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Chairs Maloney and Thompson Call for DHS Inspector General to Step Aside from Investigation of Erased January 6 Text Messages
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph V. Cuffari and Chair of the Council of the...


Murray, Markey, Hirono, Duckworth Announce Senate Floor Effort to Pass the Right to Contraception Act
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News Release: Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced their effort to pass the Right to Contraception Act this week in the Senate, following passage of companion legislation in the House of Representatives last week-despite nearly the entire House Republican caucus voting against the bill.


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, asked for unanimous consent from his colleagues to include his amendment of provisions from his bipartisan Safeguarding American Innovation Act, or SAIA, which passed the Senate last year on a bipartisan basis, as a part of the CHIPS Plus package currently under consideration.


Foxx: Writing is on the Wall for Public Employee Pensions
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News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House floor to warn about severely underfunded pension programs and that relying on taxpayers for bailouts is not a solution...


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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing China’s malign efforts to target, influence, and undermine the U.S. Federal Reserve. Based on a Federal Reserve counterintelligence...


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News Release: Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the below statement following yesterday’s referendum on a new Tunisian constitution...


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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Threat America's Gun Violence Epidemic Poses to Law Enforement


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Chicago Law Enforcement Leader to Congress: Protecting Officers from Shootings must be a Priority


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Durbin: Instead of Calming the January 6 Insurrection, Donald Trump Poured Gasoline on the Fire


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Durbin Calls on Senate to Ban Military-Style Assault Weapons Following Highland Park Hearing


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Judiciary Committee Advances Ten Nominees, Including Two Judicial Nominees, Seven Sentencing Commission Nominees, and an Assistant Attorney General


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Durbin Questions Witnesses at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Dangers of Civilian Access to Military-Style Assault Weapons


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Durbin Questions Witnesses at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Dangers of Civilian Access to Military-Style Assault Weapons


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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Dangers of Civilian Access to Military-Style Assault Weapons


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Judiciary Committee Releases Testimony of Mayor of Highland Park During Hearing on Civilian Access to Military-Style Assault Weapons


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Grassley, Cornyn, Cotton Bill Requiring Federal Agencies to Bring Fresh Eyes to Cold Cases Set to Become Law


Neal Applauds Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule to Advance Equity and Enshrine Civil Rights Protections in Health Care
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News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement applauding the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to restore nondiscrimination and civil rights protections under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...


If You Didn’t Like Working to Pay Off Your Student Loan, Wait Until You’re Forced to Pay Off Someone Else’s
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News Release: If You Didn’t Like Working to Pay Off Your Student Loan, Wait Until You’re Forced to Pay Off Someone Else’s.


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News Release: Americans Slow Spending as Biden-Flation Fears Surge.


Ways & Means GOP Meets with Hungarian Delegation: “Biden Global Tax Deal Harms Our Countries’ Job Creation and Economic Growth”
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News Release: Ways & Means GOP Meets with Hungarian Delegation: “Biden Global Tax Deal Harms Our Countries’ Job Creation and Economic Growth".