WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * 'Let's Put the Affordability Debate to Bed' - Arrington Reacts to CPI Report * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for January 2026, which shows inflation at 2.4 percent, down from 2.7 percent in December. Gas prices also dropped 3.2 percent in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * After Rejecting Trump's Cuts, In Seattle, Murray Highlights NIH Funding to Protect & Strengthen Washington State's Biomedical Research Economy * In a major victory for Seattle's biomedical research hubs and Washington state families, Senator Murray prevents Trump's devastating cuts to NIH and research into lifesaving cures and treatments NIH funding supports more than 12,000 jobs across Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS AND WYDEN UPDATE REPORT CHRONICLING HARMFUL ACTIONS RFK JR. HAS TAKEN IN LAST 365 DAYS In an over 70-page report, the Senators detail 365 days of RFK Jr.'s higher costs, chaos, and corruption * Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) updated a report detailing how in the last 365 days since RFK Jr. too more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Mfume Introduce National Council on African American History and Culture Act As reported in The Washington Informer, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) introduced the National Council on African American History and Culture Act, which would establish a 12-member advisory council within the National Endowment for the Humanities  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Appropriations, Homeland Security Republicans Slam Democrats' DHS Shutdown for Risking Safety and Security of Americans Today, House Appropriations Committee and House Homeland Security Republicans issued statements on Senate Democrats' refusal to pass the full-year Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Tax Filing Season Ramps Up, Warren, King, Lawmakers Press Trump Administration Over Decision to End Direct File * "Taxpayers deserve a free and functional filing option that keeps their information secure." U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Angus King (I-Maine) led their colleagues in pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and In more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Abandons Workers, Senator Murray, Reps. Pressley, Garcia, & Strickland, Reintroduce BE HEARD Act to Protect Workers From Harassment and Abuse * The BE HEARD Act is comprehensive legislation to prevent workplace harassment, strengthen and expand key protections for workers, and support workers in seeking accountability and justice ICYMI : Senator Murray Sounds Alarm Over Trump's EEOC El more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett Statement on Democrats' Reckless Shutdown of Homeland Security Putting Americans at Risk * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today released the following statement calling out congressional Democrats for shutting down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which will run out of funding at midnight. "Over 95% of the federal government is funded for the full fiscal year, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Partial Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement: "Republicans in control of the Senate once again are sending legislators home without a clear path to ensuring ICE is subject to the same, common-sense practices we expect from our local law enforcement. As a result, some of the key federal agencies that he more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Trump Administration's Rescission of Landmark Climate Finding * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rescission of the 2009 "Endangerment Finding," the scientific determination that established that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, and underpins the federal gover more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Tsunami Preparedness Reauthorization Bill Introduced by Cantwell * Bill would boost NOAA's tsunami preparedness budget by 35%, require planning for a PNW megaquake; Legislation complements Sen. Cantwell's 5 Point Plan to bolster U.S. emergency preparedness  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Boyle Statement on January 2026 CPI Inflation Data Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the annualized Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for January 2026 was 2.4 percent: "Dona more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Condemns Trump Cuts, Celebrates Northeast Ohio's Resilience, Honors Local Leaders in Annual State of the District Address * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) today outlined how the Trump White House has harmed Northeast Ohioans and celebrated the 11 th Congressional District's resilient response in her annual State of the District address. Brown also highlighted how her office more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington Statement on January CPI Report Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for January 2026, which shows inflation rose at a 2.4 percent annual rate, down from 2.7 percent in December. Core inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy prices, increased 2.5% year-over-year,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Boozman Statement on Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) program: "This program continue more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith: More Fairness for American Farmers, Ranchers, and Innovators in New Reciprocal Trade Agreement with Taiwan American farmers, ranchers, and innovators will be getting fairer treatment and America's competitive edge against China will be strengthened with a new breakthrough reciprocal trade agreement between the United Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith: Working Families Tax Cuts Delivers Extra Tax Relief for Seniors With tax filing season underway, seniors 65 and over are seeing an extra tax deduction just for them that fulfills President Trump's pledge of "No Tax on Social Security." Seniors receive an additional $6,000 deduction- available regardless of whether people more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE REBUKES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REPEAL OF THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement: "From 2009 until just yesterday, the endangerment finding stood as the centerpiece of our nation's efforts to limit the harms of dangerous greenhouse gases upon the American people and their communities. The Trump Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Barr Secures $2 Million in Federal Funding for Triple Crown Business Park * Berea, KY -Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) announced the delivery of $2 million in federal funding through the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations process for the Central Kentucky Triple Crown Business Park, a