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Tipoffs: President Trump & Congress Newsletter for 2026-08-09 ( 15 items )  
Rep. Garcia Issues Letter to Taylor Fresh Foods CEO Taylor (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to Taylor Fresh Foods CEO Bruce Taylor: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 27, 2026 Mr. Bruce Taylor Chief Executive Officer Taylor Fresh Foods (Taylor Farms) 150 Main Street, Suite 300 Salinas, CA 93901 Dear Mr. Taylor, When Americans go to buy produce at the grocery store or order a Crunchwrap Supreme, they trust that the food they buy will be safe to consume.  more PR

Rep. Khanna Issues Letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 22, 2026 The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 Dear Secretary Lutnick, I am writing to seek information about the Department of Commerce's strategy to address the rise in c more PR

Rep. Khanna Issues Letter to Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Fuyao Glass America Inc. & Affiliates (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following letter to Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. and Fuyao Glass America Inc. and Affiliates: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 23, 2026 Mr. Cao Hui Chairman Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. Fuyao Industrial Zone II Fuqing, Fujian, 350301, PRC - Mr. Zuogui Xie President Fuyao Glass America Inc. and Affiliates 800 Fuyao Av more PR

Rep. Pallone Issues Letter to SpaceXAI CEO Musk (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following letter to SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 Elon Musk Chief Executive Officer SpaceXAI 1 Rocket Road Starbase, TX 78521 Dear Mr. Musk: I write to raise serious concerns regarding SpaceXAI's development and operation of its existing data centers and plans to further develop these data centers and their power sources. Communities across the nation are frustrated and angry about the pace of giant data cen more PR

Rep. Raskin Issues Letter to FIFA President Infantino (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 26, 2026 Mr. Gianni Infantino President FIFA Trump Tower 725 5th Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Infantino: In 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecuted more than two dozen high level FIFA officials and sports-marketing executives for a racketeering conspiracy involving wire fraud and money laun more PR

Sen. Gillibrand Issues Letter to Ex-Im Bank President, Chairman Jovanovic (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following letter to the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. President and Chairman John Jovanovic: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable John Jovanovic President & Chairman Export-Import Bank of the United States 811 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20571 Dear Chairman Jovanovic, I am writing to express my concern regarding the proposed closure of the New York regional office of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) more PR

Sen. Markey, 11 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Defense, Justice, Homeland Security Depts. (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, with 11 co-signers issued the following letter to the departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20528 - The Honorable Pete Hegseth Se more PR

Sen. Schmitt, 3 Co-Signers Issue Letter to President Trump on Missouri Disaster Declaration Request (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, with three co-signers issued the following letter to President Trump on Missouri disaster declaration request: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 31, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC, 20500 Dear President Trump, We write in strong support of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe's July 28, 2026, request for a major disaster declaration following the devastating severe storms and flood more PR

Sen. Shaheen, 9 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, with nine co-signers issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: We write to express our deep frustration that the Department of the Treasury is "not at present" planning to move forward with the long-standing effort to place Harriet T more PR

Sen. Warren, 3 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Social Security Commissioner Bisignano (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, with three co-signers issued the following letter to Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 27, 2026 Frank Bisignano Commissioner Social Security Administration 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21235 Dear Commissioner Bisignano: We write regarding reports that Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices and resident stations in a handful of states are or have temporarily "closed to the public"1 due to more PR

Sen. Whitehouse, 4 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent, IRS CEO Bisignano (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, with four co-signers issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Service CEO Frank J. Bisignano: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 24, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 - Frank J. Bisignano Chief Executive Officer Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20224 - Dear Secretary Bessent and Mr more PR

Sens. Gallego, Duckworth Issue Letter to FTC Chairman Ferguson (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 7, 2026 The Honorable Andrew N. Ferguson Chairman Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 - CC: The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of War U.S. Department of War 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 - CC: The Honorable Douglas A. Collins Secretary of Veterans A more PR

Sens. Warren, Blumenthal Issue Letter to SEC Chair Atkins (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen.Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 3, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chair U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chair Atkins: We write to request that your agency conduct an investigation of President Trump's more PR

Sens. Warren, Schiff Issue Letter to SEC (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chair U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chair Atkins: We write regarding the announcement earlier this month that Trump Media & Technology Group ("Trump Media") w more PR

Sens. Whitehouse, Heinrich Issue Letter to Deputy IG Brzymialkiewicz (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following letter to Deputy Inspector General Caryl Brzymialkiewicz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 Dr. Caryl Brzymialkiewicz Deputy Inspector General Performing the Duties of the Inspector General Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Dear Deputy Inspector General Brzymialk more PR