WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * After Los Angeles Wildfires Destroyed 16,000 Homes, Reps. Chu, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Provide Needed Mortgage Relief WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Brad Sherman (CA-32) introduced the Mortgage Relief for Disaster Survivors Act, which would provide homeowners in presidentially declared disaster areas who have a federally backed mortgage with 180 days of mortgage forbear more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Christopher A. Iacovella, president and CEO of the American Securities Association, from an April 9, 2025, joint hearing with the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party entitled "Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillib more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ansari to Travel to El Salvador to Demand Due Process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia PHOENIX - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced her plan to travel to El Salvador to attempt to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was unlawfully deported by President Donald Trump's administration and is now detained in President Nayib Bukele's notoriously horrific mega-prison. Her vis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Welcomes Ag Secretary to West Texas Lubbock, TX - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined in West Texas by Brooke Rollins, the 33 rd United States Secretary of Agriculture. Arrington and Secretary Rollins met with ag stakeholders, administrators and officials from the Texas Tech University System, and Texas Tech students to discuss how the Trump Administration is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As Republicans Direct Congress To Cut Medicaid, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Reaffirms Commitment To Protect Access To Affordable Health Care Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) highlighted the need to protect Medicaid as Congressional Republicans' budget-related legislation calls for at least $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, a public health insurance program. "People across our distri more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Beatty Pushes Back as Trump Budget Proposal Threatens to Gut Head Start WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump may eliminate Head Start funding in his upcoming budget request: "President Trump's plan to eliminate Head Start--after 60 years of proven success helping children and families thrive--is yet another reck more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Urge ED & OCR to Rescind Guidance Jeopardizing Inclusive Classrooms [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12), led colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor call more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Peters Demand Answers from Trump Agency Heads About Mass Firings [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, wrote to the heads of 15 government agencies demanding informati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers from Trump Administration After International Student Visas Revoked Without Warning or Explanation [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons demanding an explanation for the Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Budzinski Slams Trump Administration & Congressional Republicans for Slashing Local Project Funding GRANITE CITY, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) met with local stakeholders to highlight Congressional Republicans' refusal to include funding for local projects in the most recent funding package. The discussion focused on the impacts of delaying funding for pro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Senate Democrats Warn About Republicans Raising Food Costs to Give Tax Breaks to Billionaires 04.17.25 "Congress should not give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans by taking away food assistance from millions of Americans," wrote the senators More than 1 in 10 Washingtonians use SNAP to purchase food, half of whom are in families supporting children WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter puts forward bill to make permanent the National Energy Dominance Council WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill codifying President Trump's executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council, granting permanency to this body charged with positioning American energy for the next century, lowering prices, strengthening American economic  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Richard A. Williams, board chair of the Center for Truth in Science and senior affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Responds to Homeland Democrats' Calls to Visit Deported Salvadoran MS-13 Gang Member, Domestic Abuser WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after multiple Homeland Democrats expressed desire to travel to El Salvador to visit Kilmar A more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Urges Trump Administration to Redline Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Washington, D.C. - 4/16/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, sent a letter to U.S. Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, urging him to reject any nuclear agreement with Iran that allows the regime to retain enrichme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, congratulating him on his confirmation and expressing his interest in working together. In the letter, Chairman Scott urges CMS to enha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Chairmen Babin and Cruz Lead Texas Delegation in Support of Relocating NASA Headquarters to Houston WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (TX-36) and Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) led a bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to President Trump urging his administration to move  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Chairmen Cruz and Babin Lead State Delegation in Support of Relocating NASA HQ to Texas Houston the ideal location for NASA to return to its core mission of space exploration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Science, Spac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Highlights