WASHINGTON, May 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS MEMORIAL DAY BBQ'S COSTS SPIKE WITH SKYROCKETING MEAT PRICES IN THE SOUTHERN TIER AND MOHAWK VALLEY, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO LOWER COST OF MEAT & GROCERIES FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES... * Schumer Says Southern Tier & Mohawk Valley Families Are Seeing One Of The Most Expensive Memorial Day Weekends - With Beef Spiking Nearly 20% Since Last Year, Gas Prices Skyrocketing, And BBQ Essentials Costs Increasi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Daniel Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary of War for International Security Affairs in the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Policy, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the posture of our forces and strategic priorities  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Introduces Legislation to Protect Streams and Lands Impacted by Mining * Congressman Don Beyer today introduced the CLEAN UP Mines Act to strengthen key environmental protections for streams and lands impacted by mining. The bill is inspired by the Department of Interior's Stream Protection Rule that established clear requirements for responsible surface coal mining while meeting the nation's energy needs. "Reducing water pollution and other d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Hosts Secretary Rollins in PA to Sign Disaster Declaration Following Devastating Freeze * SCOTT TOWNSHIP, PA: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for a roundtable discussion with local farmers, community leaders, and agricultural stakeholders impacted by April's devastating freeze. Following the roundtable, Rep. Bresnahan and Secretary Rollins held a press conferen more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison Presses MITRE for Answers on UAP Records, FFRDC Accountability, and Compliance with Federal Declassification Mandates * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Eric Burlison (MO-07), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, transmitted legislative interrogatories and production requests to The MITRE Corporation, a federally funded research and development Center ( more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Leads a Letter Urging Treasury Department to Halt Efforts to Produce a Gold Coin with Trump's Likeness Plan conflicts with federal law, precedent and tradition * WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging him to rescind any consideration of producing a gold coin with the likeness of President Donald J. Trump, noting that the plan "conflicts with federal law, congress more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Tyler O'Neil, senior editor of The Daily Signal, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate": * * * My name is Tyler O'Neil.1 I write commentary and investigative reporting for The Daily Signal. I wrote two books, "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center" (updated May 2026) and "The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government." The views I express in this tes more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Following Push from NH Delegation, Dept. of Education Releases Funding for TRIO Upward Bound Programs * Following the New Hampshire Congressional delegation's calls for the Department of Education to issue the delayed Grant Award Notifications (GANs) for fiscal year 2026 TRIO Upward Bound programs, GANs have begun to be released. TRIO supports individuals from low-income backgrounds, students who would be the first person in their families to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Hails Senate Passage Of Her Bipartisan Bill To Protect Child Sexual Abuse Survivors * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY'S) Law, which she co-leads with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). The bill would void nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that silence survivors of child sexual abuse. "For too long, nondisclosure agreement more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Applauds Remissioning of Hundreds of Colorado Airmen * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded the reassignment of 393 members of the 233rd Space Group stationed at Greeley's Air National Guard Station. The remissioning comes after the Trump administration unilaterally shifted space missions to the U.S. Space Force, leaving the careers of hundreds of airmen in limbo. "This decision gives much-needed clarity to our  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following opening statement from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Today, we continue our posture hearings with CENTCOM and AFRICOM. For 47 years, the Iranian regime and its proxies have murdered Americans, attacked our allies, and terrorized the Middle East. On October 7, 2023, the world saw exactly what Iran's terror network was  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Huffman, Meeks Demand Answers on Trump Admin Using U.S. Embassies to Pressure Foreign Companies for Cash Tied to Presidential Access Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and communications more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins The Sunday Briefing on Fox News to Discuss US-Iran Talks, Reconciliation 2.0, and the Anti-Weaponization Fund * Washington -On Sunday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined The Sunday Briefing on Fox News to discuss US-Iran Talks, Reconciliation 2.0, and the Anti-Weaponization Fund. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kennedy in Newsweek: US must press UK to keep military base out of China hands * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Newsweek explaining how the United Kingdom's plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius could harm the American military's ability to deter China. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "While President Trump was meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons lays out economic policies to help working Delawareans in new op-ed WILMINGTON, Del. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) published an op-ed in Bay to Bay News outlining a series of economic policies, from raising the minimum wage to passing pro-worker AI regulation, that will help working people thrive despite the struggles of the Trump economy. "Too many Delawareans feel like they're more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Leads 90+ Members of Congress to Urge Administration to Dismantle UNRWA Operations in the Middle East * Washington, D.C. - 5/26/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) led colleagues in sending a letter to the Trump Administration expressing serious concerns regarding the continued role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) across the Middle East and urging decisive action to dismantle the agency and transition its respon more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE'S OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT DELANEY HALL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall shock the conscience. The majority of detainees at the facility have no criminal record and are being served rotten food, denied medical care and forcibly confined in unsafe conditions. Donald Trump and his violent mass deportation m more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ICE'S OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT DELANEY HALL * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall shock the conscience. The majority of detainees at the facility have no criminal record and are being served rotten food, denied medical care and forcibly confined in unsafe conditions. Donald Trump and his violent mass deportation machine have repeatedly and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News, 60 Minutes & local Paramount-owned TV stations in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Meeks, Huffman Demand Answers on Trump Admin Using