WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * "America in Jeopardy" Puts Spotlight on Trump's Corruption, Chaos, and Costs to American Families * Washington, D.C. - In a new video, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley hosts his colleagues Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in presenting the 'America in Jeopardy' program. Watch 'America in Jeopardy' HERE "We have come together to present this special 'America in Jeopardy' program to show the breadth  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * "It's not 1950": Senator Murray on Trump's Outrageous and Backwards Move to Siphon Child Care Funding Away from Single Parents and Working Families * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's repor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * As Canadian Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect, Gillibrand Issues Statement On President Trump's Reckless Trade War And Her Bill To Repeal It * Last Month, Gillibrand Announced Legislation To Repeal President Trump's 50% Tariffs On Canadian Goods Today, as President Trump's trade war with Canada rages on and Canada's 50% tariffs on American goods take effect, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement: "President Trump's c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * As Tariffs from Canada Go Into Effect, Rosen Releases Statement on Trump's Trade War Hurting Nevada Economy * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, as Canada's retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States go into effect, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released a statement about the harmful impact of Donald Trump's trade policies. Canada is Nevada's second-largest export market, with Nevada exporting $1.6 billion of goods to Canada every year, and is the top s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls Out Trump's Trade War with Canada as Tariffs Hit Wisconsin Dairy, Paper * WISCONSIN - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement as Canada placed retaliatory tariffs on key Wisconsin exports, including dairy and paper. The tariffs come in response to President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Canadian goods after he abandoned trade negotiations and as his administration's trade war continues to result more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Booker, Warnock, Van Hollen, Colleagues Demand HUD Reverse Changes Gutting Fair Housing Program * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and 28 Senate colleagues to demand the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescind a series of proposed changes that would fundamentally undermine implementation of the Fair Housing Initi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Whitehouse, Padilla, Schiff Lead Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Involvement in the Sable Offshore Pipeline Restart * U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), along with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Top Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), led 14 of their colleagues in filing an amicus brief in California v. Wright,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Joyce Releases Statement as Work Resumes on Brandon Road Project WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement after the stop-work order for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project was lifted. The Brandon Road project is a $1.15 billion federal-local partnership intended to stop the continued spread of invasive carp up the Mississippi River Basin toward the Great Lakes. The project has received support  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on JD Vance Effort to Raid Working Families' Child Care Funding WASHINGTON - House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today condemned the Trump administration's reported plan to restrict federal child care funding: "Supporting stay-at-home parents should never come at the expense of working families. The Trump administration wants to raid the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Bishop Request GAO Investigate Trade-War Relief for Farmers * Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate how the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is handing out over $12 billion in trade-war relief through the Farmer Bridge Assis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * During Events Across the Granite State, Senator Hassan Highlights Small Businesses, Housing, Mental Health Care, and Education * NEW HAMPSHIRE - Last week, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan made stops across New Hampshire to meet with Granite Staters and discuss efforts to lower costs, support small businesses, expand access to housing and health care, and strengthen education and workforce development. On Monday, Senator Hassan visited Marmon Uti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Urge 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 - Last week, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined 38 of their Senate colleagues and more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement Honoring Labor Day * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement honoring Labor Day. "Today we honor the skilled workers who built our country and keep it running. We recognize all those, past and present, who have fought for labor protections and the right to organize. And we commit to creating an economy where hard work pays off. "As the son of an IBEW lineman and a wheel factory  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Morelle Demand Gov Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump's Freedom 250 Harvested Americans' Data to Influence the Midterm Elections Letter details how event tickets and merchandise orders flowed through vendors owned by Trump's former campaign manager and tied to the RNC and MAGA PACs - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-N.Y. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSida) -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Huffman, Morelle Demand Gov Watchdog Investigate Whether Trump's Freedom 250 Harvested Americans' Data to Influence the Midterm Elections Letter details how event tickets and merchandise orders flowed through vendors owned by Trump's former campaign manager and tied to the RNC and MAGA PACs Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Boyle Demands Answers from USPS on Vote-By-Mail, Calls for Congress to Pass Vote by Mail Protection Act * PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) held a press conference outside the Northeast Philadelphia Satellite Election Office, calling on Congress to urgently pass H.R. 8666, the Vote by Mail Protection Act, to stop President Trump's efforts to restrict access to the ballot. Boyle also announced a new oversigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gallego Joins Canadian TV to Denounce Trump's Trade War CANADA - This week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sat down with Vassy Kapelos of CTV National News to discuss the importance of bilateral trade for Arizona, the most recent trade war's effects on America and Canada's alliance, and Pete Hegseth's recent comments towards Canadian Cadets. He made the below statements: On Arizona's and Canada's economic connection: "Everyone thinks Arizona more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement as Canadian Retaliatory Tariffs Take Effect * MINNESOTA - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, released the following statement as Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect today. Klobuchar is a lead sponsor on legislation to revoke the newest global tariffs and 50 percent tariffs on Canada. "The Administration's 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, along wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Joins 