WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * "Cast, But Never Counted": Cantwell & Secretary of State Hobbs Say Trump's USPS Suppressing WA Mail-In Voting by Postmarking or Delivering Ballots After Election Day * .#New snapshot report shows rejected primary ballot rates more than doubled in 19 WA counties compared to 2024, and more than quadrupled in 2 counties; Cantwell: "Washingtonians need to know: The Post Office is taking your ballot as a piece of mail but not stamping it that day. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Welcomes Final Passage of Government Funding Extension That Prevents Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming Tuesday's final passage by a bipartisan vote of 370-48 of the government funding extension, which was necessary to keep the federal government open after September 30. The House passed the bill that the Senate had passed in August, sending it to President Trump to be signed into  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Army Under Secretary Obadal Previews Grand Forks' Innovative Defense Ecosystem * ***Click here for media resources. GRAND FORKS, N.D. - North Dakota's groundbreaking leadership in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology attracted another Pentagon official to the region today, where Under Secretary of the Army Mike Obadal joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to learn about the latest developments in counter-UAS warfare. Cramer led Obadal more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Burlison Opens Hearing on State and Local Natural Gas Bans Increasing Energy Costs * WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing titled "No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs." In his statement, Subcommittee Chairman Burlison highlighted how natural gas has remained an affordable and reliable form more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Boat Strikes * September 02, 2026 Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, released the following statement: "President Trump has revived the Monroe Doctrine to dominate the Western Hemisphere for money, power, and graft. His administration's illegal and ineffective campaign of boat strikes in the Caribbean and the Eas more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Releases Bombshell Report Showing Teachers' Unions Harming Children, Prioritizing Radical Ideology over Student Success U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report detailing how the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman Lead Effort Demanding HUD Protect Fair Housing Program * On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Congressman Al Green, along with Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, raising serious concerns about recent actions that threaten t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman Lead Effort Demanding HUD Protect Fair Housing Program * (Washington, D.C.) -On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Congressman Al Green, along with Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, raising serious concerns about recent actions that threaten more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brad Sherman Statement on Trump Administration Deal Opening the Door to a Nuclear-Armed Saudi Arabia * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after reviewing the proposed U.S.-Saudi Arabia Section 123 Agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation submitted to Congress by the Trump Administration: "I have read the proposed 123 Agreement tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carson Launches Official Congressional Inquiry into Increased ICE Indianapolis Activity * INDIANAPOLIS-Today, amid reports of a surge in ICE arrests across Indianapolis, Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) submitted an official Congressional inquiry to the Department of Homeland Security. Congressman Carson's inquiry demands answers on the scope and probable cause for ICE's apparent increased enforcement, including the number of people de more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Questions Intelligence Experts on Export Controls on Sensitive Computer Chips * #House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Committee hearing WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today questioned expert witnesses on intelligence and national security issues about why the Trump administration lifted export controls to allow the Chinese Communist Party to purchase high-performance but sensitive H200 GPU computer chips more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kean Hosts Veterans Affairs Roundtable with Secretary Collins * (September 2, 2026) SOMERVILLE, NJ - Last week, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) hosted a Veteran Services and Advocacy Roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins. The roundtable brought together federal, state, and local leaders, Veterans Service Organizations, veteran-serving nonprofits, and other veterans from New Jersey's 7th Congressional D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Sam Liccardo Condemns ICE on the House : "Stop Digging Graveyards for the Living" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) took to the House Floor to condemn Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) for their role in the deaths of 52 people in their custody since President Donald Trump took office. "Fifty-two people have died in ICE custody since Donald Trump took office, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, dau more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO HAND OVER YOSEMITE LAND TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS * U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and National Park Service Comptroller Jessica Bowron demanding transparency and answers over the Trump Administration's alleged proposal to parcel off part of Yosemite National Park to a private real estate developer. "I write in strong opposition  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA VOTES NO ON GOP EFFORT TO LOCK IN CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46), member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement following his 'no' vote on the GOP constitutional amendment to permanently keep the Supreme Court at nine members, solidifying the bench's conservative majority. "The Constitution gives Congress the power of impeachment, oversight, and the purse more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Union Members, Local Advocates Highlight the Importance of TPS as Expiration Date Looms * Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted the need to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador. Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 13 Business Agent Robert Fuentes, and National TPS Alliance Nevada Chapter Co- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Releases New Data Showing Pennsylvanians Have Had to Spend an Additional $4,200 on Everyday Essentials Under Trump * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released new data from the Joint Economic Committee Democrats showing that American families have had to spend an additional $4,200+ on goods and services since President Trump took office in January 2025. "Under the Trump Administration and full Republican co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign 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 Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, and Richard Neal (D-Mass.-01), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: DOJ RULING OUTLINES NEW PATH TO STRIP FEDERAL FUNDING FROM STATES THAT DON'T AID TRUMP'S MASS DEPORTATION PUSH * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) condemned a new Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinion issued today that outlines a path for the federal government to strip funding from states that don't help carry out the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. "This is a blatant attempt to turn every  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Applauds $5 Million in Disaster Relief for Iowa Communities * U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) applauded President Trump for delivering $5 million in federal disaster relief funding following severe weather and heavy rainfall that impacted Iowa between July 1 and July 4. Ernst joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and the entire Iowa delegation in urging the administration to expedite disaster assistance for Iowa communities affected by the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Introduces Bill to Reverse President's Beef Order and Support American Cattle Producers * Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the Protecting American Beef Producers Act, a bill to support American cattle producers by reversing President Trump's proclamation that allowed for 300,000 metric tons of beef to be imported into the country and sold below market rate. "Alabama farmers are already struggling to make ends  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Action to Protect Ninth District Cattle Farmers and Ranchers * As a response to renewed federal attention on issues that impact American beef, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is helping lead a Congressional letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump. In the letter, lawmakers express their concerns about recent federal actions, highlight policy recommendations and reaffirm Republicans' support for working with the Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Smith Statement on One Year of SOUTHCOM Boat Strikes House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement marking one year of unauthorized military action in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. "It has been one year since President Trump and his administration launched their unauthorized campaign of lethal U.S. military strikes on bo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Chairman Hill: Our Economy is Strongest When Government Creates the Conditions for Growth Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a Full Committee hearing to examine the economic impact of the Trump Administration's pro-growth policies and regulatory reforms and their role in advancing affordability, investment, innovation, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Meeks Statement Following Meeting with Mr. Vladyslav Vlasiuk Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after meeting with Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Advisor and Commissioner to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Sanctions Policy, during his visit to Capitol Hill. "I welcomed today's conversation with more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement Blasting Republicans For Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment's gu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Huffman Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Greenlighting Trump's Ballroom Construction Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue unauthorized construction on the White House ballroom: "This ruling is a disgrace and a masterclass in judicial s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on USPS Whistleblower Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after a whistleblower revealed to the Oversight Committee that the United States Postal Service allegedly built a secret tech system to implement the Trump Administration's un more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia, All Oversight Democrats, Demand USPS Halt Faulty Implementation of Trump Administration Executive Order Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and all Oversight Democrats wrote to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General expressing alarm over a new whistleb more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Joe Morelle Demand USPS Watchdog Investigate Faulty Ballot Screening System Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Joe Morelle, Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, requested that U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull invest more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Pass Bills to Push North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction, Let Trump Fast-Track Permits for Any Mine He Likes * Washington, D.C. -House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor this week to oppose H.R. 9436, which extends a special industry waiver that will lead to more critically endangered North Atlantic right whales dying in fishing rope, and H.R. 1501, which lets th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * House Republicans Pass Bills to Push North Atlantic Right Whales Toward Extinction, Let Trump Fast-Track Permits for Any Mine He Likes House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) took to the House Floor this week to oppose H.R. 9436, which extends a special industry waiver that will lead to more critically endangered North Atlantic right whale more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * House Veterans' Affairs Committee Unanimously Passes Rep. Maxine Dexter's Motion to Subpoena Oracle Leaders Over $27 Billion VA Contract * Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs unanimously passed Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.'s (OR-03) motion to subpoena Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Oracle CEO Mike Sicillia to testify before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs about the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) electron more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * House Votes to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9436, the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026, introduced