WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026, with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee: * * * After Staff Visit to Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison Camp, Ranking Members Garcia & Raskin Slam Blanche for Continued Cover-Up of Maxwell's Preferential Treatment Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raski more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026, with Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: * * * After Staff Visit to Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison Camp, Ranking Members Raskin & Garcia Slam Blanche for Continued Cover-Up of Maxwell's Preferential Treatment Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Jamie Beyer, director and Executive Committee member for the American Soybean Association, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." USMCA is the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement. * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the House Agriculture Committee, it is an honor to join you today to testify on behalf of the American Soybean Association regarding the United States-Canada-Mexico Ag more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Attacks Americans' Voting Rights, Durbin Delivers Opening Statement Calling To Protect Election Security During Spotlight Forum * June 16, 2026 Durbin: "We have fought too long and too hard to ensure that our elections are safe, secure, and accessible for all eligible Americans, and we must work together to combat these despicable disenfranchisement efforts." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL),  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Pentagon, Reps. Beyer, Garamendi and Sens. Markey, Merkley Press for Details on "Golden Dome" $1.2 Trillion Price Tag, Mission * As Congress considers President Trump's $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon spending and SpaceX wins billions in Golden Dome contracts, Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-08) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Pentagon, Sens. Markey and Merkley Press for Details on "Golden Dome" $1.2 Trillion Price Tag, Mission * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 17, 2026) - As Congress considers President Trump's $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon spending and SpaceX wins billions in Golden Dome contracts, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Beye more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * As Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for Pentagon, Sens. Markey and Merkley Press for Details on "Golden Dome" $1.2 Trillion Price Tag, Mission As Congress considers President Trump's $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon spending and SpaceX wins billions in Golden Dome contracts, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Bey more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Leads Resolution to Overturn Trump Affordable Care Act Rule that Will Jack Up Costs, Terminate Care for Millions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led their colleagues in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the Trump Administration's rule that will undermine the Affordable Care Act marketplace more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett Welcomes Secretary Kennedy To Mid-Michigan, Highlights Efforts To Make America Healthy Again * Charlotte, Mich. - Yesterday, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Country Mill Farms, Bakery, Orchard & Cider Mill in Charlotte. The officials met with Steve Tennes, the farm owner, before holding a panel in front of more than 200 attendees to discuss the ways they're working to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers From Trump's Hand-Picked Construction Firm For Withholding True Cost of White House Ballroom * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today demanded records and information from Clark Construction, the construction firm working on President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project in light of reporting from The Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Boyle Statement on June 2026 Fed Interest Rate Decision Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced it would be maintaining the current interest rate target range: "From his tariff taxes to his health care cuts, President Trump has made life in Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Republicans Block Cortez Masto, Kaine Push to Demand Transparency into Human Rights Violations by Former President of Honduras Cortez Masto and Kaine's resolution failed despite bipartisan support, as Republican Senators refused to demand details related to the actions of convicted drug trafficker and former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was pardoned by President Trump last year -  Today, U.S. Senators Cathe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Letter to FBI Demanding Answers on Raid Targeting Voter Registration in NE Ohio * Cleveland, OH - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has led a letter to the FBI demanding answers regarding the Bureau's raid targeting the Ohio Organizing Collective, an organization supporting voting rights and voter registration efforts in Ohio. Brown has strongly criticized the FBI raids as an effort to deny and suppress the vote in Northeast Ohio. Con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell & Colleagues Defend Crucial WA Wildfire Labs from Closures as Wildfire Season Begins * 06.17.26 Labs in Seattle & Wenatchee are among the 57 federal forest research stations on the chopping block under Trump's Forest Service; New wildfire maps predict almost all of WA will be under severe threat through September; Near Spokane, a fast-moving wildfire has burned multiple homes and forced thousands to evacuate; "Now is not the time to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Cruz, Blunt Rochester, Wicker, Padilla, Budd Introduce Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act Aging aircraft & technology threaten NOAA's airborne weather reconnaissance mission Bill would codify NOAA's Hurricane Hunter mission in federal law, authorize $2.5 billion for aircraft acquisition - U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding * SAN ANTONIO, TX - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed to by the