WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Presses for Federal Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska Storm Devastation * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA --U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to approve Governor Mike Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the devastation of communities in West more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Presses for Federal Disaster Declaration for Western Alaska Storm Devastation * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA --U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to approve Governor Mike Dunleavy's (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the devastation of communities in Wester more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by John Bailey, a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from an Oct. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. My name is John Bailey, and I am a senior more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Meets with Behavioral & Mental Health Leaders About Ruinous Republican Shutdown and Attacks on Health Care * Providence, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) joined behavioral and mental health leaders at Butler Hospital to discuss how Republican attacks on health care, and their decision to shut down the government rather than address skyrocketing costs, impede Rhode Islanders ability to ge more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Calling for DOJ Investigation into Jack Smith for Spying on Republican Members of Congress * NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn led Members of Congress who were spied on by President Joe Biden's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to refer former Special Counsel Jack Smith to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about DHS Helicopters Over Portland * WASHINGTON DC [10/17/25] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led a letter with Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) in demanding the Trump administration provide answers about the Department of Homeland Security helicopters that have continuously flown over Portland more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about DHS Helicopters Over Portland * WASHINGTON DC [10/17/25] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led a letter with Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) in demanding the Trump administration provide answers about the Department of Homeland Security helicopters that have continuously flown over Port more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Celebrates Delayed Vote on UN's Global Carbon Tax Following U.S. Pressure * "Unfair, Inflationary Policy That Puts Florida's Ports and American Businesses at Risk" WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and member of the Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement after governments at the International Maritime Organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Cassidy, Republican Colleagues Urge Governors to Opt-In to Trump-Backed School Choice Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) sent letters urging states to opt-in to the upcoming federal school choice scholarship tax credit. In July, President Trump signed Cassidy's Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) as a part of the Working Families Tax Cut bill to authorize th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, 36 House Democrats Urge Administration to End Tariff-Fueled Economic Assault on Soybean Farmers * (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sean Casten, along with 35 other House Democrats, called on the president to end the reckless tariff policies that are devastating American soybean farmers across the country. In a letter to the president, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Introduces Resolution Condemning the United Nations' Attempt to Impose Global Shipping Tax * Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a resolution condemning the United Nations (UN) and International Maritime Organization (IMO) for proposing a global tax on shipping emissions. (link is external) The UN-backed "Net-Zero Framework" under consideration by the IMO would impose a g more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mackenzie Applauds Administration Efforts to Safeguard WIC * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Ryan Mackenzie, representing the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, has sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins thanking the administration for stepping up to protect the Women, Infants, and Children Supplementary Nutrition Program (WI more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Norman Ranked Among Most Aligned with President Trump * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC) has been recognized as one of the members of Congress most closely aligned with President Donald Trump's policies, according to the new GOPScorecard.com. Congressman Norman's score of 95.33% ranks highest among South Carolina's congressional delegation. " President Trump is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Argues Trump Causing 'Farmageddon' in FoxNews Op-Ed * Cleveland, OH - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture has authored an op-ed for FoxNews.com (link is external) criticizing the Trump Administration for raising costs, shrinking markets, and cutting health care for farmers and rural communities. Criticizing the devastatin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters Introduces Head Start Shutdown Protection Act on Day 17 of the Trump-Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services and a former Head Start teacher, introduced the Head Start Shutdown Protection Act in the House of Representatives today. "I introduced the Head Start Shutdown Protect more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Calls Out Schumer and Jeffries' Hypocrisy as Democrats Celebrate Their Own Government Shutdown * Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today called out the hypocrisy of Democrat leaders, including Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, as the government shutdown enters its third week. Democrats are keeping the government closed while dema more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox News: President Trump is Taking the Fight to Venezuelan Narco-Terrorists * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox News to discuss President Trump's strong response to narcotrafficking and the situation in Venezuela. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on how President Trump is countering Maduro's illegitimate regime of narco-terrorism: I'm very proud and grate more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * DAY 17 OF THE TRUMP-REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN: What is Trump Doing During the Government Shutdown? Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released a fact sheet on day 17 of the Trump-Republican shutdown--which Trump and Republicans initiated because of their refusal more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Dean, Tonko, and Colleagues Demand HHS to Restore SAMHSA Staff * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Don Beyer (VA-08), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate illegally fired staff at the Substanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Calls to Cut Do-Nothing Bureaucrats * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, delivered a speech outlining the cost of the Schumer Shutdown on hardworking Americans and gave a list of non-essential bureaucrats, including government-funded mascots, that President Trump should furlough forever to save taxpayer dollars. Ernst drew a sharp contrast betwe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Extended Shutdown Threatens Appropriations Conference Work on Full-Year Funding Bills House Appropriations Committee Cardinals are united behind the mission to restore regular order and fund the government with 12 appropriations bills. Democrats shut the government down, halting any progress on full-year funding bills and injecting hyper-partisan obstructi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Kelly, Colleagues Call on Administration to Restore Solar for All Program, Prevent Energy Cost Hikes * WASHINGTON - Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly joined 30 of their colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately restore the Solar for All program, which helps working-class families afford rooftop and community-based solar energy - helping to lower their home en more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Address Student Loan Default Crisis And Prevent Economic Disaster * Nearly 280,000 New Yorkers are at risk of student loan default U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is pressing the Trump administration to provide relief for New Yorkers at risk of defaulting on their student loans. Senator Gillibrand joined Senate Democratic Leader  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Takano, and Torres Condemn Trump Administration's Erasure of LGBTQ+ History at Stonewall National Monument 72 Lawmakers Demand the National Park Service Restore References to Transgender and Queer Americans Removed from Stonewall Monument and Other Sites * Congressmen Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-41) and Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Urges Trump to Attend Key Indo-Pacific Summits to Demonstrate U.S. Leadership * Washington, D.C. -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging him to attend the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South K more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Idaho Begins Open Enrollment, Senator Murray Warns Red States of Exploding Health Care Costs if Republicans Keep Refusing to Act * More than three-quarters of the people who rely on ACA tax credits for health insurance live in red states Murray takes case directly to Idahoans and Montanans as new signs indicate Republicans are feeling the heat over their refusal to take action to prevent more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by Tony Paquin, CEO of iRemedy Healthcare Companies Inc., from an Oct. 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee -- thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Tony Paquin, and I serve as the Chief Executive Officer of The iReme more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Paul, Schiff to Force Vote Blocking Unauthorized War in Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, Rand Paul (R-KY), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would block the use of U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela, following reporting that the T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Fitzpatrick, Quigley, Wilson, Suozzi, McCaul Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Trump Regarding Efforts to Secure Peace in Ukraine, Provide Additional Weapons and Levy New Sanctions Against Russia * Washington, DC - Today, Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), U more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Restore Solar for All Program, Prevent Energy Cost Hikes * Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego joined 30 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, demanding the Trump administration immediately restore the Solar for All program, which helps working class families more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Warns CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz That Health Plans Are No Substitute for Extending ACA Tax Credits To Prevent Rates From Soaring * SCHAUMBURG, IL - Following visits this week to Loretto Hospital in Chicago and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford--facilities already straining under the Trump Administration's health care cuts--Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE ABOUT TO SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people and fixes the Republican healthcare crisis, but Republicans remain out of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES ARE ABOUT TO SKYROCKET" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people and fixes the Republican healthcare crisis, but Republicans remain out of town. LEADER JEFFRIES :  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Liccardo and Bay Area Representatives Lead 33 Colleagues in Opposition to Illegal Federalization of State National Guards * Washington, DC - United States Representatives Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), today led 33 Democratic colleagues in opposition to illegal federalization of state national guards. In a letter to President Donald T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan on President Trump's Economy: Higher Prices, Fewer Jobs, Broken Promises * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) highlighted how the Trump administration's policies have increased costs for the American people and weakened the economy, directly contradicting President Trump's campaign promise to lower costs on day one. "President Trump promised to end inflation and make A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it to fire hard-working federal employees and inflict maximum pain on the American people President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul, Kaptur, Fitzpatrick, Quigley, Wilson, Suozzi Lead Bipartisan Letter to President Trump Commending Efforts to Secure Peace in Ukraine, Supporting Additional Weapons Deliveries and New Sanctions * WASHINGTON - Ahead of President Trump's White House meeting with President Zelensky, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- along with Congressional Ukraine  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Zelensky Meeting * Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Once again, President Trump failed to deliver today on providing any support for Ukraine, and instead continues to appease Vladimir Putin throug more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Meeks Issues Statement on Zelensky Meeting Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement on President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Once again, President Trump failed to deliver today on providing any support for Ukraine, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Urges Trump to Attend Key Indo-Pacific Summits to Demonstrate U.S. Leadership Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging him to attend the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Pingree