WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * After Second Detainee Death at Delaney Hall, Pallone Holds Trump Administration Responsible for Lethal Medical Neglect and Demands Immediate Investigation * LONG BRANCH, N.J. -Amid reports that the latest detainee death at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, NJ may have been brought on by pervasive medical neglect at the facility, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted the Trump Administration for the deplorable  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Admin Prepares To Deport Haitian TPS Holders, Durbin Calls For Passage Of The SECURE Act In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for passage of the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency(SECURE) Act--legislation that would allow qualified Temporary Protected Status  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At Budget Hearing, Senator Murray Slams Republicans for Sham Hearing on Medicaid Fraud, After They Made the Largest Cuts to Medicaid in History * Murray: "Chairman Johnson has said repeatedly he believes Social Security is a Ponzi scheme... I am going to keep fighting to save Social Security and protect healthcare for Americans. Now, and long into the future." Johnson: "I've said it's a legal Ponzi scheme, which is exactly what it is. I mean, ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Before Committee Vote, Sen. Schiff Lays Out Reasons Todd Blanche is Unfit to Serve as Attorney General * Schiff: "He will never do what's best for the American people. He will only do what's best for Donald Trump, and you cannot leave someone like that as the nation's number one law enforcement official." Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) condemned the record of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche before voting against his no more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Joins Legislation to Hold Putin Accountable for Religious Persecution in Ukraine * Washington, D.C-Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined the Countering Russia's War on Faith Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expose and punish Russia's systematic persecution of religious communities in Ukraine, including territory Russia illegally occupies. Senators John Kennedy (R-L more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Murray, Heinrich, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted Energy Projects * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, ranking member of the Finance subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Introduces Bill to Reinforce Legal Options Against Illegal Impoundments * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today announced his introduction of the Restoring Accountability in Appropriations Act, which would empower private parties and the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent illegal delays and cancellations of federal grants. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) put in place clear guardrails to safeguard the Congressional "power o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard in Title IX * U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jim Justice(R-W.Va.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Advancing Todd Blanche Nomination for U.S. Attorney General * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after voting in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as U.S. Attorney General: "As Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche has already proven he will hold fraudsters accountable  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Resolution Blocking Trump Tax Amnesty and January 6 Slush Fund * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution blocking: the corrupt settlement agreement in President Trump's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to reward the President's political allies and violent criminal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Slams Senate Judiciary Committee Vote To Advance Blanche's Nomination For Attorney General * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted against Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as Attorney General of the United States at today's Committee hearing. At the hearing, Blumenthal spoke out against Blanche's nomination, raising concerns about B more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Blunt Rochester Joins 20 Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Use Leverage to Prevent Further Atrocities in Sudan U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), today joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and her Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing the State Department to use its leverage to prevent further atrocities in Sudan and help bring the war to an end. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on Judiciary Committee's Vote to Advance Todd Blanche's Nomination for Attorney General * U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Committee voted to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General:  "Today, the Judiciary Committee advanced a nominee for Att more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Calls Out Critical Gaps in Fatal Accident Data Involving Large Trucks and Buses * 08.04.26 # #ProPublica/WBUR investigation found FMCSA undercounting bus and large truck crashes, injuries, and fatalities; FMCSA enforcement actions against carriers down 65% under Trump; FMCSA data may be missing crashes in WA WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Committee Releases Revised Protect College Sports Act The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today released the revised text of the Protect College Sports Act following the public endorsement Friday night from the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences. Less than two months after the introduction of the legislation and just over five weeks since an o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STOP "PAY-TO-PLAY" PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle introduced the House companion to the No Payoffs For Pardons Act, legislation to increase transparency and accountability in the presidential pardon process and help prevent presidents from exchanging clemency for financial or political favors. The legislation would require recipients of presidential pardons more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN, LAWMAKERS INVESTIGATE REPORTS THAT DOD FAILED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CARE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS INJURED IN IRANIAN STRIKE * Congressman Pat Ryan, Lawmakers Investigate Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Service Members Injured in Iranian Strike Survivors of Iranian attack on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait say Pentagon ignored requests for advanced medical aid, failed to provide protection from strikes, misclassified inju more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Votes to Advance Blanche Nomination for Attorney General in Judiciary Committee * WASHINGTON - Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) delivered the following remarks before voting to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General out of committee and to the Senate floor. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here. "I've been very clear, as others have, that in order to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Introduces Bill Package to Lower Costs for Families, Take Advantage of Emerging Technology * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced three bills to make electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean transportation technologies more accessible to consumers throughout the country. Under the Trump Administration, Nevada families have spent $2,216 more on goods and services, and gas prices have  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Calls for Shutdown of Delaney Detention Center * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) called for the shutdown of Delaney Detention Center following news that a Salvadoran immigrant, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, had died in custody. Mr. Lopez-Cornejo is the second Delaney Hall detainee to have died in the past 8 months. "Delaney Hall must be shut down. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo is the second detainee to die at the facility in 8 months. The Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on Senate Consideration of Todd Blanche as Attorney General As the U.S. Senate continues its consideration of President Trump's former personal defense attorney Todd Blanche for the position of U.S. Attorney General, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement: "When Acting Attorney General Blanche testi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Reveals Devastating Insights Into Dilley Detention Facility, Calls On Judiciary Republicans To Hold Committee Oversight Hearing On The Treatment Of Children And Families In ICE Detention Staff site visits provide new insight into the cruelty of the illegal Trump mass deportation agenda on children & families, including inhumane conditions, deficient medical care, and difficulty accessing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schiff, And Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Chaotic, Opaque Oversight Of New Artificial Intelligence Models * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, led four of her Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for answers about its unpredictable oversight of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models and its o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Joins New Hampshire and Maine Delegations in Opposing New OPM Rule Weakening Civilian Labor Protections at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) joined members of the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in raising concerns around a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Merit Systems Protection Board that would weaken civil service protections and underm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on Continuing Resolution House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the continuing resolution introduced today in the Senate: "Two weeks ago, House Republican leadership forced us to vote on an incomplete and inadequate first draft of a continuing resolution. I was clear at the time - any serious mea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Thompson: GAO Confirms Trump Administration Gutted FEMA's Workforce, Weakening Disaster Response Today, Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) issued the following statement after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report finding that the Trump administration's workforce reductions and lack  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement: Blanche's Empty Promises Do Nothing to Kill Slush Fund, Stop the Flow of Money to Convicted J6 Felons and MAGA Allies, or End Trump Family Super Pardon Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis received a statement from Acting Attorney Genera more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Senate Advances Todd Blanche's Confirmation for Attorney General Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Todd Blanche's confirmation to serve as Attorney General advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Republicans on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Husted, Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling visit Owens Community College to discuss workforce development TOLEDO, Ohio - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today hosted Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling at Owens Community College for a roundtable discussion at the college's Dana Advanced Manufacturing Training Center. The discussion focused on Husted's work alongside the administration to secure Workforce Pell Grants, which will soon make s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Kudlow on Fox Business to Discuss Spain, Iran and Community Reinvestment Act Reforms * Washington-On Friday, United States Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss Spain's immigration crisis, the latest in Iran and the Trump Administration's proposed reform of the Community Reinvestment Act. *Click the photo above or more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty JoinsMornings With Maria on Fox Business to Discuss SAVE America Act, Clarity Act and Arctic Frost Investigation * Washington-Today, United States Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Mornings With Maria on Fox Business to discuss the week ahead in the Senate, including the SAVE America Act, the Clarity Act and the Arctic Frost Investigation. *Click th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Garamendi, Markey, Merkley, Beyer Pen Op-Ed on Trump's Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal in MS NOW * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), alongside Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-08), published an op-ed in MS NOW warning that the Trump administration's proposed nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia threatens to ignite a nuclear arms race acr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, posted the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Nobel Prize-Winning Economist and Former Economic Advisor to President Zelenskyy Endorse Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act Today, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 received another endorsement from two prominent economists in an op-ed in Project Syndicate. Simon Johnson, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich and Energy Secretary Granholm Interview with Heatmap News on Energy Costs, Permitting Reform, and AI Data Centers * WASHINGTON - During an interview with Heatmap News' Robinson Meyer, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by former U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to discuss President Trump's actions that ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * In Judiciary Committee, Hirono Votes Against Advancing Blanche Confirmation * Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) a senior member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, voted against advancing Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as the United States Attorney General. In a Judiciary Committee executive business meeting, Senator Hirono raised concerns about Mr. Blanche's ability to lead an independent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee's Advancement of Blanche Nomination for AG * SEATTLE, W.A. -U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote to advance the nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General: "This vote from Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee is disrespectful to survivors across the country  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement On Voting Against Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted against proceeding to a continuing resolution to extend government funding through December 11: "The funding resolution negotiated by Senate Appropriations leaders has much good substance that would, in normal times, earn my vote. But, in the midst of an illegal war killing and injur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Prevent Further Atrocities in Sudan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a group of his colleagues led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in pressing the State Department to use its leverage to prevent further atrocities in Sudan and help bring the war to an end. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State and National Securi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Guest, and Ezell Back President Trump's Defense, Farm Aid, and Election-Security Priorities * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump expressing their strong support for his legislative efforts to address critical national defense, agricultural, and election-security priorities. "The threats facing our nation require the Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Lee Introduce Bill to End Federal Funding for Harmful Gender Transition Research on Minors * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Mike Lee (R-UT) recently introduced the Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act to prohibit the use of federal funds for any research or publication promoting gender transitions for minors. The legislation will shield American children from permanent medical and psychological damage, in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong opposition to his executive order reducing the boundarie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Dingell Statement on D.C. Circuit's Ruling to Protect Landmark Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund from Unlawful Trump Attacks * Ruling allows grant recipients to withdraw funds and get to work on projects to lower energy bills, create healthier environment, fight climate change Washington (August 4, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Leads Sweeping Legislation to Counter Trump's Authoritarian Takeover of U.S. and Defend Our Democracy * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled the For Our Republic Act, a comprehensive legislative package to fight back against President Trump's aggressive authoritarian takeover of American democracy. The brand-new For Our Republic Act includes provisions to directly oppose Trump's authoritarian playbook, includ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Salinas, Lawler, Hoyle Champion Bipartisan Bill to Expand Summer Meal Access for Rural Kids * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06), Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) led the reintroduction of the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, which would help summer meal program sponsors purchase, retrofit, or repair vehicles that expand access to summer meals for childr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- 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 news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: Trump Admin Shines Light on CCP-Linked Funding on U.S. Campuses The U.S. Department of Education recently released new data at foreignfundinghighered.gov showing the scale and scope of foreign influence in U.S. higher education. This action builds on the Trump Administration's broader efforts to strengthe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Hosts Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling, Highlights Tax Relief for Iowa Workers and Small Businesses * DES MOINES, IA -Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today welcomed Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to Iowa's Third District for visits with manufacturers, restaurant workers, and small business leaders to highlight how the Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering meaningful tax relief for workers, strengthening small businesses, and cre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Senator Murray Urges Trump Administration to Support Expedited Emergency Declaration for Spokane Wildfires * ICYMI: Senator Murray Leads Entire WA Delegation in Requesting Expedited Emergency Declaration for Devastating Wildfires in Spokane ***WATCH: Senator Murray's remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, following remarks urging passage of the bipartisan short-term funding bill introduced yesterday, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Introduces Legislation to Ban Trump from Selling Inside Access to his Presidential Announcements * Trump Media Group began providing financial traders exclusive access to Trump's Truth Social posts for $100,000 per month starting August 1st WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Stop Corrupt Trading Act, legislation to prohibit any President or Vice President, and any entity in which they hold a substantial more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla: "Todd Blanche Is Not Fit" to Serve as Attorney General * Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed President Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche, during the Senate Judiciary Committee's vote on Blanche's nomination. Padilla made clear that Blanche is utterly unfit to be U.S. Attorney General given his failure to prioritize the interests of the American people and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Joins New Hampshire and Maine Colleagues in Opposing New OPM Rule Weakening Civilian Labor Protections at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH) and Angus King (ME), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) in raising concerns around a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Merit S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Approves All Requested Federal Disaster Assistance for Louisiana Following Tropical Storm Arthur * Baton Rouge, LA-Today, Governor Jeff Landry and Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced that President Trump has now approved all of Louisiana's requests for support in parishes impacted by Tropical Storm Arthur. This now includes all assistance requested for Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee and St. Landry Parishes. It also adds St. Charles and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu's Statement on Confirmation of Eaton Fire Cause * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles County Fire Department released their official investigation concluding that the January 7, 2025 Eaton Fire was caused by out-of-service equipment managed by Southern California Edison. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), who has led efforts in Congress to secure federal disaster assistance, tax relie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Hosts Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Fifth District Tour * CHATHAM, VA -On Monday, Representative John McGuire (VA-05) hosted Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for a tour of Tranquility Grove Rehabilitation Center and the Virginia Tech Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center. "Health starts from the inside out," said Rep. John McGuire (Va-05). "From the f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Pramila Jayapal Holds Roundtable in Seattle on Trump's Cuts to Long-Term Care for Immigrants * No Cuts to Healthcare Coalition Outlines Devastating Cuts to Immigrant Healthcare Coming Oct 1 due to Trump's HR 1 SEIU 775: We urge Gov and Legislature to "authorize emergency spending to stop this catastrophe before it happens" SEATTLE, WA-Yesterday, the No Cuts to Healthcare coalition held a roundtable with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on the impe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to stop data sharing between TSA and ICE U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act, a new bill that would prevent the two agencies from coordinating to enforce the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. In a dramatic violation of privacy rights, the Transportation and Security Administration is sharing passenger names, birth dates, and other data with Immigration and C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026, with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee: * * * Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Devastate American Families June Tally of Layoffs, Closures, and Harms to the American Health Care System Reveals Looming Crisis Following Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026, with Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee: * * * Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Devastate American Families June Tally of Layoffs, Closures, and Harms to the American Health Care System Reveals Looming Crisis Following Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Overturn Law Establishing Yucca Mountain As Nuclear Waste Repository, Consider New Uses for Site * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced a bill to ensure Yucca Mountain will never be used as a repository for nuclear waste and require the U.S. government to consider other uses for Yucca Mountain that would create jobs and stimulate Nevada's economy. The Jobs, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Murray Floor Remarks on Bipartisan CR ICYMI: Senator Murray on Release of CR Text - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the first procedural vote on the bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) released on Sunday, which extends government funding through December 11. Senator Murray's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Calls on Trump Administration to Improve Access to Maternal Care in Georgia * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is calling on the Trump Administration to improve access to maternal care in Georgia. Today, Sen. Ossoff is demanding answers from Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General foundThis is an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Discusses Protecting Medicaid, Closing Fraud Loopholes at Budget Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott joined a Senate Budget Committee hearing focused on protecting Medicaid from waste, fraud, and abuse. During the hearing, Senator Scott questioned witnesses Dr. Brian Blase, President of Paragon Health Institute, and Jonathan Ingram, VP of Policy and Research at the Foundation for Government Accountabili more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Joins Leader Schumer, Democrats on Legislation to End Unprecedented Presidential Corruption, Stop "Pay-To-Play" Pardons * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Representative Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.-25) to lead the introduction of legislation that would bring transparency and accountability to presidential pardons after more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Urges President Trump to Reverse Destructive Cuts to Science and Research Funding * Schiff highlights the role federal funding played in our nation's greatest scientific discoveries, emphasizes how cuts will trigger billions in lost economic activity Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) called on President Trump and his administration to end their repeated attacks on science and research funding - underscoring that c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Thune on the Senate's Historic Confirmation Pace U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, I am pleased to say that the text of the continuing resolution has been released. "It is a strong, bipartisan piece of legislation, and I hope it will receive overwhelming support from both parties in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Andy Kim Statement Supporting Bipartisan Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) released the following statement after voting to move a bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) forward that would keep the government funded through December 11, 2026: "When Democrats stand up for the American people, we can deliver for them; that's what this continuing resolution does. It not only keeps the government open, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues introduce legislation to remove asset limits blocking working families from public assistance U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and seven of his Democratic colleagues introduced the Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests (ASSET) Act of 2026, which would protect low-income Americans from losing access to programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other government assista more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: You Have to Show ID for a Communist Grocery Store in NYC but Not to Vote * Senator Marshall Joins Fox Business Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business, The Bottom Line with Jackie DeAngelis and Lou Basenese to discuss the Senate's priorities before recess, including the SAVE America Act, how Democrats want you to show ID to buy groceries but not to vote, and how Dr. Fauci needs to be held ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Floor