by U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). This legislation extends a current regulatory pause to provide much-needed certainty for the families and communities that rely on Maine's lobster fishery. "Mai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith Opening Statement at Hearing on Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources & Supply Chains: America Cannot Let Communist China Control the Resources Our Economy & National Security Depend On Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a Committee hearing on Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026, at a hearing on critical resources and supply chains: * * * President Trump has spent his term running the economy into the ground. Despite bold promises to deliver for the people on lower prices and abundant jobs and opportunity, he has brought the opposite. He abandoned his promises to chase a relentless campaign of war, chaos, and self-enrichment. All the American people have b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Greenlighting Trump's Ballroom Construction * Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue unauthorized construction on the White House ballroom: "This ruling is a disgrace and a masterclass in judicial sycophancy. Once again, this extremist MAGA majority more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Miller Participates in Hearing to Secure U.S. Supply Chains for Critical Resources in Central Asia and Africa * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined her colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee for a hearing to secure domestic supply chains for critical resources with our partners in Central Asia and Africa. A video and transcript of Congresswoman Miller's questions and the provided responses can be fou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Min Defends Birthright Citizenship, Calls Out GOP Attacks on 14th Amendment * Washington, D.C. -Representative Dave Min (CA-47), a member of the House Oversight Committee and its Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses slammed the task force's GOP leadership for failing to uphold its stated mission and defended birthright citizenship as a clearly defined constitutional right during a hearing titled more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Ronny Jackson Highlights Threat Posed by Iranian-Backed Houthis to American Security and Global Commerce * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) joined the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa for a hearing on the growing threat posed by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist organization in the Red Sea to American national security, economic interests, and freedom of navigation. "The more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Bellingham, Senator Murray Hears How Trump's Trade War with Canada and War in Iran Are Driving Up Costs for the Maritime Industry; Murray Pushes Bill to End Trade War with Canada, Continues to Press for Votes to End War with Iran * Murray: "More fish-fewer tariffs and fewer wars." ICYMI: Murray Introduces Bill to End Trump's Trade War with Canada & Lower Costs, Slams Trump's Latest Tariffs as "Economic Arson" Murray has been a longstanding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Port Townsend, Murray Tours Jefferson Healthcare and Reiterates Need to Repeal GOP Health Care Cuts, Expand Health Care Access * ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HERE Port Townsend, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), toured Jefferson Healthcare and discussed the new challenges health care providers are facing over a year after Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * In Tucson, Kelly Visits Community Food Bank to Hear from Arizonans Impacted by SNAP Cuts * Kelly also toured the Tucson Fire Department with Mayor Regina Romero and Chief Sharon McDonough, the first woman to lead the department Kelly checked in with Boca Tacos owner and chef Maria Mazon on rising costs Kelly delivered remarks at the University of Arizona's ceremony to name its Integrated Business and Engineering Program Today, Arizona Senator Mark more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats Expose Trump Administration's Dangerous Immigration Dragnet And Republican Threats To Defund Local Law Enforcement DHS Has Used Its $240 Billion For Immigration Enforcement To Arrest Children, Crime Victims And U.S. Citizens, Instead Of The "Worst of the Worst" Now Republicans Are Trying To Force Local Cops To Do ICE's Job And Threatening To Defund Those Who Refuse - Rep. Jami more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Blasts Trump Cybersecurity Cuts as Experts Warn of "Shockingly Poor" Defenses * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today blasted Trump Administration cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the federal government's lead cybersecurity agency, as national security experts warned that defenses protecting critical infrastructure in communities across the country remain dangerously weak. Durin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of Energy and Environment Bills Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Full Committee markup of six energy bills and four environment bills: Today the full Committee is marking up 10 bills - six nuclear bills out of our Energy Subcommittee and four bills from more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone: Trump Stiffs New Jersey Again on Disaster Aid * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted President Trump for denying New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill's appeal for $84.4 million in federal disaster aid following February's deadly blizzard. "Donald Trump is stiffing New Jersey taxpayers out of $84 million in disaster aid that his own government determined we qualified for. Twelve people died. New Jersey more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Approves North Dakota Major Disaster Declaration Following June Severe Storms * GRAND FORKS, N.D. - U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and John Hoeven (R-ND) and U.S. Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump approved North Dakota's request for a presidential major disaster declaration following the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornados which impacted western and c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley in Hearing: Trump Accounts Fail at Closing Wealth Gap and Addressing Affordability Crisis * "Trump Accounts, as currently implemented, actually make the problem worse, and that's what we would expect from an Administration that is getting richer while working families by the hour are getting poorer." A Champion of Baby Bonds, Pressley Has Sounded the Alarm on Trump Accounts Urged Trump Admin. to Ensure They Don't Worsen Inequality Video more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Frost Introduce No Homeless Detention Centers Act to Ban Forced Labor and Cruel Homeless Encampments * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), to announce the introduction of No Homeless Detention Centers Act, legislation to stop federal housing dol more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Immigration Dragnet and Republican Threats to Defund Local Police 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' more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement At Hearing On Protecting America's Patent System And Innovation Economy * Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2026)-Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on renewing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) fee-setting authority and protecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Hearing on Advanced Nuclear Reactors * (Washington, DC) -Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is holding an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, Powering the Nuclear Renaissance: Accelerating U.S. Leadership in Advanced Nuclear Reactors. Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren's (D-CA) opening statement as prepared for the record is below: Good morning and thank you, Chairman Weber and Ra more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Immigration Dragnet and Republican Threats to Defund Local Police Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing on Republicans' efforts to force state and local police to carry out the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump's Illegal Boat Strikes Marking one year since the Trump administration's first boat strike, U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes (D-Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Meeks, Smith, Himes, and Thompson Introduce War Powers Resolution to End Trump's Illegal Boat Strikes Marking one year since the Trump administration's first boat strike, U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jim Himes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: It's Time to Pull the Plug on Crypto ATM Scams * PROVIDENCE, RI -Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a warning that crypto ATM fraud is on the rise. Crypto scammers use sophisticated methods to target older Americans, contact them and use threats, intimidation, and fabricated backstories to coerce them into depositing large sums of money into the criminals' crypto wallets via cryptocurrency ATMs (also known as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following letter with 67 co-signers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Acting-Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington D.C. 20311 - The Honorable Hung Cao Acting-Secretary of the Navy 1200 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 1 - Dear Secretary Hegseth and Acting Secretary Cao: We write regarding the recent reporting that the Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 31, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Attorney General Department of Justice 905 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Blanche: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating the Biden Administration's relaxation of fentanyl risk mitigation protocol more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following letter to Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 31, 2026 The Honorable Glenn "G.T." Thompson Chairman House Committee on Agriculture U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Thompson: I write to respectfully request that the House Committee on Agriculture convene an emergency hearing to examine President Trump's August 26 proclamat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Adam Gray, D-California, issued the following letter with 43 co-signers to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 21, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, D.C. 20201 - Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Hu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Responds to Border Wall Construction Near Quitobaquito Springs * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released a video statement reacting to new footage showing border wall construction taking place near Quitobaquito Springs in the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation. This follows her trip to Quitobaquito Springs last week, as well as a letter she sent to the Departments of Homeland Security and Interio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Votes No on GOP Amendment to Surrender Congress's Constitutional Authority over Supreme Court * Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) voted against H.J.Res.1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine the U.S. Supreme Court at nine Justices in the Constitution and strip future Congresses of its existing authority to determine the size of the Court. Rep. Levin opposed the amendment because he believes Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with 47 co-signers to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 31, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2800 Nebraska Ave, NW Washington, DC 20528 Secretary Mullin: We write with profound alarm and outrage regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) $16.7 million contract to outfit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel with more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement Blasting Republicans for Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Secure Funding to Lower Energy Costs for Nevada Families * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that Nevada will be receiving more than $1.5 million in federal funding that she helped secure to lower energy costs for hardworking families. This funding comes from the Weatherization Assistance Program, which helps American families save money on their energy bills through cost-effective measures, such as insulation, ai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez opening statement at hearing on critical resources, supply chains * WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) delivered opening remarks at the full committee hearing on "Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources and Supply Chains." Video of her opening statement is available HERE and the text follows: "Thank you, Chairman Smith. I'd like to begin this morning by congratulati more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Joins Michael Dell, Brad Gerstner, and Frank Bisignano in Austin to Highlight Texas Leadership on Trump Accounts * AUSTIN, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a press conference and executive roundtable with Michael Dell, founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, Brad Gerstner, founder, chairman and CEO of Altimeter Capital, Frank Bisignano, CEO of the