WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * 'There Are Only Two Sexes: Male and Female.' Arrington Leads Effort to Restore Biological Sex Standard in Title IX House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, legislation to codify that Title IX nondiscrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on the biological reality of sex. This legislation would further uphold President Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao from a May 12, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the posture of the Department of the Navy and to represent the nearly one million Sailors, Marines, and civilians who comprise our great organization. Our services have   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Ahead of Warsh's Final Nomination Vote, Warren Urges Colleagues to Vote No on Trump's Fed Takeover Speech comes ahead of the tightest vote for Fed Chair in U.S. history * Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, delive  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Effort to Eliminate China's Tariff on American Cotton House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a group of lawmakers representing districts with significant cotton production in sending a letter to the Trump Administration calling for elimination of China's 10 percent tariff on American cotton as part of the ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations. The letter thanks Ambassador  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As Gas Prices Rise, Durbin Presses Defense Secretary Hegseth, Chair Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff General Caine About The Rationale For The Iran War * May 12, 2026 In today's Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Durbin also urged the DoD to obligate bipartisan appropriated FY26 funds for Ukraine and the Baltics WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR $1 BILLION IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR TRUMP'S GILDED BALLROOM, SCHUMER REVEALS HOW THAT FUNDING COULD INSTEAD BE USED TO LOWER COSTS FOR NEW YORK FAMILIES * Trump Promised "Not One Penny" Of Federal Money Would Be Used For His Ballroom -Now Republicans Want Taxpayers To Spend $1 Billion On Trump's Vanity Project While NY Families Struggle To Afford  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- 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 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks on May 13, 2026, at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution II": * * * At Republican Rerun Hearing on Sharia Law, Ranking Member Raskin Slams GOP's Unconstitutional Attack on Religious Liberty Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following opening remarks on May 13, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution II": * * * At Republican Rerun Hearing on Sharia Law, Ranking Member Scanlon Slams GOP's Unconstitutional Attack on Religious Liberty Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Slams Latest Democrat Delay Tactic * "Going back to 1973, there have been a total of 17 War Powers votes in Congress. That's when the War Powers became law in 1973. 17 votes in 53 years. 14 of the 17 votes were from Democrats aimed specifically at President Trump." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke ahead of another vote on a Democrat-led War Powers  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet and Curtis Lead Bipartisan Letter to Secretary Rubio Reaffirming U.S. Commitments to Taiwan * Washington, D.C. -Ahead of President Donald Trump's summit with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator John Curtis (R-Utah), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led 10 col  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Voting Against the Confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Chair of Federal Reserve * Washington, D.C. -Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after he voted against Kevin Warsh's nomination to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: "Today, I voted against confirming Kevin Warsh to serve as Chair of the F  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Tax Filing Results Show Republicans Delivered Historic Refunds and Immediate Relief for Working Families Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, this year's tax refund season broke records and returned over $310 billion into the pockets of American workers and families, according to final tax filing season d  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Morelle, and Ohio Democrats Demand Answers from Ohio Secretary of State on Voter File Handover to Trump Administration * Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25), Ranking Member on the Committee on House Administration have led a letter signed by all Democratic Members of the Ohio House Delegation demanding answers regarding Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decisi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Burgum, Committee Working Together to Unleash American Energy Today, Secretary Doug Burgum testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources regarding President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the Department of the Interior (DOI). Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Grills USFS Chief on Trump Admin Withholding Wildfire Funds Crucial for WA Preparedness Ahead of Peak Fire Season Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture unexpectedly changed the terms for states to receive federal dollars, effectively cutting off their funding as the West heads into peak wildfire season; WA communities are waiting on $49 million to help with wildfire respo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Markey, Schumer & Colleagues Demand Answers on Trump's Firing of National Science Board Members Trump Administration continues to undermine science and the U.S. innovation economy * U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transpor  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * CBO Tells Merkley: Trump's "Golden Dome" Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $1.2 Trillion CBO Estimates the "Golden Dome" to Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 20 Years, Unable to Project Long Term Cost Due to Lack of Detailed Planning by Department of Defense * Today, at the request