, IL Today, following a federal court ruling blocking the Trump administration's restrictions on congressional access to immigration detention facilities, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) conducted an oversight visit at the Broadview Immigration and Cu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kustoff Applauds Senate Confirmation of Mitch Graves to TVA Board * WASHINGTON Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted last night to confirm Mitch Graves to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. "I applaud the U.S. Senate's vote today confirming Mitch Graves to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)'s Board more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moulton Leads Democratic Veterans and the Ranking Members of the National Security Committees in Introducing Legislation to Prevent Unauthorized War with Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) officially introduced the No Unauthorized War with Venezuela Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation prohibits the executive branch from spendi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lateefah Simon Brings over $344 Million Home to the East Bay in First Year Representing California's 12th District * OAKLAND, CA. - Since being sworn-in in January 2025, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) has secured over $344 million in federal funding for California's 12 th Congressional District. These federal grants have supported scientific research, arts, education, comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Celebrates Trump Admin's Water Delivery Agreement with Mexico * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement celebrating the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) agreement with Mexico to meet their water delivery obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty and the arrival of Mexico's delivery to the U.S.: "After many months of pressure from the Trump administration an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Kelly Bill to Boost Military Service Recruiting Signed into Law * AUSTIN - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after their bill to promote U.S. military recruiter access to secondary schools and attract the next generation of service members was signed into law by President Trump as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status of CAIR, Groups Bankrolling Terrorists * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced legislation that would allow the U.S. Department of the Treasury to terminate the tax-exempt status of groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) that provide material support, such as finances, services, or training, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Padilla, Schatz Condemn the Trump Administration's Attacks on English Language Learners * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led 21 Senators in expressing their alarm at the Trump Administration's attacks against English Language Learners (ELLs). In their letter to Secretary of Education more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Cannot Block Members of Congress From Conducting Oversight at Federal Immigration Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. Just now, a federal court temporarily stopped the Trump-Vance administration's policy blocking Members of Congress from unannounced oversight visits to federal immigration detention facilities today. The decision restores Congress's abilit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, King Introduce Bill to Streamline State Veterans Home Inspections * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), both members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), have introduced bipartisan legislation to streamline redundant inspection requirements for State Veterans Homes (SVHs) nationwide. Under current law, all SVHs must undergo an annual inspecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Colleagues Call on President to Maintain Marijuana as Schedule I Drug * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined 20 of their Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump asking that marijuana remain a Schedule I drug. President Trump is expected to sign an executive order rescheduling marijuana to a Schedule III drug. "Reschedul more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * DainesCalls on DOJ to Defend 2A Rights, Stand with Lawful Gun Owners * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Representative Andrew Clyde (GA-09) in leading a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice urging them to adopt the positions of the drafters of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provision that eliminated the $200 National Firearms Act (NFA) excise tax on suppressors, short-barrele more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * De La Cruz Leads Fair Wages for Farm Workers Act, Codifies Reforms to H-2A Program * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced the Fair Wages for Farmers Act (FWFA) to streamline and reform the H-2A program by codifying two recent Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security rulemakings. The Fair Wages for Farm Workers is supported by the Texas Farm Bureau, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Delaney Hall Detainee Dies in ICE Custody, McIver Demands Accountability NEWARK, NJ - A man detained at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, died last week in ICE custody, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) was informed this week. McIver and others have repeatedly called into question the conditions at Delaney Hall since its opening earlier this year. That legally protected o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2025: * * * Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump's Shady Drug Deals After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just enrich Trump's family * Ways and Means Committee Ranking  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump's Shady Drug Deals After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just enrich Trump's family * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member F more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump's Shady Drug Deals After another Trump announcement that lacks transparency or any detail, Committee Leaders press major pharmaceutical companies on whether agreements