WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A coalition of 22 attorneys general has formally opposed a Proposed Rule issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that seeks to ban abortion and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package provided to veterans and their dependents. The public comment letter, spearheaded by the attorneys general of California and Massachusetts, raises serious concerns about the implications of the rule, which aims to reinstate a full exclusion on these services that   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * During Suicide Prevention Month, King and Colleagues Urge Secretary of VA to Reinstate Funding for Suicide Prevention Efforts * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), led his colleagues in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reinstate funding for suicide prevention efforts that has been terminated for the upcomin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 39 Senate Democrats to press U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration's wrongful targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in its cruel mass de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH HELPS REINTRODUCE TELEHEALTH MODERNIZATION ACT * Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Would Protect and Increase Telehealth Options for Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday joined U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in reintroducing legislation to extend telehealth access for seniors enrolled in Medicare. The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025 (S.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act * On Thursday, September 4, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined a bipartisan group of Representatives in introducing new legislation to authorize more than $280 million over five years for national cord blood and bone marrow transplant programs. Authored by Chris Smith (R-NJ) and cosponsored by Reps. Pingree, (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Taxpayers Getting A Tax Cut Is Making News President Trump's working class tax cuts are making news. Media reports - including from local outlets around the country - are showing how the tax cuts deliver for workers, families, small businesses, and farmers in all 50 states, according to a recent study. "Taxpayers in ever  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Receives ANCOR Congressional Medicaid Champion Award * Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins' speech. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins was today awarded the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Congressional Medicaid Champion Award. ANCOR, a nonpartisan network of provider  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats' Historic Obstruction Coming to an End * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, 'for decades, Democrats and Republicans have regularly cooperated to swiftly confirm the many, many individuals selected by each   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, King, Lawmakers Slam Treasury for Creating Loopholes In Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax * "These notices weaken CAMT under the cover of bureaucratic rulemaking and give the largest and wealthiest corporations yet another get-out-of-paying-taxes-free card." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) led Senators Jo  more