of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budg  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Bost Opens Hearing on Plan to Reform and Improve Homelessness Services for Veterans in West LA Region Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs' (V  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Crawford Statement on IC's Analytic Integrity Failures Around COVID-19 Origins Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) issued the following statement after the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing addressing the Intelligence Community's a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates President Trump's Signing of Permitting Reform Bill that Aims to Lower Energy Costs Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after President Trump signed S. 1020, "Build More Hydro" legislation into law earlier this week  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Lawler Pushes UK to Designate IRGC as a Terrorist Organization Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, joined Reps. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Brad Sherman (CA-32) in sending a bipartisan letter urging the United Kingdom to immediately proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organ  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Paul Delivers Opening Remarks During Whistleblower Hearing on the Multi-Agency Cover-Up of COVID-19 and Gain-of-Function Research Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) convened a full committee hearing to receive testimony from a decorated CIA officer, Jim  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith Applauds Confirmation of Kevin Warsh as New Chair of Federal Reserve Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve: "The Senate's confirmation of my friend Kevin Warsh as the new Chairman of the Fe  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Committee Approves FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 32 to 28. Commerce, Justice, and Science Sub  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brad Sherman Introduces Legislation to Prevent Oil Companies from Exploiting the Iran War and Put Money Back in Americans' Pockets * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) introduced the Iran War Oil Crisis Windfall Profits Tax Act, which will impose a windfall profits tax on U.S. oil companies until (1) the President declares that all hostilities with Iran have cease  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter, Higgins Request Section 301 Investigation into Unfair Seafood Trade Practices Harming American Fishermen This week, Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging a Section 301 investigation into unfair practices harming the American seafood industry. Our fishermen have long played a cruc  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Discusses Gerrymandering and Voting Rights at Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing * Says "Don't tell me, John Roberts, that the Supreme Court of the United States is not political. It is an arm of the Trump White House." WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, discussed the travesty for representation that is the partisan Congressional   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Urges Trump Admin to Protect Gulf Coast Shrimping Industry as House Passes Save Our Shrimpers Act * Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) urged President Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling to protect the domest  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Eminent Domain Action of Mt. Cristo Rey * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration has filed an eminent domain suit for possession of nearly 15 acres of land at Mt. Cristo Rey: "Mt. Cristo Rey's cultural and religious significance is central to our region. Seizing this com  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Grills Trump Interior Secretary on Attempt to Kill Solar in Nevada * Download Full Video WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) pressed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump Administration's weaponization of the permitting process to crush solar in Nevada, despite analysis from Lazard, the world's largest independent investment bank, which found solar and win  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Leads Bipartisan Push Urging UK to Designate IRGC as Terrorist Organization Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) joined Representatives Brad Sherman (CA-32) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) in leading a bipartisan letter urging the United Kingdom to immediately proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Additional signers of the letter inclu  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Votes to Confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Kevin Warsh was confirmed as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve: "Kevin Warsh has decades of experience in finance and economics that span the public and private sectors, making him an excellent choice by President Trump to serve as Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Previews President Trump's Historic China Visit on CNBC * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss President Trump's historic visit to China. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on his trip to China last week: I arrived back to the United States late Friday night, but I was in Shanghai for a couple of days and then went to Beijing on that h  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Dallas Morning News: Texas GOP House members: What we must do to keep the border secure * Texas has seen firsthand the consequences of a federal government that fails to secure the border and defend its citizens. For four years, the Biden administration's open-border policies placed extraordinary strain on our state. Millions of illegal immigrants poured across our border, drug and human trafficki  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Hegseth on the Hill: Appropriators Weigh FY27 Defense Request The Defense Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), hosted Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, and Acting Undersecretary of Defense Jules Hurst for a hearing on the Department of Defense's FY27 