WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Congressional App Challenge Submissions Due October 30th * WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has rereleased the following information announcing the 2025 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) submission window for constituents of Florida's 19th Congressional District. BACKGROUND: The CAC was established in 2013 as a bipartisan effort to engage students from across the country in a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter introduces bipartisan bill to lower costs, preserve access to wound care * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Rich McCormick (R-GA) introduced the Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act, a bill modernizing Medicare's payment system for skin substitute products, defined as biological materials used to cover and promote t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Frost, Van Hollen & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (MD) and Jeff Merkley (OR) are leading 10 members of the House and 13 Senators in pressing the Trump Administration on the detention of Mohamm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider Tennessee Valley Authority Nominees * To watch Chairman Capito's opening statement, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to consider the nominations of Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Ra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider Tennessee Valley Authority Nominees Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to consider the nominations of Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randall Jones, and Ar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Leads Aging Committee Hearing on Modernizing Health Care Through Price Transparency and Shoppable Services to Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs Today, Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a committee hearing titled "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ BACKS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PROPOSAL TO REMOVE NICARAGUA FROM THE CAFTA * MIAMI, FL -- Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez released the following statement after President Donald Trump proposed removing Nicaragua from the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and imposing 100% tariffs on the dictatorial Ortega regime. "As the representative of the City of Sweetwate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ INAUGURATES HIS BUS RAPID TRANIST SYSTEM * MIAMI, FL - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez joined federal, state, and local officials to inaugurate the new state-of-the-art Miami-Dade County Metro Express Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System. Congressman Gimenez originally approved and launched the project during his tenure as Mayor of Miami-Dade County. The BRT is the firs  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSrpt) (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott Leads Investigate Report on Dangerous Overreliance on Foreign-Made Generic Drugs: 'This Report is Just the Beginning' * In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott as chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, released an investigative report titled " Protecting Seniors' Access to Essential Medications: Securing the Foreign Generic   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GROWS WORSE BY THE DAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to end the healthcare crisis and the reckless shutdown that Republicans  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GROWS WORSE BY THE DAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to end the healthcare crisis and the reckless shutdown that Republicans have created. LEADER JE  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Cantwell Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing for MARAD Administrator, FMC Commissioners, NOAA Assistant Secretary U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered the following opening remarks at today's nominations heari  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz: We Need a Maritime Strategy Focused on Removing Regulatory Barriers In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on the nominees to restore American maritime dominance. Sen. Cruz commended Dr. Timothy Petty, nominee for the National Oceanic and Atmosphe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Murray Joins Sen. Merkley During Landmark 20+ Hour Speech, Calls Out Trump's Authoritarian Power Grab * ***WATCH floor remarks HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, on the 22 nd day of the Republican shutdown, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on the Senate floor during his twenty hour-long and counting speech s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Asks President Trump to Crack Down on Chinese Student Visas as Communist China's Trade Aggression Escalates * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to President Donald Trump commending his work to hold United States adversary, Communist China, and its dangerous regime accountable, and asked that the president build on these efforts by cracking down on Chinese natio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are leading 13 Senators and 10 House members in pressing the Trump Administration on the detention of Mohammed Zaher Ibra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel * Lawmakers were joined by over 20 additional members in seeking update on release of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are l  more