WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to avoid harmful government shutdown, pledges continued work to prevent health care price spikes * WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted in favor of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep government funded until November 21, preventing a government shutdown on October 1, when the current funding law expires. Unlike many previous stopgap funding bills, the CR contains  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Merkley, Hinson, Colleagues Highlight Need for Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) joined Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Alma Adams (D-N.C.) to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing September 19, 2025, as National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day. With at least 25 p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hiltzik: The Trump administration's attack on Social Security is looking worse * Washington, D.C. - In a new piece, Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik underscores the Trump administration's attacks on Social Security and the need for bipartisan Congressional action to protect Social Security. Read the full column here and below. The Trump administration's attack on Soc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Risch, colleagues applaud European sanctions on Iran * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 48 other Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the French, German and British foreign ministers thanking them for initiating snapback sanctions on Iran, and urging them to keep pressure until they achieve the elimination of Iran's nuclear weapons  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Questions Military Nominees on Legal Authority for Caribbean Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), pressed Derrick Anderson, nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict in the Department of Defense (DoD), about his views on the legality of the recent u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Urge Administration to Continue Issuing Paper Checks for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is leading several of his Congressional colleagues in urging the leaders of the Treasury Department and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to delay the implementation of a federal executive order requiring the federal government to eliminate paper checks. Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Genomics Help Uncover Mysteries of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna NOAA scientists are using new methods to try to solve the 40-year-old mystery of Atlantic bluefin tuna stock structure and spawning. The Slope Sea may hold a key to better understanding Atlantic bluefin tuna. This summer, scientists journeyed to the Slope Sea on two exploratory surveys to examine how Atlantic bluefin tuna use   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Paul, Ross, Miller-Meeks Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Documented Dreamers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), along with U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (D-N.C.-02) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa-01), reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Padilla, Miller-Meeks, Paul, & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Documented Dreamers * Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Maria Salazar (FL-27), Ami Bera (CA-06), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced their bipartisan America's CHILDREN Act. This legislation will protect the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Rick Scott, 49 Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Encouraging U.K. Prime Minister Starmer to Work with President Trump to Free Jimmy Lai * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and 49 of their bipartisan colleagues in sending a letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him to work closely with Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Honored by the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne * Click HERE and HERE for individual photos Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Susan Collins was honored by the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne for her leadership in securing millions of dollars for medical research dedicated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Senator Collins received this recognition at the Foundation's 25th  more