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. 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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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 -- 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 -- 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. 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. 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 -- 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. 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