actually lower prices for medications or just enrich Trump's family * Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Blumenthal, Ross To Introduce Legislation To Shine Light On Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decisions * December 19, 2025 The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act requires the Supreme Court to provide a written explanation for shadow docket decisions and a vote count detailing how each justice voted on the decision, promoting transparency and consistency in judicial decision making. WASHING more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin Joins Blumenthal, Ross To Introduce Legislation To Shine Light On Supreme Court Shadow Docket Decisions U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Deborah Ross (D-NC) to introduce bicameral legislat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Upcoming Epstein Files Deadline * December 18, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement as tomorrow marks the statutory deadline for the Trump Administration to release the Epstein files: "This should be a big step towards transparency to the American public about more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Upcoming Epstein Files Deadline U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement as tomorrow marks the statutory deadline for the Trump Administration to release the Epstein files: "This should be a big step towards transparency to the American more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Whistleblower Disclosure Regarding USCIS Circumventing Court Order * December 19, 2025 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding a whistleblower disclosure alleging that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is feigning compliance with the Freedom more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin Statement On Whistleblower Disclosure Regarding USCIS Circumventing Court Order U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding a whistleblower disclosure alleging that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Announce $13.5 Million In Federal Funding To Support Illinois Students * December 19, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $13,467,325 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Education for mental health and literacy support for students in Illinois. "There is a growing mental hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards Helene Report Recommendation Deployed Nationwide * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced FEMA's implementation of his recommendation to expand the use of rapid estimates in the reimbursement process following Hurricane Helene, a change that has already helped move $150 million in recovery funding out the door faster. Rapid estimates help state and local go more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Energy Department's Watchdog Agrees to Padilla-Schiff-Lofgren Request for Independent Audit of Canceled Grants for 70+ California Projects * Padilla, Schiff, Lofgren and 26 members of the California congressional delegation asked the Department of Energy Inspector General to review the cancellation of $3.3 billion in federal funding for California projects, including the ARCHES Hydrogen Hub, earl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Michael Glasheen, operations director of the National Security Divisions at FBI, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland": * * * Good morning, Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and members of the committee. I am Michael Glasheen. I oversee the Bureau's National Security Divisions. I am honored to be here, representing the people of the Federal Bureau of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Applauds President Trump for Signing National Defense Authorization Act into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement praising President Trump for signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "I'm excited that President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes great news for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Fighting Regulations * Federal regulations are a costly, overreaching web which stifles innovation, germinates uncertainty, and often burdens the very people they purport to protect. Regulatory overreach by the Obama and Biden administrations extended well beyond congressional intent - creating the potential to upend industry. I have continually worked to rein in this unchecked rulemaking and restore acc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * First Two Bills Authored by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet Signed into Law * WASHINGTON Today, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included two bills authored by Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08). These are her first two bills to be signed into law. The bills support local economies, jobs, and public safety throughout the Great Lakes, and ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Following Magaziner's Advocacy, DHS Releases Wife of Combat Veteran from ICE Detention * WASHINGTON, DC Today U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) applauded the news that Donna Hughes-Brown, a legal U.S. resident and the wife of U.S. Navy combat veteran Jim Brown of Missouri has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention. Mrs. Hughes-Brown was immediately rel more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Marks One Year in the Senate Fighting for Arizonans * In first year, Gallego introduced the most bills of any freshman Democratic Senator Gallego hosted eleven town halls across Arizona WASHINGTON - Finishing his first year in office, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement: "I know this year hasn't been easy for working families or for our country. The cost of g more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Booker, Whitehouse Push Administration to Ensure Tariff Exemptions Actually Result in Lowering Grocery Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent a letter to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Andrew Ferguson questioning how the Commission is working to ensure grocery companies do not use this Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Hyde-Smith Applaud Senate Passage Of Their Bill To Support Victims Of Human Trafficking, Urge President Trump To Promptly Sign It Into Law * Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) lauded