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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11), alongside Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-6), introduced the Shifting Forward Vehicle Technologies Research and Development Act, a bold effort to keep Michigan at the forefront of the next generation of automotive innovation and manufacturing.

As the global auto industry shifts toward connected and advanced vehicle technologies, Stevens’ legislation invests in the research, workforce, and infrastructure needed to ensure Michigan workers and manufacturers continue to lead the world.

“Michigan put the word on wheels, and we are going to lead the auto industry’s future,” said Rep. Stevens. “This bill is about protecting good-paying jobs, strengthening our supply chains, and making sure the next generation of vehicles is designed, engineered, and built right here in Michigan.”

“Innovation has always defined the American auto industry, and that must remain the case as we confront the climate crisis. This bill invests in the research and development needed to improve vehicle efficiency, strengthen domestic supply chains, and produce cutting-edge clean vehicle technology. It empowers American workers, companies, and inventors, and will help ensure that Michigan and the United States continue to lead the world in automotive innovation,” said Congresswoman Dingell. 

Specifically, the Shifting Forward Vehicle Technologies Research and Development Act:

• Advances next generation vehicle technologies. Advances batteries, electrification, alternative fuels, hydrogen, materials, and connected vehicle technologies to improve vehicle efficiency, performance, and overall competitiveness.
• Strengthens security, safety, and system performance. Expands efforts on cybersecurity, physical security, and energy storage safety, while supporting tools and mobility systems that improve transportation energy efficiency.
• Builds workforce and expands technical capacity. Establishes Centers of Excellence and advisory structures to develop a skilled workforce, support graduate research, and ensure expert guidance across DOE programs.
• Supports deployment, coordination, and infrastructure. Provides technical assistance to state, local, and Tribal governments, addresses alternative fuel infrastructure challenges, and enhances coordination across federal agencies to strengthen supply chains and national competitiveness.

“Auto Innovators thanks Rep. Stevens for reintroducing the Shifting Forward Vehicle Technologies Research and Development Act and her commitment to American innovation,” said John Bozzella, president and CEO of Alliance for Automotive Innovation. “This is a smart strategy to leverage government R&D resources to develop the transformative transportation, infrastructure, and fuel innovations that will help define next-generation mobility.”

“The rise of electric vehicles and other forms of clean transportation provides us with the opportunity to make the U.S. a global leader in innovation and manufacturing—but only if we seize this moment and ensure that the transportation technologies and fuels of tomorrow are made here in America. The Shifting Forward Vehicle Technologies Research and Development Act will do just that, providing critical federal funding to help us unlock new vehicle technologies and train up the next generation of scientists and engineers,” said Ryan Fitzpatrick, Vice President of the Climate and Energy Program at Third Way. “Third Way applauds Congresswoman Stevens for her leadership, and we look forward to continuing to work with her to put American workers, universities, and manufacturers front and center of the American economy.”

This legislation has also been endorsed by the American Automotive Policy Council and the American Trucking Association. 

Text of the bill is available here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced legislation designed to force federal lawmakers to confront the direct economic impact of their policies on hard-working Michigan families. This bill holds Congress accountable for the high gas prices caused by Donald Trump’s foreign wars and reckless trade policies by installing real-time gas price trackers in the House and Senate. 

Here’s what Michiganders are seeing about Rep. Haley Stevens demanding that Congress face the rising gas prices their policies have caused:

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• Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens announcing she’s preparing to introduce a bill helping lawmakers get a glimpse at how rising gas prices are impacting average Americans.
• If passed, it would lead to the installation of real-time gas price trackers in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, displaying the average cost of gas in all 50 states. Stevens says the legislation is a response to the war in Iran in people’s quote, “out-of-touch priorities in Congress.” 

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• Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introducing a bill that would display fuel prices in the US House and Senate. Stevens says, “lawmakers are out of touch. You need to be reminded the cost of starting a foreign war.”
• “I’d like to see us get to a place where we can have some consistency and normalcy and be where we were before this war started.”

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• Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced legislation to install real-time gas price trackers in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. She says legislators should not lose sight of what Michigan residents are dealing with.
• “We need to see it front and center; we can’t just come to Washington and ignore how our lives are being impacted, how people’s mobility is being impacted. Michiganders continue to pay the price of disastrous economic policies, and we just need to keep the front and center, and that’s why I introduced this legislation.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06)

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), co-chair of the British-American Parliamentary Group, released the following statement on King Charles III’s visit to Congress:

“The United Kingdom is one of our nation’s strongest allies. Our soldiers fought together during World War II to defend democracy against fascism. We built one of the strongest defense alliances as founding members of NATO. And when America was attacked on September 11th, the United Kingdom answered the call and fought alongside me and other American service members in Iraq and Afghanistan against terrorism.

