WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * 54 House Democrats Raise Concerns Over Trump Administration's Critical Minerals Agreements * Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) led 51 of their House Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to address concerns about its recently announced critical mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * 54 House Democrats raise concerns over Trump administration's critical minerals agreements * WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) today led 51 of their House Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to address concerns about its recently announced critical mineral more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 54 House Democrats Raise Concerns Over Trump Administration's Critical Minerals Agreements Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) led 51 of their House Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to address concerns about 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 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Jackson, Sanchez, and Huffman lead 51 House Democrats Raising Concerns Over Trump Administration's Critical Minerals Agreements * U.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sanchez (D-CA-38), and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) led 51 of their House Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to address concerns about its recently an 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. 19 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Ramirez, McGovern Demand Answers of Trump Admin. on Persecution of Political Dissent, Targeting of Left-leaning Political Groups "Defining political opposition as an existential threat does not make communities safer-it degrades civil liberties, expands state surveillance, enables violence by state actors, and mirrors the repressive tactics of authoritarian regimes worldwide." - Today, Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Delia C. R 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 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Democrats Urge Trump to Rescind Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order * PROVIDENCE, RI - Pointing to rising measles outbreaks, which have already surged to a 35-year high, and a spike in non-medical vaccine exemption requests in K-12 schools, U.S. Senator Jack Reed teamed up with 90 Congressional colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his August 10 executive order targeting childhood vaccines. Senator Reed joined a le more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, with 113 co-signers issued the following letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503 Dear Director Vought, We write regarding reports that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) not to renew approximately $46 million in direc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following letter with 53 co-signers to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and three cabinet secretaries: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 17, 2026 Ambassador Jamieson Greer U.S. Trade Representative 600 17th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20508 - Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20451 - Secretary Howard Lutnick U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  more PR