Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Burgess Owens has issued the following statement after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais: “I welcome the Supreme Court’s correct decision. The left has spent decades hiding their racial obsession behind the banner of civil rights. Today, that game ends. “Racial gerrymandering is not protection. It is the left’s plantation […] The post Owens Issues Statement on SCOTUS Ruling appeared first on Burgess Owens.

Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2026) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement on the U.S. House vote on S. 1318: Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act: “Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we have faced a Constitutional dilemma, how to balance the constitutional responsibilities of the federal government to ‘provide for the common defense,’ […]

Washington D.C. (April 29, 2026) | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement following the U.S. House vote on S.Con.Res 33: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. “Border security and immigration enforcement are vital elements of any sovereign nation and are too important to be left unfunded. […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled, “Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.” In conjunction with the hearing, the chairman released an interim Majority Staff Report, along with approximately 600 pages of records detailing how in early […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) announced that H.R. 7343, the Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act, has successfully advanced out of the House Ways and Means Committee by a unanimous vote, marking a key step forward in expanding education and workforce opportunities for foster youth across the country.   The bipartisan legislation, led by Congressman Miller and […] The post Congressman Max Miller Advances Foster Youth Workforce Opportunity Act  appeared first on Max Miller.

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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Louisiana v. Callais: “Today’s Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a giant step backward in our “pursuit of a more perfect Union,” as this activist court continues to dismantle the 1965 Voting Rights Act, one decision at a […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais: “Today, the corrupt, far-right Supreme Court gutted what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, clearing the way for Republicans to silence Black and brown communities and dismantle majority-minority districts across our country. This decision […] The post Tlaib Statement on Supreme Court Gutting Voting Rights Act appeared first on Rashida Tlaib.

Washington, DC— Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Jim Himes today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to reauthorize and reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill passed the House by a vote of 235-191. “Today, I voted to reauthorize Section 702 […] The post Himes Statement on House Passage of FISA 702 Reauthorization first appeared on Congressman Jim Himes.

Washington, D.C. — Today, following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement: “The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a monumental achievement in American history. Generations of Black Americans were systematically – often brutally – denied the right to vote until that landmark law finally […] The post Himes Statement on Supreme Court Gutting the Voting Rights Act first appeared on Congressman Jim Himes.

“States really can’t afford this.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s Remarks Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today criticized the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to a water infrastructure program states rely on to provide drinking water to residents. Blunt Rochester also blasted Zeldin on EPA’ decision to roll […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senators Jim Justice, John Fetterman (D-PA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act. The Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food by adding “hot rotisserie chicken.” Current statute does not allow the purchase of hot prepared foods under SNAP, […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ),  and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, which is essential to economic security by safeguarding the availability of terrorism risk coverage. This legislation is also cosponsored by Senators Britt (R-AL), Van Hollen (D-MD), Crapo (R-ID), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Kennedy (R-LA), Schumer (D-NY), […] The post U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Dave McCormick, Ruben Gallego and Thom Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend the Terr

Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) announced his bipartisan bill with Congressman Mike Carey, the NO BOSS Act, passed unanimously out of the U.S. House of Representatives. The New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act is bipartisan legislation to support Americans as they pursue small business ownership. The bill improves the […] The post Landsman, Carey Bipartisan Bill to Support New Small Businesses Passes U.S. House appeared first on Greg Landsman.

Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) called on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair nominee Kevin Warsh to clarify discrepancies between his testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and public statements from President Trump regarding Warsh’s […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), alongside Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Greg Murphy (R-NC), and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), this week introduced the bipartisan Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026, a bill to help family forest landowners recover more quickly from natural disasters and keep working forests productive.   Under current law, landowners may deduct only up to $10,000 in reforestation expenses upfront, with the remaining costs recovered over seven years. The Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor honoring Martha Odom, a Louisiana high school senior who was tragically killed in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana on April 23rd. Cassidy mourned the loss of Odom, offered condolences to her family, friends, and classmates, and wished […]

WASHINGTON — Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), and Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) today introduced the Save America's Family Forests Act. This bill would allow forest landowners to immediately expense reforestation costs following a qualified natural disaster, accelerating recovery and reinvestment in rural economies.

April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling Wednesday. “John Lewis was beaten with clubs wrapped in barbed wire on the Edmund Pettus Bridge fighting for voting rights. “Today’s SCOTUS decision takes […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Chair Young Kim (CA-40) hosted the 23rd annual North Korea Freedom Week Roundtable, joining 11 North Korean defectors to shed light on the regime’s ongoing human rights abuses and the urgent need to support those seeking freedom.  Participants shared firsthand accounts of the […] The post Rep. Young Kim Chairs North Korea Freedom Week Roundtable, Urges Passage of North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act  first appeared on Congresswoman Young Kim.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Jim Justice and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area reorganization and restructuring, which includes agricultural research investments in West Virginia. “Getting USDA research and resources closer to our farmers makes all the sense in […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and six Republican colleagues introduced the Heat Workforce Standards Act to protect workers from dangerous Biden-era heat standards that threaten jobs and create new safety risks. “One-size-fits-all federal heating standards prevent small businesses and farmers from appropriately protecting the people they employ,” said Risch. “The Heat Workforce Standards Act will stop the implementation of […]

April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair nominee Kevin Warsh to clarify discrepancies between his testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling significantly limiting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by striking down Louisiana’s congressional map: “Generations of Americans marched, served, protested, and died for the promise of our democracy. Today, the Supreme Court continues its steady march to […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today unveiled his energy plan to lower gas prices. Cassidy’s agenda aims to produce more American energy, cut red tape, and lower costs so Louisiana families pay less at the pump and less on their energy bills. “To lower prices immediately, we must support President Trump’s efforts to open the […]