WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Vote-a-rama, Durbin Sounds The Alarm On Republicans' So-Called "One Big, Beautiful Bill" * June 29, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin highlights how Senate Republicans' bill will slash health care coverage for more than 16 million Americans to provide massive tax breaks for billionaires WASHINGTON - Ahead of an upcoming vote-a-rama, where Senate Democrats will expose th  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Files Amendments To Republicans' Reconciliation Bill To Protect Rural Hospitals And Medical Research * June 30, 2025 WASHINGTON - Ahead of an upcoming vote-a-rama, where Senate Democrats will expose the truth about Republicans' harmful scheme to cut health care and food assistance to provide billionaires with tax breaks, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) filed two motions  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Reject Sen. Markey Effort to Protect Rural Hospitals from Republican Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Due to GOP Cuts Watch: Senator Markey forces vote on Senate floor Washington (June 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subco  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Detailing Devastating Impact of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" on Health Care in America As Senate Republicans attempt to ram through legislation to cut health care for 16 million Americans in order to give tax breaks to billionaires without a single hearing or substantive debate, Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Announces Funding for Homeless Veterans in South Central Kansas * Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), is pleased to announce the awarding of $500,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to the Workforce Alliance Center of South Central Kansas for homeless veterans reintegration. "As a veteran myself, I believe that our nation should do all it can t  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: This is $1,000 a Month for Hard-Working Kansans * Senator Marshall Joins NewsNation to Discuss The Republican Reconciliation Bill Washington - On Sunday morning, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation's The Hill Sunday to discuss the current state of the Republican reconciliation bill as the Senate seeks to hold a vote early tomorrow m  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schatz Testimony at Hearing on President Trump's Rescission Package Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, testified on President Trump's $9.4 billion rescission request during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with Office of M  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, issued the following news release: * * * Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Estes Opening Statement: Joint Hearing with Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Ron Estes (KS-04) delivered the following remarks during a joint subcommittee hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisign  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Thompson and Boozman: FY24 SNAP Error Rate Underscores Need for State Cost Share House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), released the following statement on the FY 2024 SNAP Payment Error Rate: "Another year,   more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Thompson Announces New Staff Additions in Washington D.C. Office * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson today announced new additions to his Washington, D.C. staff. Faith Tuttle has joined the office as Legislative Director, Ryan Klein as Legislative Correspondent, and Caroline Leach as Staff Assistant. "I'm proud to welcome Faith, Ryan, an  more