WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Refuses to Rule it Out, Slotkin Presses Hegseth to Guarantee Military Won't Interfere in Midterm Elections * Slotkin has sought the same assurances from Pentagon leaders under both parties in 2020 and 2024 WASHINGTON D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) sent letters to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, calling on them to publicly confirm that the U.S. mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Visa Delays Threaten Fall Arrival for International Students, Reed & Whitehouse Demand Answers & Action from U.S. State Department * Providence, RI - With college students heading back to campus in the coming weeks for the start of a new academic year, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are pressing the Trump Administration to process international student and scholar visas without unjust delay. Whitehouse a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Schumer, Schrier, 88 Colleagues Demand Rescission of Trump's Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) led 88 colleagues in demanding President Donald Trump rescind his executive order that directs federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encourag more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Senate Armed Services Colleagues to Demand Accountability from Hegseth After Reports of Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln * [Hartford, CT] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal joined all twelve of his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) minority, as well as the Democratic leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Heg more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Leads Call for Trump to Reverse Costly Directive Restoring Outdated Technology on Aircraft Carriers * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today called on Donald Trump to reverse a recent national security memorandum directing the Department of Defense to replace electromagnetic catapults with steam-powered systems on future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Durbin, Hirono, & Merkley Demand Answers After Unqualified Organization with Close Ties to ICE Receives No-Bid Contract to Provide Legal Services to Migrant Children * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today pressed Our Rescue, an anti-human trafficking and child exploitation organization with close ties to U.S. Immigration and Cu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO HELP COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY * (Rochester, N.Y.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle was joined by Rochester community health centers and advocates to announce the introduction of his Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Act, legislation he authored to help community health centers integrate food and nutrition more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Ryan, Colleagues Demand Transparency from Pentagon on USS Lincoln's Overextended Deployment & Sailors' Safety Amid reports of the mental health strain, exhaustion, and safety concerns of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, Congressman Ryan is demanding answers from the Pentagon President Trump recently dismissed concerns from sailors' families, claiming the deployment has been "not nearly long enough" KINGSTON, NY - Congressman Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Dean, PA Delegation Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) introduced the Oversight Access Act to allow Members of Congress to bring one staff member inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities when conducting congressional oversight without more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Discusses Rising Costs and the Impact on Agriculture Industry with Illinois Corn Growers * August 18, 2026 [OGLESBY, IL] - Today, at the Illinois Corn August Board Meeting, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with leaders to discuss the impact that rising costs have had on Illinois farmers and the agriculture industry. Among their shared priorities, Duckworth and the members underscored the importance of supporting family farmers more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Lara L. Burns, senior research fellow of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Abuirshaid discussed how Hamas still sought the annihilation of Israel, even if it had to lie about that publicly in furtheran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Trump's Endless War In Iran * Today, following the official lapse of President Trump's 60-day ceasefire deal with Iran and his threat to broaden and prolong the war even further by bombing Oman, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, released the following statement: "Every day that Trump's reckless war drags on is another day that working families suffer. Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Statement on Proposed Roadless Rule Rollback * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration proposed to finalize the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule, which would strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of national forests and leave these lands vulnerable to reckless development: "The Roadless Rule protects n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Boyle Announces Legislation to Lower Cost of Back-to-School Supplies, Calls on Trump to End Tariff Taxes on School Supplies * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) announced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act, legislation to lower the cost of school supplies for students and teachers. This bill would exempt school supplies and educational materials from the Trump administration's costly tariff taxes, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Common Cents Act Passes Senate by Unanimous Consent * OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) successfully advanced the bipartisan Common Cents Act through the Senate by unanimous consent before the Senate adjourned. The legislation would end production of the penny and save taxpayers an estimated $56 million annually. The effort to end penny production  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Highlights How Trump's Reckless Foreign Policy Decisions are Making Americans Less Safe * "The American people are paying the price of his mistakes. And so are servicemembers that are in the region." In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined CNN's Anderson Cooper to warn about what he described as President Trump's cascading foreign policy failures-from his reckless war in Iran and the deteriorating conditions aboard the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Pelosi Reflects On Historic LGBTQ Progress And The Fight Ahead In Exclusive Interview With The Advocate * Washington D.C. - In an exclusive cover story