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

Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse was joined by Ranking Members Robert Garcia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Richard E. Neal, Committee on Ways and Mean, for his monthly news conference earlier this week. The Members spoke of President Donald Trump’s pervasive self-dealing and House Democrats’ efforts to put a stop to this administration’s unparalleled corruption.

Click HERE to watch the full press conference. 

Find a transcription of Rep. Neguse’s opening remarks below. 

NEGUSE: I’m here today with two of our most prominent Ranking Members in the House Democratic Caucus—Ranking Member Richie Neal, of course, of the prestigious Ways and Means Committee, and Ranking Member Robert Garcia of the Oversight Committee. 

And we’re here to convey a very simple message to the American people. There’s a lot going on right now, but something that I believe was lost in the news over the course of the last several weeks is the simple fact that in the history of our country, no president has profited off of public office more than Donald Trump. According to financial disclosures released just a few weeks ago, roughly, I believe, 15 days ago, the president’s income in 2025 soared to over $2.2 billion. Think about that $2.2 billion with a “b,” more than half of which was generated by his crypto empire that him and his family have been busily building. 

How do we know that Donald Trump is using the White House to increase his personal wealth? Because, besides the fact that these brazen self-enrichment schemes are happening in broad daylight, the numbers, the empirical data, tell the story. In 2024, before returning to office, Trump’s profits were just under a third of what they were in his first year back in Washington, D.C. 

Meanwhile, the American people are struggling—from Massachusetts to California to Colorado, where I have the privilege of serving. Under the Trump Administration, gas prices are up, groceries are more expensive, affordable health care is out of reach for millions. Not to mention the social safety net, meant to support families and communities across our country, has been ripped out from under them. 

At the end of the day, the Congress has a constitutional obligation to hold this President and his administration accountable and to root out corruption wherever we see it. And I am grateful that we have two incredibly talented Ranking Members who are committed to doing precisely that. 

Continue reading for additional quotes from Representatives Neal and Garcia: 

“Tax laws are supposed to apply equally, whether you’re a school teacher, a small business owner, or indeed the President of the United States. The administration continues to try to bend the institutions of governance to their will for the purpose of advancing his own interest,” said Ranking Member Neal. “[A federal judge in Florida] has spoken, and now Congress has a responsibility to continue to demand clear accountability. And if we don’t put our eyes and scrutiny of these matters, it ill serves our constitutional function and it allows this enrichment that we’re witnessing to continue. The American people deserve more.” 

“[A]s Americans are struggling with gas, groceries, the cost of goods, paying the rent, Donald Trump and their family are enriching themselves…The crypto scheme might be the most blatant corrupt thing that the folks and people in the community can see, but what we’re not seeing are the real estate deals being done by the sons, we’re also not seeing the direct work that Jared Kushner is doing to enrich himself and his family with an investment fund that the Saudis pumped $2 billion in, we’re not seeing the corruption of selling pardons, the corruption of selling pay-to-play at the White House, literally ticketed events at the People’s House. And so, whether it’s the crypto scheme, whether it’s the real estate deals, whether it’s the selling of pardons, whether it’s the sons enriching themselves off real estate deals after their father’s doing diplomacy, all of that comes back to a White House that is centered on enriching themselves and at the same time taking away from taxpayers,” said Ranking Member Garcia. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (5th District Missouri)

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21)

Today, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s Thursday evening election remarks: 

“President Trump’s address last night was another attempt to distract the American people with falsehoods and long-debunked conspiracy theories about our elections instead of addressing the issues families care about most,” said Rep. Frankel.

“While Americans are paying more for groceries, housing, and health care, President Trump and Republicans are focused on spreading election misinformation and advancing legislation that makes it harder for eligible Americans to vote. The facts remain unchanged: the 2020 election was secure—a conclusion confirmed by the Trump Administration’s own review, bipartisan election officials, independent audits, and the courts.

“Along with House Democrats I will continue fighting to lower costs, protect Social Security and Medicare, defend the freedom to vote, and hold accountable anyone who abuses public office for personal gain. We stand with the dedicated state and local election officials who protect the integrity of our elections, and we will continue working to ensure every eligible American can cast a ballot freely and confidently. The strongest answer to fear and misinformation is participation. Make a plan to vote, vote early if you can, and encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. In our democracy, the most important title is not President or Representative—it is citizen.” 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) released the following statement renewing his call for the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as Attorney General following Blanche’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings:

“A month ago, I led my colleagues in urging the Senate to reject Todd Blanche’s nomination because he led the Trump Administration’s cover-up of the Epstein files, lacked the independence required of an Attorney General, and repeatedly demonstrated that his first loyalty is to President Trump, not the Constitution and the American people. His confirmation hearings only reinforced those concerns. Under Mr. Blanche’s leadership, the Department of Justice exposed the identities of Epstein survivors while continuing to withhold the full Epstein files Congress and the American people were promised. Time and again, Mr. Blanche has put President Trump’s political interests ahead of survivors, ahead of the rule of law, and ahead of the Constitution he is sworn to uphold. His refusal to reject the Administration’s efforts to use the Department of Justice to launch an unprecedented federal takeover of our elections only confirmed that he lacks the independence and judgment required of an Attorney General. The Senate should reject his nomination.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Donald Norcross (1st District of New Jersey)

WASHINGTON — Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Building Trades Caucus, have introduced the bipartisan Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act to create, fund, and sustain pre-apprenticeship programs for all building and construction trades. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) is leading companion legislation in the Senate. 

