WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Condemns Horrific Minnesota Attacks WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered remarks in support of House Resolution 519, which condemns the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, Minnesota. The resolution also calls   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on the Opportunities Presented by the Domestic Production of Rare Earth Minerals WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled, "Securing America's Mineral Future: Unlocking the Economic Value Beneath Our Fee  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Leads Subcommittee Markup of FY26 Legislative Branch Bill * WASHINGTON - Today, the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee, which Congressman Valadao chairs. "As the Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, it's been an exciting few weeks working to draft a bill tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Bicameral Spotlight Forum With State AGs On Democrats' Legal Fight Against Trump's Lawslessness WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a bicameral spotlight forum entitled "Defendin  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions State Attorneys General At Bicameral Spotlight Forum On Democrats' Legal Fight Against Trump's Lawlessness WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned state Attorneys General at a bicameral spotlight forum entitled "Defending the  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Floor Speech Honoring Hortman and Hoffman Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, gave a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives today to honor Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. Click here (link is external) to watch the one-minute speech. Text of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-130) on a resolution (H.Res. 458) providing for consideration of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R. 2931), American Entrepreneurs First Act (H.R. 2966) and CEASE Act (H.R. 2987). The report was advanced by Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, on June 3, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The resolutio  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Increase Support for Identifying and Returning Kidnapped Ukrainian Children * Russia has kidnapped nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children - erasing their cultural identity and heritage WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced their bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act. This leg  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opposes Cuts to USDA Programs in House Appropriations Committee Bill Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which was advanced out of the House Ap  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Memorializes Melissa and Mark Hortman in Speech on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig took to the House floor to honor the late Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, who were killed in Minnesota earlier this month in a politically motivated attack. Rep. Craig remembered the Hortmans as a force for good, who were deeply involved in their   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Condemns Acts of Political Violence in Minnesota * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House Floor in support of a resolution unequivocally condemning last week's politically-motivated attack on Minnesota lawmakers and their families. Leader Scalise shared how these attacks hit home for him, as the gunman who shot him in 2017 had a similar list  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Louisiana Family-Owned Energy Business Relying on OBBB Passage * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and their constituents to discuss the once-in-a-generation impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Leader Scalise introduced   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Louisiana Family-Owned Energy Business Relying on OBBB Passage * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and their constituents to discuss the once-in-a-generation impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Leader Scalise introduce  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Impeachment Resolution Vote * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement after voting in favor of the motion to table an impeachment resolution introduced by Congressman Al Green (D-TX). "I voted to impeach President Trump twice during his first term. I presided over the second impeachment procee  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Whip Emmer, MN Sheriff's Association Executive Director and CEO tout the One Big Beautiful Bill as a win for law enforcement WASHINGTON -- Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Executive Director and CEO of the Minnesota Sheriff's Association James Stuart, who is also a retired Anoka County sheriff from Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, joined Hous  more