LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 2 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * As Voters Begin To Reject Elon Musk, Here's A Reminder Of How His DOGE Is Wasting Nevadans' Taxpayer Dollars Following a key win in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race that saw a double-digit swing toward Democrats and a rejection of Elon Musk, who made himself a central figure in that race, it's worth revisiting how Musk's DOGE has impacted Nevada. After Musk's DOGE fired National Park Service emp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Booker in Marathon Floor Speech Against Trump Agenda 04.02.25 Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) is one hour away from breaking the record for the longest floor speech ever. 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, joined Senator Cory  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Pushes for Long-Needed Update to Social Security Income Program for Disabled, Elderly Americans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which has not been updated in nearly 40 years and currently punishes older and disabled Americans for saving for emergencies and their f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following statement on April 2, 2025, by President Sharon Parrott on proposed Senate budget resolution: * * * New Budget Resolution Is Upside Down, Hurting Families the President Pledged to Serve to Shower Tax Cuts on the Wealthy and Powerful With the release of a budget plan the Senate hopes to pass this week, Congress is speeding down a path to a deeply harmful budget and tax "reconciliation" bill that showers tax  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement on Trump's Reckless Tariffs that Will Raise Prices Today, Representative Sharice Davids issued the following statement in response to President Trump's newly enacted tariffs, which impact a range of industries and foreign markets: "I agree that America must stay competitive globally, but Kansans are already feeling the squeeze -- and now they'll have to foot the bill for President more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Elon Musk's Favorite Congressperson: Mike Lawler Mike Lawler proudly claims he was the top recipient of Elon Musk's 2024 campaign spending. Throughout the 2024 campaign, Mike Lawler received over $1.7 million in support from Musk - making him Musk's favorite Member of Congress. Since then, DOGE, Elon Musk and Mike Lawler shut down a Social Security office serving the people of N more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances Bisignano to be SSA Commissioner Washington, D.C.--The U.S. Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) by a vote of 14-13. Following the vote, Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the statement below: "Mr. Bisignano has more than 30 years of s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Buchanan Promotes MAHA Agenda, Finding Medicaid Savings at POLITICO Health Care Summit Argued for Addressing Hundreds of Billions in Waste and Fraud Without Cuts to Services WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, highlighted the importance of the "Make America Healthy Again" (M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC Chair Martin, WI and FL State Party Chairs Tout Dem Momentum Following Last Night's Election Results as Voters Reject Trump-Musk Agenda Coming off the heels of last night's election results, where Wisconsin voters resoundingly rejected Elon Musk's attempt to buy a state Supreme Court seat and Democrats won down the ballot and Florida Democrats historically overperforme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Warren, Wyden, Warnock Launch Social Security War Room to Fight Back Against Trump Admin Attacks Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) launched their new Social Security War Room, a coordinated effort to fight back against the Trump administration's attack on Americans' Social Security. The lawmakers announced the effort at a pre more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Calls for Immediate Hearings Following Reports of Political Retribution at the Social Security Administration East Hartford, CT - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after reporting revealed (link is external) that the Social Security Administration (SSA) canceled contracts with Maine as political more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS ARE CRASHING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN REAL TIME AND DRIVING US TO A RECESSION" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against far-right extremism, including Donald Trump's reckless tariffs which will increase costs on the American pe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS ARE CRASHING THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN REAL TIME AND DRIVING US TO A RECESSION" Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against far-right extremism, including Donald Trump's reckless tariffs which will increase costs on the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES: G more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE VOTERS REJECTED DONALD TRUMP, THEY REJECTED ELON MUSK AND THEY REJECTED THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING REPUBLICAN BRAND" Washington, DC - Yesterday, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to stand up for everyday Americans and push back against Republican effort more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE VOTERS REJECTED DONALD TRUMP, THEY REJECTED ELON MUSK AND THEY REJECTED THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING REPUBLICAN BRAND" Washington, DC - Yesterday, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to stand up for everyday Americans and push back against Republican efforts to break Social Security more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE STANDING TOGETHER IN OPPOSITION TO THE GOP TAX SCAM" Washington, DC - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability with Senate Democratic Leader Schumer and House and Senate Democratic leaders where they made clear that Democrats are united in pushing back against the reckless Republican tax scheme. Leader Jeffries:  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE ARE STANDING TOGETHER IN OPPOSITION TO THE GOP TAX SCAM" Washington, DC - Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability with Senate Democratic Leader Schumer and House and Senate Democratic leaders where they made clear that Democrats are united in pushing back against the reckless Republican tax scheme. Leader Jeffries: We just completed a very g more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, issued the following news release: * * * Musk's Ouster is the Liberation that Americans Want, Says Groundwork's Owens Today, new reporting revealed that President Trump plans to rid himself of Elon Musk in the coming weeks as he proves himself to be a liability. Groundwork Collaborative's Executive Director Lindsay Owens reacted with the following statement: "The American people have gotten a crash  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Answers from Trump Administration on the Unlawful Firings of Federal Workers WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) to demand answers from the Trump administration regarding the unlawful purging more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * NCPSSM Joins Lawsuit Against Trump/Musk/DOGE Disruption at Social Security