WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS JOINS 60+ COLLEAGUES IN COSPONSORING LEGISLATION TO HOLD PURCHASERS OF RUSSIAN OIL ACCOUNTABLE Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Darline Graham (R-SC), and over 60 members of the Senate in introducing the Senator Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Fights Back Against Republican Budget that Increases Debt, Funds Illegal War, and Fails to Lower Costs * Washington, D.C. - YESTERDAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI), Member of the House Committee on the Budget, called out Republicans' latest budget boondoggle, which would add $95 billion to the deficit while making it harder to vote and doing nothing to lower costs for Rhode Islanders. Amo introduced an Amendment to reverse the energy cuts in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Assistant Democratic Leader Neguse: "The only person in America who's getting richer these days is Donald Trump" * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse was joined by Ranking Members Robert Garcia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Richard E. Neal, Committee on Ways and Mean, for his monthly news conference earlier this week. The Members spoke of President Donald Trump's pervasive self-de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Erich D. Hernandez-Baquero, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, from a July 14, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before this committee and your enduring support of our national security interests in space. If confirmed, I would be honored to ser more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Sriprakash Kothari, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy, from a July 16, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee: It is an honor to appear before you today as you consider my nomination to serve as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. I would like to thank President Trump for this opportunity to serve our country, and Secretary Bessent for h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by G. Hunter McMaster II, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for financial markets, from a July 16, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished Members of the Committee: It is the highest honor of my life to appear before you today as the nominee of Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets at the United States Department of the Treasury. I would like to thank President Trump for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * At Budget Markup, Ranking Member Boyle Slams Republicans' "America Last" Budget Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, slammed Republicans' "America Last" budget that wastes tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on Trump's disastrous Iran war and does nothing to lower costs. In his opening statement, Boyle blasted House Republicans for ta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Responds to Trump's Speech Laying Groundwork to Undermine 2026 Election * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement in response to President Trump's address to the nation. Over the past several months, President Trump has repeated his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him over 100 times while taking an all-of-the-above approach to try to interfere in the upcoming 2026 elections, in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Balint, Nearly 200 House Democrats Demand Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Balint, Warren Lead Lawmakers in Calling for Antitrust Regulators to Closely Scrutinize Fox Takeover of Roku, Ensure Review is Free from Political Favoritism * Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL), a member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Boyle Statement on House Budget Republicans Advancing the "America Last" Budget Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after House Budget Republicans advanced a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions that would add nearly $100 billion to the deficit, largely to fund President Trump's war in Iran, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Response to Trump's Prime Time Speech Attacking Election Integrity * 07.16.26 WASHINGTON, D.C. - This evening, President Donald Trump delivered a prime time speech from the White House during which he baselessly attacked the integrity of elections in the United States. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) issued the following statement: "The President is wrong. Washington State's universal vote-by-mail system is safe and secure an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, joined her colleagues in introducing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. "Russia's war against Ukrain more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Responds to Trump Speech Obsessing about the 2020 Election * WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) watched President Trump's prime time East Room speech to the nation tonight and made the following statement: "Donald Trump is obsessed with the 2020 election that dozens and dozens of audits and court rulings established he lost. Sowing doubt about election results, I fear, is preparation for attempting to undo the loss Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE REAFFIRMS LEADERSHIP ON ELECTION SECURITY FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LATEST FALSE CLAIMS * (Rochester, N.Y.)- Following President Trump's Address to the Nation last night, Congressman Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration and the top House Democrat on election security, reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the integrity of American elections and ensuring every eligible voter can cast a b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson's Statement on President Trump's Unhinged Election Security Speech * DECATUR, GA -"Voters are not going to be distracted by Trump's release of what are massively redacted declassified files that fail to prove that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Voters remain focused on the facts that he and his wealthy friends are getting richer and richer as gas, groceries and housing cost are driving everyone else toward more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Announces More Than $4.9 Million in FEMA Funding for Hurricane Helene Recovery Projects in NC-14 * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) announced more than $4.9 million in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hurricane Helene recovery across North Carolina's 14th District. Projects include critical infrastructure repairs, utility restoration, and debris removal. "Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Statement Following Dangerous Trump Speech to Cast Doubt on Election Safety * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after Donald Trump