WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Social Security Workforce Reductions, Office Closures in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) demanded answers from the Trump administration on their plan to protect Wisconsin seniors' benefits amid office closures and staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration (SSA) that will leave beneficiaries with fe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Beatty Backs Booker's Historic Stand Against Musk-MAGA Power Grab & Abuse WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued a statement supporting Senator Cory Booker's (D-NJ) marathon speech opposing President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal workforce, slash essential programs, and undermine American democracy. "What Senator Booker has more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Sounds the Alarm on Threats to Social Security PHILADELPHIA, PA - Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) held a press conference to sound the alarm about the risk that Elon Musk's DOGE may close Social Security field offices in Philadelphia. At the event, he was joined by Max Richtman, President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and Richard Gennetti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell to Vote NO on Advancing Social Security Commissioner Nominee 04.01.25 Cantwell: "Social Security is no place to slash and burn. It's a contract with the American people. It should be kept." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on April 1, 2025: * * * Sweeping Federal Worker Layoffs Leave States Reeling By Wesley Tharpe, Senior Advisor for State Tax Policy Communities across the country have been reeling in recent weeks as billionaire Elon Musk, the DOGE team he leads, and the Trump Administration broadly continue their campaign of sweeping and haphazard layoffs across the federal government, with deeper cuts through a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * Trump Administration, DOGE Activities Risk SSA Operations and Security of Personal Data By Jacob Leibenluft, Devin O'Connor and Kathleen Romig Executive Summary Tens of millions of people count on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reliably deliver benefits they need to pay rent or afford basic household expenses.[2] In recent weeks, however, the Trump Administration -- including  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Holds Press Conference on Republican Efforts to Decimate Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) was joined by Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04), Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, and members of the Congressional Black Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Senator Cory Booker's Historic Filibuster Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "Today, the CBC is proud of the profound fortitude of our friend and colleague, Senator Cory Booker, who, in the spirit of 'good trouble,' has now held the lo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Announces April Mobile Office Hours WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced his Nebraska Mobile Office Hours for the month of April. Congressman Flood's staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours throughout Nebraska's First Congressional District to assist constituents with issues involving federal agencies. Constituents are encouraged to bring relevant docu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Cassidy Push for Long-Needed Update to Supplemental Security Income Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), alongside Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which has not been updated  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Court of Appeals Blocks Trump Administration's Improper Attempt to Overturn Temporary Restraining Order Protecting Social Security Data from DOGE Fourth Circuit Compels Government to Follow Procedural Rules Washington, DC-- Today, the U.S. Court o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider SSA Commissioner Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA). As prepared for delivery: "We meet today to vote on the nomination of Frank Bisignano be Com more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider SSA Commissioner Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA). As prepared for delivery: "We meet today to vote on t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Democrat Josh Weil's Stunning Overperformance in Florida's 6th Congressional District Is a Flashing Red Warning Sign for Trump and GOP Tonight, Democrat Josh Weil's valiant campaign overperformed in a Trump + 30 district by a significant margin. Democrats continue to overperform in special elections, now overperforming in 14 out of the 15 elections so far this year. In the final  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Advance Trump's Wall Street Pick To Gut Americans' Social Security Benefits In response to Senate Republicans advancing Frank Bisignano's nomination to lead the Social Security Administration, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Donald Trump and shadow President Elon Musk are taking Social Security apart brick by brick -- shuttering field offices, cutting phone li more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin on Judge Susan Crawford's Victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Washington - Tonight, Judge Susan Crawford beat Elon Musk-backed Brad Schimel in a bellwether race that shows that the people of Wisconsin are already tired of the Musk-Trump agenda. Make no mistake: Americans don't want Elon Musk running their federal government and they don't want him buy more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Ranking Member Stansbury Introduces Resolution of Inquiry into DOGE's Unsanctioned Use of Government Data and AI Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, led Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Warns Operators of Websites that Charge for an Employer Identification Number and Claim Affiliation with the IRS Federal Trade Commission staff sent letters to operators