Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement after voting against Republicans’ partisan budget reconciliation package, which would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) $70 billion to execute the Trump administration’s cruel immigration agenda. “Instead of taking action to lower costs for the American people, Republicans have passed a blank check to ICE and CBP, without any of the meaningful reforms that the public supports. “In North Carolina and across the country, federal immigration agents hav

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Mike Lawler (NY-17), co-chairs of the Congressional Moldova Caucus, introduced the Promoting Oversight With Energy Resilience for Moldova, or the POWER Moldova Act of 2026. This legislation would help Moldova build more secure and independent energy infrastructure by tracking progress on key energy milestones and encouraging information sharing on new energy technologies. Energy independence in Moldova would improve its security and strengthen its role as a reliable strategic partner to the United States and democratic bulwark

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act, legislation that would provide funding for school districts to enhance and or establish mentoring and induction programs for new teachers and school leaders with less than two years of experience. Companion legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA). “The initial years of teaching can be extremely challenging and over 70% of beginning educators contemplate leaving the profession within their first five years,” stated Congressw

Raskin: “We need affordable health care, not an open money spigot for ICE corruption and masked federal agents killing American citizens and disappearing our neighbors from the streets.” ...