Remarks on Bipartisan CR * ICYMI: Senator Murray on Release of CR Text ***WATCH: Senator Murray's full speech Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the first procedural vote on the bipartisan continuing resolution (CR) released on Sunday, which extends government funding through December 11. Senator Murray's remarks,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Remarks on Averting Shutdown & Democrats' Fight to Deliver for Families in Spending Bills * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Senate Democratic leadership press conference on the Senate advancing the bipartisan continuing resolution (CR), which extends government funding through December 11. Senator Murray's remarks,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff & Daines Introduce Legislation to Reduce Conflicts Between Humans and Wildlife in American Outdoors * New bipartisan legislation codifies a 2020 pilot program at USDA aimed at developing effective nonlethal strategies for reducing impacts of wildlife on rural communities, livestock and agriculture Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) are introducing bipartisan legislation to reduce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Leads New Hampshire and Maine Colleagues in Opposing New OPM Rule Weakening Civilian Labor Protections at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Angus King (I-ME) and U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) in raising concerns around a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management (O more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Applauds Commission of Peter-Anthony Pappas to USITC * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after Peter-Anthony Pappas was sworn in as a Commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC): "Since 2022, Peter-Anthony Pappas has been one of my most trusted advisors, leading my Judiciary team's intellectual property efforts and helping advance bipartisan solutions on technolo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on Leaked Audio Confirming Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche Plans to Restrict Medication Abortion Access Nationwide, Including in States with Abortion Protections * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after breaking news from POLITICO that Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche is working with federal agencies "so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Call for Cancelled Energy Funds to be Restored * WASHINGTON, DC -Instead of effectively governing and making energy more affordable for hardworking Americans, President Trump has used federal grants to play partisan games and deny federal resources to so-called 'Blue States.' In response, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, along with 37 fellow Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Call for Cancelled Energy Funds to be RestoredThe letter follows an admission from the Trump Admin that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was "based solely" on politics * Washington, D.C. - Instead of effectively governing and making energy more affordable for hardworking Americans, President Trump has used federal grants to play partisan games and deny federal resources to so more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Leads 20 Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Use Leverage to Prevent Further Atrocities in Sudan * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 20 of his Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing the State Department to use its leverage to prevent further atrocities in Sudan and help bring the war to an end. To do so, the Senators urge the State Department to cease cert more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Warner, Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Chaotic, Opaque Oversight Of New Artificial Intelligence Models U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined four Senate Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for answers about its unpredictable oversight of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models and its opaque standards for evaluating a model's national se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Joins Constituent Released from ICE Facility * Sunrise, FL - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) joined her constituent Claudia Carolina Rodriguez Caglianone after she was released from the ICE Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach last night. Click here to watch the full press conference. Click here for video of Claudia and Wasserman Schultz meeting. "I'm so grateful and relieved that Claudia is more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Opposes Todd Blanche's Nomination for Attorney General * "We can stop capitulating today by doing our job and rejecting a completely unqualified man to be the top law enforcement official in this country." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted against advancing Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General (AG) of the United States. At a Judiciary Committee meeting ahead o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Merkley, Wyden Champion FORK Act, Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Keep Rural Kids Fed * Nearly 1 in 6 children in Vermont face hunger WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in reintroducing the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation which would help summer meal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Encourage Broad-based Charitable Giving In addition to delivering tax relief and fueling economic growth for families and businesses, the Working Families Tax Cuts include policy victories for charitable giving and educational opportunity. By making key charitable giving provisions permanent, the legislation provides greater certainty for individual donors while helping m more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Audit the Pentagon and End Wasteful Spending * #Senators: The Pentagon failed its eighth consecutive audit last year, unable to fully account for $4.65 trillion in assets Washington D.C.-U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would impose financial consequences if the Pentagon fails to pass a full, independent audit. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Audit the Pentagon and End Wasteful Spending * #Senators: The Pentagon failed its eighth consecutive audit last year, unable to fully account for $4.65 trillion in assets Washington D.C.-U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would impose financial consequences if the Pentagon fails to pass a full, independent audit. An more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Wyden, Warnock Lead Senate Democrats in Call to Stop Red Tape Requirements in Medicaid Full Senate Democratic Caucus Calls for Withdrawal of CMS Rule Imposing Strict Requirements on Americans Trying to Get and Keep Medicaid Coverage - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., today led all 47 members of Senate Democratic caucus  more PR