Administration The National Committee to Preserve Social Security has joined a federal lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA), Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek, DOGE Acting Administrator Amy Gleason, and Elon Musk in his de facto role as head of DOGE. The law more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree: Dudek Must Resign Immediately and Disgracefully Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), renewed calls for the Social Security Administration Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek to resign today, releasing the following statement in light of new reporting from The Washington Post : "Since Governor Mills courageously stood against the President's egregious overreach with her now-iconic 'See yo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek calling on him to immediately resign and to come before the Committee for  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine Documents Obtained by Committee Democrats Show Acting Commissioner Dudek Signed Off on Government Waste to Avenge President Trump's Ego Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gera more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters: "If There Is No Effort to Block the President of the United States of America from Owning His Stablecoin Business, I Will Never Be Able to Agree On Supporting This Bill." Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the follow more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX, has introduced the Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act, aiming to enhance the mechanisms for identifying and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare and related health programs. This legislation, presented on March 3, 2025, seeks to amend critical sections of the Social Security Act to fortify regulations surrounding health care providers and their participation in federal health programs. The need for this bill arises from persist more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight this administration's lies to the American people about Social Security. On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to protect your hardearned Social Security benefits. However, now he has sent trickster Elon Musk and his flimflam government agency, DOGE, after the Social Security database. Michel more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Carol D. Miller, R-WV, recently introduced the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act (ARCH Act) in an effort to enhance Medicare support for rural healthcare providers. This legislation aims to extend essential Medicare-dependent and low-volume hospital payments, thereby ensuring continued healthcare access for rural communities. The ARCH Act represents a critical response to ongoing funding challenges faced by rural hospitals, which have struggled due to lowe more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support two critical pieces of legislation on the floor this week: first, the SAVE Act and, second, the No Rogue Rulings Act. Both are essential to the very fabric of this American Republic. Over the last 4 years, President Biden created a crisis at our southern border, presiding over an invasion of illega more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell to Trump and Musk: Hands Off Our Social Security Washington, D.C. -- Today, during a press conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke out against the Trump-Musk scheme to break Social Security. Watch it on YouTube here. Rep. Sewell: It is an honor for me to get into some Good Trouble by joining my colleagues in the Congressional Black Cau more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to ask a question that millions of Americans across this country are asking right now. That question is, "What is Elon Musk doing with our data?" because I think that none of us can figure that out. For the last several months, we have watched as Elon Musk, DOGE, and his team of hackers have infil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Madam Speaker, we are witnessing yet another shameful attack on the fundamental rights of millions of Americans. House Republicans are forcing a vote this week on the so-called SAVE Act, a bill that does nothing to stop inflation from driving up grocery prices, nothing to end Donald Trump's trade war that is pummeling the stock marke more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Statement from Representative Mannion (NY-22) on Donald Trump's Attacks on Labor and Collective Bargaining Rights SYRACUSE, NY - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today released the following statement on Donald Trump's attacks on labor and collective bargaining rights: "Donald Trump is no friend to working people - it's clear his agenda is all about undermining fundamental wo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Statement on the Budget Resolution WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement: "Republicans in the Senate and the House are committed to working with President Trump to stop Democrats from imposing an automatic $4 trillion tax hike on the American people at the end of this year," said Thune. "Democrats' knee-jerk opposition to Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Top House Dems Issue Joint Statement on House Republicans' Attempt to Run, Deflect, Distract WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Joe Morelle (NY-25), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the top Democratic leaders of the Committees on House Administration, Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform respectively, issued t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Tariffs Represent a Mix of Corrupt Corporate Favors and Utter Chaos WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, President Trump announced 10% universal tariffs on all imported goods, a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles, and much higher so-called "reciprocal" tariffs on 60 countries. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement: "There's a sensible role fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Opposes Frank Bisignano, Trump's Nominee to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted against advancing the nomination of Frank Bisignano for Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), a federal agency that provides program benefits to more than 150,000 Vermonters and 71  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark, House Democrats Hold Hearing on the Republicans' Assault on Social Security WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee for a hearing on the Republican assault on Social Security. The hearing featured witness testimonies underscoring the devastating impacts that the cuts would have on seniors and fami more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 2, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security PURSUING RECIPROCITY TO REBUILD THE ECONOMY AND RESTORE NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that foreign trade and economic practices have created a national emergency, and his order imposes responsiv more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement Following Finance Committee Vote on Bisignano Nomination to Lead Social Security Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the committee voted off the Senate floor on the nomination of Frank Bisignano to be the commissioner of Social Security. Th more PR