WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Advancing American Strength: President Trump Signs H.R. 6938 Into Law Today, with the swipe of his pen, President Donald J. Trump enacted H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, into law. Following the signing ceremony held at the White House, Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 22, 2026, at a hearing on advancing peace in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda: * * * Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda -Remarks as prepared- My engagement in supporting peace between Rwanda and DRC spans more than three decades, from a focus o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Oren M. Cass, chief economist at American Compass, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party": * * * Good morning Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing. My name is Oren Cass. I am the chief economist at American Compass, where we recently published a repo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Votes NO on Funding Department of Homeland Security * WASHINGTON, DC - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on voting against funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: "Once again, Trump has led the United States into a moral abyss. Trump and his Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, have turned ICE into an out-of-control paramilitary force of maske  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Administration Wreaks Havoc at Home and Abroad, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Votes Against Government Spending Bills * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7148 and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 7147, to fund certain federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * At Hearing with Special Counsel Jack Smith, Republicans Peddle Lies as Smith Forcefully Defends Investigations Exposing Trump's Rampant Criminality and Condemns Trump's Retaliation Against Career Staff Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Democrats in defending former Special Counsel Jack Smith's inv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett Delivers Another $126.6 Million for Mid-Michigan Communities * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) today announced he secured another $126.6 million in federal funding for five mid-Michigan projects as part of the package of appropriations bills ( H.R. 6938 (link is external) ) President Donald Trump signed into law today. H.R. 6938 included three appropriations bills: Comme  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Bice Supports Final Four Appropriations Bills * Washington D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the final four FY26 appropriations bills: Defense; Homeland; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education (LHHS); and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD); and Homeland Security. Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement: "The appropriations bills passed by the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Announces Legislation Cracking Down on ICE Detention Facilities & Practices Following Tour of Delaney Hall * NEWARK, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the reintroduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act alongside U.S. Representatives LaMonica McIver and Rob Menendez and New Jersey immigrant rights advocates. The bill would end the use of private, for-profit d  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Border Security Is a Promise Kept * It's difficult to overstate how dramatically the situation at the southern border has improved over the past year. In December, there were 10,000 total encounters at the southern border. Compare that to 96,000 encounters the previous December under President Biden, or more than 300,000 in December 2023. After years of crisis, the border is finally secure. I was  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan Votes to Fully Fund Government and Bring Home $11.4 Million to NEPA * WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted in favor of H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 and H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. H.R. 7147 passed the House by a vote of 220-207, and H.R. 7148, which includes three of the 12 app  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Joins Ag Committee Democrats on Farm and Family Relief Act Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined fellow Democratic Members of the House Agriculture Committee in introducing the Farm and Family Relief Act. Brown, who serves as Vice Ranking Member on the Agriculture Committee is a co-lead on the bill, which was filed by House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig. Originally  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Entire WA Delegation in Supporting Governor's Request for Major Disaster Declaration A major disaster declaration would unlock FEMA individual assistance for Washingtonians impacted by devastating flooding in December 2025  WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Alexandra Reeve Givens, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * I. Introduction Chair Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify on the impacts of artificial intelligence on the workforce and in education, especially its implica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Chairman Crawford: The U.S. Is Not at War with Venezuela Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) spoke on the House floor in opposition to Democrats' misguided, illogical War Powers Resolution in reference to a law enforcement mission to execute an arrest warrant on ille  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Chairman Mast on President Trump's Expansion of the Mexico City Policy to Ensure U.S. Foreign Assistance Protects Life Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in support of President Trump's expanded Mexico City policy which ensures U.S. foreign assistance does not subsidize for abortion,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congress and Trump approve Rep. LaLota's 10 Community Projects Totaling Over $11 Million Projects address clean water, public safety, and infrastructure needs across Suffolk County  * Today, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County) announced that the community projects he authored and advanced through the Appropriations process were signed into law today, January 23, 2026. The bill includes ten Communi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Successfully Secures $6.8 Million for Western PA in U.S. House 2026 Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that eight more of his requested community projects successfully received more than $6.8 million in federal funding in the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development spending bill passed yesterday by the U.S. House of R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Praises Military Investments in Appropriation Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congressman Patronis praises House passage of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which delivers key investments for Northwest Florida and the nation's military. The legislation includes $3 million in improvements to a one-mile section of roadway leading to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Applauds Passage of Final FY26 Appropriations Bills, Including Securing Wins for West Virginians * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore applauded House passage of the final four Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills, completing consideration of all 12 FY26 spending measures through regular order. This final slate of bills includes the Defense; Homeland S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Applauds House Passage of Final Four Federal Funding Bills * Includes Nearly $95 Million More in Rogers' Requests for Community Project Funding in Eastern Kentucky WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) voted for the final four federal funding bills for fiscal year 2026, including Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; Defense; Labor, Health and Human S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Joins Congressional Rural Health Caucus * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today announced his membership in the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus. This caucus provides a forum for Members of Congress to discuss the unique issues facing rural healthcare providers and communities, learn from stakeholders and policy experts, and develop solutions to effectiv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Gives Speech on House Floor Speech on Her Opposition to DHS Funding Bill * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) gave a speech on the House Floor stating her opposition to the DHS Funding Bill. You can find the transcript of her speech below: Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Homeland Appropriations Subcommittee, I stand today in opposition to this Homeland Appr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Leger Fernandez Secures Major Wins for NM in Funding Bill, Votes Against ICE Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) secured $8,682,250 in Community Project Funding for New Mexico and delivered key funding victories for the state as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 federal spending minibus covering Transportation and Housing and Urban Dev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26). She released the following statement: "Like many Americans, I am deeply disturbed by the shameful actions we have seen from federal immigration agents in North Carolina and across t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Simon Votes Against Funding for ICE and CBP, "I Cannot and Will not Continue to Fund Lawlessness" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026: "I voted NO on H.R. 7147, the FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, which wou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Statement on House-Passed Government Funding Bills Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House passed a package of government funding bills and a homeland security funding bill. Courtney voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148) and voted "no" on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147)  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Commends March for Life BISMARCK, N.D. -U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) expressed his gratitude today for the thousands of marchers who traveled to Washington, D.C. for the 2026 National March for Life to support the unborn, the sanctity of God's greatest creation, and call attention to the ongoing moral decay hidden by the falsehood of choice. "These pro-life warriors are doing God's   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Tours Southern Border, Highlights Border Security Improvements * ***Click here for media resources. YUMA, AZ - Conditions were calm as U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) visited Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) to observe military testing operations and Department of Homeland Security activities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Accompanied by Assistant Chief Michael Wisniewski and Division Chief   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow, Veterans Call on Congress to End Forever Wars, Reclaim War Powers * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, today urged his congressional colleagues to reclaim their war powers and hold the Trump Administration accountable for its ongoing military adventurism abroad.Crow's push came the same day that the U.S. House voted o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Cuts, Cover-Ups, & Chaos: Blumenthal Releases Report Exposing Harm of the Trump Administration's Ongoing Assault on Veterans Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a comprehensive report detailing the harm and impacts of the Trump Administration's draconian directives and cuts on veterans. The report, Breaking the Pact: Impacts of Trump, D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Votes Against Partisan Bills That Mislead Pregnant Families, Undermine Reproductive Health Care * This week, as we marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Representative Sharice Davids voted against two partisan bills presented as measures to support parents but instead would misdirect federal resources, stigmatize reproductive health care, and make it harder for Kansans to receive the reprod  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene Secures House Approval of $22 Million for 15 Projects to Make WA-01 More Affordable, Safe, Accessible * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) secured House passage for more than $22.2 million in federal funding legislation for 15 community projects across Washington's 1st Congressional District. These projects include expansions of health, safety, and educational facilities, road an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Applauds House Passage of Final FY26 Appropriations Package Delivering for American Priorities While Cutting Wasteful Spending Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and member of the Defense Subcommittee, issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 7148 (link is external), which funds the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on House-Passed Government