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Welch pressed Trump’s former personal attorney and Acting AG Todd Blanche on his conflicts of interest during tenure as Deputy AG WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, grilled Acting Attorney General (AG) and AG nominee Todd Blanche on his role in the Trump Administration’s corruption of the pardon process at the Department of Justice (DOJ), and in negotiating a settlement […]

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after voting against an amendment to H.R. 8595 that would halt foreign and humanitarian aid to Israel and Palestine. “Under Prime Minister Netanyahu’s leadership, Israel has lost its way. His decisions have undermined Israel’s long-term security, strained our alliance, and made Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians less safe. “Yet, as a Jewish refugee who fled oppression in the Soviet Union, I have long believed that Israel is […]

Bipartisan resolution recognizes the first FIFA tournament to be jointly hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today celebrated the Senate’s unanimous passage of their bipartisan resolution honoring the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Senators’ resolution celebrates that for first time in the history of the competition, the World Cup has been jointly […]

Watch the full exchange HERE WASHINGTON, DC – During a hearing for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Western Hemisphere subcommittee, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) asked Ambassador Michael Kozak, Senior Bureau Official for the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, about how the Department is ensuring that American aid to Venezuela is reaching the […] The post Rosen Asks State Department What It’s Doing to Ensure American Aid Reaches Venezuelans Affected by Deadly Earthquakes appeared first on Jacky Rosen.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee voted unanimously to pass the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 introduced by Chairman Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). The Water Resources Development Act is biennial legislation […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to request information on the decision to withdraw funding for the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) program and BPA’s plans to fulfill a statutory mandate to support native fish recovery. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez visits Skamania Hatchery after […] The post Gluesenkamp Perez Challenges BPA Exit from Columbia River Fisheries Program appeared first on Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led two letters urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reconsider proposed changes to the federal grantmaking process that could undermine research, innovation, and critical investments in communities across the country. The first letter, led by Representatives Budzinski and Troy Carter (D-La.), was signed by an […] The post Budzinski Leads Letters to Trump Administration Fighting Against the Politicization of Federal Grants appeared first on Nikki Budzinski.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), alongside Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Rep. Carol Miller (WV-01), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation today to slash red tape that is slowing down hydropower permitting at Army Corps of Engineers dams. “The people of New Hampshire are paying some of the highest energy costs in the […] The post Goodlander Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Accelerate Hydropower Production and Lower Energy Costs appeared first on Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander.

CHILD Act closes gap in nationwide background checks for contractors who work with students WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, bipartisan legislation led by Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) and Russell Fry (R-SC-07) cleared the House Judiciary Committee and took a key step toward consideration by the full House of Representatives. The Comprehensive Health & Integrity in Licensing and […] The post Moskowitz, Fry Bipartisan School Background Check Bill Clears Judiciary Committee, Heads to House Floor appeared first on Jared Moskowitz.

Schiff: “What happened to the Todd Blanche of the Southern District of New York that could convert him into you? Someone willing to say the president has both the right and the duty to prosecute his political enemies.” Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) pressed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at his nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, July 15, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), backed by the entire New Jersey delegation, to rename the Sussex County VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Newton the “Anthony J. ‘Tony’ Gallopo Veterans Affairs Clinic.” The bill was co-led by Air Force […] The post RELEASE: House Unanimously Passes Gottheimer’s Bipartisan Legislation to Rename Sussex County VA Clinic After Local Veteran Tony Gallopo appeared first on Josh Gottheimer.

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement slamming the Trump Department of Justice for firing Roger Rogoff, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington state, shortly after he was legally appointed by federal judges in the Western District of Washington. “Roger Rogoff’s […] The post Senator Murray Slams Trump’s DOJ for Firing Lawfully Appointed and Highly Qualified U.S. Attorney for the Western District of WA appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.

Above: Gottheimer introduces legislation to protect children. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), joined by Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and additional supporting Members of Congress, introduced the bipartisan “Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act,” new legislation requiring prediction markets and online sportsbooks to use facial recognition technology to verify a […] The post RELEASE: To Protect Children, Gottheimer Introduces New Bipartisan Bill Requiring Facial Recognition Age Verification for Online Sportsbooks appeared first on Josh Go

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pressed director of national intelligence nominee Jay Clayton on the subpoenas he issued to multiple New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns involving President Trump’s Qatari-donated Air Force One. In addition, Gillibrand pressed Clayton about election security and his refusal […] The post At Intel Hearing, Gillibrand Pushes Clayton On Election Security And His Subpoenas Of New York Times Journalists appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

TOTAL Screen Time Act would direct NIST to develop a single, interoperable standard so parents no longer have to manage screen time limits app-by-app and device-by-device. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), and Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) introduced the Tracking Online Time And Limits (TOTAL) Screen Time Act, bipartisan legislation to make […]

In the last week alone, ICE has shot and killed two more people on our streets – neither of whom were targets of their operations. The inhumanity and racism from the Trump Administration and his rogue assassins are making our... The post Rep. Mullin’s Statement on ICE Shootings in Maine and Texas appeared first on Congressman Kevin Mullin.