budget request. App  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Democrats Take Over Senate Floor to Force Votes to Reverse Trump Attacks on American Consumers Senate Democrats will discharge 20 Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on Trump CFPB actions, putting every Senator on the record * Today, Senate Democrats, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, (D-Mass), Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls For Passage Of His Legislation To Ensure Stable, Robust Funding For Biomedical Research * May 13, 2026 The American Cures Act would offer consistent, guaranteed funding to research institutions that helped defeat polio, map the human genome, improve cancer treatment, and more WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns The Trump Administration's FDA For Authorizing The First Ever Flavored E-Cigarettes And Allowing Illegal Vape Products To Remain On The Market * May 13, 2026 Following Dr. Makary's resignation, Durbin: "Why would an Administration supposedly committed to 'Making America Healthy Again' unleash this new wave of addiction?" WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Spotlight Forum On Protecting Dreamers, Trump Threats To DACA, Renewed Urgency To Pass The Dream Act * May 12, 2026 Witnesses include a wrongfully deported DACA recipient, a wife whose husband is currently wrongfully detained, a police chief, and business and immigration advocates WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Confirmation Of Kevin Warsh To Be The Next Federal Reserve Chair * May 13, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve: "Americans are struggling more than ever to aff  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Durbin Statement On Confirmation Of Kevin Warsh To Be The Next Federal Reserve Chair U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Kevin Warsh to serve as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve: "Americans are s  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The Resignation Of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary * May 12, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the resignation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary: "I voted for Dr. Makary to head the FDA based upon his commitment to say 'no' if President Trump asked him to do something th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CELEBRATES NEARLY $6 MILLION DELIVERED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THIS YEAR, THANKS HUDSON VALLEY POLICE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND PARTNERSHIP * During National Police Week, Congressman Pat Ryan Celebrates Nearly $6 Million Delivered to Local Law Enforcement This Year, Thanks Hudson Valley Police for their Service and Partnership During National Police Week,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * During Police Week, Ranking Member Raskin Introduces January 6th Law Enforcement Heroes Compensation Fund Act to Honor Officers Who Defended the Capitol Bill Creates DOJ-Appointed Special Master to Compensate Officers, Families for Injury, Trauma, or Death Suffered While Defending Democracy During the Attack on the Capitol * Today, Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak helps lead House Passage of year-round E15 legislation * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Co-Chair of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, today celebrated House passage of H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. The legislation, which she helped craft and cosponsored, permanently allows the year-round sale of E15 fuel nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Garcia, Casar, Jacobs and 17 Members of Congress Demand Answers Regarding U.S.-Ecuador Military Operations Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Greg Casar (TX-35) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51), joined by 17 colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth raising serious concerns about alleged human rights violations during recent U.S.-Ecuador military operations. The Members also cal  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden announces support for 'clean' resolution to constrain military action in Iran * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced he would vote in favor of a 'clean' war powers resolution to remove the United States from hostilities against Iran. One such resolution, H.Con.Res.86, sponsored by Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-05), will become eligible for a floor vote as early as next   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Joins Letter Urging President Trump to Address Skyrocketing Energy Prices * Washington, D.C. - This month, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) joined a letter with her colleagues in the Lowering Costs Caucus urging President Trump to immediately address the energy affordability crisis straining household budgets across the country. The members highlighted how the Trump admin  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presses for Answers on High Fertilizer Prices, Calls for Increased Transparency to Drive Down Costs * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, pressed for answers on the high cost of fertilizer at a committee hearing today. Grassley repeated his call for the Trump administration to remove the Biden Phosphate D  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Joins 535 News to Discuss the Trump Administration's War on the West, Including Attacks on Public Lands, Wildland Fire Response, and Cost of Living * Video here WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, appeared on 535 News with Igor Bobic where he spoke about President Trump's war on the west -includi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Advances Measures to Improve Foreign Arms Sales Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced the Foreign Military Financing Loan Authorization Act among several bills to improve the foreign arms sales process as part of a full committee markup. The measures, passed alongside a broader package of leg  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Block Congressman Menendez's Amendment to Protect Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Honoring the Life of Alex Pretti * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez called out House Republicans for refusing to consider his amendment to H.R. 8469 - legislation that provides FY 2027 appropriations for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"). Menendez's a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * House Republicans Pass Funding Bill that Weakens the Economy and Makes Families and Children Less Safe Today, the House Appropriations Committee marked up Republicans' partisan fiscal year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill. The bill hurts the economy as Americans struggle to keep up with high   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * House unanimously passes Smith resolution urging Trump to raise cases of political prisoners in China during impending meeting with Xi "America will not be silent while the CCP imprisons the innocent" * Today, by a margin of 414-0, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)'s resolution, H.Res.1259, which urges President Trump to highlight the c  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: These Cuts Undermine America's Competitiveness and America's Future * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the Commerce, Justice, and Science FY 2027 bill. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here to watch a video of his remarks. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. First,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner from a May 12, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Clyburn, and distinguished Members of this Subcommittee. I appreciate this opportunity to testify on President Trump's 2027 Budget and what it means for the Department of Housin  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Cassidy Pushes to Make Health Care Affordable for Families in New Op-Ed U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, penned an op-ed in the Center Square on his agenda to tackle high health care costs, so Louisiana families ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Dexter Slams Burgum Over Billion-Dollar National Park Cuts as Trump Pursues Billion-Dollar Ballroom * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, pressed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum during a full committee hearing on whether he objected to Trump's decision to pursue a $1 b  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hegseth Reveals Cost of Detaining Immigrants at Guantanamo Bay Nearly $20M More than Initially Reported * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense (DoD) revealed that the Pentagon's financial support for the Trump administration's cruel immigration agenda is far higher than initially reported by DoD. In new answers to Questions for the Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rural Broadband Protection Act Signed Into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Rural Broadband Protection Act (RBPA), legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and John Curtis (R-Utah), was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on Monday, May 11, 2026. The bill would require a more thorough vetting and verification process fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Blunt Rochester Pens Opinion Piece in Newsweek Calling for President Trump to Fire Secretary Kennedy Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today published an op-ed in Newsweek calling on President Trump to fire Secretary Kennedy as the Measles continues to spread across the country. Senator Blunt Rochest  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * In New Answers to Warren, Hegseth Reveals Cost of Detaining Immigrants at Guantanamo Bay Nearly $20 Million More than Initially Reported * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, released new answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense (DoD), revealing the Pentagon's f  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Jacobs Resolution Recognizing Three Years of War in Sudan Passes Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) today passed a resolution through the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with original cosponsor Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), condemning the attacks on civilians in Sudan and calling for a negotiated end to the war between  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * JEC Ranking Member Hassan Releases Response to the Economic Report of the President Report Outlines the Ways in Which President Trump's Policies Have Increased Daily Costs for American Families and Businesses * Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, announced today the release of the Minori  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Urge Rubio to Uphold U.S. Commitments to Taiwan as Trump Meets Xi U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan group of 11 of his Senate colleagues issued a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the United States' commitments to Taiwan, and reiterated   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Presses Trump to Support Ban on Federal Officials Trading on Prediction Markets Ahead of China Summit * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday urging him to publicly support prohibiting federal officials from participating in prediction markets or providing information to associates for use in prediction markets ahead of this week's s  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Law Enforcement Officers from Across Florida Join Senator Moody for National Police Week Reception Senator Ashley Moody is saying thank you to more than 100 Florida law enforcement officers and the families of fallen heroes. Senator Moody honored their service at her inaugural Police Week Reception in the U.S. Senate. Florida Highway Patrol Colonel Gary Howze emceed the event and St. Lucie Coun  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE ECONOMY IS A DISASTER BECAUSE REPUBLICANS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PERSONAL FINANCES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars to rip away healthcare and  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Lujan, Davids, Bacon Lead Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Wrongful Detention of Native Americans During ICE Enforcement * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-03), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Davids, Bacon