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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation in urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to support Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for an administrative disaster declaration following the severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, high winds, large hail and torrential rainfall across the state in April. […] The post Slotkin Joins Michigan Delegation Urging Small Business Administration to Approve Disaster Declaration appeared first on Senator Elissa Sl

The United States Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Doe, which allows the Trump Administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, was met with dismay by immigrant advocates and members of Cambridge’s Haitian community. “To say that this is a disappointment is an understatement,” said Sarang Sekhavat, chief of staff […]

Two million American servicemembers reported experiencing Military Sexual Trauma, increasing the risk of suicide WASHINGTON, D.C. – [6/29/2026] U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act, a bill to help better understand the relationship between servicemembers and veterans’ experiences of military sexual trauma (MST) and suicide risk. The bill would require the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish […] The post U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Marsha Blackburn Introd

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who have served in the uniformed services, as civil servants, or in the Foreign Service. “America is […] The post During Pride Month, Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Apologizing for Government Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Civil Servants, Servicemembers appeared first on Merkley.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing bipartisan legislation, the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass—material left behind from forest thinning operations meant to prevent wildfires—that, if left […]

BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee, today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s rulings in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook. In the former, the Court gave the President power to fire the heads of independent agency without cause: “The Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Slaughter is a dangerous expansion of presidential power. The conservative Court […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Secretarial Disaster Designation for Virginia farmers impacted by devastating frost and freeze damage. The designation comes after U.S. Representative Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) urged Secretary Brooke Rollins and Under Secretary Richard Fordyce to act swiftly on Virginia’s request for federal disaster assistance. “Virginia farmers have waited long enough […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement denouncing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Slaughter, which gives the President greater control to politicize agency decisions. “For nearly a… The post Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Gutting Agency Independence appeared first on Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

SPRINGFIELD, MA— Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump does not have authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook: “Our central banking system was designed to be independent and free from the whims of one President, and today’s Supreme Court […]

I’m relieved the Supreme Court is not interfering with Washington’s mail-in ballot system. If you work a shift job, have young kids, or live out in the woods, you can’t just knock off for the day to go stand in line at a polling place. For decades, Washington’s secure vote by mail system has made […] The post Statement on the Supreme Court Vote By Mail Ruling appeared first on Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced a bill to protect patients’ access to their preferred doctors and lower out-of-pocket drug costs. The bipartisan Protecting Patient Access Act would allow patients to change insurance plans mid-year if their doctor or other medical provider is no longer in-network, or if […] The post Rosen, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patients’ Access to Preferred Doctor, Lower Drug Costs appeared first on Jacky Rosen.

After devastating earthquakes killed more than a thousand people and injured thousands more, Moskowitz urges deployment of USNS Comfort or USNS Mercy to immediately help the people of Venezuela Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) has called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deploy the USNS […] The post Moskowitz Urgently Calls on Secretary Rubio and Secretary Hegseth to Deploy Navy Hospital Ship to Venezuela appeared first on Jared Moskowitz.

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a discussion draft of the Artificial Intelligence Access, Gatekeeper Exchange, and Nondiscriminatory Transfer Act (AI AGENT Act), legislation that would open up the marketplace for consumer AI agents, built around strong privacy, security, and market fairness protections.  An artificial intelligence (AI) agent is a system that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions autonomously or according […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke… The post CLARKE INTRODUCES THE DIVERSITY VISA PROTECTION AND MODERNIZATION ACT appeared first on Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.

The Milk from Family Dairies Act establishes a new Dairy Market Stabilization Program WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) this week led the introduction of the Milk from Family Dairies Act, legislation which would ensure market transparency and fair prices for family dairy farmers, maintain consumer access to reliable and reasonably priced […]

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and John Curtis (R-Idaho) to introduce the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act of 2026, legislation to support the development of next-generation, PFAS-free protective gear to better protect firefighters. Firefighters are exposed to carcinogens […] The post Bennet, Heinrich, Fischer, Welch, Curtis Introduce Legislation to Protect Firefighters from Harmful Chemicals appeared first on U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, along with 14 of her Senate colleagues, introduced the Medicare Cost Cap Act to create a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) beneficiaries. Currently, Traditional Medicare does not have a limit on out-of-pocket costs, meaning beneficiaries are […] The post Gillibrand, Colleagues Launch Push To Cap Medicare Costs For Seniors appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

WILMINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Slaughter, a case regarding President Trump’s attempted removal of Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, and in Trump v. Cook, a case regarding the president’s attempted firing of Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook: “The president is not meant to […]

WASHINGTON – The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed the complaint filed against Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) by Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) in April. “The dismissal by the Ethics Committee reaffirms what I have said about these accusations from the beginning: they were right-wing conspiracies peddled by far-right activists like Anna Paulina Luna, the White House, and their […]

Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced the People Over Poison Act, legislation to protect Americans’ right to hold pesticide manufacturers accountable under state law when they fail to warn consumers about the risks of their products. The bipartisan bill comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bayer—formerly Monsanto—in Monsanto v. Durnell, a case centered around Roundup, the company’s widely used glyphosate-based herbicide. In its decision, the Court held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FI

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today led 75 of her colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern about the Israeli military’s operations in southern Lebanon. Since the temporary cessation of hostilities in Lebanon was announced on April 16, 2026, both Israeli forces and Hezbollah have continued military operations in violation of the ceasefire. As the Trump administration implements the memorandum of understanding with Iran, the letter urges the State Department to take all possible steps in bringing a swift end to the wars in

