WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Ranking Member Merkley Releases Committee Fact Sheets on Trump's Budget Request to Congress Fact Sheets Detail How Trump is Out-of-Touch with the Needs of Working Americans; Begging Congress to Fund More War, Gut Programs for Families * Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford Welcomes SBA Administrator Loeffler to KC, Celebrates Historic Success of Working Families Tax Cuts * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) welcomed Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler to Kansas City, MO to tout the historic success of Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts at Cupini's Italian restaurant. "I was proud to welcome Administrator Loeffler to Kansa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Amazon Claims to Warren, Hank Johnson "No Improper" Bids in Melania Movie, Despite Reportedly Paying Three Times as Much as Next Highest Bidder * Warren: "Amazon's response reeks of desperation to please Donald Trump...This looks like bribery in plain sight. " Text of Amazon Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. - In a new response to Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Ha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Administration Weighs Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing, Rosen Visits the Nevada National Security Site to Observe Nuclear Stockpile Certification * Senator Rosen Has Been An Outspoken Leader Against Resuming Explosive Nuclear Testing In Nevada LAS VEGAS, NV - Last week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen visited the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) to see firsthand the work being done to certi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Applauds Belated FEMA Assistance for January Storm Damage * Twice wrote Governor Lee about needs of Shelby County MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded the decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide individual assistance to those affected by the January 22-27 storms. Congressman Cohen wrote Governor Bill Lee on January 30 and Februa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Joins Effort to Impeach Trump * Thirteen articles of impeachment include abuse of pardon power, unauthorized war in Iran WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, has signed on to 13 articles of impeachment against President Trump introduced by Congressman John Larson of Connecticut. The articles include Trump's wide-ranging abus more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Opposes Elimination of Home Energy Assistance Program * Following the release of the Administration's budget, which completely eliminates LIHEAP, Gonzalez and 73 members are demanding the rejection of this proposal Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email), WASHINGTON, D.C. - As South Texans continue to struggle with skyrocketing costs, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Condemns President Trump's Attacks on Pope Leo XIV * Today, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) responded to President Trump's nonsensical attacks on Pope Leo XIV in which the President described the Pope as "weak on crime": "As a Catholic Member of Congress, I am appalled by President Trump's disgraceful attacks on His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. "Calling the Holy Father 'WEAK o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Defends Pope, Blasts Trump * Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick issued the following statement in response to President Trump's comments regarding Pope Leo: "I condemn President Trump's remarks about Pope Leo in the strongest possible terms. The Holy Father is the successor to Saint Peter, the shepherd of the Church, and a moral voice for more than 1.4 billion Catholics around  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Crawford Releases Transcripts from 2019 Hearings with Former ICIG Michael Atkinson Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released two declassified transcripts from 2019 hearings with the former Intelligence Community Inspector General, Michael Atkinson, following a security review fro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to Discuss Iran, Reconciliation, AI * WASHINGTON -Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss Iran, reconciliation, Federal Reserve leadership, and artificial intelligence. Partial Transcript  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Collins, Rep. Lawler Visit Montrose VA, Meet with Hudson Valley Veterans * Montrose, N.Y. - 4/13/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) hosted Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins for a visit to the Montrose VA Medical Center and a roundtable discussion with local veterans at VFW Post 8328 in Yorktown. The visit focused on strengthening access to care, improving coord more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Introduces Bill to Block Unauthorized Funding for Trump's "Board of Peace" * Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Prohibiting Expenditures for an Accountability-Circumventing Entity (PEACE) Act to prohibit federal funding for the Board of Peace-an unaccountable international organization with President Trump as chairman that he is using to funnel over a billion dollars in American ta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Join War Powers Push to Stop Iran War * Senators Kelly, Merkley, Gillibrand, Van Hollen, Warnock, & Kim will join Kaine, Booker, Murphy, Schiff, Baldwin, and Duckworth in filing a new wave of war powers resolutions forcing a Senate vote to end the Iran war Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta Tours First Solar and Whirlpool, Emphasizes U.S. Supply Chains * Last Friday, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05) joined U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for visits to the First Solar manufacturing campus and one of Whirlpool's several facilities in Ohio. The visits included tours of both campuses and discussions surrounding strengthening America's supply chains and advancing American innov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan to Introduce Resolution Highlighting National Public Health Week * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced that he plans to introduce a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated this year from April 6th - April 12th. This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid continued attacks by the Trump administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Mast speaks alongside Governor, Army Corps at EAA Reservoir * South Bay, Florida - U.S. Representative Brian Mast (FL-21) delivered remarks today at the construction site of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir, alongside Governor DeSantis and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, marking a milestone in what has been referred to as the "crown jewel of Everglades restoration." For deca more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Op-ed: Trump Gave the GOP a New, Populist Soul * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) wrote a new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal laying out President Trump's bold vision to return the Republican Party back to its foundation: fighting for American workers, ushering in an American manufacturing renaissance, and putting America first. "The Republican Party for decades stood for  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins Opposition to Trump's Elimination of Home Energy Assistance Program * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and 72 of his colleagues in sending a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership demanding the rejection of President Trump's FY2027 budget proposal to completely eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance P more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * President Donald Trump Signs Rep. Laurel Lee's HEAR Act Into Law * Washington, D.C. - Today, the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025, led