of websites that sell Employer Identification Number (EIN) filing and delivery services warning that some of their practices may violate the FTC Act and the Impersonation Rule, which prohibit posing as or misrepresenting affiliati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Leads Missouri Delegation in Doubling Down on USPS Audit Request Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri Congressional delegation--including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Ann Wagner (Mo.), Robert Onder (Mo.), Jason Smith (Mo.), Sam Graves (Mo.), and Eric Burlison (Mo.) -- in sending a letter to USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull requesting an audit of the St. Louis r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Dave Min: Republicans' Plan to Slash Social Security is a "Bait and Switch" Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Representative Dave Min (CA-47) tore into the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to slash funding for Social Security. Rep. Min appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend and NewsNation's The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt. KEY MOMENTS: * "[Republicans more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 1 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * In Radio Address, Governor Mills Warns Against 'Rushed and Reckless' Cuts to Social SecurityAdministration In her Radio Address this weekend, Governor Janet Mills said the Federal government should uphold its commitment to Maine seniors and prevent "rushed and reckless cuts" to the Social Security Administration, amid growing reports of plans to reduce staff, curtail services by phone, and close field offic more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 2 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive, neurological disease and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the United States; and WHEREAS: Parkinson's disease is estimated to affect approximately one million people in the United States with prevalence predicted to rise to 1.2 million by 2030; over 16,000 people in Minnesota are affected by Parkinson's disease; and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 1, 2025, at a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing: * * * Neal Opening Statement at Democratic Leadership, Steering and Policy Committee for Hearing on Republican Scheme to Destroy Social Security (As prepared for delivery) "Today, we are here fighting back for the people. Trump and Musk's crusade against Social more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Senators Blast Republican Budget Gimmicks to Pass Tax Cuts for Billionaires, Worsen the National Debt, and Leave Behind Working Families Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Andy Kim (D-N.J), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' upcoming reconciliation budget bill: "This week, Senate Re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Under Musk's Plan for Social Security, 67,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Disability Benefits WASHINGTON, April 1 - Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's vote to advance Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and Senate Finance Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- President Trump issued the following statement on April 1, 2025, on the National Financial Literacy Month: * * * The foundation of American economic prosperity is a society empowered with the knowledge and tools to make informed financial decisions to achieve the American Dream. During National Financial Literacy Month, we commit to providing critical resources for every American, young and old, helping them invest in a brighter, more secure future. Financial independen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Johnson's Opening Statement at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artifi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 31, 2025: * * * I rise to focus attention on one of our most pressing crises: our rapidly deteriorating federal budget, crippled by unsustainable annual deficits and accelerating overall debt. While most prefer to deny or explain it away, we all recognize it, and we all must address it. Our federal budget operates on principles no different fr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, proudly I stand here today proudly to say: And still I rise. And still I rise, a proud, liberated Democrat, unbought, unbossed, and still unafraid. And still I rise, Mr. Speaker, not only as a proud, liberated Democrat, but also, Mr. Speaker, censured, not silenced, censured but not silenced. I still carry my cane, which has been  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lee Condemns Layoffs at CDC NIOSH Facility in Pleasant Hills, Demands Restoration of Worker Safety Funding **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. -April 1, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) released the following statement in response to layoffs ordered by the Trump administration affecting approximately 200 employees at the CDC's National I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 31, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, forgive me as we get ourselves organized here. Our friends on the other side ended a little faster than we expected. Mr. Speaker, I am going to do something a little dangerous. Have you heard the saying you should never go to bed mad? I think there should be another rule. You probably shouldn't come behind these micropho more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Reps. Davis and Fitzpatrick Push for Long-Needed Update to Supplemental Security Income Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which has not been updated in 40 years. Currently, the program unfairly punishes more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12902) on March 31, 2025. The white paper is written by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker and American national government specialists Sarah J. Eckman and R. Sam Garrett: * * * Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act, H.R. 22/S. 128) and Federal Voter Registration Policy and Law The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act, H.R. 22/S. 128), would amend the Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Launch Social Security War Room to Fight Back Against Trump Admin Attacks Sens. Warren, Wyden, Kelly, Warnock organize new effort involving all members of Senate Democratic Caucus Warren: "Senate Democrats are united in saying: Trump and Elon, get your hands off our Social Security." Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill Introduces Bill to Require Elon Musk to Pass Drug Test to Maintain Special Government Employee Status WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced new legislation to force Elon Musk -- who has a well-documented (link is external) history of drug use -- and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees to pass a drug test, and participate in random drug t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, issued the following news release: * * * Task Force Ranking Member Garcia's Opening Remarks at Hearing on The JFK Files Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025) -- Below is Ranking Member Robert Garcia's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets hearing on the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Rips Republican Bill to Disenfranchise 69 Million Women WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation that requires voters to provide a birth certificate, naturalization papers, or passport matching their current name to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Continues to Champion Cryptocurrency, Calls President Trump the "Crypto President" WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced two pieces of legislation related to protecting American cryptocurrency. Senator Tuberville's first bill, the Financial Freedom Act, would reverse a Biden-era memo from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that limits options for where more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez Sounds Alarm on USPS Privatization Threatening Rural New Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) warned that the Trump Administration's push to dismantle the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a direct attack on rural New Mexico. In a letter, he expressed growing concern that President Trump's proposal to fire the USPS Board of Gov more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Under Musk's Plan for Social Security, 67,000 Americans Will Die Waiting for Disability Benefits WASHINGTON, April 1 - Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee's vote to advance Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, E more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * $50,000 Gift to Land of Opportunity Scholarship Honors Parents of Donor John Berry and his partner, Richard Anderson, recently contributed $50,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment. John and Richard's gift, made in honor of John's parents Hank and Marty Berry, will benefit students across Arkansas, addressing the critical funding gap that can limit students' access to education. "Jo more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 2 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Utahns paid an estimated $42.8 billion in federal taxes and received $38.1 billion in federal dollars in federal fiscal year 2022 April 1, 2025 (Salt Lake City) - States and the federal government share a vital economic relationship. This data summary, the eighth in a series on state and federal economic linkages from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, presents th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: 5 Hours In: Booker Discusses Trump, Musk Efforts to Slash Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) brought the focus of his long floor speech to President Trump's and Elon Musk's efforts to lay off thousands of Social Security employees, strip benefits from millions of Americans, and dismantle a critical program that has served Americans for nearly a century. 73 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Booker Launches Floor Speech by Saying: "I am going to stand here until I no longer can. I am going to speak up." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to the Senate floor with the intention of speaking as long as he is physically capable of speaking to uplift the stories of Americans who are being harmed by the Trump Administration's reckless actions, attempts to u more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Trump's MAGA Lackey Bill Cassidy Floats Cuts to Medicare Donald Trump's MAGA minion Bill Cassidy is saying the quiet part out loud: The GOP is ready to cut Medicare and leave millions of hardworking people out in the cold. Donald Trump and his shadow president Elon Musk are already taking steps to gut Americans' hard-earned benefits -- and now, congressional Republicans are making it clear more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 2 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding New Lawsuit Suing Trump Administration for Recklessly Gutting Over $225 Million in Federal Funding from Health Services in Wisconsin MADISON -- Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin is joining a new lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from attempting to gut over $225 million in federal funding the state expected to receive to h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Wyden Joins Cortez Masto, Cassidy, Colleagues in Pushing for Long-Needed Update to Supplemental Security Income Program Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., in introducing the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act to r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 1, 2025, at a hearing on the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be the commissioner of the Social Security Administration: * * * Wyden Opposes Committee Vote to Advance Bisignano's Nomination to Lead Social Security As Prepared for Delivery Today, the Finance Committee will vote on the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be the commissioner of the Social Securit more PR