WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2025: * * * Committee Releases FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2026 bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, September 2nd, at 5:00 p.m.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Cassidy, Collins Blast Biden Admin Failure to Protect American Taxpayers from Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Losing $191 Billion U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) blas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2025: * * * House Republicans Continue Assault on Public Education and Research into Lifesaving Cures House Appropriations Committee Republicans today released the draft fiscal year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2025: * * * On Labor Day Chair Walberg Highlights Republican Initiatives for America's Workers Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement celebrating Labor Day and recognizing Republican initiatives that deliver for America's workers: "Today, we celebrate the contributions of Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas's Statement on Border Patrol Arrest and Unconstitutional Treatment of Wildfire Fighter and Constituent * Tualatin, OR - Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement regarding Border Patrol officials arresting one of her constituents--a wildfire fighter dispatched to Washington State--and denying him his Constitutional rights. "On Wednesday, U.S. Border  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky Statement on Labor Day * EVANSTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement in observance of Labor Day: "This Labor Day, I mark the tremendous progress of America's workers and recommit to fighting for the justice, dignity, and fairness that all workers deserve in the workplace. As a dues-paying, proud union member myself, I know firsthand t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Pressley Delivers Powerful Remarks at Boston's First-Ever Labor Day Parade * "Solidarity is the cure for the cruelty, the chaos, the greed and the corruption that abounds in this moment." "No one gave us a living wage--we negotiated in every contract on every job site and at every level of government. We know that no one gave us a seat at the policy making table--we built our own chairs an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Applauds Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down Most Trump Tariffs Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement applauding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affirmed a lower court ruling that Donald Trump's so-called emergency tariffs are illegal: "Federal Courts have rep  more