the Senate's unanimous passage of their Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, which would enable survivors of human trafficking to have nonviolent offenses that the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Merkley, Baldwin, Booker 40 Senators: No New Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Abortion Provisions In Must-Pass Government Funding Bills * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 40 other Democratic senators in urging Senate Appropriations Committee leadership to keep any new dangerous, hyper-partisan policy provisi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Statement on Bryan Stirling Confirmation as South Carolina's U.S. Attorney * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after the Senate voted to confirm Bryan Stirling to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina. "Congratulations to Bryan Stirling on his confirmation as the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Releases New Fact Sheet on Rising Electric Bills on Trump's Watch * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a new fact sheet that details how President Trump's actions are gutting the energy sector and hiking up costs for families across the country. Since President Trump took office, household  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Heinrich Releases New Fact Sheet on Rising Electric Bills on Trump's Watch Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a new fact sheet that details how President Trump's actions are gutting the energy sector and hiking up costs for famil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet Hold Appropriations Package to Demand NCAR Funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet issued the following joint statement on their hold to the Senate Appropriations Package to demand funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). "President Trump is attacking Colorado because we refuse to bend to his corrupt administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Blast Trump Administration for Making it Harder for Taxpayers to Receive Full Refund * Lawmakers: "TAS ensures the American people have a voice within the IRS. [...] We are concerned that the recent personnel cuts at TAS and the ongoing hiring freeze will greatly hinder these advocates' ability to provide quality, timely service to taxpayers who need help." WASHINGTON, D.C. -  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan, Democratic Veterans Raise Alarm After Internal Documents Reveal Trump VA's Plan to Slash Healthcare Jobs * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) joined Co-Chair of the Democratic Veterans Caucus and Iraq War veteran Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), his fellow Co-Chair and veteran Pat Ryan (NY-18) and other members of the Democratic Veterans Caucus to raise the al more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Approves Critical Reforms for American Energy Production and Infrastructure Projects * WASHINGTON Speaker Johnson released the following statement to highlight House Republicans' continued work to implement a pro-growth agenda through overdue permitting reforms and commonsense deregulation with the passage of this week's House bills. "The House is fixing a broken permitting system that has more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Introduces Bill to Block Sales of Advanced AI Chips to China * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led 13 House Democrats today in introducing the Restoring Export and Security Trade Restrictions for Integrated Circuit Technologies (RESTRICT) Act, legislation to protect U.S. nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: The Free World Will Bear the Cost if We Let Putin Prevail * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined the Congressional Ukraine Caucus to deliver remarks on the House Floor to urge his Republican colleagues to sign the discharge petition to bring the Ukraine Support Act to the House Floor. Below is a full video and transcript of his remarks:"I thank the gentlelady who head more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, GILLIBRAND APPLAUD PASSAGE OF BILL TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING * Lead Bill Sponsors Encourage President Trump to Sign 'Trafficking Survivors Relief Act' into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) lauded unanimous Senate approval of their bipartisan legislation that would enable survivors of human trafficking to ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Applauds Louisiana Opting in to Trump-Backed School Choice Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a statement applauding Louisiana for opting in to the upcoming federal school choice scholarship tax credit. Cassidy secured this provision in Republicans' Working Families Tax Cut bill that passed earlier this year. In October, Cassidy sent letters to go more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: President Trump Signs the FY26 NDAA Into Law * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, praised President Donald Trump for signing the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA) into law. "Today marks a major milestone in advancing President Trump's Peace through Strength agenda. "At a pivotal moment in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Discusses Trump Accounts at the Treasury Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) Frank Bisignano, and co-founder of Airbnb and Chief De more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Delegation Celebrates SRS Reauthorization for Rural Idaho Counties * Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump today signed S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, which will reauthorize the SRS program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and provide lapsed payments for FYs 2024 and 2025. The Idaho Congressional Delegation celebrated the President's signature as a win for Idaho's rural more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho, Oregon Senators Celebrate SRS Reauthorization for Rural Idaho and Oregon Counties * Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump today signed S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act, which will reauthorize the SRS program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 and provide lapsed payments for any missed payments for FYs 2024 and 2025. U.S. Senators