gave a rambling, dangerous speech from the White House: "Since the 2020 election, more than 60 judges - some of whom Trump appointed - rejected lawsuits challenging the results. Numerous recounts and audits have only reaffirmed that he lost. Prominen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Kat Cammack Welcomes FDA Rule Modernizing Orange Juice Standard for Florida Growers * LAKELAND, Fla. -Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) today welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final rule modernizing the federal Standard of Identity for pasteurized orange juice during an announcement with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas, Senator Ashley M more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S ELECTION INTEGRITY CLAIMS * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement in response to President Trump's primetime address regarding election integrity. "The President is concerned about election integrity, yet his administration has been dismantling the actual defenses that keep our elections secure. He gutted the election security team, defunded the Election Infrastructur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney: While Americans Endure High Costs Due to His War & Tariffs, Trump Obsesses About an Election that Happened Six Years Ago * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement on President Trump's address to the nation. "In the midst of a war with Iran that the President unilaterally escalated this past week, once again driving up the cost of living for Americans, it's beyond bizarre for the Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Cosponsors Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable * Hard-hitting Russian sanctions package pays tribute to late Senator Lindsey Graham WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Foreign Relations Committee, cosponsored the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. Originally champ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * CUT THE CRAP: Dingell, Colleagues Press Administration for Answers as Michigan Becomes Epicenter of Parasitic Outbreak * Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-08), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) pressed administration leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for answers on the federal response-or lack thereof-to the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids, Cleaver Call for Release of Delayed Funding Supporting Local History, Tourism * Local organization warns delayed federal funding may force imminent staff layoffs This week, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO-05) called on the Trump Administration to release overdue federal funding that supports museums, historic sites, classrooms, and tourism across eastern Kansas and western Missouri. Congress ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic House Trade Working Group Members Issue Statement on President Trump Not Extending the USMCA Trade Deal As-Is * WASHINGTON- Today, members of the Democratic House Working Group, chaired by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, released the following statement following news that the Trump Administration would not extend the trilateral US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact for another sixteen years as-is. Members issuing the statement: Repre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Francis Brooke, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of the Treasury, from a July 16, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee, I am honored to be here with you as the nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. I would like to thank President Trump for nominating me, and I would like to thank Secretary Bessent for his confidence in me. I also want to thank the mem more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Richard Matthew O'Malley, President Trump's nominee to be deputy under secretary of War for acquisition and sustainment, from a July 14, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the Committee: Good morning. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today, and for your consideration of my nomination to serve as the Deputy Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment. I am more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Introduces Resolution Recognizing Importance of Diversity in Federally Funded Health Research * U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in federally funded health research to advance scientific excellence, and ensure equitable outcomes for patients in the United States. "Medical research should be guided by science, not politics. If we want to d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth at Center for Strategic and International Studies: "America Needs to Show Up and Deliver in the Indo-Pacific" * July 17, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of both the U.S. Senate Committees on Foreign Relations (SFRC) and Armed Services (SASC)-outlined why it is so important for the United States to increase coordination and cooperation with our partners in the Indo-Pacific at the Center for Stra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Touts New Bipartisan Housing Law While Visiting Modular Home Developer in Chicago * July 17, 2026 [CHICAGO, IL] -After the landmark bipartisan 21st Century Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act became law without President Donald Trump's signature, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited a Chicago-based modular home developer to discuss how the new law could help supercharge their work building m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Hold Listening Session on the Costs of Trump's Big, Ugly Betrayal on Our Health Care System in the Year Since It Became Law * July 17, 2026 [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) held a listening session with Illinois health care providers, leaders and advocates to discuss the devastating costs that Donald Trump and Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" have had more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement Ahead Of Outside Witness Panel For President Trump's Nominee To Be Attorney General, Todd Blanche U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee's outside witness panel for the nomination of Todd Blanche, President Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Frankel Responds to Trump's Primetime Attack on Voting Rights * Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to President Trump's Thursday evening election remarks: "President Trump's address last night was another attempt to distract the American people with falsehoods and long-debunked conspiracy theories about our elections instead of addressing the issues families care about most," said Rep. Frankel.