WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- A coalition 102 House Democrats has sent a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate federal standards limiting greenhouse gas pollution from various vehicles. The letter expresses concern over the agency's potential departure from its core mission of protecting human health and the environment, citing the ramifications of rescinding long-standing vehicle pollution standards. The coalit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmembers Veasey, Pettersen Introduce Resolution Condemning Charlie Kirk Assassination and All Political Violence * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-7), along with 103 House Democrats, introduced a resolution today calling on Congress to condemn all forms of political violence and to reject forms of rhetoric that demonizes political opponents regardless  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Statement on ICE Officer Injured After Illegal Alien Hit Him with Car while Trying to Avoid Arrest * These dangerous attempts to evade arrest come after sanctuary politicians held webinars on how to avoid arrest and openly encouraged illegal aliens to defy ICE MIAMI -- Yesterday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Homestead, Florida, was injured in the line of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following Supreme Court Ruling on Immigration Enforcement, Larson Announces Congressional Effort to Block ICE Takeover of Federal Housing Data * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the Home Together Act, legislation he is cosponsoring with Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52) to protect immigrant families by blocking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from sh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Should Remember Their Own Advice on Shutting Down the Government * WASHINGTON -- Under President Biden, House Democrats warned that a government shutdown would have negative effects for seniors, veterans, and working families. This year under President Trump, their tune has completely changed as they continue to threaten government shutdowns. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Should Remember Their Own Advice on Shutting Down the Government * WASHINGTON -- Under President Biden, House Democrats warned that a government shutdown would have negative effects for seniors, veterans, and working families. This year under President Trump, their tune has completely changed as they continue to threaten government shutdowns. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in 2024: "It's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ethics Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-219) in the matter of allegations relating to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, on July 29, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * In accordance with House rule XI, clauses 3(a)(2) and 3(b), the Committee on Ethics (Committee) hereby submits the following Report to the House of Representatives: I. INTRODUCTION On June 23, 2022, the Office of Congressi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Ethics Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-219) in the matter of allegations relating to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, on July 29, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) For example, in 2013, several House Members traveled to a foreign country and found miscellaneous tangible gifts waiting for them in their hotel rooms and received inconsistent answers about the source of the gifts  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyle, Merkley, Warren, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S. * : September 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Representatives Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) to introduce new legislation in response to billionaire hea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Clueless Nellie Pou is taking credit for a bill she didn't even vote for. * In case you missed it, clueless Nellie Pou just had a BIG senior moment. This week, a report found that Pou has been taking credit for passage of a bill introduced in response to a water main break that left hundreds of thousands of her constituents without clean water... even though she failed to actuall  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Applauds Her Healthy Start Bill Advancing from Energy & Commerce Committee * (WASHINGTON, DC) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis applauds the advancement of her bipartisan legislation, introduced with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), to extend the Healthy Start program for five years, after it unanimously passed today out of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Warren, Hoyle, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren teamed up with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) to introduce new legislation in response to billionaire health care corp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Merkley, Warren, Hoyle, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren teamed up with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) to introduce new legislation in response to billionaire health care corpo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Warren, Hoyle, Ryan, Jayapal Introduce New Bill to Crack Down on Health Insurers Buying up Clinics Across the U.S. * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren teamed up with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle (OR-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) to introduce new legislation in response to billionaire health   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray, Baldwin, Pocan Renew Push to Pass Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to Address Campus Bullying and Discrimination * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D, WI-02), to reintr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Launches Paid Ad Campaign Targeting Nellie Pou for Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a paid advertising campaign targeting Nellie Pou for threatening a government shutdown to deny veterans' healthcare, delay paychecks to our warfighters, and slash funding to law enforcement. "Out of touch Democrat Nellie Pou wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Launches Paid Ad Campaign Targeting Nellie Pou for Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a paid advertising campaign targeting Nellie Pou for threatening a government shutdown to deny veterans' healthcare, delay paychecks to our warfighters, and slash funding to law enforcement. "Out of touch Democrat Nellie Pou wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Launches Paid Ad Campaign Targeting Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen for Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a paid advertising campaign targeting Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen for threatening a government shutdown to deny veterans' healthcare, delay paychecks to our warfighters, and slash funding to law enforcement. "Out of tou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Charlie Kirk Resolution and Trump Administration's Assault on Free Speech * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released the following statement after opposing a resolution "honoring the life and legacy" of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk: " House Republicans today brought to the floor a resolution 'honoring the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan, Murray, Baldwin Renew Push to Pass Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to Address Campus Bullying and Discrimination * Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) reintroduced their Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2025 to help prevent bullying and harassment at colleges and universitie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters at Perrigo End Strike Victorious, Ratify Contract * Press Contact: Bernadette Kelly Phone: (917) 754-5918 Email: BKelly@ibtlocal210.org (BRONX, N.Y.) - After more than two weeks on strike, Teamsters Local 210 members at Perrigo's Bronx production facility overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract that protects overtime pay, secures retirement benef  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * This Week in Climate Action - September 19, 2025 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering efforts to hold Trump and Republicans in Congress accountable. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok. QUOTES OF T  more