from Idaho and Oregon celebrated the Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Trump Administration's Attacks on Refugees, Rep. Lofgren and Sen. Markey Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Refugee Entry into the United States * WASHINGTON, DC \- Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today, on International Migrants Day, reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act, legislation that would ensure a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In Response to Trump Administration's Attacks on Refugees, Sen. Markey and Rep. Lofgren Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Refugee Entry into the United States * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) today, on International Migrants Day, reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Joint Statement by Ranking Members Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia on Trump Administration's Decision to Defy Epstein Files Transparency Act and Continue Epstein Cover-Up Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Joint Statement by Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin on Trump Administration Decision to Defy Epstein Files Transparency Act Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, releas more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Mast Applaud President Trump's Executive Order to Reschedule Cannabis * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressmen Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Brian Mast (FL-21), the Republican Co-Chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, applaud President Trump's Executive Order to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to move cannabis from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. "Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Bill Becoming Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, released the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes key provisions Kaine secured to advance U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman Bill to Track Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia Signed into Law * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced his bipartisan bill to help Ukraine track their abducted children by Russia was signed into law. Congressman Landsman's bipartisan bill - the Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act - will reestablish the U.S. Department of State's p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Illegal Trump Desecration of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) blasted President Trump's illegal attempt (link is external) to rename the Kennedy Center in honor of himself, describing the sham process to rename the Center and the affixation of Trump's name to the living memorial as an "abomination." "Don more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, House Democratic Leaders Introduce American Affordability Act of 2025 to Take on Cost-of-Living Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the American Affordability Act of 2025 with Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (CA-04), and Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Lofgren Slams RFK Jr. for Disgraceful Plan to Fund Unethical Research on Infants in Guinea-Bissau Today, it came to light that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to provide funding for a group with proven ties to the U.S. anti-vaccine movement to conduct research on the Hepatitis B vaccine, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Release All Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice refused to release the full Epstein files: "Today is the deadline for the Trump administration and the Department of Justice to release all of the documents related to the Epstein files. The DOJ wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Fighting for New Mexicans in 2025 * Lujan Saved Over $7.4 Million for New Mexicans, Closed 1,204 Constituent Cases in 2025 VIDEO : A Message From Senator Lujan to New Mexicans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) highlighted legislative victories, constituent services successes, and efforts to push back against extreme policies that hurt New Mexicans in 2025.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Lumbee Recognition Legislation Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC), along with Representatives David Rouzer (R-NC), Mark Harris (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Moore (R-NC), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Greg Murphy (R-NC), Don Davis (D-NC), and Alma Adams (D-NC), applauded the signing of the Lum more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Statement on Reports That Trump Administration Will Escalate Cruel Denaturalization Efforts * Washington (December 18, 2025) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration will escalate denaturalization efforts, the latest in a cruel and callous slew of attacks on immigrants and their rights to citizenship.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit's Decision to Rehear Case on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI AND COLLEAGUES CALL ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP TARGETING OF AFGHAN NATIONALS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressmen Jason Crow (CO-06), Scott Peters (CA-52), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Derek Tran (CA-45) led a group of 61 total lawmakers calling on the Trump administration to stop pushing divisive policies that unfairly target Afghan nationals. In  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * McBride, Quigley, Jayapal, Foushee Reintroduce PROTECT Immigration Act to Keep Local Police Focused on Public Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (DE-At-Large) joined Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) in reintroducing the Protecting the Rights of Towns Against Federal Enforcement Contrary to Constitutional Tene more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Trump Administration Exploitive Approach to Health Assistance in Zambia Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on reports that the Trump administration is conditioning U.S. health assistance on access to Zambia's c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Condemns Conditions at Delaney Hall Following Death of Individual in ICE Custody * Today, Congressman Rob Menendez released the following statement