Press Releases

The Senators’ Right to IVF Act reintroduction comes nearly two years since Donald Trump promised free IVF for all, which he’s still failed to deliver ***WATCH and READ: Senator Murray’s remarks at a press conference introducing the Right to IVF Act*** Washington, D.C. — Nearly two years after President Donald Trump promised free IVF for all […] The post Murray, Duckworth, Booker, Schumer, Lead Congressional Democrats in Renewed Push to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.

Cincinnati, OH – Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) released the following statement on flood damage to Cincinnati communities: We’ve been working with local, state, and federal officials to ensure every available resource will be deployed to support our community. Working through the disaster declaration process is a top priority, as is the work of local and […] The post Landsman Statement on Cincinnati Flooding appeared first on Greg Landsman.

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today unveiled the Wildfire Insurance Affordability Act, new legislation that would help homeowners reduce wildfire risk, give insurers confidence in lowering home insurance rates in communities at risk of fires, and keep insurers in the market. “The threat of wildfires is sending the dream of homeownership up […] The post New Merkley Bill Tackles Dual Crises of Wildfire Risk and Insurance Affordability appeared first on Merkley.

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while House Republicans are failing the American people on every front, Democrats are fighting to lower costs, protect healthcare and hold corrupt crooks accountable. LEADER JEFFRIES:More than 18 months into Donald Trump’s presidential term, the verdict is clear: Donald Trump and […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology (FIRST) Act to codify the U.S. State Department’s FIRST program advocating for the responsible deployment of civil nuclear energy around the world.  “Nuclear energy is a source of clean and abundant power, and its growth in the […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is continuing his push to enact updates to federal anti-corruption and ethics laws in the aftermath of the most corrupt presidential administration in U.S. history with the introduction of three pieces of legislation aimed at preventing malign influence in the Executive Branch through bribery, conflicts of interest, and other methods of self-enrichment by government employees.  “The Trump […]

The Right to IVF Act reintroduction comes nearly two years since Donald Trump promised free IVF for all, which he’s still failed to deliver ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s remarks*** Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), committee delivered the following remarks […] The post Senator Murray Slams Trump for Broken Promise on IVF and Warns of Growing Anti-IVF Extremism in GOP appeared first on Senator Patty Murray.

July 23, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) Iran War Powers Resolution. The resolution was not agreed to 47-49.  “Congress voted in a bipartisan, bicameral way to end this war. The President won’t end the war, prices continue to rise, and more American servicemembers have died.   “I have heard from […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the passage of her War Powers Resolution, H.Con.Res.89, to end Trump’s War in Iran. The legislation passed by a… The post Jayapal Statement on War Powers Resolution Passage appeared first on Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—along with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following […]

Above: Gottheimer conducts a Telephone Town Hall with North Jersey families. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, July 22, 2026, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted a Telephone Town Hall with thousands of North Jersey residents to discuss his bipartisan efforts to lower health care and prescription drug costs, protect Social Security and Medicare, cut taxes, lower […] The post RELEASE: Gottheimer Hosts Telephone Town Hall to Discuss Health Care Costs, Medicare, Social Security, Utility Prices, Affordability in Jersey appeared first on Josh Gottheimer.

STATE COLLEGE, PA — Today, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) announced the opening of a satellite office in State College, Pennsylvania. The office becomes the sixth office in the Commonwealth and will serve as a point of contact for constituents in the Central Pennsylvania region. “I’m proud to share that our State College office is […] The post Fetterman Opens State College Office appeared first on U.S. Senator John Fetterman.

Washington D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they joined Senate colleagues in urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure all communities receive the federal resources they need to respond to and prevent wildfires in Oregon and across the nation. States can request financial assistance from FEMA through fire […] The post Wyden, Merkley Demand Enhanced Wildfire Prevention and Response Assistance from Trump Administration appeared first on Merkley.

“Donald Trump is working overtime to turn our museums into instruments of MAGA propaganda, rather than places where American people... The post Pressley Rebukes Trump’s Fascist Takeover of Museums, Attempts to Erase & Rewrite our Shared History appeared first on Ayanna Pressley.