Press EPA & Interior Ahead of Proposed RIFs * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, in their roles as Ranking Members of the Senate and House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittees, called on the Trump Administration to immediately halt impending Reductions in Force (RIFs) at the Department of Interior and Environmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Applauds Trump Administration's Action to Protect Iowa Families During Democrat Government Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined several of her colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins commending the Trump Administration for taking decisive action to protect nutrition assistance for Iowa mothers and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Durbin, Colleagues Request Department of Defense Inspector General Inquiry into Domestic Deployment of Military in American Cities * ICYMI: Senator Murray Statement on Trump Ordering National Guard to Washington, D.C. and Taking Control of Metropolitan Police Department "We urgently request that you initiate an inquiry into the cumulative effects of these domestic deployments of U.S. ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Investigation into the GOP's Weaponization of the Internal Revenue Service Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) led Committee Democrats in demanding investigations into reporting from the Wall Street Journal that the Trump Administration plans to use t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Oversight Democrats' Statement On Public Release of Epstein Prosecutor and Former Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Interview Transcript Today, a spokesperson for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a statement on the public release of the Oversight Committee's closed-door interview with fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Blasts RWJ Barnabas Health's Closure of Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Calls for Community Leaders to Mobilize Against Plan * "This plan puts profits over working people in order to build a concierge hospital for wealthier patients," NJ 6th District Congressman says. LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced his strong opposition to RWJ Bar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Statement on Threats of National Guard Deployment in San Francisco * Washington, D.C. - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the President's threats to deploy the National Guard in San Francisco: "San Francisco does not want or need Donald Trump's chaos. Our City takes great pride in the steps we've taken to significantly increase public safety and reduce crime in partne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Is Paying Our Troops While Senate Democrats Hold Their Paychecks at Ransom * WASHINGTON -- Democrats have made clear that they will not end their own shutdown -- even if it means America's men and women in uniform are at risk of going without pay. They've now voted ELEVEN TIMES to block troop pay. In the third week of the Democrat Government Shutdown -- 1.3 million active-duty se more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Urges National Grid, Eversource to Suspend Utility Shutoffs for Federal Workers & Contractors During Government Shutdown * Due to Republican Shutdown, Tens of Thousands of Workers and Contractors in Massachusetts are Missing Wages and May be Unable to Pay Utility Bills Letter to National Grid | Letter to Eversource WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) urged Nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Arctic Frost * Q: What is Arctic Frost? A: Under the Biden administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened an investigation in April 2022 codenamed Arctic Frost. I started my congressional oversight of Arctic Frost in July 2022 after whistleblowers approached my office. Ostensibly, the FBI investigation was opened to examine an alleged false electors scheme following the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Rep. Garcia Lead Judiciary Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration End Lawless and Violent Crackdown on Chicago Democrats Denounce Military-Style Tactics--From Tear-Gassing Civilians to Shooting a Pastor in the Head With a Pepper Bullet--That Have Endangered and Outraged Residents * Today, Chicagola more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Calls for GAO to Investigate Partisan Firings During Government Shutdown Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, urged the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to investigate President Trump's use o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Lofgren and Stevens Demand NSF Reverse Cruel Changes to the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Today, Ranking Members Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Research and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Haley Stevens (D-MI) sent a letter to National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting Director Brian Stone more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * REMARKS: Senator Coons highlights "lack of trust" in the approach to funding the government, in speech on Senate floor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered a floor speech today ahead of voting against the Senate taking up the House-passed full-year defense appropriations bill as proposed by Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.); that motion failed by a vot more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse Shares Story of Colorado Small Business Owner Facing 300% Health Care Premium Hike * Lafayette, CO -- In case you missed it, during House Democrat's Steering and Policy Committee Meeting on Health Care Cost Increases, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse underscored the devastating impacts of the Republican-manufactured healthcare crisis by sharing the story of a small business owner in Gun more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lofgren, Panetta Lead 33 Colleagues in Opposition to Illegal Federalization of State National Guards * WASHINGTON, DC - United States Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Jared Huffman (CA-02), today led 33 Democratic colleagues in opposition to illegal federalization of state national guards. In a letter to President Donald Trump, the lawm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 16: Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Quit Hiding from Their Constituents and Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing * KFF : Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year WATCH : Senator Murray's full floor speech Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive * NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including 6 in 10 Republicans Trump Admin Cancels Energy Projects As " Most Americans Report Higher Electricity, Gas Bills Compared to a Year Ago" W more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Hardworking Americans Paying the Price for Schumer's Shutdown * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) to discuss the radical shift in the Democrat party and Chuck Schumer's efforts to appease extreme leftists