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Franklin Celebrates Final Rule Modernizing Orange Juice Brix Standard * Congressman Scott Franklin today welcomed the final federal rule modernizing the nation's outdated standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice, the culmination of his years long bipartisan effort to update a decades old regulation and support Florida's citrus industry. The rule lowers the federal minimum Brix standard for pasteurized orange juice from 10.5 percent to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Commences Statewide Tour Addressing The Rising Cost Of Groceries, Lagging Consumer Confidence * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held press conferences across New York State - including in Latham, Utica, and Riverhead - to address the crushing impact of rising grocery and household goods prices on working families. The push follows a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index report showing headline inflation sur more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Schumer, Gillibrand Call for Investigation Into Trump Admin Plan to Move Army Corps of Engineers Offices From NYC to New Jersey * Washington, D.C. \- U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10), Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led 7 members of the New York congressional delegation in demanding an investigation into the Trump Administration's decision to move the Army Corps of Engineers New York District and North more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Grothman Bill to Streamline Foreign Medical Accreditation Advances Through Education and Workforce Committee * Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06)'s Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act advanced through the House Committee on Education and Workforce, clearing the way for consideration by the full House of Representatives. The legislation would transfer responsibility for foreign medical accreditation from the U.S. Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * Chairman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Recommendations * Restore and bolster the outputs of first-level peer review at NIH wherein expert p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Three policy changes on foreign subawards in rapid succession, with no scientific rationale. The disr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Trump's Attempts to Manufacture Distractions From His War With Iran, High Gas Prices, & the Skyrocketing Cost of Everyday Essentials * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement reacting to President Trump's Oval Office address where the president attacked American elections and set the groundwork for denying the results of the 2026 midterm elections, instead of addressing his rol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico & Texas Democrats to Introduce Legislation Reversing Rate Cuts for Veterans' Essential Homecare Services * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) led New Mexico and Texas congressional Democrats in introducing the Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act, legislation to reverse the Trump administration's cuts to reimbursement rates for es more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Condemns Trump's Primetime Address & False Election Claims * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the below statement following President Donald Trump's primetime address where he continued spreading lies and misinformation about America's free and fair elections: "President Trump is once again peddling conspiracies to distract from his failures and doubling down on his efforts to make it harder to vote," more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * House Appropriations Committee Democratic Leaders Write to Trump Administration Opposing Political Power Grab House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) together with the other eleven Democratic subcommittee Ranking Members urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance in a lette more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Pallone Remarks at Health Markup of Three Bills to Address Counterfeit Drugs Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup of three bills: Today we are marking up three bills to address the supply chains that turn illicit chemicals into counterfeit pills. They target the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Pallone: Trump Administration Cuts Threaten New Cures for American Patients Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Maintaining America's Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA's Role in Advancing U.S. Drug Development:" I am pleased that we are here to talk more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Keating Lead Dems in Letter to Rubio on Politicization of Counter Terrorism * Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Bill Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, led Democrats today in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concerns that the State Department is politicizing counterterrorism work at the expense of American na more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Trump's Election Security Lies Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Trump's lie-ridden address to the nation tonight on "election security": "Donald Trump has chosen to use a primetime address to the nation to - once again - find a new  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: * * * Chairman Crawford's Statement in Response to President Trump's Address to the Nation Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement after President Trump's address to the Nation revealing the elaborate cover-up by the Intelligence Community (IC) to shield the truth about our Nation's election integrity from the Am more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Booker "Brings the Heat" at Confirmation Hearing, Tells AG Nominee Blanche: "This Is a Performance Review -- And You Failed" * In case you missed it, this week U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, " grilled " and " ripped " Trump's personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, at his confirmation hearing for Attorney General, drawing praise for his " especially powerful " questioning, which called out Blanche's con more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Al Green Declares President Trump Will Face Articles of Impeachment * (Washington, DC) -On Thursday, July 16, 2026, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks on the House floor declaring that President Donald J. Trump will face articles of impeachment. You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green's speech on his official YouTube page or by clicking here. The floor speech highlighted is also accessible on various social media platforms, in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Ronny Jackson Targets Anti-Trust Proxy Giants for Pushing Woke DEI and Green New Scam Policies * WASHINGTON - A new story from The Daily Signal highlights Rep. Ronny Jackson's (TX-13) work to hold two dominant proxy advisor firms accountable for using their market power to force American companies to implement their woke political agendas. This comes as Rep. Jackson sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Federal Trad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump's Conspiracy-Laden Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's speech last night: "Donald Trump spoke to the nation last night for nearly half an hour. Did he share any semblance of a plan to lower Americans' housing, food, or energy costs? Or to end his deeply unpopular war with Iran that is putting servicemembers at risk and crushing  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Renews Call to Reject Todd Blanche, Citing Epstein Cover-Up and Loyalty to Trump Over the Constitution * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) released the following statement renewing his call for the Senate to reject Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as Attorney General following Blanche's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings: "A month ago, I led my colleagues in urging the Senate to reject Todd  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Joins Darline Graham, Blumenthal and 60+ Senators to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable * Before his death, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) secured an agreement with the White House on new text to bring sweeping sanctions against the enablers of Russia's war in Ukraine OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) and more than 60 members of the Senate in introducing the Lindsey O. Graham  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration Access to Connecticut Voter Records * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding the dismissal of the Trump Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of Connecticut, in their attempt to access the state's sensitive voter records. This is the sixteenth time federal judges have ruled against the administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S DERANGED SPEECH * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump has once again chosen to spew deliberate and dangerous lies because the economy is a disaster and he knows that the American people have had enough. He has cynically and corruptly decided to call into question our free and fair elections before a single ballot has been  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Heinrich Lead New Mexico & Texas Democrats to Introduce Legislation Reversing Rate Cuts for Veterans' Essential Homecare Services * WASHINGTON -U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and U.S. led New Mexico and Texas congressional Democrats in introducing the Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act, legislation to reverse the Trump administration's cuts to reimbursement rates for essential homeca more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump's Attempt to Undermine Confidence in U.S. Elections * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's attempt to undermine free and fair elections in his address to the nation: "Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. He's still selling the same lies that led to a violent insurrection five years ago. He would rather relitigate the 2020 election than a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley, Massie, Khanna, Leger Fernandez Introduce the Epstein Files Transparency Act II * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, legislation that gives standing to state attorneys general, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, and members of Congress to challenge the Department of Justice (DOJ) in court for the DOJ's failure to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Makes Unscheduled Oversight Visit to Maine ICE Field Office Following Fatal Shooting, Leaves with More Alarming Questions Than Answers * Boston - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after conducting an official unscheduled oversight visit at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) field office in Scarborough, Maine, where he demanded answers about the recent, nearby shooting and ki more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Meeks, Beyer, Walkinshaw, Titus Introduce Legislation to Expedite Return of Career Diplomats Wrongfully Forced Out of State Department House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV), and Congressman James Walkinshaw (D-VA) today introduced the Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act to help more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement on July 17, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: The CCP is Not Interested in a Constructive Relationship Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China made the following statement on newly declassified files revealing further efforts by the Chinese government to divide American society and influence our elections: "The Select Committee has s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Morelle Issues Statement Following Trump's Address Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement after the President embarrassingly spouted election security conspiracy theories, mis- dis- and mal-information from the White House: "President Trump's pathetic and unserious rantings this evening were an attempt  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Morelle Statement in Advance of President Trump's Address Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, issued the following statement in advance of the presidential address expected to be laced with conspiracy theories about America's election security: "Tonight's address is part of Donald Trump's ongoing campaign to subvert our democracy. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Responds to Trump Administration Actions to Undo Chaco Canyon Protections * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the news that the Trump administration is proposing to fully revoke a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has protected public land more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Responds to Trump Administration Actions to Undo Chaco Canyon Protections * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the news that the Trump administration is proposing to fully revoke a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has protected public lands  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by L. Roger Mason Jr., President Trump's nominee to be sirector of the National Reconnaissance Office, from a July 14, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and to consider my nomination to be the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. I want thank President Trump and Secretary Hegseth for their trust and conf more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Blasts