WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * "Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump's Washington Accords - Part II" Tues., February 10: Rep. Chris Smith to chair Foreign Affairs hearing * On Tuesday, February 10th, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, will chair his fifteenth congressional hearing focused exclusively on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. John Rose, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * 'Corruption, not Accountability': Rep. Rose Touts End of Senate Payday Provision on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC- On Wednesday, U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-06) took to the House Floor (link is external) to celebrate the repeal of a controversial provision allowing a group of Senators to sue the government for actions taken by the Department of Justice under the Biden Administration. Specifically more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * After 25 Years and Billions in Federal Subsidies, not a Single Train Operating in California Sen. Cruz Investigation Reveals Wasted Federal Funds on California High-Speed Rail * U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a supplemental investigative report examining how, despite billions of doll more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Community Backlash, Stanton Ansari, Grijalva Demand Transparency on Surprise Detention Facility * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04),and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) sent two letters demanding greater transparency regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) recent acquisition of a warehouse reportedly intended to be converted into a 1,500-be more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Community Backlash, Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Demand Transparency on Surprise Detention Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) sent two letters demanding greater transparency regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) recent acquisition of a warehouse reportedly intended to be converted into a 1,50 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Ahead of Bessent Hearing, Warren Presses Trump Administration to Monitor and Address Risks Posed by K-Shaped Economy U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, pressed Scott Bessent, Secretary Department of the Treasury, and Kevi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Warren, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children As reported in ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-slams-kennedys-disregard-child-welfare-amid-immigration/story?id=129861809), U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), led over more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. * RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. On September 4, 2025, Ranking Member Ron Wyden and Senator Angela Al more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Enjoys National Prayer Breakfast * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata took part in the 74th National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, and participated in the opening singing by the bipartisan House of Representatives Choir.Prayer Breakfast Members Choir with Congresswoman Amata near the center podium "In American Samoa we believe in the power of pray more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * As Communities Face Increasing Weather Threats, Cantwell Introduces Bill to Deploy Nation's Next Generation Weather Radar * 02.06.26 Legislation builds on Cantwell's 18-year push to fill gaps in our radar network; in 2011, she secured a new Doppler radar system in Western WA to help forecasters better predict large storms WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Admin. Continues to Unlawfully Hide Full Epstein Files, Reed Urges Republicans to Join Democrats in Taking Legal Action to End Epstein Cover Up * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent the Epstein files from being wrongfully withheld from the American people, Senate Minority Leader Schumer Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today asked for unanimous consent on legislation that would allow the U.S. Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * At Hearing, Warren Calls Out Bessent for Denying Basic Facts About Affordability Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, gave opening remarks and questioned Scott Bessent, the Secretary of the Treasury, on President Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Release of Annual Veteran Suicide Report * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today issued a statement following the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) release of its National Veterans Suicide Prevention annual report, revealing a decrease in veteran suicides from 2022 to 2023. At a Committee oversight hearing last week, Blu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Sherrill & Members of NJ Delegation Host Press Conference Denouncing Trump For Causing Work Stoppage of Gateway Tunnel Project * WEEHAWKEN, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) hosted a press conference alongside New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, members of New Jersey's Congressional delegation, and union members affected by President Trump's withholding of federal funds for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive Accountability": * * * Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") allows the government to target foreigners abroad an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown to Deliver State of the District Address February 12 in Cleveland * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) will deliver her State of the District Address on Thursday February 12 in Cleveland. Brown will address the local impact of Trump Administration cuts to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and SNAP, respond to Trump's lawless and dangerous immigration policy, and outline how h more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Applauds New Bilateral Critical Minerals Frameworks to Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains * "America's Economic Strength and National Security Depend on Critical Minerals." 