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

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Co-chair of the Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery (ATR) Caucus, today cheered the reinstatement of nearly $2 billion in grants to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The reinstatement of this funding, which spanned more than 2,000 grants across the nation that addressed issues from youth overdose prevention to prenatal and postpartum care for women, comes just one day after grantees received letters from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) abruptly cancelling this funding.

Yesterday, Tonko led 100 colleagues in the House in a bipartisan letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. calling for clarity from the administration on the reason for the sudden slash in grants and demanding that funding be restored immediately.

“Following a groundswell of opposition, the Trump administration announced that they would restore funding to the thousands of programs that provide lifesaving behavioral health care across the nation,” Congressman Tonko said. “I’m proud of the swift and resolute push by myself, my colleagues, media, and advocates to call attention to these disastrous cuts and hold this administration accountable for the pain they would inflict. The announced reversal of these cuts is a victory for anyone who cares about addressing mental health and addiction in our communities. But let’s be clear, these cuts should never have happened in the first place.

Tonko continued, “The notice of these cuts sent shockwaves of chaos through the organizations seeking to address mental health and addiction and fear for the countless individuals who depend on this treatment. These are people’s lives on the line, and they should never be so callously and senselessly swept aside. I’ll be following closely to ensure that every dollar that Congress approved for these programs is delivered. To this administration I implore — do better.”

Rep. Tonko has been sounding the alarm on Trump administration cuts to SAMHSA and the impact on funding for communities for the last year. In March of 2025, he held a roundtable with fired SAMHSA workers about the devastating impact of cuts to the agency, and has repeatedly called out further actions by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to cut these programs and fire staff.

The letter can be viewed HERE. Members who signed on are as follows:

Co-leads: Tonko, Paul; Dean, Madeleine; Beyer, Donald; Salinas, Andrea; Fitzpatrick, Brian; Trahan, Lori; Pettersen, Brittany; Matsui, Doris; Moulton, Seth; Amo, Gabe; Carter, Troy; Balint, Becca; Schrier, Kim;

Signers: Auchincloss, Jake; Bell, Wesley; Bishop, Sanford; Bonamici, Suzanne; Bresnahan, Robert; Brown, Shontel; Budzinski, Nikki; Carbajal, Salud; Casten, Sean; Castro, Joaquin; Chu, Judy; Cohen, Steve; Davis, Danny; DelBene, Suzan; Deluzio, Christopher; Dexter, Maxine; Dingell, Debbie; Doggett, Lloyd; Elfreth, Sarah; Escobar, Veronica; Espaillat, Adriano; Fields, Cleo; Figures, Shomari; Fletcher, Lizzie; García, Jesús; Gillen, Laura; Goldman, Daniel; Grijalva, Adelita; Harder, Josh; Hernández, Pablo; Horsford, Steven; Hoyle, Val; Ivey, Glenn; Jacobs, Sara; Jayapal, Pramila; Kamlager-Dove, Sydney; Kelly, Robin; Kennedy, Timothy; Khanna, Ro; Krishnamoorthi, Raja; Landsman, Greg; Larsen, Rick; Larson, John; Lee, Summer; Lee, Susie; Leger Fernandez, Teresa; Lynch, Stephen; McClellan, Jennifer; McDonald Rivet, Kristen; McGovern, James; McIver, LaMonica; Meeks, Gregory; Meng, Grace; Morrison, Kelly; Moylan, James; Norcross, Donald; Omar, Ilhan; Panetta, Jimmy; Pappas, Chris; Pelosi, Nancy; Pocan, Mark; Pou, Nellie; Pressley, Ayanna; Quigley, Mike; Ramirez, Delia; Randall, Emily; Riley, Josh; Rivas, Luz; Scanlon, Mary Gay; Schakowsky, Janice; Schneider, Bradley; Simon, Lateefah; Smith, Adam; Stansbury, Melanie; Stanton, Greg; Strickland, Marilyn; Suozzi, Thomas; Swalwell, Eric; Takano, Mark; Thompson, Mike; Tlaib, Rashida; Tokuda, Jill; Vasquez, Gabe; Walkinshaw, James; Watson Coleman, Bonnie; Whitesides, George; Williams, Nikema

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08)

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Pete Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution that would reverse the Biden Administration’s illegal mining ban in Northern Minnesota. Following the resolution’s introduction, Congressman Stauber released the following statement:

“The Biden Administration’s decision to enact its illegal mining ban in Northern Minnesota was not only an attack on our way of life and cost countless good-paying, union jobs, it also put our nation’s mineral security at risk. By locking up the Duluth Complex—the world’s largest untapped copper-nickel deposit—President Biden cemented our nation’s reliance on foreign adversarial nations like China for critical minerals that will be necessary for the United States to compete and win in the 21st Century.