United States and Iran: "The war against Iran was doomed from the start. President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Committee Advances America the Beautiful Act Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources approved by voice vote S. 1547, the America the Beautiful Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine) to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. The Committee also adopted a bipartisan ame more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Applauds USDA for Land-Grant University Funding * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcing the opening of funding opportunities for the Research Facilities Act program, which received $125 million in annual funding through the Working Families Tax Cuts: "Our land-grant universities are among the best in the world and provide cutting-edge research more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia Leads Colleagues in Letter Opposing U.S. Interference in Colombia's Presidential Election Today, Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) led a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, expressing grave concern about the shameless interference of senior United States officials, including President Donald Trump, in Colombia's presidential elections.Th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth-Curtis Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Coordination with Indo-Pacific Partners Passes Committee * June 17, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and John Curtis (R-UT) to improve coordination between the United States and our partners in the Indo-Pacific successfully passed the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) today. With the threat of increasing aggression from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls For Senate To Pass Russian Sanctions Legislation As Putin Continues His Assault On Ukraine * June 17, 2026 WASHINGTON - As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his assaults against Ukraine, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling for the Senate to finally pass Russian sanctions legislation. On Monday, Russia fired a barrage more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns President Trump's Inaction During Affordability Crisis * June 17, 2026 Durbin: "In my home state of Illinois, the average household has had to spend $3,400 more on goods and services under President Trump, despite his campaign pledge to lower costs on 'Day One.'" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning the Trump Administration for prioritizing poli more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Durbin Reflects On 14th Anniversary Of DACA, Calls On Congress To Finally Provide A Pathway To Citizenship For Dreamers In 2010, Durbin sent a bipartisan letter asking then-President Obama to stop the deportation of Dreamers--fourteen years ago today, President Obama responded by announcing the DACA program - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick D more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Justin Smith's Nomination, Slams Trump For Nominating His Personal Lawyers To The Federal Bench In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nomination of Justin Smith to be on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Durbin outlined how Mr. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Administration's Dismantling Of Legal Immigration System * June 16, 2026 Durbin spoke on the Senate floor in support of his resolution with Senator Kaine that would overturn an interim final rule by DOJ that would prevent immigrants from appealing their immigration court cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump Administration's Dismantling Of Legal Immigration System Durbin spoke on the Senate floor in support of his resolution with Senator Kaine that would overturn an interim final rule by DOJ that would prevent immigrants from appealing their immigration court cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Du more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: Congress Should Reauthorize FISA Section 702 With Reforms & Put An End To The Unconstitutional Surveillance Of Americans * June 16, 2026 WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, continued his calls for serious reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 702 allows the government to collect th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Pushes for Accountability and Tackles Fraud * WASHINGTON - Today, during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out fraudsters stealing $1.4 billion every day from the federal government and secured a commitment from Hal Duncan, nominee to be Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget, to ensure taxpayer dollars are not diverted to con artists. Ernst called ou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * For Eighth Time, Senate Blocks Attempt by Sen. Schiff, Colleagues to End Trump's Illegal War in Iran * Senate blocks resolution led by Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) Washington, D.C. - Today, a majority of Senate Republicans again voted to block a resolution to end President Trump's illegal war in Iran sponsored by U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Il more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration For Damage Done By The War With Iran * New Yorkers have spent $2 billion more on gas since the beginning of President Trump's war Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conference to discuss the damage done by President Trump's war with Iran, which has cost the U.S. billions of dollars and weakened American national security. "President Trump's war with Iran has been a dis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman Introduces New Legislation To Protect Users Of Buy Now, Pay Later * U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) introduced new legislation to protect users of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL). The Buy NowPay Later Consumer Protection Act would provide the same key legal protections to BNPL users that apply to conventional credit cards. "In Trump's nosediving economy, Americans are increasingly being forced to use Buy Now, Pay Later to cover basic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty Opposes Biden-Era Weaponization of the DOJ against Conservatives on Senate