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

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42)

Congressman Ken Calvert voted along with a bipartisan majority (397 to 28) of the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.

“The package of appropriations bills approved by the House funds many American priorities, including the fight against fentanyl, restoring American energy dominance, bolstering our nuclear defense systems, and improving water infrastructure,” said Rep. Calvert. “Many of my priorities for our region, California, and the nation were incorporated into this bill. As a senior member of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, I’m pleased this final package includes funding for California water infrastructure. I also strongly support the significant investment the bill makes for the continued modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure.”

Energy and Water Priorities

• $62.5 million for surface and groundwater storage projects in the Western U.S.
• $12.5 million for water recycling projects in the Western U.S.
• $19.4 million for Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) research program in the West to optimize water storage and reduce flood risk using watershed monitoring and weather forecasts including a report that quantifies the economic value of the water supply benefits produced by this program.
• $20 million to support the Lower Basin States’ work to conserve Colorado River water.
• $14 million for the Coastal Ocean Data System (CODS) buoy network that produces data models for safe and efficient coastal infrastructure planning, maritime commerce, military operations, and emergency response.

Interior and Environment Priorities

• Language directing the EPA to provide a briefing on air quality monitoring data in the Coachella Valley.
• $1.5 billion for Wildland Fire Management
• Eliminates the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation
• $3.2 billion for the National Park Service

CJS Priorities

• $105 million, a $2 million increase, for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which operates the Cyber Tipline that processes and analyzes reports of child exploitation and shares them with the relevant law enforcement agency.
• $3 million for NOAA monitoring and study of atmospheric rivers for the purpose of emergency preparedness.
• $58 million for NASA’s Space Grant Program, which provides monetary support to 52 programs throughout the United States that give kids an introduction into science and aeronautics.
• $2 million for the Drug Enforcement Agency to use emerging wastewater testing technology to monitor and track production and usage of fentanyl.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steny H Hoyer (MD-05)

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the December jobs report: 

“With the release of the December jobs report this morning, the results are in: 2025 was the worst year for U.S. job growth since 2020 – the peak of the pandemic. Last month saw only 50,000 jobs added to the U.S. economy, with unemployment hovering around 4.4 percent. Additionally, we saw revisions indicating that 76,000 fewer jobs were created in October and November than previously reported. In all, only 584,000 jobs were added to the economy in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term. That pales in comparison to the more than two million jobs that were added to the US economy in 2024.

“Last month, Donald Trump said America was poised ‘for an economic boom the likes of which the nation has never seen,’ but the numbers suggest we’re going bust. The number of long-term unemployed Americans increased by 375,000 in 2025. Youth employment, Black employment, and manufacturing employment are all lower today than they were a year ago. Indeed, despite Trump’s promise to bring back manufacturing jobs, the American economy lost some 58,000 manufacturing jobs in the past year. 

“And yet, Trump claims that America has the ‘hottest’ economy in the world. As the numbers make clear, however, Trump’s promises about creating new jobs and growing the economy were nothing but hot air.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09)

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV)

Washington D.C. – On Thursday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined her House colleagues in passing a minibus funding package, securing $11.8 million for projects in West Virginia’s First Congressional District. This funding package included the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, and the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 

“I am thrilled that yesterday’s minibus secured funding for nine of my Community Project Funding requests, bringing meaningful results to West Virginia by investing in public safety, modern infrastructure, and water projects that directly benefit local communities. By prioritizing responsible spending and targeted investments, Congress is ensuring that West Virginia families, businesses, and first responders have the resources they need to thrive now and well into the future,” said Congresswoman Carol Miller.

The projects funded in each bill include: 

Commerce, Justice, and Science:
$340,000 – Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Fleet Upgrades

Energy and Water: 
$5,725,000 – City of Lewisburg’s Water System Improvements

Interior and Environment: 
$750,000 – Webster County Economic Development Authority’s Diana-Guardian Water Line Extension Project

$750,000 – Boone County Public Service District’s Water Improvement Project

$1,000,000 – Buffalo Creek Public Service District’s Water Treatment and Plant Upgrade and Expansion Project

$750,000 – City of Welch’s Combined Sewer Overflow Removal Project 

$750,000 – North Beckley Public Service District’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project 

$750,000 – Region 2 Planning and Development Council’s Crum Water Treatment Plant Project

$1,000,000 – Town of West Hamlin’s Water Treatment Plant Upgrades  

Two additional Community Project Funding requests passed in November 2025, securing over $4 million for West Virginia hospitals. The details of that funding package can be found here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Sam Graves (6th District of Missouri)

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sam Graves (MO-06) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, which passed the House yesterday.