“I am proud to stand with the hardworking men and women of Northern Minnesota and protect our region’s way of life and our rich, 145-year mining history. I look forward to Congress’s swift consideration of H.J. Res. 140, so we can send this resolution to President Trump’s desk and prevent future administrations from enacting similar, dangerous mining bans in the future.”

Background: In January 2023, the Department of the Interior, at the direction of former President Joe Biden and former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, issued Public Land Order (PLO) 7917, instituting a 20-year mineral withdrawal covering 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest in Northern Minnesota. This mineral withdrawal banned mining and other responsible resource extraction in a strategically significant area of the Duluth Complex, which is the largest untapped copper-nickel deposit in the world. Under the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Department of the Interior is required to notify Congress of public land orders impacting an excess of 5,000 acres. The Biden Administration failed to properly transmit PLO 7917 to Congress in January 2023.

Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress has the authority to review and disapprove of federal actions within 60 Senate session days of the action’s submission to Congress. If a CRA joint resolution of disapproval addressing a federal action is passed by both chambers and signed by the President, it is nullified and ceases to have effect (or is treated as never having taken effect). Additionally, under the CRA’s substantially similar provision, when a federal action is successfully disapproved of by Congress, the executive branch is prohibited

from taking a substantially similar action in the future. Now that the Trump Administration has properly transmitted PLO 7917 to Congress, it is now eligible for Congressional review under the CRA.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Co 2)

Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board urging them to reject the motion submitted by the proponents of the Uinta Basin Railway project and to engage in a comprehensive review of the project, including robust public comment. 

“We urge the Board to reject the motion submitted by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition to reaffirm the Board’s previous approval of the project with a truncated review. Instead, the Board should engage in a thorough, rigorous evaluation of the project that includes robust public participation and a supplemental environmental impact statement that considers the project’s risks to Colorado’s communities, water, land, air, and climate,” wrote the lawmakers.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Board’s original environmental review failed to take a “hard look” at the project’s effects on Colorado communities, as required by law. The lawmakers emphasize that input from Colorado communities is crucial, particularly from local governments and water districts located along the proposed rail line. A train accident or spill could have catastrophic effects not only on Colorado’s water supplies, wildlife habitats, and outdoor recreation assets, but also on the broader Colorado River Basin. 

“We urge the Board to carefully consider those concerns before rendering a decision that could jeopardize the water supplies, environment, and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Coloradans. Without a robust analysis and full public review, the errors identified in the D.C. Circuit Court’s original decision would remain unaddressed, and the legitimacy of the Board’s action would be undermined,” continued the lawmakers.

“We appreciate the importance of expanding our nation’s energy infrastructure, but we cannot accept an approach that places the Colorado River and the 40 million Americans who depend on it at unnecessary risk,” concluded the lawmakers.

Neguse and Bennet have consistently raised concerns about the proposed Uinta Basin Railway and its risks to Colorado’s communities, water, land, air, and climate. In June 2025, Neguse and Bennet opposed the expedited review of the Wildcat Loadout facility.  In May 2025, Neguse and Bennet expressed their disappointment with the Supreme Court decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition V. Eagle County, Colorado. In October 2024, Neguse and Bennet joined Colorado leaders to support Eagle County’s position before the U.S. Supreme Court in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. In January 2024, Neguse and Bennet applauded the U.S. Forest Service’s withdrawal of its Record of Decision that would have authorized the issuance of a special use permit for the Uinta Basin Railway. In August 2023, the lawmakers welcomed the D.C. Circuit Court’s decision to overrule the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the project, vacating its environmental review and ordering a new review. Leading up to these decisions, Neguse and Bennet urged federal agencies to conduct additional environmental review of the risks to Colorado from the proposed project — including to the Council on Environmental Quality in July 2022, and to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency in March 2023.