“America is safer and stronger when we stand by our allies and friends. Today, we welcome King Charles III to the U.S. Capitol as we work to strengthen the bonds and special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.” 

As co-chair of the British-American Parliamentary Group, Congressman Crow today served on the Escort Committee who greeted King Charles and Queen Camilla upon their arrival to the U.S. House and escorted His Majesty to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

The U.S. Department of Justice secured an indictment against ex-NIH official Dr. David Morens. The charges stem from Dr. Morens and his alleged concealment of federal records related to COVID-19 research. In response to the indictment, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“Congressional investigations into the origins of COVID-19 showed issues with how our federal health bureaucracy handles research grants.

“This indictment is a major development related to our investigations, and I encourage the Department of Justice to keep following the facts to where they may lead. The American people deserve accountability, transparency and justice.

“My Risky Research Review Act is one potential solution to strengthen accountability, reform the federal health bureaucracy and ensure more thorough oversight of federally funded research projects.”

BACKGROUND

Rep. Griffith was the lead Energy and Commerce Member in numerous forums with public health officials that were in various leadership positions during the outbreak of COVID-19, including working closely with the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

During this time as Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, the investigation of officials included National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Frances Collins and Dr. Morens.

Rep. Griffith was also a key figure in examining EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak. 

In March 2025, Rep. Griffith introduced the Risky Research Review Act and the Royalty Transparency Act to rein in the federal health bureaucracy.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

As the United States celebrates its 250^th anniversary, His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland delivered remarks during a Joint Meeting of Congress. King Charles III is the second British monarch to address a joint meeting of Congress. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the first to do so in 1991. Following the joint meeting of Congress, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), who is also Chairman of the Congressional Friends of Wales Caucus, issued the following statement:

“It is an honor to witness King Charles III address a Joint Meeting of Congress. As someone who in 2007 briefly escorted Queen Elizabeth II from the old House of Delegates chamber to the current House of Delegates chamber for a joint legislative session, today’s historic proceedings were particularly special for me.

“The relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is bound by a rich shared heritage, with some of that heritage grounded right here in Virginia. Our peoples’ growth together shows the endless potential of our relationship. The United States will continue to be close with one of our historical allies.”

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Soundbites of Congressman Griffith’s remarks on the Joint Meeting of Congress can be found here. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman John Garamendi – Representing California’s 3rd Congressional District

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement after introducing a War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran:

“President Trump’s unilateral and unauthorized decision to plunge the United States into his war of choice with Iran must be stopped. That is why I’m proud to introduce a War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s illegal war in Iran.

“Trump’s war is nothing short of a self-inflicted national security and economic disaster. Thirteen American servicemembers and thousands of Iranian civilians have been killed. Americans, who are already plagued by one of the worst affordability crises in years, are now paying unconscionable amounts for a tank of gas and are struggling to keep food on the table.

“The American people are barely getting by, and to what end? The Iranian regime is still intact. They still have ample ballistic missiles and drones and now control the flow of goods through the Strait of Hormuz. Lastly, the Iranian government is expanding their stockpile of uranium with the goal of developing nuclear weapons, which would have been impossible if Trump didn’t shred President Obama’s Iran Nuclear deal.

“The Founders of our country gave Congress, as representatives of the American people, the ultimate decision of when we go to war. Instead of following through with his promise to stay out of foreign wars, President Trump made the dangerous and stupid decision to go to war, defying the Founders, Congress, and the will of the people. Trump has no plan to sustain the current conflict, no plan to transition the current Iranian government toward democracy, and no plan to de-escalate or contain the conflict from spreading throughout the region.

“I am proud to have voted for every War Powers Resolution introduced in this Congress, and I am proud to introduce my own. We cannot let this war go on. There is too much at stake.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jared Huffman Representing the 2nd District of California

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Costa Representing 16th District of California

FRESNO, Calif. — Representative Jim Costa released the following statement upon learning of the passing of Fresno County Supervisor Phil Larson:
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Fresno County Supervisor Phil Larson. 