Lead Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Wrongful Detention of Native Americans During ICE Enforcement * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-03), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, Sharice Davids (D-KS-03),  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- 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 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans for Failing to End Trump's Illegal Iran War * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee-released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block his War Powers Resolution to end President Trump's illegal war against Iran: "Rather than hold President Trump accountable for his reckle  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- 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 13, 2026: * * * Moolenaar: "Trump Administration Comes In From a Position of Strength" Ahead of Meeting With Xi This week, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China discussed U.S.-China relations at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. in a conversation wit  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy to Hegseth On Iran War: History Is Not On Your Side, Time Is Not On Our Side * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. With the Strait of Hormuz still closed, and price inc  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * National Police Week: Rep. Crank Votes to Back the Blue; Calls out Anti-Police Rhetoric * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on this National Police Week, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H. Con. Res. 96, Expressing Support for Law Enforcement Officers. This bill expresses support for law enforcement officers and recognizes the risks and sacrifices they make to keep American communities sa  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Natural Resources Democrats Grill Interior Secretary Burgum Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum testified in front of the House Natural Resources Committee in an attempt to defend Trump's abysmal track record and the rampant corruption raging throughout his department. Natural Resources Democrats grilled him about th  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * New: How $1 Billion Could Fund Law Enforcement Instead of Trump's Ballroom * WASHINGTON, D.C. - During National Police Week, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following report outlining how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay for Donald Trump's ballroom project could instead be used to fund several federal programs that would support hiring and training for law e  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals * WASHINGTON, May 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America -r  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Joins Kelly, Durbin, and Immigration Advocates to Speak on Why Threats to DACA, Dreamers Make Case for Legislative Fix * WASHINGTON D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, and Senator Mark  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Markey Call on Trump Administration to End Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) to condemn the Trump Administration's proposed rollbacks of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which save drivers money by imp  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Pallone Calls for Building Out Nation's Power Grid to Help Rein in Skyrocketing Energy Bills and Improve Reliability Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, "Wires, Rates, and States: Permitting Transmis  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Launches Surveillance Pricing Inquiry Top Energy and Commerce Committee Democrat Questions 25 Major Corporations About Whether They Use Customers' Personal Data to Charge Them Different Prices * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) launched a new inquiry into corporate surveillance pricing practices today. The top Committee Democrat requested detail  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Pallone Remarks at Health Subcommittee Markup of 10 Bill Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup of ten health bills: Today, we are considering bipartisan legislation to reauthorize public health programs that improve  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Legislation to Protect Mail-in Voting Against Unlawful Trump Executive Order * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Congressional Postal Caucus, helped introduce the Vote by Mail Protection Act in response to President Trump's unlawful executive order to severely restrict mail-in voting. This legislation would invalidate the order and prohibit federal agenci  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, NH and Maine Congressional Delegations in Calling for Federal Labor Relations Authority to Explain Refusal to Process Complaints at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a founding member and co-chair of the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus, joined the New Hampshire and Maine Congressional delegations in calling for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) t  more

FORT BRANCH, Indiana, May 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Peabody Energy General Manager Eric Carter from a May 8, 2026, field hearing entitled "Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining": * * * Chairman Walberg and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Eric Carter, and I have worked for 32 years in mining. During that time, I was asked to return to school and complete a degree. I  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Randall Grills Interior Secretary on Trump Budget Request to Slash 25% from National Parks Service * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Emily Randall (D, WA-06), grilled Trump's Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum, on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 budget which would slash funding for the National Parks Service by 25% while setting aside $10 billion for Trump 'beautification' projects in   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member 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 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Khanna, Rep. Tokuda Lead Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S.