Pre-apprenticeships are a proven strategy for building a workforce ready to meet industry demands and will instruct participants on everything from basic literacy and math to work-readiness skills that can be tailored to the needs of students and labor markets. 

The PATH Act will support more quality pre-apprenticeship programs and build a workforce ready to fill critical construction jobs by providing grants to be used for training, curriculum development, evaluations, and more. Eligible recipients for grants would include employers, unions, state and local workforce development boards, community-based organizations, postsecondary educational institutions, school districts, state education agencies, high schools, small businesses, and veterans’ service organizations. 

“Young people need to know that expensive four-year degrees are not the only way to earn a good living and provide value to your community,” Norcross said. “America needs to build more of everything from housing to energy to infrastructure, and pre-apprenticeships are the perfect entry point for the high-paying, fulfilling careers available right now. My own electrical apprenticeship kickstarted a life I’m extremely proud of and serves as my inspiration to create more of those opportunities for today’s workforce, too.” 

“A highly-trained, skilled trade workforce is essential to job creation and economic growth,” Fitzpatrick said. “As co-chair of the Congressional Building Trades Caucus, I am proud to join this bipartisan effort to further invest in apprenticeship programs, particularly in underserved communities nationwide.” 

“My Pre-Apprenticeships to Hardhats Act will help workers gain the skills and training they need to succeed in high-demand careers they can build their families around. These are the kinds of jobs that allow folks to put food on the table and get ahead,” Heinrich said. “I remain committed to solutions that expand pathways to in-demand jobs, grow our local workforce, and ensure New Mexico has the skilled workers it needs for the future.” 

The PATH Act is endorsed by North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU). 

“North America’s Building Trades Unions understand the training and education pathways required to produce a highly-skilled workforce, and we fully support apprenticeship readiness programs,” said Sean McGarvey, president of North America’s Building Trades Unions. “The efforts in the PATH Act not only open the pipelines of the skilled trades to underserved communities across America, they are essential to securing a strong foundation for America’s middle-class and ensuring national and local economic growth.” 

Full text of the legislation can be found here. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th District of Illinois)

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) released the following statement after President Donald Trump used a primetime address to declassify election-related intelligence, renew false claims about the 2020 election, and announce new federal investigations:

“As a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, I’ve spent years confronting the very real threats posed by China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries. Tonight, President Trump selectively declassified intelligence to try to rewrite the history of an election he lost. Even his own document release does not support his claim that the 2020 election was stolen. It confirms what we’ve long known: foreign adversaries targeted our democracy, but there is no evidence they changed a single vote or altered the casting or counting of ballots. President Trump lost the 2020 election fair and square. If he cared about election security, he wouldn’t be putting unqualified political loyalists in charge of our intelligence agencies or weakening the agencies responsible for protecting our elections from foreign threats. Instead, he’s reviving conspiracy theories about mail voting, pushing voter suppression, and laying the groundwork for an unprecedented federal takeover of our elections—all while ignoring the real challenges facing American families.”

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

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

Donald Trump has once again chosen to spew deliberate and dangerous lies because the economy is a disaster and he knows that the American people have had enough. He has cynically and corruptly decided to call into question our free and fair elections before a single ballot has been cast. Why? Republicans believe they need to cheat to win. 

The strength of our democracy depends on every single American showing up to vote for a brighter future. Thankfully, the framers of the Constitution saw fit to have our elections administered at the state and local level, precisely to prevent them from being manipulated by an unhinged President.

House Democrats will continue the fight to lower costs, make healthcare more affordable and protect the integrity of our elections. Change is coming to the United States of America. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jesús Chuy García (IL-04)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s speech attempting to undermine the 2026 election:

 “Tonight’s unhinged speech is the beginning of Trump’s attempt to overthrow the 2026 midterm election and to smear and criminalize noncitizens. This is what our insecure, delusional President does: if he doesn’t like the outcome of an election, he does everything in his power to subvert it. While these debunked claims by Trump and his cronies may seem laughable, they are a dire threat to democracy in America. The January 6th insurrection showed the country and the world that Republicans in Congress lack the spine to stand up to Trump’s authoritarianism. Now is the time for communities nationwide to mobilize against a federal takeover of elections, ICE at polling sites, and Trump’s pathetic lies. Whether through filing lawsuits, educating voters, volunteering at polling sites, holding the media accountable, or other tactics, we all have a role to play in preserving our right to vote in the face of Trump’s ongoing assault on democracy.”

 

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

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) watched President Trump’s prime time East Room speech to the nation tonight and made the following statement:

“Donald Trump is obsessed with the 2020 election that dozens and dozens of audits and court rulings established he lost. Sowing doubt about election results, I fear, is preparation for attempting to undo the loss Republicans will suffer in the midterms this November. We need to be vigilant in recognizing his lies and standing up for democracy.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (38th District of CA)

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation regarding his disproven conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud:

“President Trump is reviving long-debunked conspiracy theories because he refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election. Now he’s using those same lies as a pretext to interfere with the next election because he knows Republicans can’t defend their record.

“Americans don’t want more of Trump’s baseless conspiracy theories. They want to know how he will lower costs that are rising because of his illegal tariffs and the war in Iran. They want ICE to stop terrorizing our communities and killing people in the streets. And they want healthcare restored to the millions of Americans he took it away from to pay for tax breaks for himself and his billionaire friends.

“Trump has no answers because he and congressional Republicans created these problems. Instead, he’s falling back on his same tired, old playbook: lie about ‘stolen’ elections, undermine the next one and hope Americans stop focusing on the damage he’s doing.

“It won’t work because we won’t let him.”

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