major economic development project for the Central Kentucky Region. B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood: Obama Era Regulation Rollback Saves $1.3 Trillion for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood released a statement following President Trump's rollback of the EPA's so-called "Endangerment Finding," (link is external) an Obama-era rule created without congressional action. "I applaud President Trump's decision to overturn the so-called 'endangerment findi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume and Senator Alsobrooks Introduce Legislation to Preserve African American History and Culture * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, in recognition of Black History Month 2026, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of his National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2026 in the United States House of Representatives. This legislation will create a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Press Trump's ICE for Plans to Address "Deeply Disturbing" Conditions in Baltimore Holding Rooms * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) wrote to Homeland  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Hosts Assistant Secretary of the Army to Discuss Beach Replenishment * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew hosted Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, along with federal, state, and local officials, to evaluate the erosion along the Jersey Shore following a year of damaging hurricanes and nor'easters. The visit focused on beach replenishm more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Drawdown of Federal Agents in Minnesota * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), the Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement on Thursday in response to White House Border Czar Tom Homan's announcement that Operation Metro Surge will soon come to an end: "For months, the Trump administration has infl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Schumer, Wyden Introduce Resolution to Reverse Trump Administration Actions that Harm American Businesses, Raise Energy Prices * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to overturn th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Leads Catholic Democratic Members of Congress in Statement of Principles on Immigration * WASHINGTON -Today, US Representative Rosa DeLauro, along with 43 other Catholic Democratic members of Congress, released the following Statement of Principles regarding immigration enforcement: "As Catholic Democrats in Congress, we are guided by a living Catholic tradition that affirms the dig more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Rips FAA For Failing to Carry Out Safety Measures Before Tragic DCA Collision, Urges Trump Administration to Heed Her Yearslong Calls for Better-Equipped Aviation Workforce * February 12, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation-today lambasted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Murray, Hirono, Warren Lead Democratic Colleagues in Demanding VA Rescind Draconian Abortion Care Ban for Veterans * February 13, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC)-and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today led 29 other Senate De more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Talks With Illinois Soybean Association * February 13, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met members of the Illinois Soybean Association. During their meeting, they discussed the expensive costs of farming, the high price of losing Illinois soybean markets in China to Brazil more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Sound Alarm On Dramatic Increase In Deaths In Immigration Detention In letter to Noem and Lyons, Senate Democrats cite 30+ deaths since the start of the Trump Administration with concern over continued expansion of immigration detention * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 22 Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Sound Alarm On Dramatic Increase In Deaths In Immigration Detention In letter to Noem and Lyons, Senate Democrats cite 30+ deaths since the start of the Trump Administration with concern over continued expansion of immigration detention * Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Booker, Duckworth, Markey Slam Trump Administration for Eliminating EPA's Ability to Protect Public Health from Climate Change * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA)-co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus -issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst: Here's how to make sure our military gets maximum 'bang' for the taxpayer's buck * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) detailed in the New York Post how her new legislation will give the Pentagon the tools to achieve its goal of passing a clean audit by 2028. Ernst joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss why the Pentagon needs to pass its audit - especial more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak Forum to be held Tuesday, February 24 * Fargo, ND - Ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) will host a Fedorchak Forum: Conversations with Constituents on Tuesday, February 24, at 5:00pm CT (6:00pm ET). This is the first in her series of statewide discussions for 2026, following eight discussions last year that reached 25,000+ No more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Launch of Federal Workforce Caucus, Vows to Continue Work to Support New Mexico's Federal Workers * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bicameral group of senators and representatives in launching the Federal Workforce Caucus. The Caucus will focus on bolstering efforts to protect New Mexico federal workers and strengthening merit-based federal civil s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Joins Iowa Delegation to Honor Fallen Iowa National Guardsmen by Renaming VA Clinics * Washington, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) joined the Iowa congressional delegation in introducing legislation to rename two Iowa Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities in honor of Staff Sgts. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and William Nathaniel Howard, the Iowa National Guardsmen who were killed b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand ICE Immediately Halt Actions Against Children * ~ Recent events demonstrate Trump Administration's deliberate attempt to target unaccompanied minors ~ WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 8 colleagues in writing a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Barrasso Introduce the Pay Less at the Pump Act * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Representative Mike Carey (R-Ohio) in introducing bicameral legislation to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $12 billion "Superfund Tax" on American energy production. The Pay Less at the Pump Act will repeal the "Superfund Tax" on crude  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2026, at a Housing and Insurance Subcommittee hearing entitled "Homeownership and the Role of the Secondary Mortgage Market": * * * "Mr. Chairman, this hearing will discuss our mortgage market, but it has been more than one year into Trump's disastrous Administration, and this Committee still hasn't heard from the Trump official who overs more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Presses Trump ICE Chief on Secret ICE Policy Authorizing Federal Agents to Enter Homes Without a Judicial Warrant * In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), yesterday pressed Todd Lyons, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on a policy memo he wrote a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Criticizes Trump's Use of Tariffs to Benefit Big Tech, Cost U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, Urges Stronger Worker Protections in USMCA Review * Warren: "Instead of going to bat for these billionaire companies, Donald Trump should be using our leverage in these trade negotiations to improve conditions for American workers." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Schmitt Slams Democrats for Shutting Down Government, Flying to Europe on Fox News * Schmitt Torches Democrats for Blocking DHS Funding, Vows to Fight for America WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox Business' Kudlow to rip Democrats' for jetting off to Munich after voting to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, tout his Protect Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News * 'A partial shutdown of Homeland Security is an actual shutdown of all things that keep Americans safe and our border and our country secure' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino on Fox News. The senator discussed ongoing DHS funding negotiations, as well  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * NEW DATA: TrumpRx Tells Families to Spend Thousands More for Prescription Drugs The Joint Economic Committee - Minority today released a new report that shows that President Trump's new prescription drug website, TrumpRx, will lead families to spend thousands more on prescription drugs than necessary. While the website p more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Judiciary and Oversight Committee Democrats Demand DOJ End Its Outrageous Secret Surveillance of Members Reviewing Epstein Files After Attorney General Bondi Was Caught With a "Burn Book" Revealing Covert Surveillance of Members' Epstein Files Searches, Democrats Demand Immediate Changes to File Review Process * Today, Rep. Jamie Ra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Ricketts Encourage Quad Dialogue * U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio encouraging the Trump Administration to schedule the next Quadrilateral Security Dialogue between the United States, Australia, India, and Japan. In the letter, the senat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Condemns Trump Administration Demolishing Key Climate Regulations * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "Protecting Washington state's environment is a top priority of mine. The Trump administration's decision to ignore established science about climate change is reckless, stupid and dangerous," said Rep. Larsen. "From flooding to wildfires, Northw more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Republican Coast Guard and TSA Shutdown to Shield ICE from Accountability * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement ahead of the Department of Homeland Security shutting down (link is external) on Saturday due to a lapse in funding. Republicans are refusing to negotiate in good faith on efforts to rein in the Trump Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY HAVE ZERO INTEREST IN GETTING ICE UNDER CONTROL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at a press availability, where he reiterated that while Democrats are committed to dramatic reforms to ICE and CBP, Republicans are shutting down DHS over their refusal to rein in these out-of-contr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY HAVE ZERO INTEREST IN GETTING ICE UNDER CONTROL" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at a press availability, where he reiterated that while Democrats are committed to dramatic reforms to ICE and CBP, Republicans are shutting down DHS over their refusal to rein in these out-of-control agencies. LEADER JEFF more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Wyden Urge Trump's CBP to Reverse Course on Proposed Rule to Collect Social Media History from Visitors to the United States * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Rodney S. Scott, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), expressing concern about the agency's propo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press Trump's ICE for Plans to Address "Deeply Disturbing" Conditions in Baltimore Holding Rooms * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume, Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting D more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press Trump's ICE for Plans to Address "Deeply Disturbing" Conditions in Baltimore Holding Rooms * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Kweisi Mfume, Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI LEADS COLLEAGUES IN DEMANDING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTORE PUBLIC HEALTH GRANTS * Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) led 77 of her colleagues, including every Democratic Representative of the California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota delegations in urging the Trump Administration to immediately restore public health grant funding to those states. This comes after the Administration  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Presses State Department for Documents on Qatar Account Holding Venezuela's Oil Revenue Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and answers regarding the Trump administration's decision to route Venezuela oil revenues int more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Democrats to President Trump: "It's Essential that the Gordie Howe International Bridge Open as Planned" Letter Comes After Trump Recently Threatened to Block the Opening of New US-Canada Border Crossing * U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6), and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-3), Kristen McDonald Riv more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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. 13, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: New Trade Deal Supports American Jobs and Signals Continued Trump Administration Partnership with Taiwan Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China released the following statement on the new U.S.