Accomplishments from the First 100 Days of the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani is marking the first 100 days of the 119th Congress by celebrating the key wins that benefit Arizona's 6th Congressional District. "I hit the ground running in January, continuing on our success during my first term, serving our district and prioritizing the need more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer, Burlison Investigate Biden-Era Abuses of Endangered Species Act and Impact on Energy Costs WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) are examining the Biden Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Comer, Burlison Investigate Biden-Era Abuses of Endangered Species Act and Impact on Energy Costs WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) are examining the Biden Administration's abuse of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its impact on ene more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bean Introduces Bill Removing Barriers to Alternative Marine Fuel Usage WASHINGTON-- Today, Ways and Means Committee member U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) along with Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05), Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Maritime Fuel Tax Parity Act (MFTPA), to correct an outdated more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman, Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Organized Labor, Energy Advocates Slam Trump Administration's Stop Work Order on New York's Second Largest Offshore Wind Project Trump Administration Illegally Ordered Construction to Cease at Empire Wind 1, Threatens Offshore Wind Projects Nationwide Empire Wind 1 Development Employs 1,500 Union Workers, Will Power 500,000 NYC Homes U more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey Holds Press Conference Addressing Trump Administration's Social Security Cuts GLENN DALE, MD - Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) joined Prince George's County elected officials, labor leaders, and impacted constituents outside of a Social Security Administration field office for a press conference highlighting the Trump Administration's recent cuts to Soci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Congressman Williams Introduces Resolution Backing the Second Amendment on National "2A Day" Washington, D.C. - Today, in honor of National Second Amendment Day, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced a resolution reaffirming the House of Representatives' continued support for the Second Amendment and commending the Trump Administration's actions to protect American gun owne more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Barragan Hosts a Full House Community Conversation South Gate, CA -- On Monday, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) held a second Community Conversation on the proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid, Social Security, and other essential government services; the tariff "tax" on everyday essential items; the illegal deportation of legally protected immigrants; a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Dean on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Trump Administration's Open Defiance of the Rule of Law WASHINGTON, DC - Following the Trump Administration's open defiance of a federal court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- an immigrant with legal protections in the U.S. that the administration unlawfully and erroneously deported to a mega prison in El Salvador without due process - more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Texas GOP Colleagues Urge President Trump to Move NASA Headquarters to Houston AUSTIN - Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), led a letter to President Trump urging his administration to move the headquarters for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from Washington, D.C. to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Visits Farmers and School, Highlights Harm of Trump Cuts to Local Food Programs OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids visited the Kansas City Food Hub and Westridge Middle School to hear directly from local producers and school officials about how recent cuts (link is external) to critical local food programs are hurting Kansas farmers and students. The visit is part of Da more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation into DOGE's Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans' Sensitive Data After obtaining multiple credible and disturbing whistleblower reports that DOGE is knowingly jeopardizing Social Security Administration (SSA) operations, putting Americans' Social more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Disturbing Whistleblower Information Obtained by Committee Democrats Leads Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigation into DOGE's Disruption of Social Security Operations, Collection of Americans' Sensitive Data Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--After obtaining multiple credible and disturbing whistleblower rep more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Continues To Call For The Immediate Return Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling forthe immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Marylan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Durbin Statement On Ed Martin's Undisclosed Appearances On Russian State Media SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding reportsthat Ed Martin, President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. Attorney for D.C., appea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks On The FTC And Independent Agencies SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, led Senate and House Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Backs Homegrown Biofuels, Prioritizes Certainty for Producers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, helped introduce the Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act to provide Iowa farmers and biofuel producers with certainty and protect taxpayer dollars from supporting fuel produced with foreign crops. The legislation would update the 45Z Clean Fuel Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by David Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and Members of the Committee: My name is Dr. David Kessler. I have had the privilege of working for both Republican and Democratic presidents. I was appointed by  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Following Moore-Led Effort, IRS Extends Filing Deadline for Hurricane Helene Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) applauded the Internal Revenue Service's decision to extend tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses across North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Congressman M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Jerry Akers, a franchise business owner of Great Clips and Joint Chiropractic, on behalf of the International Franchise Association, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * Good morning, Chairs Williams and Ernst, Ranking Members Velazquez and Markey,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest, a Permanent Vermont Resident and College Student Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined Rep. Becca Balint and 66 colleagues in writing to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State Secretaries to demand answers on the abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Attorney General Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation, Facilitate the Return of Garcia to America Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined 5 of her colleagues urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate Erez Reuveni, Acting Deputy Chief of the Office of Immigration Litigation, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Pappas Highlight Impact of Trump's Tariffs on Small Businesses, Call on Administration to Reverse Course Washington, DC \- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a member of the Small Business Committee, and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, are highlighting the impact President Trump's widespread, indiscriminate tariffs will have on New Hampshire's s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Government Watchdog Reports College Students Still Struggle to Access Health Coverage Over 1.6 million students still lack adequate coverage, with historically disadvantaged students the least likely to have coverage. WASHINGTON - Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) unveiled a new report examining how more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hawaii Delegation Statement on Restoration of Funding for INNOVATE Hawaii WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) released the following statement after the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced it would be reinstating funding for INNOVATE Hawaii, a Hollings Manufacturing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Preston Brashers, a research fellow for tax policy in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * My name is Preston Brashers. I am a Research Fellow for Tax Policy in the Grov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Seek Immediate Termination of DOGE's Unauthorized Use of AI Systems, Call Out Security Risks and Potential Criminal Liability U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Mike Levin (D-CA), and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) were joined by 45 additional Members of Congress including Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ranking Member of the Ov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Leads Committee Democrats in Letter to Secretary Rubio on Trump Administration's Weak Response to Burma Earthquake Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led 18 Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing alarm ov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Hoyer Introduce Major Russian Sanctions, Ukraine Assistance Bill Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today introduced a comprehensive bill to support Ukraine and thwart Russia's ability to wage its illegal war there. Like the Senate bi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Jacobs, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson, Jayapal, Olszewski Statement on Two Years of Brutal War in Sudan Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, alongside Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Jo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, released the following opening statement from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Obernolte, for convening today's hearing. I also want to thank our expert panel of witnesses for their participation. Today's discussion presents us with a critical opportunity to examine the impact of DeepSeek's artificial intelligence  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Proposed Pay Freeze for Civilian Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on reporting (link is external) that President Trump will propose a federal civilian pay freeze: "Donald Trump's proposed pay freeze for federal workers in 2026 is the latest salvo in his administration's mission to inflict 't more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following statement: * * * ICYMI This Week: Rep. Meeks Introduces Resolution to Terminate Trump's Power to Enforce Tariffs Trump Tariffs Hurt American Families Economic expertise isn't Trump's strong suit. His 90-day pause on some tariffs hasn't stopped the chaos in the markets or the danger posed by his sweeping, global trade war. Trump has only created more risk and uncertainty for American families. Costs are going up-- more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Newsweek Op-Ed: Trump Tariffs Gave America Leverage for Better Trade Deals AUBURN - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in Newsweek about how President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs are already delivering results for Alabama manufacturers, businesses, workers, and producers. Read excerpts from the piece below or read the full piece here. "It's been two weeks since  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons makes Christian case for foreign aid during Holy Week op-ed for the National Catholic Reporter WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, published an op-ed in the National Catholic Reporter during Holy