WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Judiciary Democrats Expose Corrupt Trump Antitrust Deals Driving Media Consolidation and Higher Prices for Sports Fans MAGA Lobbying, Politicized Enforcement, and Media Mega-Mergers Leave Consumers Paying More for Less - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Slams Trump's Latest Illegal Move to Shut Down Department of Education, Kick Special Education, Civil Rights Out of Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), slammed the Trump Administration's latest move in their effort to shut down the Department of Education and kick over more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Schiff, Colleagues Launch Inquiry into Trump's Effort to Redirect Taxpayer Dollars from National Parks for Vanity Projects * Denver - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and eight Senate colleagues in launching an inquiry into the Trump Administration redirecting tens of millions of dollars from fees paid to the National Park Service (NPS) to fund a number of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump Using Taxpayer Dollars for His Ballroom Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that Trump plans to spend hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds on his ballroom: "Today's news confirms President Trump is lying to American families about who is footing the bill  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman DeSaulnier to Host Virtual America 250 Town Hall with Special Guest Jeffrey Rosen * Walnut Creek, CA - Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced he will host a virtual town hall ahead of the 250 th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with special guest Jeffrey Rosen, New York Times bestselling author, professor of law at George Washington University, and contributing editor at The Atlantic on Thursda more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar, 17 Other Democrats Urge DHS to Rescind Environmental, Historic Preservation Waivers at Big Bend * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Rep. Lloyd Doggett, every other member of the Texas Democratic Delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives, and five other Representatives in urging the Department of Homeland Security to rescind the environmental and historic preservation waivers granted at Big Bend. The more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Meets with Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom President Trump has nominated to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Please see photo below. *** Original text here: https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-meets-with-attorney-general-nominee-todd-blanche/ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Meets with DNI Nominee Jay Clayton * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jay Clayton, whom President Trump has nominated to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Please see photo below. *** Original text here: https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-meets-with-dni-nominee-jay-clayton/ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced the Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act, which would support youth aging out of the foster care system by improving their access to legal services: "The Chafee program has a proven track record of equipping youth with the tools they need to be successful in adulthood, including by providing  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Joins 40+ Colleagues in Letter to State Dept. Demanding Transparency in U.S. Loan Support to Israel Last week, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined 43 lawmakers asking the State Department to comply with United States law and report how much Israel is spending on settlement activity. For more than twenty years, U.S. law has required conditions on loan guarantees to Israel. These conditions include limiting any U.S. loan assistance more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Next-Generation Lawmakers Renew Call for "End Corruption Now" Legislative Reforms One Year Later * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined a coalition of next-generation lawmakers behind the End Corruption Now legislative agenda marked one year since introducing a package of seven bills designed to put power back in the hands of the American people. Along with Congressman Deluzio, the group is led by Congressman J more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Secures Key Provisions to Strengthen Our National Security and Coordination with Partners in the Indo-Pacific Region * June 16, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] -The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) advanced numerous provisions led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to strengthen our security and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. Duckworth's provisions would improve coordination and planning with our partners in the Indo-P more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Warren, Blumenthal Press Trump on Republicans' Threats to Social Security's Future * June 16, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in pressing President Donald Trump on Republican threats to Social Security after a new Trustees Report revealed that Republican policies are accelerating Social Security's insolvency. The Senators' lette more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls For Transparency Of The Trump Administration's Preliminary Deal With Iran * June 15, 2026 Durbin: "The current loose framework stunningly avoids critical issues related to Iran's nuclear program... did we really start a war to return to the same deal Trump abandoned during his first term as President?" WASHINGTON - After the Trump Administration announced a preliminary deal to end the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Reflects On 14th Anniversary Of DACA, Calls On Congress To Finally Provide A Pathway To Citizenship For Dreamers * June 15, 2026 In 2010, Durbin sent a bipartisan letter asking then-President Obama to stop the deportation of Dreamers-fourteen years ago today, President Obama responded by announcing the DACA program WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Justin Smith's Nomination, Slams Trump For Nominating His Personal Lawyers To The Federal Bench Durbin on Justin Smith's nomination: "This kind of conflict of interest raises serious questions. These are lifetime appointments to federal judgeships-lifetime appointments which have to be given to people who have been carefully scrutinized." WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Budget Nominee on Need to Advance Iowa Wind Projects, Properly Implement 45Z Credit * WASHINGTON - At a Senate Budget Committee hearing, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned President Trump's nominee for Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Hal Duncan, about the need to advance critical wind projects in Iowa and about implementation of the Clean Fuels Production Tax Credit, or 45Z, which Congress e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump administration redirecting tens of millions of dollars from fees pa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' ability to protect Americans from E more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' ability to protect Americans from Ebola and hantaviru more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Chairman