WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump's Affordability Crisis, Lujan Pushes Solutions on Housing Affordability and Early Childhood Action * Lujan Continues Spotlighting Rising Costs Across New Mexico and Efforts to Fight Back Against Trump's Cost-Raising Policies Santa Fe, N.M. - As costs continue to skyrocket under President Trump's costly and chaotic policies, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is holding events across   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's Illegal War with Iran Drives up Costs at Every Turn, Lujan Fights to Tackle Affordability Crisis Hitting New Mexicans and the Agricultural Industry * Lujan Concludes Weeklong Tour Across New Mexico Meeting with Industry Experts and New Mexicans to Address President Trump's Affordability Crisis Las Cruces, N.M. - As President Trump's illegal war with Iran continues to drive up costs ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN CARLOS A. GIMENEZ SECURES NEW F-35 JETS FOR HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE * HOMESTEAD, FL \- Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez announced that Homestead Air Reserve Base has officially been selected as a candidate location to receive 24 new F-35 fighter jets, a major step toward recapitalizing the 482nd Fighter Wing and strengthening South Florida's national security infrastructure. The  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Celebrates Mother's Day by Highlighting Need for Family-Friendly Policies * May 09, 2026 [OAK PARK, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today convened local leaders, health care experts, community activists and moms to discuss the challenges moms and families are facing under the Trump Administration and hear directly from parents about the policy solutions they want to see at th  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Lead N.M. Delegation to Unveil New Legislation to Permanently Protect Caja del Rio * SANTA FE, N.M. - At a press conference in front of La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and co-founder of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Ferna  more

FORT BRANCH, Indiana, May 9 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 8, 2026, at a field hearing entitled "Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining": * * * "I would like to thank Vincennes University for hosting today's hearing. It is great to be at an institution that is educating tomorrow's leaders in the fields of firefighting, manufacturing, workplace safety, and mining. "T  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "WE ALL HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK ON OUR DEMOCRACY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Velshi, where he made clear that despite efforts by extremists to rig our elections and suppress the right to vote, Democrats will win back the House and focus on lowering costs, fix  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Tour Across Northern New Mexico, Visits Local Ranchers and Landowners to Discuss Action Against Chama Uranium Drilling Proposal, Tours Local Wool Business * Canjilon, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) led a community conversation in Canjilon with community members, ranchers, farmers, acequia members, Tribal leaders, and Land Grant Members regarding the proposal of uranium dril  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver Mark One Year Since ICE Chaos at Delaney Hall * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) released a video marking one year since they toured the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey. As they conducted oversight to hold the Trump administration accountable for human  more