by Rep. Laurel Lee, was signed into law by President Donald Trump. Rep. Lee worked alongside bipartisan colleagues in both the House and Senate to advance this legislation. The enactment of the HEAR Act marks a meaningful step toward ensuring t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Files Amicus Brief Supporting Trump Administration's Authority to End TPS Without Judicial Interference * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse multiple lower district court rulings that blocked the termination of Tem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Releases GAO Report Detailing FDA & DOJ's Failure To Crack Down On The Thousands Of Kid-Friendly Flavored Vaping Products Illegally On The Market Durbin requested the report to examine how FDA and DOJ are coordinating enforcement actions against illicit vaping products CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Slam Proposed DOJ Power Grab Targeting State Bar Associations' Ethics Probes In written comment to the Justice Department, the Senators denounce the proposed rule and encourage its rejection * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of Senators--in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR ENERGY PRICES Since taking office, President Trump and Republicans' failed policies have led to skyrocketing energy prices, making good on Trump's promise to reward his fossil fuel donors while Americans saw their electricity bills increase by 13% on average nationally. Rather than investing in cle more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR HEALTH CARE President Trump and Secretary Kennedy's health care budget brings more chaos and destruction to the Department of Health and Human Services, slashing its funding by $15.4 billion, and gutting programs working families rely on. * Cuts funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY Housing has never been less affordable in America. Costs across the board are increasing, and hardworking American families are spending more of their budget on housing costs than ever before--with less to show for it. Instead of investing in programs to alleviate the housing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES Despite Republicans already providing about $170 billion for federal immigration enforcement, President Trump requested another $38.5 billion for ICE and CBP in FY27. These funds would be on top of the tens of billions that President Trump and Congressional Republicans plan to give  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE President Trump's FY27 budget request represents an existential threat to Social Security and Medicare: * The budget request is completely silent on the federal government's two largest and most important programs - Social Security and Medicare. * Both of these esse more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR THE CLIMATE On the campaign trail, President Trump promised "a great deal" to his fossil fuel donors, and his budget proposal delivers exactly that: another giveaway to polluters at the expense of American's public health, public safety, and cost of living. Climate change not only threatens public  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR WORKING FAMILIES President Trump's Budget flat funds or slashes policy programs that help working Americans and families. Flat funding agencies reflects a real funding cut since agencies are unable to keep pace with inflation during a time when families are seeing their costs skyrocket. Cuts to Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD PRIORITIZE WAR OVER FAMILIES The headline of President Trump's budget request is $1.5 trillion in military funding for FY27. This represents a $445 billion increase over FY26 or 42% -- the biggest single-year increase in defense spending since the Korean War. This doesn't even include the Trump Administration's repor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Calls for Full Funding of Drug Trafficking Prevention Program * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released the following statement asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to robustly fund the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program, which works with state and local law enforcement offices across the U.S. to foster collaboration, share resou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Leads Effort to Designate a Florida Museum the Only National POW/MIA Museum and Memorial in the Country JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Standing with former prisoners of war and veterans, Senator Ashley Moody announced new legislation to make Florida home to the only National POW/MIA museum in the country. Senator Moody's National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act would designate the National  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Six Democratic Senators Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, six additional U.S. Democratic Senators -Senators Merkley (OR), Gillibrand (NY), Van Hollen (MD), Kelly (AZ), Warnock (GA), and Kim (NJ) -will join Sens. Booker (NJ), Kaine (VA), Murphy (CT), Schiff (CA), Baldwin (WI), and Duckworth (IL) in filing War Powers resolutions that can be used to force a vote to sto more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Six Democratic Senators Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. -This week, six additional U.S. Democratic Senators -Senators Merkley (OR), Gillibrand (NY), Van Hollen (MD), Kelly (AZ), Warnock (GA), and Kim (NJ) -will join Senators Booker (NJ), Kaine (VA), Murphy (CT), Schiff (CA), Baldwin (WI), and Duckworth (IL) in filing War Powers resolutions that can be used to force a vote more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Six Democratic Senators Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War * Sens. Merkley, Gillibrand, Van Hollen, Kelly, Warnock, & Kim will join Booker, Kaine, Murphy, Schiff, Baldwin, and Duckworth in filing a new wave of War Powers resolutions forcing a Senate vote to end the Iran War Washington, D.C. -This week, six additional U.S. Democratic Senators -Senators Merkley (OR), Gillibrand (NY), Van Hollen ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of April 13, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Expressing Support for Historic Tax Relief for Working Families This week, on Tax Day, House Republicans are bringing forward a resolution to recognize and celebrate the significant tax relief delivered by the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) to support hardworking fa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in New Mexico: Lujan Holds Events Celebrating Investments in Medical Research and Discussing Affordability * New Mexico - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events in Los Lunas, Albuquerque, and Espanola where he met with local leaders, highlighted federal funding he secured for medical research, and discussed the affordability crisis that is impacting New more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Escalates OPM Oversight as Agency Conceals Staffing Losses Fueling Federal Retirement Backlog * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led three colleagues -Representatives Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Gathers Small Business Owners to Discuss Impact of Trump Tariffs * Ft Lauderdale, FL - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened local small business owners to discuss how their companies and customers are impacted by high costs of materials and production because of tariffs levied by the Trump administration. To watch the press conference, click her more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Urges House Members to Reject Handing Donald Trump Unchecked Surveillance Authority, Insist on Reforms to FISA Section 702 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged members of the House of Representatives to reject efforts to rubber-stamp warrantless surveillance of Americans by the Trump Administration. The broad surveillance enabled by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelli more PR