The full text of the letter is available HERE and below.

Dear Chairman Fuchs:

As the Surface Transportation Board (“the Board”) considers the Uinta Basin Railway project (“the Railway”) on remand from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, we urge the Board to reject the motion submitted by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition to reaffirm the Board’s previous approval of the project with a truncated review. Instead, the Board should engage in a thorough, rigorous evaluation of the project that includes robust public participation and a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) that considers the project’s risks to Colorado’s communities, water, land, air, and climate. 

In 2021, the Board’s Final EIS concluded that the Railway would enable the shipment of up to 4.6 billion gallons of crude oil per year from Utah through Colorado to the Gulf Coast on as many as five, two-mile-long trains per day. These trains would run for over 100 miles directly alongside the headwaters of the Colorado River – a vital water supply for nearly 40 million Americans, 30 Tribal nations, millions of acres of agricultural land, and a main driver of our state’s recreation and tourism economies.

A train derailment that spills oil in the headwaters of the Colorado River would be catastrophic not only to our state’s water supplies, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation assets, but also to the broader Colorado River Basin. Train accidents and spills are not rare, as the recent derailment of a coal train into the Gunnison River underscores. In addition, an accident along the rail line could further increase wildfire risk at a time when the West already faces severe drought. Many Colorado communities along the proposed railway are still recovering from extreme wildfires, severe flash flooding, and mudslides, while managing water levels at unprecedented lows. This project also poses new hazards for Denver residents, where it is estimated to quadruple the number of rail cars carrying hazardous materials through the city.

The Board’s EIS did not disclose these potential effects on the Colorado River and Colorado communities, a flaw that the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded meant that the EIS failed to take the “hard look” required by law. The U.S. Supreme Court’s May 2025 ruling did not address or disturb this part of the D.C. Circuit’s decision. The Board should conduct a thorough and updated supplemental EIS that assesses these risks. As part of that process, the Board should ensure Colorado communities have the opportunity to have their voices heard. A wide range of local governments, water districts, and other stakeholders along the Union Pacific rail line continue to have grave concerns about the risks of the project. We urge the Board to carefully consider those concerns before rendering a decision that could jeopardize the water supplies, environment, and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Coloradans. Without a robust analysis and full public review, the errors identified in the D.C. Circuit Court’s original decision would remain unaddressed, and the legitimacy of the Board’s action would be undermined. 

Additionally, a detailed supplemental EIS is necessary since the Board’s EIS is now over four years old. Furthermore, the economic analysis underpinning the Board’s decision is now more than seven years old and fails to account for the current global oversupply of oil or the significantly increased cost of steel, two factors that call the Railway’s economic viability into question. 

We appreciate the importance of expanding our nation’s energy infrastructure, but we cannot accept an approach that places the Colorado River and the 40 million Americans who depend on it at unnecessary risk. 

We appreciate your consideration of this important matter. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Co 2)

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Joe Neguse (D-Co 2)

Washington, D.C. — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse released the following statement after House consideration of the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS); Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. While Rep. Neguse succeeded in protecting funding for vital programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), he ultimately voted against the three funding bills as a result of their omission of statutory language he proposed — on a bipartisan basis — to prevent the Trump administration’s reported plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. 

Neguse has forcefully condemned the White House’s attacks on the nation’s leading scientific research center, calling them reckless, dangerous, and blatantly retaliatory. During last Tuesday’s House Rules Committee hearing, he filed an amendment to reiterate sustained federal support for NCAR. House Republicans rejected the amendment by a 8-3 vote. 

“Colorado’s research institutes and laboratories are central to the fabric of our state and our nation, and I’m deeply grateful to the colleagues who joined me in pushing back against the Trump administration’s attacks on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. While I’m proud that we succeeded in ensuring the CJS funding bill rolled back dangerous cuts to NOAA — preventing irreversible harm to critical programs — I could not, in good faith, support legislation that fails to safeguard the extraordinary work being done at NCAR. Dismantling this institution would be reckless, dangerous and place the United States at a serious competitive disadvantage. I urge the Trump administration to heed our bipartisan call for a halt to their attacks on this vital institution — and I’ll continue to work with Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper and the bipartisan coalition we’ve built to protect NCAR,” said Congressman Neguse. 

At the end of last year, Neguse spearheaded a bipartisan effort with Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper urging congressional appropriators to prevent NCAR’s dismantling and protect its core capabilities. Their effort was supported by a coalition of nearly 100 lawmakers from both the House and Senate. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04)

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the House Values Action Team (VAT), participated today in a news conference alongside Republican Study Committee leadership to commend the release of the RSC’s framework for a second reconciliation bill, commonly referred to as Reconciliation 2.0.

Speaking as both VAT Chairman and an RSC Member, Congressman Aderholt praised the framework as a critical opportunity to secure additional conservative wins, codify key presidential executive actions, and rein in wasteful spending initiated under the Biden Administration.

“The House Values Action Team is a caucus of Members committed to defending and advancing what we call civilizational issues, family, faith, and freedom,” said Aderholt. “I am proud to stand with Chairman August Pfluger and my RSC colleagues to commend this framework for a second reconciliation bill, which represents our best opportunity to deliver lasting, conservative reforms for the American people.”

Congressman Aderholt highlighted several provisions in the framework that are of particular importance to VAT Members, including:

• Eliminating the marriage penalty in the Child Tax Credit, ensuring families are not financially punished for marriage.
• Fixing 401(k) contribution maximums that currently disadvantage families with a single working parent.
• Making permanent the ban on federal funding for abortion providers, a key victory from the first reconciliation bill that is set to expire on July 4, 2026, unless Congress acts.
• Eliminating Medicaid and ACA tax credit funding for gender procedures and elective abortions.
• Establishing an excise tax on higher education institutions that allow biological males to compete in female sports.

“These policies are about standing up for families and making sure federal law reflects common sense and core American values,” Aderholt said. “Republicans are working to deliver for the American family, and Reconciliation 2.0 does exactly that.”

Congressman Aderholt’s full remarks from today’s news conference can be viewed here:
https://youtu.be/3_Q5Et3ORi8

The RSC’s Reconciliation 2.0 framework will guide House Republicans as they move forward with the next reconciliation package in the coming months.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tom McClintock Representing the 4th District of California

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today passed HR 1958 (Taylor) with Rep. McClintock’s legislation “Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act” folded into the bill.

Rep. McClintock’s “Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act” makes specific acts related to Social Security or identification document fraud a ground for barring a non-U.S. national from admission into the United States or deporting the individual.  Offenses that trigger this ground of inadmissibility and deportability include knowingly and without lawful authority producing a false identification document and making a false statement of material fact in an application for Social Security disability benefits.

Congressman McClintock delivered remarks in support of the amendment containing his bill language at the House Judiciary Committee markup hearing:

 This amendment delineates specific federal crimes that make an alien inadmissible to, or removable from, the United States.  This amendment also incorporates my “Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act” which the House passed on a bi-partisan basis two years ago. 

That bill simply says if you are an alien who admits to, or is convicted of, social security fraud or identification document fraud, you cannot enter the country, and if you are already here, you should be deported.  That’s just common sense.

Even the New York Times recently reported that “as many as one million” illegal aliens are using fraudulent or stolen social security numbers.  According to another report in 2017 there were 1.2 million cases in which illegal aliens used social security numbers that belonged to somebody else or were fabricated.  That number surely has skyrocketed following four years of the Biden-Harris open borders.  

A 2022 investigative report found that because of this fraud “victims may face tax bills for income they didn’t earn, or depleted benefits, and may suffer from poor credit histories, or even criminal histories.”

By specifically listing federal crimes that make an alien inadmissible to, and removable from, the United States this amendment closes loopholes, removes the years-long litigation that so often bogs down the removal process, and strengthens the immigration system.  

Finally, the amendment guarantees that the fraudsters described in this bill cannot exploit Americans generosity ever again by receiving any immigration relief in this country.

The legislation will next go to the House floor.

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Video link to Committee remarks.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tom McClintock Representing the 4th District of California

Statement from the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Tom McClintock (CA-5) and Steve Cohen (TN-9), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus, today released the following statement:

“We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran as they courageously rise to demand their fundamental rights and a future rooted in freedom, dignity, and democratic governance. Across cities and communities, Iranians have made clear their aspiration for a democratic, non-nuclear republic that respects political pluralism, the rule of law, and basic human rights.