U.S. Embassies to Pressure Foreign Companies for Cash Tied to Presidential Access Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and communications  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Raskin Demand Answers on Inappropriate Granting of U.S. Visa for Fugitive Former Polish Cabinet Minister Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche expressing concern over the reported  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following written testimony by Missouri Solicitor General Louis Capozzi from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning. In the Federalist 81, Alexander Hamilton responded to obje more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Tran Urge President Trump to Approve Federal Emergency Declaration for Garden Grove Western Incident * Editorial note: In response to this letter, President Trump signed the request for a Federal Emergency Declaration submitted by the State of California. A Federal Emergency Declaration activates additional federal resources to support life-saving activities. These resources include coordination of federal agencies to supplement  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Appoints Congresswoman Lateefah Simon as Lead Democrat on Task Force to Defend Constitutional Rights and Expose Institutional Abuses * Representative Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced the appointment of Congresswoman Lateefah Simon as the top Democrat of the newly established so-called "Oversight Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institut more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to the Office of Personnel Management: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 11, 2026 The Honorable Scott Kupor Director U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E. St. NW Washington, DC 20415 Dear Director Kupor: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting oversight of taxpayer-funded payouts to federal employees issued to settle disputes initiated by feder more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Secretary Hegseth, We are deeply concerned by reports of serious human rights violations and the bombing of what appear to have been civilian facilities during joint U.S.-Ecuador military operations conducted in northern Ecu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Alpine Bank: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 27, 2026 Mr. Glen Jammaron President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman Alpine Bank 2200 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Mr. Jammaron: Since the 118th Congress, the Committee has been investigating former Special Counsel Jack Smith's partisan investigations into President Trump and his associates following the 2020 election.1 Newly more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lisa McClain: A Salute Is Not a Substitute for a Vote; Veterans Deserve More Than Biden Era Patriotism * WASHINGTON -House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) published an op-ed in Breitbart highlighting House Republicans' efforts to support veterans, restore military readiness, and reverse Biden-Era policies that harmed servicemembers and military families. "Republicans are still demanding answers because the families of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, with 17 co-signers issued the following letter to the Federal Communications Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Brendan Carr Chairman Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Carr: We write to express serious concern about recent actions and statements by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") that suggest the agency may use its regulatory authority to pressu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse on Trump's Corrupt $1.7 Billion Slush Fund: "A very clear red line has been drawn in the sand." * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse has been leading House Democrats' fight against Donald Trump's ludicrous $1.776 billion slush fund for political allies. The fund was created through an unconstitutional settlement after the president dropped his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Servi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with two co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: We write to express deep concern over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) preventing pub more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, with seven co-signers issued the following letter to President Trump: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20500 Dear President Trump, As you participate in the U.S.-China Summit, we write to respectfully request that you urge the People's Republic of China's (PRC) leader Xi Jinping to halt the forcible repatriation of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nati more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee Introduce "Zombie Mine" Bills to Hold Coal Corporations Accountable for Cleanup * PITTSBURGH, PA -Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) announced the introduction of a three-bill package aimed at addressing the growing crisis of unreclaimed "zombie mines" -long-standing idle coal mines that pollute waterways and threaten public safety. Rep. Deluzio's bill, the Bond more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Salud Carbajal, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following letter to President Trump: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: We received notification on April 23, 2026, on the unpreced more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and three co-signers, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 11, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C., 20201 * Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryl more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio Introduce "Zombie Mine" Bills to Hold Coal Companies Accountable * PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 26, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced the introduction of a three-bill package aimed at addressing the growing crisis of unreclaimed "zombie mines" -long-standing idle coal mines that pollute waterways and threaten public safety. Rep. Lee's bill, the Coal Cleanu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following letter to Thundermist Health Center: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 Chuck Jones President and CEO Thundermist Health Center 25 John A Cummings Way Woonsocket, RI 02895 Dear Mr. Jones: Recent reports indicate that providers affiliated with Thundermist Health Center (Thundermist) allegedly performed gender transition services on vulnerable patients by providing more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, with three co-signers issued the following letter to the departments of Homeland Security and Interior: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 22, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE Washington, D.C. 20528 * The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C St, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Secretary more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, with nine co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, S.E. Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin, The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2027 budget proposal to develop "smart glasses" for biometric identification presents a grave threat to the privacy a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following letter to Government Accountability Office: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 20, 2026 The Honorable Orice Williams Brown Acting Comptroller General U.S. Government Accountability Office 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 50548 Dear Acting Comptroller General Williams Brown: I write with significant concerns about the Navy's proposed "Golden Fleet" initiative, including the Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) and FF( more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 26, 2026 The Honorable Stephen Andrew Feinberg Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C., 20301-1000 Dear Deputy Secretary Feinberg, I write about concerns regarding conflicts of interest that could affect your contracting and implementation decisions with regard to the Department of Defense's (DoD) missile defense p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 20, 2026 Jonathan V. Gould Comptroller Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th St. SW Washington, D.C. 20219 - Kevin Warsh Chair Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th St and Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 18, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan Gould Comptroller of the Currency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20219 Dear Comptroller Gould: I write regarding your decision in recent months to grant national trust charters to seemingly ineligible compa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chairman U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chairman Atkins: I am writing to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") to investigate whether the Trump family's cryptocurr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: On February 5, 2026, you testified in front of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and refused to acknowledg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to X Corp.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 14, 2026 Elon Musk Owner, Chairman, and CTO X Corp. Building 2, Hyperloop Plaza, 865 FM1209 Bastrop, TX 78602 Dear Mr. Musk: I write to request information regarding the announced April launch of your new payments platform, X Money. This product launch represents the next phase of your longstanding plan to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, with 21 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 21, 2026 The Honorable Scott Turner Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20410 Dear Secretary Turner: We write to oppose the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) notice of proposed rulem more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following letter to TotalEnergies: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 9, 2026 Mr. Patrick Pouyanne Chairman & Chief Executive Officer TotalEnergies Tour Coupole 2, place Jean Millier 92078 Paris-La Defense France Dear Mr. Pouyanne: We write seeking answers concerning TotalEnergies' (Total) decision to abandon a major component of its "multi-energy integrated strategy" in  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy: Thank you for your response to my December 10 letter regarding the escalating threat posed by nitazenes and other highly-potent synthetic opioids. While I appreciate your stated comm more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 12, 2026 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Secretary Kennedy, Since you became Secretary, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) has gutted the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) child-welf more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Senator Banks, Colleagues Urge Strong Guardrails to Stop Chinese Autos from Gaining a Foothold in North America Last week, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and seven Senate colleagues sent a letter calling on Ambassador Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative, to prioritize stronger protections against China's efforts to undermine U.S. automakers as discussions surrounding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) continue. The lett more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Investigates HHS Decision to Delay Review of Measles Elimination Status Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension, today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to request information on decision to reschedule the April meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and postpone disc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 26, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Secretary Hegseth, We write with concerns about the failure of the Department of Defense (DoD) to take even basic precautions t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following letter to the Government Accountability Office: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 17, 2026 Orice Williams Brown Acting Comptroller General of the United States U.S. Government Accountability Office 441 G Street NW Washington, D.C. 20548 Dear Ms. Williams Brown: We write to request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a new review to follow up on developments sin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Justice: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 13, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 * The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Secretary Bessent and Actin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 18, 2026 The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Chair Senate Committee on Armed Services Russell Senate Building, Room 228 Washington, D.C. 20510 * The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Senate Committee on Armed Services Russell Senate Building, Room 228 Washington, D.C. 20510 * The Honorable Mike Rogers Chair House Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 24, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F St NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Dear Chairman Atkins, We are writing to express our concern about the Securities and Exchange Commission's interpretive rel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd St, SW Washington, DC 20416 Dear Administrator Loeffler: We write to request information from the Small Business Administration (SBA) about its role in addressing emerging small-busine more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Elizabeth Warren, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, to the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 14, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Secretary Bessent: We write to demand immediate action to ensure the Treasury Department ends indirect purchases of ill more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 14, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy, In the absence of a Senate-confirmed General Counsel, we write to you in response to reports more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Events in the Central Region have shown how quickly the course of history can change. Decades-old features of the strategic landscape, once thought immutable, have been upended. Since 1979, the Iranian regime has terrorized the region. Its network of pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Discusses Alabama Infrastructure and Dredging Priorities with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President's Budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. She spoke with witnesses Lieutenant General William H. Graham, Jr., Chief of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Rep. Stevens Introduces New Bill to Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced the Keep Illegal Handguns Out of the Mail Act to block a Trump Administration proposal that would dramatically expand handgun shipments through the U.S. mail. Rep. Stevens is leading the charge to strengthen public safety by preventing handguns from being shipped  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by CEO Bill Zoeller, on behalf of Zoeller Co., Louisville, Kentucky, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "America 250: Industrialization and the Rise of Small Manufacturers": * * * Thank you, Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and members of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee for inviting me to testify today. My name is Bill Zoeller, CEO of Zoeller Company and proud great-grandson of August "Pop" Zoe more PR