WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * An Update from Rep. Min Following Jewish Community Town Hall * "I was pleased to participate in a community forum last week with Jewish American constituents. As I stated clearly at the outset of a forum, I have a long history of condemning antisemitism and will continue to do so. I believe in Israel's right to exist and defend itself and will keep supporting the provision of defensive weapons so that Israel can protect itself and its people. But  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Hails Successful Launch Of Nancy Grace Roman Telescope * U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued a statement applauding the successful launch yesterday of the SpaceX Heavy Falcon that will deliver NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope to its target destination at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2). Beyer, former Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, previously led more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Bice Supports Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Bice voted in support of a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2026. Importantly, this funding maintains Republican spending levels and includes priorities of the Trump Administration. Congresswoman Bice serves on the House Appropriations Committee, which successfully passed all twelve bills through regular order out more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Bilirakis: Seniors Should Get the Relief - Not Insurance Companies * #-New Bill Preserves Part D Premium Relief for Seniors Without Reviving Special Protections for Insurers- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Part D Premium Protection Act of 2026, legislation designed around a simple principle: when Washington provides relief from rising prescription  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Sexual Abuse of Prison Staff Heads to President Trump's Desk * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed her bipartisan legislation, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, to help address the increasingly pervasive sexual assault and harassment of Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees by inmates: "No law more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Blasts ICE Tactics; Demands Accountability from DHS After Surge Targeting Connecticut Residents at Schools, Workplaces * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and the Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) David Venturella requesting a meeting and demanding information about a dramatic increase in immigration enforcement activ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE AND PRESSLEY, CO-CHAIRS OF THE HAITI CAUCUS, CONDEMN DEPORTATION AND DEHUMANIZATION OF HAITIAN NATIONALS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chairs of the House Haiti Caucus, issued the following statement: "Today, thousands of Haitians are in chains because Donald Trump decided their lives are a crime. They broke no laws, yet that did not stop the Trump Administration from forcing them into more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Cline Joins Small Business Roundtable in Roanoke * ROANOKE, VA - On Friday, Congressman Ben Cline, joined by Small Business Administration (SBA) Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs, participated in a roundtable and resource fair to hear directly from small business owners about the challenges they face. Following the event, Congressman Cline and Deputy Administrator Briggs toured Butler Parachute Systems where they saw the cutting-edge technology  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes to Avert a Partisan October Shutdown * | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro(link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2027: "Today's vote is the culmination of House Republicans moving proactively, decisively, and strategically earlier this summer. The action we took paved the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congress Passes Federal Funding Extension to Avoid Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) voted for the Senate Amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026, H.R. 6500, to extend current federal funding through December 11, 2026. The bipartisan stopgap funding bill avoids a government shutdown ahead of the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2026. "We voted to keep the government open and runnin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Questions Witnesses at Hearing on Sanctuary Jurisdictions * #Says "We don't need ICE in Memphis" WASHINGTON - The Republican-led Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement today held yet another hearing on sanctuary jurisdictions in advance of the November midterm elections. Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, questioned witnesses about Immigration and Custom more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen's Statement on Sunday's ICE Raid on Macon Road * WASHINGTON -Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who has raised his strong opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) being in Memphis on the House floor, in House Judiciary committee proceedings and in letters urging the immediate removal of ICE, made the following statement after hearing about an ICE raid at a bar on Macon Road in Memphis: "I've said it before and I'll s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Conducts Surprise Oversight Visit at Hidden Immigration Detention Facility at SFO * SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Following multiple reports of green card holders and other immigrants with legal status being detained for days by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) conducted unannounced oversight visits of the CBP-run airport detention facilities - the first k more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE LEADS LEGISLATION TO STOP TRUMP FROM RENAMING LAKE ONTARIO * (Washington, D.C.)