WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today called on Senate Republicans to get out of the way of Senate Democrats' efforts to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced the Committee will hold a full committee hearing this work period to examine the devastating fallout since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, including Alabama's recent State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" u more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced the Committee will hold a full committee hearing this work period to examine the devastating fallout since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, including Alabama's recent State Supreme Court ruling that f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: **Kuster is a fierce advocate for protecting reproductive freedom** Concord, N.H. - In the wake of the Alabama Court ruling putting access to IVF treatment at risk, Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) helped introduce legislation to keep the government out of personal, private reproductive health care decisions. The Access to Family Building Act is bicameral legislation to codify an individual's right to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Moore joined Congressmen Buddy Carter (GA-01), Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and 109 of his colleagues in a letter asking the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan for a recission of the EPA's final rule on the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). "Biden has repeatedly prioritized t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Community Schools Strategy Will Make Schools the Hub of Vital Services Birmingham, AL -- Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced that the United Way of Central Alabama's (UWCA) Bold Goals Coalition has been awarded a $2.5 million federal grant to continue providing services and support to students and families through the Community Schools strategy, which it began implementing last year in partnersh more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined a legislative effort led by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-Pa.) to protect every American's right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services that millions of Americans rely on to build their families. The move comes after a recent Alabama Supr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) have announced they are joining the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus. Originally founded in 2015, the HBCU Caucus has grown to over 100 members in the Senate and the House and continues to be an important voice in ensuring HBCUs receive the strategic investment and support they need to thrive. "As a more PR