Week, discussing how the Trump Administration's dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Reverend Warnock Rallies Behind Georgians Callously Fired from Life-Saving Work at the CDC Last month, Senator Reverend Warnock demanded answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy about the indiscriminate firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and how the centers' life-saving functions will be impacted Following the latest rou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Kudlow to Discuss President Trump Holding Harvard Accountable and House Republicans Passing His Agenda in Congress Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Kudlow with Larry Kudlow on Fox News View the full interview here (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/youtu.be/CyCut4dzInI__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4O more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025:: * * * ICYMI: Stefanik Joined Squawk Box to Discuss Holding Higher Education Accountable Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik joined Squawk Box on CNBC. View highlights from the interview below. On President Trump Withholding Funds from Harvard for Antisemitism: "These schools are not entitled to U.S. taxpayer dollars if more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * In New Letter, Whitehouse Warns AG Bondi Against Following Trump's Directive to Investigate Political Enemies Bondi testified to Whitehouse under oath that she would not "target people simply because of their political affiliation" Recent Trump Presidential Memoranda directed DOJ to investigate two former Trump administration officials Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Vancouver, Senator Murray Meets with Local Businesses, ILWU, Port of Kalama to Discuss How Trump's Chaotic Trade War is Hurting Washington State ICYMI : In Tacoma, Senator Murray Meets with Local Businesses, Port Commissioners to Discuss How Trump's Chaotic Trade War is Hurting Washington State ICYMI : In Senate Floor Speech, Senator Murray Hammers Trump and Republicans on Chaotic, Painful T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Miller, Titus Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect States' Rights WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Max Miller (OH-07), and Dina Titus (NV-01) reintroduced the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) 2.0 Act to ensure that each State has the right to determine for itself the best approach to cannabis within its borders. This legislati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Oppose Trump Administration's Proposed Rule to Take ACA Eligibility Away from Dreamers This week, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and 120 colleagues sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. opposing the department's proposal to reverse the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace eligibility for Dreamers, a move that would significantly more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Warren, Murphy Seek Answers on Wealthy Individuals, Corporations Set to Receive Massive Tax Breaks from Republicans "Republicans' agenda, as their votes have repeatedly shown, is simple: billionaires win, families lose. The American people deserve to know who President Trump and Congressional Republicans truly represent." Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a member of the Joint Economic Committee, E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Opposes Trump Plan to Defund PBS and NPR East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he would oppose President Trump's proposal (link is external) to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that supports PBS and NPR when it is presented to Congress. "I will strongly oppose any plan to defund PBS and NPR, an idea that should be a non-starter w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Calls For Action to Protect LIHEAP Amid Staff Layoffs Threatening New York Families Washington, D.C. - 4/15/2025... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressing concern about the reported layoffs of staff responsible for administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is a service th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MEDICAID MATTERS DAY OF ACTION: "THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER" Brooklyn, NY - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican plans to crash our economy and impose the largest Medicaid cut in American history. DANA BASH: Now I w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren, Matsui, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Give Individuals an Opportunity to Invest in Building America's Clean-Energy Future Modeled after WWII victory bonds, Clean Energy Victory Bonds would spur investment in clean-energy projects, create jobs, & help U.S. fight the climate crisis WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Doris Matsui (CA-07) and U.S. Senator Jeff more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Lofgren, Matsui, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Give Individuals an Opportunity to Invest in Building America's Clean-Energy Future # Modeled after WWII victory bonds, Clean Energy Victory Bonds would spur investment in clean-energy projects, create jobs, & help U.S. fight the climate crisis WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Doris Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Tariffs with Business Leaders and Tours Veterans Integration Center Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and workers on President Trump's reckless tariffs and its impacts on the New Mexico economy at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Resolution to Highlight National Public Health Week Amid Drastic Cuts to Public Health Agencies Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated this year from April 7 th - April 13 th. This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid the firing of nearly 25% o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico Delegation in Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon New Mexico Delegation Moves to Protect Sacred Site for Years and Generations to Come Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasq more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration is Withholding Nearly $24 Million in Funding for Head Start in New Mexico While Shuttering Centers Nationwide and Forcing Devastating Closures New Data Shows a Steep Decline in Head Start Funding Going Out the Door So Far This Year Trump Administration Hollows Out Offices Running the Program and Eyes Eliminating It Outright Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner Leads Roundtable on Impact of Trump Tariffs on Rhode Islanders CRANSTON, RI -- Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) hosted a roundtable discussion with representatives of the construction, hospitality, health care and manufacturing sectors in Rhode Island to address the negative impact of President Trump's recent tariffs on workers, consumers and small businesses. "Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Meeks, Castro Send Letter to Rubio Demanding Answers on El Salvador Agreement Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, today addressed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio deman more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Menendez Leads 48 House Democrats in Denouncing Trump Administration's Weaponization of HUD Programs to Target Immigrant, Mixed-Status Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Rob Menendez led 48 House Democrats in denouncing the Trump Administration's weaponization of programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to target immigrant and mixed-stat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Menendez, Quigley Lead 39 House Democrats in Demanding Answers After Ukrainian Living in the U.S. Legally are Mistakenly Told to Leave the Country WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representatives Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and Mike Quigley (IL-05) led a letter signed by 39 House Democrats to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem condemning the fear and confusion inflicted on Ukraini more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Merkley Calls on GAO to Conduct Audit of DOGE's Destruction of U.S. Foreign Aid Merkley Pushing GAO to Detail National Security, Foreign Policy Implications of Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency's Actions Gutting Foreign Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Morelle, Raskin, Connolly Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority Stephen Miller-founded America First Legal targets GAO under statute applicable only to Executive Branch agencies WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Joe Morelle (NY-25), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the top Democrats on t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Trump Executive Order to Lower Drug Prices Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement applauding President Trump's April 15th executive order to lower drug prices: "Despite being the center of innovation and having immense resources, America spends nearly twice as much on health care compared to other developed nations," said Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Warren, Kelly Seek Answers On Wealthy Individuals, Corporations Set To Receive Massive Tax Breaks From Republicans WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a member of the Joint Economic Committee, sent a letter requesting that t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse, Bennet, Hickenlooper Call on USPS to Ensure Reliable Mail Delivery in Western Slope Communities, Prevent DOGE from Interference Lafayette, CO -- Following public reports (link is external) that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) entered into an agreement with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Congressman Joe Neguse and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Trump Admin Halts More Than $35 Million from Wisconsin Head Start Centers, A 50% Cut WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that the Trump Administration has stopped more than $35 million in funding for Wisconsin Head Start centers, putting quality preschool and child care for thousands of Wisconsin families at risk. New data shows that the Trump Administration has ha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * NEW: Trump Admin Withholding Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Head Start--Crunching Centers Nationwide and Forcing Devastating Closures Washington, D.C. - As President Trump finalizes his proposal to eliminate Head Start, shutters half of the regional offices running the program, and fires scores of staff who ensure Head Start centers can serve kids and families--new data shows his administration more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Meeks, Jacobs, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson, Jayapal Statement on Two Years of Brutal War in Sudan Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, alongside Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Jonathan Jackson, Pramila Jayapal, and Johnny Ols more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Levin Host Roundtable with Veterans and Service Providers in San Diego to Highlight Impact of VA Cuts WATCH : Padilla discusses importance of protecting essential VA benefits SAN DIEGO, CA -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-Calif.-49) hosted a roundtable in San Diego alongside veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service provid more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Slams Trump for Leaving NJ Fire Departments Without Critical Funds Local Fire Departments Struggle as Trump FEMA Sabotage Delays SAFER Grant Reimbursements LONG BRANCH, NJ - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today blasted the Trump administration for hollowing out the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and leaving fire departments across New Jersey without the federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Slams Trump's Tariffs on Costs for Small Businesses and Housing Construction, Meets with Forest Products Industry Leaders Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a small business owner, met with New Hampshire forest products industry leaders to discuss how President Trump's sweeping and chaotic tariffs, which amount to a national sales tax, are raising