-Today, Congressman Joe Morelle introduced the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act, legislation to stop President Donald Trump's attempt to rename Lake Ontario and protect the historic names of all five Great Lakes. The legislation, co-led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D, MI-06) and Congressman Tim Kennedy (D, NY-26), comes after President Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Introduces Legislation to Rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) introduced the Lake America Act, legislation to officially rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The legislation follows President Trump's official renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a change that was met with strong support across Northwest Florida. "President Trump put America back o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Votes to Extend Government Funding, Avert Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, the U.S. House passed H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, to continue federal funding through December 11, 2026. This legislation prevents a September 30, 2026 government shutdown while allowing Congress to continue working on the full-year FY2027 appropriations bills. "I'm proud to support this clean, straightforward continuin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Votes to Fund Government Through December 11th * "Today's legislation maintains funding for critical priorities that our communities depend on. I don't need to remind anyone that during the last government shutdown, the Trump Administration weaponized SNAP, threatening hunger on vulnerable citizens, including my constituents. This bill would ensure that WIC funding can continue at the rate necessary to meet current needs an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Simon's Vote on H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted against H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 and released the following statement: "Today I voted against H.R. 6500, the continuing resolution which would continue to fund President Trump and Congressional Republicans' deeply harmful and authoritari more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA: BIPARTISAN DEAL KEEPS GOVERNMENT OPEN WITHOUT FUNDING BORDER PATROL * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement following his vote in favor of the bipartisan continuing resolution to keep the government funded through December 11, 2026. "Today I voted to keep the government open, keep seniors fed, keep families housed, and block the Trump Administration's latest power grab. "This biparti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STILL HIDING 3 MILLION EPSTEIN FILES * Washington, DC - Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement after signing onto Congressman Thomas Massie's discharge petition to force a vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II, a follow up bill that would give survivors, state attorneys general, and members of Congress the ability to sue the DOJ through private right of action over its failure to disclo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on the Passage of the Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after voting for the stopgap funding bill: "I supported the Senate's stopgap funding bill that passed in the House today. Not only will it avert a harmful government shutdown, but it also delays a dangerous rule proposed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that allows politics to influe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Leaders Release Statement Urging White House Not to Wait to Restart Stalled Russia Sanctions * Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Richard Neal (D-Mass.-01), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Hous more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2026, with four democratic leaders: * * * Democratic Leaders Release Statement Urging White House Not to Wait to Restart Stalled Russia Sanctions U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Don Beyer (D-V more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Bill Prohibiting Any Administration from Renaming Great Lakes * U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Tim Kennedy (D-NY-26), and Joe Morelle (D-NY-25) introduced legislation to stop the Trump Administration from unilaterally renaming Lake Ontario and protect the official names of all five Great Lakes. The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act was introduced in response to President Trump's signing of an executive o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Colleagues Urge Trump to Recognize Importance of the U.S.-Canada Relationship * U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and 87 of her House colleagues are urging President Trump to change his administration's diplomatic approach with Canada and recognize the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship. The effort follows further fraying in the two country's relations amid President Trump's escalating and chaotic use of trade barrier more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett, Sewell Renew Demand for Answers as Trump Administration Moves to Strip Nonprofits of Tax-Exempt Status * IRS confirmed in April that the Members' oversight letter had been assigned for response -four months later, not one of sixteen questions has been answered WASHINGTON, D.C. -Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, today renewed their demand that Internal more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Calls for Emergency Hearing on President Trump's Beef Order * Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson requesting a hearing to examine President Trump's recent proclamation authorizing the import of 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef that can be sold below market-rate, a move that provides minimal to no relief to consumers while harming the long-term viabi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Introduces Bill to Reverse Trump Administration's Decision to Lower Student Loan Limits for Graduate and Professional Education * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the Restoring Opportunity for Advanced Education Act, legislation that would expand access to graduate and professional education by reversing provisions in H.R. 1, also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill," that limit access to federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following New Whistleblower Disclosure, Blumenthal Demands USPS Provide Documents, Answers About "Shit Show" Process to Screen Ballots & Potentially Catastrophic Impact on Mail-In Voting * [WASHINGTON, DC] - After receiving information from a whistleblower, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), wrote Postmaster General David Steiner demanding answers and documents abo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Gallego Calls On USPS Leadership to Testify Before Congress In Response to Whistleblower Mail In Voting Report Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement in response to reporting of an anonymous whistleblower complaint from the United States Postal Service (USPS): "A whistleblower just confirmed Trump's mail-ballot verification system is broken enough to lose or reject people's ballots ahead of the midterms more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Garbarino Brings Treasury Official, Long Island Business Leaders Together to Discuss Trump Accounts * Bay Shore, NY -Last week, Congressman Andrew Garbarino brought together U.S. Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Luke Pettit, local small business owners, and chamber and business leaders for a roundtable discussion on Trump Accounts and how Long Island employers can take advantage of the new program. Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Calls For Trump Admin To Fully Restore Counterterrorism Funding Withheld From New York, Echoing Governor Hochul And Mayor Mamdani * AHEAD OF 25th ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, TRUMP ADMIN MUST FULLY RESTORE ANTI-TERRORISM FUNDING Today, less than two weeks before the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City on 9/11, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement after New York Governor Kathy Hoc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Demand Department Of Education Release Funding For School-Based Mental Health Services * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined 12 of her Senate colleagues in urging the Department of Education to disburse the funds abruptly and unlawfully canceled for the School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and to halt its attempts to undermine th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to extend government funding through December 11 * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) voted today in favor of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government funded until December 11, preventing the risk of a government shutdown on October 1. The CR maintains current government funding levels until December 11, with limited policy changes. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan 370-48 vote. It previo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Continues Fight to Lower New Hampshire Energy Costs, Petitions to Intervene in Liberty Utilities Rate Hike Case * Nearly 100,000 New Hampshire ratepayers could see bills rise more than 16% under Liberty's $35.8 million rate request Concord, N.H. -On Monday, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) filed a petition with the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) seeking to intervene in Liberty Utilities' pending rate c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Urge Trump to Reverse Course on Canadian Trade War Threatening New Hampshire Small Businesses * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and 86 House of Representatives colleagues are urging President Trump to change his administration's diplomatic approach with Canada and recognize the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship. The effort follows further fraying in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on Small Refinery Exemptions and Biofuels Reallocation * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement on Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs). "Today's announcement by President Trump is a significant improvement from what was originally rumored and recognizes the importance of biofuels production. I appreciate Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces Nearly $400,000 for Buchanan County Disaster Relief * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a disaster related grant to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The funding breakdown of the grants is as follows: * $389,310 to support wide debris removal operations in Buchanan County In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the followin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Guthrie Votes To Avoid Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement following the House passage of H.R. 6500, a temporary government funding bill that would fund the government through December 11, 2026. This legislation is designed to provide Congress additional time to complete the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process in regular order and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Pressley and Clarke Condemn Deportation and Dehumanization of Haitian Nationals * Over 350,000 Haitian Nationals at Risk of Job Loss and Deportation "There is no excuse for treating our neighbors with such contempt...We call upon the Senate to immediately take the long overdue step of passing our legislation to restore TPS for Haiti. The lives of Haitians and Americans alike are at stake." WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswomen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Joins Grand Opening of DreamTree's New Resource Center & Housing Shelter in Taos, Made Possible with $1.5 Million He Secured * PHOTOS TAOS, N.M. -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of DreamTree's NEST Resource Center, a new space in Taos dedicated to helping New Mexicans access emergency housing, basic necessities and int more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Wyden, Klobuchar Demand Answers from Trump Official Who Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch * Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * Heinrich, Wyden, Klobuchar Demand Answers from Trump Official Who Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Ranking Member DeLauro Floor Remarks on Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2027 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of the measure we are considering today, which would extend government funding through December 11th. This bill, which passed the Senate by a vote of 90-6, is a marked improvement on the measure House Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * DeLauro Statement on House Passage of Continuing Resolution House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued the following statement on the House passage of a continuing resolution funding the government through December 11, 2026. "With the passage of this continuing resolution, the