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Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: After repeatedly promising to end foreign wars, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth plunged America into Operation Epic Failure with no objective, strategy or support. Their reckless and costly war of choice in the Middle East has cost taxpayers billions, led to the deaths of 13 servicemembers, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement after the Trump administration sent an $87.6 billion supplemental request to Congress: “Our nation’s military has real needs, from filling significant munitions backlogs – partly created by President Trump’s war of choice in Iran – […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan small business package containing three bills championed by Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02). The bills aim to root out corruption in federal lending, make mission-critical fixes to a broken federal disaster-relief system, and give Main Street a fighting chance against corporate monopolies. “Small businesses are […] The post House Passes Goodlander-Led Bills to Protect New Hampshire Small Businesses from Fraud, Disaster, and Corporate Monopolies appeared first on Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander.
ICYMI: At Spotlight Forum on Dobbs Anniversary, Murray and Senate Democrats Highlight How Republicans’ Efforts to Ban Abortion & Rip Away Reproductive Health Care Has Harmed Women & Families ICYMI: On Four-Year Anniversary of Dobbs, Senator Murray Vows to Make Suffering of Women Under Republican Abortion Bans Impossible to Ignore, Pushes to Restore Abortion Rights […] The post Murray, Schrier Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Abortion Access and Providers from Out of State Extremists appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.
Welch: “It’s a bitter irony that President Trump is honoring our nation’s anniversary by embracing many of the practices that the Founders rejected.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, criticized President Trump for using America’s 250th anniversary to engage in self-promotion, self-dealing, and selling access to himself. In his remarks, Ranking Member Welch emphasized how President Trump’s […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump’s request for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war and a variety of other unrelated priorities his Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking, as well as requests in several other areas. […] The post Senator Murray on Trump’s Supplemental Request appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.
Inspired By Coalition of Parents Whose Children Suffered from Nitrous Oxide Abuse, Rep. Mullin Introduces Bipartisan Federal Bill Washington, D.C. – As abuse of nitrous oxide has exploded in recent years, with an increasing number of people being hospitalized or... The post Rep. Mullin Introduces Bill to Address Nitrous Oxide Abuse appeared first on Congressman Kevin Mullin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined House and Senate Democrats to denounce Donald Trump’s obstruction of commonsense, bipartisan housing legislation. Below is a transcript of her remarks: “I am so delighted to be standing with these colleagues. With Democrats who know how to get stuff done. Who are delivering solutions for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act to expand federal protections for specialty crop growers hurt by financial losses and market instability. The CHILE Act builds on a Specialty Crop Emergency Assistance Framework included in […] The post Slotkin, Bennet, Booker, Fetterman, Luján, Warnock, Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance to Specialty Crop Farmers appeared fir
Senator Gallego is planning to block unanimous consent on all Republican-led House bills that come before the Senate until Speaker Johnson delivers the bipartisan, bicameral 21st-Century ROAD to Housing Act to the White House. WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, spoke at a press conference […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) led lawmakers representing states with severely restrictive or near-total abortion bans in a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche regarding the growing criminalization of miscarriages across the country. Since the Supreme […] The post Reps. Williams, McGarvey Lead Democrats from Abortion Ban States to Demand End to Growing Criminalization of Miscarriages appeared first on Nikema Williams.
On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) joined all 96 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) in releasing the Women’s Healthcare Legislative Slate. The second in a series of legislative packages aligned with DWC’s Better Future Agenda, the Women’s Healthcare Slate is a diverse set of bills grounded in one goal: a future where all women and families have affordable, accessible healthcare. The post Brownley, Democratic Women’s Caucus Unveil Women’s Healthcare Legislative Slate o
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) is helping lead a bipartisan effort to force Congress to act on the student loan crisis and bring the Affordable Loans for Students Act directly to the House Floor. Earlier today, Moskowitz helped file a discharge petition on the legislation. A discharge petition is a tool Members […] The post Moskowitz Helps Lead Bipartisan Effort to Force Vote on Student Loan Relief appeared first on Jared Moskowitz.
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Keep Kids in School Act. This legislation would create a grant program to help prevent and reduce persistent school absences and would target states with high levels of chronic absenteeism. “As the former Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, I know firsthand how important showing up […] The post Bennet Introduces Legislation to Prevent Chronic School Absenteeism appeared first on U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) celebrated the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping legislative package focused on housing affordability that included two of his bills: the Build Now Act and the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act. Both of Congressman Himes’ bills aim to lower housing costs, ensure seniors can retire […] The post Himes Delivers on Housing Affordability, Congress Passes Landmark Housing Legislation first appeared on Congressman Jim Himes.
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Democratic leadership, the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, the Democratic Women’s Caucus and advocates to mark four years since the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision that rolled back reproductive rights for millions of American women. LEADER JEFFRIES: I’m so thankful for the extraordinary leaders who are here […]
“These are the people who protect us, we deserve, and they deserve to have our protection as well” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s Remarks U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, participated in a hearing on the state of affordability. She celebrated the passage of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, […]
“Ultimately, the American story is not simply one story. We are a nation founded not on one ethnicity or one language, one religion or one history, but on an idea.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today ahead of Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, calling […]
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to restrict voting by mail. “We write for a second time regarding the unconstitutional and illegal attempt to transform the United States Postal […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), and House Democrats to mark the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which overturned the constitutional right to abortion. Below is a transcript of her remarks: […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led 99 lawmakers today in introducing the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act, which would remove unnecessary barriers and restore eligibility to federal public… The post Jayapal, Menendez Introduce Bill to Eliminate Xenophobic Barriers to Healthcare, Nutrition Assistance, and Other Support Programs for Lawful Immigrants appeared first on Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
***WATCH: Senator Murray’s remarks*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), at a press conference on the four-year anniversary of the Supreme […] The post On Four-Year Anniversary of Dobbs, Senator Murray Vows to Make Suffering of Women Under Republican Abortion Bans Impossible to Ignore, Pushes to Restore Abortion Rights in All 50 States appeared first on S
Today, in response to President Trump canceling his planned signing ceremony for the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act in an attempt to pressure Republicans to pursue his dangerous elections bill, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement: “This is ridiculous. Housing costs are surging and the American people are struggling, but the […] The post Gillibrand Slams Trump’s Decision To Cancel Signing Of Major Housing Bill, Calls For Congress To Override If He Vetoes appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) along with the entire Senate Democratic Caucus demanded the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order to restrict voting by mail. Sens. Warner and Kaine previously joined a group of colleagues in urging USPS not to carry […]