-Taiwan Relations Ahead of Presidential Summit in Beijing Yesterday, Ranking Member Ro Khanna (D-CA), Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), and Rep. Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI) of the House Select C  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Calls for Immediate Investigation into Big Oil and Gas Companies for Price Gouging RM Markey demands FTC investigation as gas prices surge more than 50% since Trump launched his war in Iran * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Federal Trade Commis  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Condemns Trump's Attacks on American Manufacturers at Small Business Committee Hearing RM Markey: 80,000 manufacturing jobs lost due to Trump's reckless economic policies * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today highlighted the important role of manufacturing in Massac  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Announces House Democratic Bills to Strengthen Consumer Protection, Commends Senator Warren and Senate Democrats for Forcing Senate Debate Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement announcing a long list of C  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on May 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "None of the Bills Today Will Help Americans Struggling Under Trump's Failed Economic Policies. None Will Lower Costs, Nor Protect Consumers or Help Workers." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following statement dur  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on H.R. 1346 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1346, legislation that allows for the year-round sale of gasoline mixed with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15): "In a desperate attempt to put a Band-Aid on the Trump Administration's ongoing public relations debacles, the Republican-led House passed a bil  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Calls for Better Scrutiny of Private Credit & Warns Trump is Weakening Retirement Security for America's Workers * WASHINGTON, DC - As warning signs flash about increased risk in the murky private markets, the Trump Administration is throwing billionaire private fund managers a lifeline at the expense of average working Americans and their retirement security. Unlike stocks and bonds, privat  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Clyde Applauds Lanier Parks Local Access Act in Action * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement in response to a recent announcement that Hall County Parks & Leisure will assume the management of 11 additional recreation sites along Lake Lanier through a new partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): "I'm thrilled to see my s  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Applauds Release of Federal Funding for Arizona Health Care and Tribal Infrastructure * Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the release of federal grants for the Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs, the Arizona Department of Health Services, Dignity Community Care, Dignity Health, the Havasupai Tribe, HonorHealth, and Valleywise Health. Rep. Eli Crane (R-A  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Statement on "Astronomical" $1.2 Trillion Golden Dome CBO Score * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office's new $1.2 Trillion price tag for Trump's Golden Dome: "In a time when families across the country are struggling t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Scholten Leads Letter Urging President Trump to Address Skyrocketing Energy Prices * WASHINGTON, DC - This month, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) led a letter with her colleagues in the Lowering Costs Caucus urging President Trump to immediately address the energy affordability crisis straining household budgets across the country. The members highlighted how the Trump admini  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stevens Leads Letter Urging President Trump to Address Skyrocketing Energy Prices This month, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) led a letter with her colleagues in the Lowering Costs Caucus urging President Trump to immediately address the energy affordability crisis straining household budgets across the country. The members highlighted how the Trump administration's policies, includ  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Leads Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S.-Taiwan Relations Ahead of Presidential Summit in Beijing * Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the longstanding U.S. policy towards Taiwan. Introduced alongside Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Ro Kha  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Troy E. Nehls in The Washington Reporter: The men and women in blue deserve our support * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) penned an op-ed in The Washington Reporter in honor of National Police Week, discussing his bipartisan legislation, the National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act. Read the op-ed HERE or below: "During National Police Wee  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Valerie Foushee Introduces War Powers Resolution To End Trump's Illegal, Immoral War With Iran * WASHINGTON, DC (May 13, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, introduced a War Powers Resolution to end Trump's illegal war with Iran. "Trump is plunging our country into another forever war that has already claimed the live  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Reps. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Joseph D. Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following letter to senior U.S. Postal Service officials on efforts to disenfranchise voters: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 24, 2026 The Honorable David Steiner Postmaster General U.S. Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20260 * Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Kim, Bera DOMINANCE Act Passes House Foreign Affairs Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed out of markup H.R. 7037, the Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies (DOMINANCE) Act, a bipartisan bill led by House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) and Ranking Member A  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Sanders, Omar, More Than 100 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) today introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America -- regardless   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Presses Hegseth On Administration's Iran War Planning Amid Scramble To Relocate Weapons Systems, Evacuate Personnel After War Started * WASHINGTON - During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) pressed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the Trump administration's preparedness for the Iran war given the scramble to move weapons systems from th  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Select Committee Democrats Outline Priorities Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting in Beijing President Trump is set to meet with General Secretary Xi Jinping in Beijing May 14-15. The Trump Administration has conducted no formal public consultation on a potential U.S.-People's Republic of   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2026: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Spotlight Forum On Protecting Dreamers, Trump Threats To DACA, Renewed Urgency To Pass The Dream Act Witnesses include a wrongfully deported DACA recipient, a wife whose husband is currently wrongfully detained, a police chief, and business and immigration advocates * U.S. Senate Democratic   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on May 13, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Democrat Attacks Against Whistleblowers Are a Disgrace": * * * Today, I come to the floor to speak about the Democrat Judiciary Committee Minority in the House of Representatives. They wrote a letter on May 12, 2026, that I found to be more than troubling. That letter made disgraceful and wrongful accusations regard  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Heinrich Labels President Trump's FY27 Forest Service Budget Request a "Roadmap on How to Dismantle the Forest Service" In opening statement during hearing to examine President Trump's FY27 budget request, Heinrich emphasizes danger of reorganizing firefighting efforts and defunding programs during wildfire seas  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted joins bill to advance AI for Americans Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act. This bipartisan bill would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR). The NAIRR is a shared nationa  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Law Enforcement Officer Doxxing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott led six of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Blocking Leaks Undermining Law Enforcement (BLUE) Act of 2026. This legislation would protect federal law enforcement officers from doxxing by prohibiting the sharing of their personal or location information whe  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Highlights How $1 Billion Could Fund Law Enforcement Instead Of Trump's Ballroom * During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is highlighting data showing how the $1 billion in taxpayer dollars congressional Republicans want to pay for Donald Trump's ballroom project could instead be used to fund vital federal programs that would support hiring and t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Grills Kash Patel on Tenure at FBI * Murray : "We need somebody at this agency who's focused on solving criminal cases, not passing out branded bourbon, or jetting around the globe. Your job is to be reachable.... If you want to pass out liquor, or pop bottles in a locker room, stick to podcasting." ICYMI : Senator Murray on President Trump's FY27 Budget Request WATCH : Senator  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Senator Murray Presses EPA Administrator on Agency Siding with Mega Polluters, Plans to Gut Clean Water Funding ICYMI: Senator Murray on President Trump's FY27 Budget Request * Today--at a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the FY27 budget request for the Environmental Protect  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and a group of colleagues, issued the following letter to senior U.S. Postal Service officials: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 20, 2026 The Honorable Amber McReynolds Chairwoman, Board of Governors United States Postal Service 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW Washington D.C. 20260 * The Honorable Derek Kan Vice Chairman, Board of Govern  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Collins Lead New Hampshire and Maine Congressional Delegations in Calling for Federal Labor Relations Authority to Explain Refusal to Process Complaints at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are leading the New Hampshire and Maine Congressional delegations in calling for the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to provide an expl  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: There is Not a Single Democrat Who Believes Border Security or Immigration Enforcement Should Exist * "They have proved that time and time again, both by their word and by their votes." WASHINGTON - This morning, at the House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed Republicans' reconciliation bill to fund border security and immigration e  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: There is Not a Single Democrat Who Believes Border Security or Immigration Enforcement Should Exist * WASHINGTON - This morning, at the House Republican Leadership press conference, Speaker Johnson addressed Republicans' reconciliation bill to fund border security and immigration enforcement and discussed Democrats' failed scheme to gerrymander along racial lines. Speaker Johnson a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following remarks on May 13, 2026, at a hearing on the Air Force fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Good afternoon. I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here at today's hearing as we discuss the Air Force's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request. I look forward to hearing how this budget will get at the challenges of our increasingly complex securi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Expressing Support for the Brave Men and Women in Law Enforcement Today, 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 communi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins the Hugh Hewitt Show * Click here to listen. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Hugh Hewitt Show. On the Working Families Tax Cuts: "[The Working Families Tax Cuts was] the most consequential thing I've done in my time in public life... We got the first entitlement reform we've gotten in my entire time in office... getti  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Plow Ahead on President Trump's Nominations Despite Democrat Obstruction * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, later today the Senate will finish considering the nomination of Kevin Warsh t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Top National Security Democrats Urge Trump to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Ahead of Beijing Visit Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, alongside Ranking Member Ro Khanna of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Ranking Member Jim Himes of the House Permanent  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member 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 13, 2026: * * * Top National Security Democrats Urge Trump to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Ahead of Beijing Visit Today, Representative Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist P  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Top National Security Democrats Urge Trump to Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Taiwan Ahead of Beijing Visit Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, alongside Ranking Member Ro Khanna of the of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States an  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Moreno Introduce Bill to Ban Chinese Vehicles, Connected Components From U.S. Market Today, U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 to defend the American auto industry from the existential threat of predatory Chinese automobiles by banning them and their connected components from the American market. This bil  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Participates in Interior Subcommittee Hearing on EPA Budget * To watch Senator Capito's line of questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Appropriations Committee, participated in an Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with U.S. Environment  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw, Kaine Urge Trump to Press China to Stop Forcibly Returning North Korean Refugees Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bicameral letter to President Donald Trump during the U.S.-China Summit urging him to press Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees to a country where they face torture, forced labor, impris  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Warren Presses Bessent, Atkins on How President Trump's Deregulatory Agenda has Exacerbated Risks in Private Credit U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Treasury, Scott Bessent, and Paul Atkins  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Statement on the Everglades Internment Camp's Reported Closure * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on the reported closure of the Everglades Internment Camp, otherwise known as 'Alligator Alcatraz': "The Everglades internment camp's closure is long overdue. This monument to cruelty, waste and environment  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Hickenlooper Demands Trump Stop the Bombs, Lower Americans' Bills * Hickenlooper: "We have money for ballrooms and bombs -and tax breaks for billionaires - but nothing for hardworking Americans. Hickenlooper has voted seven times to end the war in Iran WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took to the Senate floor to demand President Trump end the war in Iran and to shar  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Watson Coleman Votes Against Bill to Expand Power of ICE * May 12, 2026 Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) voted against legislation to expand the power of ICE. H.R. 2853 would have required the creation of the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within Homeland Security Investigations. H.R. 2853 gives DHS sweeping new authority to collect, analyz  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch: "We are in a crisis in American agriculture." * WASHINGTON, D.C. -At a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, emphasized how growing market consolidation in the agricultural industry has blocked small farmers from profits and raised c  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on CNN: GOP Agenda Is a "Fundamental Betrayal" of Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN's The Situation Room, where she slammed Republican efforts to rig our elections and Donald Trump's admission that he doesn't care about Americans' financial situation. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On Democrats' Fight for Free and F  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening statement on May 13, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Building a Safer Future: Private-Sector Strategies for Emerging Safety Issues": * * * "Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today. "All workers deserve to come home at the end of the day healthy, whole, and paid fairly for their labor. Thanks t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Workforce Protections Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Hearing on Improving Workplace Safety Research * WASHINGTON - Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at today's subcommittee hearing entitled, "Building a Safer Future: Private-Sector Strategies for Emerging Safety Issues." "Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Sounds Alarm on Trump Administration's Hazardous Fuels Backlog Trump administration's failure to tackle backlog of hazardous fuels buildup will contribute to historic wildfire season, Wyden warns * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing sounded the alarm on the Trump administration's failure to address a massive backlog of hazardous fuels   more