Walberg Praises Trump for Putting Students First, Cutting Bureaucracy Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement supporting the Trump administration's latest interagency agreements, which advance efforts to put students first by cutting bureaucracy and right sizing the Department of Education: "The definition of i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Condemns ED for Approving Indiana's K-12 Funding Waiver Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon approved Indiana's request to consolidate some federal aid into a single grant with little to no spending requirements and waive certain federal a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Expands Investigation into Apple and Google for Enabling DOJ Efforts to Shut Down Apps for Reporting on ICE Activity After Pressing DOJ for Answers, Raskin Probes Tech Giants' Role in Removing Apps That Enable American Citizens to Exercise First Amendment Rights by Reporting on Government Activity - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judicia more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, released the following opening statement from a June 4, 2026, Subcommittee on the Environment hearing entitled "Advancing Environmental Protection Through Science and Technology": * * * Good morning. Thank you to our Subcommittee Chairman, Mr. Franklin, for presiding over this important hearing, and thank you to Dr. Gwinn for joining us today. This marks the first appearance by an EPA official before our Committee during the second more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following opening statement from a June 10, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Thank you for joining us for today's hearing, "An Overview of the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request." It is a pleasure to have Secretary Wright with us this morning as we examine the Department's priorities, ongoing reforms, and vision for America's energy future. Over the past year, the Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Housing & Insurance Chairman Flood Celebrates Bicameral Agreement Reached on Landmark Housing Legislation * LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood, who serves as Chairman of the Housing & Insurance Subcommittee, released a statement following the announcement of an agreement between the House and Senate finalizing the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act." The agreement includes various provisions introduced and backed by Congressman Fl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Husted leads push to protect taxpayer investments and reduce national debt Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Investing in National Values, Economy, Strategy and Tomorrow (INVEST) Act. This bill would ensure strategic federal ownership stakes in private companies are temporary. The Trump Administration has made bold, historic investments to strengthen domestic supply chains and expand American production in industries critica more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Marks DACA Anniversary, Calls on Trump Administration to Halt Unlawful Detention of Dreamers * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor to commemorate the fourteenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Amid the Trump Administration's repeated attacks on DACA, Blumentha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss the Proposed Peace Deal with Iran * Washington -Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the president's interim memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on the U.S.-Ir more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins The Washington Times' Alex Swoyer to Discuss Arctic Frost, Whistleblower Advocacy, FISA and Judicial Confirmations * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sat down with Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times to discuss his Arctic Frost oversight and longtime advocacy for whistleblowers. Grassley also discussed the importance of reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA),  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox. The Senator discussed President Trump's leadership on Iran and the Republican Party's focus on their agenda of affordability, safety, and prosperity for Americans ahead of the midterms. On a possible third reconciliation package: "...[W]e are not going t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It... Sen. Rick Scott's American Dream Accounts Act Attracts Widespread Support * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rick Scott's American Dream Accounts Act gained record support as state and nationwide groups applauded the creation of dedicated, tax-advantaged savings account for first-time homebuyers as a way to make owning a home more realistic for hardworking Americans. The legislation is endorsed by the National Association of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine And Durbin: Senate to Vote Today on Resolution Blocking Dangerous Trump-Vance Rule Obliterating Immigration Appeals Process * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Senate will vote this afternoon on their Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn an interim final rule by the Trump-Vance more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Liccardo Calls for Federal Aid for Pacifica Pier * PACIFICA, CA -Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) held a press conference at the site of the Pacifica Pier disaster to call for immediate federal aid for Pacifica and support for the city's call for a state of emergency. Liccardo was joined by Pacifica City Manager Sean Charpentier, Supervisor Ray Mueller, State Senator Josh Becker, Assemblymember Marc Berman, Pacifica Mayor Christine Boles more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Menendez Demands Stop to Third Country Deportations by Trump Administration Effort Follows Deportation of Menendez's Constituent, Adriana Quiroz Zapata, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez demanded a stop to third country deportations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (" DRC ") and other countries by the Trump Administration. Menendez called on Department of Homeland Security (" DHS more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), joined a group of their colleagues in pressing the Department of Education (ED) to immediately address the largest student loan default and delinquency crisis on record, which has been made worse by the Trump Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski: "It is hard right now. Every Alaskan is feeling it." * Washington, DC- Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the impacts the Iran conflict has had on energy markets and prices, particularly in rural Alaska. Watch the speech here. Transcript As Delivered Madam President, like so many across the Senate, really, across the country, I think we've all been watching the news this weekend to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Blasts Trump and McMahon's Decision to Abandon Students with Disabilities & the Administration's Legal Responsibility to Protect Students' Civil Rights Murray slams the Inter-Agency Agreements inked today by the Education Department to offload the responsibilities of the Office for Civil Rights to Todd Blanche's DOJ and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to RFK Jr.'s HHS - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Murray