WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ag Vice Ranking Member Brown, Ranking Member Craig Press Chairman Thompson on Oversight * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and urged Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson to fulfill Congress' oversight responsibilities on behalf of America's farm families. This follows a January 2026 letter, which provided a list of potential oversight hearing topics for the ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Babin Establishes I-47 in Honor of President Trump * Today, U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the I-47 Future Interstate Act of 2026, to designate U.S. Route 287 as Interstate Route I-47. "US-287 plays a critical role in facilitating transportation and bolstering economic opportunities across Texas  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Balderson, Husted, Moreno Back Disaster Declaration for Ohio Following Serious Storms * Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12), along with Senators Jon Husted (R-OH) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH), sent a letter today to President Donald Trump urging the swift approval of Governor Mike DeWine's request for a major disaster declaration for Ohio following devastating storms and flooding that moved through state on August 10-23, 2026. The letter backs the requ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Leads Special Orders Highlighting Urgent Need to Restore USAID * Congressman Don Beyer, who represents a Northern Virginia district that is home to many of the former U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) employees who were fired by President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE through no fault of their own last year, spoke yesterday evening on the House floor on the short- and long-term impacts of dismantling the United States' largest fore more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On Donald Trump's Vanity Arch * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the U.S. House that includes Arlington National Cemetery, issued the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced that the Trump Administration would "start, over the next two-week period, the excavation work necessary" for President Trump's illegal, gridlock-increasing, narcissistic arch project that the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kim Statement on FEMA Denial of New Jersey's Winter Storm Major Disaster Declaration Appeal * NEWARK, N.J. -Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) issued the following joint statement in response to FEMA's denial of Governor Mikie Sherrill's appeal for a major disaster declaration following the severe winter storm and snowstorm that struck New Jersey on February 22 and 23, 2026: "New Jersey rightfully qualifies for m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Bynum Introduce Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) and Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to lower the cost of school supplies for students and teachers. The legislation would exempt school supplies and educational materials from President Trump's tariff taxes, which have raised prices for families across the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Bill to Lower the Cost of School Supplies * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) introduced the Back-to-School Supplies Affordability Act to lower the cost of school supplies for students and teachers. The legislation would exempt school supplies and educational materials from President Trump's tariff taxes, which have raised prices for families across the country. "Between gas, groce more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Leads Bicameral Letter Urging Trump Administration Not to Axe Protections for America's Remaining Wild Public Forests * #Popular Roadless Rule conservation measure protects 44 million acres of pristine U.S. Forest Service lands from destructive and expensive roadbuilding, logging, and supports outdoor recreation economy WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs's Statement on U.S. House Vote to Permanently Set Supreme Court at Nine Justices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass H.J. Res. 1, Congressman Andy Biggs's (AZ-05) proposed constitutional amendment to permanently establish the Supreme Court of the United States at nine justices. Because H.J. Res. 1 proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passage required the support of two-thirds  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia's Statement on the Passing of Gloria Steinem * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia issued the following statement on the passing of Gloria Steinem: "Gloria Steinem was not just a journalist, activist, organizer -she was a force of nature and a change-maker. As a towering icon of the women's movement, she dedicated her life to raise awareness, educate and fight for reproductive rights, equality in the workplace and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Keith Self Introduces Concurrent Resolution to Denounce Sharia Law * Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) introduced a concurrent resolution denouncing Sharia law and opposing its implementation within the United States. The resolution reaffirms a fundamental principle: the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land. No foreign legal or political system should supersede the Constitution or undermine the rights and liberties it pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Release Joint Op-Ed on Protecting America's Farmland and Food Security * Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins published a joint op-ed this morning in the Cincinnati Enquirer emphasizing that the United States must not sacrifice food security in the pursuit of energy production. With 83 percent of present-day utility-scale solar installation more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Announces $7.8 Million in EDA Funding for Hurricane Helene Recovery in Forest City * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) announced $7.8 million in federal funding from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for Hurricane Helene recovery in Forest City, North Carolina. This EDA investment is estimated to create 28 new jobs and generate over $9 million in private investment. "While our communitie more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett and Sewell Introduce PROOF Act to Stop the Weaponization of the IRS Against Nonprofits * Legislation would guarantee that no charity or nonprofit can lose its tax-exempt status without evidence and without due process Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, introduced the Protecting the Rights Of Organizations Fairly (PROOF) Act of 2026, legislation to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Visits Illinois Head Start, Calls Out Trump's New Plan to Jeopardize This Lifeline for