WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING NEWS: Heinrich, Lujan Denounce Trump Administration for Bypassing Senate, District Court in Extending Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico's Term * Move comes as Interim U.S. Attorney term was set to expire at 120 days WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement denouncing President Trump's U.S. Department of Justice  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Tillis Applaud Nomination of Four NC Judges * All four nominees were recommended by Senators Budd and Tillis Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) applauded President Trump for nominating Susan Rodriguez and Matthew Orso to serve in North Carolina's Western District and David Bragdon and Lindsey Freeman to serve in North Carolina's Middle District. A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Statement on Trump Order to Halt Revolution Wind Project, Putting 200 Jobs at Risk * NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement in response to President Trump's order to halt the Revolution Wind offshore wind project: "The Trump Administration's order to halt the Revolution Wind project without any warning to the contractor, the states of Co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Colleagues Urge DOL to Support American Workers & Retirees * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines and his colleagues sent a letter today to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) urging Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to expeditiously implement President Trump's recent Executive Order that unlocks access to investments in alternative assets for Main Street America and retirees with a 401(k) def  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * Trump's Big, Bad Bill put nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics at risk of closure by blocking the clinics from being reimbursed by Medicaid WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to introduce the R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Statement Following Congressional Oversight Visit to Aurora ICE Facility * AURORA - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after conducting a congressional oversight visit of the GEO ICE facility in Aurora: " For months, my staff and I have been in touch with many families desperately searching for loved ones arrested by ICE. Yesterday, during a visit to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Baldwin Covers Medicaid Cuts, Milwaukee Flood Recovery, and Threats to the Department of Education on Another Week of "Fighting for Wisconsin Families" Tour * WISCONSIN - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) wrapped up the third week of her "Fighting for Wisconsin Families" tour with stops highlighting how Republicans' cuts to Medicaid will impact rural health, ongoing recovery efforts  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Completes Statewide Tour Meeting with Families, Providers, and Businesses Impacted by GOP Budget Betrayal * During Three-Week Tour Across New Mexico, Lujan Holds Events in Six Counties, Hosts Two More Town Halls Focus Includes Health Care, Nutrition, Local Economies, Tribal Priorities, and Public Safety Las Cruces, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a seri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Slams Trump Administration's Plan to Hand Over 20 Metric Tons of Cold War-Era Plutonium to Private Industry * Washington (August 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today released a statement in response to media reporting that the Trump administration plans to give up to 20 metric tons of weapons-usable plu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Andy Kim Statement on Declaration of Famine in Gaza City * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) released the following statement following the declaration of famine in Gaza City: "Today's declaration of famine in Gaza City must be a wake up call to the international community that this conflict needs to end. "I have pressed the Netanyahu government to take real steps to ensur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner on Intel Corp. * WASHINGTON - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a co-author of the CHIPS and Science Act, released a statement after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government would take an equity stake in Intel in exchange for billions in federal funding from the CHIPS law: "Semiconductors are a   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Albuquerque: Lujan Visits Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, Meets with Local Business Leaders Amid Tariff Chaos and Confusion * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events in Albuquerque this week, visiting the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to discuss public safety and meeting with local business leaders to discuss the impacts of Presi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Underscores 'Stalled' Ukraine and Russia Peace Talks, Calls Out Trump's Retribution Campaign on NBC's Meet the Press * Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker for a wide-ranging discussion on 'stalled' peace talks following an unsuccessful U.S.-Russia Summit in Alaska and the FBI raid of former National Secur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Smith renews call for the release of Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong businessman, free speech champion, and democracy/religious freedom advocate * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sat down on Friday with host Catherine Hadro on EWTN News In Depth to discuss the case of Jimmy Lai, a pro-d  more