167 Lawmakers Demanding the Trump Administration Halt its Roadless Rule Rollback * U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined a bipartisan coalition of 167 Members of Congress last Friday in urging the Trump administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, a longstanding and successful conservation guardrail protecting 44 million acres of iconic landscapes and National Forest System lands. The letter underscor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds Growing Bipartisan Calls to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share into Social Security * East Hartford, CT - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the growing number of Republican lawmakers joining Democrats' call to protect Social Security from cuts by lifting the payroll cap, so the wealthy pay their fair share into the system. "As automatic benefit cuts to Social Security more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Joins Brief Urging Supreme Court to Block Unconstitutional Trump Order Attacking Mail-In Voting * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States with a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of 261 lawmakers in United States Postal Service v. State of California, urging the court to reject President Trump's unconstitutional order aiming to take control of the mail-in voti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF LONNIE G. BUNCH III * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: The career of Lonnie G. Bunch III has been defined by his work to tell the unvarnished truth of the story of America. The first African American to serve as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Bunch has dedicated his entire life to strengthening our mus more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF LONNIE G. BUNCH III * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: The career of Lonnie G. Bunch III has been defined by his work to tell the unvarnished truth of the story of America. The first African American to serve as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Bunch has dedicated his entire life to strengthening our museums and helping recommit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Padilla, Schumer, All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * 261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting is being challenged by Trump's DOJ Washington (September 8, 2026) -Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Chanel C. Johnson, executive director of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, from a Sept. 2, 2026, hearing on the African American Civil Rights Network Act (H.R. 9269): * * * Good morning Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the subcommittee: My name is Chanel Compton Johnson, and I serve as the Executive Director of the Maryland Commis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting The group includes both Democratic and Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate. - Current and former Members of Congress mobilized in a court filing challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert control over mail-in ba more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch's Decision to Retire * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III announced his decision to depart from the Smithsonian Institution: "Secretary Bunch has been instrumental in telling and preserving the story of our nation and our culture, putting truth and accuracy over politics. Sinc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer Lead All Senate Democrats to Urge Supreme Court to Block Postal Service Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * 261 Members and former Members file bicameral, bipartisan brief as court order barring Postal Service rule limiting mail voting is being challenged by Trump's DOJ WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Sch more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Democratic Colleagues in Challenging Trump Administration's Involvement in the Sable Offshore Pipeline Restart * Washington, D.C. -Today, Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), along with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Top Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), and 13 of their colleagues in filing an amicus brief in California v. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Thanks Outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Slams Trump's Fascist Assault on Museums * Pressley Has Fought to Protect Black History Against Trump's Crusade to Whitewash Museums; Demanded Investigation Into Trump's Attack on Smithsonian Pressley Has Drawn Parallels Between Trump's Attempt Remove Museum Exhibits to Nazi Germany Destroying Jewish Art WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Stanton Statements on Trump Administration's Use of FEMA HQ for Immigration Hearings Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Greg Stanton (D-AZ) released the following statement after the Washington  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. BOEBERT: WHITE HOUSE ACTION ON WOLF DELISTING AND AMERICAN BEEF LABELING IS REAL PROGRESS FOR COLORADO RANCHERS * Eaton, CO. -Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today welcomed President Donald J. Trump's recent executive actions supporting Colorado ranchers, including a directive to review delisting gray wolves and Mexican wolves and a push toward country-of-origin labeling for American beef. Rep. Boebert has long advocated for these issues, fight more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Continues Push for Federal Film Tax Incentive, Breaks Down Upcoming Elections on ABC7 * Los Angeles, CA - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined ABC7 Los Angeles' Josh Haskell to discuss his ongoing push to enact a bipartisan federal film tax incentive following President Donald Trump's Truth Social post last week declaring support for the passage of a federal incentive. Schiff highlighted how federal film tax credits would more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Senator Gallego Unveils Plan to Reform, Strengthen America's Public Education System Senator Gallego's four-pillar framework details his commitment to improving America's public schools for every student WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released his new plan to address America's failing public education system. The four-pillar plan, "Class in Session: A Plan to Fix America's Public Education System," provi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Rallies Space Industry Leaders in Call to Bring U.S. Space Academy to Florida SPACE COAST, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody today stood with space industry leaders to urge the administration to select Florida for the newly announced U.S. Space Academy. Space Florida CEO Rob Long, along with members from the Space Coast Economic Development Council, and the aerospace manufacturing community joined Senator Moody to make more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours Harborview in Seattle, Sounds Alarm on Republican Health Care Cuts Raising Costs for Patients, Straining Hospitals Across WA and Nationwide * ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL HERE Seattle, 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 Harborview Medical Center and discussed the new challenges health care providers are facin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Joins Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urging Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined a bipartisan effort to challenge President Donald Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting. The court filing questions the legality of Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert federal control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. "As cu more PR