Families * September 03, 2026 [CHICAGO, IL] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined parents, teachers and Illinois Head Start leaders to underscore how President Donald Trump's latest attack on Head Start would jeopardize services for countless middle-class families across Illinois, many of whom are already struggling to make ends meet  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, Hoeven, Cramer: President Trump approves North Dakota major disaster declaration following June severe storms * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer 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 that impacted western and central No more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Frost Introduces No Homeless Detention Centers Act to Ban Forced Labor and Cruel Homeless Encampments Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03), along with Eric Tars of the National Homeless Law Center, Setareh Gandehari, Advocacy Director, Detention Watch Network, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Announces Bill To Ban President Trump From Renaming Lake Ontario * The bill would nullify the president's executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" and prohibit future attempts to rename Great Lakes Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a new bill to prohibit President Trump from renaming Lake Ontario and the other Great Lakes. The legislation, the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act, follows President Trump's ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On FEMA Again Denying Major Disaster Declaration For New York State For February Blizzard * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) made the following statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) decision to deny for a second time Governor Kathy Hochul's Major Disaster Declaration request in response to the February blizzard that brought record snowfall, high wind speeds, and coastal flooding to Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On Hegseth Extending Mideast Deployments Into 2027 * Gillibrand: "It is unconscionable to extend troop deployments and continue to waste tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on their failed war, launched without a clear mission, coherent strategy, or exit plan." U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, issued the following statement on the Wall Street Journ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Joins Moran, Smith, 50 Colleagues to Urge Expanded Markets for U.S. Cattle Producers * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and 50 of their colleagues in a letter urging President Trump to prioritize policies that expand trade market access and provide certainty for Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Host Seventh Federal Judiciary Youth Summit in Des Moines for High School Students * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host his seventh Federal Judiciary Youth Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the U.S. District Courthouse in Des Moines. "While the executive and legislative branches spend more time in the limelight, the federal judiciary's actions can impact decades, even cen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Grassley to Host Seventh Federal Judiciary Youth Summit in Des Moines for High School Students BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host his seventh Federal Judiciary Youth Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the U.S. District Courthouse in Des Moines. "While the executive and legislative branches spend more time in the limelight, th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig, Vice Ranking Member Brown Press Chairman Thompson on Oversight Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11) urged Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson to fulfill Congress' oversight responsibilities on behalf of America's farm families. This follows a January 2026 letter, which provided a list of potentia more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "After Nearly Two Years of Helping Donald Trump and His Administration Create the Very Affordability Crisis Families Are Facing Today, Republicans NOW Want to Hold a Hearing About It" Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee delivered the following statement during a full Committee, he more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * House Homeland Security Democrats Visit Buffalo to Discuss Domestic Extremism Prevention, Meet With 5/14 Families Delegation Met with Law Enforcement, Local Officials, and Families of 5/14 Victims and Survivors to Examine Emergency Response and Warn Against Trump Administration Cuts to FEMA Preparedness Grants (BUFFALO) - Today, at the invitation of Congressman Tim  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Larsen Statement on Trump Threats to Defund the Smithsonian Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) released the following statement in response to the President's threats to defund the Smithsonian over his illegitimate concerns with the institution's current leadership and ideology. "The S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Husted, Moreno, Balderson back disaster declaration for Ohio following severe storms COLUMBUS - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) today in urging President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to grant a major disaster declaration for Ohio following devastating damage caused by severe storms that moved through Ohio on Aug. 10-23, 2026. The lett more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * ICYMI Bloomberg: "TikTok Backs Out of House Meeting to Avoid Kids Safety Questions" Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China was interviewed by Bloomberg yesterday about the news TikTok reneged on its commitment to participate in a public roundtable with the committee. Excerpts of the story (https more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Fischer Makes Case for Strong, Modern U.S. Nuclear Deterrent on Atlantic Council Podcast * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined the Atlantic Council's "So What's the Strategy?" podcast to share her vision for strengthening America's nuclear deterrent amid growing threats from China and Russia. During the conversation, Fischer - who chairs the SASC Strategic Force more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * In Tierra Amarilla, Lujan Meets with Local Leaders to Fight Back Against Trump Administration Attacks on Public Lands Tierra Amarilla, N.M. - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) met with community leaders and public lands advocates in Tierra Amarilla to hear directly about the impact of the Trump administration's attacks on New Mexico's public lands and highlight his efforts to protect New Mexico's public lands. D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats Blast Republicans for Renewing Failed Attack