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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 on the catastrophic flooding in Punjab:

“As Punjab faces its worst floods in three decades, a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions has unfolded. Entire communities, livelihoods, and farms have been washed away. The United States must stand ready to support the Indian government’s operations as it continues its rescue efforts and mobilizes robust assistance for affected farmers and families.”

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN)

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. The measure was approved by a vote of 214 to 213.

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) said, “The cornerstones of President Trump’s and Republicans’ plan to renew America are abundant energy, a strong military, and rebuilt, modern infrastructure projects that replace our crumbling, dated national infrastructure. The passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water bill strengthens America by investing in the modernization of our national security and nuclear deterrent, securing American global leadership in new nuclear, funding waterways infrastructure from coast to coast, and reducing our reliance on foreign sources of critical minerals. As Chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations subcommittee, I am proud that my bill does important work to revitalize America while being a responsible steward of the American people’s tax dollars. I thank the Trump Administration, Chairman Cole, and my colleagues for their close collaboration and strong support for my bill and urge the Senate to quickly follow the House’s lead and pass my FY26 Energy and Water bill.”

House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, “America’s prosperity begins with energy. The Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Act unleashes American energy dominance, lowers costs for families and businesses, and restores confidence in our grid. Energy strength is national strength—fueling jobs, innovation, and resilience in every community—and no longer will traditional energy sources be punished for being affordable and reliable. This bill also makes a historic commitment to critical mineral production, securing the resources America needs to reduce dependence on adversaries and power the technologies of tomorrow. U.S. safety and security are further prioritized through modernizing our nuclear deterrent and safeguarding technology from the CCP and other hostile regimes. Further, it backs vital investments in water infrastructure, ports, and flood control that protect communities and keep commerce moving. Under Chairman Fleischmann’s leadership, this measure makes clear that America will lead with strength built on abundant domestic energy and resources. I am proud to support this bill and an America First energy future.”

Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provides a total discretionary allocation of $57.300 billion, which is $766.4 million below the Fiscal Year 2025 enacted level. The defense portion of the allocation is $33.223 billion, and the non-defense portion of the allocation is $24.077 billion.

The bill prioritizes funding for agencies and programs that safeguard U.S. national security, unleash American energy dominance, and advance economic competitiveness.

Key Takeaways

Champions America’s nuclear deterrent and strengthens national security by:

• Providing $20.662 billion for the continued modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure.
• Providing $2.171 billion to support the U.S. Navy’s nuclear fleet by investing in infrastructure and new technologies to maintain America’s advantage over our adversaries.
• Providing $1.984 billion to reduce the danger of hostile nations or terrorist groups acquiring nuclear weapons.
• Prohibiting the sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.
• Prohibiting access to U.S. nuclear weapons production facilities by citizens of China and Russia.
• Prohibiting the Department of Energy from providing financial assistance to any foreign entity of concern.
• Prohibiting the purchase of technology and telecommunications equipment from China and other adversaries.
   

Supports the Trump Administration and mandate of the American people by:

• Codifying President Trump’s executive actions by prohibiting funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Critical Race Theory programs and ending federal censorship of free speech.
• Continuing the prohibition on funding for any discriminatory action against individuals advocating for traditional marriage.
• Allowing for the lawful carry of firearms on Corps of Engineers land.
   

Restores American energy dominance and bolsters the national economy by:

• Supporting one of the largest investments focused on mining production technologies for critical minerals extraction in decades, reducing reliance on foreign sources.
• Robustly funding small modular reactor and advanced reactor demonstration projects, as well as increasing funding for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand capacity for the review, licensing, and oversight of new nuclear reactors.
  • These investments are key to regaining international dominance in the nuclear market and achieving the Trump Administration’s goal to expand nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050.
• Facilitating the efficient transport of goods and commodities through improvements and maintenance of America’s ports and waterways.
• Increasing investments to develop new baseload geothermal energy sources to capitalize on our vast domestic resources.
• Maintaining funding for cybersecurity efforts that enable a resilient, reliable, and secure electric grid.
   

Safeguards American taxpayer dollars and preserves core functions by:

• Eliminating the Biden-era Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.
• Including no funds for the Department of Energy Office of Energy Justice and Equity.
• Refocusing applied energy technology program funding to ensure taxpayer resources are directed to the highest priority research and development efforts.
• Reducing global dependency on the U.S. for foreign nuclear reactor conversions.
   