Welch and Courtney’s bicameral bill comes as defaults on student loans have surged to unprecedented levels in the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, alongside Tiffany Dena Loftin, Executive Director of the U.S. Student Association, held a press conference on Capitol Hill calling for Congress to take up […]

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Aging Committee, and Aging Committee Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) announced committee passage of their Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings (CLEAR LABELS) Act. This bill would add country of origin labeling requirements to the U.S.’ prescription drug […] The post Gillibrand, Scott Applaud Senate Help Committee Passage Of Bipartisan CLEAR LABELS Act appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act, a new bill that permanently bans large AI data centers and associated infrastructure on land owned or managed by the U.S., including military bases. The bill also requires the removal of existing qualifying AI data centers and mandates site […] The post Rep. Tlaib introduces a bill to ban AI data centers on federal lands appeared first on Rashida Tlaib.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.-07), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04) led a bipartisan group of 28 total members of the California Congressional Delegation in urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to stop AT&T’s effort to discontinue landline services and uphold its obligation to serve California […]

“Last night, I voted Yes on the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. This legislation provides a meaningful raise for servicemembers, strengthens and invests in our domestic manufacturing base for national security, and includes provisions to support the Right to Repair–the issue that inspired me to run for congress in the first place.” […] The post Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on the NDAA appeared first on Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement regarding his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027: “The National Defense Authorization Act should support our servicemembers and protect our national security interests. But my Republican colleagues are making that impossible by […] The post Himes Votes Against NDAA Hegseth Slush Fund first appeared on Congressman Jim Himes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today joined U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL-14), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, in reintroducing the Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act, bicameral legislation that aims to make it easier for the United States to advance clean energy projects and strengthen its electric […]

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prioritize projects focused on modernizing aging air traffic control towers and clarify how billions in authorized modernization funding will be deployed for safety and modernization projects. The FAA has identified more than 250 FAA-owned air traffic control facilities that are 21 years of age or older, with an average age of 41 years, and 174

U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the bipartisan Expanding AI Voices Act, which codifies and expands the National Science Foundation’s ExpandAI program to help more institutions build AI research capacity. The legislation will broaden the range of institutions and communities […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Representatives Bob Latta (R-Ohio-5) and George Whitesides (D-Calif.-27) are introducing new bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability for AI labs and security researchers to combat distillation attacks from foreign adversaries and other frontier AI risks that pose a national security risk to the U.S.   The Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act would allow for increased […]

WASHINGTON — Today, Senators Ruben Galego (D-AZ) and Roger Marshall (R-KY) introduced a bill to improve men’s health. Representatives Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) introduced the companion bill in February.  The bill would require the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the state of men’s health in the […]

U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released the following statement announcing her opposition to President Trump’s most recent nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Erica Schwartz.   “While qualified on paper, Dr. Schwartz did not convince me that she would prioritize science and the health of Americans over the erratic […]

Moore, Yakym Introduce Legislation to Support Surviving Spouses of Veterans Today, Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Representative Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) introduced the Veterans Surviving Spouse Parity Act to help surviving spouses of veterans access housing programs that benefit first-time homebuyers. Under current law, surviving spouses of veterans can access VA home loans but not Mortgage Credit Certificate and Mortgage Revenue Bond programs. The Members’ legislation secures parity for these surviving spouses. This legislation was inspired by Rep. Moore’s constituent, who is a survivin

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), and Laura Gillen (NY-04) led the introduction of the Right to IVF Act of 2026. Introduced ahead of World IVF Day on July 25th, the sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the millions of hopeful parents who depend on it to build their family. This pro-family legislation would establish a nationwide right to access IVF, lower the costs of IVF treatment, expand I

U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), alongside Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), introduced the Industrial Bank for American Manufacturing Act, legislation aimed at strengthening American manufacturing and decreasing the United States’ dependence on China. The bill would redirect up to 50 percent of Section 301 tariff revenue collected on Chinese imports to finance a new American industrial bank that would rebuild American factories, create good-paying jobs, and end our dependence on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "In Michigan, we know firsthand that a