government funding deadline has been pushed to December 11th. I rema more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * Chairman Comer Investigates Biden Administration's DEA for Allowing Fentanyl to Hit U.S. Streets House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced an investigation into actions taken by the Biden Administration's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that allowed fentanyl to hit U.S. streets in New Mexico while the agency w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * House passes Golden-Lawler bill to protect Maine lobstermen from burdensome new right whale regulations until 2035 * WASHINGTON -Maine's lobstermen and the communities they support would get an extended reprieve from onerous new regulations related to the North Atlantic right whale until 2035 under a bill spearheaded by Congressmen Jared Golden (ME-02) and Mike Lawler (NY-17), which passed the House of Representatives in bipartisan 219-196 vote on Tu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * House Passes Legislation Honoring Heroic Medal of Honor Recipients Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 858, the Hershel 'Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.V.). The House companion, H.R. 186, was introduced by U.S. Representative Blake Moore (R-Utah). The bipartisan, bicameral legislation ensures  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * House Sends Bill to President Trump's Desk, Averts Partisan October Shutdown Today, the House of Representatives met to consider the Senate Amendments to H.R. 6500 - The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027. The measure was approved by a vote of 370-48 and will now be sent to President Trump's desk for signature. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "Today's vote is the culmination of House Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Proposed Pay Freeze for Civilian Federal Employees * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's proposal to issue a civilian federal pay freeze in 2027: "Once again, this Administration is trying to drive hardworking public servants out of government, delivering the 'trauma' that OMB Director Russ Vought promised to inflict.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * ICYMI: As National Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion, Budget Committee Ranking Member Merkley Calls on Congress to Curb Growing Deficit And Lays Out Deficit Reduction Plan In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, published an MS Now opinion essay detailing how the U.S. Government has reached unprecedented levels in our national deb more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Calls for USMCA Reforms to Protect Seasonal Produce Growers in The Hill Op-Ed * "This USMCA review gives our country a real opportunity to restore fairness for our seasonal produce growers, strengthen our food security and build a food system Americans can rely on and trust." WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan penned an op-ed in The Hill highlighting the necessity of protections for seasonal producers within the ongoing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Daines Commemorates 35 Years of Uzbekistan's Independence * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines commemorated the 35th Anniversary of the Independence of Uzbekistan-read his interview with the Dunyo IA HERE. Steve Daines: Uzbekistan's commitment to free market principles and development of its natural resources will build a brighter future for both its people and the United States Dunyo IA August 29, 2026 This year marks the 10th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: General Caine Responds to Slotkin, Assures No Plans to Send Troops to Polls in November, Hegseth Silent * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Associated Press reported that General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has confirmed in writing that the U.S. military has no plans to deploy federal troops or federalized National Guard members to polling places during the November 2026 midterm elections, and no plans to seize ballots,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Op-Ed: Republicans are leading a public safety revival. Americans are better off because of it. BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Amid a historic drop in violent crime, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) authored an op-ed in Fox News highlighting Republicans' successful efforts to safeguard American communities, as well as his public safety priorities  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Op-Ed: Republicans are leading a public safety revival. Americans are better off because of it. * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Amid a historic drop in violent crime, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) authored an op-ed in Fox News highlighting Republicans' successful efforts to safeguard American communities, as well as his public safety priorities for the remainder of the 119th Congress. "Republicans' re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Visits Southwest Colorado, Talks Tribal Issues, Innovation, Drought, Wildfires, Childcare, More * COLORADO - In case you missed it, Senator John Hickenlooper took to the road this week to meet with Coloradans in Durango, Towaoc, Dolores, Ouray, and Ridgway. Hickenlooper arrived in Durango on Wednesday for a full day of events. He started the day at Agile Space Industries for a tour and ribbon-cutting event at their new e more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Op-Ed by Rep. James Walkinshaw: This is the cost of Trump's ever-widening immigration trap * In an op-ed published by MSNOW on August 31, 2026, Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA-11) underscores that Trump is closing legal immigration pathways while scaling mass deportation efforts. Read the op-ed below or online at MSNOW. "How many more dads have to die?" Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's son asked me that question shortly after his 52-year-o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Detroit Free Press Op-Ed, Peters Condemns USPS Final Rule Restricting Vote by Mail as Unconstitutional Power Grab In an op-ed published in the Detroit Free Press, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, condemned the United States Postal Service's (USPS) final rule to carry out President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Sequim, Senator Murray Affirms Commitment to Protect Public Lands, Invest in Forest Service and National Parks; Murray Reiterates Strong Opposition to Repeal of Roadless Rule and Continues Fight to Pass Wild Olympics Bill Senator Murray's Wild Olympics Bill Would Protect Olympic Peninsula Public Lands & Salmon Streams Against Trump Administration Threats ICYMI: Senator Murray's Wild Olympics Bill Advances Through Key Senate Hearing on Wave of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Joyce Supports FY 27 Continuing Resolution Set to Become Law Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, a short-term funding measure that will keep the federal government open and operating through December 11, 2026. This legislation, which passed both the House and the Senate, now heads to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. "The conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Vindman Meet with Veterans, Discuss Long Wait Times at Fredericksburg VA Health Care Center * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07) hosted a roundtable in Fredericksburg with veterans to discuss their experiences with the local VA Health Care Center. This comes after consistent reports of long wait times and staffing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Dingell, Lead Colleagues In Letter Urging President to Recognize Importance of the US-Canada Relationship * Toledo, OH - Today, Democratic Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led 86 of their House colleagues in urging President Trump to change his Administration's diplomatic approach with Canada and recognize the importance of the US-Canada more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Keeping the Promise: Kennedy Urges Passage of Social Security 2100 Act * LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - Standing alongside faith leaders, community members, and elected officials at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Lackawanna, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) called on Congress to pass the Social Security 2100 Act, legislation that would expand Social Security benefits and strengthen the program's long-term viability by making the wealthiest pay  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly votes for continuing resolution to keep government open * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of H.R. 6500, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, legislation to keep the federal government open through December 11, 2026. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives, previously passed the U.S. Senate, and now heads to President Trump's desk for his signature. "House Republicans have once  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Dingell, Morelle Introduce Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act to Block Trump's Attempt to Rename Lake Ontario * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26), alongside Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25), introduced the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act, legislation to block President Trump's attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" and prohibit the future renaming of any of the five G more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Blasts FDA Decision to Authorize New JUUL2 Vaping Products * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End Youth Vaping, today criticized the Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize the marketing of the JUUL2 e-cigarette device along with tobacco- and menthol-flavored pods. The FDA announced Friday that it had authorized the three JUUL2 products after  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Blasts Trump Voter Suppression Effort Revealed by USPS Whistleblower * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today responded to a whistleblower report from a U.S. Postal Service official alleging that Trump Administration officials are continuing to implement restrictions on mail voting despite court orders blocking the effort. The whistleblower alleges that USPS is secretly rushing to implement an untested ball more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Renews Demand for Answers from Trump DOJ as Republican Officials Raise Alarm Over "Aggressive" Election Monitors * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today renewed his demand for answers from Attorney General Todd Blanche as Republican officials in Wyoming raised alarms over the conduct of Department of Justice election monitors during more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes for Continuing Resolution that Rejects Funding for Trump's Border Patrol and Reins in Illegal White House Power Grabs * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for a bill that extends government funding, without money for ICE or the Border Patrol, and blocks the White House's plan to hand President Trump's political appointees full control of the federal grant process. "After Republicans tried to pass a fund more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING FOR AN AFFORDABLE AMERICA" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans break their promises to the American people and the cost of living continues to skyrocket, House Democrats remain committed to fighting for an affordable America and pushing back against Republican c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING FOR AN AFFORDABLE AMERICA" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans break their promises to the American people and the cost of living continues to skyrocket, House Democrats remain committed to fighting for an affordable America and pushing back against Republican corruption. LEADER JEFFRIE more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON PIERRE DAMAS BEL * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am heartbroken by the senseless death of Pierre Damas Bel. Like hundreds of thousands of Haitians, Pierre fled dangerous conditions and received temporary protected status to build a better life for himself and patriotically contribute to our nation. Instead, Donald Trump's mass deportati more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON PIERRE DAMAS BEL * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am heartbroken by the senseless death of Pierre Damas Bel. Like hundreds of thousands of Haitians, Pierre fled dangerous conditions and received temporary protected status to