WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, posted the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * After No Response and No Letter, Davis and Sewell Blast Treasury on Growing Delayed Refund Crisis Today's letter follows an unanswered request for information about 1.4 million notices of delayed tax refunds Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Ranking Member Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Ways and Means Ov more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Blumenthal, McBath Introduce Extending WIC for New Moms Act Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Extending WIC for New Moms Act, a bicameral bill to expand eligibility and support mothers and infants into the postpartum and breastfeeding periods through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Gina D'Andrea, general counsel of the America First Policy Institute, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Mr. Chairman, Madam Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Gina D'Andrea, and I serve as General Counsel of the America First Policy Ins more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At Budget Hearing, Senator Murray Slams Trump for Gutting SSA, Calls for Billionaires to Pay Their Fair Share into SSA * Senator Murray : "I don't think we can ignore the immediate threat to Social Security. And that really is President Trump. Because seniors right now, today-are having a very hard time getting their benefits. Why? Because Social Security has pushed out-without any kind of plan- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Delivers Opening Statement at Forum on how DHS Policies Hurt Children * U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), delivered an opening statement at a bicameral public forum on how DHS policies hurt children. The forum, entitled "Our Values at Stake: How Trump's Immigration Agenda Endangers Children," featured t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Advocate for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside U.S. Representatives Riley Moore (R-WV-02) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY-03), led 29 of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Trump advocating for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Advocate for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * Reps. Riley Moore and Thomas Suozzi lead letter in the House Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.), alongside U.S. Representatives Riley Moore (R-W.Va.-02) and Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.-03), led twenty-nine of their colleagues in sending a b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Two Bipartisan Bills to Support VA Workers and Veterans * Yesterday, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced two pieces of legislation to strengthen veterans' healthcare and workplace leave rights, the Supporting VA Families Act and the Vets CLEAR Act. In August 2025, the Trump Administration ended all VA collective bargaining agreements (CBA), more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Letter Advocating for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined her colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to President Trump advocating for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, lead pastor of Zion Church, ahead of the president's upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping, President of the Peopl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Expands Investigation into Medical Groups Promoting Irreversible Gender Mutilation of Children U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, is again confronting the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Endocrine Society for pressuring the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Colleagues Launch Investigation into Abortion Drug Manufacturers, Urge FDA to Crack Down on Illegal Online Sellers U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), James Lankford (R-OK), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-M more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on March 25, 2026: * * * Chairman Garbarino Opens Hearing on Democrat DHS Shutdown: "To Withhold Funding From the Department is Not Only Flawed but Immensely Dangerous" Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) delivered the following opening statement in a Committee hearing to examine the consequences of the ongoing Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Graham Statement on Second Reconciliation Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement in consultation with the White House regarding a second reconciliation bill. " After consulting with President Trump and his team and Leader Thune, the Senate Budget Committee will expeditiously move towa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Chairman Graham Statement on Second Reconciliation Bill U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today made this statement in consultation with the White House regarding a second reconciliation bill. "After consulting with President Trump and his team and Leader Thune, the Senate Budg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Comer and McGuire Applaud House Action to Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Again Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation tackling soft-on-crime policies in the District of Columbia that have created an environment for truancy, violent crime, and rampant vandalism to flourish. H.R. 5103, the Make the Distric more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green Supports Splitting ICE from Homeland Security Funding, So That TSA Workers Are Paid and Wait Times Are Reduced. * ( Washington, D.C. ) -On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Congressman Al Green released the following statement: "I support splitting ICE from Homeland Security funding so that TSA workers will be paid and wait times can be reduced. In solidarity with the workers going unpaid more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- 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  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Restore Safety and Order in Washington, D.C. * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of H.R. 5103, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026, legislation to restore order, improve public safety, and protect the nation's capital from vandalism and crime. "Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Release of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter alongside U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congressman Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), along