WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Applauds Trump Administration's Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's announcement of the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge to encourage hospitals to reduce highly processed foods and prioritize nutrient-dense dietary options for patients: "Making hospital food  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Turner Advocates for and President Trump Authorizes Patriot Missile Interceptor Licensure in Ukraine In June, Congressman Mike Turner sent a letter to President Trump, highlighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for additional Patriot missile interceptors and supporting Ukraine's production of those interceptors domestically. Today, President Donald Trump's announced that the United States will grant Ukraine a production more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on Election Assistance Commission Firings AURORA -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to the White House abruptly firing the commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission that helps state and local officials run safe and secure elections: "The President's firing of federal election of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow, Warren Demand Answers on Dismantling of Civilian Protections by Defense Department Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pressed the U.S. Department of Defense for answers about why they are defunding and deprioritizing programs that protect civilians during armed conflic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing construction funds.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Demand Answers on Misuse of Federal Resources After Rushed, Costly Retrofit Job of Trump's Luxury Jet * Last week, Secret Service questioned the security of the gifted aircraft's retrofit Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a dozen of their Senate colleagues in demanding transparency into the taxpayer-funded modification of the $400-million luxury jet gifted to President Trump by the government of Qatar. Since T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Condemns President Trump's Unlawful Iran War, Announces He'll Introduce New War Powers Resolution on NBC's Meet the Press * Schiff also reflected on the life of Senator Lindsey Graham Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker where he discussed the ongoing unlawful war with Iran, emphasizing that President Trump's war of choice has bolstered Iran's economic position more PR