after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the death of an individual detained at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility operated by GEO Group: "The reported death of an individual who had been detained at Delaney  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Trump Administration Breaking the Law by Failing to Comply with Epstein Files Transparency Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkleythe lead Senate sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act issued the following statement after the Trump Administration indicated it would only release part of the Epstein Files, a violation of the law he championed: "The Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to End Staffing Crisis at Fish and Wildlife Service, Warn of Harms to Ecosystems and Public Lands * LETTER HERE Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Demand Reversal, Explanation of Trump Admin's "Banned Word" List That Threatens Families' Access to Head Start Programs Nationwide * Washington, D.C. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Senator Tammy Baldwi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Calls on Trump Administration to Support State's Application for Federal Rural Health Transformation Program Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicai more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Condemns Trump's Plan to Cut Veterans Health Administration Positions * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Condemns Trump's Plan to Cut Veterans Health Administration Positions * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Murphy Introduce Bill to Keep Border Patrol Agents at Our Borders, Limit Raids Far from External Borders * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in introducing the Keeping Our Agents On The Line Act, a bill to improve border security by ensuring that Border Patrol Agents are not diverted from their work at U.S. borders and re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Cortez Masto, Schatz Lead 21 Senators in Condemning the Trump Administration's Unlawful Attacks on English Language Learners' Education * Senators on the transfer of the Office of English Language Acquisition away from the Education Department: "This will not improve student outcomes. It will only make it harder for states, school districts, and educators to meet the diverse needs of Eng more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree: JFK Would be Appalled by Illegal Kennedy Center Name Change, Trump's 'Profound Egomania' * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member on the House Interior and Environment Subcommittee, condemned the White House's announcement that the board of the Kennedy Center voted to rename the building the "Trump-Kennedy Center" and released the following statement: "The Kennedy Center more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Pres. Trump Signs Cornyn Bill to Advance Defense Innovation & Artificial Intelligence into Law * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Growing University AI for Defense (GUARD) Act, which will codify a portion of President Trump's AI Action Plan and enable the Department of War (DoW) to establish and lead a National Security and Defense AI Institute to advance defe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * President Signs Five Elfreth Bills and Two Co-Led Bills Into Law * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, five of Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth's (MD-03) bills, as well as two bills co-led by the Congresswoman, were signed into law by President Donald J. Trump as part of the larger H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Four Buchanan Defense Proposals into Law * "We Are Reaffirming America's Unwavering Commitment to the Men and Women Who Defend Our Freedom." WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced that four of his legislative proposals were signed into law by President Donald Trump as part of this year's National Defense A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Johnson Provisions into Law * Washington, D.C. - Today, two provisions led by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) were signed into law by President Trump. The provisions would strengthen America's deterrence against China and prohibit men from competing in women's sports at military academies. "My provisions w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Johnson's Wounded Knee Memorial Bill into Law * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, introduced by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), was signed into law by President Trump. "It has been almost 135 years to the day of the tragedy that unfolded at Wounded Knee and today, the president signed my bill into law to preser more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Lankford Bill Dedicating Guthrie Post Office to Oklahoma Medal of Honor Recipient and Longtime Mail Carrier * WASHINGTON, DC US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and US Representatives Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) secured the passage of S. 2293 designating the post office at 201  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Condemns Trump Admin. for Defying Epstein Files Transparency Act, Continues Push for Survivors' Healing * As a Survivor of Sexual Abuse, Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Center Survivors, Demand Transparency, Accountability WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Waters Demand Answers from AG Bondi on Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Sabotage Consumer Protection and Let Financial Fraudsters Walk Free Top Democrats Warn DOJ Case Transfers May Be a Backdoor Effort to Defy Federal Court Orders, Dismantle the CFPB, and Kill Ongoing Enforcement Cases * Today, Rep.