with 29 of their colleagues, urging President Donald J. Trump to pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Leads North Carolina Delegation on Letter to Secretary Markwayne Mullin Urging Review of Pending Hurricane Helene Funds * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) led a letter, signed by the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, to newly-confirmed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, urging the immediate review of all pending  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Urges Release of South Texas DACA Recipients in ICE Detention * The Congressman's constituents, Juan Chavez Sebastian Velasco and Jahasiel Pena Enriquez, are recent examples of active DACA protections being ignored Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) urged President Donald J. Trump and his Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn on Democrats' Shameful DHS Shutdown, Trump's Deployment of ICE to Airports * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrats' continued obstruction and refusal to fund and re-open the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaving the American people to suffer and President Trump with no choice but to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on Deployment of 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East * WASHINGTON - Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration will deploy the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East: "I led a platoon of paratroopers in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne division. I know that thes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow: Trump Admin Wrong to Divert Anti-Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Resources to Immigration Enforcement * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army Ranger and Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Congress to force the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus on its full mission, rather than divert more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox News: Stop the Nonsense, End the DHS Shutdown * "Our Airports Look Like Walmart on Black Friday" WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Martha McCallum on Fox News to discuss his meeting at the White House to end the DHS shutdown. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on his meeting at the White House on ending the DHS shutdown: What happened yesterday a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * DeLauro on House Floor: "There is no practical need to condition funding for TSA on funding for ICE" House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor: I thank the Ranking Member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the bill at issue in this rule today is not a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene, Hobbs Host Live Conversation about Efforts to Restrict Voting Nationwide, Mail-in Ballots in WA * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs hosted an Instagram Live conversation about Republican efforts to make it difficult to vote and how they will impact voters in Washington state. President Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Moves to Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. for $670 Million Taxpayer-Funded Deal * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), the top Democrat of the House Natural Resources Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, forced a vote to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. to testify under oath about his financial stake in Vulcan Elements and how he potentially benefited from his father, Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Raskin Press Administration for Answers on DNA Collection Practices After Threatening Canadian National Seeking Lawful Entry into Michigan * Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed the Trump Administration for answers following the detaining of a Canadian national and subjecting him to an u more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Murphy, Senate Democrats in Forcing War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * March 25, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Tammy Baldwin (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth on Senate Floor Once Again Demands Senate GOP End Trump's Illegal and Unjustified War in Iran * March 25, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC), Foreign Relations (SFRC) and Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) Committees-last night once again came to the Senate floor to implore her Republican colleague more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Floor Speech Outlining His Concerns Over Markwayne Mullin's Nomination To Lead DHS Ahead Of Confirmation Vote Ahead of the confirmation vote of Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Arctic Frost U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing entitled "Arctic Frost: A Modern Watergate." Instead of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Arctic Frost Durbin pressed the majority witness on the benefits of Jack Smith testifying under oath considering Republicans' refusal to allow him to testify * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Receives Champion Of Justice Award From Legal Services Corporation * March 24, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today received the Champion of Justice Award from the national Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in recognition of his decades of work increasing access to justice for Americans. LSC is the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Durbin Receives Champion Of Justice Award From Legal Services Corporation U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today received the Champion of Justice Award from the national Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in recognition of his decades of work increasing access to j more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Colin McDonald Confirmation To Be Assistant Attorney General Targeting 'Fraud' U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Colin McDonald to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Markwayne Mullin Confirmation U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after voting against U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin's (R-OK) nomination to be Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary: "Kristi Noem presided over a DHS that  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Durbin: Trump Wants To Pass The SAVE America Act Because He's Worried About The Outcome Of The Midterm Elections In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, outlined the specific provisions in Republicans' SAVE America Act that would prevent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Durbin Denounces The MAGA Nominee Considered Today To A Lifetime Appointment On The Court Of International Trade * March 25, 2026 Durbin: "After losing before the Supreme Court, he [Trump] wants to stack the courts, including the CIT, with MAGA loyalists who will rule in his favor." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durb more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing, Durbin Denounces The MAGA Nominee Considered Today To A Lifetime Appointment On The Court Of International Trade U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary C more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Thomas W. Padden, former deputy director of the Organized Crime and Drug Task Force, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. At the end of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak statement on EPA action to expand domestic biofuels markets for producers * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement after EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow nationwide sales of E15 and to remove all federal impediments to selling E10 across the country. "EPA's decision to remove ba more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Applauds E15 Waiver, Calls for Permanent Solution * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer season: "I thank EPA Administrator Zeldin and the Trump administration for issuing another emergency waiver for E15 to be sold  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following New Pentagon Response, Warren and Blumenthal Press Hegseth on Failure to Protect Defense Contracts from Potential Trump Family Corruption New Pentagon response reveals no protections in place to prevent risk of Trump family corruption in defense contracts "DoD appears to be oblivious to - and therefore unable to address - the potential for corruption created by the Trump family more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on Advancing America's Interests at the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference The World Trade Organization (WTO) 14th Ministerial Conference in Cameroon will provide opportunities to advance U.S. trade priorities. However, the international organization's structure and rules impair its abilit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Releases Original Report Detailing Trump's Extensive Harm To Seniors * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to discuss her new report on the harm caused by President Trump's attacks on Social Security, Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and other programs that seniors rely on. "When Donald Trump was campaigning, he promised to 'stop more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Clyburn Reintroduce Legislation To Protect Voting Rights * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn (D-SC-6) reintroduced bicameral legislation to modernize America's voter registration system and protect voting rights. The Voter Empowerment Act (VEA) would expand voter registration and voting access by requiring states to make online vote more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Grassley Releases New Arctic Frost Records, Raising Additional Questions about Jack Smith's Conduct and Candor Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks at a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Arctic Frost, Jack Smith's failed election case against President Trump that began at the Biden Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Grassley Supports Colin McDonald to be Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General McDonald was confirmed by a vote of 52-47. * Ahead of the Senate's vote to confirm Colin McDonald as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassle more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Reintroduce Main Street Depositor Protection Act * Updated bipartisan bill would expand deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts WASHINGTON- Today, United States Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), along with Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Ruben Gallego ( more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hawai'i Congressional Delegation Expresses Support For Approval Of Hawai'i's Presidential Disaster Declaration Request Following Severe Rain And Flooding Across State * U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i) today expressed their support for consideration of Governor Josh Green's request for a pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Push to Stop Department of Education's Weaponization of Civil Rights Investigations * Senators demand Education Department drop politicized investigations as tool of partisan agenda, expose dismantling of protections for students Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 13 o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: E15 Waiver a Good Step, Efforts Continue to Allow Year-Round Nationwide Sales of E15 * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the Trump administration issued a temporary waiver allowing the nationwide sale of E15 and increasing the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on March 25, 2026: * * * Day 40: Senate Democrats Continue to Abdicate Their Article I Responsibilities The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 40 days, making it the longest partial government shutdown in history, and nearing the record-breaking 43-day total government shutdown from last fall. Democrats continue to block funding for DHS over  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Forces Vote to Compel Kushner, Witkoff, Rubio Testimonies * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after forcing a vote to subpoena Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Secretary Marco Rubio to testify on the diplomacy that preceded Donald Trump's war in Ir more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Delivers Remarks Before European Parliament on Republicans' Overblown Claims of EU Censorship Distracting from Rampant First Amendment Violations in America Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks before the European Parliament, at a hearing of the Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Appropriators Demand America First Accountability at the United Nations Last week, Appropriators on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee traveled to New York City for a bipartisan field hearing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Chaired by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the