WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump Pulling U.S. Troops from Germany * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Lead Democrat of the U.S. Congressional Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after reports that President Trump is withdrawing 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany: "Donald Trump is pulling 5,000 American troops out of Germany because he cannot  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees Release Statement on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Germany * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement: "We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green Introduces a Resolution Condemning President Donald J. Trump for His Disgraceful, Despicable, and Disrespectful Social Media Post Depicting Himself as Jesus Christ * Washington, DC) -On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Congressman Al Green introduced the "Original Resolution Condemning President Donald J. Trump for his disgraceful, despicable, and disrespectful social media post depicting him  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Protests Call for Redistricting * Diluting the Black vote is the goal of Trump and extreme Republicans MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who has represented a majority-Black district in Congress since 2007, responded to state Republican lawmakers' call for a special legislative session to consider redistricting, and made the following statement: "This transparent effort   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Statement On The 60-Day Mark Of President Trump's Unauthorized War In Iran * Today, on the 60-day mark of President Trump's unauthorized war in Iran, which has caused costs to soar for American families and spiked gas prices at unprecedented levels compared to the last four years, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statem  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Presses Secretary Burgum on Staffing Cuts at Interior, Slow-Walking of Permits for Clean Energy Projects * WASHINGTON -During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the Trump administration's Budget Request for the Department of the Interior (DOI) Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, questioned D  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Meng Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Recognizing May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), led their colleagues in introducing a resolution marking May 2026 as Asian American, Native Hawai  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Administration Claiming Hostilities in Iran Have Concluded * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement after President Donald Trump sent a letter to Congress asserting that the 'hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated': "The Administration clai  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * On May Day: Senator Gillibrand Stands With Labor Across New York State * Gillibrand Stands with Teamsters Local 118, IBEW Local 43, and NYSUT in Union Visits New York, NY - Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, stood with labor leaders and advocates at the Teamsters Local 118 in Rochester, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 43 in Syracuse, and the New York Stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 4/24/2026-5/1/2026 * Grilling Secretary Hegseth on the Cost of War [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) questioned Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Trump Administration's commitment to doing right by our nation's veterans with the Major Richard Star Act, bipar  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Statement on Fifth Circuit Ruling to Harshly Limit Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide * Washington, D.C. - Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Fifth Circuit ruling that,  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff on Trump Administration's New Letter Claiming Iran War is 'Terminated' * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump notified Congress that the war in Iran has been "terminated." This comes after Senator Schiff forced a vote on his War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. forces as the statutory cl  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In SASC Hearing, Kelly Challenges Hegseth on Munitions Burn Rate, "No Quarter" Comment, and Massive Defense Budget Proposal * "So, we fired years' worth of munitions... But, Mr. Secretary, this war is stuck." This week, during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on the annual defense budget, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly (D-AZ) pressed Secretary of Defense Pete  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Debunks Trump's Claim that Iran War is Over, Slams Administration's Weaponization of the U.S. Justice System on NBC's Meet the Press * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to debunk President Trump's false claim that his Iran War is consistent with the War Powers Act and not a violation of the Constitution, w  more