costs for small businesses (li more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Pharmacy Benefit Managers Put On Notice WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, President Trump took decisive action to rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and lower prescription drug prices. Congresswoman Harshbarger has led and supported numerous bills during her tenure in Congress to achieve similar goals in statute, including the following: * Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Senator Reverend Warnock Speaks to NPR in Warm Springs on the Legacy of FDR and Our Nation's Unfinished Work Senator Reverend Warnock was recently in Warm Springs, Georgia to commemorate the 80th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's (FDR) passing at the "Little White House" FDR suffered a stroke while posing for a portrait that remains unfinished to this day and is on d more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * President Trump Opens Pacific Remote Island Marine National Monument to Commercial Fishing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order opening the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to commercial fishing from 50 to 200 nautical miles within its boundaries. House Committee on Natural R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Reintroduces Vital Legislation to Address Growing Childhood Trauma Crisis As White House Slashes Essential Federal Programs, Pressley Reintroduces the STRONG Support for Children Act to Invest in Children's Mental Health and Trauma Recovery Bill Text WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act. This bill would support commu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley, Menendez Lead 39 House Democrats in Demanding Answers After Ukrainians Living in the U.S. Legally are Mistakenly Told to Leave the Country WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led a letter signed by 39 House Democrats to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem condemning the fear and confusion inflicted on Ukrainians living in the U more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following testimony by Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Chairman Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. My name is Adam Thierer, and I am a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, wher more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek urging SSA to reverse its pause on significant portions of the Enumeration-Beyond-Entry  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Blasts Trump's Illegal Ouster of National Credit Union Administration Board Members, Concerned Federal Reserve May Be Next Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this statement following President Trump's illegal firing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Morelle, Raskin Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--Today, Reps. Gerald E. Connolly, Joe Morelle, and Jamie Raskin, the top Democrats on the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Morelle, Padilla Continue Pressing for Answers on Trump's Pause on Critical Election Security Work Lawmakers demand copy of CISA's review of its election security work after insufficient responses, blown deadlines to multiple letters regarding CISA firings and termination of election security efforts WASHINGT more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Raskin, Morelle, Connolly Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority Stephen Miller-founded America First Legal Targets GAO Under Statute Applicable Only to Executive Branch Agencies WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the top Democrats on t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Guy Bentley, director of consumer freedom at the Reason Foundation, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products." FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, thank you for the opportunity to testify on restoring trust a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Rep. Frankel Introduces Bill to Protect Seniors from New Trump Social Security Repayment Policy New legislation would ensure seniors are not left without income due to government overpayment errors Washington, DC - Today, Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined several of her House Democratic colleagues to introduce the Claws Off Social Security Act--a bill that protects senior more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jim Costa Bill Draws the Line: Constitution gives Authority to Congress to Set Trade Policy -- Not the President FRESNO, Calif. - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) is leading the charge to rein in presidential overreach on trade by cosponsoring and actively pushing H.R. 407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act (link is external), legislation to block the President of the United States from using national eme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McBride Stands Against Cuts to Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) voted no last week on the Republican budget proposal that would dramatically cut federal funding for Medicaid, threatening care for 1 in 4 Delawareans. In opposing the budget, McBride continues to uplift the stories of Delawareans who rely on Medicaid to live with dignity and access essential health more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Smith Statement on Trump's Constitutional Crisis Today, Rep. Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the continued refusal of the Trump Administration to follow the rule of law. President Donald Trump is defying the Supreme Court of the United States. This is a constitutional crisis. The legislative and judicial branches have a duty to rein in an executive that overreaches its  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump's Chaotic Tariff Scheme Over 45 lawmakers sound alarms about possible illicit payments, influence-peddling, insider trading WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joined her Democratic colleagues in writing to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Reps. Van Duyne and Cloud Introduce Legislation to Mandate Citizen Verification in Order to Receive Taxpayer Backed Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Representative Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) introduced the American Entrepreneurs First Act to ensure only qualified individuals are eligible to access Smal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, STANDING WITH ROCHESTER-FINGER LAKES VETERANS AT THE CANANDAIGUA VA, SOUNDS ALARM ON 'DOGE' CUTS TO SLASH LOCAL JOBS & PROGRAMS, ELIMINATE 80,000+ VA WORKERS NATIONWIDE; SENATOR SAYS WE CAN'T... Thousands Of Vets & VA Workers Were Already Fired, Including In The Rochester-Finger Lakes; Canandaigua VA Workers Say Cuts Creating Chaos, With Local Vet Suicide Cri more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: CHEMUNG COUNTY IS ON FRONTLINES OF TARIFF WAR, RAISING PRICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES & FAMILIES ACROSS UPSTATE NY; STANDING AT WARD APPARATUS, SENATOR REVEALS HOW TARIFFS ARE HURTING LOCAL... Ward Apparatus Manufactures Emergency Response & Rescue Vehicles For Fire Departments; Due To Tariffs On Aluminum From Canada And Materials From Other Countries They Along more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: UNDER GOP PLAN TO CRIPPLE MEDICAID, ROCKLAND COUNTY WOULD BE AMONG HARDEST HIT IN THE COUNTRY, RIPPING AWAY HEALTHCARE, SENIORS COULD BE KICKED OUT OF NURSING HOMES, & LAYOFFS AT LARGEST... Last Week House Republicans Voted To Advance The Biggest Medicaid Cut In History -$880 BILLION ; Senator Says It Would Be A Dagger To Heart Of Rockland County With Over 15 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER: UNDER TRUMP AND GOP PLAN TO CRIPPLE MEDICAID, COUNTLESS WESTERN NY SENIORS COULD BE KICKED OUT OF NURSING HOMES, REHAB FACILITIES & LOSE HEALTHCARE; STANDING WITH BUFFALO SENIORS AND NURSES,... JUST LAST WEEK Congressional Republicans Voted To Advance The Biggest Medicaid Cut In History -- $880 BILLION -- Which Could Force Nursing Homes Across Upstate NY To C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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 April 17, 2025: * * * Select Committee on China Calls on JPMorgan and Bank of America to Withdraw from IPO Deal with Chinese Military-Linked Company Washington, D.C. -- Today, Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter to JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jami more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Admin Withholding Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Head Start--Crunching Centers Nationwide and Forcing Devastating Closures Data shows steep decline in Head Start funding going out the door so far this year--as Trump administration hollows out offices running the program and eyes eliminating it outright Washington, D.C. - As President Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following opening remarks from an April 9, 2025, joint hearing with the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party entitled "Financial Aggression: How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits American Retirees and Undermines National Security": * * * First, let me welcome our colleagues from the U.S. House Select Committee on  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons statement on Trump's attack on AmeriCorps WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement in response to reports that President Donald Trump has placed a majority of AmeriCorps agency staff on administrative leave. Trump had already recalled hundreds of AmeriCorps NCCC members trained to respond to emergencies from the field: "President Trump's att more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee Returns from Congressional Delegation to Denmark, Estonia, and Finland Senator Lee and Senator R. Scott following their meeting with Jonatan Vseviov, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Estonia WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Lee recently returned from a congressional delegation to Denmark, Estonia, and Finland with Senator Rick Scott (R-FL). They met with senior government of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Highlights Importance of Federal Funding Amid Trump Attacks on Education ***PHOTOS, B-ROLL HERE Lakewood, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, toured Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) in Lakewood, met with students, educators and workforce readiness partners, and heard more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours WSU-Vancouver Life Sciences Building, Filling Workforce Gaps in Southwest WA ***PHOTOS, B-ROLL HERE Vancouver, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, toured Washington State University's Vancouver campus to see their recently-completed Life Sciences Building, which has been in the works for nearly a decade and speci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Childcare Relief The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act permanently expands childcare tax credits to alleviate childcare costs for working families Senator Reverend Warnock has long been a champion for providing tax cuts to working families Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock introduced the American Famil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren and Representative Wilson Send Bipartisan Letter Pressing State Department for Details and Timeline on Updating Syria Sanctions Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Representative Joe Wilson (R-S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Murkowski Push Back Against Trump Order Targeting Immigrant Children Washington, D.C. -- After the Trump Administration stripped children in immigration courts of lawyers, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading a bipartisan demand that the Administration reverse course and ensure children have representation. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) warned U.S. Department of Health an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Anne Zimmerman, co-chair of Small Business for America's Future, from an April 8, 2025, joint hearing with the House Small Business Committee entitled "Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for Small Businesses": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony for your consideration more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Smith applauds President Trump and Secretary Burgum for stopping reckless Empire Wind project Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) applauded the decision today by the Trump Administration Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum, who ordered the cessation of construction on the Empire Wind project off the coast of New Jersey and New York. "This is a great victory for all of us who have been fi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Firing Almost All CFPB Staff Following the reporting that President Trump's Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Russell Vought sent reduction in force layoff notices to almost all CFPB staff, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Warren on President Trump Firing National Credit Union Administration Board Members Washington, DC - Following the news that President Trump fired Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, the Democratic Board Members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), United States Senator Elizabeth Warren more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, Ernst Reintroduce Legislation to Ensure Reporting And Public Disclosure of American Dollars Sent to Communist China Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced the Tracking Receipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending (TRACKS) Act which requires the reporting and public disclosure of money from a government grant or co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Support Grows for 'Beacon of Hope' R&D Legislation On Tax Day, organizations and innovators are continuing to show support for the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act, legislation introduced by Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) that permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to 2022 when the provision expired. R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Unleashing American Energy: Rep. Fedorchak joins Rep. Pfluger in Midland with EPA Regional Administrator Midland, TX -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) visited Midland, Texas, represented by fellow House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), to meet with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Scott Mason this week.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following written testimony by Gregory C. Allen, director of the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Chair Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. The Center for Strategic and International more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Urges Commerce Department to Block AI Chip Exports to China Amid Reports of Nvidia Backroom Deal "Nvidia is not only selling to PRC national champions; it is doing so at the expense of U.S. startups and small businesses." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanchez, Chu Lead Democrats in Raising Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump Chaotic Tariff Scheme Over 45 lawmakers sound alarms about possible illicit payments, influence-peddling, insider trading Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, along with Represen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff on Why He's Blocking Ed Martin's Nomination for U.S. Attorney "When you're a U.S. Attorney, you are not the lawyer for the president. You are the lawyer for the people of the United States." Washington, D.C. -- In a new video, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) explains why he is blocking Ed Martin's nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. On April 1, Schif more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Ways & Means Members Call for More Coverage of Chronic Disease Treatments under High-Deductible Health Plans WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) needs to update and expand the list of services and treatments for chronic diseases covered under an employer-sponsored high-deductible health plan (HDHP), write Ways and Me more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * WESTERMAN APPLAUDS EXECUTIVE ACTION FOR UPDATING PERMITTING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21st CENTURY Yesterday, President Donald Trump released an executive action directing executive departments and agencies to make maximum use of technology in environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects of all kinds. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Broad Agriculture Community Support for Alford Effort to Protect MAHA Commission from Radical Climate Activists A broad coalition of groups representing the agriculture community--from farmers to producers to processors--has expressed support for Congressman Mark Alford's (MO-04) efforts to protect the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission from being hijacked by radical  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Killing Free Direct Tax Filing Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Donald Trump's Treasury Department for reportedly bowing to lobbyists and killing the Direct File tax service, which allowed taxpayers in 25 states to file their taxes with the IRS for free, without using a third-party t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Trump Drug Pricing Executive Order Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration issued an executive order related to prescription drug pricing. "Just like his first term, Trump is all bark and no bite when it comes to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden: Trump Is Illegally Weaponizing the Tax Code And Every American Is At Risk Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., blasted Donald Trump's reported order to revoke Harvard's nonprofit status based on the content of its courses. "If Trump gets away with weaponizing the tax system to target a political enemy, eve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming Delegation Responds to Biased, Misguided WY Judges and Lawyers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and John Barrasso (R-WY), and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) issued a response to liberal former judges and lawyers attempting to publicly pressure the delegation into falsely condemning President Trump and allowing judges to continue blocking the agenda more than more PR