WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a former voting rights attorney, today announced he earned an A+ rating on the End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund's 2024 Legislative Scorecard. Allred has championed efforts to strengthen and protect voting rights, reduce the influence of money in politics and end partisan gerrymandering since coming to Congress.  "Whether it is protecting Texans' right to vo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released the following statement regarding Senators reaching a bipartisan agreement related to border security and providing aid to Israel, Ukraine and humanitarian aid to innocent Palestinians:  "Our immigration system is broken, and Texas needs action. For too long politicians have prioritized political stunts and talking points over real results. I welcome news that Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released the following statement on voting no on House Republicans' bill to move forward with an Israel-only aid package that does not include humanitarian aid, funding for Ukraine, Taiwan or border security:  "Israel is our ally, and we must provide them with the support they need to defend themselves, but the House needs to stop playing politics with our national security an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: After working for years to rid the country of foreign seafood produced by enslaved people, Rep. Jared Huffman says the issue has struck close to home. "We have been eating slavery-tainted seafood in the Capitol -- I mean, that's just a certainty," the California Democrat said in an interview Friday. Huffman is among a group of 22 bipartisan House members who say the Biden administration has not done eno  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Chairman Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) and Rep. Rudy Yakym, Rep. Ron Estes, Rep. Tim Burchett, Rep. Jeff Duncan, and Rep. Jake Ellzey introduced the Business Cycle Balanced Budget Amendment. This legislation would require the federal government to balance its budget and rein in out-of-control spending.  "With $34 trillion in debt and a sovereign debt crisis looming on the horizon, the fiscal health  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement ahead of his vote to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. "I am convinced that Secretary Mayorkas' willful and continuous disregard for the laws of our land and his breach of public trust resulting in serious and systemic injury to our society represent not only a constitutional basis -- but a sacred obligation -- to imp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and the entire Oversight Task Force, led by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), sent an investigative letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) outlining concerns around the OIG's report on the mismanagement of pandemic Unemployment Insurance (UI) funds.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement on Special Counsel Robert Hur's report regarding President Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents. "The DOJ has proven Joe Biden is a corrupt liar who violated the law with his mishandling of classified documents," said Babin. "The current president has accepted bribes, participated in influence peddling schemes, seditiously  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7. 2024: * * * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington issued the following statement following the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) release of its February 2024 budget baseline. "Today's CBO baseline reveals that when Republicans stand firm on fiscal responsibility and force Congress to reduce spending, America's fiscal outlook improves. Whi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Under the Microscope: Reviewing the SBA's Small Business Size Standards." Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today's hearing. "Today's hearing shed a light on how small businesses often get boxed out of the federal procurement marketp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined nine Democratic Member of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden in response to the administration's decision to halt pending and future approvals of LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) exportsto non-free trade agreement countries until the U.S. Department of Energy updates their authorization process.  "We write to urge you and your administration to refocus o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne recently introduced the "Protecting Healthcare Employee Privacy Act," which will end overburdensome vaccine reporting requirements unfairly imposed on healthcare personnel employed at Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs). The bill will force the Department of Health and Human Services to remove this requirement, which unfairly penalizes ASCs if they do not report their employees' CO  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement after the House failed to pass the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 6126. "Since October, President Biden has requested, and I have supported, emergency funding for pressing national security needs, including assistance for our allies Ukraine and Israel and for humanitarian aid in Gaza and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.Res. 863, a resolution to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. "The effort to impeach Secretary Mayorkas represents a dramatic departure from more than two centuries of established precedent about the proper exercise of the extraordinary tool of the Impeachment Clause of the Constitution," said Congressw  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) has introduced bipartisan legislation to require accountability at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General to testify yearly before Congress. Prior to June, the last time an official from the Inspector General's office testified before the House of Representatives was in 201  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * "Any bill that claims to address immigration and fails to include all Dreamers is unacceptable. After months of negotiations that failed to include a single Congressional Hispanic Caucus member on this crucial Senate National Security Supplemental Deal, it is no surprise that this bill was doomed from the start because the constituencies most affected were not welcomed to the table," said C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in an effort to fight the U.S. Department of Energy's final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards. The Biden Administration's rule will go into effect on February 16, 2024, forcing manufacturers to sell only furnaces that convert at least 95 percent of f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-5) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill, the Advancing Lifesaving Efforts with Rapid Test Strips for Communities Act (ALERT Communities Act) to boost federal resources to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to train and assist first responders to carry out and facilitate access to fentanyl or xyl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Congressman Joe Courtney issued the following statement after returning from El Paso, Texas on Friday with eight Members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, to see Paso de Norte Bridge, El Paso Sector Enhanced Holding Facility, and Annunciation House. "Last week, I traveled to El Paso, Texas with a group of eight colleagues from the U.S. House of Representatives to visit the U.S.