WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King: Vote Toward Ending Shutdown is "The Opening of an Opportunity" * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today voted to advance debate on a Senate spending bill that could eventually reopen the government in a 60-40 vote. The vote comes as the shutdown became the longest federal government shutdown in American history at 40 days. From federal furloughs to cuts to the Low-Income Home   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. JARED GOLDEN * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Jared Golden announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Representative Jared Golden is a patriotic public servant who has never hesitated to answer the call to serve our c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. JARED GOLDEN * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Jared Golden announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Representative Jared Golden is a patriotic public servant who has never hesitated to answer the call to serve our country. After 9/11, Jared   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Over the Weekend and During the Democrats' Longest Government Shutdown in American History, ICE Arrests Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Murderers, and Drug Traffickers Despite the Democrats' longest government shutdown in American history, ICE law enforcement officers are still hard at work making America safe again *  While Americans enjoyed their weeke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 9, 2025: * * * PASSED: Sens. Moran, Blumenthal Bipartisan Legislation to Deliver Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans Today, the U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass legislation he introduced with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) - ranking member o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025: * * * Senate Passes Continuing Resolution to Reopen Government, Final FY 2026 Appropriations Bills Senator Collins led negotiations on the measure to end the government shutdown * Today, the U.S. Senate passed the legislation authored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to reopen government by a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2025: * * * Senator Collins Champions Deal to Reopen Government Ahead of the vote, Senator Collins urged her colleagues to support the legislation containing a clean continuing resolution and three full-year FY 2026 appropriations bills. * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks from the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Speaks on Senate Floor Ahead of Government Funding Votes Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about President Trump and Republicans' refusal to prevent Americans' health care costs from spiking--and about the bipartisan continuing resol  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Join Dexter to Introduce Bill to Ensure Department of Homeland Security Detainees Can Speak to a Lawyer and Contact Their Families * Washington D.C. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, said today they have joined Rep. Maxine Dexter's bicameral legislation to ensure the Department of Homeland Security allows noncitizens who have be  more