WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, convened her first field hearing on voting rights in Montgomery, Alabama ahead of the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. The hearing, titled "Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama," investigated some of the latest instances of voter suppression and highlighted the conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to rescind his February 1 executive order and February 8 memo that are intended to undermine Isra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) led a letter demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind the recently finalized rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and direct the EPA to revisit, pursuant to the best available science, its next review at the congressionally mandate more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Following last week's ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos are afforded the same protection as children under state law, Pro-Choice Caucus Whip, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) wrote an open letter condemning the ruling and exposing Republicans' attempt to cove more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to support the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would protect every American's right to access in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, as well as other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services that families depend on to start a family. This week, Peters cosponsored this legislation, which was introduced in respons more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Rep. Barry Moore opposed H.R.7463, another continuing resolution that prolongs the out-of-control spending levels set by Biden and Pelosi that fuel our 17.9% inflation rate. This legislation provides no funding for President Trump's border wall. More than 600,000 illegal alien criminals and 300 on the terrorist watchlist have entered through our open southern border under Biden. Congressman Moore signed the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: In response to the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling, Rep. Nancy Mace, introduced a House Resolution to address the urgent need to safeguard continued access to fertility care and assisted reproductive technology. The resolution has 5 cosponsors: Rep. Schweikert (AZ-01), Rep. D'Esposito (NY-04), Rep. Van Drew (NJ-02), Rep. Kiggans (VA-02), and Rep. Bacon (NE-02). "This House Resolution stands as a be more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: In the wake of the devastating Alabama Supreme Court decision that halted in-vitro fertilization treatments across the state, Rep. Scholten (MI-03) cosponsored the Access to Family Building Act to protect access to this critical reproductive treatment nationwide. This week, Rep. Scholten joined her Democratic colleagues outside of the Capitol urging Congress to pass the bill immediately. "IVF treatm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Representative Dale W. Strong's legislation, H.R. 3357, the "Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act," has been included in the Republican Study Committee's (RSC) Countering Communist China Act: "The Chinese Communist Party is the one of the greatest national security threats facing the American people. From the Chinese production of fentanyl coming across our southern border to Chin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: In the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court decision that effectively banned in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today spoke out on the Senate floor and called for protecting IVF access and restoring reproductive rights across the country. "Gutting Roe was never going to be enough. It was a gateway to an all-out war. And right now, millions of women in America are pa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Representative Sherrill (NJ-11) is taking action to secure access to fertility care access nationwide in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court's decision regarding frozen embryos that led to the halting of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments in the state. Sherrill is kicking off Women's History Month by cosponsoring the Access to Family Building Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07) more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in The American Conservative following the murder of a 22-year-old nursing student, Laken Riley, by an illegal alien. In the piece, Coach Tuberville calls Joe Biden's visit to the border on Thursday a "photo op" and demands that Joe Biden and Alejandro Mayorkas secure the border before more innocent Americans are murdered. Read excerpts below or the full p more PR