WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Senate Passes Over $205 Million Heinrich Secured for New Mexico Projects * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA), Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills. With Senate passage of these bills,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Collins, Cortez-Masto Urge Support for Rural Veterans * Send Letter to DOL in Support of Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nevada) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor expressing concerns with a recent change in the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP).  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Good News for Farmers and Ranchers * Agriculture is a challenging way of life, but the last few years have been some of the most challenging in recent memory. Higher input costs, higher interest rates, disease, and natural disasters have all made it more difficult. I promised that Senate Republicans would make farmers and ranchers a priority, and I'm proud to report that we've addressed some of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Blumenthal Demand Answers on Forced Self-Deportation of Disabled Purple Heart Veteran in Hawaii * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)--a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC)--and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)--ranking member of the Committee--sent a letter to Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, criticizing the agency's treatment of Sae Joon Park, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Newsmax to Share Insights into His Release of the Durham Annex and the Democrats' Trump-Russia Hoax * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined "Saturday Agenda" with Rob Astorino on Newsmax to discuss his successful efforts to declassify and release the previously Classified Appendix ("Durham annex") to John Durham's 2023 Special Counse  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sullivan Sounds Alarm on Latest Incursion by Russia, Touts Golden Dome Momentum on "Faulkner Focus" * WASHINGTON --In an interview yesterday with Harris Faulkner on Fox News Channel, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), highlighted the most recent Russian military incursion into Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). America's a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump is Mismanaging the Economy, Shooting the BLS Messenger, & Making America More Expensive * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after a weaker-than-expected economic report showed U.S. job growth at its worst monthly numbers since December 2020 -- at the height of pandemic when President Trump was in office - President Trump reacted by firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner. U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on Trump's Cost-Raising Tariffs Going Into Effect * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement ahead of Donald Trump's across-the-board tariffs taking effect. These tariffs, which will impose a double-digit tax on imports from over 100 countries, are set to kick in this month and will raise costs of everyday items for Nevada families and wreak hav  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Calls for Passage of Bill to Establish an Independent Inspector General to the Federal Reserve on Senate Floor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor calling for unanimous passage of his bipartisan legislation to require a presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed Inspector General (IG) to the Federal Reserve to bring much-needed accountability to t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Advances Three Bipartisan FY26 Appropriations Bills * Secures funding to improve national security and support veterans, farmers, and ranchers ***Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Senate overwhelmingly passed three bipartisan Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills to provide funding for several agencies and programs pertaining to military construction, vete  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Democrats are Obstructing What the American People Voted For * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Live to Discuss Democrats' Attempts to Stall Trump Nominations and Joe Biden's Mental Decline Washington - On Saturday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox News Live to discuss the slow-walk through of Trump appointee confirmations due to Democrats' obstruction and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * SENATORS CALL FOR INVESTIGATION OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE AT DOJ FOLLOWING HPE-JUNIPER SETTLEMENT * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Inspector General William Blier calling for an investigation of the DOJ's proposed settlement of its lawsuit challen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Shaheen, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Safeguard the Integrity of Future Country Human Rights Reports * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Safeguarding the Integrity of Human Rights Reports Act, which wo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Retaliated Against for Exercising Free Speech Rights * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) said today they have joined 15 Senate colleagues in pressing the federal Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate employees placed on administrative leave after signing a "Declaration of Dissent" exp  more