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Source: {United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bobby Scott (3rd District of Virginia)

Headline: Warner, Kaine, Scott Applaud $310.2 Million Loan to Reduce Traffic in Hampton Roads

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) applaud a $310.2 million federal loan awarded to the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) to fund the construction and implementation of much needed express lanes, a free-flowing toll system, and a new flyover ramp that together will help ease traffic congestion in the area. This Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan is awarded to the Hampton Roads Express Lanes Network 2026 Project by the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.

“Interstate 64 is one of the Commonwealth’s most heavily trafficked routes, serving as a vital connection for families, communities, businesses, ports, and military bases,” said the lawmakers. “We’re thrilled that this federal loan will help reduce the area’s traffic bottleneck, boost the regional economy, ready our infrastructure for emergency needs, and deliver Virginians from point A to point B quickly and safely.”

The I-64/I-464 corridor is a critical route that commuters rely on and freight companies utilize to access to the Virginia Port system. The Hampton Roads Express Lanes Network 2026 Project will help reduce congested traffic in the area, as well as enhance regional resilience by providing additional capacity for emergency evacuations and allow for the more efficient deployment of military personnel. Once completed, the project is expected to deliver travel time savings of 10–15 minutes in express lanes and up to 10 minutes in general-purpose lanes.

The TIFIA loan will finance multiple segments of the project, including:

1. Converting existing general-purpose shoulder into a part-time high occupancy toll (HOT) and an existing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane into a HOT lane;
2. Creating a new flyover ramp on the I-64/I-464 interchange; and
3. Constructing and implementing a fully integrated open-road tolling system across the network.

Substantial completion is anticipated by June 2030.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Dan Newhouse (4th District of Washington)

Headline: Newhouse Statement on Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Case

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. Barbara.  

“While the United States remains one of the most welcoming nations for immigrants, decades of failure to secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws has resulted in the abuse and misuse of birthright citizenship and I supported the administration’s efforts to curtail those abuses,” said Rep. Newhouse. 

Newhouse continued, “The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was intended for the children of slaves who were born in the United States, it was not designed for foreign nationals to flock to our borders and secure citizenship for their expected child. While I am disappointed with the ruling from the Supreme Court, this should be a wakeup call for Congress to address our immigration crisis.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Dan Newhouse (4th District of Washington)

Headline: Newhouse Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Women’s Sports

Press Release 
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026
Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its decision in favor of Idaho and West Virginia in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.

“I welcome today’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Idaho and West Virginia’s laws preventing biological men from competing against biological women in athletic competitions,” said Rep. Newhouse. 

Newhouse continued, “Female athletes in Washington state have been forced to compete against male athletes due to Bob Ferguson, Nick Brown, Chris Reykdal, Jamie Pedersen and Laurie Jinkins’ extreme policies. This SCOTUS decision is a win for the girls and their families who have fought for safety and fairness in sports, especially Ahnaleigh Wilson of East Wenatchee and Frances Staudt of Tumwater, who have worked tirelessly on behalf of their peers.”

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to prevent biological men from playing in girls’ and women’s sports, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) released the following statement:

“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court reaffirms the truth that so many Americans have known all along,” said Rep. Kelly. “Before serving in Congress, I spent years coaching youth sports. I know the real benefits sports can have for both boys and girls on and off the field. Protecting girls’ and women’s sports is essential, and today’s ruling does just that.”

Kelly has been a defender of girls’ and women’s sports in Congress. In 2024, Rep. Kelly co-sponsored the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.

Also in 2024, he supported Mercer County parents who raised concerns that changes to the Greenville Area School Board‘s Title IX policy would risk student safety, particularly for female students.

Learn more about Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling here.

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

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme today affirmed the long-held principle that children born in the United States are citizens. It also ruled in a major campaign finance case and barred transgender athletes from girls’ sports.

Congressman Cohen, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, made the following statement:

“The words of the Fourteenth Amendment are as clear and plain and uncomplicated as they could be. The only surprise in today’s ruling is that it was not unanimous. But of course Thomas and Alito, hypocritically claiming a literal interpretation of the Constitution, need to accomplish Donald Trump’s goal of making America more Anglo-Saxon Protestant. I had hoped for Kavanaugh but apparently he must have had too many beers.”