“We unequivocally condemn the Iranian regime’s brutal suppression of protesters. The use of lethal force, mass arrests, intimidation, and reported attacks on civilians and medical facilities represent grave violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. Such actions further underscore the regime’s disregard for the lives and voices of its own people.

“The Iranian people have also made clear that they reject all forms of authoritarian rule. Their call is not for repression or extremism, but for the universal principles of freedom, accountability, and self-determination.

“As Co-Chairs of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus, we reaffirm our commitment to supporting the Iranian people’s legitimate aspirations and to holding accountable those responsible for human rights abuses. The United States, together with the international community, must continue to stand firmly on the side of human rights, democratic values, and the Iranian people’s right to choose their own future.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tom McClintock Representing the 4th District of California

The arrest of Maduro has advanced both the cause of justice and freedom in the Western hemisphere and revived the Monroe Doctrine for our national security. It is an astounding tactical success of American armed forces and a testament to the decisiveness and resolve of President Trump and his advisors.  The contrast between American socialists protesting Maduro’s ouster with the jubilation of ordinary Venezuelans celebrating their deliverance speaks for itself. 

The  federal courts have consistently upheld this use of military force by Presidents over many years and I believe the President has acted within these legal precedents.  Nevertheless, in calmer times I believe that Congress will need to clarify and re-assert its preeminent constitutional role before military action is initiated.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tom McClintock Representing the 4th District of California

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) today delivered remarks during House floor debate in support of H.R. 4371 (Fry).  Rep. McClintock is a member of the House Judiciary Committee where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement.

Excerpt: During the four years of the Democrats’ open border nightmare, some half million unvetted, unaccompanied minors were trafficked into our country by our own government and left with poorly vetted or unvetted sponsors.  The government lost track of 150,000 of them.  This is a dark chapter in our history that must always be remembered and never be repeated.

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 Remarks as delivered:

During the four years of the Democrat’s open border nightmare, some half million unvetted, unaccompanied minors were trafficked into our country by our own government and left with poorly vetted or unvetted sponsors. The government lost track of 150,000 of them. This is a dark chapter in our history that must always be remembered and never be repeated.

So far, despite the vicious and sometimes violent opposition of the Democrats and their ANTIFA auxiliary, the Trump administration has now rescued 62,000 of these children who had fallen into the underworld of illegal sex and labor trafficking. 

But many of these unaccompanied alien children weren’t children at all. Some were gang members or adults pretending to be minors, or both. And since the Biden administration’s priority was to traffic as many as possible into our country, they didn’t care to check.  Biden’s HHS secretary compared the processing to an assembly line, and he threatened to fire anyone who slowed it down to ask embarrassing questions like, “Is this person with gang tattoos a member of a gang? Are they even a child?” 

This bill is named after Kayla Hamilton. She paid the ultimate price for the Democrats’ open borders. She was found in her own bedroom, raped, tied up and then strangled with a phone cord. Her murder was recorded on her boyfriend’s voice mail when she desperately called him for help. Kayla was just 20 years old. 

She was murdered by a 17-year-old MS 13 gang member who Biden’s administration welcomed into our country. Police investigating her murder noticed that her assailant had gang tattoos and one call to El Salvadorian authorities confirmed he was a known MS 13 gang member – something that federal officials never bothered to ask as they recklessly placed him in Kayla’s neighborhood. 

The Trump administration has stopped this madness thank God, and ICE is now trying to locate every gang member that the Democrats allowed into our country to prevent future atrocities. And ICE is being blocked every step of the way by the Democrats and the violent street mobs that they have incited and encouraged. 

But what if another Democrat becomes President? Their leaders all backed these policies. And that’s where this bill is so desperately needed: Not for future presidents like Trump, pledged and determined and to uphold our immigration laws, but for future Democrats who are pledged to undermine or ignore them. 

If this bill had been law, Biden would have been powerless to unleash these horrors upon our people. This bill requires every unaccompanied alien child to be fully vetted and detained if they are suspected to be criminals or gang members. It also requires every sponsor to be similarly vetted, to prevent the rampant child abuse and trafficking that was aided and abetted by the Biden administration with the support of the Democrats in this Congress. 

This must never happen again. This bill assures that whoever is President, it cannot happen again. 
 

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