WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Appropriators Support President Trump's Action to Protect Persecuted Christians House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Vice Chair and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Legislative Branch Subcommittee Vice Chair Riley Moore (R-WV) released a statement supporting  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Sullivan and Colleagues Introduce VISIT USA Act to Promote U.S. Tourism * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) all members of the Senate Commerce Committee - introduced the bipartisan Vital Investment in Sustaining International Tourism to the USA (VISIT USA) Act to fully restore Brand USA's funding in F  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Fighting for New Mexicans in 2025 * Lujan Saved Over $7.4 Million for New Mexicans, Closed 1,204 Constituent Cases in 2025 VIDEO : A Message From Senator Lujan to New Mexicans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) highlighted legislative victories, constituent services successes, and efforts to push back against extreme policies that hurt New Mexicans in 2025.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Presses Rubio on State Department's Mismanagement of Diplomatic Fellowship Programs Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over the State Department's mismanagement of key fellowship programs critical to recruiting   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Keating Send Letter to Rubio on Trump's Reckless Actions on Greenland Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and William R. Keating, Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding answers about the administration's reckless ac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Raskin, Castro Send Letter to Rubio Demanding Documents on CECOT Agreement with El Salvador Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, today sent a lett  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Condemns Trump's Plan to Cut Veterans Health Administration Positions * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats Urge President Trump to Halt Unprecedented Mass Recall of U.S. Ambassadors Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Shaheen, Murkowski Seek Inspector General Investigation into Destruction of $9.7 Million in U.S.-Funded Family Planning Commodities This week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to the Acting Inspectors General of the U.S. Depar  more