WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Cantwell, Blunt Rochester Demand Commerce Secretary Lutnick Protect Minority Business Development Agency from Trump's Overreach Trump's March 14 EO guts the agency which has helped boost minority entrepreneurship, ignite economic opportunity & create jobs in rural, suburban & urban communities across  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill: Our Capital Markets Should Work For Everyone Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing to examine the role of capital markets in fueling economic growth by supporting companies at various stages, while expanding investment opportunities for retail invest more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Chairman Latta Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Energy Hearing on Grid Reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Keeping the Lights On: Examining the State of Regional Grid Reliability.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces released the following testimony by Ronald O'Rourke, a specialist in naval affairs at the Congressional Research Service, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of U.S. Shipbuilding": * * * Chairman Kelly, Ranking Member Courtney, distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify on behalf of the Congressional Research Service  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands IRS Cease Weaponization of Immigrants' Taxpayer Data Letter Comes After DHS Requested Taxpayer Data to Facilitate Immigration Enforcement Move Would Discourage Immigrants from Filing Taxes, Shrinking Federal Revenues Read the Letter Here (link is external) Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) led a letter alongside Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Houchin Reintroduces Four Key Bills to Protect Students, Workers, and Retirees Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) has reintroduced four bills aimed at promoting transparency, accountability, and economic opportunity. * Students' Bill of Rights Act: This bill is a foundational step towards protecting the First Amendment rights of students on college campuses and see more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Rep. Frankel, Rep. DeLauro, & Rep. Leger Fernandez Introduce Resolution Recognizing Equal Pay Day (WASHINGTON) - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-5), Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3) introduced a resolution recognizing March 25th, 2025, as Equal Pay Day to underscore the disparity b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and 23 of their colleagues in a letter pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more information about the cancellation of previously-approved funding through Th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Ari Schwartz, coordinator of the Cybersecurity Coalition, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Security": * * * Thank you, Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Swalwell, and Members of the Subcommittee for inviting me to appear before you today. It is an honor to be here to discuss the critical importance of harmonizing cybe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Scott Aaronson, senior vice president for energy security and industry operations at the Edison Electric Institute, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Regulatory Harm or Harmonization? Examining the Opportunity to Improve the Cyber Regulatory Regime": * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Swalwell, and members of the Subcommittee, thank y more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by James C. O'Brien, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Keating, thank you for inviting me. I was Assistant Secretary for European and Eu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following written testimony by ex-Rep. Ted S. Yoho from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation": * * * Chairman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, and the esteemed members of this committee: It's my honor to address this committee on the importance for the first 7-year reauthorization of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). It i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * FSGG Appropriations Subcommittee Members Demand Accountability: Elon Musk Should Testify WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) and Subcommittee Members Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), and Rep. Marie G more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Green New Deal vs. CO-08 If you are covering the AOC and Bernie Sanders event today, please consider the following statements: "Democrats may not know what their brand is right now, but Congressman Gabe Evans knows his. Congressman Evans is fighting for lower costs, safer communities, and making the American Dream possible for all Coloradans. His commonsense approach stands in stark contrast to AOC  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bills to Protect Public Lands from Trump Admin's Mass Firings Legislation would restore laid off National Park and U.S. Forest Service workers who were illegally fired by the Trump admin WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Mark Kelly, Tina Smith, Ruben Gallego, Jeanne Shaheen, and Chris Van Hollen introduced the Protect Our Parks Act of 2025 and t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Daniel Kochis, a senior fellow in the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Daniel Kochis, I am a Senior Fellow in  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Speech On The Senate Floor, Durbin Slams Trump Administration's Abhorrent Mission To Dismantle Department Of Education March 25, 2025 In Illinois, the Department provides critical annual funding for more than two million K-12 students and 1.6 million student loan borrowers WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke out agains more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Colleagues Press USDA to Not Take Food Away from Food Banks and Hungry Families WASHINGTON -- Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, led 25 of her colleagues in pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for more information about the canc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "Trump Is an Equal Opportunity Destroyer of Finances" Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a full Committee hearing entitled, "Beyond Silicon Valley: Expanding Access to Capital more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of the Fair Labor Standards Act WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FL more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ray Dalio to House GOP: Cut the Budget Deficit to 3% of GDP WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, met with Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and other Republicans in the House of Representatives to discuss Dalio's research on the history of debt crises and the broader implications of the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ray Dalio to Meet with Budget Committee Chairman Arrington and GOP Members WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, will be meeting with Republican Members of Congress led by Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) to discuss Dalio's research on the history of debt crises and the broader implications of the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Rep. Tokuda Leads Colleagues in Urgent Request to Reinstate Terminated Agricultural Inspectors Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) announced she led 32 of her colleagues in a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to urgently re-hire terminated Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) agricultural inspectors. Since February, USD more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Reps. Frankel, DeLauro, Williams (GA), Leger Fernandez Introduce Resolution Recognizing Equal Pay Day Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Lois Frankel (FL-22), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Nikema Williams (GA-5), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3) introduced a resolution recognizing March 25th, 2025, as Equal Pay Day to underscore the disparity between wages paid to men and women. The r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Leger Fernandez, DeLauro, Frankel, Williams (GA), Introduce Resolution Recognizing Equal Pay Day Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Nikema Williams (GA-5) introduced a resolution recognizing March 25th, 2025, as Equal Pay Day to underscore the disparity between wages paid to men and women. The resol more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following floor remarks on March 24, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I want to take a moment today to congratulate Candace McGraw, CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), on her upcoming retirement. Candace has been a friend and a leader in northern Kentucky for many years, and I would like to join her family, friends, and colleagues in celebrating her great success. Over the last decade, CVG has undergon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 25, 2025, at a Trade Subcommittee hearing on American trade negotiation priorities : * * * "Thank you to the Subcommittee Members and witnesses for joining us today for the second Trade Subcommittee hearing of the 119th Congress. This hearing is another opportunity for Members to articulate their trade priorities ahead of the significant steps we more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Utah Mining Association President Brian Somers from a March 12, 2025, hearing on the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 (H.R. 2925): * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, Senator Curtis, and other members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify. My name is Brian Somers and I am the president of the Utah Mining Association (UMA). UMA was founded in 1915 and a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10230) on March 24, 2025, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke. Here are excerpts: * * * Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Over the past several Congresses, Members have expressed concerns about authoritarian governance under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (2013-present). Maduro took office after garnering a narrow electoral victory followin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark, House Democrats Hold Hearing on GOP Plan to Gut Food Assistance for Hungry Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee for a hearing on the Republican scheme to dismantle SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The hearing featured witnesses who underscored the devastating impacts more PR