Trump's Election Conspiracies * SPRINGFIELD, MA- Congressman Richard E. Neal released the following statement blasting President Trump for spreading more debunked falsehoods regarding the security of U.S. elections: "The President knows he's failed the American people. Wages can't keep up with his inflation, he can't find his way out of a war he started that nobody wanted, and families are watching their savings dry up while  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New Dems Oppose Effort to Greenlight Trump's Illegal Tariffs * Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) and New Dem Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer (VA-08) issued a statement in opposition to the Sanctioning Russia Act, which would grant the President power to enact more sweeping tariffs without Congressional approval. "The American people do not want and cannot afford more of President Trump's illegal, cost-raising tar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Oversight Hearing: Strengthening Accountability, Supporting Small Businesses This week, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (R-OH), Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), and FSGG members conducted an oversight hearing with Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler. Lawmakers underscored the shared goal of fostering pro-growth e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Advocates for Protection Against Election Interference Amid Trump Election Chaos * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections and California's former Secretary of State, convened a voting rights breakfast roundtable with Senate Democrats' Election Protection Task Force and faith organizations and civil rights groups to sound the alarm o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Responds to Trump's Election Conspiracy Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, which oversees federal elections, released the following statement on President Trump's continued unfounded election denial claims during a primetime address to the nation: "Let me lay out the facts: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Period. Despite his false claims, there is no evid more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer, Schatz, King, Heinrich Lead Investigation Into Trump Administration Efforts to Abandon Offshore Wind Projects Trump actions will kill more than 30,000 Jobs and raise energy costs -  U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led nine of their colleagues in launching an investigation into the Trump Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Lead Legislation to Combat Substance Use Disorder in House * This week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) introduced the Turn the Tide Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation would deliver more than $65 billion in federal funding over the next ten years for substance use treatment and prevention. This legislation would expand critical treatment programs, prioritize pre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Oversight of U.S. Organ Donation * Q: How's your bipartisan law working to improve the nation's organ donation system? A: Nearly three years ago, Congress enacted a landmark law I wrote with Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon that overhauled the nation's organ transplant system to better serve patients and donors. My bipartisan legislation was designed to boost competition, improve patient outcomes, maximize access to lifesaving organs, safeguard  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Trump's Prime-time Speech on 2020 Election Allegations * WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, after President Trump delivered a primetime address seeking to relitigate the 2020 election and sow doubt about election integrity, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement: "Tonight, President Trump demonstrated his distrust of the American people and their right to vote in a free and fair election, because his administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: HILL VOTES TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN DIPLOMACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ABROAD * Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) voted for H.R. 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 217-209. The bill strengthens American diplomacy and national security abroad, cuts foreign aid and counters our adversaries while supporting key allies, and supports education p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement Reaffirming the Integrity of U.S. Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement reaffirming the integrity of U.S. elections. Her statement comes in response to President Trump's prime-time address to the nation. "Tonight, Donald Trump once again tried to put into question the integrity of our elections. Trump is trying to undermine confidence in the upco more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Commends Federal Court Order Requiring Immediate Reforms at Adelanto ICE Processing Center * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately overhaul conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center after finding that detainees are likely to succeed on claims that their constitutional and disability rights are bei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Statement on Lies and Misinformation about U.S. elections in Trump's Speech * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) released the following statement on lies, deception, and misinformation in Trump's speech. "Tonight, President Trump delivered a dishonest speech about alleged corruption in our election system, with no evidence to back up his baseless claims. This is just another thinly veiled attempt to creat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 15, 2026 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Richard J. Durbin Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens Demands Independent Investigations into ICE Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens joined over 200 House Democrats in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) halt removal proceedings against the witnesses. "Both of these incidents h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, with 10 co-signers issued the following letter to the Central Intelligence Agency, FBI, National Security Agency and Office of the Director of National Intelligence: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 16, 2026 The Honorable William J. Pulte Acting Director Office of the Director of National Intelligence - The Honorable Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation - The Honorable Joh more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Laurel Lee Hosts Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Announce FDA Proposal Supporting Florida Citrus Industry * Lakeland, FL - Today, Representative Laurel Lee (FL-15) hosted Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL), Representative Kat Cammack (FL-03) and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson for a press conference alongside Florida citrus growers and industry leaders to discuss the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McDonald Rivet, PFAS Task Force Call on Pentagon to Accelerate PFAS Cleanup Near Military Facilities * WASHINGTON- Today, bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force Co-Chairs Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) called on the Department of Defense (DOD) to immediately address overdue PFAS forever chemical cleanup and transparency requirements. "DOD has failed to c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Joins Rep. Jayapal and Nearly 200 Lawmakers in Demanding Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), and nearly 200 Members in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Leads CO Dem Delegation in Again Demanding Answers From Trump Admin on New Colorado ICE Facility as DHS Continues to Dodge Lawmakers' Questions * Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Jason Crow (D-CO) in again pressing the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for account more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 14, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: Under your leadership, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made a habit of violating its obligation to tell the truth. In case after  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Paramount Skydance Corp. Chairman and CEO David Ellison: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 14, 2026 Mr. David Ellison Chairman & CEO Paramount Skydance Corporation 5555 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 Dear Mr. Ellison: Your company appears to be colluding with the Trump Administration to curtail media independence, promote political and ideological censorship, and stifle dissen more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ronny Jackson Leads Letter Supporting Trump Administration's Investigation into Proxy Advisor Industry * Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) sent a letter to Chairman Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Acting Attorney General Blanche of the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting information on their continued investigations into politically-motivated proxy advisor firms. The letter comes following President Trump's signing of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Calls on Trump to Restore SNAP Benefits * Click here to watch the remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor calling on Republicans to restore SNAP benefits and help the 70,000 Oregonians who have lost food assistance. A transcript of her remarks is available below: M. Speaker, I rise today to mark one year of the Republicans' Big Ugly Bill, which has left our ch more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * Rep. Smith, Sen. Sullivan lead letter to President Trump urging ban of Chinese seafood linked to forced labor and illegal fishing Protecting American fishermen and seafood markets - A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) are asking President Trump to issue an Executive Order banning seafood harvested by Chinese-linked vessels or processed in China from ent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Responds to President Trump's Remarks on Election Integrity * Hawai`i - U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's remarks on election integrity and the SAVE America Act. "While families are wondering how they'll afford groceries, gas, and healthcare, Donald Trump is still obsessed with relitigating an election he lost six years ago. Elections were secure then, and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Cleaver, Davids Call for Release of Delayed Funding Supporting Local History and Tourism Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area warns delayed federal funding may force imminent staff layoffs. - (Kansas City, MO) - Today, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sharice Davids (D-KS), are calling on the Trump Administration to immediately release overdue federal funding approved by Congress more than five months ago that su more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Environment, and Yvette Clarke, D-New York, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin: * * * Original text here: Here is the text of the letter: July 16, 2026 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator Environmental Protection Agenc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Federal Delegation Calls on CMS to Protect Rhode Islanders' Health Coverage * TODAY, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Congressmen Gabe Amo (D-RI) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI) in sending a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz to delay and reconsider implementing the agency's Interim Final Rule (IFR) on "community engagement" requirements under Trump and Re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Demands Answers from TSA Administrator Nominee on Las Vegas Airport ICE Arrest, Pledges to Not Support Until Addressed * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) demanded answers from Donald Trump's nominee to become the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), David Cummins, regarding TSA's information sharing agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), how law enforcement is supposed to identify more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on Trump Focusing on Old, Debunked Conspiracy Theories While Ignoring Nevadans' Real Concerns * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement following Donald Trump's address to the nation earlier this evening, in which he once again peddled false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, which happened under his watch while he was still in office. Instead of discussing any specific plans to lower the cost o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Works with HHS to Make Food in Florida Hospitals Healthier and Praises Tampa General Being the First to Sign the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge Senator Ashley Moody is working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make food in Florida hospitals healthier. Today, Tampa General became the very first hospital in the nation to sign the HHS Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge. The hospit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces New Communications Team * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott announced his new communications team, which has recently changed with several new hires and a promotion as he continues to connect with Floridians and Americans in his efforts to make Washington work. Senator Rick Scott said, "I'm