-Mexico B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Army announced they are cancelling the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. "I am disappointed in the Army's decision to cancel the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). This represents the Army's fourth failed attempt to field a new attack/reconnais  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) visited El Paso, Texas, situated along the southern border, last week as part of a congressional delegation. There, Houlahan visited the El Paso del Norte Bridge, USBP El Paso Sector Enhanced Holding Facility (EHF), Annunciation House shelter, and El Paso County Migrant Support Services Center. Following the visit, Houlahan penned an op-ed in New  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), joined by all of the members of the House Paid Family Leave Working Group and Senate equivalent, led a letter calling out obsolete information on paid parental leave policies available to federal employees. The group took aim at Office of Personnel Management (OPM) handbooks and webpages that haven't been updated since 2019, before the historic expansion of paid leave for federal emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, President Biden is required to submit his FY25 budget request to Congress today, February 5, 2024. However, the administration has signaled the President's FY25 budget proposal will be released March 11, 2024 - 35 days late. See below for a recap of last year's Biden budget bust to see what we have to look f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their February 2024 Budget Baseline for FY2024-2034, analyzing America's fiscal trajectory. According to CBO, the gross federal debt is on track to grow by $20 trillion in just ten years, reaching a staggering $54.4 trillion. The government is also expected to spend $82.7 trillion o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled, "Behind the Scenes: How the Biden Administration Failed to Enforce the Doha Agreement" on Thursday, February 15th. What: Hearing - "Behind the Scenes: How the Biden Administration Failed to Enforce the Doha Agreement" Date: Thursday, February 15, 2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Yesterday, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs conducted a transcribed interview of Marta Costanzo Youth, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. The transcribed interview is a part of the committee's work to provide transparency to the American people regarding taxpayer funded activi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following commentary to the National Review on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * The Rot at the U.S. Agency for Global Media The National Review February 7, 2024 Most Americans have never heard of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a tiny piece of the federal bureaucracy that funds news reporting in countries where freedom and democracy are in short supply. In recent years, though, th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul applauds the passage of significant legislation on measures addressing various issues, such as ending U.S. funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), designating the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), bolstering American engage  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for Readiness (TIGER) Task Force, convened by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and led by Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), released its report identifying legislative improvements to the State Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the below statement following the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party's report unveiling five U.S. venture-capital firms investing at least $3 billion dollars into China's military and surveillance capabilities. "I commend Chairman Gallagher's investigation highli  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Republican members of the committee sent a letter to Secretary of State Blinken following previous efforts to demand the State Department comply with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) regarding oversight on humanitari  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) sent a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) on his opposition to the committee approving Derek Chollet to serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. As part of its inv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, sent a letter to the chief judge of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals regarding discriminatory standing orders issued by three judges on the U.S. District Court   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) is introducing the Jalisco Cartel Neutralization Act in the House of Representatives. This bicameral legislation would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a strategy to kill or capture Jalisco cartel leadership and provide a report to Congress on their progress. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is introducing the companion legislation in the Senate. "Our border i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), along with 23 of his colleagues, sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott supporting his recent actions to secure the southern border and encouraging the Governor to continue holding the line against the Biden Administration's efforts to undermine our national security. The Members wrote, "Governor Abbott, we appreciate your resolve at this time and know you will do wh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman August Pfluger introduced the Drug-Free Social Media and Digital Communities Act (https://pfluger.house.gov/uploadedfiles/drug-free_social_media_and_digital_communities_act_of_2024.pdf). The legislation protects the safety of children and vulnerable populations by increasing penalties for distributing or selling drugs through social media platforms. "Unfortunately, social media platforms h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative August Pfluger spoke on the U.S. House Floor in support of the Articles of Impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The impeachment proceedings of Secretary Mayorkas follow a year-long investigation, conducted by the House Homeland Security Committee, of the consequences of the crisis at the southern border. Watch his remarks here (https://www.yout  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement regarding the Special Counsel report: "The Special Counsel not only concluded that President Biden put our national security in jeopardy by willfully taking classified documents, but that his mental state is so poor that he