WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell to RFK Jr. at Explosive Finance Committee Hearing: "You're a Charlatan" * Today, at a Senate Finance Committee Hearing titled, "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda," U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Committee, called out Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his efforts to dismantle the American health care system and deny access   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Doctors Caucus Calls on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Resign Over Undermining of CDC and Vaccine Science * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) sent a letter (link is external) to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding his resignation in light of repeated actions that have undermined evidence-based public health g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Finance Committee Democrats Demand Robert Kennedy's Resignation Members of the Senate Finance Committee called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his position as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, as he continues to push his dangerous anti-health and science agenda, lie to Congress, and push disinforma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Harshbarger Joins Colleagues in Effort to Double Federal Penalty for Assaulting ICE Agents * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) joined Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02), and Congressman Brad Knott (R-NC-13) in introducing the Protect and Respect ICE Act, which will double criminal penalties for assaulting, resisting, or impeding an ICE officer or emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13096) on Sept. 4, 2025, by natural resources policy analyst Anthony R. Marshak. Here are excerpts: * * * The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund Introduction The Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) provides federal funding for the protection, conservation, and restoration of Pacific salmon species (Oncorhynchus spp.) and steelhead trout (O. mykiss) that are listed   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Cortez Masto, Peters Urge Smithsonian Secretary to Stand Strong Against Trump's Attacks on Museums * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Catherine Cortez Masto (D  more

HAZELWOOD, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following Q&A with Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle pilot: * * * Q&A: Lt. Col. Matthew Olde, F-15 Eagle pilot By Tonya Johnson DCMA Central Region Public Affairs Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Olde is an F-15 Advanced Eagle acceptance pilot and the director of operations at Defense Contract Management Agency Fixed Wing St. Louis. He is also a government flight representative who conducts acceptance flights of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Delivers Floor Speech on Border Patrol Arrest and Unconstitutional Treatment of Wildfire Fighter and Constituent * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) spoke on the House Floor to call out President Trump and his Administration for the arrest and unconstitutional treatment of her constituent -- a wildland fighter dispatched to Washington State to comba  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Social Security War Room: Senate Democrats Protect Social Security in the States Over August Recess * While Trump's Social Security Administration continues its chaos, Democrats rally to protect services and benefits Washington, D.C. - Throughout the August state work period, Senate Democrats -- coordinated in their Social Security War Room effort -- rallied to protect Americans' Social   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Wyden and Alsobrooks Detail Higher Costs, Chaos and Corruption Under RFK Jr. New Report Chronicles Harmful Actions Robert Kennedy Has Taken Against American Families Since Becoming Health Secretary * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., today revealed the constant stream of chaos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts RFK Jr. on Trump Administration's Scheme to Disappear Vulnerable Unaccompanied Migrant Children Hundreds of kids in RFK's care - some as young as 10 years old - were targeted to be loaded onto planes in the dead of night as part of Trump's cruel mass deportation efforts * At yesterday's Senate Finance Committee hearing, Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on August Jobs Report, Bessent and Lutnick Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the terrible August jobs report: "The job market has flatlined, and it's clear the Trump economy is a loser for American workers. In addition to Kennedy, Trump ought to fire Bessent a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Shaheen Unveils Report on Millions of Americans Losing Coverage and Skyrocketing Costs if Republicans End Premium Tax Credits Loss of enhanced premium tax credits will lead to the largest premium increases in almost a decade - disproportionately harming Americans who are older, low- and middle-income, self-employed, and living in rural areas * U.S.  more