WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, posted the following news release: * * * 300+ Stakeholders Support Clean CR to Reopen Government Bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress have voted in support of a clean, nonpartisan CR to reopen the government and fund it through November 21, giving Appropriators time to continue the appropriations process and advance a first slate of full-year funding bills through the conference com  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari, Huffman Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash * WASHINGTON - Today, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) demanded answers from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on why their agen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Banking Committee Democrats Press Vought on Plans to "Close Down" CFPB As Trump Administration Argues Opposite in Court * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined all Banking Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Russell Vought raising concerns about new evidence that he plans to illegally shut down the CFPB. T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Urge Trump's DOT to Stop Making Air Travel More Expensive for Airline Passengers * Holiday travelers could face higher costs and fewer rights thanks to Trump's consumer protection rollbacks WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 17 Senate colleagues urged the DOT to reconsider its decision to roll back consumer protections for airline passengers that built on the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On ABC's This Week, Kelly Calls Out Donald Trump for Ignoring Premium Spikes Hitting Working Families * "The President has spent one hour on this. How much time has he spent talking about his ballroom?" In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke with ABC 's Martha Raddatz this weekend to call out President Trump and House Republicans for refusing to fix Americans' health care pre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * REMINDER - SBA Representatives Available for In-Person Meetings in Gila County * On October 10, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low-interest federal disaster loans for eligible businesses, nonprofit organizations, residents, and tribal nations that sustained economic losses due to the severe flooding in Gila County. Currently, SBA customer service representati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 27 * 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, 'There is a time and a place to debate health care, just like there is a time and place to debate energy policy and immigration and education - but not, not,  more