by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Hardworking Americans Paying the Price for Schumer's Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) to discuss the radical shift in the Democrat party and Chuck Schumer's efforts to appease extreme leftists b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Speaks on the Senate Floor to Call for Maintained Pressure on Russia * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense - spoke on the Senate floor today to reaffirm the importance of continued U.S. support for Ukraine and maintained pressure on Moscow in order to end Russia's unjust war. Sen. Moran's remarks were delivere more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Follow Nuclear Treaty with Russia * Unless action is taken soon, there will be no agreed limits on U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces for the first time in decades Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Welch Tours Drought-Impacted Farm in Orwell, Discusses Path to Disaster Aid * ORWELL, VT -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Vermont farmers, state officials, and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) at Lazy Dog Farm in Orwell to hear from farmers impacted b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Murray and Schumer, Americans Who Rely on ACA Tax Credits Call on Republicans to Prevent Premiums from Skyrocketing for Millions * KFF : Most Republicans and MAGA Supporters Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year KFF : ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Will More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire WATCH : fu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 17 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats' True Colors Will Be on Display at the "Hate America" Rally This Weekend * WASHINGTON -- On Day 17 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to discuss Senate Democrats not just blocking pay for U.S. troops thro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Day 17 of the Democrat Shutdown: Democrats' True Colors Will Be on Display at the "Hate America" Rally This Weekend * WASHINGTON -- On Day 17 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside House GOP Leadership and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to discuss Senate Democrats not just blocking pay for U.S. troops through the clean CR more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi, Ukraine Caucus Send Bipartisan Letter to President Trump Ahead of Friday Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy * Washington, DC - Today, Problem Solvers Co-Chair Tom Suozzi (D-NY), alongside the bipartisan Ukrainian Congressional Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Takano Unveils Bills to Stop White House Ballroom Renovations During Shutdown, Curtail Private Donor Naming Rights * October 17, 2025 # WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced two bills to rein in Donald Trump's construction of the White House Ballroom during a government shutdown and bring oversight to recognizing of private donors on White House property. 1. White  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Call for Russia to Return Kidnapped Ukrainian Children * WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) is continuing to call for Russia to return nearly 20,000 kidnapped Ukrainian children. Last month, she joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing legislation that would designate Russia as more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans * Watch Senator Lujan's full interview HERE. Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined MSNBC's Chris Jansing to discuss the current state of President Trump's shutdown and the urgent need for Congressional Republicans to reopen the government and protect Americans'health care. On day eight of the Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Demands Administration Follow Law, Guarantee Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-Va.-08) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.-05) in sending a bipartisan le more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine, Murkowski, & Van Hollen Lead Colleagues in Urging Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Steny Hoy more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls for Trump Administration to Release Critical September Employment Data Before Fed Meets to Set Monetary Policy Affecting All Americans U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the Offi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Trump's IVF "Plan": "Another One of Trump's Broken Promises" * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to the White House's new IVF "plan": "It's clear that Donald Trump lied when he told the American people he'd make IVF available to every family for free. Instead, Trump's new genius plan is to rip away Americans' more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Washington Examiner: Shutdown frustrates GOP appropriations cardinals as standoff freezes funding process * House GOP appropriators are growing frustrated with the duration of the government shutdown, arguing they cannot do their jobs and will not bring the remaining full-year funding bills to the floor until the government reopens. All 12 appropriations cardinals told the Washington Examiner they ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Coloradans on ACA, Medicaid Join Hickenlooper to Discuss Disastrous Impact of Republican Health Care Crisis * White House, congressional Republicans refuse to address the health care crisis they've created Hickenlooper, Coloradans urged the President, congressional Republicans to negotiate with Democrats to reopen the government and protect health care for Americans In case you miss more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: President Trump Credits U.S. Senator Katie Britt in Historic Announcement to Expand IVF Access, Reduce Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office to announce a historic new plan to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments more affordable and accessible for American families. During the annou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum and Dexter Tell Trump Administration to Withdraw Agents Deployed to Portland Outside ICE Facility * Oregon Democratic lawmakers: "Your federal agents weren't invited, they aren't needed, and their presence has fomented the very violence you claim they are there to prevent." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamic more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum and Dexter Tell Trump Administration to Withdraw Agents Deployed to Portland Outside ICE Facility * Oregon Democratic lawmakers: "Your federal agents weren't invited, they aren't needed, and their presence has fomented the very violence you claim they are there to prevent." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bon more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Bynum and Dexter Tell Trump Administration to Withdraw Agents Deployed to Portland Outside ICE Facility * Oregon Democratic lawmakers: "Your federal agents weren't invited, they aren't needed, and their presence has fomented the very violence you claim they are there to prevent." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici,  more PR