build a better life for himself and patriotically contribute to our nation. Instead, Donald Trump's mass deportation machine ripped away Pier more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * McClain Delaney, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce $250,000 to Rehabilitate Boonsboro's Wastewater System * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) announced $250,000 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Town of Boonsboro to rehabilitate its wastewater system. The project includes inspecting 20,000 linear feet of sewer m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Bringing 'Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings' to Portland, Springfield, Medford * PORTLAND, OR - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold 'Stop the Corruption Town Hall Meetings' in Portland, Springfield, and Medford on Thursday, September 10. "Our democratic republic works best when elected officials work for the public good, not the elected official's personal profit," said Merkley. "Trump and his family abuse h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Introduces Bill to End Trump's Trade War with Canada & Lower Costs, Slams Trump's Latest Tariffs as "Economic Arson" * Seattle, WA - After President Trump continued to ignore skyrocketing costs and hit American families with a new round of tariff taxes, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in introducing legislation that would revoke Trump's newest global tariffs and 50% tariffs on Canada,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * My Statement on H.R.6500 * When Speaker Johnson tried to pass a Continuing Resolution in July, I voted against it, because we still had months before the federal government's budget would expire. I wanted to use that time to broker a better deal. Now, I can say that holding out was worth it. Today, I voted to pass a far better Continuing Resolution than the one offered two months ago. This CR closes a loophole that would have allowed the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Georgians Report Insurance Companies Are Denying or Delaying Care Doctors Say They Need * Atlanta, Ga. -A new report from U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff reveals insurance companies are denying or delaying care Georgians' doctors say they need. Today, Sen. Ossoff released a new report that details how Georgians are suffering delays or denials of medically necessary health care due to issues with "prior authorization," where an insurance more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * On Overdose Awareness Day, Senator Moody Continues Fight to Save Lives from Deadly Illicit Opioids On National Overdose Awareness Day, Senator Ashley Moody is continuing the fight to save lives from illicit opioids. Through Senator Moody's work as the former Florida Attorney General, Florida led the nation in fentanyl interdictions and has seen fentanyl-related deaths fall faster than the national average. Senator Moody is wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Announce Nearly $150 Million in Federal Funding for LA Metro Vermont Transit Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement that it is providing nearly $150 million in federal funds for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Vermont Transit Corridor Bus Rapid Transi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Urge Trump to Reverse Course on Canadian Trade War Threatening New Hampshire Small Businesses * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and 86 House colleagues are urging President Trump to change his administration's diplomatic approach with Canada and recognize the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship. The effort follows further fraying in the two country's relations amid President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins California Democrats in Pressing The Trump Administration to Release $867 Million in Withheld Medicaid Funding * Today, Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, along with Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet O more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Votes to Keep Government Open and Protect San Diego Funding, but Urges End to Stopgap Bills * Washington, D.C. -Today, Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) released the following statement after the House passed a Continuing Resolution (CR), or short-term government funding bill, to keep the government open and funded through December 11, 2026. The government was set to enter another shutdown on September 30th if a budget was not passed in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Slams GOP Attacks on Birthright Citizenship, Harm of 'Great Replacement Theory' * "What this is about is a strategy to codify the Great Replacement theory in law, to further codify white supremacy, and to weaponize the entire federal government in pursuance of it. And that is the fact of the matter. And I refuse to let that happen." Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, during a House Oversight Committee task force hearing on "birth touri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Statement on NO Vote on Continuing Resolution * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement: "Today, we received notice of another death in ICE detention. We also learned that a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, Pierre Damas Bel, took his own life in Springfield, Ohio, after the Trump Administration ended TPS for Haitians and fitted him with an ankle monitor. Our communities are still bei more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, 49 Lawmakers Demand an End to DHS's $16.7 Million Contract to Purchase Electric Shock Gloves The letter comes as the Trump Administration continues to outfit ICE and CBP with the tools of an occupying paramilitary force-despite widespread human rights violations carried out by its agents while conducting immigration enforcement. - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homelan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Immigration Dragnet and Republican Threats to Defund Local Police * Washington, D.C. (September 1, 2026)-Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' efforts to force state and local police to carry out the Trump Administration's chaotic mass deportation agenda, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Joins Amo & Smiley to Help DaVinci Center Expand Community