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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined colleagues on the House Steps and delivered the following remarks:

LEADER JEFFRIES: The Trump administration is a disgrace. Secretary Noem is a disgrace. The manhandling of Senator Alex Padilla was a complete and total disgrace. Senator Padilla is a good man, a decent man, a patriotic man and a hardworking man. He’s the very embodiment of what a United States Senator should represent in this great country of ours, anchored in the principle of self-government.

He was at that press conference doing his job, asking questions about what is taking place in California, the state that he represents, and on behalf of the American people. And he was recklessly and aggressively manhandled.

That was unacceptable. It was unconscionable. It was unpatriotic. It’s un-American. And every single person who was involved in manhandling Senator Padilla should be held accountable to the full extent of the law. So this is not going to end until there is accountability and until the Trump administration changes its behavior.

This administration is not about law and order. It’s about lawlessness and disorder. And that’s what we’ve seen from day one of the Trump administration when Donald Trump pardoned hundreds of violent felons who brutally assaulted the Capitol right behind us. Day one, this administration has been about lawlessness and disorder, and we see a continuing escalation of it.

And we’re going to make sure that we push back aggressively in every way possible to hold those individuals accountable who, without justification, manhandled Senator Alex Padilla.

I’m here today as House Democratic Leader to make it clear we stand with Senator Padilla. We stand with the California delegation. We stand with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. And we stand with the American people.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) voted in favor of a recissions package to codify $9.4 billion in wasteful spending identified by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency.

This includes a rescission of $8.3 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending and a $1.1 billion recission of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

“House Republicans are committed to right-sizing government, and it starts with commonsense reforms like these,” said Rep. Kelly. “The American people have made it clear: they want Congress to get federal spending back on track. This just the first step toward getting Washington’s fiscal house in order.”

Examples of waste, fraud, and abuse that will be cut through this recissions package:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• NPR’s CEO, Katherine Maher, called President Trump a “fascist” and “deranged racist”
• PBS programming includes “Real Boy,” a program about a trans teen, and “Our League” about a trans woman returning to her hometown
• NPR requested and received a $1.9 million grant commitment from CPB to hire more “moderate” editors and journalists, as they recognized their complete leftist bias

Woke & Weaponized Foreign Aid

• $167,000 for free education and healthcare to Ecuadorian and Venezuelan migrants
• $889,000 for electoral reforms and voter education in Kenya
• $1 million for voter ID in Haiti
• $33,000 for “Being LGBTI in the Caribbean”
• $643,000 for LGBTQI+ programs in the Western Balkans
• $567,000 for LBGTQI+ programs in Uganda
• $8,000 for promoting vegan food in Zambia
• $500,000 for electric busses in Rwanda
• $4 million for legume systems research
• $67,000 for feeding insect powder to children in Madagascar
• $6 million for “Net Zero Cities” in Mexico
• $3 million for Iraqi Sesame Street
• $4 million for “sedentary migrants” in Colombia
• $1 million for programs to strengthen the resilience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer global movements
• $6 million for supporting media organizations and civic life of Palestinians
• $2.5 million for teaching young children how to make environmentally friendly “reproductive health” decisions
• $3 million for sexual reproductive health in Venezuela
• $2.1 million for climate resilience in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and East Africa
• Programs that prop up woke climate change programs for U.S. universities
• $614,700 for climate adaptation, including to grow coral reefs in the Caribbean
• $135 million in contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO)
• $8 million for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
• $158 million from the Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission (UNIFIL), which has been fraught with waste and abuse, as evidenced by its abject failure to contain Hezbollah
• $142 million from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
• $83 million from the UN Development Program (UNDP)
• $33 million from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
• $130 million from other IOP programs, which includes programs like UN Women, UN Panel on Climate Change, Int’l Conservation Programs, etc.

PEPFAR Recissions:
 

• $3 million for circumcision, vasectomies, and condoms in Zambia
• $5.1 million to strengthen the “resilience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer global movements”
• $833,000 for services for “transgender people, sex workers and their clients and sexual networks” in Nepal

The United States Institute of Peace

• The President’s Executive Order (14217) eliminated the USIP.
• $1.2 million for the “Afrobarometer public opinion survey.”
• $100,000 for Harvard to conduct research models for peace
• $77,000 for University of Denver for “Escaping the Ethnic Trap in Deeply Divided Societies.”

United States African Development Foundation

• The President’s Executive Order (14217) eliminated the USADF
• Programs such as graphic design training in Nigeria
• “African Hive Camping and Tours” to create adventure trips for backpackers

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green Ohio)

House Passes the HALT Fentanyl Act

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Authored by Reps. Latta and Griffith

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Paul Tonko (Capital Region New York)

Tonko Condemns Trump Recissions Package Gutting Funding for NPR, PBS, and USAID

Calls out President’s cruel, petty attempts to eliminate public broadcasting & life-saving international aid

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (3rd District of Ohio)

Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01), Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02), and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help vulnerable students pay for college campus housing.

