WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * At Town Halls Across the State, Oregonians Tell Merkley That the Ultra Wealthy Need to Pay More to Save Social Security * Merkley Polled Attendees at His Recent Town Halls in Each of Oregon's 36 Counties on Their Views of How to Prevent Social Security from Going Insolvent As of 2025, Nearly 965,000 Oregonians Receive Social Security Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Banks Secures NDAA Amendment to End DEI Practices, Get Rid of Email Pronouns Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) secured an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week, to better align federal law with the Trump administration's reversal of Biden-era Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices and hiring. The bill will now head to the Senate floor f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Young, Colleagues Urge Administration to Investigate Foreign Pharmaceutical Price Controls Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and several Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Howard Lutnick. In the letter, they urged the Administration to launch a Section 301 i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Joins President Trump for Medal of Honor Ceremony for Major Nicholas Dockery * Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) recently joined President Donald Trump as he awarded Major Nicholas Dockery with the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Congressman Baird sponsored the Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act to award Major Dockery with the highest military decoration of the U.S. Armed Forces. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * E&C Democratic Leaders Raise Serious Concerns Over Scientific Integrity at NIH After New OMB Rule Politicizes Grantmaking Committee Leaders Demand the OMB Rule be Rescinded - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya today raising serious concerns about a new Trump Administration rule tha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- 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 23 -- 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 23 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Himes, Warner Warn Pulte Against Illegal or Reckless Actions at ODNI U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte regarding his intentions f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, released the following opening statement by National Labor Relations Board Chairman James R. Murphy from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB." NLRB is the National Labor Relations Board. * * * Today's hearing will examine the policies and priorities of the National Labor Relations Board under the leadership of Chairman James Murphy and General C more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Discusses Trump's Rampant Corruption, the Democratic Party's Midterm Agenda, and the Future of AI on CNN's One Thing * Seattle, WA - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), joined CNN's One Thing podcast with host David Rind at the 2026 Cascade PBS Ideas Festival to discuss the brazen and rampant corruption schemes of President Trump and his administration, and how the cost of that corruption is coming at th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Joins LGBTQ+ Youth Roundtable, Calls for Restoration of 988 LGBTQ+ Crisis Services CHICAGO - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today joined Equality Illinois, Center on Halsted, the ACLU of Illinois, Kenneth Young Center, Brave Space Alliance, and LGBTQ+ high school and college students for a roundtable discussion on mental health, support services, and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people. Following the discussion, par more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Court Order Blocking Illegal Trump Voter Purge Database * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded a federal court ruling (link is external) blocking President Trump's illegal database that would have empowered erroneous and unlawful purges of voters in across the country. This ruling follows a bombshell court filing earlier this year revealing that 'DOGE' st more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LIDER JEFFRIES EN UNIVISION: "LOS DOLARES DE LOS CONTRIBUYENTES DEBEN SER USADOS PARA HACER QUE EL COSTO DE VIDA SEA MENOR PARA EL PUEBLO ESTADOUNIDENSE" * [LEADER JEFFRIES ON UNIVISION: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"] Hoy, el Lider de los Democratas Hakeem Jeffries aparecio en Despierta America, donde enfatizo que la guerra elegida de Donald Trump ha dejado a  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LIDER JEFFRIES EN UNIVISION: "LOS DOLARES DE LOS CONTRIBUYENTES DEBEN SER USADOS PARA HACER QUE EL COSTO DE VIDA SEA MENOR PARA EL PUEBLO ESTADOUNIDENSE" * [LEADER JEFFRIES ON UNIVISION: "TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD BE USED TO MAKE LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"] Hoy, el Lider de los Democratas Hakeem Jeffries aparecio en Despierta America, donde enfatizo que la guerra elegida de Donald Trump ha dejado a los Estados Unidos en una  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Overturn Trump ACA Rule that Will Jack Up Costs, Terminate Care for Millions * Democrats will force a vote to stop Trump's rule that will kick up to 2 million Americans off their marketplace coverage Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and nine Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Kim Reintroduce Bill to Provide Free Summer Camp for All Kids U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday reintroduced the Summer for All Act to expand access to high-quality summer enrichment opportunities. By creating two new federal grant programs, the bill would provide the long-term funding necessary for community-bas more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * New Warren Report Exposes How Trump Has Turned His Back on American Workers * Text of Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report titled "10 Ways President Trump Has Hurt American Workers," detailing how President Trump has broken his promises to workers. "Donald Trump promised American workers he'd have their backs, then turned on them once he took office," said Senator Warren. "He's  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by National Labor Relations Board Chairman James R. Murphy from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB": * * * Good morning, Chairman Walberg, Chairman Allen, Ranking Member Scott, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Jim Murphy. Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I am pleased to appear before you as Chairman o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Crystal S. Carey, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of this committee: Good morning. I am Crystal Carey. I am honored to be here today, and I am grateful to President Trump for appointing me to serve as the fortieth General Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Praises Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act * Several Padilla Provisions Pass the Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined his Senate colleagues in passing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan housing package that modernizes the housing system to expand homeownership opportunities and addresses the national affordable housing shortage. The updated version of the bill reflects a b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * REAL Ingredients, REAL Standards: Congressman Wied Introduces REAL Butter Act * Greenleaf, WI -Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI) visited Brickstead Dairy earlier today to announce his newest bill, the bipartisan Recognizing Engineered Alternatives as Lab-Created (REAL) Butter Act, co-led with Congressman Josh Riley (D-NY). This legislation would promote transparency, protect consumer choice, and support Wisconsin dairy farmers. "Billionaire food experi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brad Sherman Statement on President Trump's Capitulation to the Islamic Republic of Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 19th, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "Since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has waged a campaign of terror against the world and its own people. It has orchestrated t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Balint Statement on Trump Administration Efforts to Violate Mohsen Mahdawi's Constitutional Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), vice ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement on the Trump administration's continued efforts to deport Mohsen Mahdawi in direct violation of his First Amendment rights. Mohsen Mahdawi is a Vermonter, a student activist at Columbia Univer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to State Democracy Defenders Fund: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 11, 2026 The Honorable Norm Eisen Co-founder and Executive Chair State Democracy Defenders Fund 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 143 Washington, DC 20003 Dear Ambassador Eisen: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform continues to investigate activity by tax exempt entities and the effectivene more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to the FBI: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 15, 2026 The Honorable Kashyap Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20535 Dear Director Patel: We have been receiving troubling reports that you may be using part of the budget of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a personal slush fund to make tens or hundreds of thousands of d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, with nine co-signers issued the following letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Senate Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Leader Thune, We write to express our strong opposition to President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General of the United States. The Attorney General is entrusted with one of the gravest re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 12, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary Department of Homeland Security 300 7th Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20528 - The Honorable David Venurella Senior Official Performing the Duties of Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20536 - Dear Secretary Mullin and Senior Official Venturella: I w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Alphabet Inc.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 Mr. Sundar Pichai CEO Alphabet Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Dear Mr. Pichai: Why is Alphabet helping the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) violate the First Amendment by blocking access to lawful apps that the American people use to record, report, and monitor the actions of our own government's offi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Apple: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 Mr. Tim Cook CEO Apple One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 Dear Mr. Cook: Why is Apple helping the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) violate the First Amendment by blocking access to lawful apps that the American people use to record, report, and monitor the actions of our own government's officers and employees? As you know, ove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gillen and Suozzi and Sen. Gillibrand Urge Administration to Boost Gas Mileage Deductions Amid Skyrocketing Prices at the Pump * Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) in urging the Trump administration to raise the federal standard mileage rates for certain business, medical, and moving uses to provide relief to New Yorkers struggling amidst sky-high gas prices. This  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of State: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Secretary Ru more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following letter to Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Michigan: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 The Honorable Tim Walberg Chairman Committee on Education and Workforce 2176 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20215 Dear Chairman Walberg: We write to request that you promptly hold an ove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sewell and Ocasio-Cortez Selected to Co-Convene House Democrats' Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group * Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has selected her to serve as Co-Convener of House Democrats' Cost of Living Healthcare Working Group alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14). The Healthcare Working Group is one of five Cost of Living Working Groups est more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Visa Processing Capacity, Support International Tourism Advances Out of Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen announced her bill to strengthen the State Department's visa processing capacity advanced out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bipartisan Expanded Consular Fellows Act would authorize the State Department to hire Consular Fellows in limited non-career appointments for eight yea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Booker, Warren Urge FCC to Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Over National Security Risks * Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent any premature closing of the proposed Paramount-Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger and to conduct the full national security review required under the Communications Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter)-- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following letter to the Small Business Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 4, 2026 The