Funding Bills * January 23, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced she will oppose the latest "minibus" of appropriations bills passed by the House of Representatives that includes funding for Trump's unfocused, reckless and deadly immigration enforcement operations: "Donald Trump's lawlessness is spiraling  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Secure Support For Illinois Priorities In Recently Passed Package Of Three Government Funding Bills The package included Commerce, Justice, and Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment government funding bills  * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers After HHS Abruptly Cancels Grant Funding for American Academy of Pediatrics Funding Cancelation Appears to Be in Retaliation for Pediatricians' Opposition to Secretary Kennedy's Efforts to Restrict Access to Vaccines for Children Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates Transparency to Crack Down on Foreign-Owned Farmland * WASHINGTON - Following extensive advocacy from U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new online portal for reporting foreign-owned agricultural land transactions. Ernst's FARMLAND Act called for the creation of a portal to modernize the existing Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Evans Condemns Outrageous 'Desecration' of President's House Exhibit * PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 23, 2026) - Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) issued the following statement: "What the Trump-Vance administration has done to the President's House exhibit in Philadelphia is an outrage! Their shameful desecration of this exhibit raises broader, disturbing questions about this administration's continued  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Final House-Passed Defense Funding Bill Includes Courtney-Led Effort to Maintain 2-Per-Year Virginia-class Procurement Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on House-passage of a $1.9 billion funding plus-up for the Virginia-class submarine program in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Former Special Counsel Jack Smith: "Powerful Evidence" That Georgia Election Fraud Claims Were False * On Thursday, January 22, Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified to Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) and the House Judiciary Committee about the facts of his investigation into false claims by Donald Trump about election fraud during the 2020 election. *** Original text here: https://mcbath.house.gov  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Matt Pottinger, chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and other distinguished members of the committee, I'm privileged to have the opportunity to testify  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer Demand Trump Administration Reverse Illegal $3+ Billion Freeze Of New York Child Care And Social Services Funding Trump Administration Withholding $3.4 Billion In Child Care And Social Services Funding From New York, Putting Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children At Risk  * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Warren, Blumenthal Lead 27 Members of Congress in Calling for Investigation into Trump Administration's Retreat from White-Collar Crime Enforcement Since January 2025, Trump Administration Has Diverted 25,000 Federal Agents from White-Collar Crime Investigations to Trump's Cruel and Anti-American Immigration Crackdown.  * Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) and U.S. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Votes No on Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill Over Failure to Rein in ICE Abuses and Ensure Transparency, Professionalism, and Accountability of ICE Operations * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander released the following statement about her vote against H.R. 7147, the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Homeland Security funding bill: "Nothing matters mor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Supports The Venezuela War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) voted in support of the bipartisan Venezuela War Powers Resolution - to block the Trump administration from engaging in hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. The legislation failed by a vote of 215 to 215. The resolution reaffirms the role of Congress   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Health insurance CEO can't commit to safe AI practices in Congressional hearing * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Rep Robin Kelly (IL-02), member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, forcefully questioned UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley over his company's authorization process. Over the last five years, there's been an increase in reports of inappropriate AI authorization denials by Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Government Should Restore Americans' Trust in Its Record-Keeping by Promoting Transparency and Accountability Yesterday, the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing titled "Declassified MLK Records: What They Reveal and Why They Matter." During the hearing, members examined   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Discusses Impact of Health Care Cuts with Top Health Care CEOs in the Ways and Means Committee * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) pressed Executives from serval of the nation's largest health insurance companies for answers during today's House Ways and Means Committee hearing, highlighting the real-world consequences of recent health care cuts and Republicans' failur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * Artificial intelligence is scaling rapidly, and as a result, it is increasingly shaping how we learn, how we work, and how we prepare for the future. Today's hearing examines AI and its growing role in education, workforce development, and the future of work. Artifici  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on Expanded Global Gag Rule * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's expansion of the global gag rule. The administration's new policy prohibits recipients of U.S. foreign assistance from using their ow  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Warns Trump's WHO Withdrawal Puts Americans at Risk; Cedes U.S. Leadership * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning the administration's decision to exit the U.S. from the UN World Health Organization (WHO): "President Trump's decision to withdraw the U  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks, Meng, Frankel, DeGette, and Pressley Demand Answers from Secretary Rubio on Waste and Destruction of Taxpayer-Funded Health Care Supplies U.S. Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Grace Meng (D-NY) and Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ranking Members of key Appropriations Subcommittees, as well as Diana DeGette (D-CO)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 21, 2026, at a hearing to consider the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148) and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7147): * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Jan. 22, 2026, at a hearing with health insurance CEOs: * * * I'd like to begin by thanking our witnesses for voluntarily agreeing to appear before our committee today. We are gathered here for one simple reason: health care is increasingly unaffordable for American families, workers, and seniors. Today, the average family insurance plan costs $27,000  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Jan. 22, 2026, at a hearing with health insurance CEOs: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A theme of this Congress has been Republican silence as my colleagues rubberstamp this Administration's attacks on the American people. On this dais, we warned of the danger of DOGE's meddling with the American people's most private data, and the oth  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson: FY26 Appropriations Delivers for Fort Bragg, Protects Taxpayers, and Locks In Trump-Era Priorities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) voted with House Republicans to advance H.R. 7148, (link is external) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, a package that continues the House's work to complete FY26 funding through regular order, replace inflated Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Trump Administration Escalates Aggressive Immigration Crackdown, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Defends Fourth Amendment, Sounds Alarm on Warrantless Raids and Civil Liberties * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) spoke during debate on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, H.R. 7147, to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2026. Congresswoman   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Carey Votes to Fully Fund the Government, Secures More than $10 Million for Ohio Infrastructure Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees, voted to pass the final package of appropriations bills to fully fund the government for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26). Included in the package is more than $10.3 million fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Marches for Justice, Tours Rural Health Clinic, Discusses Tariffs with Farmers, Child Care in Denver * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper marched in Denver's annual Marade and hit the road on the Eastern Plains, visiting a rural hospital, touring a high school's workforce development program, and discussing how the Trump admin's ta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Homeland Republicans Examine Responsibilities of CISA, TSA, & S&T in Combating Evolving Threats to the Homeland This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened a hearing to conduct oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with testimony from Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director at the Cybersecurity a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In Bakersfield, Sen. Schiff Meets with Sikh Commercial Drivers Unfairly Targeted by Trump Administration * Bakersfield, CA - On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) met with Sikh truck drivers, businesses, and community members to talk about the ongoing threat of losing their commercial driver's license (CDLs) and the impact this has on their livelihoods, community  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: In New OP-ED Booker HIGHLIGHTS CALL FOR ICE ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDS WITH ROXBURY & NJ COMMUNITIES OPPOSING ICE DETENTION CENTERS * In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote an op-ed published in The New Jersey Star-Ledger calling for no new ICE detention centers in New Jersey. Yesterday, Booker visited an ICE facility in Roxbury  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott Joins Fox Business to Call for Immediate Passage of His More Affordable Care Act to Make Health Care Great Again * 'Expanding Choices, Increasing Transparency, and Empowering Families to Take Control of Their Health Care' WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria this morning to discuss his More Affo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * In Los Alamos and Taos, Senator Lujan Discusses Health Care, Highlights Funding Secured for Workforce Development, and Meets With Local Officials * Los Alamos, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events across Northern New Mexico to discuss Republican cuts to health care, highlight federal funding secured for local communities, and meet with local leaders. "R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on Vote Opposing the Consolidated Appropriations Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement regarding her vote to oppose the Consolidated Appropriations Act: "Today, I voted against the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which combines the funding bills for the Department of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. John James, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * John James Secures Historic Appropriations Wins for Michigan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John James (MI-10) announced a number of historic appropriations wins that he secured for Michigan and Michigan's Tenth Congressional District. For the first time since the Clinton Administration, the House passed all 12 appropriations bills in order, cutting wasteful spending, delivering on the America  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Leadership Statement On Homeland Security Funding Bill * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement: Donald Trump promised the American people that his deportation policy would focus on violent felons who are in the country illegally. Instead, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Applauds Passage of Final FY26 Appropriations Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement after supporting the remaining four appropriations bills that passed the House of Representatives. Together, the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense; Homeland; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Landsman's Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors Passes Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced his bipartisan bill to help lower prescription drug costs for millions of seniors has passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a federal government health funding bill.  