WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for convening this hearing and for the opportunity to submit this statement for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS LEADS SENATORS IN INTRODUCING BILL TO END TARIFFS ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES As reported in The Hill, U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act, legislation that would exempt school supplies and educational materials from tarif more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * As Nevada School Year Begins, Rosen Working to Lower Back-to-School Costs, Keep Students Safe * LAS VEGAS, NV - As a new school year begins across Nevada, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is working to lower back-to-school costs for hardworking families and make sure kids are safe when going to school. Last week, she helped introduce the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to repeal Donald Trump's tariffs on school supplies and provide some financial more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Colleagues Demand EPA Drop its Effort to Weaken PFAS Drinking Water Protections for Millions of Americans * U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues are demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdraw their proposal to roll back drinking water protections - which, if finalized, would remove federal public health limits on the amount of certain PFAS chemicals in our drinking water. The Senators emphasize that re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Trump Undermining Childhood Vaccines as Colorado Kids Return to School * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encouraging states to reconsider school immunization requirements: "Just as Colorado kids are heading back to school, Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Padilla, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Stop Illegal Voter Roll Purges Before Election Day * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee with oversight over federal elections, joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and 26 Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration adhere to the National V more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Bice Welcomes HUD Secretary Scott Turner to Oklahoma's Fifth District * Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Congresswoman Bice welcomed HUD Secretary Scott Turner to Oklahoma City and Pivot's Tiny Home community, which provides stable housing and supportive services for youth aged 16-24. Pivot is a nonprofit in Oklahoma City that offers programs such as counseling, educational and vocational training, housing, and intervention and diversion services f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts, 7 Million Children Already Have a Brighter Future Ahead The Working Families Tax Cuts are giving millions of American children a head start on saving for their future. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently announced that enrollment in Trump Accounts - a new type of tax advantaged individual savings and investment account established more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Similarly, and directly relevant to the subject of today's hearing, section 103(a)(11) of the INA specifically authorizes the DHS se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Former New York City Police Department Commissioner and Los Angeles Police Department Chief William Bratton recently echoed ICE's co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Demands Answers About the Presence of an Undercover HSI Agent Outside her Town Hall Meeting * MINNEAPOLIS - Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) sent an oversight letter to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) demanding a response as to why an undercover HSI agent was stationed outside of her monthly town hall meeting in Richfield. Following nationwide concerns about the Trump Administration's use of ICE and DHS to intimidate  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Joins Legislation to Ban ICE from Using TSA Data Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) co-sponsored the No TSA Data for ICE Act, introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), 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, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Demands State Department Report on Human Rights Abuses in Venezuela * U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the U.S. Department of State share an assessment detailing Venezuela's human rights violations under Acting President Delcy Rodriguez. The letter also calls for the State Department to commit to preventing additional human rights  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, posted the following news release: * * * Crow Celebrates Opening of Project Worthmore's Roots Community Hub * AURORA -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) and leaders from Project Worthmore opened the new Roots Community Hub in Aurora, a center that provides resources to new immigrant and refugee families. Congressman Crow secured $4 million in federal Community Project Funds that helped ensure necessary renovations to the building and allowed Project Worthmore to expand the programs and resource more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Lawmakers Slam Trump's Efforts to Tear Apart Military Families, Convert Military Bases into Deportation Traps Senate investigation revealed ICE has attempted to deport 282 Veterans and their relatives, in potential violation of law that prevents the use of military against civilians - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in leading an extens more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * FACT CHECK: President Trump Underscores PCSA Protections for Women's Sports, Calls on Senate to Pass Bill In an official White House memo, the Office of the White House Counsel yesterday made clear that "the Protect College Sports Act would not preempt state laws prohibiting men from participating in women's sports." Misinformation has spread about how the Protect College Sports Act  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs, McCaul Lead Bipartisan Sanctions Effort to Cut Off the Lifelines Sustaining Putin's War * Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act targets Russia's banks, energy revenues, shadow fleet, and global enablers while strengthening the path to a just and lasting peace WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and a longtime leader in Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Opposing Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong opposition to his executive order reducing the boundar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Opposing Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by J. James Kim, director of the Korea Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, and an adjunct faculty at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, and the distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I am deeply honored by your invitation to sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Brent D. Sadler, senior research fellow of naval warfare and advanced technology at the Heritage Foundation Allison Center for National Security, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * There is a comprehensive contest playing out today with China. This societal, economic, and military contest has only in recent years been acknowledged in W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Brent D. Sadler, senior research fellow of naval warfare and advanced technology at the Heritage Foundation Allison Center for National Security, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) COVID Shocks and Zero-day Chinese Backdoors. The COVID pandemic awakened Americans to the danger of relying on Chinese-sourced more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Neguse, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Build AmeriCorps and National Guard Partnership, Bolster Community Resilience * Bill would help fill wildland firefighting positions among others WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse, along