Honorable Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20416 Dear Administrator Loeffler, When a bank of any size fails, it demands a serious examination of what went wrong, the lessons to be learned, and the corrective actions needed to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Pass Bipartisan Bill to Lower Housing Costs & Increase Supply Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped pass a bipartisan housing package to lower housing costs and increase supply, which is expected to pass the House of Representatives later this week and be signed into law. The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is the biggest housing package in decades, containing over forty provisions aimed at increasing the suppl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Senator Capito Attends Ribbon Cutting for Kerens-Parsons Segment of Corridor H with Federal Highway Administrator McMaster * KERENS, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, traveled to Kerens, W.Va. to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly completed 11-mile Corridor H project connecting Kerens to Parsons. Corridor H, once fully  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee on FOX News: Debate SAVE America Act Until it Passes, Trust President Trump on Iran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined FOX News Sunday with host Shannon Bream to outline a path to passage for the SAVE America Act, call on the Senate to skip vacation, and discuss President Trump's America-First navigation of the conflict in Iran. Watch the full interview here. Watch Senator Lee outline the SAVE America Act's path to passage he more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: I'm Standing with the President on Iran * Senator Marshall Joins Squawk Box on CNBC New York City - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined CNBC's Squawk Box with Joe Kernen and Becky Quick to discuss the ongoing negotiations with Iran, emphasizing diplomacy backed by strength as the best path to achieving long-term peace and security in the region. He also discussed the Democratic Party's shift toward socialism an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: No Forever Wars, No Nukes, & The Strait Stays Open * Senator Marshall Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio New York City - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Radio's Brian Kilmeade Show in studio to discuss the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran and the next steps towards lasting peace in the Middle East. Senator Marshall emphasized that the Trump Administration's approach is focused on prev more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Warren, Rep. McGovern Celebrate Successful Efforts to Save Shutesbury and Medway Post Offices, Urge USPS to Halt Closures at Other Post Offices Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) celebrated news that the United States Postal Service (USPS) reversed course on closing the post office in the Town of Shutesbury and committed to opening a new locati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, Adam Schiff, D-California, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the Federal Communications Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 The Honorable Brendan Carr Chair Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chair Carr: On March 23, 2026, we wrote to you with serious concerns regarding the foreign investment in Paramount-Skydance's proposed $110.9 billion acquisition of Warner Bros more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Alex Padilla, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Border, Security and Immigration, with Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE Washington, DC 20528 - Mr. David Venturella Acting Director-Designate U more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Blumenthal Lead Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in Amicus Brief Supporting Appeal of Judge Cannon's Order Blocking Release of Volume II of Jack Smith's Classified Documents Report * Senators: "the district court's apparent mistrust of Congress...is not a substitute for evidence" U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led every Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in filing an amic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following letter to President Trump: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 14, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump, We write today with renewed concerns that the Trump Administration is considering raising the retirement age, cutting the earned benefits of million more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Health Care, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Secretary Kennedy, We write regarding comments that you made during the April 22, 2026 Se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of June 22, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Strengthening American Energy Dominance and National Security House Republicans consider American energy dominance a top priority to secure a safe and prosperous future for our nation. While significant strides have been made to bolster American energy production in recent years, strengthening our energy and water infr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Advance U.S. Attorney Nominee Sean Costello, Delivers Remarks of Support * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) attended a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where the committee voted to advance the nomination of Alabamian Sean Costello, President Trump's nominee serve as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. Costello, a native of Mobile, now awaits confir more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Warren Statement on DC Circuit Court Order on Trump's Latest Attempt to Shut Down CFPB U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the latest D.C. Circuit court order on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "Last night, the D.C. Circuit rejected the Trump Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch for Fox News: Trump is leading us into another unnecessary war. This time it's Cuba * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D -Vt.) on Friday published an opinion piece in Fox News entitled: "Trump is leading us into another unnecessary war. This time it's Cuba." In his op-ed, Senator Welch highlights that President Trump is dragging the United States into another reckless war-first with Iran, and now with Cuba. The Senator also undersc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Supports Bipartisan "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" to Combat America's Housing Affordability Crisis U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today applauded the Senate's advancement of the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Ac t, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), which focuses on the root cause of rising housing costs by cutting red tape, unlocking ho more PR