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today released the following statement after voting against H.R.139, which would make daylight saving time the nation’s permanent standard. “Permanent daylight savings time would mean later winter sunrises, forcing kids as young as 5 years old to wait for the morning bus in the dark. That raises real […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jim Himes (CT-04), John Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy led 25+ lawmakers in requesting Congressional Leaders include multi-year federal funding for passenger rail improvement projects in the BUILD America 250 Act, Congress’ upcoming five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. […] The post Connecticut Delegation Leads Rail Corridor Lawmakers in Calling for Sustained Federal Railway Improvement Funding first appeared on Congressman Jim Himes.

***WATCH: Senator Murray’s full questioning*** Washington, D.C. — Today—at a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) hearing to consider pending nominations—U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the HELP committee, questioned Trump’s nominees Sean Kaufman, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for the Department of Health […] The post At HELP Hearing, Murray Grills Nominees on Rapidly Growing Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Research Funding, Commitment to Following Scientific Evidence appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pushing for greater transparency following the deaths of two individuals during ICE operations. The Honorable Markwayne MullinSecretaryU.S. Department of Homeland Security2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SEWashington, DC 20528 The Honorable David […] The post RELEASE: Gottheimer Sends Letter to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appeared first on Josh Gottheimer.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $6,733,892 in federal grant funding for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to help state and local law enforcement agencies strengthen crisis intervention systems, expand evidence-based diversion strategies, and improve public safety across the Commonwealth. This funding comes from the Department of […]

Welch: “Now it’s time to have an industrial policy that’s good for workers, and good for America, and good for the economy.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, this week joined Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), […]

The Older Americans Act (OAA) has provided vital nutrition, social, and health services to millions of seniors since its passage in 1965 Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, released the following statement following unanimous Senate passage of the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Act, which she reintroduced […] The post Gillibrand Applauds Senate Passage Of The Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today welcomed House Ways and Means Committee’s unanimous passage of his Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act and his Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. “I am grateful to my colleagues on the House Ways and Means committee who stood up for patients on Medicare, especially those […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) questioned Todd Blanche, President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing today, where he pressed Blanche on whether he would stand up to the president and highlighted Blanche’s past support for President Trump’s mass pardons for January 6 rioters who attacked Capitol […]

In a letter to USCIS, senators and representatives question the new requirements for green card applicants to apply abroad and demonstrate their presence is in the ill-defined “national interest” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), along with Reps. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) requesting a 30-day extension to the public comment period for […]

Welch Statement for the Congressional RecordOn Guatemala and President ArévaloSubmitted July 15, 2026 Mr. President, in December 2022, I traveled to Guatemala as part of a Congressional Delegation led by Senator Tim Kaine. Four months earlier, to the shock and dismay of powerful right-wing forces in Guatemala’s Congress and business community, Bernardo Arévalo, an anti-corruption […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement: “This week, House Republicans are putting forward a foreign aid budget bill that decimates American diplomacy, cuts desperately needed humanitarian aid, and further undermines our national security and right to vote. “Republicans have also included an overly broad amendment by Rep. Massie […]

“I hope that there will be the inclusion of other voices beyond economic experts and tech individuals, but actually families, businesses, people that are both consuming and impacted by AI” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today questioned […]

WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), joined by 23 other colleagues, are placing additional pressure on the Department of Defense to release its findings on the February bombing of an elementary school in Iran. The attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab reportedly killed around 120 children and roughly 175 people overall, making it the deadliest civilian […] The post Slotkin, Gillibrand, Colleagues Press Pentagon to Release Findings on Deadly Iran School Strike appeared first on Senator Elissa Slotkin.

“I am very, very concerned that even qualified people have either had to change their positions or quit.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, today questioned Dr. Erica Schwartz, who President Trump nominated to serve as Director of […]

“There’s no question that clean, safe, reliable, and affordable water is a basic right and is essential to public health.” Click here to watch Senator Blunt Rochester’s remarks. U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today participated in a Committee Business Meeting to consider the Water Resources Development Act. Senators Blunt […]

July 15, 2026   WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works’ (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, attended the EPW’s Committee markup of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. After the markup, Senator Alsobrooks voted “yes” along with Committee colleagues to unanimously advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2026.    WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ FULL QUESTIONING HERE  “Every […]