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Congressional Investigation of Trump's Boat Strike Campaign * WASHINGTON, DC \Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the ongoing congressional inquiries into the Trump Administration's military operations in Caribbean and Eastern Pacific: "I remain entirely dissatisfied with the T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement on the Trump Administration Defying Congress and Failing to Release Full Epstein Files TUCSON, AZ - Today, Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced it would only release a partial batch of the Epstein files, in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act which was signed into law o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Roy Leads Letter with 17 House Conservatives Pushing for a Vote on H.R. 2 * December 19, 2025 Press Release "Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Scalise, Chairman Jordan, Chairman Garbarino, and Chairman Mast, We respectfully request that the House of Representatives bring the Secure the Border Act, also known as "H.R. 2," in the 118th Congress, for a vote when we reconvene in January 2026 to perm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Leads 15 Colleagues in Urging USDA to Fairly Include Specialty Crops in Farm Aid Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 15 of her colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins expressing concern that their farm aid package fails to provide adequate support for specialty crops and other a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim National Security Bills Signed into Law by President Trump in FY26 NDAA * Washington, DC - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA) into law, strengthening America's national security, supporting U.S. servicemembers and military readiness, and enacting key national security legislation led by Congresswoman Young Kim (C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * REPRESENTATIVES CLARKE, ESPAILLAT, AND SENATOR MARKEY INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO LOWER HOUSEHOLD ENERGY BILLS BY STOPPING EXPORTS OF NATURAL GAS ABROAD * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Lowering American Energy Costs Act. The bill directs the President to prohibit most U.S. exports of natu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Celebrates Signing of Defense Bill into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) recognized President Trump's signing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law. The NDAA authorizes funding levels and authorities for the U.S. military. This ensures American forces have the tools they need to carry out their missions. "The United States must deter  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Bill to Boost U.S. Nuclear Energy Competitiveness Signed into Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) celebrated that his bill to support the U.S. domestic nuclear energy industry's leadership and offset China and Russia's growing influence on international nuclear energy development was signed into law by President Donald Trump. Senator Risch's International Nuclear Energy Act was in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Bill to Crack Down on Illicit Fentanyl Imports Becomes Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) celebrated President Donald Trump signing his Break Up Suspicious Transactions (BUST) Fentanyl Act into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. Senator Risch's bill will crack down on the import of deadly fentanyl and its precursors flowing from China to Mexic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez, Espaillat, 48 Democrats condemn Trump's attacks on Brazil's democracy * WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), along with 48 of their colleagues, today condemned President Trump's unprecedented attacks on Brazil's democracy and his attempts to shield former Brazilian more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Slams Republican Attack on Our Treasured Landscapes and Wildlife * Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force, led by Co-Chairs Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Doris Matsui (CA-07), released the following statement in response to the House passage of the Mining Regulatory Clarit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moody on the Senate Floor: I'll Keep Fighting to Protect Florida's Coast from Off-Shore Oil Drilling, Secures Commitment to Move American Shores Protection Act Forward Today, Senator Ashley Moody took to the Senate Floor to request unanimous consent on her American Shores Protection Act - continuing her fight in keeping oil drilling off Florida's coast. In October, Senator Moody announced more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Demanding Trump Admin. Reverse Cancellation of Kids' Lead Exposure Research Project * Atlanta, Ga. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing for answers after the Trump Administration canceled a research project to help protect children from lead exposure. Sen. Ossoff is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate a grant made to Emory University through the Science to A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Launches Inquiry After Reports That Trump Administration Rolled Back Child Protection Programs * Washington, D.C. The Trump Administration has reportedly rolled back child protection programs, and now U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers. Following reports that the Trump Administration is aggressively rolling back This is an external link Federal anti-child trafficking programs,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pushing Back After Trump Admin Guts Resources for Childcare, Child Nutrition Programs in Southwest Georgia * Albany, Ga. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing for answers after the Trump Administration canceled funding for childcare and child nutrition programs across Southwest Georgia. Today, Sen. Ossoff is urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to reinstate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff, Colleagues Demand Answers on PFAS Clean-Up Delays Near Defense Bases * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers after the Trump Administration delayed PFAS clean-up plans around Georgia military bases. Sen. Ossoff joined a group of Senators This is an external link pushing back on the Department of Defense (DoD)'s decision to delay the clean-up of PFAS contamination more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Urges DoW Sec. Hegseth to Add Alibaba and Other Chinese Communist Party-Linked Companies to 1260H List * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of War (DoW) Secretary Pete Hegseth thanking him for his work with President Trump to put a stop to Communist China's continuous attempts to undermine critical U.S. national security infrastructure and coll more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Peters and Grassley's Bipartisan Bills