WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Calls Out Republicans' Health Care Cost Crisis * Providence, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) released the following statement as Congressional Republicans recklessly allowed the expiration of the enhanced premium Affordable Care Act tax credits as of today, January 1, which is raising the cost of health insurance premiums and forcing families into financial insecurity and a lack of essen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Applauds $206 Million for Tennessee from Rural Health Transformation Program * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced a $206,888,882 award to strengthen rural health care in Tennessee. This funding comes from the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, which Senator Blackburn supported as more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Estes Releases Statement on Funding to Kansas Strengthening Rural Health Care * WASHINGTON - Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement following the Trump administration's announcement that gives nearly $222 million to Kansas as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program: "As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee I was proud to be involved in the conve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following testimony by Christopher A. Landberg, deputy assistant secretary of State for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, from a Dec. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Mexico's Relationships with the Region": * * * Chairwoman Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss how the State Department's Bureau of Inter more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Praises Trump Administration for Protecting American Farmland from Foreign Adversaries * HULL, IOWA Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement applauding the Trump administration for advancing its National Farm Security Action Plan, which includes Feenstra's FARMLAND Act to keep foreign enemies away from American farmland. "President Trump's National Farm Secur more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Aurelien Portuese, a research professor at the George Washington University and the founder of the Competition and Innovation Lab, from a Dec. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Anti-American Antitrust: How Foreign Governments Target U.S. Businesses": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Nadler, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Preckwinkle, Cook County Leaders Warn ACA Tax Credit Expiration Will Double Premiums, Strain Cook County Health and Stroger Hospital * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Dr. Lauren Smith, Chief Medical Officer, Donnica Austin-Cathey, Chief Hospital Executive-Stroger, and other Cook County leaders today at John H. Stroge more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Release All Epstein Files * 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 was given sufficient more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Failure to Release All Epstein Files * 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 was given sufficient  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- 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 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.  "It is an honor and a pri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- 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 * 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 the following more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Ninth Circuit Court Order Returning Control of National Guard to California * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay on a federal judge's order barring the Trump Administration from deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles, ending the federalization of California's more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sam Liccardo's First Term Defined by Bipartisanship and Focus on Local Priorities * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo released his end-of-year report highlighting a first term that balanced a focus on bipartisan problem-solving on housing and other cost-of-living issues with the imperative of responding to lawless, reckless, and harmful actions of the Trump Administration. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Scholten Showcases Top Legislation Endorsed by the Lowering Costs Caucus to Slash Costs for Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Amidst a growing affordability crisis, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten, a founder of the Lowering Costs Caucus (LCC) in Congress, announced her end-of-year showcase of legislation to lower costs for American families. The highlighted LCC-endorsed legislation could help more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott Applauds $200 Million Rural Health Care Investment for South Carolina * CHARLESTON, S.C. U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today released the following statement on the Trump administration's announcement that South Carolina will receive more than $200 million through the Rural Health Transformation Program: "Access to health care should not be determined by one's ZIP code. The $5 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Highlights Historic Health Care Investments for Rural America * WASHINGTON Speaker Johnson released the following statement commending CMS's announcement of the Rural Health Transformation Program awardees for Fiscal Year 2026, an important step to improve access to affordable, quality health care for more than 61 million Americans living in rural communities. The program was esta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Welcomes $272 Million Investment in Alaska's Health Care System * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today welcomed a $272 million award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to strengthen Alaska's health care system, the first of five annual awards for Alaska under the five-year Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Sen. Sullivan was one of the le more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Thompson Issues 2025 Year in Review * BELLEFONTE, Pa. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today issued a 2025 Year in Review, providing a snapshot of the work he focused on in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. during the year. "This year was full of legislative victories: From ensuring more milk options in public schools to making certain our rural schools receive the funding they nee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection released the following testimony by Julie Andersen Hill, dean at the University of Wyoming College of Law, from a Dec. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Ensuring Fair Access to Banking: Policy Levers and Legislative Solutions": * * * My name is Julie Andersen Hill. I am the Dean and Wyoming Excellence Chair at the University of Wyoming College of Law. My area of legal s more PR