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

Trahan Statement on Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Decision

WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2026

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement following the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Barbara decision:
“For more than 150 years, ever since the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in the aftermath of the Civil War, the rule has been clear: if you are born on American soil, you are an American. That principle has endured through generations because it reflects both our Constitution and our values. Donald Trump tried to erase it with the stroke of a pen, and today he failed.”
“The idea that a child can be born in the United States and be told they are not American defies the Constitution, defies longstanding Supreme Court precedent, and defies the basic promise this country makes to every family building a life here.”
“This is a victory, but it should never have come to this. No president should be able to decide who counts as American by executive order. Families here in Massachusetts and across the country can breathe easier today. I will keep fighting to make sure no family ever has to wonder whether the rights guaranteed by our Constitution can simply be signed away.”
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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld the Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Trump’s executive order seeking to deny citizenship to many children born in the United States:

“Today’s decision reaffirms a fundamental constitutional principle: every child born in the United States is an American citizen. Since its ratification in the wake of the Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment has enshrined the principles of equal citizenship and equal protection under the law, including its guarantee of birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court’s decision makes clear that those constitutional rights cannot be rewritten by executive order because the Constitution, not the President, governs the rights of the American people.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA)

I’m glad we’re holding this oversight hearing on NTIA. This agency oversees tens of billions in federal broadband funding.

The American people deserve answers about why the Trump Administration’s spent the past 18 months delaying broadband buildout and canceling funding for states and local communities — all while pressuring them to give up affordability and consumer protections.

Reliable, affordable high-speed internet is no longer a luxury.

It is how our children learn, how patients access telehealth, how small businesses compete, and how families stay connected.

That is why Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and invested $65 billion to close the digital divide, including more than $42 billion through the BEAD Program.

Congress made a promise to connect every community with affordable, reliable broadband.

Instead of carrying out that promise, the Trump Administration has spent the last 18 months gutting it.

NTIA has repeatedly moved the goalposts, missed its own deadlines, and created uncertainty for states, providers, and the communities waiting to get connected.

Today, we are seeing the consequences.

Providers are walking away. States are being forced to revisit decisions they already made. Communities that thought help was finally on the way are once again left wondering when — or if —they’ll ever get connected.

California has worked in good faith to meet these shifting demands, but we’re still stuck waiting on NTIA’s final sign-off before we can get shovels in the ground. 

From Sacramento to San Joaquin and the El Dorado Hills, families are now waiting well into next year while the Trump Administration keeps changing the rules.

Even more troubling, NTIA is still sitting on more than $20 billion in BEAD nondeployment funding.

Congress provided those funds because closing the digital divide requires more than laying fiber in the ground or launching satellites into space.

It also requires making sure people can afford to get online and have the skills and support to use that connection.

Yet, months after missing its own deadline, NTIA still has not told states if or how they can use these funds — leaving states in limbo and families behind.

I am equally concerned that in other areas NTIA is also exceeding the authority Congress gave it.

Congress never directed NTIA to override state affordability policies, disregard their net neutrality laws, or discourage states from negotiating stronger contract provisions to protect consumers.

And Congress certainly never authorized NTIA to override state AI laws.

Yet President Trump is threatening to withhold billions in broadband funding from states if he doesn’t like their AI protections.

The Administration also illegally cancelled nearly $3 billion in Digital Equity funds, including $70 million that was going to help California families.

That decision stopped a proposed project that would have helped more than 500,000 digitally disadvantaged Californian households gain affordable broadband access, digital skills training, and the devices they need to participate in today’s economy.

Across 50 California counties, including the Sacramento region, seniors, veterans, students, people with disabilities, and low-income families are left behind — because President Trump didn’t like a program Congress specifically created to help them.

Today, I’m concerned we’ll hear NTIA continue to dodge accountability, offer vague answers, shift blame, and exceed the authority Congress gave it.

But the American people deserve clear answers.

When will states receive certainty about funding?

What legal authority does NTIA believe it has to impose requirements Congress never enacted?

And when will states finally be allowed to finish the work Congress directed them to do?

Congress passed a bipartisan law.

NTIA’s job is to follow it, not rewrite it.

Lastly, we must continue leading the world in spectrum policy, which powers the devices and services Americans depend on to work, learn, and stay safe.

That is why the U.S. government must speak with one voice at next year’s World Radiocommunication Conference.

