WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy released the following testimony by Ruth Perry, acting principal deputy assistant secretary of State for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Maritime Security in Africa: Assessing Threats to U.S. Commercial Diplomacy and National Security Interests": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Booker, and distinguished Members of the Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Tax Filing Season, Warren, King, 15 Senators Warn of Tax Filing Chaos After Trump Admin Attacks on IRS * Broad coalition of lawmakers call 2026 tax filing season a "huge test for the IRS" September Inspector General report warned that IRS is woefully unprepared for upcoming filing season, largely due to Trump admin gutting IRS workforce Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Blasts Trump's Latest Attack on Rhode Island Offshore Wind * PROVIDENCE, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement about Trump's decision to halt work on nearly complete offshore wind projects, including Rhode Island's Revolution Wind: "Trump's attacks on Revolution Wind are not based on science and facts. The Administration is putting forward disingenuous argumen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by F. Cartwright Weiland, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, from a Dec. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning. I'd like to thank Chairman Risch and Ranking Member Shaheen for holding this hearing. Since you've already have heard from so many nominees this year, I'll stick to one idea Republicans and Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Subcommittee Hearing, Former Trump Administration Official Explains How Antitrust Enforcement in America Has Become Corrupt and Politicized and Americans Are Paying the Price Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Becca Balint led Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Democr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Revolution Wind * [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard released the following statement today on the Trump Administration's latest attempt to stop work on the nearly complete Revolution Wind offshore wind project. "While the Trump Administration plays political games with Revolution Wind, here's what's at stake for Connecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Sweeping Veterans Bill to Reform & Improve VA Health Care * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is leading a group of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act (the Honor Act)sweeping legislation to invest in the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) aging infrastructure, imp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * BORDER BRIEF: Christmas Comes Early as the Trump Effect Leads to Another Month of Record Low Border Encounters Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest "Border Brief" factsheet (https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Nov-FY26-Border-Brief-1.pdf), highlighting the continued historic success of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington in Washington Examiner: Democrats broke America's health care system. Republicans are working to fix it. Today, the Washington Examiner published an op-ed from House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) reiterating the call for Republicans to stand firm against the extension of the fraud-ridden Obamacare subsidy expansion. The Chairman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Joyce Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on AI and Biotechnology Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Examining Biosecurity at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Palmer Delivers Opening Statement at Environment Subcommittee Hearing on the Current Statutory and Regulatory Landscape of PFAS Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Examining the Impact of EPA's CERCLA Designation for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Citing national security concerns--the critical issue Chris Smith has raised for years--the Trump administration halts construction of offshore wind projects Construction of Empire Wind suspended * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a longtime opponent of offshore wind industrialization, issued the attached statement following the Trump administration's announcement that the Depts. of the Interior and War  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole, Collins Deliver Bicameral Agreement on FY26 Funding Allocations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced he has reached an agreement with Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) on the remaining funding allocations, marking yet another key step forward in the FY26 appropriations process. This agreement reflects a shared commitment to governing responsibly, adva more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Reps. Neguse & Hurd and Senators Bennet & Hickenlooper Mobilize Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition to Protect NCAR * "Funding for NCAR is essential to maintaining America's leadership in global weather forecasting and to protecting our economy, our communities, and the everyday livelihoods of families across the nation." Washington, D.C. Today, Colorado Representatives Joe Neguse (D-CO) an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Committee Republicans Request Federal Reserve Thoughtfully Approach Recirculating Existing Pennies House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) joined by Vice Chairman Bill Huizenga (MI-04) and Subcommittee Chairmen Ann Wagner (MO-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), Bryan Steil (WI-01), Warren Davidson (OH-08), Dan Meuser  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jeff Hurd Announces First Bill Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jeff Hurd (CO-03) announced that the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act (H.R. 2316) has been signed into law by President Trump, the congressman's first bill to do so. The legislation strengthens long-term funding for habitat restoration and wetland conservation while expanding hunting access and suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN INTRODUCES "SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF ACT" TO ELIMINATE TRUMP'S TARIFFS ON HUDSON VALLEY SMALL BUSINESSES AND REQUIRE FULL REFUNDS TO THOSE FORCED TO PAY THEM * Congressman Pat Ryan Introduces "Small Business RELIEF Act" to Eliminate Trump's Tariffs on Hudson Valley Small Businesses and Require Full Refunds to Those Forced to Pay Them During his Small Business Listening Tour this sum more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Janelle Bynum's First Year in Office * Congresswoman Bynum took office at a critical point for our country, with the nation preparing to swear-in Donald Trump for the second time, our politics facing a deep partisan divide, and Americans dealing with skyrocketing costs. Through it all, her laser-focus on working across the aisle to deliver real results and to show up for her constituen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney is Introducing Legislation to Overturn the Attempted Renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) is introducing legislation imminently to overturn the recent attempt to add President Trump's name onto the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "The Kennedy Center is a memorial to a fal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Gregory LoGerfo, President Trump's nominee to be coordinator for counterterrorism, from a Dec. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished Members of this committee. It is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Ambassador at large at the Department of State. I am grateful to Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Bill to Exhume Alleged Serial Murderer from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Signed into Law * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bill to require the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota, an alleged serial murderer and convicted rapist, from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, was signed in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans' Solution to Affordability is Through Tax Cuts for Working Families * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express News on the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts, which will put money back into the pockets of hard-working Texans. Republicans' Solution to Affordability is Through  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules Trump-Vance Administration Cannot Block Members of Congress From Conducting Oversight at Federal Immigration Detention Facilities 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 t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Pushes Back on Reckless Tariffs Driving Up Costs During Holidays * Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a virtual press conference (link is external) on her efforts to push back on reckless tariffs that are raising prices for hardworking families during the holidays. She was joined by Nick Levendofsky, Executive Director of the Kansas Farmers Union, and Debbie Collins, retired Olathe  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Releases 2025 End-of-Year Wrap, Showcasing Results for Kansas Third and Bipartisan Leadership * Today, Representative Sharice Davids released her 2025 End-of-Year Wrap, highlighting a year of hands-on engagement across the Kansas Third District and continued bipartisan results in Washington delivering tangible wins for Kansas families while pushing back against extreme, partisan policies.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Demands Pro-Farmer Guardrails in $12 Billion Trade War-Driven Agriculture Bailout * NEW HAVEN Today, US Representative Rosa DeLauro led 14 members of Congress in a letter to the Trump Administration demanding transparency and fairness for small and specialty crop farmers as the Trump Administration implements its recently-announced $12 billion bailout for farmers and agribusinesses ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy released the following testimony by Marco Sylvester, deputy assistant secretary of State for transportation affairs, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Maritime Security in Africa: Assessing Threats to U.S. Commercial Diplomacy and National Security Interests": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Booker, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss mariti more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: GOP Proposals in Remaining 9 Funding Bills Fail to Address Cost of Living, Make Communities Less Safe, Permit Continued Corruption Democrats are fighting for funding bills that bring down costs, make our communities safe, and rein in an out-of-control White House * After weeks of infighting, Republicans have f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Future of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network": * * * Chair Cassidy and Ranking Member Sanders, thank you for holding this hearing to address the many issues in our nation's organ procurement system. It is an honor to be with you this morning. My name is more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Following IG Response, Warren and Slotkin Press for Full Investigation into Extent of Donald Trump, Trump Family, and Senior Trump Administration Officials Cashing in on Foreign Crypto Deals State Department Inspector General Refers Warren and Slotkin Request to Office of Investigations Lawmaker's request followed a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Nick Stehle, vice president of communications at the Foundation for Government Accountability, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee, thank you for hosting this important hearing. I a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Continues to Push for Answers on Trump's Pharmaceutical Deals * In letters to the drug companies who recently inked deals with President Trump, Senator Gallego calls for more details and greater transparency WASHINGTON - In response to President Trump's recent announcement that nine drugmakers agreed to direct-to-consumer pricing through the TrumpRx drug purchasing platform, and the imple more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman Lambasts Trump Administration for Pausing Offshore Wind Projects * New York, NY - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior announcing that it is pausingeffective immediatelythe leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, including Empire Wind 1 in New York:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Rose Gottemoeller, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford University, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Race 2.0": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: It is a distinct honor to testify to you today about the grave challenges facing us in the nuclear realm. This hearing was called to reflect on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * House and Senate Immigration Leaders Rebuke Trump DHS Proposal That Would Punish Immigrant Families for Lawfully Accessing Health Care and Food Assistance * Washington, D.C. House and Senate immigration leaders submitted a formal regulatory comment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing the Trump Administration's proposed "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility" rule, warning that the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House and Senate Immigration Leaders Rebuke Trump DHS Proposal That Would Punish Immigrant Families for Lawfully Accessing Health Care and Food Assistance Proposed "Public Charge" Rule Defies Congress, Threatens Public Health, and Would Make America Sicker and Poorer * House and Senate immigration leaders submitted a formal regulatory comment to the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks and Warren Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans: A Full Year of Legislative Action for Working Families * WASHINGTON During the 2025 legislative year, House Republicans and President Trump advanced the most aggressive Republican agenda in recent memory, despite one of the narrowest House majorities in modern history. The unified Republican agenda focused on putting money back in the pockets of American families and putting Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson Delivers Broadband Win for Rural Communities in NC-09 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09), who chairs the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced today that North Carolina has secured more than $1.5 billion of broadband funding through the Broadband Expansion, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program a key step toward expanding high-speed int more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Hudson Institute senior fellow Marshall Billingslea from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Race 2.0": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I am pleased to appear before you again on a matter of utmost importance to our national security - the nuclear arms buildup