subcommi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Diaz-Balart and Appropriators Demand America First Accountability at the United Nations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Subcommittee on House Appropriations, chaired a bipartisan field hearing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City. Chairman Diaz more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Graham Introduces Sheria Clarke, Nominee to be a U.S. District Court Judge for South Carolina * WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) introduced Sheria Clarke, President Trump's nominee to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of South Carolina. Ms. Clarke currently practices law in Greenville, South  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Op-Ed on Fighting Back Against Trump's Push to Rig the Election * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published an opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican highlighting how he is fighting back against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act which will have harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the country,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Foushee Supports Introduction of Articles of Impeachment Against Attorney General Pam Bondi * WASHINGTON, DC (March 25, 2026) -Last week, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) helped introduce articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi. The articles of impeachment outline several alleged offenses, including defiance of the Oversight's Committee's subpoena to re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Spotlight Skyrocketing Energy Costs Amidst Cost-of-Living Crisis Electric bills are up 13% nationally since Trump took office * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Ignoring His Own Hypocrisy, Trump Votes By Mail While Trying to Narrow Opportunity for Others * WASHINGTON, DC - Despite the fact that voting by mail is safe, secure, and a convenient way for millions of Americans in both red states and blue states alike to exercise their right to vote, President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on mail-in voting for others, but not himself. Over the we more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Urge HHS Director Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) led several of his Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been dormant for over a year. In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kenned more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Cassidy, Colleagues Launch Investigation into Abortion Drug Manufacturers, Urge FDA to Crack Down on Illegal Online Sellers * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Chair of the Senate Values Action Team, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Lindsey Graham more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts House Republican Vote Blocking Inquiries into 'DOGE' Data Theft at Social Security from Moving Forward * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member (CT-01) released the following statement after House Republicans passed a resolution to block inquiries into 'DOGE' operations at Social Security from coming to the floor for a vote for the remainder  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against Confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland Security * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "New Mexicans deserve steady, responsible leadership at the Department o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- 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 * WASHINGTON - 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, March 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, Senator Alsobrooks Introduce Legislation to Support Families and Infants * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (GA-06) has re-introduced the Extending WIC for New Moms Act, a bicameral bill to expand eligibility and support mothers and infants into the postpartum and breastfeeding periods through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * McIver, Hirono, Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights Today, U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), and U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) led 16 of their colleagues in introduci more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Meeks Forces Vote to Compel Kushner, Witkoff, Rubio Testimonies Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after forcing a vote to subpoena Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Secretary Marco Rubio to testify on the diplomacy that preceded Donald Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Applauds New Immigrant Protection Laws in New Jersey * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rob Menendez released the following statement after Governor Mikie Sherrill signed three immigrant protection bills into law: "Today, families across New Jersey can feel safer and more secure because the Immigrant Trust Directive is now law, Trump's untrained paramilitary forces are banned from hidi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Social Security Hearing Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on social security solvency. Sen. Merkley's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Mr. Chairman: Thank  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray and Wyden Press Trump Administration on Effort to Undermine Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children * Senators: "Without in-person orientations, we are deeply worried that children who have yet to speak with counsel to understand their rights may be pressured by the Department of Homeland Security to sign their legal rights away and self-deport, which could result in children returning  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Slams Republican Floor Stunt to Avoid Trump Administration Oversight Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) slammed House Republicans for sneaking a change in their rule that blocks Congress's ability to bring forward Resolutions of Inquiry, a key oversight tool, for the remainder of this Congress: "Republic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse, Raskin, Judiciary Democrats Demand Chairman Jordan Subpoena Corey Lewandowski Over Role in $220 Million No-Bid DHS Ad Spending Scheme * Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse and Representative Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committee Democrats in demanding that Chairman Jim Jordan launch an investigation into allegations that Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Statement After House Passage of Bill to Codify