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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) are demanding answers from the U.S. Forest Service about its current and planned use of glyphosate-based herbicides on federal forestlands. Their letter to Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz follows a yearlong Mother Jones investigation that raised serious questions about the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, on public and private forestlands, particularly in areas recovering from wildfire in Cali

For Immediate Release Contact: Tionee Scotland June 9, 2026 202-808-6129 PRESS RELEASE CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT SECURES COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING ACROSS THREE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI-AL) announced today that all nineteen Community Project Funding (CPF) requests she submitted on behalf of the U.S. Virgin Islands have been included across three Fiscal Year 2027 House Appropriations bills — covering health care, housing and economic development, and rural infrastructure, representing a total of $15,890,000 in r

U.S. Representative Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced a three-bill legislative package to prepare America's rail system for the next generation of passenger and freight transportation by supporting the deployment of clean technologies, identifying electrification opportunities, and strengthening rail network planning. “Rail remains one of the most efficient ways to move people and goods, and new technologies are creating opportunities to improve efficiency and reliability,” said Congressman Beyer. “We should be evaluating where it makes sense to implement these technologies, what barriers stand in

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) went before the House Rules Committee to offer an amendment repurposing the $70 billion in Republicans’ ICE and CBP bill. With her amendment, the legislation would instead reverse the SNAP cuts enacted under Republicans’ Big, Ugly Law. Below are excerpts from her testimony: On Trump’s Failed […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following response to President Trump’s formal nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States (AG): “The United States Attorney General is the lawyer of the American people, not the personal lawyer for the President. But already, Todd Blanche has […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 More than 30 creators, eight major platforms, and a university joined… The post CREATORS CAUCUS CO-CHAIRS, REPS. CLARKE and VAN DUYNE, HOST FIRST-EVER CREATOR ROW ON CAPITOL HILL appeared first on Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.

Oregon and Washington senators sound alarm on reassignment of Public Information Officers ahead of wildfire season Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., today demanded the Trump administration immediately reinstate 13 federal employees in Oregon and Washington state who received “reassignment letters” terminating their roles at the […] The post Wyden, Merkley, Murray Demand Trump Administration Restore Key BLM Roles appeared first on Merkley.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced a bill to strengthen the State Department’s visa processing capacity. The bipartisan Expanded Consular Fellow Act would authorize the State Department to hire Consular Fellows in limited non-career appointments for eight years – an increase from the current maximum of five years. […] The post Rosen, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Visa Processing Capacity, Support International Tourism appeared first on Jacky Rosen.

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while Republicans are voting this week to give ICE a $70 billion blank check to brutalize our communities, House Democrats remain committed to lowering the high cost of living and using taxpayer dollars to make life better and more affordable for […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), in sending a letter to call on the Department of Transportation Inspector General to open an official investigation into Transportation Secretary […] The post Senator Murray, Colleagues Call on DOT Inspector General to open Investigation into Secretary Sean Duffy’s Corporate Sponsored “Great American Road Trip” appeared first on Senator Patty Murra

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Chair of the Democratic Faith Working Group, and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), with Representatives Andre Carson (IN-07), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jerry Nadler (NY-12), Hank Johnson (GA-07), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) led 119 Democratic Members in a letter condemning the establishment of the bicameral, anti-Muslim, […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters released the following statements after returning their blue slips for Michael Martin, a nominee for the Eastern District of Michigan. The nominee was chosen as part of Michigan’s longstanding judicial nominations process, with the bipartisan Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee carefully vetting, interviewing, and providing […] The post Slotkin, Peters Statement on Nomination of Michael Martin to the Eastern District of Michigan appeared first on Senator Elissa Slotkin.

Above: Gottheimer announces $8.5 Million in funding for law enforcement during the World Cup. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and the White House Office announced $8.5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to support law enforcement security operations surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, […] The post RELEASE: Ahead of World Cup in New Jersey, Gottheimer & White House Announce $8.5 Million in Funding to Support Law Enforcement appeared first on Josh Gottheimer.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee with jurisdiction over prediction markets, and John Hickenlooper joined Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 13 of their colleagues in calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to strengthen oversight on prediction markets to reduce the […] The post Bennet, Hickenlooper, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Oversight of Prediction Markets appeared first on U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) recently spoke in favor of her amendment that would for the first time ever create a new mental acuity standard for members of Congress. Following debate, the amendment failed by voice vote. A video of the Congresswoman speaking on this issue can be found HERE. “It is […] The post Gluesenkamp Perez Fights To Restore Trust In Congress By Creating Mental Acuity Standard for Lawmakers appeared first on Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche as Attorney General: “At every turn, Todd Blanche has been unable to put aside his role as Donald Trump’s criminal defense lawyer and represent the American people instead. […]

