WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Home-Heating Season Approaches, Senator Markey Joins Colleagues to Urge Trump Admin to Swiftly Release LIHEAP Funding * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) this week joined Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in a bipartisan push for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * SIGNED INTO LAW: Senators Collins, Bennet Bipartisan Bill to Allow Early Childhood Educators to Deduct Out-of-Pocket Purchases of Classroom Supplies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Michael Bennet today celebrated their Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act being signed into law. This legislation expands the federal tax deduction for out-of-pocket classroo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Investigation into Trump Administration Voter Data Misconduct * Oregon senators seek "thorough and objective" investigation into new whistleblower disclosure revealing DHS officers were directed to illegally access sensitive voter data and create law enforcement records based on unreliable data compiled with "supplemental magic" WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Je  more