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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and underscore Democrats’ commitment to protecting Dreamers from continued Republican attacks on immigrant families. […]
Denver— Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, led the Colorado Democratic delegation in demanding information about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) that the agency announced on March 31, 2026. The USFS manages 16 million acres in Colorado, including the […] The post Bennet Leads Colorado Democratic Delegation to Demand Information on U.S. Forest Service Reorganization appeared first on U.S. Senator Michael Bennet.
Submitted Photographs Will Be Considered for the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) joined the Virginia congressional delegation in inviting individuals across the Commonwealth to submit photographs to be considered for the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule. The delegation is collecting photographs that represent the many treasures Virginia has to offer in 2026 – whether they capture everyday life, natural landscapes, historic […]
Because Of Republicans’ Budget Bill And Restrictive Trump Administration Immigration Policies, Social Security’s Retirement Trust Fund Will Be Depleted By 2032—Earlier Than Previously Estimated Gillibrand’s Legislation Would Extend The Solvency Of Social Security For 75 Years By Requiring The Wealthiest Americans To Pay Their Fair Share Of Payroll Taxes Following the release of the annual […] The post Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration For Undermining Seniors’ Benefits; Touts Bill To Protect Social Security appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.
Washington, DC — Last night, U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06) hosted an interactive Telephone Town Hall event with featured guest Stephanie Stone, an Associate Director with Everytown for Gun Safety. Stephanie became involved with Moms Demand Action after her son, Paul Sampleton Jr., was murdered in 2012 inside their home in Grayson, Georgia at age 14. She joined […]
WASHINGTON — With less than six months until the 2026 midterm elections, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are demanding answers […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) released the following statement after voting YES on the Faster Labor Contracts Act and the legislation being approved in the House of Representatives: Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: “Workers who vote to unionize are exercising a fundamental right. They deserve a fair and timely path to a collective […] The post Congresswoman Nikema Williams Votes YES to Supporting Organized Labor appeared first on Nikema Williams.
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Democratic leaders for a press conference ahead of the 14th anniversary of DACA, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump said his immigration enforcement efforts would target violent felons, they have instead come after families, children and Dreamers. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning, everyone. […]
“I served as Delaware Secretary of Labor and so, to me, the data is so important.” 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 President Trump’s nominee for the Commissioner of Labor Statistics as well as two nominees […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $1,000,000 in federal funding for three new mixed-income and mixed-use communities in St. Paul’s Redevelopment Project in Norfolk. Specifically, this funding is awarded to the Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority to redevelop two low-income housing communities in the Young Terrace and Calvert Square […]
“I think sometimes people think programs like this are nice to dos. It’s not just a nice to do.” 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 hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) fiscal year 2027 budget. Senator Blunt Rochester highlighted […]
June 10, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works’ (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, questioned Brian Nesvik, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), during an EPW hearing on “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.” Senator Alsobrooks questioned Director Nesvik about the distribution of Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funds to Maryland, the Administration’s proposed […]
WASHINGTON – Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined his Democratic Committee colleagues in pressing the Trump administration to nominate Democrats to bipartisan boards within the Committee’s jurisdiction, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Export-Import Bank […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today introduced the Combat Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure Act of 2026, legislation that directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) to work with regulators and industry to develop up-to-date cybersecurity plans. In light of artificial intelligence’s rapid advancement, including the development of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos – […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) are introducing legislation to establish strict standards for offshore oil and gas operators and set requirements to hold them responsible for decommissioning and cleanup efforts off our coast – to ensure offshore oil companies that are operating are doing so legally and safely. “As the Trump administration blatantly attacks environmental protections and renewable energy projects to enrich
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is leading his colleagues in launching an inquiry into the Trump administration redirecting tens of millions of dollars from fees paid to the National Park Services (NPS) to fund President Donald Trump’s vanity projects in Washington, D.C. – including California parks such as Yosemite and Joshua Tree. “Visitors to our national parks contribute millions of dollars to the National Park Servi
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after President Trump said he was “not looking to renew” the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement is critical to Washington state’s economy. We export planes, agricultural goods, & equipment to Mexico and Canada, and our farmers get for 80% of their potash fertilizer from Canada. These mutually beneficial partnerships are made possible by this signature economic deal that Trump himself negotiated in his first term, and I proudly supported when Congress approved it. “While we should continue looki
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) reported that his House Appropriations Committee HAS approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bill. The FY 2027 Labor-HHS funding measure is the 10th of the twelve bills taken up by House Appropriations to collectively fund the federal government for FY 2027 (commencing October 1, 2026). The bill proposes a total of $201.8 billion for the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education along with several other related agencies. This is a cut of over $19 billion (9%) f
Originally published in Task and Purpose. Written by Patty Nieberg An annual event put on by members of Congress to honor fallen servicewomen was canceled this year after the Navy, Air Force and Space Force bowed out, citing Pentagon and White House policies on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to the Democratic members of the caucus leading the event. The Bipartisan Women’s Caucus’ 28th annual wreath-laying ceremony is typically held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The Democratic Women’s Caucus announced the cancellation on Monday. A spokesperson with the Democra
Watch the interview with Dana Bash on CNN's Inside Politics here. Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan joins Inside Politics to respond to President Trump's declaration that the U.S. would resume striking Iran. "At this point I don't know what to believe. This president has on one day said that there's going to be peace negotiations, the next day said he's bored with them," said Rep. Houlahan, while calling Trump an "unreliable narrator".