confident the new communications team we've assembled will deliver for the people of Florida and our nation. My team an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 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., U.S. International Development Finance Corp. and the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 7, 2026 The Honorable John Jovanovic President and Chairman Export-Import Bank of the United States 811 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20571 - The Honorable Ben Black Chief Execut more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following leter to the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. President and Chairman John Jovanovic: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 7, 2026 The Honorable John Jovanovic President and Chairman Export-Import Bank of the United States 811 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20571 Dear President Jovanovic: I write today to renew my request that you immediately revise and resubm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 15, 2026 The Honorable Kevin Warsh Chair Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20551 Dear Chair Warsh: As President Donald Trump continues his efforts to take over America's central bank, clear and transparent decision- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - Dear Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer: On June 30, 2026, the Office of Government Ethics relea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Merkley Statement on House Budget Committee's Out-of-Touch Budget Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the House Budget Committee advanced a fiscal year 2027 budget resolution that kicks off a third reconciliation process to spend nearly $100 billion on wasteful programs, ignores the needs of working f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Chairman Cruz Supports Nomination of TSA Administrator In his opening statement during today's Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised David Cummins, President Trump's nomination for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator, as a proven leader who will focus the agency on customer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026, at a hearing to consider nominees for the U.S. Department of the Treasury: * * * "Thank you to our nominees, Mr. Brooke, Ms. Browne, Dr. Kothari and Mr. McMaster for being here today. "Congratulations on your nominations and thank you for your willingness to serve. "This is an important and timely hearing for the Finance Committee. Less than two weeks ago, we marked the first anniversary of the Working  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a July 14, 2026, executive session to consider the nominations of Brett Doyle, David Foley Jr., Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bartholomew Thanhauser and Samuel Negatu to be commissioners of the International Trade Commission: * * * It is virtually unheard of for me to support Donald Trump's nominees. However, in this case, I intend to support a slate of nominees from both parties to do the hard work of the International Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on July 16, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Confirmation Hearing on Nomination for Secretary of Labor U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's confirmation hearing for the nomination of Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. Cas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner Statement on President Trump's Speech Tonight U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: "Tonight, Americans heard the president once again repeat claims about our elections that have been investigated for years and repeatedly rejected by the Intelligence Community, the FBI, DHS, DOJ, bipartisan state election officials, aud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on July 16, 2026, at the second day of hearings on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general: * * * Yesterday, we heard hours of testimony by Mr. Blanche addressing questions posed by members of this Committee. Mr. Blanche's responses exhibited his extensive legal, prosecutorial and leadership qualities. He's well qualified to serve as our nation's chief law enforcement officer. Today, we'll hear fr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Acting Director Vought on Cuts to CFPB, Impacts on Consumer Protection "This is supposed to be a watchdog agency. People should be able to go there and find information that helps them." - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today questioned Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Colleagues in Calling for Senate Vote on Comprehensive Anti-Fraud Package * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Senate to take up the Protecting American Taxpayers Act, a comprehensive package of anti-fraud reforms that would recover taxpayer dollars, prevent future fraud, and strengthen accountability across the fede more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Every Democrat Wants to Vote Against Voter ID * Senator Marshall Joins Woodward and Whit on KNSS Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Ted Woodward and John Whitmer on KNSS Radio's Woodward and Whit to discuss the SAVE America Act and voter ID, Senator Marshall's call for an investigation of Dr. Fauci and the handling of COVID-19, how the Democrats plan to shut the government down again, the Patients more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Ricketts' Weekly Column: Combatting Fraud, Waste and Abuse Will Preserve Our Nation * Nebraskans are honest, trusting people. We expect others to behave the same way. However, that's not always the case. Too many people are stealing and abusing tax dollars. These people lie and cheat to line their own pockets. In some cases, they send stolen money overseas. This illegal behavior drives up the cost of living. It also burdens programs mea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Schmitt, Klobuchar Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Americans from Harmful Online Search Monopolies * Follows Schmitt's Win Against Big Tech Monopoly as Missouri AG U.S. SENATE -U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the bipartisan Securing Enforcement of Americans' Right to Competition at Home (SEARCH) Act to prevent large search engines from blocking smaller competitors. The bipartisan legislation wo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on July 17, 2026: * * * Smith Statement on Upcoming House Vote for FY27 NDAA House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement in advance of next week's expected floor vote on H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27 NDAA). "The annual defense authorization bill is a critically important piece of legislation, particular more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act. The legislation would redirect billions of dollars in funding passed as part of Republicans' second reconciliation bill for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Senator Schiff Reacts to Trump's Renewed Election Fraud Claims * Schiff: "Trump knows he has failed to deliver on any of his campaign promises, has raised costs of American families instead of lowering them, and gotten us into another Middle Eastern war nobody wanted. Terrified that voters will send his party packing in the midterms, he is falling back on some old lies and putting out new ones." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Burchett Announces Hearing on Extreme Political Activism at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) today announced a hearing titled "Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian's Efforts to Reshape the Past." This hear more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Grothman Announces Roundtable on Medicare Fraud in Skin Substitute Spending Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) today announced a roundtable on "Medicare Fraud: Examining the Explosive Growth in Skin Substitute Spending." Medicare Part B spending on skin substitutes grew from a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Welcomes EPA Regulatory Relief Putting Downward Pressure on Alaska Fuel Prices * Measure will unlock tens of thousands of gallons per day in refining capacity ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, today welcomed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's issuance of an emergency fuel waiver under Section 211 of the Clean Air Act, an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * The Juice Was Worth the Squeeze--Senator Moody Declares Victory in Fight to Modernize OJ Standards and Save Florida's Citrus Industry LAKELAND, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody today took a victory lap with Florida's citrus growers after a years-long battle to modernize orange juice standards. Shortly after taking the oath to become Florida's newest U.S. Senator, Moody sponsored the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of July 13, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Responsibly Funding the America First Agenda Implementing an America First foreign policy agenda has bolstered freedom and security under the leadership of President Trump. At its core, an America First agenda strengthens national security while ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. The FY27 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, President Trump's nominee to be chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, from a July 16, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and the distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you as the President's nominee to serve as the next Chief of Space Operations of the United States Space Force. I am grateful for the confidence place more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Erin Browne, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of the Treasury for international affairs, from a July 16, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished Members of this Committee: I am deeply grateful to President Trump for his confidence in me and for his leadership in restoring an America First economic agenda that puts American workers, American industry, and American strength at the center of in more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Jules W. Hurst III, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of War comptroller and CFO, from a July 14, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and Distinguished Members of the Armed Services Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the Under Secretary of War Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer. I am grateful to the President, Secretary Hegseth, and Deputy Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Demands Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today joined U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (Wash.-07), Sylvia Garcia (Texas-29), Chellie Pingree (Maine-01), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), and Bennie G. Thompson (Miss.-02) in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and demanding that Im more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Slams CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought for Prioritizing Debt Collectors Over the American People Senator Reverend Warnock questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought over his decision to expose millions of financially vulnerable Americans to predatory medical debt collectors Medical debt can ruin credit scores and exacerbate the crushing effects of the ongoing affordability crisis for rural and w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Ways & Means Committee Approves Legislation to Expand Access to Care for Rural Patients & Seniors, Improve Health Care Price Transparency, & Hold Health Care Empires Accountable Large hospital systems and insurance companies will be required to be more transparent about their prices and financing practices while seniors and patients living in rural and underserved communities will have more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bicameral Legislation to Expose Corporate Abuse of Tax Havens, Job Offshoring * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, legislation led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07), which would provide transparency around corporations' use of tax havens and incentives to offshore  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Introduces Bill to Curb Excessive CEO Pay * In 2024, CEOs made 285 times what the average worker earned Washington, DC - As executive pay reaches new heights, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is introducing the Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act to apply an excise tax on companies that have at least a 50 to one CEO-to-median-worker pay disparity. The CEO Act would raise over $8 billion from the top 100 US  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Keeps Up Questions to Blanche on Cop-Beaters Slush Fund & Trump Family Tax Fraud Amnesty Deal New letter comes during the two-day confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche, who greenlighted the purported settlement Whitehouse's previous requests to DOJ have gone unanswered - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter this week to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Trump's Election Lies * Providence, RI - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following statement after President Trump's primetime address to the nation: "Tonight seems to be the ceremonial kickoff of President Trump's campaign to interfere in the November election. Trump has badly lost independent voters, even MAGA is disheartened; he is failing and unpopular, and he's dragging his party down with him in more PR