A dedicated leader, he served Fresno County and our agricultural community with commitment, including as a former Farm Bureau President. 

My thoughts are with his family, loved ones, and colleagues during this difficult time, he will be greatly missed.” said Congressman Costa. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)

High Court Will Take Up Trump Administration’s Effort to End TPS for Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and Other Nations in Crisis

House Recently Passed Pressley Petition to Extend Haiti TPS

Press Conference (YouTube)

WASHINGTON – Today on Capitol Hill, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), alongside a coalition of seniors, care workers, advocates, and allies, demanded the Supreme Court defend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and urged Congress to advance solutions to stabilize the care workforce as a national care crisis unfolds. 

The press conference took place the day before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case involving the Trump Administration’s efforts to end TPS for Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and other nations grappling with layered crises. The presser also follows the House’s adoption of a discharge petition led by Congresswoman Pressley to extend TPS for Haiti for three years.

“TPS holders serve as a backbone for families and our economy—caring for our elders and loved ones through illness, strengthening our communities, and making innumerable contributions daily,” said Congresswoman Pressley. “That’s why we we’re using every tool available to defend Temporary Protected Status and affirm the dignity, humanity, and due process of our immigrant neighbors from Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and other nations in crisis. Our message to the Supreme Court today is simple: do your job, uphold the law, save lives, and protect our communities. I’m grateful to my colleagues and our advocates for their ongoing partnership.”

“Every day, TPS holders contribute their hard work and support to our communities, including as caregivers,” said Senator Markey. “TPS holders are nurses, nursing assistants, home health aides, childcare workers, and more. They form an invaluable part of the infrastructure of support that holds our communities together. Our care economy does not run on apps or algorithms—it runs on people. I am thankful to Congresswoman Pressley for her partnership in this years-long fight to advocate for the TPS community in Massachusetts and across the country. We must preserve TPS and protect our immigrant neighbors.”

“TPS recipients are integral parts of our community. They are our neighbors, our friends, caretakers, business owners, and so much more,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “I was proud to join Congresswoman Pressley, Senator Markey, and dedicated advocates to keep up the drumbeat here in Congress, because welcoming those who need a safe place to call home is part of who we are as Americans. And no one—even the President—can take that identity away from us.”

“TPS holders earn work permits, pay taxes, and get zero government welfare. They pay into Medicare and Social Security and get nothing in return,” said Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz. “I was so proud that Congresswoman Pressley and Senator Markey joined me in leading over 180 Democratic colleagues in an amicus brief to urge the Supreme Court to reject Trump’s illegal termination of TPS.”

Joining the lawmakers at the press conference were Luis Zaldivar of the American Business Immigration Coalition; Athena Jones, SEIU Local 512, Home Care Chapter Chair; Executive Director Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Pierre Shostal, Goodwin House Alexandria (GHA); Todd Andrews, Chief Operating Officer, Asbury Communities Inc.; and Rita Siebenaler, Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads (GHBC),.

“Providers across the country are losing longtime, legally authorized caregivers, breaking trusted relationships and widening staffing gaps that directly threaten older adults’ access to needed care. Foreign-born workers have long been essential to the nation’s aging services sector, and recent immigration policy changes, such as the potential termination of Haitian temporary protected status, are exacerbating the aging services’ sector’s well-documented and increasing workforce needs. The harm to families and older adults trying to access the services they need when they need them is a travesty.  We urge Congress and the Trump administration to adopt immigration policies that strengthen, rather than destabilize, the caregiving workforce that older adults and families depend on,” said Katie Smith Sloan, President and CEO, LeadingAge

“The mass deportation of our long-term, law-abiding workforce in critical sectors has a devastating impact on the stability of senior care across the country. Nationally, immigrants comprise nearly 28% of the direct care workforce, including as many as 1 in 3 home care workers. In communities like Goodwin Living Alexandria, where immigrants represent 90% of nursing center care partners, removing these essential workers amid a national workforce shortage would severely strain the care our seniors depend on. ABIC Action is ensuring that the administration and Congress understand that removing these productive, responsible members of our society directly jeopardizes the essential services American families rely on every day,” said Luis Zaldivar, Project Director, ABIC Action

Footage from the press conference is available here.

Immigrants make up roughly 28% of the U.S. direct care workforce and as many as one in three home care workers. Any loss of work authorization, advocates say, would disrupt continuity of care, intensify staffing shortages, and put the health, safety, and stability of millions of American families, many of whom also consider their caretakers family.

