WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * After Trump Administration Cancels Citizenship Ceremonies and Halts Legal Immigration Pathways, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Lead Effort Demanding Answers and Accountability * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, led 117 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to De more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE LEADS PUBLIC COMMENT LETTER TO DHS URGING AGAINST PROPOSAL THAT EXPANDS USE OF BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION IN IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION PROCESSES * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led a public comment letter signed by 48 of her colleagues to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow urged them to reconsider the Department of Homeland Security' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, COLLEAGUES DEMAND SECRETARY KENNEDY TO ADDRESS THE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led a letter signed by 49 of their colleagues to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services demanding immediate action to address the Black maternal health crisis, which has only grown more severe under the second Trump Administration more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Pattern of Corruption Behind Trump and Republican Efforts to Ban States from Regulating AI * Washington, D.C. \- Today, during a hearing in the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) highlighted the pattern of corruption behind both Republicans' efforts to pass a 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation and Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Denounces Trump's Immigration Overreach on House Floor * WATCH HERE (link is external) In New York City, there are at least five publicly reported cases of K-12 student arrests, deporting children as young as six years old. Over 70 percent of people currently detained in detention facilities do not have a criminal record. Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) delivered the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following news release: * * * Advancing Geothermal Permitting and Leasing Practices Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on proposals to improve geothermal permitting and leasing practices. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: "America has vast geothermal resources that can provide reliable, bas more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu and Schrier Lead Over 100 Members Requesting GAO Study on RFK Jr.'s Rollback of Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation * Letter responds to RFK Jr.'s CDC panel's vote to drop the longstanding recommendation for the universal administration of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led 108 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Government Accountability Office ( 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 President Jair Bolsonaro from accountability for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Leads Letter Demanding HHS Inspector General and CMS Investigate Black Maternal Health Crisis * Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Co-Chair of the Congressional Mamas' Caucus, with Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Chair of the Bipartisan Maternity Care Caucus, led 31 of their colleagues in demanding the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez, Markey, Espaillat, Meng, and Chu Condemn SBA's Removal of Spanish and Multilingual Webpages Today, House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Senate Small Business Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (D-NY), and Rep. Judy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Waters, Booker Introduce Fair Competition Act to Safeguard Small Businesses and Strengthen Antitrust Laws * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, introduced the Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025, legislation to protect small businesses from anti-competitive pricing practices that favor large retailers. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the more PR