WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen Joins Effort Calling Out Trump's Attempt to Dismantle Head Start * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), today joined fellow members of the Democratic Women's Caucus in calling out the Trump Administration's latest effort to dismantle Head Start, a critical program that provides early education, health services, and other support to children and families across the country. In a letter to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 14, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: Head Start Program Performance Standards, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [RIN 0970-AD30] Dear Secretary Kennedy: We, as members of the Democratic Women's Caucus and House Democratic Caucus, write in st more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Endorses Bill to Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians * Washington, D.C. -In response to today's introduction of the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkley, as well as Representatives Val Hoyle, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Suhas Subramanyam, Economic Liberties released the following statement: "The question this bill answers is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Secures $351 Million for Flood Prevention in The Bronx and Queens * Funding is a $161 million increase from the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) announced the House of Representatives' passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA), which includes a provision she requested with her New York Delegation colleagues to authoriz more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Warren, Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine * The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would ban corporations and private equity from owning physicians. The bill is modeled on the landmark Oregon law that physicians have already used to successfully challenge corporate takeovers. WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders: Regulating AI "is as American as apple pie." September 15, 2026 At Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, Sanders Urges Global Response to AI Threats and Pushes for AI Giants to End Election Meddling WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today addressed a diverse group of artificial intelligence experts, lawmakers, faith and union leaders, and Americans who share concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley, Ocasio-Cortez, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine * The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would ban corporations and private equity from owning physicians. The bill is modeled on the landmark Oregon law that physicians have already used to successfully challenge corporate takeovers. Text of Bill (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabet more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hoyle, Wyden, Merkley, Ocasio-Cortez, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine * #The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would ban corporations and private equity from owning physicians. The bill is modeled on the landmark Oregon law that physicians have already used to successfully challenge corporate takeovers. Text of Bill (PDF)|One-Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 16, 2026 Wyden, Merkley, Warren, Hoyle, Ocasio-Cortez, Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Ban the Corporate Practice of Medicine The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would ban corporations and private equity from owning physicians. The bill is modeled on the landmark Oregon law that physicians have already used to successfully challenge corporate takeovers. Washington, D.C. - Today, Senat more PR