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Pressley’s bipartisan discharge petition by a vote of 220-207 to extend Haiti TPS for three years. Congresswoman Pressley won a key procedural vote on the discharge petition and managed debate on the House floor prior to the successful final passage vote. Last month, Rep. Pressley’s discharge petition successfully met the 218-signature threshold to move forward with bipartisan support—only the 15^th discharge petition to do so in the last 40 years.

Congresswoman Pressley serves as Co-Chair for the House Haiti Caucus and represents one of the largest Haitian diaspora communities in the country. She has stood in vigorous defense for Haitian communities and all immigrant neighbors amid Trump and ICE’s attacks against immigrant communities.

Congresswoman Pressley has been a leading voice in Congress pushing back against Trump’s threats to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.

This week, Rep. Pressley, alongside Rep. Wasserman Schultz and Senators Ed Markey and Chris Van Hollen, led 26 Senators and 157 Representatives in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot v. Trump, a consolidated case challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of Haiti and Syria Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

On March 28, 2026, Rep. Pressley’s discharge petition to force a House vote on extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti successfully met the 218-signature threshold to move forward with bipartisan support.

In March 2026, Rep. Pressley joined Haitian faith leaders and advocates to urge the Supreme Court to affirm the lower courts’ rulings that deemed Trump’s push to terminate Haiti TPS unlawful.

In February 2026, Rep. Pressley applauded a federal judge’s ruling to temporarily block Trump’s move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. Ending TPS for Haitians would leave over 350,000 Haitian nationals at risk of deportation, many of whom reside in the Massachusetts 7th congressional district.

In January 2026, Congresswoman Pressley, alongside Senator Markey, held a field hearing on the importance of extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. She documented this testimony in the legislative record. Footage from the hearing is available here and photos here.

In January 2026, Rep. Pressley also organized a press conference in D.C. in January to sound the alarm on the harm of terminating TPS for Haiti on seniors and the U.S. care economy.

• On June 28, 2025, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s abominable termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti effective September 2nd, 2025.
• On June 5, 2025, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s executive order that bans citizens of 12 countries, including Haiti, from traveling to the United States, and places partial restrictions on citizens of seven more nations.
• On March 18, 2025,  Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 62 of their colleagues in the House and 23 of their colleagues in the Senate in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding the Trump Administration redesignate and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, which the administration recently canceled on questionable legal authority.
• On February 20, 2025, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Yvette Clarke (NY-12), and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) issued the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.
• On April 23, 2024, Rep. Pressley, alongside Co-Chairs Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), led a group of 50 lawmakers urging the Biden Administration to redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), pause on deportations back to Haiti, extend humanitarian parole to any Haitians currently detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention centers, end detention of Haitian migrants intercepted at sea, and provide additional humanitarian assistance for Haiti.
• On April 18, 2024, Rep. Pressley and Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs led a letter to House Ways and Means Committee leadership emphasizing support for the early renewal of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Acts, commonly known as HOPE/HELP.
• On April 12, 2024, Rep. Pressley joined Haitian-led activists, organizations, and a directly impacted person in Haiti for a press call urging federal action to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
• On March 27, 2024, Rep. Pressley joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and her colleagues on the Massachusetts congressional delegation in urging the Biden Administration to expedite visa processing for Haitians, particularly  for relatives of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
• On March 12, 2024, Rep. Pressley and Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Cherfilus McCormick and Yvette Clarke issued a statement on the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
• On March 6, 2024, Rep. Pressley issued a statement on the recent jailbreak and State of Emergency in Haiti.
• On December 8, 2023, Rep. Pressley and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke urged the U.S. Department of State to withdraw U.S. support for an armed foreign intervention in Haiti and encourage negotiations for a Haitian-led democratic political transition.
• On December 6, 2022, Rep. Pressley issued a statement applauding the Biden Administration’s extension and re-designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.
• On December 1, 2022, Rep. Pressley, Rep. Cori Bush, and Rep. Mondaire Jones led 14 of their colleagues on a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department to extend and redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
• On August 17, 2022, Rep. Pressley, along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Val Demings, Yvette Clarke, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), called on President Biden to appoint a new Special Envoy to Haiti, a position that has remained unfilled since September 2021.
• On May 31, 2022, Rep. Pressley and Reverend Dieufort Fleurissaint, chair of Haitian Americans United, published an op-ed in the Bay State Banner in which they called on the Biden administration to withdraw support for de facto ruler of Haiti, Ariel Henry, and instead support an inclusive, civil society-led process to restore stability and democracy on the island. 
• On May 26, 2022, Rep. Pressley, along with with Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Andy Levin (MI-09), Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Frederica Wilson (FL-24), led a letter to United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Power urging her to act to ensure food security in Haiti.
• In February 2022, Reps. Pressley, Judy Chu (CA-27), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) led 33 other House Democrats on a letter to CDC Director Walensky demanding answers about the agency’s justification for treating asylum seekers as a unique public health threat, how these expulsions are being coordinated, how asylum seekers being returned to dangerous situations are being cared for, and more. Days later, Rep. Pressley once again called on the Biden Administration to reverse the Title 42 Order and other anti-Black immigration policies.
• On March 16, 2022, Rep. Pressley and Rep. Mondaire Jones called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky to fully end Title 42, cease deportations of people to Haiti and affirm their legal and fundamental human right to seek asylum.
• On February 16, 2022, Rep. Pressley joined Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 100 House and Senate colleagues in urging President Biden to reverse inhumane immigration policies – such as Title 42, originally introduced under the Trump Administration – that continue to disproportionately harm Black migrants.
• On February 14, 2022, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), led 33 other House Democrats on a letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding answers about the agency’s justification for treating asylum seekers as a unique public health threat, how these expulsions are being coordinated, how asylum seekers being returned to dangerous situations are being cared for, and more.
• In April 2022, she joined her colleagues at a press conference reaffirming her support for President Biden’s decision to end Title 42. Full video of her remarks at the press conference is available here. Rep. Pressley applauded the Biden Administration’s end of Title 42 in a statement in April 2022.
• In September 2022, Rep. Pressley and Rep. Velázquez led 54 of their colleagues on a letter calling on the Biden Administration to immediately halt deportations to Haiti and provide humanitarian parole protections for those seeking asylum. The lawmakers’ letter followed the Administration’s resumption of deportation flights to Haiti as thousands of Haitian migrants continue to await an opportunity to make an asylum claim at the border. 
• In September 2022, Rep. Pressley joined her colleagues on the House Oversight Committee in demanding answers regarding the inhumane treatment of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, by Border Patrol agents on horseback and pushing to Biden Administration to end the ongoing use and weaponization of Title 42.
• On July 7, 2022, Rep. Pressley and Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Andy Levin (MI-09), Val Demings (FL-10) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released a statement marking the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
• On November 21, 2021, Rep. Pressley and Senator Elizabeth Warren led the Massachusetts congressional delegation on a letter to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) calling on them to coordinate with the government agencies of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to assist newly arrived families from Haiti. 
• On October 18, 2021, Rep. Pressley, and Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Val Demings (FL-10), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Andy Levin (MI-09) issued a statement following the kidnapping of American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti.
• On October 18, 2021, Rep. Pressley issued a statement on the civil rights complaint filed by Haitian families demanding a federal investigation into the heinous actions perpetrated by federal officials at the border.
• On October 22, 2021, Rep. Pressley, along with Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), sent a letter to Troy A. Miller, the Acting Administrator of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), demanding a briefing and answers regarding press reports of the inhumane treatment of migrants in Del Rio, Texas, by Border Patrol agents on horseback. 
• On September 17, 2021, Rep. Pressley and Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) led 52 of their colleagues calling on the Biden Administration to immediately halt deportations to Haiti and take urgent action to address the concerns of the Haitian Diaspora after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti.
• On August 14, 2021, Rep. Pressley Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Andy Levin (MI-09) and Val Demings (FL-10) and Mondaire Jones (NY-17) released a statement regarding the recent earthquake in Haiti.
• On July 14, 2021, Rep. Pressley and Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Andy Levin (MI-09) and Val Demings (FL-10) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling on him to take a series of steps to support the Haitian diaspora amid ongoing political turmoil in Haiti.
• In July 2021, the Reps. Pressley, Clarke, Demings and Levin issued a statement condemning the assassination of President Moïse and calling for swift and decisive action to bring political stability and peace to Haiti and the Haitian people.
• In May 2021, on Haitian Flag Day, Reps. Pressley, Levin, Clarke and Demings announced the formation of the House Haiti Caucus, a Congressional caucus dedicated to pursuing a just foreign policy that puts the needs and aspirations of the Haitian people first.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Levin (CA-49)

April 28, 2026

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister’s Government Allegedly Gave Donations to Trump-Aligned Political Organization

Washington, D.C.—Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) is calling for an investigation into allegations that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) received public funds from Hungary’s government under the leadership of outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Federal Election Commission (FEC), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Rep. Levin called on the agencies to use their respective investigative powers to determine whether any campaign finance, tax, or foreign agent registration laws were violated by these contributions. CPAC hosts major nationwide political events that attract Republican political candidates, elected officials, and more.