U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) reintroduced the Alan S. Lowenthal Blue Whales, Blue Skies Act, a bill to create a new federal program encouraging commercial shipping companies operating off the Pacific coast to reduce the speeds of their vessels in order to protect marine life and cut air pollution. Read the full text of the legislation here. The bill models the new federal program off the regional Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies vessel speed reduction (VSR) program, which recognizes shipping companies that reduce speeds off California’s coast –
Representative Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chair of the House Artificial Intelligence Caucus, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today reintroduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Environmental Impacts Act of 2026. The legislation would require artificial intelligence (AI) data centers to report on their environmental and energy-related impacts, with fines levied for those that fail to comply. In order to develop the framework for corporate reporting, the AI Environmental Impacts Act would direct the National Institute of Standards a
Last night, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) spoke during the House Appropriations Committee mark up of the Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. In her remarks, she spoke on two amendments she proposed. The first amendment provided by Rep. Escobar to prohibit the temporary or permanent withholding of appropriated funds for SAMHSA funds to grantees that have received notice of their official grant award. This came after the Trump administration’s decision to withhold SAMHSA funding - and then reverse their decision - impacted organizations in
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Secure America Act (S.2) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with $70 billion. Specifically, the legislation provides $38.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and $5 billion for DHS. “Since January, people who live in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District have called my office every day, deeply concerned about the actions of ICE and CBP,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “They are calling for reforms. They are calling f
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) today released the following statement on Republicans’ reconciliation bill: “Today, House Republicans joined their Senate counterparts to pass a partisan budget bill that turbocharges corrupt immigration enforcement, at the expense of Americans’ civil rights and economic security. Last summer, with the passage of their Bill Ugly Bill, Republicans handed ICE and CBP $170 billion while slashing healthcare and nutrition support for millions of Americans. ICE has spent only $70 billion of that amount, yet our Republican colleagues just vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Dads Caucus joined Equimundo at the Library of Congress for a Congressional Briefing as part of this year's Father's Day Week of Action, highlighting the challenges facing parents and the importance of building a country where families have the support they need. The briefing centered on a simple reality: raising a family has become harder, even as parents continue doing everything they can to care for their children and loved ones. Speakers discussed the ways fatherhood changes people's lives and the role public policy can play in helping parents su
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and as Senior House Democrat on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee, today released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ Consumer Price Index report showed inflation rising 4.2 percent over the past year and 0.5 percent in May alone, the highest annual inflation rate since 2023: “Americans are paying more to drive to work, more to keep the lights on, more for rent, and more to feed their families. Today's inflation report is yet another painful reminder that American families are p
U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) introduced the National Fossil Act, bipartisan legislation that would designate the American mastodon (Mammut americanum) as the national fossil mammal and the Tyrannosaurus rex as the national fossil dinosaur of the United States. The American mastodon roamed the region during the Ice Age, making Michigan home to the nation's densest concentration of mastodon fossils. In 2002, it became the official state fossil. “America’s story didn’t begin in 1776. It began thousands and even millions of years earlier, with creatures
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement after new data shows prices rose 4.2% annually in May. “The latest inflation report shows what working families across the country have been feeling for months: prices are too high, budgets are squeezed, and paychecks don’t go as far. President Trump's illegal tariffs and Congressional Republicans’ economic policies are directly increasing the price of groceries, housing, health care, and child care. Fuel oil is up nearly 60%, and gasoline prices have increased over 40% since last year because of Trump’s war with Iran.
Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “I voted no on this partisan bill to fund ICE, and I will continue to oppose funding ICE until the agency is required to follow the same rules as every other local, state and federal law enforcement agency. “Once again, Republicans ignored bipartisan calls for reform and instead advanced a bill that gives ICE and CBP 70 billion taxpayer dollars without any guardrails. “I proposed amendments to instead spend these dollars helping families recover from natural disasters, growing the local economy, supporting veterans and
Washington, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act, legislation Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) cosponsored to stop unnecessary roadblocks preventing recently unionized workers from securing a fair first contract. Goodlander also helped lead the charge on rallying support for the 218 members of the House needed on the discharge petition that […] The post Goodlander Helps Force Vote, Pass Bipartisan Faster Labor Contracts Act to Protect Workers’ Right to a Fair First Contract appeared first on Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander.
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on PBS NewsHour, where he reiterated that Democrats will continue to push back on the corruption of the Trump administration and work to lower the high cost of living on behalf of the American people. GEOFF BENNETT: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, welcome back to the NewsHour. LEADER JEFFRIES: Great […]