Senators: “The 60-day clock specified in the War Powers Resolution does not have a pause button.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 34 Senate Democrats in demanding that President Trump provide legal justification for the use of military force against Iran without congressional authorization. After the Vietnam War, Congress […]

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today celebrated that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $3,573,772 to Culpeper County to support local Head Start programs, which provides early childhood education, nutrition, and family support services to low-income families. “Head Start programs are a lifeline for many families across Virginia’s Seventh District, helping children enter the classroom […]

Gillibrand Celebrates $1.1M Secured for Forest Avenue Water Main Repair; Announces Push for Funding for Midland Avenue Project to Keep Water Flowing During Planned 2032 Suspension of Yonkers’ Connection to the Lower Catskill Aqueduct Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, stood with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano to announce a […] The post Senator Gillibrand And Mayor Spano Announce Over $1 Million For Yonkers Water Infrastructure, Pushes For FY27 Funding appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

June 8, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today as one of four new cosponsors of the bipartisan INSULIN Act that would make life more affordable for Americans living with diabetes, bringing the total to 22 bipartisan Senators and representing over 1/5 of the Senate. Alongside Alsobrooks, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) are backing the bipartisan bill led by […]

Legal Services Providers Have Not Received Payment Owed Since 2025 Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), along with U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), Jason Crow (D-Colo), and 70 lawmakers to demand that the Office of Refugee […] The post Bennet, Padilla, Cortez Masto, Goldman, Crow Denounce Trump Administration’s Nonpayment for Legal Services for Unaccompanied Minors, Demand Payment appeared first on U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and her Democratic Senate colleagues successfully stopped Senate Republicans from funneling $1 billion in taxpayer money to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom. Despite Donald Trump’s assurances that his gold-plated ballroom will be entirely privately funded, Senate Republicans attempted to attach $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to the […] The post Rosen Successfully Helps Block Taxpayer Funding for Trump’s Ballroom appeared first on Jacky Rosen.

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood with Binghamton University President Dr. Anne D’Alleva to advocate for the protection of graduate education programs that fuel critical workforce pipelines. Gillibrand highlighted her upcoming Senate legislation, the Professional Student Degree Act, which would expand the statutory definition of a “professional degree” to include qualifying graduate programs currently excluded […] The post Senator Gillibrand Pushes To Protect Graduate Education Programs That Create Critical Workforce Pipelines appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined 32 of his colleagues in demanding U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy reconsider his destabilizing efforts to dismantle the successful Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) programs that help drive job growth and the nation’s transportation economy.  The DBE program […]

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to provide updates to the public, providers, and Congress regarding public health readiness for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With millions of international visitors expected across the country amid deadly outbreaks of hantavirus […] The post Gillibrand Calls On CDC To Provide Updates On Public Health Readiness Ahead Of Mass Travel For World Cup appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

Senators: “We are concerned about consumer access to safe and affordable air travel as we head into a busy summer travel season.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today partnered with Senator Tammy Duckworth, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in expressing serious concern to Airlines for America (A4A) about the […]

Military Times: House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’ By: Patricia Kime A House panel voted Thursday to return the names of nine southern U.S. military bases to those recommended in 2023 by a congressional commission assigned to study the Defense Department’s Confederate honorifics. After a spirited 30-minute debate late Thursday […] The post House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’ appeared first on Marilyn Strickland.

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the Mt Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex and met with officials amidst New York State’s interest in pursuing the bid to host the 2042 Winter Games. The visit highlights growing statewide momentum to bring the global winter sports stage back to New York State, leveraging its world-class facilities and […] The post Senator Gillibrand Visits The Mt Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex, Reaffirms New York State’s Interest In Pursuing Olympic Bid appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), ranking member for Defense Appropriations, and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced legislation to establish a framework to guide the rapid adoption and use of artificial intelligence by the Department of Defense (DOD) while prioritizing safety and the rule of law. The legislation […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined 37 Senate Democrats in refuting the Trump administration’s claim in a May 1 letter to Congress that the hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, in Iran have “terminated” and request President Donald Trump release the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion supporting this claim. The […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined U.S. Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.-10) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.-18) to announce that they led a public comment letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) highlighting significant environmental and safety concerns at FCI Dublin in Dublin, California and voicing strong opposition to the reopening of FCI Dublin to detain noncitizens. This public comment comes after BOP released its Environmental Ass

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Schiff introduced new legislation to codify commonsense and necessary guardrails to protect against the risks of, and create accountability for, autonomous and semi-autonomous lethal strikes and domestic mass surveillance that use artificial intelligence ahead of consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation is the result of extensive consultation with industry stakeholders, defense experts, and international 

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 35 Senate Democrats are refuting the Trump administration’s claim in a May 1 letter to Congress that the hostilities that began on February 28, 2026 in Iran have “terminated” and requesting President Donald Trump release the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion supporting this claim.   The Senators emphasize that the already unconsti