On April 13, 2026, Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect Péter Magyar announced that the country’s government under Orbán diverted Hungarian taxpayer money to CPAC and that the country’s authorities will be investigating. Allegations that any foreign government directly funded major political and electoral activities in the U.S. undermine confidence in our elections and must be treated accordingly.

Read the full letter here or below:

Dear Mr. Bisignano, Chair Broussard, and Acting Attorney General Blanche,

I write to express serious concern with recent allegations made by Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect Péter Magyar that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) received public funds from the country’s former government. Allegations that any foreign government – much less one that was willing to do the bidding of the Russian Federation – directly funded flagship political and electoral infrastructure here in the U.S. is a direct attack on the integrity of American democracy. I request that your agencies proactively cooperate with the Hungarian government and exercise your relevant investigative and enforcement powers to determine swiftly and thoroughly whether any campaign finance, tax, or foreign agent registration laws were violated.

On Monday, April 13, Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect Péter Magyar announced that the country’s previous government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, diverted Hungarian taxpayer money to CPAC, which hosts major political events attracting conservative candidates, elected officials, and media. Prime Minister-Elect Magyar announced that his country’s authorities will be investigating this “criminal offense.”

At best, these recent allegations create the appearance that a foreign government is undermining the integrity of our electoral system by funding major political activities. At worst, this is illegal.

Budapest has hosted CPAC Hungary each year since 2022. President Trump has provided remarks at CPAC Hungary several times in his capacities as both a political candidate and officeholder. In 2024, presidential candidate Trump delivered remarks to the conference, at which Prime Minister Orbán declared “Go Donald Trump…and let the electoral battle begin.”

As you may know, CPAC is organized by the American Conservative Union (ACU), which includes 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(3) entities and an affiliated political action committee. Federal campaign finance law is unambiguous: foreign money is banned from U.S. elections. Political candidates, campaigns, and political action committees are barred from soliciting or accepting contributions or another “thing of value” from foreign governments, and foreign governments are prohibited from making any independent election expenditure or electioneering communication. These laws are intended to safeguard against foreign interference and ensure that candidates for public office represent the interests of their constituents, not other governments. Federal law also prohibits 501(c)(3) organizations from directly or indirectly participating in campaign activities. Together, these laws protect the voice and vote of American citizens and shield civil society from outside influence.

Prime Minister-Elect Magyar’s claims are especially concerning in light of Prime Minister Orbán’s pledge to be at the service of Russian authoritarian Vladimir Putin. These allegations are also surfacing at a time when the Trump Administration is actively dismantling the very safeguards that counter foreign interference in American politics. This includes the closure of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Foreign Influence Task Force and the DOJ’s February 2025 memorandum scaling back enforcement of foreign agent registration laws. These actions signal to foreign governments intent on undermining American democracy that they are welcome to keep trying.

Given the Hungarian Prime Minister-Elect’s troubling claims and his announcement that Hungarian authorities will be investigating, I respectfully request answers to the following questions:

Will your agency coordinate with Hungarian authorities to investigate whether CPAC received foreign government funds, in what amounts, and for which CPAC recipient?

Will your agency investigate whether Hungarian government funds received by CPAC have been used for election or political activities, travel by political candidates or public officials, or electioneering communications in the United States in violation of any federal laws?

If not, will your agency investigate what these funds were used for?

Has the Internal Revenue Service conducted any auditing or enforcement actions to ensure that CPAC Hungary adheres to restrictions on political activities by charitable organizations?

Does the acceptance of foreign government contributions by CPAC and its annual event in Hungary satisfy the requirements for registration under the Foreign Agent Registration Act?

These concerns are not about any one candidate, campaign, or committee. They are about the integrity of our nation’s elections and the health of American democracy. The American people deserve to know that their vote matters and their voice is heard. These allegations demand a swift and thorough response by your agency to ensure a zero-tolerance approach to foreign interference in American politics.

Sincerely,

MIKE LEVIN

Member of Congress

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