cannot be held accountable for these actions. I am seriously concerned about the Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) and the City of Laredo celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Market Street Elderly Affordable Rental Housing Project. The project was made possible by $1,296,695 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). $1,281,695 was provided by HUD's HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and $15,000 was pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with 75 colleagues, led a joint effort in urging the Biden Administration to strengthen and finalize its guidance to protect taxpayers and lower prescription drug prices. Specifically, the members submitted a public comment calling for changes to the "Interagency Guidance Fra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement after reviewing the immigration "deal" from the U.S. Senate: "Everyone agrees we should do something to improve conditions at the border. But this bill would make the current situation worse and more chaotic, instead of reforming our system to be more safe, orderly, and humane," said Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas). "A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) for a virtual press conference to respond to the Republican-led extremist chaos and obstruction at the U.S. Mexico border. "Billionaires and their chosen politicians like Greg Ab  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul introduced the Countering Chinese and Russian Support for the Taliban Act. This bill would require a report be delivered to Congress which details the Taliban's nefarious relationship with Russia and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal fr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus and senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security -- was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to be a manager for the Senate impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "Secretary Mayorkas took an oath to protect our nation from all enemies, both foreign and domesti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security -- spoke on the House floor in support of the resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Remarks as delivered: Thank you, M. Speaker. Secretary Mayorkas took an oath to protect our nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic. He has  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: This week, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) joined 150 Republicans, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), in sending a letter to President Biden, criticizing his de facto ban on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, a decision that jeopardizes the stability and affordability of natural gas domestically, hurts the American economy and jobs,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: This week, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, expressing deep concerns regarding United States Postal Service issues across Rep. McCaul's district and the broader Houston area. "We are writing on behalf of Texas constituents, who have shared multiple accounts regarding a range of issues with the posta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday evening, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after voting on H.R. 7217: I love and support Israel. America must stand alongside our friends as they defend their sovereignty in their campaign to defeat Hamas - an Iranian-backed terrorist organization. For this reason, I did not hesitate to vote for H.R. 6126 in November, which provided $14.3 billion of aid to Israel, and was pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: This week, Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14), a member of the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee, participated in a hearing to examine the Biden administration's U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) export ban and how it threatens America's energy and economic security. Weber also joined more than 150 House Republicans in sending a letter to President Biden demanding he end de facto ban   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) voted in favor of H. Res. 863 (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hres863rh/pdf/BILLS-118hres863rh.pdf), which impeaches Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors due to violating immigration and border security laws enacted by Congress and threatening the safety of the American people. "From day o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) led 23 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden warning him against federalizing the National Guard in Texas. In the letter, lawmakers reminded President Biden that "under the United States Constitution that we are each sworn to uphold, Governor Abbott has been granted the authority to maintain and deploy the National Guard for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced the Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Congresswoman Susan Wild (PA-07). The Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 would authorize current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, school employees, caregiv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), both members of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling for the Secretary of Commerce to add ByteDance - TikTok's parent company - to the Commerce Department's foreign entity list. As ByteDance continues to operate in the U.S., the Crenshaw-Gottheimer letter calls on the Biden Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) introduced the Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 along with Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas), and Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-Pa.). The Jenna Quinn Law of 2024 would authorize current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, school employees, caregivers, and other adults who work with children on sexual abuse prevention. The bill  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in an effort to fight the U.S. Department of Energy's final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards. The Biden administration's rule will go into effect on February 16, 2024, forcing manufacturers to sell only furnaces that convert at least 95% of fuel i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced the Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy (CREATE) Act. The bipartisan legislation will support artists and small businesses in creative industries by increasing access to federal resources to help them grow. "Local artists, writers, performers, and the creative industry they support are   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Senate's border proposal and expressed frustration with the White House's refusal to negotiate on policy that would actually deter illegal immigration and enforce the law. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "I want to express my gratitude to Senator Lankford... for the time and effort he's invested in this process." "Notwithsta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Biden administration's foreign policy failures that have emboldened Iran and its proxies and allowed Iran to continue its decades-long series of attacks on Americans abroad. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here. "Since mid-October, Iranian-backed militia groups have attacked U.S. troops in the region more than 165 time  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2024: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced the Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation (STRONGER) Act, which would help reduce recidivism and break the cycle of addiction by updating and reauthorizing the Residential Substance Abus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prohibit Joe Biden from closing commercial ports of entry and diverting CBP staff from facilitating lawful commerce to processing illegal aliens. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said, "Joe Biden is harming American farmers, ranchers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott led a press conference with Senate conservatives to voice their strong opposition to the recently released "border deal." Joining Senator Scott were Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO). Following the press conference, Senator Scott released the following statement. Senator Rick Scott said, "It   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today issued the following joint statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of last month's Alaska Airlines Flight 12  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Protecting Innovation in Investment Act to protect Americans' affordable access to financial markets. In July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a wide-ranging rule that woul  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee executive session to consider the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed how this legislation would address many of the challenges facing the nation's aviation system while also modernizing and transforming the Federal Aviati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2024, at 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building: I. Nominees * Ann Marie McIff Allen, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah * Susan M. Bazis, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska * Ernest Gonzalez, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas * Kelly Harrison Rankin, to be United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. went to the Senate Floor demanding the immediate passage of his resolution declaring an invasion at the southern border. Senator Marshall has been leading this resolution for years. Amidst the administration's attacks on Texas Governor Abbott for prioritizing Texans' safety, they brought this resolution to the floor and called for its immediate passage through unanimous cons  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Protecting Innovation in Investment Act to protect Americans' affordable access to financial markets. In July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a wide-ranging rule that would strongly deter the use of technology in investing, just as innovation has opened the door t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights sent a letter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit regarding facially discriminatory standing orders issued by three judges in the Southern District of Illinois. In the letter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul, M.D. (R-Ky.), along with several of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, sent a letter to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William J. Burns, following up on their prior request for information related to whistleblower allegations disclosed by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and House Permanent Select Committee on Inte  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Following Sunday's general election in El Salvador, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere released the following statement with Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), Congresswoman Sydney Kaml  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Europe will convene a hearing entitled, "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector" on Thursday, February 15th. What: Hearing - "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector" Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024 Time: 2:00pm ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Witne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, "Iran's Proxy in Yemen: The Houthi Threat to Middle East Stability, Global Shipping, and U.S. Servicemembers" on Wednesday, February 14th. What: Hearing - "Iran's Proxy in Yemen: The Houthi Threat to Middle East Stability, Global Shipping, and U.S. Servicem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, "The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America" on Thursday, February 15th. What: Hearing - "The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America" Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024 Time: 2:00pm ET Location: Rayburn 2200 Witnesses: Mr. Aaron Keyak Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Africa will convene a hearing entitled, "The Future of Freedom in Nigeria" on Wednesday, February 14th. What: Hearing - "The Future of Freedom in Nigeria" Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Time: 2:00pm ET Location: Rayburn 2200 Witnesses: The Honorable Frank Wolf Commissioner United States Commission on International Religious F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will host a bipartisan roundtable meeting with Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela's leading opposition figure and presidential candidate who was banned from participating in Venezuela's presidential elections by the Maduro regime. Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Time: 12:45am ET Location: RH  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: "Can there be any doubt that the Founding Fathers would consider this an invasion? WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) took to the Senate floor to join his colleague U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) in support of the state of Texas' attempts to secure its border with Mexico. The Biden Administration is suing the state of Texas in order to stop these efforts. Dr. Marshall attempted to pas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) led 75 lawmakers to urge the Biden administration to strengthen and finalize its guidance to protect taxpayers and lower prescription drug prices. The lawmakers submitted a public comment supporting the "Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights" and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) spoke on the House floor to condemn the baseless Republican attempt to impeach U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: Watch and download here A transcript of Congressman Castro's remarks (as delivered) is below: This impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas is a sham. The process was a sham. The charges are a sham. And you might wonder -- if that's the case,  more