with Senator Bill Cassidy, introduced the National Guard for National Service Act to establish a formal partnership between AmeriCorps and the National Guard. The bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * DeLauro Statement on Senate Passage of Continuing Resolution House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on the continuing resolution passed in the Senate early this morning: "The continuing resolution passed out of the Senate today makes important progress and includes critical provisions Democrats have pushed for throughout the governm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, McCaul, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026alongside 16 of their colleagues. This legislation -which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for more than a year and se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Huffman, Dexter Open Investigation into Insider Trading at Energy Fuels After Trump Guts Bears Ears Energy Fuels CEO bought 74,000 shares days before the monument was cut by 90 percent, the largest insider purchase in company history - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Meet the Press on NBC Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Meet the Press with Kristen Welker on NBC to discuss the increasing influence of Democratic Socialism in the Democratic Party, the economy, Middle East diplomacy, and conflict with Iran. Key Excerpts on the economy: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "There's still good news in this July's jobs report about the resurgence of manufacturing jobs and construction jobs that are being c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, McCaul, Hoyer, Wilson, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * Toledo, OH - Today, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Urges USPS Board to Remove Postmaster General Over Effort to Implement Trump's Election Mail Order Federal Courts Have Held Violates the Constitution * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today urged the United States Postal Service Board of Governors to remove Postmaster General David Steiner for pursuing implementation of President Trump's mail-b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Announces New Bill to Fully Rescind Corrupt Trump "Get Out of Jail Free" Tax Immunity Deal * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01),a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced new legislation with Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act, to officially rescind the unprecedented tax immunity deal granted to Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces Stopping Border Surges Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Stopping Border Surges Act to disincentivize child trafficking and combat bad-faith asylum fraud. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). "Child traffickers have smuggled abused children across our border thanks to the Biden administration more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting Against Trump's Personal Attorney to Serve as AG * Blanche Recently Caught on Tape Saying He Will Restrict Reproductive Rights Nationwide Lujan Introduced Epstein Files Transparency Act II and No Trump Immunity Act Ahead of Blanche's Confirmation Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General: "The Attorney General' more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murray, Advocates Sound the Alarm on Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Vow to Save Head Start * Earlier This Week, Lujan Introduced Legislation to Support and Strengthen New Mexico's Early Childhood Education Workforce WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE, DOWNLOAD HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), one of two Head Start graduates to serve in the U.S. Senate, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul, Hoyer, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * WASHINGTON - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 alongside 16 of their colleagues. This legislation -which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for more than more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- 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: * * * Moolenaar: AI Chipmaker End-User Restrictions Undermined by Loopholes hairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China recently sent a letter to Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) asking the bureau to make it clear that the Foundry Due Diligence Rule remains in effect. In the lette more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone, NJ Delegation Urge Approval of New Jersey's Appeal for Federal Disaster Assistance After Initial Request Was Denied * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) joined members of the New Jersey congressional delegation in urging President Donald J. Trump to approve Governor Mikie Sherrill's appeal of FEMA's denial of the State's request for a Major Disaster Declaration following the devastating February 22-23, 2026, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Pallone: Trump's "Gold Standard" Vaccine Executive Order Puts Politics Ahead of Science and Endangers Children's Health Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on President Trump's executive order establishing so-called "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations:" "This executive order lets political more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, posted the following news release: * * * Pass Freedom Haulers initiative to put American veterans first * For far too long, Washington put illegal aliens ahead of American citizens. The Biden administration opened our border, undermined immigration enforcement, and allowed illegal labor to compete with Americans for jobs and wages. President Donald Trump is reversing that betrayal. His new Freedom Haulers initiative sends a clear message: American jobs should go first to American wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Senate Confirms Todd Blanche 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 passed the Senate, with all Democrats in objection. "Todd Blanche is running the Epstein files cover-up, is personal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Netanyahu Rejecting Trump's Gaza Plan * CRANSTON, RI - After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a U.S.-backed 15-point plan to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli troops from Gaza, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement: "This is yet more failed leadership from both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. They are both impediments t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Aguilar Highlights Importance of Bloomington Community Health Center for Inland Empire Residents * Bloomington Community Health Center offers quality healthcare services, including primary care, pediatric care, dental care, behavioral care and pharmacy services BLOOMINGTON, CA - Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) visited Bloomington Community Health Center as part of National Health Center Week to recognize the importance of community health center more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, with six co-signers issued the following letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, and Kathryn Williams, deputy secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 3, 2026 Kathryn Williams Deputy Secretary Florida Department of Children and Families 2415 North Monroe Street Suite 400 Tallahassee, FL 32303 - The Honorable Ron Desantis Governor The Capitol 400 South Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 - Dear Deputy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Houlahan, Sen. Warren, Lawmakers Slam Trump Admin for Efforts to Tear Apart Military Families, Convert Military Bases Into "Traps" for Non-Citizens * Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representatives Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) led a bicameral letter pressing the Department of Defense (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following letter to Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 - The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 - The Honorable John Ratcliffe Director Central more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 3rd, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Secretary Hegseth: I write to demand that the names of Staff Sergeant Angel Rampersad, Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, Private Isabella Gonzales, and Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton be restored to the official count of the Iran War c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 The Honorable Robert Cekada Director Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 99 New York Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20226 Dear Director Cekada: As Democratic Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, we write to express our o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following letter to the Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director David Venturella: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 5, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Washington, D.C. 20528 - David Venturella Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th St. SW Washington, DC 20536 - Dea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, with three co-signers issued the following letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Export-Import Bank of the U.S. President and Chairman John Jovanovic: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 - The Honorable Chris Wright Secretary of Energy 1000 Independe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 3, 2026 The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Grassley: On June 26, 2026, every Democratic member of the Judiciary Committee wrote to you to ask that you proceed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) oversight hearing scheduled for Ju more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 5, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: It has come to my attention that you are visiting Casa Grande, Arizona today with Speaker Mike Johnson and Congressman Juan Ciscomani for "a tour of a manufacturing facility and an economic roundtable with Ariz more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the David Wesling, acting field office director of Boston Enforcement and Removal Operations at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 David Wesling Boston Acting Field Office Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston Field Office 1000 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 Dear Acting Director Wesling: Since assuming offi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Murray on Passage of CR Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Senate passage of the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) that keeps the government funded through December 11. "This is an important step forward to prevent a shutdown no one wants and provide the runway we need to negotiate funding bills in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Joyce Meyer and Bureau of Economic Analysis Director Vipin Arora: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable Joyce Meyer Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20230 - The Honorable Vipin Arora Director Bur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Reports about Fed Governor Lisa Cook U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on reports that President Trump is moving forward with his attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook: "Donald Trump is tanking the economy, and he is desperate more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, 24 co-signers issued the following letter to the departments of Justice, State and Treasury: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 5, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20451 - The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20220 - The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, 46 co-signers issued the following letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-2454-IFC Dear Administrator Oz, We write to urge you to withdraw the Administration's interim fina more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following letter to Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 30, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-2454-IFC Dear Administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Visits Bahr Farms in St. James ST. JAMES, Mo. - Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) visited Bahr Farms in St. James, touring the operation and meeting with Ben Bahr to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Missouri's cattle producers. Congressman Smith said, "Ben and his brother, Travis, are carrying on something their family started generations ago, and being there in person, you can feel just how much work went into building it. What t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Jared Blankenship, state director for Texas Farm Bureau District 1, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Safeguarding America's Food Economy and Controlling Agricultural Threats to Livestock and Enterprises Act (H.R. 7466): * * * Chairwoman Hageman and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Jared Blankenship, and I am representing Texas Farm Bureau and our more t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Lee Introduce Bill to Combat Child Trafficking * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in introducing the Stopping Border Surges Act which would disincentivize child trafficking and combat bad-faith asylum fraud. "Thankfully, President Trump has locked down our borders after Joe Biden let millions of illegals invade our country," said Sen. Tuberville. "But unfortunately, we still hav more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, McCaul, Colleagues Introduce the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Missouri) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) introduced the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 alongside 16 of their colleagues. This legislation -which honors the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who worked on the bill for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lawmakers Slam Trump Admin for Efforts to Tear Apart Military Families, Convert Military Bases Into "Traps" for Non-Citizens * Senate investigation revealed ICE has attempted to deport 282 veterans and their relatives; could be violating law that prevents the use of military against civilians "Service members must have confidence that their sacrifices will be honored, not used against them or to target their loved ones." Text of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Reaffirms U.S.-Canada Partnership at 47th Annual Meeting of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers * SHELBURNE, VT -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Vermont Governor Phil Scott at Shelburne Farms for the 47th annual meeting of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers. Senator Welch delivered remarks underscoring how the White House's rhetoric against Canada-Vermont's largest partner in trade-has hur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * With Less than 100 Days Until the Midterm Elections, Shaheen Presses Trump Administration on Legal Deployment of Election Monitors, Prohibition of Mass Voter Purges * (Washington, DC) - With less than 100 days until November's midterm elections, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is continuing her efforts to defend our nation's election integrity in two recent letters she sent to Trump Administration officials, one to Attorney General Todd  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Hosting Online Hearing to Take Testimony from Rural Oregonians About Health Care * #Senator's virtual "Reimagining Health Care for America" hearing begins at 1:30 pm PT (2:30 pm MT) on Sunday, Aug. 16 Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will host a virtual health care field hearing on Sunday, August 16 to hear from rural Oregonians about their concerns and experiences as patients, consumers of long-term care, family caregi more PR