IRS, and dozens of Texas business leaders. The discussion focused on h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran, Rep. Smith Lead Over 50 Colleagues in Urging Expanded Markets for U.S. Cattle Producers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture - and U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) - Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade - today led over 50 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to prioritize policies that expand trade market access and provide certainty for A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Pressing CDC Director to Restore Decimated Maternal and Infant Health Programs * Washington, D.C. -After massive cuts last spring, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pressing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz to restore maternal and infant health programs that have been decimated over the last year. Sen. Ossoff is launching an inquiry with Director Schwartz following staffing reductions over the last year t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following letter to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts CEO Matt Floca: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 27, 2026 Matt Floca Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street NW Washington, DC 20566 Dear Mr. Floca: I write regarding the Kennedy Center's continuing failure to respond to my inquiries more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Senator Hassan Calls for Details on Trump Bank Accounts' 'Suspicious Transactions' that Raised Money Laundering Red Flags An internal Capital One investigation identifiSenator Hassan Calls for Details on Trump Bank Accounts' 'Suspicious Transactions' that Raised Money Laundering Red Flagsed "suspicious transactions" in line with "Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 'Red Fla more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Receives Prestigious Award for Unwavering Support for Florida Law Enforcement CLEARWATER, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody is a fierce fighter for Florida law enforcement, having passed measures to help officers get fentanyl traffickers off the streets and working to provide the resources officers need to keep Floridians safe. Over the weekend, Senator Moody rallied with hundreds of officers at the Tampa Bay Area Chie more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Moran Lead Letter Urging Admin to Expand Markets for America's Ranchers * Today, U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03), Chair of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led 51 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to prioritize policies that expand trade market access and provide certainty for American cattle producers. This comes after the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement At Hearing On Protecting America's Patent System And Innovation Economy Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 2, 2026, at a full committee hearing on critical resources and supply chains: * * * Thank you, Chairman Smith. I also want to thank the witnesses for joining us today. Critical minerals are a timely and important topic. But we need to put this hearing in perspective. Americans' pocketbooks are feeling the squeeze, thanks to Trump's nonsensical war with Iran and his disa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 1, 2026, at a hearing Hearing on federal support programs: * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing so that our subcommittee can discuss the serious challenges facing working parents and what we in Congress should do. The 30th Anniversary of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (or TANF) is a fitting frame for this hearing be more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Has Irresponsibly Driven Up Gas Prices by 40% & Americans Just Experienced the Priciest August at the Pump Ever * PROVIDENCE, RI - As President Trump's irresponsible war with Iran crosses the half-year mark with escalating conflict and no end in sight, and still with no coherent strategy or endgame from the Trump Administration, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says President Trump's refusal to listen to U.S. Intelligence and uniformed militar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Move to End Trump's Trade War and Free Virginians from Trump's Tariff Tax * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following President Trump's latest tariffs, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and 12 of their Senate colleagues introduced the End Trump's Tariff Tax Act, legislation that would revoke and refund Trump's newest barrage of tariffs, and rein in the president's tariff authority by repealing the archaic authorities he has used more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine Move to End Trump's Trade War and Free Virginians From Trump's Tariff Tax Following President Trump's latest tariffs, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and 12 of their Senate colleagues introduced the End Trump's Tariff Tax Act, legislation that would revoke and refund Trump's newest barrage of tariffs, and rein in the president's tariff authority by repealing the archaic authorities he has used to continue his trade  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Presses Pulte, Turner on Their Failure to Follow Through on President Trump's Executive Order to Curb Wall Street Ownership of Single-Family Housing "Despite the President's stated support in his State of the Union for limiting private equity's ownership of housing, it appears that your agencies are taking steps to further entrench private equity and large co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Workforce Protections Ranking Member Omar Remarks at Hearing on President Trump's Deregulatory Agenda at the Department of Labor * WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at today's Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators." "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. "My R more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Workforce Protections Ranking Member Omar Remarks at Hearing on President Trump's Deregulatory Agenda at the Department of Labor Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at today's Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creato more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls on NSA to Update Federal Cybersecurity Guidance for VPNs * #Following a CRS memo, Wyden presses the NSA for answers on protecting Americans' communications from foreign surveillance Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged General Joshua M. Rudd, the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) to update federal cybersecurity guidance for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to address surveillance threats posed by forei more PR