WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * 2025 in Review: Hickenlooper Defends Colorado Against Trump Chaos * WASHINGTON - It's been a hell of a year, Colorado. Here are just a few of the ways Senator Hickenlooper fought this administration's chaos and stood up for Coloradans in 2025. DEFENDING SCIENCE Last week, Senator Hickenlooper blocked a federal appropriations package in the Senate after President Trump announced his plan to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL, MURKOWSKI & MERKLEY LEAD CALL FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT FOLLOWING DOJ'S FAILURE TO RELEASE THE FULL EPSTEIN FILES AS DEMANDED BY SURVIVORS, REQUIRED BY LAW * WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a bipartisan group of senators in writing Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume requesting the Department of Jus more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Demand Answers from Trump Administration on VA Workforce Losses, Plan to Maintain Care for New Hampshire's Veterans * **The Washington Post reports that the VA is planning to "abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs" amid historic strains on the system. These cuts include doctors and nurses** Concord, N.H. Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a me more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Blocking Trump's Chicago National Guard Deployment, Urges Passage of His Stop Trump's Abuse of Power Act * WASHINGTON Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States declined (link is external) to allow President Trump to proceed with a National Guard deployment into Chicago:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- 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. 24 -- 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. 24 -- 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. 24 -- 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. 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, 126 Lawmakers Urge DHS to Withdraw Public Charge Proposal That Would Harm Immigrants, Citizen Children, and Public Health * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, co-led 126 lawmakers, including 16 other Senators and 110 Representatives, in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw its pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs Celebrates 2025 Accomplishments * This year, Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) delivered for San Diego by conducting critical oversight of the Trump Administration's military and immigration policies and working to lower everyday costs. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: "It's been a really difficult year for our community and our country. Families are struggling to keep up with rising costs while  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Warren Demand Access to Classified Information Cited by Trump Administration in Suspension of Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Project * LETTER Boston (December 23, 2026) - Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today demanded access to the Department of Defense classified reports that the Department of Interior cited in its decision to announce a pau more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon * Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans' budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they'll ensure nearly 800  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Raise Alarm Over Loss of Mental Health Access in Eastern Oregon * Senators: Trump and congressional Republicans' budget bill threatens essential mental care for nearly 800 Malheur County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today wrote health care providers serving Malheur County to ask how they'll ensure nearly 800 res more PR