 

Congresswoman Beatty, Congressman Landsman, Congressman Lawler, Congressman Bacon, and Congressman Nunn have reintroduced the Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act – bipartisan legislation that would allow eligible students in, or formerly in, foster care as well as emancipated youth, to use the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voice Program – known as Section 8 vouchers – to pay for college campus housing.

 

Currently, the HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program cannot be used by college students, whether they live on or off campus. The Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act would allow the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive requirements and provisions in the program, allowing foster care and emancipated youth to use Section 8 vouchers for college housing on college campuses.

 

The Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act has been endorsed by the National Center for Housing and Child Welfare, National Foster Youth Institute, and the Foster Care Alumni of America.

Congresswoman Beatty:

 

“Every student deserves a safe place to call home and a fair shot at pursuing higher education. That’s why I’m proud to reintroduce this bipartisan legislation alongside Reps. Greg Landsman, Don Bacon, Mike Lawler, and Zach Nunn to ensure that students who are emancipated or in foster care have access to stable campus housing,” said Congresswoman Beatty. “Young Americans must overcome significant barriers to achieve the dream of higher education and economic success, and this bill helps address one of those major hurdles, giving low-income students the boost they need to thrive academically and propel their lives forward.”

Congressman Landsman:

 

“We have a real opportunity to change lives with this bipartisan bill. By covering housing, it removes so many barriers for these vulnerable students. They can live in a dorm, with their peers instead of feeling isolated off-campus, which can lead to better academic performance and greater success.”

 

Congressman Lawler:

 

“In New York, where the cost of housing is some of the highest in the country, too many students, especially those coming out of foster care and emancipated youth, are being forced to reconsider pursuing a college degree due to financial burden. This bipartisan bill helps students stay housed and in school by expanding access to HUD support. It’s a practical step that opens doors for young people who deserve a real opportunity to succeed.”

Congressman Don Bacon:

 

“As a foster care parent, I understand it can be challenging for foster youth students to attend college,” said Bacon. “This legislation removes restraints on college students from receiving housing assistance. With a high rate of homelessness prevalent amongst foster youth amongst youth transitioning out of foster care, this bill will help remove a barrier and ensure more foster youth can complete college. I am happy to join Rep. Landsman again on this bipartisan legislation to help foster youth.”

 

Congressman Zach Nunn:

“As a father and former foster parent to two wonderful girls my wife Kelly and I adopted, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges kids face aging out of the system. This bipartisan bill ensures foster youth aren’t forced to choose between safe housing and getting an education. It’s a commonsense, compassionate solution that puts our most vulnerable students on a path to success.” 

 

Rebecca Louve Yao – CEO, National Foster Youth Institute:

 

“Young people with lived experience in foster care have been calling for housing solutions that reflect the realities of their lives and Representative Landsman listened. This bill is a direct response to what National Foster Youth Institute program participants and other youth across the country have shared: that the lack of safe, stable housing can derail their entire educational journey. We’re proud to see their voices reflected in this legislation and grateful for leaders in Congress who are turning those voices into action.”

 

April M. Curtis – Board Chair, Foster Care Alumni of America:

 

“At Foster Care Alumni of America, we know first-hand how unstable housing can derail college dreams. I was homeless in college in between semesters.  The Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act will finally give students who’ve experienced foster care the year-round, affordable on-campus housing they need to stay enrolled, graduate, and build thriving futures.”

The full text of the Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act can be found here. 

 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Bennie G Thompson (D-MS)

June 12, 2025

BOLTON, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that Jackson State University has been awarded a $199,755 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support cutting-edge research in traffic signal control systems. The project, entitled “ERI: Advancement of Max Pressure Traffic Signal Control in Partially Connected and Automated Transportation Systems,” is under the direction of Dr. Hao Liu and will begin on August 1, 2025. This award, made through NSF’s Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program, supports research that aims to enhance traffic network efficiency during the transition from human-driven vehicles (HDVs) to connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). Research will focus on redefining Max Pressure (MP)-based traffic control systems to address the unique challenges and opportunities presented by this evolving transportation environment. The project will support the formation of a sustainable research group at JSU and provide valuable training for students pursuing careers in transportation engineering. Findings from this study are expected to contribute to national progress in transportation science and operational efficiency.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (First District of Colorado)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO–01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions package to codify cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“House Republicans handed Donald Trump and Elon Musk everything they wanted. They’re gutting foreign aid, zeroing out public broadcasting, and cutting off lifelines for the world’s most vulnerable —all programs that have been historically bipartisan.

“USAID’s life-saving humanitarian programs help mothers survive childbirth, prevent infectious disease outbreaks, and deliver critical HIV/AIDS treatment. Because of the $8.3 billion in cuts, millions of people across the world will die. It is estimated that cuts from DOGE have already led to the deaths of 300,000 people—most of them children.

“Here at home, the Republican majority is zeroing out federal support for PBS and NPR. Why? Because Trump doesn’t like their factual reporting. These cuts will cause millions of Americans to lose access to local news, essential emergency alerts, and educational programming.