Blasts Trump and McMahon's Decision to Abandon Students with Disabilities & the Administration's Legal Responsibility to Protect Students' Civil Rights Murray slams the Inter-Agency Agreements inked today by the Education Department to offload the responsibilities of the Office for Civil Rights to Todd Blanche's DOJ and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Servi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Grills Deputy OMB Director Nominee Hal Duncan, Sounds Alarm on Proposed OMB Rule to Politicize All Federal Grants and on Republican Attacks on Social Security * WATCH : Senator Murray's full questioning Washington, D.C. - Today-at a Senate Budget Committee hearing to consider Hal Duncan's nomination to serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * NEW DATA: Castro Sounds Alarm Over Deportation of Dreamers with No Criminal Record as DACA Turns 14 * This week, as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program celebrates its 14th anniversary, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sounds the alarm over new ICE data revealing that 85 DACA recipients-none with a criminal record-have been deported since January 2025 under the Trump Administration. In March 2026, Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-2 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: How $300 Million in Taxpayer Dollars Could Have Been Used in Nevada Instead of Funding Trump's Ballroom * WASHINGTON, DC - Following news that Donald Trump's ballroom project has cost $300 million in taxpayer dollars since it was first announced, the office of Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following report outlining how that money could have been better used to serve Nevadans. The new reporting from the Washington Post contradic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Sen. Schiff Delivers Remarks Honoring 14th Anniversary of DACA * Schiff: "Congress has failed to act at every turn to provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. But it's within our power to do so...we just need to act" Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in honor of the 14 th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program - known across the c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Delivers Remarks to Commemorate DACA's 14th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor commemorating the 14th Anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Padilla emphasized DACA's legacy and called for permanent protections for DACA recipients and Dreamers. In his remarks, Padil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Welch Introduce Legislation to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, introduced legislation to confront President Trump's reckless attacks on freedom of speech against more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * PHOTOS: Following Listening Session with Unjustly Deported and Formerly Detained Constituents, Pressley Reaffirms Fight to Abolish ICE * Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fought to Bring Detained Neighbors Home Photos (Dropbox) BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a closed-door listening session with unjustly deported and formerly detained constituents, emphasizing her comm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Seeks to Rebuild American Manufacturing, Lower Costs, and Help Create Good-Paying Jobs * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and fellow Democrats on new legislation to modernize and expand the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank's mission and strengthen domestic manufacturing and national security while addressing affordability. Authorizing and expanding the Make More in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Statement on the Expiration of FISA * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), issued a statement on the expiration of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). FISA Section 702 authorizes United States intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign individuals, providing the government with access to emails, texts, and phone calls. If a U.S. citizen communicates with a  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Aguilar Helps Block Unfair Housing Rule for Mixed-Status Immigrant Families * Rep. Aguilar helped prevent a dangerous rule that would put U.S. citizen children who live in mixed immigration status households at risk of being evicted and becoming homeless WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) recently helped pass a bipartisan amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agenci more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Fights to End Foreign Free-Riding on American Medical Innovation House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), led 48 lawmakers supporting the Trump Administration's efforts to crack down on foreign governments that shift the cost of developing life-saving medicines onto American patients and taxpayers. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Comme more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Goldman Introduces Bill to Support Abraham Accords Expansion * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Craig Goldman (TX-12), a co-chair of the House Abraham Accords Caucus, has introduced the Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 2026, supporting the expansion of President Donald Trump's Abraham Accords to further advance America's national security and economic prosperity. "Through the Abraham Accords, America has expanded its influence across the world. No more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney, Maryland Delegation Successfully Advocate for Disaster Relief for Maryland Farmers * WASHINGTON, DC-Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a Secretarial Disaster Designation for Maryland (link is external) in response to the crop damage from the April 21, 2026 freeze and frost event. "I'm pleased that U.S. Department of Agricu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Dave Min and Senator Peter Welch Escalate Oversight Investigation Into Trump Pardons, Demand Preservation of Clemency Records * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Dave Min (CA-47), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus' Anti-Corruption Task Force, alongside Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of State: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 12, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C St NW Washington, DC 20541 Dear Secretary Rubio: President Trump's unauthorized war with Iran has destabilized one of the world's m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans are Fighting Against Fraud While Democrats Protect Criminals * "Here in the Senate, every single Democrat voted against landmark legislation to fight fraud, to fight waste, to fight abuse, to fight corruption. Democrats would rather protect thieves than protect hardworking American taxpayers and the people these programs were created to help." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke about how Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Scott, Warren, Hill, Waters Release Updated Bill Text on Senate Consideration of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act As the Senate considers comprehensive housing affordability legislation, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement with the Maryland Congressional delegation: * * * Maryland Delegation Statement on Approval of Disaster Designation for Maryland Counties Impacted by April Freeze Today, the full Maryland Congressional Delegation - Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Andy Harris (MD-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Leads Probe of Binance Routing Funds to Iran-Backed Proxy Groups, Raises Conflict of Interest from Trump Ties * Senators emphasize extensive violations of sanctions and anti-money laundering laws by largest cryptocurrency exchange Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and colleagues are probing cryptocurrency exchange Binance's role in facilitating sanction evasions by the Iranian regime through millions of d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Underscores Need for an Experienced Director of National Intelligence, Slams Trump's Latest Abuse of Justice Department * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's The Weeknight to emphasize the need for a Director of National Intelligence (DNI) who has experience in the intelligence community and will not bend to the president's bidding. Schiff also slammed Trump's latest abuse of the Justice Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement with the Maryland Congressional delegation: * * * Maryland Delegation Statement on Approval of Disaster Designation for Maryland Counties Impacted by April Freeze * Today, the full Maryland Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) - released the following st more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 12, 2026 The Honorable John Jovanovic President and Chairman Export-Import Bank of the United States 811 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20571 Dear President Jovanovic: I write today to request that you immediately revise and resubmit the written responses you provided to the q more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Warnock War Powers Resolution to Stop President Trump's War in Iran * Today, Senate Republicans blocked Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's War Powers Resolution to stop President Trump's war in Iran This action follows more than 100 days of war in the Middle East In April, Senator Warnock introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate to force a vote on whether senators support or reject the president's illegal war of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Reported Iran Deal Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) released a statement on the reported agreement struck between President Trump and the Iranian government toward a permanent end to the war. "This war has been costly and misguided from the beginning. It's put American servicemembers in harm's way, costing over a dozen people their lives. It's put an unstable region at risk o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Slash Wasteful Defense Spending Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today held a press conference to call for major cuts to the Pentagon's budget request for Fiscal Year 2027, in light of Donald Trump's illegal war in Iran and as Trump pushes to increase an already outrageously bloated defense budget to $1.5 trillion - the highest since World War II. Senator Markey also today introduced the Slash the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Murray, Schumer & Warren Expose Trump's Abandonment of America's Children and Families in New Broken Promises Report * Murray & Senate Democrats release new Broken Promises report revealing how Trump has accelerated the child care crisis Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Bill Keeping Foreign Spies Out of American Waters Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Arctic Security and Diplomacy Act, a bipartisan bill to keep spy ships from adversarial nations such as China and Russia from conducting research more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Continues Illegal Effort to Dismantle Department of Education Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement after news broke that the Trump administration was taking yet another illegal step in their broader illegal effort to dismantle the Department of Education. The recent move removes special education a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Spent Tens of Millions in Taxpayer Funds on Ballroom and then Lied About It Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement following a report in the Washington Post that confirmed the Trump administration planned to use more than $300 million in taxpayer money to fund the president's billionaire ballroom, an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Secures NDAA Amendments Officially Designating Department of War, Expanding Title IX Protections * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was reported out of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). During the committee's markup process, Sen. Tuberville successfully introduced multiple amendments, including officially r more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Warren, Scott, Hill, Waters Release Updated Bill Text on Senate Consideration of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act As the Senate considers comprehensive housing affordability legislation, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affair Committee; U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Whitehouse Slam Big Oil's Massive Windfall Profits as Americans Face Skyrocketing Gas Prices At $100 per barrel of oil, total industry windfall profits could reach $234 billion by the end of 2026 Gas prices up by as much as 52 percent since Trump started Iran War "The pattern is consistent: while Americans suffer from high prices and the Iran War imposes tens of billions of dollars of new costs on the American public, the oil in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Padilla Lead Bicameral "Land of the Free Act" to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today. U.S. Senator Peters Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, together with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced bicameral legislation to con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Wyden Seeks Input on New Policies to Lower Drug Prices Following Release of Dear Colleague Letter Outlining Principles, Finance Ranking Member Releases More Than Two Dozen Proposals for Feedback That Would Reform Pharmaceutical Pricing, Bolster Innovation - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a request for information on a host of proposals aimed at  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Admin On Growing Threat of Ebola and Hantavirus After Devastating Foreign Aid Cuts * Senators: Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts Are Putting Americans at Risk Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their Democratic Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts under DOGE have led to a humanitarian health crisis as Ebola and H more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Press Trump Admin On Growing Threat of Ebola and Hantavirus After Devastating Foreign Aid Cuts * Senators: Trump's Foreign Aid Cuts Are Putting Americans at Risk Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their Democratic Senate colleagues in sounding the alarm on how the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts under DOGE have led to a humanitarian health crisis as Ebola and Hant more PR