Services & Food Pantry * PROVIDENCE, RI - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Congressman Gabe Amo, and Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley gathered with community members at the DaVinci Center to prepare lunch and celebrate a new federal investment to help the DaVinci Center expand its community services and food pantry offerings. For over fifty-four years, the DaVinci Center for Community more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resignation * WASHINGTON, DC-Today, after Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll announced his resignation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: "I thank Secretary Driscoll for his service to our nation, first in uniform as an Army officer and then as Secretary more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on Pentagon Investment in Venezuela Oil Venture * WASHINGTON, DC-Today, following reports that President Trump and Secretary Hegseth have directed the Department of Defense to take a 35 percent stake in a private equity firm engaging in preferential purchase rights of Venezuelan oil production, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: "President Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Rep. Friedman Welcomes Trump's Call for a Bipartisan Federal Film Tax Credit Calls on Congress to move immediately with legislation that brings jobs and production back to the United States - Today, August 31, 2026, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement after President Trump's Truth Social post calling on Republicans and Democrats to immediately draft bipartisan legislation creating a national fil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald's NDO Fairness Act Passes House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald's (WI-05) NDO Fairness Act, legislation aimed at restoring transparency, reinforcing constitutional rights, and ending the pattern of surveillance overreach, passed the House of Representatives unanimously today. Earlier this year, Congressman Fitzgerald questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith during a House Judiciary Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Takes to Capitol Steps to Demand Real Stock Trading Ban Gets a Vote to Crack Down on Corruption * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 1, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), and other Democratic members from across the country made it clear that the stock trading ban battle is far from over in the House, re-upping their demand that Speaker Johnson bring a stronger stock t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Rep. Tlaib votes against funding bill U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) released the following statement after voting against the Continuing Resolution to fund the Trump administration's war and inhumane deportation agenda: "I refuse to give another dime toward Trump's reckless war and racist mass deportations. While this wannabe dictator claims there's no money for healthcare, food assistance, or Social Security, he has no issue fund more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Torres Joins Gray and Lofgren in Pressing The Trump Administration to Release $867 Million in Withheld Medicaid Funding * Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) joined Congressman Adam Gray (CA-13), California Democratic Congressional Delegation Chair Zoe Lofgren (CA-18),and the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, along with Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Passage of Continuing Resolution * September 01, 2026 Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), a member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after her vote to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2026. "Today's passage of this continuing resolution pushes the government funding deadline to December 11th. While keeping the government ope more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Wilson Votes 'YES' to Keep the Government Funded, Protect Critical Programs, and Lower Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11. "Today, I voted 'YES' to keep our government open and protect the vital services families across South Florida depend on. With the cost of living a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Derek Tran Issues Statement Following House Refusal To Condemn The Communist Regime Of Vietnam * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on House Resolution 1490: "As the son of Vietnamese refugees, the atrocities committed under the communist regime of Vietnam remain incredibly personal to me and to the diaspora I represent in Orange County. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mfume, Bell, Strickland Lead 70+ Congresspeople in Efforts to Stop Navy from Renaming Ship Honoring War Hero to instead Honor Donald Trump * Last week, Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07), Wesley Bell (D-MO-01), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), led over 70 of their Democratic House colleagues in an effort pressing Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to keep the name of the USS Doris Miller as is.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Reps. Sykes Votes to Extend Government Funding, Delay Implementation of Harmful OMB Rule Impacting Federal Grants for Local Entities Today, U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted to pass the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6500, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027. This bill extends government funding through December 11, 2026. The Senate-amended version of this bill closed a loophole that allowed the Trump adm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats' Socialist Agenda Means Higher Costs for American Families * This morning, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss House Republicans' work to lower costs and protect taxpayers and the Democrats' continued embrace of a socialist agenda. Leader Scalise also highlighted how communities are benefiting from data center investment and emphasized that d more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Democrats' Socialist Agenda Means Higher Costs for American Families * WASHINGTON, D.C.