11 Agreements Advance America's Strategy to Reduce Reliance on Foreign Adversaries and Expand U.S. Production WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a member  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns Trump Administration Gutting of NHTSA Puts Americans at Risk as Self-Driving Cars Take to the Road in Increasing Numbers * U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and senior member of the Finance Committee, warned that the Trump administration's gutting of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates Long-Awaited PBM Reform Being Signed into Law For years, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce has been committed to cracking down on the practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that don't benefit patients. This week, President Trump signed into law these long-awaited and historic reforms for prescription drug m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates President Trump's Signing of Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued a statement after President Trump signed H.R. 7148 into law this week, which included the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act. "H.R.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Latta Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Energy Hearing on FERC Oversight Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Oversight of FERC: Advancing Affordable and Reliable Energy for All Americans. Subcommittee Chairman Latta's open more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Chairman Moolenaar Discusses Critical Minerals Security with Under Secretary Jacob Helberg Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg participated in a fireside discussion at the Cente more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Chairmen Jordan and Fitzgerald Demand Information About South Korea's Discrimination Against American Companies Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Chairman Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) continued an ongoing investigation into South Korea's discriminato more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Convenes Oversight Trip and Field Hearing to Fight Back Against ICE Tyranny in Louisiana and Across the Country * NEW ORLEANS, LA - Last week, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, convened a Democratic Field Hearing at City Council Chambers at City Hall in New Orleans. Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cleo Fields Condemns President Trump's Racist AI Video Targeting Former President First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama * Baton Rouge, LA - Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement in response to the racist, AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump, targeting former President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama: "The racist video that targeted the forme more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Announces $7.54 Million for Morehead State University's Space Science Center * U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) secured a $7.54 million Community Project Funding earmark for the Morehead State University (MSU) Space Science Center. The federal funding will provide payload operations for government and commercial space stations, allowing students to continue aerospace educati more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Secures $4 Million for Harlan County Water Improvements * HARLAN, KY - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) secured $4 million in federal funding for water improvements in Harlan County. The funding was part of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill signed into law by President Trump on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. "We want to eliminate water outag more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Introduces Bill to Protect Immigrant Families in Public Housing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) introduced H.R. 7374, the Housing Without Fear Act, to nullify the harmful Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which allows for sharing noncitizens' data bet more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McDonald Rivet Celebrates Support for Flint Water Crisis Victims in the Federal Budget * FLINT- Today, Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) celebrated securing impactful support for Flint residents affected by the Water Crisis in the FY 2026 Health and Human Services Budget, which was signed into law by President Trump this week. "Over a decade after a generational  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams to AG Bondi, Director Patel: Recall FBI Agents from Fulton County Elections Offices Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi following the FBI raid of Fulton County's Election Hub and Operations Center on January 28, 2026. The raid occurred under the pretext of false and repeatedly debunked assertions from President Donald Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Pushes Treasury Secretary Bessent to Acknowledge Disastrous Effects of Shortsighted Trump Economic Policies * ***VIDEO AVAILABLE FTPs for TV stations is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) pushed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to acknowledge the disastrous effects of the Trump Administration's economic policies on Neva more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following column: * * * Creating Opportunities for Nebraska's Next Generation * For many Nebraskans, parenthood brings both immense joy and real challenges every day. As a father of two, I can say without hesitation that there is no greater calling in life than being a parent. While fatherhood has been one of the greatest blessings in my life, it is unrealistic to say it is not challenging. Perhaps no one understands this real more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow, Neguse Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Aurora's ICE Facility * AURORA -Today, Congressmen Jason Crow (D-CO-06) and Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) conducted an unannounced oversight visit of the GEO ICE facility in Aurora.Watch their video message here (link is external) The visit is their first since a federal judge granted Crow and Neguse emergency relief to visit federal immigration facilities  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Requests Answers on Firings at the Department of Commerce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick demanding transparency about national security impacts following recent firings at the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), particularly within the Office of Information and Communications  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Chu, Brownley Lead Colleagues in Challenging ICE's Treatment of Individuals with Disabilities * Co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Representatives Judy Chu (CA-28), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) today led 20 of their House colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in response to recent reports concerning the treatment  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Unethical Hepatitis B Experiment on Newborns CDC Awarded Grant Funding to a Study Intending to Withold Hepatitis B Immunization Shots from Newborns in Guinea-Bissau, A Country Where Nearly One in Five Adults Lives with the Disease "These ethical failures