on Birthright Citizenship After Resounding Supreme Court Defeat Republicans Continue Trying to Strip American-Born Children of Citizenship Based on Who Their Parents Are Despite the 14th Amendment's Explicit Guarantee - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump-Vance Administration Deporting Dozens, Including Family Member of Afghan Allies, To War-Torn Countries They Have No Connection To * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees and former civil rights attorney, released the following statement in response to the Trump-Vance Administration deporting dozens of people-including at least one person more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement on Resumption of Brandon Road Project * Toledo, OH -Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, released the following statement on the status of the work by the US Army Corps of Engineers to construct the invasive carp barrier at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois. "I'm please more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Demand CPSC Stop Invasive Data Collection on Emergency Department Patients * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Kevin Mullin joined federal lawmakers in calling upon the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to immediately suspend efforts to pressure some of the nation's largest hospital systems to hand over the detailed, personally identifiable medical records of every patient who visits their emergency departments. Recent reporting ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON H.R. 4795 * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: Our Jewish brothers and sisters deserve safety and security on campuses across the nation, and I continue to oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Unfortunately, H.R. 4795 is a poorly-written Republican bill that does not achieve that goal. Instead, it would provide Donald Trump with more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON H.R. 4795 * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: Our Jewish brothers and sisters deserve safety and security on campuses across the nation, and I continue to oppose the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Unfortunately, H.R. 4795 is a poorly-written Republican bill that does not achieve that goal. Instead, it would provide Donald Trump with the power to punitively l more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THERE'S A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE UNBELIEVABLE LEVELS OF CORRUPTION AND THE CONTINUED RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans continue to prioritize the interests of their wealthy donors, Democrats are committed to rooting out Republican corruption and lowering the cost of living f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THERE'S A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE UNBELIEVABLE LEVELS OF CORRUPTION AND THE CONTINUED RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans continue to prioritize the interests of their wealthy donors, Democrats are committed to rooting out Republican corruption and lowering the cost of living for everyday Americans. L more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Hickenlooper Demand Trump Administration Comply with Injunction to Ensure Prompt Approvals of Wind and Solar Energy Projects Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee's Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Presses Trump Administration to Develop Plan for Iowa Cattleman * Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) joined 51 members of Congress in sending a letter to President Donald Trump urging the Administration to prioritize market stability for American cattle producers and to consult closely with them before enacting decisions that move livestock markets. The letter comes after the Administration moved to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of imported beef int more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Morelle Demand DHS Restore Cybersecurity Funding to Protect State and Local Election Offices * DHS has failed to follow congressional direction to restore funding to help states with cyber threats, misinformation for 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.-25), Ranking Member of the House Administration Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Mourns Pierre Damas Bel, Haitian TPS Holder and Student Athlete Who Died of Suicide "Trump's termination of Haiti TPS robbed this young man of his humanity, stripped him of his dignity, and inflicted mental trauma that became too much for him to bear." Pressley Renews Calls for Senate to Pass Her Legislation to Extend TPS for Haiti - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, delivered a floor spee more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Dean Introduce Bill to Ban ICE Use of "Shock Gloves" * Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Ranking Member of a Subcommittee in the Committee of Homeland Security, and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) introduced H.R 10226, the No Shock Act, to ban the use of "shock gloves" by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. This month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its plan to spend $17 million o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement Blasting Republicans for Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship, even af more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Himes, Meeks, Smith, 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 Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 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, Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee; Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: New Trump Coin Commemorates His Vanity & Lack of Respect for the Rule of Law * PROVIDENCE, RI -Rather than addressing the affordability crisis and lowering prices, the Trump Administration today rolled out a new $1 gold-colored coin with President Donald Trump's face on it. In keeping with the logic of 'Trumponomics,' a 25-coin roll of the new $1 coins is on sale for $61. Or a 100-coin bag can be purchased for $154.50. Or, for those visiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement from Unidos Press Conference on Newberg Resident Detained by ICE * NEWBERG, OR -Today,Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement at a press conference hosted by Unidos Bridging Community. The press conference featured the family of Juan Miguel Aldape-Palacios, a father of three and longtime Newberg resident, who was detained by ICE last week in McMinnville. In her statement, Rep. Salinas con more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Burlison Opens Hearing on State and Local Natural Gas Bans Increasing Energy Costs 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 C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Demand Answers on Alleged Misuse