WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AFTER TRUMP'S CRUSADE AGAINST LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, SCHUMER MOVES TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT STONEWALL PRIDE FLAG; PLAN WOULD BYPASS TRUMP ADMIN TO DEFEND LGBTQ+ FLAG FOREVER AT STONEWALL & ACROSS THE COUNTRY * Attempts To Hurt New York & Pride Community Won't Fly-But Stonewall Flag Sure Will; Legislation With Rep. Dan Goldman And Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Would Codify Flag In  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Court Ruling Regarding Slavery Exhibits at Independence National Historical Park * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's removal of exhibits referencing the brutality of slavery at Independence National Historical Park, which is located in Boyle's district: "I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey's Statement on the Deadly Minneapolis Shooting by ICE Agent * Washington, DC - "The news out of Minneapolis today is heartbreaking. A woman is dead after being shot by an ICE officer during a federal enforcement operation, and behind every headline is a person: a life cut short, a family now living a nightmare, and a community left searching for answers. My prayers are with h more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey's Statement on the Deadly Minneapolis Shooting by ICE Agent * Washington, DC - "The news out of Minneapolis today is heartbreaking. A woman is dead after being shot by an ICE officer during a federal enforcement operation, and behind every headline is a person: a life cut short, a family now living a nightmare, and a community left searching for answers. My prayers are with h more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman John Carter Announces New VA Outpatient Clinic Serving Copperas Cove and Killeen Area * Copperas Cove, TX - Congressman John Carter (TX-31) joined the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to announce a major expansion of healthcare access for Central Texas veterans with the establishment of a new VA outpatient clinic serving the Copperas Cove and Killeen region. Located just five miles from Fort more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Rep. Ami Bera in Meidas Touch: I'm Skipping the State of the Union. Here's Why. * SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA - Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) released an op-ed in MeidasTouch explaining why he will not attend President Trump's State of the Union address. In the op-ed, Bera urges his colleagues on both sides of the aisle not to legitimize Trump's political theater and calls on Democra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- 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. 17 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Lummis Annouces Kraken's Historic Commitment to Sponsor Trump Accounts for Wyoming Newborns CHEYENNE, WY-- U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement applauding Kraken for sponsoring Trump Accounts for every child born in Wyoming in 2026. "I am so thrilled Kraken is giving back to Wyoming in such a meaningful way by sponsoring Trump accounts for every c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Future of NASA, Maryland's Role in Space Innovation Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met with NASA officials and stakeholders to discuss protecting and supporting Maryland-based efforts to advance American leadership in space science and innovation. They received updates on and discussed the importance of NASA Goddard' more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2026: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Meeting to Discuss Future of NASA, Maryland's Role in Space Innovation Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation met with NASA officials and stakeholders to discuss protecting and supporting Maryland-based efforts to advance American leadership in space science and innovation. They received updates on and discussed the importance more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sykes Statement on DHS Funding Lapse As a partial government shutdown takes effect, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) is calling out congressional Republicans for triggering this crisis by refusing to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accountable under President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem: "I do not support a blank check  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Senator McCormick Celebrates New Job Growth at Dura-Bond Multi-Year Contract Delivers 250 New Union Jobs and Economic Boost to Region * STEELTON, PA - On Friday, February 13, U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) visited Dura-Bond Pipe's Steelton facility to join company leadership, federal and state elected officials, and workers in announcing a new multi-year contract between Dura-Bond with T more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Departs Munich Security Conference After Meeting with American Allies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has left the Munich Security Conference after two days of meetings with America's key transatlantic allies. The delegation, called CODEL McCain in honor of the late Senator John McCain of Arizona, who led the American congressional delegation to the  more PR