WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Gallego Sounds Alarm on Fed Chair Warsh's Plan to Scale Back Interest Rate Meeting Schedule Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) led six Senate Democrats in calling on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh to maintain the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) longstanding schedule of at least eight meetings per year. The letter was sent in response to the New York Times' recent reporting that Warsh is considering reducing the frequenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- 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 statement on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, & Morgan Stanley Underwrite Shein's Slave Labor Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China made the following statement on fast fashion company Shein's plans for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange next month, after failing to go p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * New Study: Families In New York Have Had To Spend $5,000+ More Because Of Trump * JEC Report: The Average Household In New York Has Had To Pay An Additional $5,000+ For Goods And Services Due To Rising Costs Under President Trump Washington, D.C. -Today, a new Joint Economic Committee (JEC) report found that as of July 2026, the average household in New York has had to pay an additional $5,000+ for goods and services due to rising costs und more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * NEXT WEEK: CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN TO HOST AFFORDABILITY TELEPHONE TOWN HALL AS WAR IN IRAN REACHES SIXTH MONTH AND HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES CONTINUE TO FACE RISING COSTS * NEXT WEEK: Congressman Pat Ryan to Host Affordability Telephone Town Hall As War in Iran Reaches Sixth Month and Hudson Valley Families Continue to Face Rising Costs Congressman Ryan will host a Telephone Town Hall on Monday, August 31st at 5:30pm The town hall comes one year after th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 20, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio: I write to follow-up on my ongoing concern regarding the Department's management of crucial State Department fellowships: Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following letter with Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, and Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, to Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 21, 2026 The Honorable Doug Collins Secretary of Veterans Affairs U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Dear Secretary Collins, We write to convey our concerns regarding the planned closure of the Schenectady Veterans Affairs (VA) C more PR