Funding Will be Used by ECWA to Replace Lead Services Lines to Homes at no Cost to Residents There is no Safe Amount of Lead, Which Can Cause Irreversible Cognitive Damage for Children CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. - Joined by officials from the Erie County Water Authority and colleagues in government, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) announced a federal grant of nearly $960,000 for the Water Authority that will be used for its ongoing project to replace lead service lines leading to homes. Costs for homeowners to replace decades-old lead service lines can reach thousands of dollars. ECWA’s project takes a

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced the Health and Location Data Protection Act, a bill that would ban data brokers from selling or transferring Americans’ health and location data. Joining Rep. Scanlon as co-leads for the House bill are Reps. Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Rashdia Tlaib (MI-12). Largely unregulated by federal law, data brokers gather personal information, such as location data and search history, through unassuming sources like weather or prayer apps, o

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) today released the following statement after voting against the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, saying the bill falls short of meaningfully addressing the mental health harms fueled by Big Tech: “As a parent and former teacher, I know firsthand how deeply families worry about the impact social media is having on their kids. The evidence is overwhelming: Big Tech has built products designed to keep children scrolling, clicking, and coming back – turning record profits while fueling a youth mental health crisis marked by rising ra

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) provides below and at https://case.house.gov/ detailed information on key portions of his legislative record over the last eight years since he returned to Congress in 2019. “My mission is to help lead our country, help our Hawai‘i and help my constituents,” said Case, who also previously served in Congress from 2002 to 2007. “My legislative record is the sum total of my efforts and accomplishments to fulfill that mission. It includes my votes in Congress (6,032 to date), legislation, work in my House Appropriations Committee and other com

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Herb Conaway (D-NJ) joined the bipartisan grassroots network Alliance 4 American Leadership at the Capitol on Thursday, demanding that the administration release billions of dollars in foreign assistance that Congress approved and the President signed into law. The public calls from four members of Congress followed A4AL’s first Hill Day, where 120 advocates traveled to Washington, D.C. and met with 92 congressional offices from both parties, and 16 Republican offices pledged to

In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) recently joined Axios Live for a discussion on the state of the healthcare, including the rising healthcare costs Americans are facing after Republicans let crucial tax credits expire, the impacts of the Trump Administration cutting funding to healthcare research, and the landmark legislation Congresswoman Dingell is leading to strengthen home care access and the caregiving workforce. During the live event, Congresswoman Dingell highlighted how Americans are not just thinking about the high prices of healthcare, but how they'r

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) in announcing that the Bridge of the Americas Modernization Project has moved on to the Design-Build stage. This phase narrows down the possible contractors for the project to three, a meaningful step forward in the much needed updates to el Puente Libre. “I’m delighted to announce that the $500 million modernization of the Bridge of the Americas - also known as el Puente Libre - has moved one step closer to construction," Congresswoman Escobar said. “The selection of the top three contractors competin

WASHINGTON – During Colorado’s primary election week, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led an effort with Representative Kim Schrier (WA-08) pushing for more reliable delivery for mail-in ballots, particularly for rural communities, which have experienced longstanding mail service delays. In a letter sent today to the United States Postal Service (USPS), the Members demanded answers on the specific steps USPS has been taking to ensure the timely and reliable delivery of election mail. Colorado and Washington are both universal mail in ballot states, where every registered voter a

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and longtime leader for stronger online protections for children and teens, released the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan KIDS Act, legislation to strengthen outdated privacy and safety protections for young people online. The KIDS Act passed the House 267-117. “Today’s adoption of the bipartisan KIDS Act is a long-overdue and meaningful step toward protecting America’s children in the digital age,” said Rep. Castor. “For years, parents, young people, pediatricia

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, spoke on the House floor in support of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS) Act, bipartisan legislation containing multiple provisions to better protect children from online harms. “Our children have been left to navigate one of the most powerful and manipulative technologies ever built, and they've been left to do it alone,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “That ends with this bill.” Footage of Trahan’s remarks on the House floor can be accesse

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Debbie Dingell (MI-6), and Mike Kelly (PA-16), House Cancer Caucus Chairs, introduced a resolution recognizing Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day on June 28. Community Is Stronger Than Cancer Day is a celebration of inspiration, companionship, and connection for the communities around the country who come together to support cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, and loved ones. Community is Stronger than Cancer Day is celebrated on June 28th each year to coincide with the birthday of Gilda Radne

I rise today to express my steadfast support for and mahalo to the crew of Coast Guard Hollyhock as we recognize the completion of their first Operation Blue Pacific patrol. The Hollyhock is a seagoing buoy tender, which the Coast Guard uses to monitor and perform repairs and maintenance on buoys and other navigational aids in U.S. territories and other areas with U.S. shipping interests. Originally ported in Port Huron, Michigan, the Hollyhock was reassigned to Honolulu in October of last year. In April, the 50-person crew departed from Honolulu for the 42-day long Operation Blue Pacific wher

WILMINGTON, Del. – The office of U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement: “Earlier today, a Delaware driver experienced a medical incident and collided with several cars, including one in which Senator Coons was a passenger. Senator Coons was transported to Beebe Hospital and treated for minor injuries. He is now home and […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: Secretary Mullin and Acting Director Andersen’s initiative to restore the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) workforce is an important step toward protecting America’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure. The Trump administration put every American’s […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland June 27, 2026 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT CONDEMNS SUPREME COURT RULING STRIPPING PROTECTIONS FROM HAITIAN TPS HOLDERS Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Dahlia Doe and Trump v. Miot, clearing the way for the Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from more than 350,000 Haitian nationals and approximately 6,000 Syrian nationals currently living and working legally in the United States.