Congressman Landsman and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced the bi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Joins Oklahoma Small Business Leaders to Highlight Working Families Tax Cut Act * OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) met on Wednesday with leaders from five Oklahoma chambers of commerce to celebrate the Working Families Tax Cut Act, which was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 4, 2025. Business leaders from the Choctaw Area, Del City, Harrah, Midwest  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Joins Entire WA Delegation in Supporting Governor's Request for Major Disaster Declaration to Unlock Individual Assistance for WA Flooding Victims * Yesterday, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Washington state's entire Congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Governor Bob Ferguson's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Individual   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF TPS FOR HAITIAN AMERICANS * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette D. Clarke at a press conference to introduce her Haitian Women and Girls Peace and Security Resolution and press the Trump administration for an extension of TPS for Haitian Americans. LEADER JEFFRIES:  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF TPS FOR HAITIAN AMERICANS * Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette D. Clarke at a press conference to introduce her Haitian Women and Girls Peace and Security Resolution and press the Trump administration for an extension of TPS for Haitian Americans. LEADER JEFFRIES: As Members of the New Yor  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- 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. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Joins Schiff, Senate Democrats in Demanding Senior White House Officials Disclose Financial Stakes in Venezuela Oil Profiteering Senators' inquiry comes as administration convenes oil companies to discuss oil extraction, and as first sale of U.S.-controlled Venezuelan oil goes to company with a history of millions in political donations to Trump campaign  * Senator Edward J. Marke  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath, Warnock, Georgia Colleagues Slam Administration for Gutting Gun Safety Investments and Demand Policy Reversals to Save Lives * According to the latest available data, Georgia has the 9th highest gun homicide rate in the country Georgia has been affected by cuts of $3 million in DOJ grant funding, nearly $1 million of which was dedicated to youth violence intervention The Trump Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Meeks Statement on Expanded Global Gag Rule Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's expansion of the global gag rule. The administration's new policy prohibits recipients of U.S. foreign assistance from us  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Meeks Warns Trump's WHO Withdrawal Puts Americans at Risk; Cedes U.S. Leadership Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning the administration's decision to exit the U.S. from the UN World Health Organization (WHO): "President Trump's decision to wit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Supports Bipartisan Funding Bill Delivering $4.17 Million for Second District Infrastructure Projects * (Washington, DC) -Congressman Johnny Olszewski today voted in support of a bipartisan $1.2 trillion federal funding bill that includes $4.17 million in targeted investments for projects across Maryland's Second Congressional District. The three-bill appropriations "minibus" covers  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * One Year After Trump's USAID Shutdown, Sherman & Meeks Lead All Foreign Affairs Dems to Investigate Aid-Related Deaths Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), along with House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and all House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats, introduced the Evan Anzoo Memorial Act, legislation to create a formal U.S. government account of the hundred  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Delivers Health Care Wins for New Jersey in Government Funding Agreement * WASHINGTON - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) touted the inclusion of important health care provisions in the final set of government funding bills, which passed in the House today. The package of health care initiatives was rejected by the House Republican leadership in December 2024 when Elon Musk int  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Pallone Remarks at Health Affordability Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of Health Insurance Affordability" are enclosed below: Today, Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger's Bill to Defend American Property Abroad Passes Full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee This week, critical bipartisan legislation led by Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Rep. Salud Carabajal (CA-24) advanced through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, marking an important step toward protecting American companies operating abroad. The Defending American Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * President Donald Trump Signs Chairman Chuck Fleischmann's FY26 Energy and Water Bill into Law * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, released the following statement following President Donald J. Trump signing Rep. Fleischmann's Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development bill into law. President Trump's signature follo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Russell Fry, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Rep. Fry's Trafficking Survivors Relief Act into Law * Washington, D.C. -Today, President Trump signed into law Congressman Russell Fry's (SC-07) Trafficking Survivors Relief Act in the Oval Office, with Congressman Fry in attendance, marking a major victory for survivors of human trafficking and a critical step toward restoring justice for those who were forced or coerce  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Randall Sends Letter to DHS Sec. Noem Urging Immediate Release of BRIC Funding for Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Emily Randall (D, WA-06) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to follow up on the Trump administration's unlawful decision (link is external) to terminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Miners' Health and Safety Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at a Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, " Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration." "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, everyone. "And thank you, Assistant Secr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Booker Push for Accountability After Elections in Uganda Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, released the following statement a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia Demand Answers from FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi After Federal Agents Raid Home of Washington Post Reporter Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary and Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Garcia Demand Answers for Rampant Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Uncovered at FPC Bryan; Announce Congressional Oversight Visit Ranking Members Detail Retaliation Against Whistleblowers and Inmates, Coddling of Sex Trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, and Rampant Sexual Abuse By Federal Prison Staff Ranking Members Also  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin Demand Answers from FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi After Federal Agents Raid Home of Washington Post Reporter Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Burlison Opens Hearing on Saving the American Dream Through Housing Affordability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Housing Affordability: Sav  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Rep. Chris Smith addresses thousands of marchers at 2026 March for Life 'Abortion injustice need not be forever' * The following are excerpts of remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, at the 2026 March for Life: I met my dear wife, Marie, more than fifty years ago in the pro-life movement--and today, like you, we are more com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Presses Trump Administration on Reported Plans to Open ICE Detention Center in Shakopee Earlier this month, Rep. Craig attempted to conduct a Congressional oversight visit at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, but was turned away by DHS officials  * Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig pressed the Trump Administration about recent reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Statement on Her Vote Against Today's Appropriations Package * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on her vote against today's appropriations package, which includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security. "President Trump has made it his mission to incite chaos and fear in Minnesota. "Through their reckless and lawless IC  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Rep. Grijalva Delivers Remarks at Field Hearing on Trump's Lawless Assaults in Minneapolis ST. PAUL, M.N. -- U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva delivered the following remarks today at a field hearing in Minneapolis titled "Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Deadly Assault on Minnesota." You can view Rep. Grijalva's remarks here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P6SMZGI  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Votes to Reject DHS Funding Bill that Would Give Billions to Trump's ICE and CBP * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted NO on billions in funding for ICE and CBP, opposing both the DHS appropriations bill and the final spending package. Watch Rep. Gomez explain his vote here *** Original text here: https://gomez.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?Do  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly voted no on ICE funding * Rep. Kelly votes for three-bill minibus, which includes her maternal health bills and community project funds WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), who is leading impeachment efforts against Secretary Kristi Noem, voted against the Homeland Security funding bill that provides more money to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Secretary Noem has we  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse: "President Trump has engaged in a five-year effort to rewrite the history of January 6th" * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, yesterday, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Morning Joe on MS NOW to discuss former Special Counsel Jack Smith's public testimony. Neguse served as an impeachment manager during Donald Trump's 2nd tria  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Votes to Complete the FY26 Appropriations Process and Restore Fiscal Sanity * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted to advance the final set of FY26 appropriations bills, completing all 12 appropriation bills in the House and restoring fiscal sanity for the American people. "Today, I proudly voted to advance the final set of FY26 appropriations bills, inclu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs Urges President Trump to Keep Promises to Punish Spoilers to Peace in Eastern DRC Rep. Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, today called on the Trump Administration to fulfill its promises to hold Rwanda and the M23 accountable for their recent offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and renew peace efforts to end the confl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Secures $5.5 Million in Direct Funding for Alabama's 7th Congressional District in House-Passed Spending Package * Funding bills reject Trump's draconian cuts and reassert Congress' power of the purse Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) voted to pass three Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills: the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Wied Secures $12.4 Million for Northeast Wisconsin * WASHINGTON -Rep. Tony Wied secured $12.4 million for Community Funding Projects in Northeast Wisconsin with yesterday's passage of the final appropriations bills to fund the government for FY26. "My number one goal in Washington is to make life better for the great people of Wisconsin's 8th District, and I am proud to have secured these crit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Secures $2 Million Investment in Public Safety, Flood Protection in Orange County * Washington, DC - Today, President Trump signed into law H.R. 6938, the "Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026," which makes consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. In a major federal fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Meng, Goldman, and Vargas Introduce Bill to Protect Multilingual Services in the Federal Government Bill would protect language access for 25 million individuals in the U.S. with limited English proficiency. * Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), joined Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51), and Rep. Dan Goldma  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Yassamin Ansari and Dave Min Release Statement Condemning New Deportations to Iran Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Dave Min (CA-47) released the following statement on reports of a scheduled deportation of at least 40 Iranian nationals back to Iran: "We are deeply disturbed by reports that the Trump administration plans to carry out a third deportation flight of Iranian n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Historic Tax Cuts Support Life and Put Working Families First * WASHINGTON -The Working Families Tax Cuts removes financial barriers that can often discourage parents from choosing life. President Trump and Republicans enacted the most pro-life, pro-family legislation in history to empower parents and ensure every child has the care, opportunity, and resources they nee  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Historic Tax Cuts Support Life and Put Working Families First * WASHINGTON -The Working Families Tax Cuts removes financial barriers that can often discourage parents from choosing life. President Trump and Republicans enacted the most pro-life, pro-family legislation in history to empower parents and ensure every child has the care, opportunity, and resources they need for a fair sta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on Uganda Elections U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on Uganda's recent elections. "Uganda's elections - like the recent elections in Tanzania - were a hollow exercise, staged to legitimize President Yoweri Museveni's seventh term and four decades in powe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Calls for Senate Hearing on Current State of Tourism After One Year of Trump's Reckless Policies Request comes as U.S. prepares for "American Decade of Sports" and key international sporting events that will drive tourism * U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) sent a letter calling on the leadership of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Science, Man  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Supports War Powers Resolution to direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.Con.Res. 68 (link is external), a War Powers Resolution directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following fact sheet: * * * Q&A: $85 Billion and Counting * Q: What is the federal government's #1 tool to fight fraud? A: More than a century after President Lincoln first signed the False Claims Act into law, I never could have predicted how effective the Civil War-era amendments I updated in 1986 would become on behalf of the American taxpayer. The so-called Lincoln's Law was enacted in 1863 to combat unscrupulous gover  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff, Mayor Keener Push Back on Reported Plans to Build ICE Detention Facility in Social Circle, Ga. * Last month, The Washington Post reported This is an external link the Trump Administration planned to build "large-scale" detention facility in Social Circle Social Circle community has strongly opposed This is an external link reported plans to build facility Sen. Ossoff & Mayor Keener: "  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Trump Administration's Expanded Global Gag Rule 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 (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Leads Letter Urging EPA to Enforce Clean Air Regulations U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, led seven of her colleagues in writing a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting stronger oversight over Clean Air Act standards. The letter   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Statement on TikTok Deal * Markey criticizes lack of transparency over the agreement and calls on Congress to investigate Boston - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement following news that the U.S. and China have signed off on a deal over TikTok.  "After over a year of Donald Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murphy Denied Access To DHS Detention Facilities In Texas, Witnesses ICE Lawlessness At Immigration Court, Meets With Detainee Children And Their Families * SAN ANTONIO, TX- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, this week traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to conduct oversight of the facilities DHS is u  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Discusses Legislative Wins, Priorities for Final Year in Congress During New England Council's Capitol Hill Report * (Manchester, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke at the New England Council's Capitol Hill Report to discuss her legislative wins for New Hampshire, work as the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and ongoing priorities for h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Highlights Bipartisan Snowpack Legislation at Cranmore Mountain, Continues "Affordability Action Tour" with Roundtable on Rural Health Care Amid Republican-Led Funding Cuts * (Berlin, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Cranmore Mountain in North Conway to discuss her bipartisan legislation to bring snowpack monitoring to the Northeast to benefit New Hampshire's o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Support For American Families Doesn't End at Birth * At the 53 rd annual March for Life, Speaker Johnson highlighted Republican efforts to support life and put working families first WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson spoke at the 53 rd annual March for Life on the National Mall. Speaker Johnson was joined by more than tens of thousands of attendees, Vice Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Support For American Families Doesn't End at Birth * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson spoke at the 53 rd annual March for Life on the National Mall. Speaker Johnson was joined by more than tens of thousands of attendees, Vice President JD Vance, and dozens of other speakers who proudly stood for the sanctity of every human life. "Because we know that support for American famil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congressman Kennedy on Homeland Security Funding Bill * "Donald Trump and Kristi Noem have weaponized ICE against the American people. The agency has terrorized communities, operated with impunity, and shown a complete lack of accountability under this administration. That's why I voted against the Homeland Security appropriations bill. I support responsible border security a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Reps. Dave Min and Yassamin Ansari Condemn New Plans for Deportations to Iran * Washington, D.C. -Representatives Dave Min (CA-47) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-3) released