“As the Senate considers deep cuts to other essential programs, like Medicaid, it is particularly outrageous that the House is voting to weaken American institutions here and abroad.” 

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

“Trump accounts fall drastically short of addressing the real hurdles Americans face.”

“In a just nation, everyone should have the economic power and financial opportunity to build wealth and live the productive life they choose. That’s what baby bonds offer: real solutions to wealth inequality and real investments that can transform the future for millions of children.”

WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and economist Darrick Hamilton discussed the regressive, ineffective “Trump Accounts” provision of Republicans’ reconciliation bill, outlined how Trump Accounts fall short of what is needed to close the wealth gap in America, and urged Congress to embrace Baby Bonds to advance economic justice.

For over six years, Rep. Pressley and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), in partnership with Mr. Hamilton, have championed Baby Bonds, bicameral legislation to close the racial wealth gap, disrupt cycles of intergenerational poverty, and make economic opportunity a birthright for every child.

The full text of the op-ed is available below and can be read on the Washington Post website here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a former Division I volleyball player, delivered the following opening statement at the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing on partisan legislation that would roll back the rights of college athletes and hand massive giveaways to the NCAA and powerful conferences.
“The SCORE Act uses the approval of the House settlement as justification to slam the door on future progress for college athletes. Proponents claim the system is broken, but the fact that three separate antitrust cases are being settled proves otherwise. We have a system where the NCAA, conferences, and their member institutions set rules. Athletes can challenge them. And if the rules are unfair, courts can intervene, or a deal can be struck. This bill rewrites that process to guarantee the people in power always win, and the athletes who fuel this multibillion-dollar industry always lose,” Congresswoman Trahan said.
CLICK HERE or the image below to watch Trahan’s opening statement. A transcript is embedded below.

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Congresswoman Lori Trahan
Remarks as Delivered
House Energy and Commerce Hearing on “Winning Off the Field: Legislative Proposal to Stabilize NIL and College Athletics”
June 12, 2025
I’m deeply disappointed for the second year in a row, Republicans on this Committee are advancing a partisan college sports bill that protects the power brokers of college athletics at the expense of the athletes themselves. This legislation was crafted behind closed doors, with no input from Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee, or the Education and Workforce Committee.
In fact, we didn’t see a draft of the bill until late last week – not because our Republican colleagues shared it with us, but because lobbyists and members of the media got it first. I’m a former D1 athlete, and I’m deeply, I care deeply about the future of college sports. So that when I asked the Chairman about the rumored hearing today, he said he’d be happy to discuss the proposal with me beforehand. Sadly, that meeting never happened.
What makes this all the more frustrating is that there is bipartisan agreement on serious problems in college sports that deserve congressional action. International athletes are being denied the same NIL rights as their teammates. Women are being left out of roster spots due to Title IX loopholes.
We could be working together on solutions. Instead, the SCORE Act uses the approval of the House settlement as justification to slam the door on future progress for college athletes.
Proponents claim the system is broken, but the fact that three separate antitrust cases are being settled proves otherwise. We have a system where the NCAA, conferences, and their member institutions set rules. Athletes can challenge them. And if the rules are unfair, courts can intervene, or a deal can be struck.
This bill rewrites that process to guarantee the people in power always win, and the athletes who fuel this multibillion-dollar industry always lose.
I oppose the legislation as written, and I look forward to hearing from our witnesses, and I yield to Congresswoman Clark.
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) reintroduced the Forgotten Funds Act, H.R.3785, legislation to rescind the available  unobligated discretionary balances in Executive Branch agencies.

The bill targets a persistent issue across federal agencies: billions in taxpayer dollars are appropriated each year but never obligated, meaning the funds were not committed by contract or other legally binding agreements. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), federal agencies as of April 2025 had $1.42 trillion in available, unobligated discretionary funds, nearly triple the amount on record in FY2011 when Rep. Schweikert first introduced the bill, $703 billion.

“We’re borrowing over $6 billion every day while over $1.4 trillion in borrowed federal funds sits idle. This is indefensible,” said Rep. David Schweikert. “The Forgotten Funds Act is about basic fiscal discipline. Untouched funding should be returned to the Treasury, not sitting in an account we’re paying interest on.”

The bill specifically targets funds: available as of the current period, including those accumulated from previous years; unobligated, which means they have not been committed for a specific purpose; and discretionary, which exclude mandatory trust fund balances among others. Each year, Congress increases program funding, even while agencies fail to spend what they’ve already been given—creating a pattern of excess, inefficiency, and debt accumulation.

“We’re on track to borrow $22 trillion over the next decade,” Rep. David Schweikert continued “Interest payments alone could consume 30% of all U.S. tax receipts within nine years. Every tenth of a percentage point increase in interest rates adds $300 billion in costs. If we don’t rein in reckless fiscal habits now, the bond markets will do it for us.”

The Forgotten Funds Act is part of Rep. Schweikert’s broader efforts to curb government excess, reform federal budgeting, and safeguard America’s fiscal future.

You can read the full bill text HERE.

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