to Help Prevent Foreign Influence in U.S. Policy * WASHINGTON - The Senate unanimously approved two bipartisan bills authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich) to improve America's ability to prevent foreign governments from a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm 14 Law and Order Nominees to Deliver Safer Streets for Americans * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division. The nominees were confirmed last night as part of a nominations package of 97 exec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm 14 Law and Order Nominees to Deliver Safer Streets for Americans Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 13 U.S. Attorneys and the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Criminal Division. The nominees were confirmed last nigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Releases Statement on Navy Announcement of New Frigate Class * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the U.S. Navy announced its plan to introduce a new frigate class. This announcement comes after the Trump administration announced plans to cut back the production of the U.S. Navy's Constellation-class frigate warships  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Condemns Proposed Trump Admin. Rules Restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care * Markey: "Youth across the country will suffer because of Trump and RFK, Jr." Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee, released the followin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Release of Partisan Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the draft fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security appropriations bill that Senate Republicans released today. "Unfortunately, Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Celebrates Thomas Albus' Confirmation as Attorney for Eastern District of Missouri * Albus Will Serve as Top Federal Law Enforcement Officer for the Eastern District of Missouri WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, issued the following statement celebrating the Senate confirmation of Thomas Albus to serve a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * SIGNED INTO LAW: Annual Defense Bill with Key Hassan-Backed Provisions & New Hampshire Priorities * WASHINGTON - President Trump signed into law the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which included key provisions that Senator Maggie Hassan helped secure and supported. Among other measures, the legislation protects Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * SIGNED: Cortez Masto-Supported Bill to Reauthorize Program Supporting Rural Nevada Counties * Washington, D.C. - President Trump signed bipartisan legislation U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) supported to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service's Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026. Earlier this year, she reintroduced the Secure Rural S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Smith commends Senate confirmation of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Smith authored the laws that created the position and elevated it to Ambassador * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today welcomed the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun as the U.S. Speci more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Partners with President Trump to Deliver Major Wins for Alabama in 2025 * WASHINGTON - As 2025 comes to an end, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) issued a statement highlighting how he worked with President Trump to deliver major wins for Alabama this year: "With President Trump back in the White House, the sky is the limit for Alabama. Soon after taking office, President Trump d more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Two Bipartisan Subramanyam Bills Signed into Law as Part of Annual Defense Legislation * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) announced that two of his bipartisan bills have been signed into law. The two bills are the Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act and the Contaminated Wells Relocation Act. These two bills were signed into law as part of the Fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Final Environmental Review for DAPL * ***Click here for video. Click here for audio WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dakota Access Pipeline. After months of illegal protests and costly bureaucratic delays, Judge James Boasberg issued a highly partisan ruling in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senate passes Kennedy, Peters bill to improve FEMA disaster response and recovery * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt (HELP) Response and Recovery Act, Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) bipartisan bill to remove outdated federal restrictions that can slow disaster response at the Department of Homeland Security (DH more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds Passage of 2026 National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined her colleagues in voting to pass the final version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). Today, President Trump signed the bill into law. In addition to bolstering our nation's defense, the FY26 NDAA includes se more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Darius N. Lakdawalla, a professor at the University of Southern California, from a Dec. 10, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services entitled "Lowering the Cost of Healthcare: Technology's Role in Driving Affordability": * * * Key Points: * Rational and forward-thinking regulato more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Schiff, Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to End Staffing Crisis at Fish and Wildlife Service, Warning of Devastating Impacts to Ecosystems and Public Lands * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, and their colleagues in u more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Markey, Whitehouse, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit's Decision to Rehear Case on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reinstate a prior administrative stay b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * VICTORY ON THE HUDSON: CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN'S BILL TO PERMANENTLY BAN BARGES ON THE HUDSON RIVER SIGNED INTO LAW * Victory on the Hudson: Congressman Pat Ryan's Bill to Permanently Ban Barges on the Hudson River Signed into Law After years of relentless advocacy by Congressman Ryan, bipartisan lawmakers, and local advocates, the "Hudson River Protection Act" - which permanently bans harmful, pollutin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn Highlights Republicans' Accomplishments in 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting some of the accomplishments achieved by President Trump and Republicans in 2025. President Trump has made America safer and stronger, fixed the Biden border crisis, restored law and order in American cities, rooted out  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw Slams Trump Admin's Insulting 1% Pay Raise for Federal Workers After a Year of Unprecedented Harm Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's 1% pay raise for federal workers. "Under President Trump, Americans are paying more for groceries, more for housing, more for utilities, and federal wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Statement on Trump Failure to Release Full Epstein Files * Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after the Trump administration released only part of the Epstein files: "Under the law, Donald Trump had 30 days to release all of the Epstein files. Today marks day 30. Where are the full Epstein files?" *** Original text here: https://www.warner.senate.gov/ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Announce Lease for New Hampton Roads VA Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that a lease has been awarded for a new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility in Hampton Roads. The awarding of this lease for a new, state-of-the-art outpatient clinic will improve veterans' access to care in this region and follows years  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Announce Lease for New Hampton Roads VA Facility * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that a lease has been awarded for a new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility in Hampton Roads. The awarding of this lease for a new, state-of-the-art outpatient clinic will improve veterans' access to care in this region and follows years of cong more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CONGRATULATE KRUGER & LEARY, CONFIRMED TO BE U.S. ATTORNEYS FOR MISSISSIPPI * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the confirmation of James "Baxter" Kruger of Jackson and Scott Leary of Water Valley to serve as the United States Attorneys for Mississippi's southern and northern dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Hyde-Smith Congratulate Kruger and Leary, confirmed to be U.S. attorneys for Mississippi * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the confirmation of James "Baxter" Kruger of Jackson and Scott Leary of Water Valley to serve as the United States Attorneys for Mississippi's southern and northern distr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * With All-of-the-Above Energy Amendment, Congresswoman Lee Fights to Save Solar and End Permitting Weaponization in SPEED Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) voted against the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, a Republican-authored permitting reform bill that proposes significant changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * With Black Unemployment Soaring, Pressley, Clarke Request Federal Reserve Act & Brief Congressional Black Caucus on Response to Crisis * November Jobs Report Shows Black Unemployment Highest it's Been Since 2021 and Black Women's Unemployment at 7.1% Compared to 4.6% Overall Pressley Has Repeatedly Sounded the Alarm on Pushout of Black Women from Workforce Under Trump, Demanded Action from Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * WTAS: Advocates Commend Senate Passage of ROTOR, Urge House Consideration Aviation groups and families of the victims of the American Airlines Flight 5342 crash praised the Senate's unanimous passage on Wednesday of the ROTOR Act, Chairman Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) aviation safety bill. The ROTOR Act, a bipartisan effort wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Renews Demand for Trump Administration to Terminate Coercive Policy Targeting Unaccompanied Children Follow-Up Letter Cites Newly Obtained CBP Document Which Misrepresents Children's Legal Rights And Pressures Them to Leave U.S. * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a follow-up letter today to Customs and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Requests Information From 7 Shipping Companies to Launch New Inquiry Into Fuel Smuggling By Drug Cartels Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today launched a new inquiry into fuel smuggling and money laundering reportedly orchestrated by Mexican drug cartels, by requesting information from 7 shipping companies a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Deputy AG Blanche Saying Trump Administration Will Violate Epstein Transparency Act by Refusing to Release the Complete Epstein Files Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement today after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will release only a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren Press Trump Administration Over Compass-Anywhere Real Estate Merger, Sound Alarm on Impact to Housing Costs * As Americans face a housing affordability crisis, key Democratic Senators warn that merger could increase housing costs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today sent a series of letters to the Trump administration, pressing the Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden: USTR Cannot Unilaterally Reverse US Trade Laws and Policy Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a letter today expressing serious concerns to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about his agency's recent submission to the World Trade Organization, which attempted to reverse decades of American trade more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Kaine Applaud Bill to Formally End Iraq Wars Becoming Law * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) applauded the repeal of the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq. Young and Kaine's bipartisan legislation to repeal these AUMFswas included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was signed by President Trump la more PR