-Taiwan trade deal negotiated by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Baldwin Votes Against Bill That Fails to Rein in ICE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after voting against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill that failed to include accountability and commonsense guardrails to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Earlier in the day, Senator Baldwin held a virtual more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Issues Statement After Reviewing Epstein Files * (Washington, DC) - Today, Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski issued the following statement after reviewing partially unredacted Department of Justice files connected to the child sex abuse investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates: "The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes -and the American public -deserve comp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Unveils Affordability Agenda to Address the Cost of Living Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Olszewski, in collaboration with the New Democrat Coalition (link is external), released his Affordability Agenda, a policy roadmap to help make life more affordable for [state/district residents] by focusing on lowering the five core costs that are too high for hardworking people more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Trump Nominating Only Republicans to Bipartisan FEC * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, issued the following statement after President Trump announced the nominations of two Republicans to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). This follows Donald Trump's refusal to nominate a Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Statement on Shutdown of Homeland Security * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50 ) released the following statement ahead of tonight's shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. "Last week, Congress came together to fully fund 11 of the 12 government spending bills for fiscal year 2026. We also voted to keep the government open and to negotiate on the Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Older Iowans - Don't Miss Out on New Tax Savings * Q: What do Iowa seniors need to know about the new enhanced tax deduction? A: The Republican-led Congress last year passed historic tax relief for Americans that included a new enhanced tax deduction for seniors effective for tax years 2025 through 2028. These savings are geared to help older taxpayers living on fixed incomes make ends me more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Booker, Van Hollen, Duckworth and Rosen Publish Major New Report on True Cost of Trump Administration's Third Country Deportation Deals Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Wicker, Murphy, Kelly, Gallego and Congressman Himes Meeting with Bosnian Presidency Member Denis Becirovic and High Representative Christian Schmidt MUNICH, GERMANY - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roge more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bynum Unveils "Affordability Agenda" to Lower Costs * Yesterday, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) in collaboration with the New Democrat Coalition (link is external), announced her Affordability Agenda. The agenda functions as a roadmap to help make life more affordable for Oregonians by focusing on lowering five key costs that are too high for our families: healthcare, housing, energy, fami more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2026, a field hearing entitled "Work, Dignity and Choice in Disability Employment": * * * "Today's hearing examines the benefits, opportunities, and impact that section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act provides to workers with disabilities. "Work is not a dirty word. It is an opportunity for individuals to receive not only income, b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire celebrates passage of the Save America Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Representative John McGuire (VA-05) voted for the Save America Act, which just passed in the House of Representatives. The crucial legislation works to secure America's elections by requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, and a valid photo ID to cast a ballot. As a co-sponsor on the bill, Representat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Denounces Sec. Noem's Visit to Otay Mesa * February 12, 2026 Rep. Levin's message to Sec. Noem Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) denounced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press tour at the Otay Mesa detention facility. Sec. Noem's visit to the facility comes as members of the San Diego Congressional Delegation are in Washington for House votes rather tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell, Ways and Means Members Call for Investigation into Leak of Immigrant Taxpayer Information * Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, along with Reps. Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), led 14 of their Ways and Means Democratic colleagues in calling on the Treasury  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Resumption of Gateway Tunnel Funding * February 12, 2026 Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) released a statement after a federal appeals court required the Trump administration to resume funding for the Gateway tunnel construction beneath the Hudson River connecting New York and New Jersey. "The Gateway Tunnel is essential infrastructure for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Fletcher & Senators Whitehouse, Sanders, Merkley Lead Amicus Brief Supporting Solar for All Program * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) alongside Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a coalition of over 80 Members in the House and Senate in filing an amicus brief more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Leads Nebraska Delegation Letter Supporting Nebraska Beef * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) led the Nebraska congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, expressing support for Nebraska beef after a trade agreement with Argentina. The letter underscores the importance of trade policies that create opportunities, stabilize markets and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Announces Resolution Opposing Any Clemency from Donald Trump for Ghislaine Maxwell * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that she introduced a resolution to make it the sense of the Senate that it opposes any presidential clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell. This comes after Maxwell's appeal to Donald Trump for clemency in exchange for offering testimony that she claims  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 12, 2026, at a hearing entitled "U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: Evaluating North American Competitiveness": * * * Wyden Calls for Stepping up Enforcement of USMCA, at Finance Committee Hearing I want to start by noting that the House last night voted to repeal Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada--tariffs imposed in spite of the USMCA and without the support of Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: TrumpRx is the Biggest Game Changer for the Cost of Healthcare * Senator Marshall Joins KCMO's Mundo in the Morning Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined KCMO's Mundo in the Morning with Pete Mundo to discuss TrumpRx saving Americans hundreds on drug costs, ongoing DHS funding negotiations, and Republicans' commitment to law and order. Cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on January 2026 CPI United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump promised to lower costs 'on day one.' But one year into his second term, food cont more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Smith on CPI Report: Trump Economy Delivering On All Fronts And Just Getting Started Inflation continues to remain at the lowest level in nearly five years, before the start of Joe Biden's big spending agenda. * House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Statement on Secretary Noem's SAVE Act Press Conference in Arizona * PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement following Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in Arizona on election security: "Trump and his allies have spent six years trying to cast doubt on the outcome of the 2020 election in Arizona. They've turned up not more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Statement on Repeal of EPA's Endangerment Finding * AMSTERDAM, NY -Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement on yesterday's repeal of the EPA's "endangerment finding" -the long-standing, scientifically proven conclusion that greenhouse gas pollution warms the planet and harms public health -by the Trump administration: "The repeal of EPA's endangerment finding is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould and Congressman Tim Moore Host Roundtable with Charlotte-area Banks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) and Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould held a roundtable in Charlotte with leaders from both community banks and major national financial institutions. Participants included executives from Wells Fargo, Fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Blackburn Calls Out Democrats for Siding with Criminal Illegal Aliens, Recaps Arctic Frost Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) delivered remarks slamming the Democrats for siding with criminal illegal aliens over American citizens by opposing basic election integrity measures and voting against funding for FEMA as Tennesseans recover more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Secures MILLIONS for Law Enforcement and Public Safety in Virginia's Seventh District * Washington, D.C. -Last week, President Trump signed into law $2,750,000 in federal funding secured by Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) for law enforcement and public safety projects in Virginia's Seventh District. "I was proud to secure millions of dollars to support local law enforcement agencies more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Files Amendment to Block Immigration Detention Centers from Social Circle, Oakwood * The amendment is in direct response to the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to build massive detention centers in rural towns despite unified opposition among community members The amendment was filed for the latest funding package for the Department of Homeland Security, which runs out of f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth, Quigley, 40+ Lawmakers Sound Alarm on Trump's Immigration Agenda Hurting Families' Child Care Access, Raising Costs * Trump's admin making it harder for families to find and afford child care while slashing funding for child care in states "The Trump Administration's policies risk eliminating a significant number of trained caregivers from an already strained system, r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Hickenlooper Condemns Trump Attacks on Child Care, Working Families * Hickenlooper: "This isn't a child's game. These are people's lives." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper called out President Trump's latest efforts to harm Colorado's working families during a Senate Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on federal funding for child care. Specifically, Hic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Rallies Against SAVE Act, Moves to Block Federal Agents From Policing Polling Centers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of both the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, took to the Senate floor to condemn Congressional Republicans' attempts to pass the SAVE America Act, an extre more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means members call for investigation into leak of immigrant taxpayer information * WASHINGTON - Representatives Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) led 14 of their Ways and Means Democratic colleagues in calling on the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to investigate the leak of 47,000 taxpayers' conf more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Condemns DHS' Violent Mass Deportation Policy on Senate Floor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to condemn the escalating chaos and violence from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers under President Trump and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's leadership. In his re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer statement on Border Czar Tom Homan's Operation Metro Surge announcement * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response to Border Czar Tom Homan announcing the conclusion of the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities. Whip Emmer: "Job well done, Tom Homan. Local law enforcement is now cooperating with federal law enforcement i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse and Graham Lead Bipartisan Delegation to Munich Security Conference * CODEL McCain upholds the late Senator John McCain's legacy of marshaling bipartisan support for the transatlantic alliance Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will lead a bipartisan Senate delegation to this weekend's Munich Security Conference (MSC). The annua more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today released the following statement after voting against further funding for violent immigration enforcement in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill: "Nobody believes that the masked thuggery of ICE and CBP on the streets of American cities is legitimate or professio more PR