Press Releases

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with 15 of her Senate colleagues, called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to strengthen oversight and enforcement of prediction markets. This comes as the CFTC considers comments on its proposed rulemaking regarding prediction market regulation. “Financial markets must be fair, transparent, and not tilted in favor of […] The post Gillibrand, Colleagues Call For Stronger Oversight Of Prediction Markets appeared first on Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York.

June 9, 2026  In October, the Department of Transportation implemented an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that has sidelined more than 50,000 high-performing small businesses and approximately 500,000 workers as construction costs and labor shortages mount  WASHINGTON, DC– Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works’ Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and 31 colleagues, in demanding U.S. Department […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), John Hickenlooper, (D-CO) Tim Kaine (D-VA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement regarding MAGA Republican’s disastrous cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) crippling states’ ability to deliver meals to hungry Americans.  As former governors, the group of […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) raised concerns with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) about federal agencies’ lack of progress in improving retention of federal employees who are military spouses. The senators urged OPM to fulfill commitments that they and other agencies have previously made to help retain […]

WASHINGTON —U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 22 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump-Vance administration over the removal of the most recent version of the Federal Prosecution of Election Offenses manual from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) website without explanation. In their letter to Acting […]

New legislation comes as President Trump refuses to back down from attempts to use taxpayer money to pay off criminals and people convicted of attacking Capitol Police  Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Preventing Payouts for Insurrectionists Act, legislation to prohibit anyone convicted of offenses related to the […]

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on new reports that the administration is attempting to avoid issuing refunds for Trump’s illegal tariffs. “President Trump stole money from American families and small businesses with his illegal tariffs and is doing everything he can to avoid paying it back. At every turn since the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down Trump’s tariffs, his administration has made it incredibly challenging for consumers and importers to get their money back. Their latest claim that the administration needs a court order to issue ref

I rise today in support of the Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act, introduced by my colleague, Representative Griffith of Virginia, and recently passed by the House As the independence of the legislative branch continues to be challenged and eroded, we must take the necessary steps to ensure our ability to function as an unimpeded co-equal branch of government. This important legislation is part of an overall effort to trengthen and protect Congressional independence. Similar to my bill, the Legislative Branch Independence Act (H.R. 6517), the House is seeking in this legislation to