of Federal Resources to Protect Trump Official's Private Ranch Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Forestry Subcommittee Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins regarding reports that USDA Under Secretary Michael Boren inappropriately pressured U.S. Forest Service pers more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to supplement the Department's budget. Without notifying Congress or the American peopl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, issued the following news release: * * * Gill Opens Hearing on Protecting American Citizenship by Confronting Birth Tourism Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses Brandon Gill (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism." In his opening statement more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Birth Tourism is an Abuse of the American Immigration System The Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses held a hearing today on "Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism." During the hearing, members scrutinized the prevalence of birth tourism  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Higgins Leads Roundtable on Suppressors and Their Relationship with the Second Amendment Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) delivered an opening statement at today's roundtable titled "Suppressing the Second Amendment: Examining DOJ's Posture Toward Firearm Suppressors." In his remarks, Subcommittee Chairm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release: * * * Higgins Leads Roundtable on Unaccompanied Alien Children Lost by the Biden Administration Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) delivered opening remarks at today's roundtable on "Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of Unaccompanied Alien Children - Part III." In his remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Hig more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, issued the following news release: * * * Wrap Up: Thousands of Unaccompanied Alien Children Still Missing Due to the Biden Administration's Policies Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement held a roundtable titled "Catch and Release, Lose and Forget: Addressing the Crisis of Unaccompanied Alien Children--Part III." During the roundtable, Members and participants discussed how cartels more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on Trump Administration's Racist Weaponization of the IRS SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration issued proposed regulations that strip the tax-exempt status of schools who don't conform to their extreme agenda: "Trump's desperate strong-arming of any more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse and Gov. Polis Call for an Immediate Cease to Wild Horse Helicopter Roundups in Colorado * Lafayette, CO -Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Governor Jared Polis called on the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to immediately halt wild horse helicopter roundups in Colorado. Their letter comes on the heels of public reports that in the month of August alone 800 wild horses were captured and hauled away from pub more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Blasts Republicans for Weak Response to Data Centers Crisis "People are sick and tired of corporate special interests and Big Tech billionaires taking over their neighborhoods and threatening their utility bills, their air, their water, and their property." "These very real concerns are repeatedly swept to the sidelines, minimized, or ridiculed by President Trump and Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Leads 164 Lawmakers Demanding the Trump Administration Halt Its Roadless Rule Rollback * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Reuben Gallego (D-AZ) led a bipartisan coalition of 164 Members of Congress in urging the Trump Administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, a longstanding and successful cons more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Supports Bill to Protect Domestic Mining * WASHINGTON-Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act, a bill that strengthens America's mining and mineral processing capabilities by providing regulatory certainty for producers and permitting agencies. The Protecting Domestic Mining Act is sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R-IN). "Reducing our dependence on foreign adversaries for critica more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Introduces Bill Package to Stop Trump Administration Corruption * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) has introduced a package of bills that would crack down on the Trump administration's corruption. The legislative package includes three bills: The JARED Act, the No Pardon Paydays Act, and the Government Travel Transparency Act. "This administration is the most corrupt in modern American history.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam's Statement on FBI Monitoring * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement: "The FBI and DOJ recently informed me that my phone conversations with State Senator and President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas were being monitored as part of their investigation into Senator Lucas. This is deeply concerning. Trump's DOJ has become his own personal law firm, with his former persona more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSrep) -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * New Report: CO Families Have Spent $4,000 More On Goods & Services Under President Trump * Hickenlooper: Colorado is facing a cost-of-living emergency WASHINGTON - As President Trump's tariffs and unpopular war with Iran continue to crush Colorado families, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper highlighted the cost-of-living emergency that's hurting the state. According to an August report (https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives John W. Mannion (NY-22), Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA-03), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Key Offices and Programs at the Department of Education From Being Transferred to Other Federal Agencies * Representatives John W. Mannion (NY-22), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member of the Committee, and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Dean, Ramirez Introduce Bill to Ban ICE Use of "Shock Gloves" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-04) and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) introduced the No Shock Act to ban the use of "shock gloves" by U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) agents. This month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced their plan to spend $17 million on 6,000 shock gloves -electric gloves designed to inflict painful shocks with j more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Protect Women's Right to Serve in Uniform * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen joined Senate colleagues in introducing a bill to protect women's right to serve in the U.S. military. The Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act reinforces the principle that the U.S. military has always relied upon: standards must be based on the demands of the job, not gender. This bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Foundry School Will Help America Out-Build and Out-Compete China * This morning, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg for the launch of Foundry School at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The Leader highlighted America's manufacturing comeback under President Trump and the importance of preparing the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Foundry School Will Help America Out-Build and Out-Compete China * WASHINGTON, D.C.