for The Advocate, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi reflected on nearly four decades of advocacy alongside the LGBTQ community, from confronting the HIV/AIDS crisis and advancing landmark civil rights protections to the ongoing fight for transgender Americans. As she prepares to conclude her h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Indiana Delegation Sends Letter to President Trump Supporting Disaster Declaration to Address June Storms * INDIANAPOLIS - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and the Indiana congressional delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump in support of Governor Mike Braun's August 6, 2026, request for a major disaster declaration following severe storms that impacted Indiana during the period of June 6-26, 2026. Hoosiers were still working to r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Latest Reporting on U.S. Strikes Targeting Random Fishing Boats * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement regarding public reporting detailing a series of mysterious attacks on random fishing boats without known ties to narcotrafficking operations: "Beginning in April, The Guardian, The New York Times and the Washingt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Tillis Press Trump Administration to Reverse Cuts to Joint Military Exercises with South Korea Bipartisan senators warn that scaling back exercises will degrade military readiness at a time when North Korea is deepening ties with Russia and China - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) pressed the Trump administration to reverse its decision to substantially reduce joint military exercises between the United States and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Durbin Lead Illinois Democratic Delegation in Calling on Trump Administration to End Mass Immigration Hearings Scheduling Up to 185 People at a Time * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 13 of their Illinois colleagues in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Appointed to the Board of the Institute of American Indian Arts * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement on being appointed to the Board of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) by U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): "As the Senator for New Mexico, and as the longtime U.S. Representative for IAIA's home in Santa Fe,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- 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. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Bennet, Schumer, Schrier, 88 Colleagues Demand Rescission of Trump's Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 18, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Representative K more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members' Statement on State's Victory in Lawsuit to Restore Greenbelt FBI Headquarters * August 17, 2026 Contact: Aaron Harawa(link sends email) / Justice Battle(link sends email)WASHINGTON - Today, members of Maryland's Congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Khanna, and Meeks Lead Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Explain Decision to Lift Sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong Officials * WASHINGTON-Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Raking Member of the Congressional-Commission on China, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Arielle F. Klepach, senior litigation counsel of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) He was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen in 2011./93 * * * 88 Esam Omeish, "MAS President Letter to the Washington Post," Muslim American more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, California Leaders Sound Alarm as Trump Administration Cuts Billions in Federal Funding * SACRAMENTO, CA -As the Trump Administration moves to slash federal funding and rewrite longstanding grant programs, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) convened California leaders to sound the alarm about the consequences for communities across the state. The roundtable included a discussion among leaders from California universities, nonprofits,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Homeland Democrats Host Hearing on ICE's Deadly Use of Force in Biddeford * Today, U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, hosted a Democratic shadow hearing examining Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) use of force an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Pressley, McGovern Open Congressional Inquiry of Trump Administration Persecution of Political Dissent, Targeting of Left-leaning Political Groups * Washington, DC -Congressmembers Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 23 colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent demanding an end to the Trump Administration's policies to persecut more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Pushes Interior Department on Renewable Energy Permitting * August 18, 2026 #In New Letter, Rep. Levin & House Colleagues Demand Transparency on the Status of Permit Approvals for Clean Energy Projects Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), alongside Ranking Members Chellie Pingree (ME-01) and Jared Huffman (CA-02), led colleagues on the House Appropriations Committee and Natural Resources Committee in a letter to Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse Introduces Bill Expanding Access to Breast Cancer Screenings for Americans 30 & Over * Washington, D.C. -Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the Screen to Save Act, a bill that changes federal insurance guidelines to ensure mammograms, X-ray imaging tests used to screen for and diagnose breast cancer, are covered with zero out-of-pocket costs for individuals 30 and older. The Affordable Care Act currently requires most more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Introduces Legislation to Hold GKN Accountable * GARDEN GROVE, CA - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) introduced new legislation to require additional transparency and accountability measures for industrial facilities that handle hazardous materials. H.R. 10108, the Hazardous Materials Transparency Act, mandates that these facilities properly and regularly notify the communities they operate in about the safety measures th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Colleagues in Demanding that Trump Rescind Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Congressional colleagues in demanding that Donald Trump rescind his dangerous executive order that directs federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encourage states to reconsider school immunization requirements. The letter comes following mult more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Deluzio, Dean, Lee, Evans Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) yesterday joined Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Dwight Evans (PA-03) in introducing the new Oversight Access Act of 2026. This bill would allow for Representatives to bring one member of their staff inside Immigration and Customs Enfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER, DURBIN, KRISHNAMOORTHI, ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION CALL ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO END MASS IMMIGRATION HEARINGS SCHEDULING UP TO 185 PEOPLE AT A TIME * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Schrier, Schumer, and Bennet Lead 88 Colleagues in Demanding the Rescission of Trump's Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), alongside Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), led 88 colleagues in demanding President Donald Trump rescind his executive order that directs federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine rec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Banks Calls for U.S. Open-Source AI Leadership to Counter China Recommends action to strengthen American open-source AI leadership - Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Chairman Christopher Phelan encouraging the Trump administration to examine policies that ensure the United States wins both the race to develop the world's most advanced artificial intelligence and the race to make American AI models th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Urges USTR to Consider Impact of Salt Tariffs on Kansas Businesses, Local Governments & Taxpayers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today urged U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer to consider the consequences the administration's proposed 50 percent tariffs on imported salt from Canada would have on Kansas businesses, local governments and taxpayers, who rely on de-icing salt to keep roads safe during the win more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Moving Through a Long To-Do List At the start of last year, Republicans had a long to-do list. The American people had made their priorities clear, and we were ready to deliver on them. Republicans were committed to strengthening our economy, securing the border, and making America safer and stronger in the years ahead. And that's exactly what we've been working on since taking control in Washington last year. This April, 97 percent of American ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Hosts Discussion in Alexandria on the Community's Successful Strategy in Combating the Fentanyl Epidemic and Recent Trump Administration Actions that Threaten the Progress That Has Been Made * ALEXANDRIA - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan hosted a discussion yesterday in Alexandria with Police Chief David Suckling and leaders of organizations that help Granite Staters get into and stay in recovery about their ongoing work to combat  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Ranking Member Wyden, Colleagues Demand HHS, DHS Stop Sharing Medicaid Data with ICE * Letter to HHS, CMS (PDF) | Letter to DHS (PDF) Washington (August 18, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Senators  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Padilla Announce Over $150 Million to Upgrade Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner Route * Federal funding will support safety improvements, extend pedestrian crossings, and implement other infrastructure upgrades across the rail route to ensure pedestrian safety Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) announced that Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner route will receive over $150 million in federal grant fu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Padilla Announce Over $42 Million to Upgrade Amtrak's Gold Runner Route in Kern County * Federal funding will support safety improvements, extend pedestrian crossings, and other infrastructure upgrades across the rail route to ensure pedestrian safety Washington D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) announced that Amtrak's Pacific Gold Runner route will receive over $42 million in grant funding fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Padilla, Reps. Brownley, Sherman Urge FEMA to Provide Answers on Delay to Release Millions in Federal Funding for Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Project in Los Angeles County U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.), and U.S. Representatives Julia Brownley (D-Calif.-26) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.-32) urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to quickly release more than $4 million in federal funding for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week, Lujan Highlights Fight to Lower Costs, Protect Nutrition Assistance, and Expand Access to Health Care Across Albuquerque * Albuquerque, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events across Albuquerque to highlight how he is fighting to protect nutrition assistance, expand affordable housing, and defend access to health care for New Mexicans. "From putting food on the table to finding an affordable pla more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Kelly Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Cuts to Joint Military Exercises with South Korea * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sent a letter to Department of War (DOW) Secretary Pete Hegseth urging the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to substantially reduce joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea and urged the administration to maintain the trainin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Top Natural Resources Committee Democrats Question Independence of Trump's Interior Watchdog Pick, Order Him to Preserve Records Amid Shredding Reports * #Lawmakers warn Dennis Kirk's partisan record threatens the independence of Interior's Inspector General as the office weighs at least four major corruption investigations Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to Dennis Kirk, President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on Minnesota State Government's Executive Actions to Prevent Copper-Nickel Mining in the Watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness * MINNEAPOLIS, MN - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced it will take aggressive executive action to stop a copper-sulfide mine within the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Over 90 Bicameral Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Drop Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, joined U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA-08), and 87 bicameral lawmakers in demanding President Trump reverse his executive order directing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Congress has a responsibili more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Congress has a responsibility  more PR