WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Families Begin Travel for Memorial Day Weekend, Senator Markey Demands DOT Ban Expensive Airline Family Seating Fees * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy urging DOT to finalize a draft rule to ban family sea  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Demands Investigation, Will File Amendment and Legislation to End Trump's Slush Fund * Legislation Would Prevent Any Payments to Tina Peters and January 6 Rioters DENVER -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, took action this week to block President Trump  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by James Zenner, director of the Los Angeles County (California) Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the development of the Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News,  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * READ: Kelly Posts Piece on Trump Folding to Big Tech on AI * "America cannot lead in AI if our policy is determined by whichever billionaire gets the President on the phone last." Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly published a piece on Substack responding to President Trump's decision to walk away from his own AI executive order after pressure from powerful tech executives. Kelly-who last year relea  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Probes Trump's Corrupt, Self-Dealing $1.776 Billion Slush-Fund * WASHINGTON, DC - After the Trump Administration announced that President Trump is "settling" a lawsuit and attempting to grant himself control of a $1.776 billion non-transparent slush fund, paid for by U.S. taxpayers, the New York Times reported that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials prepared a previously undisclosed 25-p  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed, Collins Lead Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Job Corps & U.S. Shipbuilding Workforce Pipeline * WASHINGTON, DC - Over the next decade, the submarine industrial base will need an estimated 100,000 skilled workers to build the high-tech submarines our nation requires. In an effort to address this challenge and revitalize the nation's defense and maritime industrial bases, U.S. Senators Jack Ree  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following letter with 92 co-signers, to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 19, 2026 The Honorable Robert Cekada Director Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 99 New York Avenue NE Washington, DC 20226 * The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of J  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Requests Federal State of Emergency in Response to Garden Grove Western Incident * Garden Grove, CA - Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) is urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to submit a request to President Trump for a federal disaster declaration in preparation for a potential catastrophic incident at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove, California, known as the "Wes  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Legislation to Prevent Smuggling of American Semiconductors into China Unanimously Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that his legislation to prevent the smuggling of American-made semiconductors into China has passed the Senate. The Stop Stealing our Chips Act would amend the Export Control Reform Act to create a whistleblower incentive program   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/15/2026-5/22/2026 * Offering Amendments to Combat Trump's Budget Reconciliation Package [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee's consideration of the Trump Administration's budget reconciliation package this week, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) offered an amendment to prevent President Donald T  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John J. Bartrum, under secretary of Veterans' Affairs for health, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the work VA is doing to implement President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Judge Throwing Out Federal Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw's decision to dismiss Department of Justice charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on the grounds that the prosecution was vindictive and selective: "Today, a federal judge made clear  more