WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Ahead of Beijing Summit, Shaheen, Tillis, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Permit Taiwan Arms Sales Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), John Curtis (R-UT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV),  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- 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 11 -- 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 a  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Missouri Small Business Owner Expands, Creates New Jobs Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts The pro-worker, pro-growth tax policies in the Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts are already helping small businesses reinvest, expand operations, and put more money into workers' pockets. For Missouri small busin  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on Trump's Support for Suspending Gas Tax * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), author of the Gas Price Relief Act, released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump has backed a suspension of the federal gas tax : "Suspending the gas tax requires President Trump to work with Congress. That is exactly why I introduced the Gas Price  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.), senior director and senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS's SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors." DHS is the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ciscomani, CMS Administrator Dr. Oz Visit Banner Casa Grande to Highlight Rural Health Investments * Casa Grande, AZ - Congressman Juan Ciscomani joined Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Friday for a visit to Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, where they met with local health care leaders to discuss efforts to strengthen rural health care acce  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Delivers Keynote Speech for the Innovation Alliance * Ranking Member Johnson House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Keynote Speech for the Innovation Alliance May 11, 2026 Thank you for that introduction and thank you for inviting me here to speak with all of you today. Patent and innovatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Talks National Service, Bipartisanship at Sedona Forum * SEDONA, ARIZ. -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, spoke recently at the McCain Institute's annual Sedona Forum. In a panel titled "Governing Together in a Divided Era: Finding Common Ground," Crow was joi  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on Combating Voter Suppression and the GOP Gerrymandering Scheme * Dear Colleague: I write in connection with the vicious Republican assault on the right to vote, free and fair elections and Black political representation in the South. Over the weekend, the American people celebrated the love and support of mothers throughout the nation. At the same t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Five Key Moments: Hearing on U.S. Trade with Ambassador Jamieson Greer President Trump's trade agenda has leveraged tariffs to open new market access for American producers and farmers and reverse decades-long tariff and non-tariff barriers to U.S. exports. In a recent hearing of the Ways and Means Committee with U.S. Trade Representative  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FW: Dear Colleague on Combating Voter Suppression and the GOP Gerrymandering Scheme * Dear Colleague: I write in connection with the vicious Republican assault on the right to vote, free and fair elections and Black political representation in the South. Over the weekend, the American people celebrated the love and support of mothers throughout the nation. At the same time, Republican extrem  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Welcomes Over $200 Million Investment In U.S. Coast Guard Base Charleston * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today celebrated the U.S. Coast Guard's announcement approving $212 million in funding to enhance readiness at Base Charleston in North Charleston. The Coast Guard stated that these funds will be used to improve the installation's pier infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Introduces Legislation to Suspend the Gas Tax * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to suspend the gas tax. The legislation comes after President Trump announced support for pausing the 18 cent federal gas tax for a period of time. "President Trump has proposed to suspend the federal gas tax and he's exactly right," said Senator Hawley. "American worker  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Leads House Democrats In Condemning Proposed Reorganization of Food, Nutrition, And Consumer Services (FNS) * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), was joined by House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and 47 House Democrats in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government released the following written testimony by Roger T. Severino, vice president of economic and domestic policy, and Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Criminal Law": * * * My name is Roger Severino, and I am Vice President for Economic and Domestic Policy at th  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Curtis Pen Economist Op-Ed Defending U.S. Commitments in the Indo-Pacific Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and John Curtis (R-UT) published an op-ed in The Economist warning that rising agg  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * IYCMI: "Today is LaMonica, Tomorrow It's Me" Marie Claire Reveals How Pelosi, Crockett, Ocasio-Cortez, and More are Banding Together After the Trump Administration Came for One of Their Own: LaMonica McIver * In case you missed it, yesterday Marie Claire released a major feature documenting the fight to protect Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) from politically motivated charges brought by   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Air Force Gen. Daniel Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from an April 30, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * I am deeply honored and profoundly grateful to represent the extraordinary 2.8 million uniformed and civilian members of our Joint Force and their families who serve our great nation, and to testify on the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. The enduring s  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Baldwin, Young, Scott Call on Trump to Stand Up to China and Prioritize U.S. Shipbuilding at Summit with President Xi Senators call comes as China's unfair practices have decimated U.S. shipbuilding industry, hurting American workers and national security * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Todd Young (R-IN), and Tim Scott (R-SC) are calling on President Donald Trump to   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- 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 dri  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Demand FCC Stop First Amendment Attacks on Disney, ABC * Senators call for FCC's order for early license renewals to Disney be rescinded Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Commerce Commit  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republicans Push $1,000,000,000 for Trump's Ballroom While Families Struggle with Rising Costs * Joint Economic Committee found that small businesses lost 4.5 times more jobs in 2025 than 2020 amid Trump's tariffs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on Congressional Republicans proposing $1 billion for President Trump's ballroom, while do  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Merkley, Hirono Urge Bureau of Prisons to Reverse Policy Banning Gender-Affirming Care * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), today wrote to Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General, and William  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Merkley, Hirono Urge Bureau of Prisons to Reverse Policy Banning Gender-Affirming Care * Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), today wrote to Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General, and William Marshall I  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA RECAP: As Congress Returns To Washington, Barrett Leads AUMF To Limit Conflict In Iran * Washington, D.C. -As Congress prepares to return to Washington this week, Congressman Tom Barrett is leading an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to provide a clear and defined mission objective, limit the scope of approved military action, and establish a firm deadline for the conflict in Iran  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Crockett, and Ramirez Call for Investigation, Demand FAA Stop Helping ICE Hide Secret "Ghost Flights" * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congressmembers Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) are leading a group of 32 colleagues in demanding that the Federal Aviation Administration (" FAA ") work with Congress to stop allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Tillis, Warren, Senators Urge Education Department to Promptly Release Funding for Agency's Research Arm * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, North Carolina's U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, and Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren led their Senate colleagues in pressing U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely release of funding for the inde  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Moolenaar and Dingell Introduce Legislation That Would Ban Chinese Vehicles from U.S. Roads Connected Vehicle Security Act Would Prohibit Vehicles and Components Linked to China * Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Congresswoman Debbie Din  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar, Dingell Introduce Legislation To Ban Chinese Vehicles from U.S. Roads * Connected Vehicle Security Act Would Prohibit Vehicles and Components Linked to China Today, Congressman John Moolenaar and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act. The legislation would prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of connected vehicles, software, and h  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows Child Care Subsidies Provide Relief for Families, Meanwhile Trump Requests $1.5 Trillion for War Budget While Costs Are Skyrocketing * Washington, D.C. - Today-as Trump proposes to slash domestic investments to help pay for a defense spending increase of roughly half a trillion dollars-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released th  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump's Poor Hantavirus Response Underscores Administration is Ill-Prepared for Public Health Emergency * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed criticized the Trump Administration's cuts to key federal public health programs, noting that a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard an international cruise ship that infected Americans who are now repatriated highlights the risks of slashing funding f  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: Congress Must Be Vigilant Against Chinese Espionage Targeting Members and Staff This weekend, The New York Times reported on a Chinese espionage effort that targeted the staff of the Select Committee on China. "The Chinese government actively targets Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephen F. Lynch Introduces Legislation to Protect Mail-in Voting Against Unlawful Trump Interference * Rep. Lynch Introduces Legislation to Protect Mail-in Voting Against Unlawful Trump Interference WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) introduced the Vote by Mail Protection Act (H.R. 8666) to protect the right of Americans to vote by mail against unlawful executive overr  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives McIver, Menendez, Watson Coleman Mark One Year Since ICE Chaos at Delaney Hall Today, Representatives LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) 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 rights   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from an April 30, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, distinguished members of the Committee - thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget for the Department of War (Defense). Today I am honored testify alongside General Dan Caine, the 22nd Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on May 11, 2026: * * * Sanders Statement on Upcoming U.S.-China AI Talks Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on upcoming talks between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. When I convened leading American and Chinese scientists at the U.S. Capitol, they warned that the world is woefully unprepared for the threats posed by the rapid and uncontrolled development of arti  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Kelly, Young, Scott Call on Trump to Stand Up to China and Prioritize U.S. Shipbuilding at Summit with President Xi * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Todd Young (R-IN) and Tim Scott (R-SC) are calling on President Donald Trump to prioritize the U.S. shipbuilding industry and to not offer concessions to China in his upcoming summit   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Booker, Representatives Barragan, DeSaulnier Lead Bicameral Opposition to New EPA Rule Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (D-Calif.-44), and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.-10) led 34 members from both chambers in opposition of EPA Adm  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Fetterman, Daines, Newhouse Bill to Increase Made-In-America Hydropower Signed Into Law by President Trump Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Steve Daines (R-MN) announced that their "Build More Hydro" bill has been signed into law by President Trump. The bill, S.1020, allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve six-year extensions for hydropowe  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of May 11, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Expressing Support for the Brave Men and Women in Law Enforcement This week, during National Police Week, House Republicans are bringing forward a resolution to express our gratitude for the brave men and women in blue and the sacrifices they make every day to keep our co  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Urges SCOTUS to Protect Women and Babies from Dangerous Abortion Drugs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined more than 100 Republican lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a lawsuit to protect women and their unborn children from dangerous mail-order chemical abortion drugs. The br  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Joins National Capital Region Democrats in Condemning Relocation of USDA's Food Assistance Employees * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), Suhas Subramanyam (Va.-10), Don Beyer (VA-08), Steny Hoyer (Md.-05), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Glenn Ivey (Md.-04), April McClain Delaney (Md.-06), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-07), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), and James Walkinsh  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Convenes Floridians, Small Business Owners to Sound the Alarm on Affordability * Pembroke Pines, FL - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened residents and small business owners to share how high gas, grocery and housing costs continue to hurt South Florida families and small business owners, as Republicans plan to return to Washington this week to see  more