the following statement on the new plans for the deportation of at least 40 Iranian nationals (link is external) back to Iran: "We are deeply disturbed by reports that the Trump administration plans to carry out a third dep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of January 19, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Completing FY26 Government Funding With America First Appropriations Bills To take our final step in funding the government for FY26, House Republicans passed the last four appropriations bills, which further President Trump's America First agenda. T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Cuts Lose; Larsen and Congress Fund Jobs, Education and Health Care * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after voting yes yesterday on a package of three Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) spending bills. The package passed the House with bipartisan support on a 341-88 vote and now heads to the Senate for consideration. "These funding bills will create jobs, ex  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. McCollum Statement on Venezuela War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) issued the following statement on Thursday following the vote on H. CON. RES. 68: "President Trump's continued military escalation in our Southern Hemisphere is unacceptable. None of the military activities that the President has directed in the Caribbean or Venezuela ha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Kevin Frazier, AI innovation and law fellow at the University of Texas, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 3. Align federal education and workforce funding with improved skill transparency. Even if Congress were to follow the first two recommendations, there will be an ongoing need to create and share skill evalu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Legislation Supporting Rural Communities, Hardworking Americans Left Behind by Trump U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07), the only Virginian on the House Agriculture Committee, today backed legislation that would support Virginia farmers and protect food access for the working families that the Trump administration has left behind. "As the only Virginian on the House Agric  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner's Trafficking Survivors Relief Act Signed into Law * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed into law her bipartisan Trafficking Survivors Relief Act. This bill provides federal criminal record relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed non-violent offenses as a direct result of their exploitation.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Colleagues Slam Administration for Gutting Gun Safety Investments and Demand Policy Reversals to Save Lives * Senator Reverend Warnock is leading a new bicameral oversight effort demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reverse policy changes that are weakening gun violence prevention efforts and leaving Americans less safe According to the latest available data, Georgia has t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Warren Presses Vought on the Administration's Failure to Use CFPB Tools to Lower Credit Card Costs U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee wrote to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Russ Vought to ad  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on OCC's Proceeding With Review of Bank Charter Application Submitted by Trump's Crypto Company World Liberty Financial U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: "President Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Goldman, and 27 Members of Congress Urge Agency Watchdogs to Investigate Trump Administration's Retreat from White-Collar Crime Enforcement * U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representative Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) led 27 lawmakers in writing to the Inspectors General for the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of State  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Kim Sound Alarm on Potential for Donald Trump Jr.-Linked Companies to Profit Off Department of Defense Contract Awards, Loans Trump Jr.'s firm getting largest Defense Department loan ever  "[This] could mean that the Trump family is profiting from funds appropriated by Congress to keep Americans safe, raising both ethics and national security concerns. * U.S. Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, Whitehouse, Kaine Sound Alarm Over Trump Administration's Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program More than 7 million people are enrolled in SAVE plan * U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) led their Senate colleagues in demanding answers from Trump Education Secretary Linda McMah  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Helps Secure Over $1 Billion in 2026 House Defense, Health, Transportation and Housing Funding Package * Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) secured more than $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2026 federal funding in a critical appropriations package which passed the House yesterday, including millions in funds for cancer research, local road and public   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Legislation to Block Taxpayer-Funded Handouts for Corporate Oil Investments in Venezuela U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), alongside U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), recently introduced the No Taxpayer Funds for Corporate Investment in Venezuelan Oil Act, legislation to prohibit the Trump Administration from providing taxpayer reimbursements for oil companies investing in Venezuela's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse and Colleagues Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led Senate colleagues in a letter demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on the Trump administration's proposal to eliminate affordable s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * With Electricity Costs Rising Nationwide, Heinrich Leads Letter with Wyden, Van Hollen, and Rosen in Calling on Burgum to Revoke July Directive Blocking New, Cheaper Energy From the Grid Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.),   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * With Electricity Costs Rising Nationwide, Heinrich Leads Letter with Wyden, Van Hollen, and Rosen in Calling on Burgum to Revoke July Directive Blocking New, Cheaper Energy From the Grid Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 22, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much, Assistant Secretary Palmer, for being here today. "Since its inception in 1977, the Mine Safety and Health Administ  more