have le more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Elevates Voices of Iowa Ag Community * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is bringing Iowans' concerns about barriers to accessing capital in rural America to the highest levels of the Trump administration. Ernst meets with Iowa witnesses Melissa Spurgin and James Funke before they testify at a U.S. Senate Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Elevates Voices of Iowa Ag Community U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is bringing Iowans' concerns about barriers to accessing capital in rural America to the highest levels of the Trump administration. After leading a committee hearing featuring two Iowans a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans: $9.6 million returned to or saved for constituents in 2025 * PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 5, 2026) - Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) recently released his State of the District report covering 2025, now available on his website, evans.house.gov. This report covers his 2025 accomplishments in constituent savings and his work in Congress for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District. Some highlig more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * EXCERPTS: Senator Coons lays out positive policy vision for the Democratic Party as featured speaker at Georgetown University's Whittington Lecture U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) reflected on the current political moment and the challenge facing the Democratic Party yesterday, arguing that a new policy framework is needed to win back the trust of Americans centered around opportunity, securit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * First Lady Melania Trump Announces 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll * Please see the following information from the White House: Ticket Lottery As in years past, the Easter Egg Roll lottery provides a process for the inclusion of guests from all 56 states and territories. White House Easter Egg Roll tickets are free and will be made available via an online lottery. To enter, visit Recreatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Warner, Kaine Pressure, DHS Inspector General Launches Audit of DHS Data Privacy Abuses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following pressure from U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General has launched an audit of DHS data practices, including those used by ICE, in response to serious concerns about potential data privacy abuses an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Following Warner, Kaine Pressure, DHS Inspector General Launches Audit of DHS Data Privacy Abuses * WASHINGTON - Following pressure from U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Inspector General has launched an audit of DHS data practices, including those used by ICE, in response to serious concerns about potential data privacy abuses and the m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Crow, 101 Democrats Condemn Trump Administration Attempt to Deny Legal Counsel to Unaccompanied Children * Lack Of Access To Counsel Puts 26,000 Unaccompanied Migrant Children In The U.S. At Risk Of Exploitation, Abuse, and Trafficking Without Counsel, Children Are Forced to Navigate Complex Immigration Proceedings On Their Own Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldma more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Secures Over $8 Million for Community Projects in the Fifth District * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) announced the inclusion of over $8 million to support nine Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from the Fifth District in the FY26 budget signed into law by President Trump. These nine projects were included in a series of appropriations bills that included more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Effort to Uphold Protections for Kids in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the Court to uphold the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which sets critical minimum standards for children in immigratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Himes, Meeks, Smith Statement on the Expiration of the New START Treaty U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Launch Federal Workforce Caucus * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 21 colleagues in launching the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen merit-based federal civil service so these dedicate more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Conducts Second Oversight Visit at Pahrump ICE Detention Facility * PAHRUMP, NV - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today conducted an oversight visit of the Nevada Southern Detention Center (NSDC), a privately operated facility run by CoreCivic under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Pahrump, Nevada, to assess its conditions, facility expansion and complian more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Calls for Greater Humanitarian Assistance for the Sudanese People * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a statement following the February 3rd Sudan Humanitarian Fund event hosted at the U.S. Institute of Peace. According to the United Nations, last year alone humanitarian  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Smith, Himes Release Statement on the Expiration of the New START Treaty * Washington, D.C. \- U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today releas more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: President Trump Signs Strong's $15 Million for North Alabama into Law, Marking Over $33 Million to Date * WASHINGTON - This week, President Trump signed five Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 bills into law, which include an additional $15 million in Community Project Funding for North Alabama secured by Congressman Dale Strong, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. This marks over $33 million more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Pressley Demands Treasury Sec. Bessent Address Alarming Black Unemployment Crisis, Exempt Baby Products from Trump's Tariffs * " You've had nine months to think about it, and while you've been thinking about it, working families have been struggling when it is required by law that they have many of these essential baby products." "Black families, Black futures, and the lives and livelihoods more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Sullivan Talks Arctic Security, Russia-China Incursions & Historic Coast Guard Build-Up with Fox News * WASHINGTON -In a recent article on FoxNews.com, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), discussed the rapidly changing strategic landscape in Alaska's Arctic as increasing activity from Russia and China demonstrate the growing need fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Presses Trump for Action to Lower Food Costs for Arizona Families * "Arizona families cannot continue to bear the cost of rising food prices." Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly pressed President Trump on how his administration's actions are driving up already high food costs for families across Arizona and the country, despite the President's repeated claims that grocery prices are "all down" a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy in Fox Opinion: Democrats' defund-the-police plan failed, but here they go again * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed for Fox News arguing that the calls to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could backfire as quickly as the defund-the-police movement did in 2020. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "As I've watched the protests in Minneapolis, it se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Announces Free Elections Act in Response to Trump's Election Takeover Remarks to Reinforce Existing Constitutional and Legal Protections Legislation Reaffirms That DHS, ICE, and CBP Agents Cannot Be Deployed at Election Sites * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today announced that he will soon be introducing the Free Elections Act in direct response to President Dona more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS, NOT BRUTALIZE OR KILL THEM" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNOW's All In, where he made clear that Democrats will continue demanding reform to Donald Trump's out-of-control Department of Homeland Security that is unleashing harm  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS, NOT BRUTALIZE OR KILL THEM" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNOW's All In, where he made clear that Democrats will continue demanding reform to Donald Trump's out-of-control Department of Homeland Security that is unleashing harm on the American people.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON NPR: "WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ICE AGENTS ARE CONDUCTING THEMSELVES LIKE EVERY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, where he made clear that Republicans need to join Democrats in demanding dramatic reforms at DHS to ensure agents do not continue brutalizing the American peopl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON NPR: "WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ICE AGENTS ARE CONDUCTING THEMSELVES LIKE EVERY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, where he made clear that Republicans need to join Democrats in demanding dramatic reforms at DHS to ensure agents do not continue brutalizing the American people. STEVE INSKEEP: Leader more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Meeks Calls for Greater Humanitarian Assistance for the Sudanese People Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a statement following the February 3rd Sudan Humanitarian Fund event hosted at the U.S. Institute of Peace. According to the United Nations, last year alone hu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes Statement on the Expiration of the New START Treaty U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today rel more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes Statement on the Expiration of the New START Treaty U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez and Espaillat Lead Congressional Hispanic Caucus Roundtable on Deaths Caused by Trump Administration's Extreme Anti-Immigrant Agenda Yesterday, Congressional Hispanic Caucus ("CHC") Vice Chair of Policy Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led a CHC Policy Roundtable with Members of Congress and immigration experts and advocates on the rise in fatal inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Supports New Jersey, New York, and Gateway Development Commission's Efforts to Restore Hudson Tunnel Project Funding Congressman Rob Menendez released the following statement today after the the States of New Jersey and New York, and the Gateway Development Commission took legal action against the Trump Administration to secure the release of contractually-obligated grant and loan funds f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver Hold Know Your Rights Information Session For Constituents * Information Session Follows ICE Activity in Jersey City and Hoboken JERSEY CITY, NJ - Yesterday, Congressmembers Rob Menendez, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver held a virtual Know Your Rights information session with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver Host Town Hall on Protecting Our Communities Tonight, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) held a town hall to hear directly from New Jersey residents as communities across the country grapple with aggressive immigration enforcement and rising concerns about holding the Trump Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Senate and House Lawmakers: Trump Administration Risking a New Arms Race with Failure to Renew Nuclear Treaty with Russia * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-co-chair of the Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee-led his Senate and House colleagues in raising urgent concerns about th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Lead the Charge to Limit DHS' Use of Facial Recognition Technology Amid Trump's Rapidly Growing Surveillance State * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced they introduced the ICE Out of Our Faces Act. The bicameral legislation would rein in the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ban more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Meuser Secures $17 Million in FY26 Federal Investments Across PA-09 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) announced that he has secured over $17 million in federal funding to support twelve major community projects across Pennsylvania's Ninth District. The funding was included in three separate minibus appropriation packages for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). These were passed by Con more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Van Hollen, Walkinshaw, Hoyer Launch the Federal Workforce Caucus * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced the launch of the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this Caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen our me more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Senators Commit To Long Recovery As State Overcomes Winter Storm Fern * VIDEO: Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith Address Winter Storm Fern Damages and Recovery. