WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * 21 WA Communities to Modernize Water Systems Thanks to Federal Dollars Secured by Cantwell * 01.16.26 Cantwell secures $22 million in new water infrastructure investment as part of Senate-passed "minibus" appropriations bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the F  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Applauds Funding for Critical Buoy & Technology Program that Trump Proposed to Eliminate * 01.16.26 New budget preserves program that provides vital data for Seattle weather forecasters, Coast Guard search and rescue, and coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's ocean monitoring network - which includeshigh-tech buoys, gliders, and other data which is collected and monitore  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE CONDEMNS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S BAN ON IMMIGRANT VISAS FOR 75 COUNTRIES * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: "Long before he retook office, we knew Donald Trump's war against immigrants would never be limited to his sadistic obsession with certain undocumented people. Secretary Rubio's recent announcement that immigrant visas for 75 co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Statement on ICE's Cruel and Lawless Attacks in Minnesota * WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement: "I stand with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey against ICE's cruel and lawless attacks which are undermining public safety and spreading terror within communities. "Havin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * In Rochester, Gillibrand Demands Trump Administration Reverse Decision To Rip Away Child Care Funding For New York * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stood with elected officials and advocates to demand that the Trump administration abandon efforts to freeze the grants that provide child care assistance to thousands of families in New York. "Investing in child care is investing  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Statement on Upcoming DHS Appropriations, Future of Trump's ICE * SCHAUMBURG, IL-Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement today: "We must abolish Trump's ICE. I will not support one more dollar for ICE as long as this agency-operating without oversight and accountability-continues to kill and injure our neighbors. We saw what they did to Renee Good. We   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Blasts Trump Tariffs Targeting NATO Allies Over Greenland * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, blasted President Trump's new tariffs (link is external) targeting imports from eight NATO allies who oppose his threats to annex Greenland. This week, as the President's threats against Greenland intensified, Larson cosponsored th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week : "Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Tours UW's AI Research Center After Securing $10 Million for Computing & Data Infrastructure to Advance Cutting-Edge AI Research * ICYMI : PASSED: Murray Secures Over $5 Billion for WA Priorities in Three-Bill Funding Package; Historic Funding for Hanford, $190 Million for Howard Hanson Dam, Rejecting Trump Cuts ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL FROM TOUR HERE Seattle, WA - Today, U.S. Senator Patt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Colleagues Denounce Trump's Partisan, Self-Celebrating Changes to National Park Service Access for 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 10 other Senators in sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration's so-called "modernization" plans for   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/9/2026-1/16/2026 * Demanding Accountability for Lawless Federal Immigration Agents [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), spoke on the Senate Floor to demand accountability for the lawless actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other fede  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Bennet, Colleagues on Legislation to Block Taxpayer Reimbursements for Corporate Oil Investments in Venezuela * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and their colleagues in introducing the No Taxpayer Funds for Corporate Investment in Venezuelan Oil Act, which would prohibit the Trump admin  more