-This morning, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg for the launch of Foundry School at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The Leader highlighted America's manufacturing comeback under President Trump and the importance of preparing the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Mullin, Markey, Blumenthal Press Consumer Product Safety Commission to Halt Sweeping and Invasive Data Collection on Emergency Department Patients * Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member on the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, along with U.S. Representative Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), wro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Select Committee on China and Congressional-Executive Commission on China Back DHS's Enforcement of UFLPA Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China (SCC) and Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) have sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Proposes Creation of U.S. Space Academy in Florida--America's Launchpad to the Stars Senator Ashley Moody is proposing legislation to bring the newly-established U.S. Space Academy to Florida--the launchpad of American aerospace innovation. Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the United States Space Academy, and Senator Moody is announcing that she will file legislation when the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Moody, Rep. Haridopolos Lead Florida Delegation in Letter to President Trump and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to Bring Space Academy in Florida Today, Senator Ashley Moody along with Representative Mike Haridopolos led the Florida delegation in a letter to the President and NASA Administrator offering Florida as the home for the new United States Space Academy. Florida represents many commercial space launch prov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray on Pentagon Efforts to Rob NIH Funding for Its Own Use * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Defense (DOD) inking an inter-agency agreement (IAA) with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which enables DOD to siphon billions of dollars away from NIH to support DOD initiatives instead of funding lifesavi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Murray on Pentagon Efforts to Rob NIH Funding for Its Own Use Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Defense (DOD) inking an inter-agency agreement (IAA) with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which enables DOD to siphon billions of dollars away from NIH to support more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Blumenthal, Representatives Schakowsky, Mullin Press Consumer Product Safety Commission to Halt Sweeping and Invasive Data Collection on Emergency Department Patients * Boston - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Supports Bill to End Trump's Tariffs that Cost Michiganders More Than Any Other State * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined her Senate Democratic colleagues in cosponsoring the End Trump's Tariff Tax Act, legislation that would revoke and refund Trump's latest barrage of tariffs and repeal the archaic authorities he has used to continue his trade war. This legislation would apply to Trump's newest global ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Smith Applauds President Trump's Approval of Nearly $20 Million in Flood Recovery Aid SOUTHEAST MISSOURI - Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement praising President Trump's approval of nearly $20 million in federal assistance to help communities recover from the devastating floods that hit southeast Missouri on July 9th and 10th of this year. Congressman Smith said, "I saw the damage in Reynolds and Iron Coun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Demands NSF Withdraw Proposal Politicizing Science * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) led 35 House colleagues in a letter to the National Science Foundation (NSF) calling for the agency to rescind its planned revisions for the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, now titled Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA). The proposed revisions significantly change the policy framework that governs how re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES STRONG SUPPORT FOR HYDE-SMITH'S 'BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT' * Official 'Statement of Administration Policy' Issues Strong Support for Hyde-Smith Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed gratitude to the Trump administration issuing a statement of support for her Buying American Cotton Act (BACA), a positive development that she deems as a "call to action" to get  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Refuses to Close Tax Loophole Exploited by Private Jet Owners Trump's Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill extended a major tax break for ultrarich private jet owners New letter denies Senators' request to close loophole because doing so would be "burdensome" - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today blasted the Treasury more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund "The agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future." - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a letter to Department of Education (ED) Secretary Lind more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund "[T]he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future." - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a letter to Department of Education (ED) S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Wyden and Warnock Probe Political Targeting of Non-Profits By Trump Officials Senators Seek Answers, Document Preservation on Alleged Efforts to Weaponize IRS Enforcement and Tax-Exempt Status of Left-Leaning Non-Profits - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Finance Committee member Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., today launched an inquiry into reports more PR