WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Leads Effort In Congress Calling On President To Rescind Executive Order Permitting Deep Seabed Mining (Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i- First District) in a letter today urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to allow for seabed mining in U.S. and international waters, saying the decision "recklessly prioritizes short-term economic gain over the current and long  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Sherman Statement on Recent Arrests of Anti-Israel Protesters by the Trump Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) released the following statement: "It is no secret that the United States is facing a crisis of antisemitism, particularly on college campuses. While it is vital that officials at all levels confront this issue with urgency, the Trump A  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Shaheen Discusses Impact of Tariffs on Businesses and Supply Chains at NH Ball Bearings, Visits New LaValley Family Community Center Made Possible by Funds She Helped Secure (Newport, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on Wednesday visited New Hampshire Ball Bearings (NHBB) - a Granite State manufacturer of parts that ar  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Denounce Trump Ultimatum for Ukraine Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09), Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY-5), Representative Jim Himes (D-CT-04), and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) issued the following statement in response to the ult  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Tariffs with Business Leaders and Tours Veterans Integration Center Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and workers on President Trump's reckless tariffs and its impacts on the New Mexico economy at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump's Reckless Economic Agenda Threatens New Mexicans' Livelihoods Prices Are Still Rising for New Mexico Families, Consumer Sentiment at Historic Low Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement after a YouGov/Economist Poll showed that President Trump's approval rating on the economy has fallen significantly since the beginni  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration is Withholding Nearly $24 Million in Funding for Head Start in New Mexico While Shuttering Centers Nationwide and Forcing Devastating Closures New Data Shows a Steep Decline in Head Start Funding Going Out the Door So Far This Year Trump Administration Hollows Out Offices Running the Program and Eyes Eliminating It Outright Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 40 Colleagues Blast Trump Administration's Attacks On Head Start, Demand RFK Jr. Release Funding And Reverse Firings WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 40 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Congressional Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Keep Hands Off of New Mexico's National Monuments Lujan, New Mexico Congressional Delegation: "Honor the voices of New Mexicans and confirm that you will leave the Organ Mountains, Rio Grande del Norte, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks, and all other national monuments intact" U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/18/25-4/25/25 Calling Out Trump's Taxes & Rising Prices [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U. S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined local grocers in New Haven to discuss the impact on businesses and consumers from increased tariffs amid the Trump Administration's ongoing trade war. While many grocery stores have not yet had to increase prices, many are strugg  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Blasts Trump Administration's Attacks on Head Start, Demands RFK Jr. Immediately Release Funding and Reverse Firings (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined 41 of her colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling out the Trump administration's direct attacks on Head Start and demanding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (  more