WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Conducts Surprise Oversight Visit at ICE Phoenix Field Office * PHOENIX - Yesterday, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) conducted her first oversight visit at the ICE Phoenix Field Office. This was Ansari's thirteenth overall visit to detention facilities. "With Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's fascist and extremist mass deportation agenda with arbitrary quotas constantly that they are trying to hit, we know that rules have been br more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Allison Minor, director of the Project for Middle East Integration at the Atlantic Council, from a Sept. 1, 2026, hearing entitled "Countering Houthi Terrorism: Protecting U.S. Interests and Security in the Red Sea": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on this topic. The Houthi threat is not new, but it has expanded considerably over the past decade,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses released the following testimony by Steven A. Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a Sept. 1, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship: Confronting Birth Tourism": * * * In my testimony, I will use the definition of birth tourism that Justice Clarence Thomas adopted in his dissenting opinion in Trump v. Barbara et al. He defined birth to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer's Legislation Supporting Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club Signed into Law * WASHINGTON-Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded President Donald Trump for signing his legislation, H.R. 1276, into law. The new law removes outdated National Park Service (NPS) restrictions on property owned by the City of Paducah, clearing the way for local officials to transfer the property to the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club so the organization can  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Introduces Legislation to Uncover How Trump's Mass Federal Workforce Firings Have Delayed Constituent Casework * LAKEWOOD - Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) today announced her legislation to uncover how Trump's federal workforce cuts have impacted her constituents' ability to resolve their federal casework issues. This effort comes after it was brought to Pettersen's attention that there are just th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Leads Six Republican Colleagues in Calling on HHS and CMS to Strengthen Domestic Production of Essential Medicines * Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz outlining recommendations to help the Trump administration establish a meaningful and predictable Medicare paym more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Leads PA Colleagues in Demanding Stronger Data Transparency from ICE * Yesterday, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) led his Pennsylvania colleagues Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) on a letter to the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) exposing the lack of data transparency in current ICE records management and reporting. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Senate Democrats in Urging Supreme Court to Block Postal Rule Limiting Mail-In Voting * September 11, 2026 #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.] -U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Evans' Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act Set for House Vote * WASHINGTON -Gabe Evans' bipartisan legislation protecting ratepayers from rising costs associated with the increased energy demand will receive a vote next week -marking one of the final bills to be considered by the House prior to the midterm elections. The bill ensures American families are not left footing the bill for the grid upgrades and new energy generation required to operate more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Pete Wyckoff, vice president of policy at Evergreen Action, from a Sept. 2, 2026, hearing entitled "No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs": * * * Good morning, Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Pete Wyckoff, and I serve as the Vice President of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 11, 2026 Ranking Member Lofgren Condemns Radical Changes to NSF Initiatives (Washington, DC) -- Yesterday, National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting Director Brian Stone released a statement titled "NSF leadership in a new golden age of science," outlining how NSF is implementing White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Michael Kratsios' Scie more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cortez Masto Visits Pershing, Humboldt, Lander, and Elko Counties to Discuss Work Fighting for Rural Nevada * Cortez Masto's Visits Focused on Her Work to Support Economic Development and Help Rural Nevadans Navigate the Federal Government Washington, D.C. - Over the last month, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) traveled to Pershing, Humboldt, Lander, and Elko Counties to discuss her work to fight for rural Nevada, supp more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Over 3,000 Join Congressman Brad Sherman's 6th Town Hall of the Year * SHERMAN OAKS, CA -On September 3rd, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) hosted his sixth Telephone Town Hall of the year, bringing together over 3,000 constituents from across California's 32nd Congressional District for a wide-ranging discussion on the most pressing issues facing the community and the country. The Town Hall featured California State Senator Ben Allen, who joi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Sen. Rick Scott's Disaster Tax Relief Bill into Law * NAPLES, Fla. - Today, President Donald Trump signed Senator Rick Scott's Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act into law. The new law will provide meaningful, long-overdue tax relief for victims of hurricanes and other natural disasters and ensure they have immediate access to it. It was recently renamed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with co-signers to Postmaster General David P. Steiner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 4, 2026 Postmaster General David P. Steiner 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington, DC 20260 Postmaster General Steiner: We write to express our grave concerns with the United States Postal Service's (USPS) Final Rule entitled "Ballot Mail For Federal Elections"1 issued on August 21, 2026. If implemented, this rule would throw our nation's enti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dean Reintroduces Bill to Lower Treatment Costs for Opioid Use Disorder * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) reintroduced the Maximizing Opioid Recovery Emergency (MORE) Savings Act to lower costs for the more than 20 million Americans seeking treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), including life-saving medications and outpatient treatment services. This legislation would eliminate cost-sharing for opioid treatme more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 8, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S Department of State 2201 C St NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio: We write with urgent concern about the life-threatening conditions facing Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian pediatrician detained by Israel without charge or trial. Israeli authorities have detained him now for nearly tw more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Condemns Proposed Expansion of Border Patrol Checkpoints Across Southern Arizona * Tucson, AZ -Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement condemning the proposed expansion of U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints in Southern Arizona, including the expansion of existing sites along Interstate 19 and on West Arivaca Road, and the establishment of a new site near Three Points. According to the Department of Homel more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Joins Nearly 100 Lawmakers in Demanding USPS Halt Mail Ballot Rule * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Reps. Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), along with nearly 100 other members of Congress, in demanding that Postmaster General David Steiner halt implementation of a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule carrying out President Trump's executive orde more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Secures Extension of Public Comment Period on Trump Administration's Roadless Rule Repeal * SALEM, OR -Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture, celebrated the U.S. Forest Service's decision to extend the public comment period on the Trump Administration's proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule. The Forest Service announced that it will extend the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, to Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Ron DeSantis Governor State of Florida 400 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Dear Governor DeSantis, We are alarmed by recent r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Responding to Pingree Request, GAO Finds USDA Has Done Too Little to Protect Farms and Forests from Climate-Driven Diseases and Pests * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and member of the House Agriculture Committee, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to swiftly implement recommendations from a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that examines the growing climate-related risks th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * RI Delegation Opens Probe into Trump Politicizing Disaster Relief * PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to investigate and expose the Trump Administration's blatant and unwarranted politicization of federal disaster aid, Rhode Island's Congressional delegation sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) demanding answers and the preservation of records and documentation related to R more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Attorney General Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Blanche: I write to express my serious concerns about the Administration's counterterrorism priorities, and to notify you of your reco more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to FBI Director Kash Patel: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Kash Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20535 Dear Director Patel: I write to express my serious concerns about the Administration's counterterrorism priorities, and to notify you of your records retention ob more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary Department of Homeland Security 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin: I write to express my serious concerns about the Administration's counterterrorism priorities, and to notify you of you more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Jay Clayton Director Office of the Director of National Intelligence 1500 Tysons McLean Drive McLean, VA 22102 Dear Director Clayton: I write to express my serious concerns about the Administration's counterterrorism priorities, and to notify yo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to President Trump on politicization and deprioritization of national security assets: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Just weeks before the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Secretary Rubio: I write to express my serious concerns about the Administration's counterterrorism priorities, and to notify you of your records retention obligations to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Leads Colleagues in Pressing RFK Jr. on Diversion of Taxpayer Public Health Funding to Promote His Personal Brand * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, led her colleagues in pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for answers regarding his use of time and resources for vanity projects as he fails to address the public  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 11, 2026 Senator Warren Statement on August 2026 CPI Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump's failed economic agenda is driving up costs. Record high September gas prices. Rising treasury yields that ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff and Scott's Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act Signed into Law * Washington, D.C. - Today, bipartisan, bicameral legislation by U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, was signed into law by President Donald Trump. The bill provides tax relief for victims of wildfires and other natural disasters and ensures victims of natural disas more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * September 11th, 2026 Warner, Colleagues Press RFK Jr. on Diversion of Taxpayer Public Health Funding to Promote His Personal Brand WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for answers regarding his use of time and resources for vanity projects as he fails to address the public health challenges facing Americans. While a record number of Americans are c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's latest attempt to include a citizenship question on the 2030 Census form: "The Constitution requires congressional representation to be based o * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's latest attempt to include a citizenship question on the 2030 Census form: "The Consti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSida) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 11,2026 Wyden and Warren Demand Treasury Secretary Bessent Explain Why Russian Finance Minister Attended G20 Ministers Meeting in North Carolina, Further Undermining U.S. Sanctions for Russia's Brutal War on Ukraine Washington, D.C. -Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the top Democrats on the Senate Finance and Banking committees, questioned why the Trump Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Presses Trump Administration on Lack of Firefighting Resources During the 2026 Wildfire Season * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he and four other senators are calling out the Trump administration's failures to prepare and adequately respond to the ongoing 2026 fire season throughout the West. A record 2.5 million acres-plus have burned in OregonOpens in new tab so far this year, and temperatures for much of Oregon next wee more PR