Floor Senate Democrats attempted to codify language against the Trump Administration's Anti-Weaponization Fund into law -  On Tuesday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) spoke on the Senate floor to speak out against the Biden administration's weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) against conservatives and expose the hypocrisy of Senate Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Kim, Senate Democrats Host Roundtable on How Trump's War with Iran is Raising Gas Prices & Hurting Working Families Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) hosted a roundtable to discuss how the Trump administration's policies, including the war with Iran, have driven up energy costs for families, consumers, communities, and small b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Heinrich, Kim, Senate Democrats Host Roundtable on How Trump's War with Iran is Raising Gas Prices & Hurting Working Families Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) hosted a roundtable to discuss how the Trump administration's policies, including the war wi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump administration redirecting tens of millions of doll more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' ability to protect Americans from Ebo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Rejects Trump's Weak, Chaotic "Iran Deal" on Senate Floor * Hickenlooper: "We're still nowhere close to a long-term nuclear deal" Hickenlooper also called out the president's broken promises, cost-of-living emergency WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took to the Senate floor to call out President Trump's so-called deal with Iran to end his illegal war of choice after the administration finally released detail more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Reverse Attacks on American Public Health as Ebola Epidemic Worsens * Trump administration's anti-science agenda has undermined America's ability to respond to infectious diseases WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with 16 of his Senate colleagues, sounded the alarm about the risk of the Trump administration's attacks on our public health. They called on Department of Health an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Himes, Meeks, Smith Demand Briefing on US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith Statement on Fed Rate Announcement Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the Federal Open Market Committee announced interest rates will remain unchanged: "There is a reason the economy has repeatedly beat the so-called experts' economic growth projections. The pro-growth tax cuts in the Working Families Tax Cuts are  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Condemns Trump's Latest Taxpayer-Funded Wind Buyout * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration reached a deal to pay another offshore wind developer to abandon its projects and redirect the money into fossil fuels. "Donald Trump is using your tax dollars to make America more dependent on dirty, volatile fossil fuels more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Huffman Condemns Trump's Latest Taxpayer-Funded Wind Buyout Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration reached a deal to pay another offshore wind developer to abandon its projects and redirect the money into fossil fuels. "Donald Trump is using your tax dollars to make Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty JoinsMornings With Maria on FOX Business to Discuss the Proposed Peace Deal with Iran * Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Mornings With Maria on FOX Business to discuss the president's interim memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, the CLARITY Act and Reconciliation 3.0.  Partial Transcript Hagerty on the U.S.-Iran MOU: more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins The Washington Times' Alex Swoyer to Discuss Arctic Frost, Whistleblower Advocacy, FISA and Judicial Confirmations Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sat down with Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times to discuss his Arctic Frost oversight and longtime advocacy for whistleblowers. Grassley also discussed the importance of reauthorizing the F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Makes the Case for Climate Fight in New Op-Ed * Washington, DC - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, published an op-ed on Tuesday in WBUR encouraging Democrats to ignore the "climate hushers" and take up a fight for climate action and against the villainous fossil-fuel industry that peddles in dark-money corruption and c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Hearing, Rosen Asks Urban Chamber of Commerce President About Impact of Decreased Tourism, Rising Childcare Costs on Small Businesses * Watch the Full Exchange HERE WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) asked CEO and President of the Urban Chamber of Commerce, Cameron "C.H." Miller, about some of the struggles that Nevada's small businesses  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Spotlight Forum, Cantwell Calls Out Trump Trampling On Voting Rights: "This Is About Our Constitutional Rights, & Whether We're Going To Uphold Them Or Not" Today, Trump again pressures Senate Republicans to pass voter suppression bill; Cantwell tapped by Schumer to join a task force of senators fighting back against the Trump administration's illegal overreach into free elections - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Create Esther Coopersmith Award at State Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Esther Coopersmith Award Act, bipartisan legislation that would establish an award named in honor of Esther Coopersmith at the State Department. Mrs. Coopersmith was a philanthropist and champion of women's equality. The recipient of the Esther Coopersmith Award more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Files Additional View on Annual Defense Bill Over Objection to Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), filed the following additional view in the Committee's conference report for the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorizing Act (NDAA), which Kaine voted against advancing due to the Trump-Vance Administration's ongoing illegal and foolish war with Iran: "I've been a pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Introduces Bill to Push For 2026 Presidential Elections in Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, introduced the Venezuela Democratic Transition Act, legislation that would push for free and fair elections in Venezuela this year. "President Trump ordered the U.S. military to capture Mad more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Leads Colleagues in Letter to Senate Majority Leader Thune Urging Senate to Reject Todd Blanche Nomination for Attorney General * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) led nine Members of Congress in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) Tuesday urging the Senate to reject President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General, citing serious concerns regarding Blanche's handling of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Overturn Trump ACA Rule that Will Jack Up Costs, Terminate Care for Millions * Democrats will force a vote to stop Trump's rule that will kick up to 2 million Americans off their marketplace coverage Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and nine Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Michael Schumpp, senior director of international affairs at the Meat Institute, Arlington, Virginia, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." USMCA is the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement. * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony today on behalf of the Meat Institute. I am honored to participate in this  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Meeks Welcomes Iran Diplomacy, But Demands Details Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the announced memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. "I am awaiting the confirmed details of any agreement, but as I've said from the start, Trump's war of choice was misguided and detrime more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes Demand Briefing on U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Meeks, Smith, Himes Demand Trump Admin Briefing on US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Statement on Approval of Disaster Designation for Maryland Counties Impacted by April Freeze * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume and the full Maryland Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all MD) - released the following statemen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Protect Kids as Child Labor Violations Surge and Trump Undermines Enforcement * The Children Harmed in Life-threatening or Dangerous (CHILD) Labor Act would strengthen labor law, give Department of Labor greater enforcement power "In fiscal year 2025, more cases of federal child labor violations were uncovered than during any other year since the Great Recession, and hazardous work violations ticked up  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Padilla Press Trump Admin on Corrupt Plan to Establish New Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Sable Offshore Corporation * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, are pushing the Trump Administration for answers about Energy Secretary Chris Wright's comments suggesting the Administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Murray, Padilla Press Trump Admin on Corrupt Plan to Establish New Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Sable Offshore Corporation Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Alex Padilla (D-CA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, are pushing the Trump Administration for answers about Energy Secretary Chri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Warns Trump Is Trying to Interfere in Midterm Elections, Urges Officials to Prepare for Worst-Case Scenarios * Padilla: "We can't leave anything to chance. We have to be ready." WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, joined MS NOW's The Weeknight to sound the alarm on efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine free and fair elections ahead of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Murray Press Trump Admin on Corrupt Plan to Establish New Strategic Petroleum Reserve with Sable Offshore Corporation * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, are pushing the Trump Administration for answers about Energy Secretary Chris Wright's comments suggesting the Administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer Slam Trump Administration's Efforts to Undo Offshore Wind Energy Projects, Killing Jobs, and Raising Energy Costs * Administration efforts to curtail new renewable energy projects could cost American families an additional $11.6 billion annually WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer, Senate Democrats Convene Election Security Experts to Respond to Trump 2.0 Chaos * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) convened a Rules Committee Democrats and Senate Democrats' Election Protection Task Force spotlight hearing titled "Prot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep Ramirez Statement on ICE Obtaining Voting Files * Washington, DC -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), co-chair of the Congressional Anti-Corruption and Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement after reports of ICE gathering voter files of two counties (link is external). According to the reports, agents from the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) asked election officials in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement on DHS Re-filing Deportation Proceedings Against Karla Toledo * Tucson, AZ - U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after it was reported (link is external) that DHS has placed Karla Toledo back in deportation proceedings. This comes after DHS previously filed a motion asking the immigration court to dismiss those deportation proceedings, which the court granted. Karla is a DACA rec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garamendi, Beyer, Sens. Markey, Merkley Demand Details on $1.2 Trillion "Golden Dome" Price Tag * WASHINGTON, DC - As Congress considers President Trump's $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon spending and as SpaceX wins billions in Golden Dome contracts, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) co-cha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness in the Western Pacific Last week, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to expand access for commercial fishing within the boundaries of three marine national monuments across the Western Pacific. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "For years, these monuments have arbitrarily closed off ac more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Secures Major Wins for Florida, Warfighters in NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the SASC Subcommittee on Seapower, celebrated the committee's passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senator Scott said, "Florida is home to thousands of servicemen and women who put on a uniform every day and put their more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Sends Letter to IRS CEO Demanding CCP-Linked CodePink Lose Tax-Exempt Status * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to strip tax-exempt status from CodePink, a supposed-501(c)(3) educational organization, citing substantial lobbying and foreign actors attempting influence and undermine U.S. interests using CodePink through the leftist group. In the letter to IRS CEO Frank Bis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Slams Latest Kash Patel Embarrassment, Highlights Uncertainty of Iran 'Deal' * Schiff : " [Patel's] only real qualification is that he was willing to do anything Trump wanted, but that doesn't substitute for being competent at your job. So, we've had embarrassment after embarrassment after embarrassment." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki to react to Federal Bureau of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 16, 2026, at a nomination hearing for Hal Duncan to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget: * * * Merkley Opening Statement at Duncan Nomination Hearing Duncan Has Been Nominated to Serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Today, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) delivered the following opening statement at the nomination hearin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act * WASHINGTON - Today, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, the Committee advanced S. 1547, the America the Beautiful Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine) to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Res more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act Today, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, the Committee advanced S. 1547, the America the Beautiful Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on Reported Iran Agreement Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the reported terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran. "The White House has not released the memorandum of understanding, so neither Congress  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * Senate HELP Committee to Consider Trump Nominees On Wednesday, June 24, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will vote on Trump administration nominees for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Labor Relations Board, and National Endowment for the Humanities. Agenda: * Nomination of Brett Matsumoto to be Commissioner of Labor Statist more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: No Forever Wars -- Gas, Oil, & Grocery Prices Are Already Coming Back Down * Senator Marshall Joins ABC News Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Linsey Davis on ABC News to discuss President Trump's peace deal with Iran, how Americans are now safe from an Iranian nuclear program, and the lowering of oil and gas prices. Click HERE to download the full video. On President Trump's peace agreement  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Affirms Senate Democrats' Commitment to Delivering Affordable Child Care, Blasts Trump for Child Care Sabotage * Murray : "Trump says we can't afford child care. The truth is we can't afford to ignore child care." Murray is a former preschool teacher and parent activist who has always fought to make child care a top Congressional priority ***VIDEO of Murray's Remarks HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray ( more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 17, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on Upcoming FOMC Decision United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump promised to lower costs 'on day one.' He has spent his Presidency trying to illegally take over the Fed in order to lower interes more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues introduce legislation to strengthen American industries and combat an overreliance on foreign supply chains U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) introduced the Make More in America Act, which advances American manufacturing capacity. The bill is a response to an overreliance on foreign supply chains, especially in China, while strengthening our economy to create new high p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Blunt Rochester, Leader Schumer, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status Amid Trump Administration Attacks * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 17, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 16 other Senate colleagues, today introduced legislation to designate Haiti for Temporary more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Shaheen, Warren Urge President Trump to Finally End Relief for Russian Oil Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the below statement urging the Trump Administration not to extend sanctions relief for more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Secures Release of Margoth and Dilan Paredes, Tempe Family Held in ICE Detention in Texas * WASHINGTON DC - Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., announced Tempe resident Margoth Paredes-Ortiz and her 14-year-old son Dilan Maney Paredes were freed from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Texas and arrived back in Arizona. The family will remain in Arizona as their case is before the Board of Immigration Appeals. "Tempe is Margoth a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, chairman and ranking member, of the House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the U.S., issued the following news: * * * Task Force Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou Celebrate Start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Today, Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Nellie Pou (D-NJ) of the House Committee on Homeland Security's bipartisan "Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * The Birthplace of Juneteenth * On June 19, 1865, Union troops, led by U.S. Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to spread the good news of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: those still enslaved were now free. While the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln nearly two and half years prior, many slaveowners in the South kept the news of their slaves' freedom to themselves and ignored it completely.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Forces Senate Showdown on the Future of College Sports Senators Cruz and Cantwell block the Student Athlete Act - Last night, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) moved to pass his bill, the Student Athlete Act, by unanimous consent, forcing the Senate to confront the growing crisis in college athletics. The Student Athlete Act would rein in the transfer portal, clarify eligibility requirements, protect scholarship commitments,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Reps. Castor and Suozzi Introduce Resolution to Lower Costs for Families by Repealing Rule that Increases Premiums for Health Care Coverage * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) introduced a bicameral resolution to repeal the Trump Administration's rule that will increase the cost of health care for hardworking Americans, sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage, kick up to two million America more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Granting Full Review of DOJ Firing of Immigration Judges * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on a federal appeals court granting en banc review for two immigration judges challenging their firing by the Trump administration. The decision follows an amicus brief led by Senator Van Hollen and joined by five of his colleagues, urg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Van Hollen Urge White House to Preserve Bipartisan Nomination Process for Financial Regulatory Agencies * In a new letter, Senators Warnock and Van Hollen urge the Trump administration to nominate Democratic officials to help lead federal agencies The White House has refused, continuing its unlawful practice of nominating Republicans to seats that are reserved for Democrats by law Senator Reverend Warnock and lawmakers: "No Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Murray Announce Senate Democrats' Vision For Affordable, Available, High-Quality Child Care * Democrats' new report exposes how Trump and Republicans have driven up costs and broken promises to American families "While Donald Trump and Republicans dream up new ways to line their billionaire buddies' pockets and give giant corporations even bigger tax breaks, Democrats are united in the fight to lower families' costs and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Press Major Credit Reporting Companies on Plans to Address Credit Errors for Student Loan Borrowers * Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in questioning Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax on the companies' plans to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Warren, Shaheen Urge President Trump to Finally End Relief for Russian Oil Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the below statement urging the Trump Administration not to ext more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Demands Trump Admin Provide a Report on Human Rights Violations and Corruption in Honduras: "Congress and the American people, as well as the people of Honduras, have every right to know." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today spoke in support of a Resolution led by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), that would require the Trump Administration to produce a report on human right more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, details of which have been shrouded in secrecy by the Trump Administration: "I am encouraged by early reports of a ceasefire deal. The bombing in Iran and Lebanon must end. I opposed the war with Iran before it began, and I oppose this war today-it has been more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Van Hollen, Durbin, and Knight Institute Host Press Conference with Mohsen Mahdawi at U.S. Capitol on Threats to Free Speech and Immigration Law * Welch: " The whole point of free speech is that you can speak truth to power." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member D more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers Association, Irvine, California, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." USMCA is the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement. * * * Thank you Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the Committee. My name is Dave Puglia and I am the President and CEO of Western Growers. Western Growers' members are small-, medium- and large-sized businesses tha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Kristen Sawin, vice president of government and corporate affairs at Weyerhaeuser, Seattle, on behalf of the National Alliance of Forest Owners, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." USMCA is the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement. * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and distinguished Members of the Committee: I am Kristen Sawin, Vice President of Government and Corporate Affairs at We more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden on Delay of Clayton Nomination Hearing: Depending on Trump Henchmen to Defend Americans' Rights is Pointless; the Senate Must Reform Government Surveillance * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement in response to Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton cancelling a confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence Nominee Jay Clayton, pursuant to a rambling Truth Social post by Donald Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge Administration to Investigate Foreign Pharmaceutical Price Controls * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and a group of Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Howard Lutnick. In the letter, they urged the Administration to launch a Section 301 investigation i more PR