-This morning, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss House Republicans' work to lower costs and protect taxpayers and the Democrats' continued embrace of a socialist agenda. Leader Scalise also highlighted how communities are benefiting from data center investment and emphasized that d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott in the Wall Street Journal: "The Dollar's Global Dominance Keeps America First" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal explaining the benefits that everyday Americans get from the U.S. dollar's status as the global reserve currency. In the op-ed, Senator Scott also warns about the costs and national security risks Americans would face if the dollar were to lose its premier re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter with five co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 25, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 - The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * Senator Justice Celebrates Passage of the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act Today, Senator Jim Justice celebrated the passage of his Bill, the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, in the House: "Our Medal of Honor recipients represent the very best of America, and we owe them a debt we can never repay. I know my dear friend Woody Williams is smiling down  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on House Passage of CR Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on House passage of the Senate-passed continuing resolution (CR) that keeps the government funded through December 11. "It's a good thing that Congress has averted a shutdown that no one wants. Now, the president just needs to sign the bill. "We have a lot of work ahead in the coming mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Senator Murray on House Passage of CR Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on House passage of the Senate-passed continuing resolution (CR) that keeps the government funded through December 11. "It's a good thing that Congress has averted a shutdown that no one wants. Now, the president just needs more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Visits Hospital in Woodsville to Witness Funding She Secured to Support Rural Health Care; Celebrates Franconia Loop Restoration Project in Franconia * (Franconia, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, visited Cottage Hospital in Woodsville to tour renovations to the facility and traveled to Franconia to celebrate the restoration of a portion of the Loop trail. Both pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Smith Statement on Six Months of Trump's War Against Iran House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement marking the sixth month anniversary of President Trump's war against Iran. "It has been six months since Trump unilaterally launched his catastrophic war of choice against Iran and so far, he has failed to achieve any of his administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Statement on my vote on H.Res.1490 * Congress has only four weeks left to legislate before the midterm elections in November. Instead of using this valuable time to get the real work of the people done (legislation to lower costs, properly fund the government, or help our families better care for one another) the Republican majority is focused on dishonest messaging bills - empty words designed to distract and divide us. Today, I refused t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Approves Kentucky FEMA Funds After Barr, Congressional Delegation Push for Approval * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) applauded President Donald Trump for approving $9.1 million in Public Assistance (PA) relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Kentucky for severe weather impacting Kentuckians earlier this year from June 17-30. The President announced the approval via TruthSocial earlier to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Gains $15.5 Million From Oil & Gas Stocks Amid His War in Iran, Meanwhile New Mexicans Pay $526 Million More for Gas * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member and former Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, highlighted a new analysis finding that New Mexicans have spent an additional $526.2 million on gas since the start  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Condemns Prime Healthcare Putting Profits Over Parents * JOLIET - Today, Representative Lauren Underwood released the following the statement after meeting with leadership at Prime Healthcare: "Illinois deserves better than what Prime Healthcare is offering. Six weeks ago, I requested a meeting with Prime leadership after reading news reports they were discontinuing inpatient pediatric services at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Jo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Announce $250,000 to Rehabilitate Boonsboro's Wastewater System * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $250,000 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for the Town of Boonsboro to rehabilitate its wastewater system. The project includes inspecting 20,000 linear feet of sewer mains to identify i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Defending Court's Right to Seek Answers, Transparency in JGG v. Trump * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), submitted an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the case of In re Donald J. Trump, et. al,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Video & Analysis: Hickenlooper Calls Out High Gas Prices, Trump Corruption * While the average Colorado family has paid $583 more in gas since the Iran War began, Trump has made up to $15.5 million from oil & gas stocks WASHINGTON - As President Trump's war with Iran continues, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper highlighted how Coloradans are paying the price at the pump while President Trump continues profiting off the war. According to a new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2026: * * * Whitehouse Renews Demand for Kennedy Center Financial Documents and Fiduciary Responsibilities Previous requests for information have gone unanswered by Center leadership and Trump-appointed Board of Trustees - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * With Costs Skyrocketing, Cantwell & Colleagues Move To End Trump's Tariff Taxes and Trade Wars * 09.01.26 # #Trump's 50% tariff on Canadian goods disproportionately harms WA businesses & customers - last year, WA imported $15.2B in Canadian goods EDMONDS, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined he more PR