by both Russia and Communist China. In 2020, when I last briefed th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Reflects on Year of Service and Results for Florida Families in Sarasota Herald-Tribune Op-Ed * "To My Constituents: Thank You for Placing Your Faith in Me to Strengthen Our Community." WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan penned an op-ed in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reflecting on a year of service, leadership and results delivered for the people of Florida's 16th Distric more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator McConnell Pen Washington Post Op-Ed: "Russia isn't winning its war on Ukraine" Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) published an op-ed in the Washington Post entitled, "Russia isn't winning more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Scott Highlights Banking Wins in FY26 NDAA, Condemns CCP Influence Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) was recently featured in an exclusive interview with Fox Business, where he touted the committee's wins in the final conferenced version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Christopher B. Briggs, publications and public affairs counsel at the Independent Institute, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the U.S. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, please allow me more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * LaMalfa, USDA Weigh In to Protect Potter Valley Water and Firefighting Resources * Washington, D.C. Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) applauded action by the Trump Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to intervene in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proceedings involving the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project. The intervention follows dire more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Latest Trump Attempt to Halt Revolution Wind Project * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement opposing the Trump Administration's baseless pause of Revolution Wind, a near-complete offshore wind project that is going to help power more than 350,000 homes (link is external) in Southern New England and save Connecticut ratepayers ove more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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. 22 -- 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. 22 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Statement on Trump Administration Suspension of Revolution Wind Project * WARWICK, RI - Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would suspend several offshore wind projects, including the Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island which  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by James R. Copland, a senior fellow and director of legal policy at Manhattan Institute, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future of Retirement": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Senators, thank you for opportunity to testify before this Committee. My name is James R. Copland. Since 2003, I have been affiliated with the Manhattan Institute for more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell, Shaheen in The Washington Post: Russia Isn't Winning Its War On Ukraine. * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Jean Shaheen (D-NH) submitted the following op-ed published by The Washington Post : In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Biden administration gave Congress its assessment of Ukraine's ability to hold back Russian f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Meeks and Warren Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to End Staffing Crisis at Fish and Wildlife Service, Warn of Devastating Impacts to Ecosystems and Public Lands * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)the top Democrat overseeing funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)former chairman and current senior member of the Senate Committee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to End Staffing Crisis at Fish and Wildlife Service, Warn of Devastating Impacts to Ecosystems and Public Lands * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)the top Democrat overseeing funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)former chairman and current senior member of the Senate Committee on more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Blumenthal, Colleagues Demand Answers on Trump VA's Plan to Eliminate Tens of Thousands of Health Care Jobs * Senators: "At a time when veterans are already facing widespread cuts in their access to health care from H.R. 1, skyrocketing health insurance premiums from expiring enhanced premium tax credits, and forced closures of rural hospitals, VA needs to be expanding its capacity and st more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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. 22 -- 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. 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Federal Weather Forecasting and Snowpack Monitoring Services * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) pushed the Trump administration to reverse its shortsighted staff cuts and harmful reductions to critical weather forecasting services and snowpack surveys at the Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * O&I Subcommittee Holds Hearing on AI and Biotechnology Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led a hearing titled Examining Biosecurity at the Intersection of AI and Biology. "As a physician, I must acknowledge the extraordinary promise that AI- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Federal Weather Forecasting and Snowpack Monitoring Services * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) pushed the Trump Administration to reverse its shortsighted staff cuts and harmful reductions to critical weather forecasting services and snowpack surveys at the National Oceanic  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan, Dean Lead Letter to Trump on Violations of the Ceasefire in Gaza * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) led a letter with 47 of their colleagues to President Trump expressing serious concerns regarding Israeli actions in Gaza that threaten the ceasefire framework, including continued bombardment against civilians, destruction of property more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Courtney Statement on the Trump Administration's New Pause on Offshore Wind Projects * NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Trump Administration claimed (link is external) it was pausing all offshore wind project construction by pausing leases for t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Markey Leads Senate Democrats Requesting Answers from SBA on Draconian Immigration Policies SBA policy changes have led to a 46% reduction in small business lending * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led 18 of his Democratic colleagues, including every Democratic member of the Small Busines more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Lieu Demand DOJ Investigation into Hegseth's Strike Targeting Survivors Clinging to Shipwrecked Boat Top Democrats Warn Apparent "No Survivors" Orders Appear to Violate Laws of War and Federal Criminal Law * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Ted Lieu sent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump Admin's Attack on Offshore Wind & RI Jobs * CRANSTON, RI - After the Trump Administration today announced it is once again halting offshore wind projects across the nation - including Revolution Wind, which is 85 percent complete and located approximately 15 miles off the southern shore of Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Criticizes Education Department's Decision to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 19, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that the Department of Education would be winding down the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Programs in response to a Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel opinion (link is external) calling the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse and Colleagues Introduce Bill To Reverse Gun Silencer Giveaway * Washington, D.C. Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) joined Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), as well as, Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL), to introduce the Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act, which wou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mannion Announces $9.28 Million Federal Grant to Purchase Low-Emission Buses for CENTRO's BRT System * SYRACUSE, NY Representative John W. Mannion today announced a $9.28 million federal grant to purchase new low-emission buses for the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority's (CENTRO) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The funding, awarded through the Federal Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REPS LIEU, RASKIN DEMAND DOJ INVESTIGATION INTO HEGSETH'S STRIKE TARGETING SURVIVORS CLINGING TO SHIPWRECKED BOAT * Top Democrats Warn Apparent "No Survivors" Orders Appear to Violate Laws of War and Federal Criminal Law WASHINGTON Today, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi de more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garcia, Davis, Ramirez, Jackson Inspect Broadview ICE Processing Center * CHICAGO Today Federal Representatives Danny K. Davis (IL-07), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) returned to the ICE Processing Center at Broadview, Illinois for an oversight visit. A federal court confirmed on December 17 that the Trump Administration cannot block Member more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Panetta, Ways & Means Members Introduce American Affordability Act to Lower Costs for Americans * Washington, DC - United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (CA-04), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and other Ways and Means members in introducing the American Affordability Act of 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Unauthorized Dismantling of Manufacturing Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on its decision to withhold and delay congressionally-approved funds to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program's Centers and why the A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project * Boston (December 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Smith: Eight Years Later, Americans Can Now Celebrate Bigger Paychecks and More Jobs Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts Building on the Success of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act The Working Families Tax Cuts made the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, including tax relief for families, workers, small businesses, and manufacturers. * Ways  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following joint statement with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio: * * * Statement from Kennedy Center Ex-Officio Board more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Statement from Senator Warren on New Lawsuit from States Challenging Russ Vought's Fringe Attempt to Starve CFPB of Funding 21 States and DC Challenge Illegal Attempt to Shut Down CFPB and Consumer Complaint Database * Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of Senate Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Assault on Legal Immigration Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on President Donald Trump's ass more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * THREAT SNAPSHOT: House Homeland Unveils Updated "Terror Threat Snapshot" Assessment After Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released an updated "Terror Threat Snapshot" assessment, detailing the persistent, complex, and shifting threats facing America, its allies, and the global community. The assessment hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Assault on Wind Energy Leaves Permitting Reform Dead in the Water U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement after the Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Trump's Assault on Wind Energy Leaves Permitting Reform Dead in the Water Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), iss more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Eric Meyer, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, from a Dec. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the commitee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. I am honored by this nomination and grateful to President more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Wicks McNamara, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, from a Dec. 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee - it is an honor to appear before you today as the nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. I would like to thank President Trump and Secretary Rubio for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representatives Goldman and Espaillat Conduct Oversight of ICE Facilities at 26 Federal Plaza Following Court Win * Lawmakers Gained Access to ICE Facilities at 26 Federal Plaza After Suing Trump Administration Congressional Oversight Visit Marks the First Time Members of Congress Have Been Allowed at 26 Federal Plaza Facilities During Trump Administration Video of the Press Conference C more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott Slam Trump Administration's Sudden Halt of Virginia Offshore Wind Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (all D-VA) issued the following statement: "Despite our senior roles on the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, the administration has failed to share any new information that su more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott Slam Trump Administration's Sudden Halt of Virginia Offshore Wind Project * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (all D-VA) issued the following statement: "Despite our senior roles on the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, the administration has failed to share any new information that supports this s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott Slam Trump Administration's Sudden Halt of Virginia Offshore Wind Project * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine along with U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (all D-VA) issued the following statement: "Despite our senior roles on the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, the administration has failed to share any new information that supports this sudde more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Warren and Meeks Invoke Power Under Statute to Require Trump Administration Turn Over Information on Its Decision to Greenlight the Sale of H200 Chips to China U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Congressman Gregory  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Markey, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit's Decision to Rehear Case on Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Grants U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the more PR