WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * Congressional Democrats Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA.-28), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) joined union workers from the United Farm Work  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Democrats Join Union Workers to Announce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat * As originally released by the Committee on Education & Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, Representative Judy Chu (D-CA.-28), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) joined union   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Levin Votes Like Newsom's Intern * In case you missed it, radical, out of touch Democrat Mike Levin is slammed for voting against law enforcement support, rejecting basic voter ID rules, and cozying up to extreme liberal policies, all while wrapping himself in a facade of centrism. "Out of touch Democrat Mike Levin talks common sense but votes like Gavin Newsom's intern. He's just  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Meng Introduce Housing is a Human Right Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Grace Meng (NY-06) led lawmakers today in introducing the Housing is a Human Right Act, transformative legislation to authorize more than $300 billion for housing infrastructure to reduce homelessness across America. This urgent proposal would invest more than $200 billion in necessary a  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Schakowsky, Raskin, Senate Colleagues Fight for Children's Fundamental Right to a Healthy, Livable Planet * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led over 40 Representatives in the introduction of a new resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation's children to a safe, habitable environment in the face  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Joins Colleagues in Push for FTC Action to Prevent Corporations from Using Trump's Chaotic Tariffs as Cover to Price Gouge Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a group of his Senate colleagues in urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson to investigate corporations that are using tariffs as a cover for price gouging that is raising   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Advocates for Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Support for New Parents and Infants * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) continued to fight against major cuts to maternal and infant health programs during a hearing with the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In the last few months, Representative Ocasio-Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Leads 100 Colleagues in Letter to Protect 988 LGBTQI+ Youth Lifeline * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Reps. Sharice Davids (KS-03), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), sent a letter to Reps. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), the Chair  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu and Senator Padilla and Colleagues Join Union Workers to Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat * WATCH (link is external) : Rep. Chu's remarks on pushing for enforceable workplace heat stress protections after hottest year on record WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, following yet another extreme heat wave in California, U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28) and Senator A  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-CA, has introduced the Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2025, aimed at ensuring equal tax treatment for legally married same-sex couples. The legislation seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow these couples to amend their tax filing status outside the traditional statute of limitations and clarifies that all tax provisions apply equally to them as they do to heterosexual couples. The PRIDE Act of 2025 is a response  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Jayapal, Raskin, Senate Colleagues Fight for Children's Fundamental Right to a Healthy, Livable Planet * Full Text of Resolution (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led over 40 Representatives in the introduction of a new resolution to protect the fundamental rights of the nation's children to a saf  more