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their readiness to support additional federal aid to Mississippi as the state continues cleaning up and assessing damage caus more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins CPC, CBC, and CAPAC in Demanding Trump Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), in condemning the escalating abuse of power by immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on Another Delayed Jobs Report SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics delayed releasing the January 2026 jobs report (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/business/economy/january-jobs-report-delayed- more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on the Failed Promise of Trump Rx SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration unveiled an all style, no substance website that leaves more questions than answers on consumer savings for drug prices: "Unveiling a slick websi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Welch, Balint Secure More than $100 Million for Vermont in Federal Funding Bills * MONTPELIER, VT - The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Rep. Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), today announced more than $100 million in federal funding they secured on behalf of 69 projects addressing critical needs across Vermont. The f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Violent Immigration Raids' Harmful Impacts on Children * "ICE and CBP['s]... disregard for child welfare undermines the government's core child-protection obligations. Yet your agency does not appear to be taking any action to speak out against or investigate the impacts of the Trump Administration's immigration agenda on children." WASHINGTON, D.C. -U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Pallone on TrumpRx Scam Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today as the Trump Administration unveiled the TrumpRx platform: "TrumpRx is a textbook example of the 'waste, fraud, and abuse' Republicans in Congress claim they want to eliminate. "This f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Peters Urges Air Force to Provide the Necessary Resources & Attention to Ensure Timely Arrival of New F-15EX Fighter Mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base In a Letter to the Secretary of the Air Force, Peters Advocates for Expanded Funding for F-15EX Pilot Training Program * U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Armed Services Committee, urged the Air Force to provide more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Unveils Bill to Protect Peaceful Observers and Bystanders from ICE Surveillance, Intimidation * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today unveiled new legislation to combat the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) aggressive and invasive surveillance and intimidation of peaceful observers. The Stop ICE Intimidation Act blocks funding for expanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: New Law Helps Kids with Complex Medical Needs * Q: What prompted your decades-long advocacy for kids with complex medical needs? A: Parents work their tails off to provide for their kids, from putting food on the table to putting money away for their education. Most days, moms and dads are burning the candle at both ends to make it through the homework grind and shuttle their kids to dayca more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Probes Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Campaign to Take Down Apps Monitoring Immigration Enforcement Raskin Says DOJ Coercion of Big Tech to Block Access to Government Accountability Apps Violates First Amendment * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding answers from Attorney Gene more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Californina, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Ro Khanna Statement on Trump's Failure to Rally U.S. Allies on Critical Minerals Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Ranking Member of House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the following  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Calls for Reimposition of Sanctions on Milorad Dodik Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the below statement regarding the Trump Administration's decision to remove sanctions from Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik and cal more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Delivers More Than $16.5 Million in Federal Dollars for Maryland's Eighth Congressional District to Fund Workforce Development, Public Safety and Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) announced that he has secured more than $16.5 million in federal funding for projects in Maryland's Eighth Congressional District, including significant investments in pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Reconciliation 2.0: The Path to Lower Health Care Costs In an op-ed published by RealClearHealth, Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) lays out his vision for using the budget reconciliation process to tackle America's health care cost crisis, instead of doubling down on failed Democrat policies. WORD ON THE STREET Read the full op-ed here Real more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman Drops By Local Burbank Gem Lou the French on the Block * Above: Friedman with Lou, owner of Lou The French on the Block. BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - Today, February 6. 2026, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) stopped by Lou The French On The Block, a Black-owned French patisserie, bakery, and coffee shop located in Burbank to meet owner and Head Chef Laurent "L more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HOYLE DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO DECERTIFY AND TARIFF CANADIAN AIRCRAFT USED TO FIGHT WILDFIRES * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Congresswoman Janelle S. Bynum (OR-05), Congresswoman Sarah Jacobs (CA-51) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative Greer (USTR) and Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lee's Energy Emergency Leadership Act Advances Through Energy & Commerce Subcommittee * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Laurel Lee announced that her bipartisan legislation, the Energy Emergency Leadership Act, passed the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, marking an important step forward in strengthening the security and resilience of America's electric grid. The legislation is more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Peters, Sen. Whitehouse Call on European Union Leadership to Uphold Strong Methane Standards * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50 ) and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led 24 Members of Congress in urging the European Union to maintain robust and consistent implementation of the European Union Methane more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Statement on Trump's Threat to Take Over U.S. Elections * Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections for the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement on President Trump's threat to take over U.S. election systems: "Trump's threats to take over our elections are just the latest in a series of extremely  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garamendi, Fletcher Introduces Bill to Institute Hiring 'Freeze' at ICE * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joined Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and nine members of Congress to introduce the Freeze ICE Act to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Since the start of the Trump administration, ICE has hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gomez, Torres Inspect DTLA ICE Facility Amid Reports of Previously Unknown Holding Area * LOS ANGELES, CA - Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) conducted a congressional oversight visit of the federal immigration detention facility inside the Roybal Federal Building in Downtown Los Angeles. The visit followed reports that families and children may be  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Riverside County Leaders Celebrate $67 Million for Local Projects Secured by Rep. Calvert in Funding Package * Today, local elected leaders throughout the 41 st Congressional District celebrated the inclusion of more than $67 million for Riverside County projects in the appropriations package passed by the House of Representatives earlier this week and signed into law by President Trump. Congressma more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Adam I. Klein, director of the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive Accountability": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. * * * Introduction In the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds: South Dakota Native Royce Williams Set to Receive Medal of Honor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that President Donald Trump is awarding Wilmot, South Dakota native and retired U.S. Navy Captain E. Royce Williams with the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor in the United States. This follows a decade of research and requests from Rounds' team follow more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Sanders Launches Investigation into Trump's Corporate Welfare for Walmart & Wealthy Corporations Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today announced an investigation into how Walmart, Kroger, Dollar General and Dollar Tree stand to benefit from large tax breaks in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Sanders, Welch, Balint Secure More than $100 Million for Vermont in Federal Funding Bills MONTPELIER, Vt., Feb. 6 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) today announced more than $100 million in federal funding they secured on behalf of 69 projects addressing critical needs across Vermont. The funding for these Congressionally Directed S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Hails Crucial, Lifesaving Investments In National Security, State Department Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, highlighted the critical and lifesaving investments the subcommittee made in its FY26 bill that was signed into law this week. Speaking on the Senate floor, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Sanders, Bonamici, 71 Lawmakers Slam Trump Administration for Making Child Care More Expensive House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Grassley Defends Whistleblowers from Left-Leaning Media Smears "The New York Times Shows Its Anti-Whistleblower Bias" * Mr. President, Today, I come to the floor to again speak about the New York Times' anti-whistleblower reporting. In a January 18, 2026, article, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer and Adam Goldman gave another big wet kiss  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott joins Senate Republican colleagues in urging Treasury and USTR to crack down on illicit Chinese e-cigarettes * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging action to curb the influ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Whitehouse, Rep. Peters Lead Colleagues in Calling on European Union Leadership to Uphold Strong Methane Standards U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) led 24 Members of Congress in urging the European Union to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening remarks from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Process, Part 2": * * * Madam Chair, I appreciate your convening today's hearing, a bipartisan hearing on permitting reform. Colleagues have heard me repeatedly state that I want a strong bipartisan permitting reform, AND that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "One Year After Disaster: Experts Weigh in on the Palisades Fire": * * * Thanks Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. There is no question that the Palisades Fire was a horrific calamity. Communities were wiped out, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Senator Banks Applauds Confirmation of President Trump's First Judicial Nominee in Indiana Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement following the confirmation of Justin Olson to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Justin Olson is the first judicial nominee in Indiana of the second Trump administration. He was confirmed in the Senate by a vo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Senator Banks Urges Trump Administration Agencies to Reclaim Taxpayer Benefits Distributed to Sponsored Immigrants Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Trump administration officials urging agencies to recoup millions in taxpayer benefits paid to sponsored immigrants. Read more about the letter here (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-firebrand-urges-trump-agencies-claw-b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Statement On Trump Holding Gateway Funding Hostage In Exchange For Naming Rights To Dulles & Penn Station * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on a Punchbowl report that the president of the United States will release federal funds that he is withholding for the Gateway Hudson Tunne more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Republicans Have the High Ground on Law, Order, and Economic Wins * Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria Washington - On Friday,U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria to discuss the state of play for DHS funding, doubling down on Republicans' commitment to law and order, the Trump Administration's recent announcement on the 45 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Works to Streamline Disaster Assistance Transparency and Highlights Nearly $500 Million FEMA Win for Floridians Senator Ashley Moody today spoke on the Senate Floor urging colleagues to support her Transparency in Recovery