“The federal government needs to learn to live within its means, just like American families have to,” said Graves. “The appropriations bills, which cut billions in wasteful spending and make important investments in the things government should do and should do well, are a good step in the right direction. I’ll keep working to cut wasteful spending, balance the budget, and get our country back on track.”

Graves included several provisions in the bill to fund critical projects in North Missouri:

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Representing the 12th District of California

Washington D.C. – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) in taking action to hold the Trump Administration accountable for their illegal, targeted freezing of federal child care and family assistance funding designated for California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado. Pelosi and her colleagues authored a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanding the release of nearly $10 billion in frozen federal funding for child care and family support initiatives.

In addition to being unlawful, “this action is reckless, unjustified, and profoundly harmful, placing millions of children, working parents, and financially stressed families at immediate risk,” wrote the Representatives in their letter. “Congress appropriated these funds to support children and families, not to be withheld as political retribution. This decision undermines federal-state partnerships, destabilizes childcare systems, and erodes confidence in HHS’s stewardship of programs fundamental to the economic stability and well-being of children and families.”

This letter comes as a direct response to a January 6, 2026, decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to freeze more than $10 billion in federal child care and family assistance funding for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York, citing “serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in state-administered programs.”

Under this action, access to major funding streams, including the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and the Social Services Block Grant, was restricted pending additional documentation and review, with HHS asserting that some benefits may have been provided to individuals not eligible under federal law. The department did not accompany the announcement with evidence of systemic fraud, prompting sharp criticism from state officials and stakeholders who warn the freeze jeopardizes services for low-income families, working parents, and child care providers who rely on these programs to stay afloat.

The letter is co-signed by 83 total members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Members from all five affected states. A full copy of the letter can be found here.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (USVI)

For Immediate Release                             Contact: Tionee Scotland
January 10, 2026                                                    202-808-6129

PRESS RELEASE

CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENHANCED TAX CREDIT EXTENSION

Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend for three years the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits that expired on January 1, 2026:

“This week, as a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, I spoke on the House floor in defense of affordable healthcare for all Americans during debate on the three-year extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits (view remarks here). The Virgin Islands and other territories, which have never had access to ACA Exchanges, reveal a clear picture of what happens without these critical benefits.

“The Virgin Islands healthcare system is in crisis. Our hospitals operate under outdated Medicare formulas from 1982 and 1996, and face chronic shortages of supplies, medications, equipment, and staff—forcing patients to bring their own sheets and diapers to the hospital and doctors to pool personal funds to pay vendors. Hospital funding gaps exceed $34 million annually. More than 3,000 Virgin Islanders lost Medicaid coverage when supplemental funding ended, dramatically increasing the uncompensated care burden on our already struggling system. In Puerto Rico, similar Medicaid funding caps forced reliance on borrowing and debt that contributed to their 2017 bankruptcy. These territorial healthcare crises stem directly from inadequate federal support.

“Nationally, the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits has already doubled healthcare costs for 20 million Americans. When millions lose affordable coverage, the impact ripples across the entire healthcare system. Uninsured individuals turn to emergency rooms for basic care, driving up costs that are absorbed through higher premiums and hospital charges for everyone—even those with employer-sponsored insurance. This system-wide strain means all Americans pay more for healthcare, regardless of where they get their coverage.

“Seventeen House Republicans joined Democrats in voting for this extension yesterday, demonstrating bipartisan recognition that this is a healthcare crisis, not a partisan issue. More than 90% of Marketplace enrollees rely on these enhanced premium tax credits—without the extension, families across America are forced to choose between seeing a doctor or paying rent, between filling prescriptions or putting food on the table. The Senate must now prioritize the well-being of the American people over partisan politics and send this commonsense, bipartisan extension to the President’s desk.

“My commitment to ensuring healthcare equity for the Virgin Islands and all U.S. territories in federal programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and SSI, remains unwavering. When the Affordable Care Act was enacted, the U.S. Virgin Islands elected to receive a lump sum Medicaid allotment rather than establish an ACA health exchange, a decision driven by the prohibitively high cost and overwhelming administrative and regulatory burdens that made marketplace creation unfeasible for all U.S. territories. I continue to advocate for policy changes that would allow territorial residents without employer-provided health insurance to access coverage through the Washington, DC Exchange (DC Health Link), with standard reimbursement for premium tax credits. This critical option would ensure access to comprehensive healthcare coverage where ACA Marketplaces do not exist and address a critical gap in the U.S. territories’ healthcare system.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Al Green (TX-9)

(Washington, D.C.) — On Friday, January 9, 2026, Congressman Al Green delivered remarks on the House floor to express grave concern for the safety of the American people and for his own life, calling for the impeachment of President Trump.

You can access and listen to Congressman Al Green’s speech on his official YouTube page or by clicking here. The floor speech highlighted is also accessible on various social media platforms, including Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter). 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington)