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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.”

BACKGROUND

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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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Frank Pallone (6th District of New Jersey)

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for assistance on a suspected cancer cluster in Keyport, New Jersey during a hearing on the agency’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

During the hearing, Pallone pushed Administrator Zeldin for a firm commitment to provide federal engagement. 

“Earlier this month, I sent EPA a letter about a suspected cancer cluster in Keyport, New Jersey, which is in my district, demanding that the agency work with other federal and state partners to secure the site and address the ongoing contamination. Corporate polluters have been let off the hook for too long in this area, and the community is paying the price, and I think this matter deserves the full attention and force of our public health and environmental agencies. The Region Two administrator, I do want to say, has been cooperative. He met with my staff last Friday to discuss this cancer cluster and remediation of the landfill that we believe may be causing it,” Pallone said.

“So I just wanted to mention it to you and ask you to prioritize this issue as we proceed with the region two administrator to address remediation and the health concerns, if I can ask for your commitment,” the Sixth District Congressman asked. 

Zeldin responded that he was “very well aware of it,” and that the “Region Two administrator has briefed me on it. I know how much of a priority it is. This is an issue that New Jersey DEP has been on the lead on enforcement at the landfill, they have not asked for our assistance, but we stand ready to help.”

Download video of the hearing exchange here.

Pallone’s questioning came after weeks of escalating concern from Keyport residents living near the former Aeromarine landfill, a site with a decades-long history of contamination that has never been fully remediated. More than 40 cancer cases have been reported in the surrounding community, including 28 clustered on a single street, raising urgent questions about potential environmental exposure.

Earlier this month, Pallone formally called on federal and state agencies to launch a coordinated investigation into the site, secure the property, and assess risks to public health. The landfill, which was shut down in 1979 due to major failures, has since been linked to the presence and migration of hazardous substances including benzene, PCBs, heavy metals, and methane gas. Despite repeated violations and nearly $900,000 in fines issued in recent years, the site remained unsecured and had not been properly capped or cleaned up.

Last Thursday, Pallone’s staff convened a multi-agency meeting with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Department of Health, EPA Region 2, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the Governor’s Office to establish a coordinated response. The Congressman’s office outlined a three-part approach focused on comprehensive environmental testing and cleanup, a full review of potential health impacts, and clear, consistent communication with residents. A follow-up meeting is scheduled for later this week. 

Yesterday, Pallone also spoke directly with state and local officials in Keyport, including DEP Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak and Mayor Rose Araneo, to hear from the community and reinforce the need for immediate action.

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