Assistance & Claims Knowledge (TRACK) Act to implement a status tracker on the FEMA website, so victims of a disaster have easily-available know more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Signature Moment: FY26 Appropriations Signed into Law by President Trump With President Trump's signature this week, more than 95% of the federal government is funded through full-year FY26 appropriations - delivering stability, certainty, and results for the American people. This moment reflects months of deliberate, line-by-line work by Ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Warns Gabbard, Intelligence Leaders: Do Not Use the Intelligence Community to Target Americans * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe, Acting Director of the National Security Agency Lieutenant General William Hartman, and Acting Director of the Defen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lonna Jackson-Street, chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Tribal Council, Fort Totten, North Dakota, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Justice and Safety for Native Children: Examining Title II of the Draft Native Children's Commission Implementation Act": * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, Senator Hoeven and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Stewart A. Baker, a principal at Stewart Baker Consulting PLLC, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Review and Reform: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Executive Accountability": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Durbin, members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you to support renewal of Section 702 of FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. I bring a long histor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Secures Victory for American Patients as FTC Crackdown Ends Predatory Practices of Major PBM Just one day after President Trump signed into law the most comprehensive pharmacy benefit manger (PBM) reform in American history, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a historic settlement with one of the nation's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Conducts Unannounced Oversight Visit to Whipple Detention Facility * On Thursday evening, February 5, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) conducted an unannounced oversight visit of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. This was her third visit overall, and her first visit since a federal judge ruled on Monday (link is external) that the Trump Administra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Applauds Judiciary Committee's Advancement of GUARD Act, U.S. Attorney Nominee Thomas Govan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today attended a Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business meeting, where the committee voted to advance her bipartisan legislation, the Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act, as well as Alabamian Thomas more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent During Senate Banking Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) participated in a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC) annual report to Congress, where she questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the agriculture industry, sanctioning the Iranian regime, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Statement on Trump Administration Rule Paving Way for More Firings of Merit-Based Federal Workers * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) released the following statement on the Trump Administration Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Schedule Policy/Career final rule. Previously referred to as "Schedule F" when Donald Trump issued this  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Joins Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and over 55 colleagues in pressing Department of Health and Human Services (HH more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Slams Economic Failure of Trump's Tariff Taxes During Senate Banking Hearing * Senator Reverend Warnock questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the administration's tariff taxes killing manufacturing jobs across Georgia and the country The hearing follows reporting that the United States has lost 72,000 manufacturing jobs since the start of President Trump's trade war Since more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Warren Presses Trump On Involvement in Powell, Cook Investigations Following Bessent Assertion to Warren that DOJ Investigations are "Up to the President" Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Warren, Van Hollen, Kim, and Slotkin Push for Vote on Senate Floor to Condemn Trump Chip Sales to UAE and Call for Reversal of Deal "Trump is profiting off the Presidency while American families worry about their jobs, the rising cost of groceries, and how to pay their bills" * Today on the Senate fl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Secures Nearly $60 Million in Federal Funds for Vermont * Welch secured funding for 27 Vermont projects, totaling nearly $31 million Welch partnered with Vermont Congressional Delegation to secure funding for 11 additional Vermont projects, totaling more than $28 million BURLINGTON, VT - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Developm more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on Launch of TrumpRx * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on the launch of TrumpRx, a new direct-to-consumer prescription drug platform launched by the Trump Administration: "TrumpRx is yet another PR stunt and a money-making scheme for the Trump family. American seniors and patients will (on more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * With Trump Sidelining CFPB, Warren Launches Probe into the Auto Lending Industry as Car Repossessions Skyrocket Auto repossessions at a level not seen since the 2008 financial crisis "The rates of delinquencies and repossessions in the auto market is a blaring alarm that American consumers are hurting more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Wyden Statement on TrumpRx Announcement Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after Donald Trump announced the creation of TrumpRx. "Every American familiar with the Trump record knows that all roads in TrumpRx will lead to Trump's pocket," Wyden said. "TrumpRx is nothing more than a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge Administration to Combat Illegal Chinese Vapes * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined with a group of fellow Senate Republicans in a letter urging the Treasury Department and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to combat the shipments and illicit sales of Chinese e-cigarettes in America. These Chinese e-cigarettes are a health and national security threa more PR