Congresswoman Dina Titus sent a letter to Governor Joe Lombardo today asking him to halt state tax abatements for data center projects on federal land until the 2027 Nevada Legislature has had an opportunity to review the issue. Congresswoman Titus cited the proposed data center on federal land adjacent to Boulder City and concerns raised by residents about its effects on the region’s water supply and other environmental issues when the project was first proposed on city land. The developers of the project then moved it to nearby Bureau of Land Management land where they previously had propose

Today, Representatives James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bill Keating (D-MA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Young Kim (R-CA), Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) issued the following bipartisan statement marking three years since the Azerbaijani government unjustly detained Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu: "Three years ago the Azerbaijani govern

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23), alongside Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA-50), Scott Franklin (R-FL-18), Suhas Subramanyan (D-VA-10), and Erin Houchin (R-IN-09), introduced the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting (FRONTIER) Act. introduced the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act, or the FRONTIER Act. The bipartisan legislation, which was developed as part of the broader Great American AI Act framework, establishes a national, risk-based

Today, U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Laura Gillen (NY-04) introduced legislation to codify the right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments and expand affordable options for families to access IVF nationwide (the Right to IVF Act of 2026). World IVF Day takes place on July 25, 2026. “For many Americans, fertility treatments like IVF are essential to start families of their own,” said Congressman Larsen. “This comprehensive legislation will guarantee access and expand coverage for IVF and

Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “Today I voted once again to stop the President from attacking Iran. All Americans have gotten out of this unjustified war is higher prices. Congress is sending a clear message to President Trump: stop the war. Lower prices." Today, Rep. Larsen voted yes for the sixth time on a resolution that directs President Trump to remove the U.S. military from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its military, unless such hostilities are explicitly authorized by Congress. The resolution does not prevent the U.S. f

Today, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Rosa DeLauro (CT-01), Rick Larsen (WA-02), James Walkinshaw (VA-11), and Laura Gillen (NY-04) led the introduction of the Right to IVF Act of 2026. Introduced ahead of World IVF Day on July 25th, the sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the millions of hopeful parents who depend on it to build their family. This pro-family legislation would establish a nationwide right to access IVF, lower the costs of IVF treatment, expand IVF coverage for m

WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) today introduced the Disability Community Act, legislation that would bolster workers who support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The bipartisan legislation would propose a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) increase for states over three years to support providers who rely on Medicaid funding and strengthen care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). “Despite delivering compassionate, essential care to those with disabilities, our

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced bipartisan legislation that would address the military child care crisis for families. The Department of Defense (DOD) oversees the nation’s most expansive employer-backed child care system, but a severe staffing deficit has stranded more than 7,800 military children on waitlists. This workforce crisis has forced classroom closures at various installations and has resulted in a persistent attrition rate of 50%. The Supporting Military Childcare Workforce Act, which Pettersen introduced alongside Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (

U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced the Childhood Disability Benefit Fairness Act, a bill that would fix the issue where disabled adult children are denied crucial Medicaid and related medical benefits because they never received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) before becoming eligible for Social Security’s Childhood Disability Benefit (CDB). "Individuals living with a disability already face too many barriers without arbitrary administrative hurdles getting in the way of essential healthcare. This legislation addresses that so individuals with childhood disabilities rec

Following repeated efforts by the Trump administration to block Members of Congress from conducting oversight of federal agencies, U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) introduced the Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act to ensure Members of Congress and accompanying staff can access federal buildings to carry out their constitutional oversight responsibilities without unnecessary obstruction or delay. The Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act would establish clear statutory protections for congressional oversight by: Guaranteeing Members of Congress an

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) introduced the TPS Review Act, which would reassert judicial and Congressional review of the executive branch’s decisions about TPS. She was joined by 58 original cosponsors, including Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Yvette Clarke, (NY-09), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06). A federal appeals court gave Haitians a temporary reprieve Wednesday from losing their deportation protections from de