President Trump's Efforts to Control D.C. * The bill, introduced by Rep. John McGuire (R-VA), would codify parts of President Trump's executive order issued on March 28, 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the House passed the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, introduced by Rep. John McGuire (R-VA), which would cod more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Warner Sounds Alarm on Rising Energy Costs from Trump's War of Choice * BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF SEN. WARNER'S SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered a speech on the Senate floor about high energy costs and broader economic impacts following President Trump's war of choice  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Defends Congress' Authority Over Asylum Law Amid SCOTUS Arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado * Padilla co-led an amicus brief rejecting the Trump Administration's unconstitutional attempt to rewrite asylum statutes by executive action WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, issued the following stateme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Republicans' Refusal to Rein in Trump's Costly Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution that he cosponsored to rein in Donald Trump's war against Iran: "Thirteen American lives lost and tens of billions of taxpayer dollars spent in just three weeks since  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Pallone and Clarke: CMS Official Appears to Have Misled Congress Under Oath CMS Deputy Administrator Brandt Did Not Accurately Answer E&C Democrats on Questions Regarding Health Care Funding for Minnesota * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by PragerU political commentator Franklin Camargo from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for your invitation to share my experience and offer my thoughts on recent American action against Venezuelan criminals. One of those crimina more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig on Trump Administration's E15 Waiver Today, House Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the below statement following the Trump administration's announcement of an emergency waiver for the sale of summer E15. "While a temporary waiver for the summer sale of E15 is welcome news and wil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer: No Business Would Treat its Workforce this Way and Expect Greater Efficiency * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG hearing on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with Director Scott Kupor. Below are a vid more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Larsen Applauds Release of Frozen BRIC Funds After Months-Long Fight Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement after the Trump administration unfroze funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, ranking member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Takano Statement on Senate Vote to Overturn VA's Near-Total Abortion Ban Today, Ranking Member Mark Takano released the following statement denouncing Senate Republicans' votes to block a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which would have overturned the Trump administra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Warren Probes Potential Conflict of Interests of Big Bank Lawyer Who Now Runs Fed's Supervision and Regulation Division "Particularly given your recent work representing major banks on issues that involve the Division of Supervision and Regulation, a reasonable party could raise ques more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Al Green Calls Out President Trump for Continuing Shutdown to Kill Senate 60 Vote, Filibuster Rule * (Washington, DC) -On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Congressman Al Green, a Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, shared remarks during a Homeland Security Committee hearing entitled, "Republicans Try to Pretend Donald Trump Hasn't Ruined DHS." You can access and listen to Congressman Al  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls For Answers As New Mexicans Face Skyrocketing Gas Prices at the Pump Due to Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 25, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding answers on the Administration's strategy to address rising energy prices driven by the ongoing conflict with Iran, as families and small businesses in sout more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire celebrates passage of his Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act, introduced by Rep. John McGuire (VA-05). This bill codifies key components of President Trump's Executive Order 14252. "From the decisions made inside the Capitol Building, to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- 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 March 24, 2026: * * * Moolenaar Sends Letters to President Trump, Secretary Rubio on Prisoners of Conscience and Hong Kong Officials Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar has sent letters to President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging them to advocate  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Slams Democrats for the Reckless DHS Shutdown * W ASHINGTON, DC -Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, slammed Democrats for their repeated failure to prioritize the security of the American people during a full committee hearing on the impacts of the Democrats' DHS shutdown. During  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Min and Pressley Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Dave Min (CA-47) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the DHS Use of Force Transparency Act of 2026 to increase transparency and government oversight regarding injuries and deaths caused by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. This legislation will address th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas and Schrier Press Trump Administration for Answers on Deteriorating Forest Service Trail Conditions * Washington, D.C. - Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led 21 of their colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on deteriorating Forest Service trail conditions due to insufficient maintenance by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), whic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Block Baldwin, Colleagues Effort to End Trump's Illegal Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Last night, the majority of Senate Republicans again blocked an effort to stop President Donald Trump's illegal war in Iran. The resolution, sponsored by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), woul more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on March 23, 2026: * * * U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), the ranking member of the Senate Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee, today released a statement after voting against the confirmation of U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to be Secretary of Homeland Security. "Tonight, I voted against confirming Senator Mullin as President Trump's next Secretary of Homeland Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Delivers Opening Remarks on Arctic Frost * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, chaired a hearing titled Arctic Frost: The Modern Day Watergate. The hearing focused on public new Arctic Frost records, including Biden Department of Justice subpoenas for now-FBI dir more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Applauds Trump Administration Decision to Permit Nationwide, Year-Round E15 Fuel Sales * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - today applauded the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the nationwide sale of E15 fuel throughout the summer of 2026: "Today's announcement is welc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) forced a vote on Murphy's War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in and a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * WASHINGTON-In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) forced a vote on Senator Murphy's War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Supports Latest Resolution to Stop Trump's Illegal Iran War * Washington (March 24, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting for the third time to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Iran without congressional approval. Senator Chris Murphy's resolution failed, 47-53, after Republicans once ag more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: The Democrats Need to End this Shutdown for the Good of America * Senator Marshall Joins The Guy Benson Show Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox News Radio's The Guy Benson Show to discuss a possible deal to fund DHS and TSA, the future of ICE funding, and the confirmation of Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary. Click HERE or on the image above more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: We Need to Stand Up and Fight for Election Integrity * Senator Marshall Joins The Big Weekend Show on Fox News Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Big Weekend Show on Fox News to discuss the ongoing DHS shutdown, exposing Democrats' unwillingness to negotiate and advocating for full funding of the agency. He also expressed his support for the S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Applauds Department of Justice's Action to Combat Antisemitism at Harvard University Senator Moody previously introduced the RECLAIM Act - a bill that runs parallel to the Administration's action to address the issue of antisemitism on college campuses. * Senator Ashley Moody released a statement following the Department of Justice taking legal action to pro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Senator Moody, Colleagues, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Florida Agriculture by Supporting New Farming Technology to Lower Costs and Increase Efficiency Senator Ashley Moody, along with Senators Rick Scott, Jon Ossoff, and Raphael Warnock, introduced S. 4067, The Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026. This legislation aims to help Florida's land gra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on Funding DHS and Reining in ICE and CBP * Murray calls out Senate Republicans for blocking TSA funding 8 times in a row while dragging feet on basic reforms to ICE and Border Patrol Murray : "Just as Democrats have been very clear, we will immediately fund TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and CISA while talks continue on ICE and Border Patrol, we've also made very clear that if we are  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono & Representative McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.-10),along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-3) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.-3), led 16 of their c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, King, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and 17 of their Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been do more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Statement on EPA Waiver to Allow for Nationwide Year-Round E15 * Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver to allow for the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer driving season: "I am grateful Administrator Zeldin has issued a summertime emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 to be sold more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Soto Files Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Venezuela TPS Act of 2025 The discharge petition currently has 31 signatures and needs 218 to move forward * On Thursday, March 19, 2026, Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) filed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 3310, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2025, legislation designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status. H.R. 3310 was int more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following testimony by Josh Blackman, professor and centennial chair of constitutional law at South Texas College of Law Houston, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers": * * * Chairman Jordan and Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Raskin and Ranking Member Crockett, thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Josh Blackman and I hold the Cente more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: America Will Win the AI Race * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at the 5 th annual Hill and Valley Forum to discuss the House's commitment to unleashing the full potential of American Artificial Intelligence. "We have to move at the speed that victory demands. Inaction is unacceptable. And while the window for American AI leadership is open,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Politicization of Patent and Trademark Office * Washington, D.C. (March 25, 2026)-Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks a hearing examining the Trump Administration's effort to poli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Our nation's capital should set the example of what American cities should look like: clean, safe, and beautiful. Today, House Republicans are bringing legislation to codify and expand on President Trump's Executive Order 14252, making D. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Save College Sports, Rein in NIL * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) introduced the Student-Athlete Act, which would address some of the issues plaguing college sports today by moderating the transfer portal and clarifying eligibility rules. Sen. Tuberville's bill would allow student-athletes to have five consecutive years to play in f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by John Squires, under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ukraine Caucus Statement Calling for Stronger Russia Sanctions Following New Report Implicating Rosneft and Gazprom in Abduction and Militarization of Ukrainian Children * Washington, DC - Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus-Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Joe Wilson (SC-02)-along with Ukraine Caucus Member Representative Greg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Introduces Bill to Strengthen Social Security by Ending Republicans' Tax Giveaways for Ultra-Wealthy Estates * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced the Strengthen Social Security by Taxing Dynastic Wealth Act, legislation to improve the solvency of the Social Security Trust Fund with revenue generated by undoing Republicans' major cuts to the estate tax in 2017  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Velazquez Calls for Smart Strategy to Counter China, Warns Against Xenophobia and Tariff Chaos Today, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing examining how problems in the relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) is impacting Main Street. During the hearing, Ranking Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan Takes to Senate Floor to Fight Back Against Trump's Voter Suppression Bill * WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to speak out against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act. Senator Lujan highlighted the legislation's harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the co more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Pappas Urges Suspension of Federal Gas Tax to Lower Costs at the Pump * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) spoke on the House floor calling for Congress to pass his legislation to suspend the federal gas tax through October 1, 2026 and provide Americans with badly-needed relief from the historic increase in gas prices as a result of this administration's military action in Iran. Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Walkinshaw demand answers on uscis processing delays affecting ukrainians seeking humanitarian parole & work authorization requests * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) and James Walkinshaw (Va.-11) led a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow demanding answers about delays affecting Ukrainian humanitarian parole  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Leads Colleagues in Pressing for Answers on AI Companies' Engagements with DoD * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, led five of his colleagues in pressing six generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) companies for answers regarding their engagements with the Department of Defense (DoD), the rules under which DoD can access  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement on today's Financial Stability Council Oversight meeting: "The private credit market is d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Pushes to Lower Energy Costs and Stop Trump Administration's Rule Punishing Clean Energy Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to call on his colleagues to revoke the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) arbitrary and vengeful rule that is making it significantly harder fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Senate Blocks Third Attempt by Sens. Schiff, Murphy, Booker, Kaine to End Trump's Illegal War in Iran * Schiff: "One month of war. And for what?" Washington, D.C. - Today, a majority of Senate Republicans again voted to block a resolution to end President Trump's illegal war in Iran sponsored by U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Bo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on CNN: "Republicans Are Hell Bent on Holding TSA Workers Hostage" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN's The Situation Room, slamming Republicans for holding travelers and TSA officers hostage in their attempts to block ICE reforms and force passage of voter suppression legislation. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Republica more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Places Hold on Three Military Officers Unfit For Promotions * Wyden Objects to Two Officers Linked to War Crimes; Third Officer Appeared on Racist and Antisemitic Podcast Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has placed holds on three officers who are unfit for promotion by the U.S. military, he announced today. Wyden placed a statement in the Congressional Record late Tuesday, s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Unveils Report on Devastating Impacts of Trumpcare in Oregon * Oregon Moms, Children, Rural Communities, People With Disabilities, Working Families Feel the Strain of Republicans Largest Health Care Cuts in History U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today released a report detailing the destructive impacts of Donald Trump and Republicans' health care cuts that are already occurring in Oregon. On July 4, 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Modernize Power Grid, Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Wildfire Risk U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would overhaul aging power line infrastructure and improve efficiency in order to bring down energy costs and reduce wildfire risks in Oregon and nationwide. "It's time for the federal government to stop pretending like our more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump's Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations * Oregon senators: "Students whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump's Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations * Oregon senators: "Students whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues' Resolution Honoring Six Fallen U.S. Service Members Unanimously Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and a group of senators honoring the service of six American heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft over western Iraq while supporting Operation Epic Fur more PR