I encourage NTIA to hold a spectrum summit to ensure the U.S. has a united front with our strategic allies.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David G Valadao (CA-21)

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Mike Simpson (ID-02), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) in relaunching the Congressional Dairy Caucus. Central Valley dairy producers continue to struggle due to high input costs, competitive pressures from trade partners, and shifting consumption patterns, and this bipartisan caucus will work to elevate those concerns at the federal level and advocate for healthy and wholesome milk and dairy products.

“As the sole dairyman in Congress, I’m proud to join my colleagues in launching the Congressional Dairy Caucus,” said Congressman Valadao. “Dairy is the cornerstone of the Central Valley’s economy, and I know firsthand the challenges our producers face—from rising input costs and labor shortages to changing consumer demands and an increasingly unpredictable marketplace. Our dairy producers deserve strong advocates in Washington who understand what’s at stake, and I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to strengthen the dairy industry, promote the nutritional benefits of dairy products, and ensure the hardworking men and women who feed our nation have the support they need to succeed.”

“Eastern Connecticut has a proud heritage of multi-generation, family-owned dairy farms,” said Rep. Courtney. “Dairy farms are a key part of our local economy and provide nutritious products to our communities. The industry is facing pressing challenges of rising input costs, market volatility, and competitive pressures from trade partners. As a Co-Chair of the bipartisan Dairy Caucus, I will continue making dairy farmers’ voices heard in Congress and work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to address their needs and help grow their businesses.”

“Idaho is one of the largest dairy-producing states, and I represent one of the most productive dairy districts in the country,” said Rep. Simpson. “Dairy farmers work 365 days a year, and their critical work keeps our nation healthy and Americans fed.  As a longtime Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Dairy Caucus, I look forward to working with my colleagues to strengthen the dairy industry and ensure dairy farmers’ priorities are heard.”

“Dairy farmers are a critical part of Washington’s economy and the Pacific Northwest,” said Rep. DelBene. “From holding our trading partners accountable to adapting to changes in the industry, dairy farmers deserve to have their voices represented in Congress. I’m looking forward to returning as a co-chair of this bipartisan caucus, to support dairy farmers across the country.”

“The revival of the Congressional Dairy Caucus, a crucial agricultural coalition that dates to 2006, underscores the important, bipartisan collaboration of lawmakers who are committed to supporting America’s dairy farmers and rural communities. Having dedicated partners among members who represent dairy districts across the country on Capitol Hill ensures thoughtful discussion and advancement of the shared policy priorities that unite and sustain their constituents. Dairy isn’t only a 24/7, 365-days-a-year vocation – it’s exceptional within agriculture with a footprint in all 50 states, touching local economies nationwide and playing a vital role in global nutrition and trade. We thank Congressman Courtney for his dedication to ensuring the Congressional Dairy Caucus remains active so that U.S. dairy farmers know they have an advocacy network in congress that cares about the future of their farms,” said Gregg Doud, President and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Gregory W Meeks (5th District of New York)

Washington, D.C.- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following yesterday’s briefing by Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff on the administration’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran: 

“As has become a pattern with this administration, yesterday’s briefing raised more questions than it answered. Rubio and Witkoff directly contradicted the written terms of the MOU and what they’ve previously said to other Members of Congress and the Senate. Witkoff’s unfamiliarity with basic technical aspects of the agreement, and his naivety with respect to Iran’s negotiating posture, continue to demonstrate why he and Jared Kushner are the wrong people to be handling one of the most complex nuclear and sanctions challenges in the world.  

“To be clear: the briefers conceded that the MOU is not a final deal, but rather a cessation of hostilities while negotiations continue. But the framework Rubio and Witkoff described amounts to nothing more than a resurrection of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) at best, the very deal Trump tore up to ultimately lead us into his war of choice with Iran. 

“What makes this worse is Secretary Rubio’s conduct on the call itself. When Democratic Members, including my colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Committee, asked substantive questions, Rubio dismissed them. That is not how a Secretary of State treats a co-equal branch of government which the American people expect to conduct oversight.  

“The Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman has not held a single hearing with administration witnesses on Iran this entire Congress. That is unacceptable. I again call on the Committee Chairman to hold hearings and for Secretary Rubio to testify publicly before the Foreign Affairs Committee.”