WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Joins Bipartisan Bill to Impose Sanctions on Russian Energy Sector, Shadow Fleet * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to co-sponsor the Sanctioning Harbors and Dodgers of Western  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers from SEC Chairman over Preferential Treatment of Trump Crypto Backers * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today wrote to Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), demanding answers about recent reports that the SEC may have exercise more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Prevent Illegal Immigrants from Receiving Commercial Driver's Licenses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Dalilah's Law Act. The legislation would create new criminal and civil penalties for illeg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Lummis Introduce Bill to Boost U.S. Digital Asset Mining, Back President Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Mined in America Act to bring critical digital infrastructure back to the United States. Additionally, this bill codifies President Donald Trump's Executive Order to establish a Strategic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Eric Sorensen Helps Lead the Fight to Crack Down on Insider Trading * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is helping to lead the fight to crack down on elected officials and federal employees using privileged information to make money by betting in prediction markets. Congressman Sorensen joined House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Urges Maryland to Consider TSA Screening Partnership Program Amid BWI Delays * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01) sent a letter to Maryland Transportation Secretary Katie Thomson urging the state to apply for TSA's Screening Partnership Program (SPP) following reports of five-hour long wait times at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). The Scree more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE RAISES ALARM ON RISING COSTS * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle held a press conference to bring attention to rising costs for working families, warning that recent decisions in Washington are making the affordability crisis worse. "Families are sitting at their kitchen tables realizing the numbers just don't add up anymore, not because they aren't worki more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum: Speaker Johnson has Chosen to Allow Airport Crisis to Worsen * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional delegation, issued the following statement on Friday: "For 42 days, President Trump has allowed TSA agents to go without pay. No one should be surprised. The long lines, travel delays, and financial hardship Americans are e more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Calls for Public Hearings on Trump's War with Iran * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is calling on Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to hold public hearings on Trump's war of choice with Iran. In a letter signed by every Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, Crow and his col more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Welcomes President Trump Signing Bill Into Law Permitting South Carolina Veteran to Receive Medal of Honor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today praised President Trump for signing into law legislation (H.R. 3377) that makes Major James Capers, Jr., a South Carolina Vietnam War veteran, eligible to receive the Medal of Honor. Graham introduced the Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- 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 30 -- 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 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Markwayne Mullin, President Trumps' nominee to be secretary of Homeland Security, from a March 18, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, members of the committee--I am truly humbled to accept this nomination. First, I want to thank my wife, Christie, and our six wonderful children. Christie is the light of my life. We've been married for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig, Waters, Warren, Klobuchar Exhort Trump Administration to Clamp Down on Insider Trading Using Prediction Markets House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led a bicameral letter with Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Issues Subpoena to California Air Resources Board Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued a subpoena to California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Lauren Sanchez for documents and communications related to CARB's implementation of vehicle emissio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Criticizes Latest DOL Plan to Threaten Americans' Retirement Savings Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a new rule establishing a safe harbor for 401(k) plans to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts * The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act marked the Senate's first bipartisan bill seeking to regulate prediction markets "It ought to be up to the states to decide what kind of gambling goes on within their state. This kind of end run around the law is encouraging vast amounts of gambling. W more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Presses Trump Administration About Decision to Ease Sanctions on Russia and Iran * Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in pressing the Trump Administration about its decision to ease sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil exports and its lack of planning regarding the economic fallout of President Donald Trump's war against Iran. Since the war began more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on funding parts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, implementing the Senate Democrats' plan to pay our TSA workers, Coast Guard, and more, while holding the line against funding for ICE and Border Patrol: "I'm glad that the hardworking men and women of TSA, FEM more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- 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 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kim Introduce Legislation to Support Student Success through Early Childhood Education * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, legislation to bolster early childhood education training for school admin and leaders and help them lay the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- 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 31 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * McIver Files Third Circuit Brief Asking for ICE Case to be Dismissed NEWARK, N.J. - Today, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and her legal counsel filed a brief in support of her appeal with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. The brief focuses on major constitutional questions around legislative immunity as McIver continues to fight to protect her constit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Meeks, Jacobs Lead Warning to Rubio Not to End Lifesaving Assistance to 7 African Countries Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, joined by other Africa Subcommittee Democrats, today sent a letter to Secretary Rub more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer and members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government for inviting me to testify today. It is an honor to appear before you and share the imp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Statement After Federal Court Strikes Down Trump's Illegal Attacks on America's Endangered Species Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after a federal court struck down a series of Trump administration rollbacks that weakened the Endangered Species Act, re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on FBI Director Kash Patel's Abuse of Decade-Old Investigative Files Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after it was revealed that FBI Director Kash Patel plans on releasing a decade-old investigative file involving Rep. Eric Swalwell: "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Raskin, Warren Lead 45+ Lawmakers in Investigating Contractors, Real Estate Firms Involved in Trump's Expansion of Inhumane Warehouse Detention Centers ICE Director intent on building warehouse system like "[Amazon] Prime, but with human beings" * Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Urges House Republicans to Pass Bipartisan Senate-Backed DHS Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to safeguard Americans and strengthen homeland security, all one hundred members of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate unanimously approved a compromise agreement to fund U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations and provide pay for key personnel, including Transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Clyburn, and Members of the Subcommittee: I am grateful for the opportunity to testify for the Subcommittee's Member Day hearing on the importance of trucking in Wyoming and hig more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Dear Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and Members of the Subcommittee: As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of robust funding for accounts that help st more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Khanna & Sen. Merkley Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare For Enhanced Oil Recovery Act * Washington, DC -Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP. KHANNA & SEN. MERKLEY REINTRODUCE THE END POLLUTER WELFARE FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY ACT * Washington, DC -Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on funding for public infrastructure: * * * Thank you, Chair Womack and Ranking Member Clyburn, for inviting Members to provide input into the Appropriations process and written testimony on the agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the Transportati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg Applauds DOL Action to Increase Investment Options for American Savers Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule to make it easier for American workers to invest their 401(k) savings in alternative assets such as private e more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on funding for Gulf Coast infrastructure: * * * Good morning, Chairman Cole, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member DeLauro, Ranking Member Kaptur, and distinguished members of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee. My name is Congressman Randy Weber, and I prou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester joins Senator Wyden, Senate Democrats to Unveil Plans to Lower Health Costs Amid Trump's Broken Promises to Americans While Republicans Attack Health Care, Raising Premiums and Worsening Coverage, Senate Democrats Offer Path to the Next Generation of Health Reforms to Benefit American Families * U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Hea more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Working Across Aisle to Help Kids with Hearing Loss Get Health Care * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to help Georgia kids with hearing loss get health care. Sen. Ossoff is cosponsoring Ally's Act, bipartisan legislation first introduced by Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), which would help children with hearing loss get the care more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a March 18, 2026, confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin to be Homeland Security secretary: * * * Thank you, Chairman Paul, and thank you Senator Mullin for being here today. Congratulations on your nomination. I appreciate your willingness to meet with both me and my staff as we consider your nomination to s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Democrats Want to Defund the Police * Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria Salina - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the Democrats' continuing refusal to fund DHS and the Republican plan moving forward, why Republicans haven't ended the filibuster, the Pentagon's ask for more funding, th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin, Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Decision to Ease Russia and Iran Sanctions * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined 24 Senate colleagues in sending a letter pressing the Trump Administration on its decision to ease sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil exports and its lack of planning regarding the economic fallout of President Donald Trump's war in Iran. Si more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Calls for Bipartisan Investigation into Deadly Bombing of Iranian Elementary School * Senator Reverend Warnock sent a letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee requesting a public hearing and bipartisan investigation into the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school in February An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is resp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Warren Presses SEC Chair Atkins on Enforcement Chief's Sudden Resignation, Lack of Enforcement Data "This significant reduction in staff, coupled with sudden leadership changes, likely impacts the Division's ability to effectively function and protect investors and market integrity." * Today, U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Questions Commerce Secretary Lutnick on National Security Risks Posed by Chinese Chip Company with Reported Ties to the Trump Family "As Congress considers digital asset market structure legislation, we must ensure that politically connected crypto interests do not receive special treatment and undermine our  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on Trump Department of Labor Proposed Rule to Shove Risky Assets Into Americans' Retirements Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement on the Department of Labor's proposed rule tha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Waters, Warren, Whitehouse, Lead Probe into Elon Musk's Potential Involvement in Gutting Bipartisan National Security Law "(S)ince the Department released its interim final rule, new reporting has revealed the extent of Elon Musk's private business empire--raising additional questions about his involvement in Treasury's  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Ways & Means Investigation Leads to Tax-Exempt Organization Cutting Ties with Terrorist-Affiliated Group Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), an American-based nonprofit that has been under investigation by the Ways and Means Committee for its affiliation with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), an organization with suspected ties to terrorism, re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Deliver More Health Care Choices On National Doctors' Day, we recognize the important role physicians play in the lives of individuals, families and communities throughout the country. From years of intensive training to long hours and painstaking procedures, doctors work hard to serve Americans when they need it most. more PR