A summary of the bill, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
Bill text, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
Bill report, before adoption of amendments, is available here.
 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Norman, Oklahoma – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after being awarded the Association of Independent Research Institutes 2025 Public Service Award:

“Medical research is essential to strengthening health care, developing new treatments and cures, combatting diseases, improving the well-being of Americans, and saving more lives. This is why, as former Chairman of the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations subcommittee, working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, we increased funding for medical research at the National Institutes of Health by nearly 50 percent in just seven years,” said Congressman Cole.

“In Oklahoma, we have two institutes that are members of the Association of Independent Research Institutes: the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Both conduct life-changing biomedical research.

“Biomedical research is an issue I am extremely passionate about, and I will always advocate for robust funding to discover new treatments and cures to better the health of the American people and ensure future generations are free of today’s diseases and chronic conditions. 

“It is truly an honor to be awarded the 2025 AIRI Public Service Award, and I want to thank the Association of Independent Research Institutes for all of the important work they do to improve the health of our nation.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro 202-225-6165

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 passed the U.S. House of Representatives:

“America’s prosperity begins with energy. The Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Act unleashes American energy dominance, lowers costs for families and businesses, and restores confidence in our grid. Energy strength is national strength – fueling jobs, innovation, and resilience in every community – and no longer will traditional energy sources be punished for being affordable and reliable. This bill also makes a historic commitment to critical mineral production, securing the resources America needs to reduce dependence on adversaries and power the technologies of tomorrow. United States safety and security are further prioritized through modernizing our nuclear deterrent and safeguarding technology from the CCP and other hostile regimes. Further, it backs vital investments in water infrastructure, ports, and flood control that protect communities and keep commerce moving,” said Congressman Cole. “Under Subcommittee Chairman Fleischmann’s leadership, this measure makes it clear that America will lead with strength built on abundant domestic energy and resources, and I am proud to have supported this bill and an America First energy future.”

Key Provisions in the FY26 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

• Champions America’s nuclear deterrent and strengthens national security by:
  • Allocating nearly $20.7 billion for the continued modernization of the nuclear weapons stockpile and infrastructure and over $2 billion to support the U.S. Navy’s nuclear fleet.
  • Prohibiting the sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Chinese Communist Party.
  • Preventing the purchase of technology and telecommunications equipment from China and other adversaries.
• Codifies President Trump’s executive actions by prohibiting funding for DEI and Critical Race Theory programs and ending federal censorship of free speech.
• Restores American energy dominance, drives down energy costs, and facilitates economic growth by:
  • Supporting one of the largest investments focused on mining production technologies for critical minerals extraction in decades, reducing reliance on foreign sources.
  • Robustly funding small modular reactor and advanced reactor demonstration projects, as well as increasing funding for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to achieve the Trump Administration’s goal to expand nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050.
  • Facilitating the efficient transport of goods and commodities through improvements and maintenance of America’s ports and waterways.
• Ends wasteful government spending, including:
  • Eliminating the Biden-era Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.
  • Providing no funds for the Office of Energy Justice and Equity.
  • Refocusing applied energy technology program funding to ensure taxpayer resources are directed to the highest priority research and development efforts.

Provisions Congressman Cole Secured for Oklahoma in the FY26 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

• $25 million for distributed wind technologies to support research activities that lead to lower costs and increased deployments of distributed wind systems for rural homes, farms, and other applications
• 15% of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management directed towards research and development funds, which will build off research being done at the University of Oklahoma on natural gas, enhanced oil recovery, water treatment, and reservoir improvements
• $75 million for the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, which provides technical assistance, direct and remote education, policy research and analysis, and financial assistance to Indian tribes, Alaska Native Village and Regional corporations, and Tribal Energy Resource Development organizations
• $6.3 million for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program to support tribal investment in energy-related projects and expand economic development opportunities on tribal lands
• $20 million for competitively awarded, multi-disciplinary research centers that will help with tornado preparedness, complimenting research conducted at the National Weather Center and NOAA in Norman
• $9.3 million for the Risk Based Data Management System, which assists state regulatory agencies in the oversight of oil and natural gas drilling and production operations, which the state of Oklahoma highly utilizes
• Funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a national assessment and working group to conduct 10 feasibility studies of Managed Aquifer Recharge, which will enhance research already being done at the Oka’ Institute housed at East Central University in Ada
• $4.43 billion for construction, operations, and maintenance through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help construction projects and operations on the McClellan-Keer Arkansas River Navigation System

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02)

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, U.S. Representative Angie Craig called on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign. In a letter to Secretary Kennedy, Rep. Craig highlighted his blatant disregard for science-based policymaking, which has jeopardized public health.

“I write today to demand your resignation from the role of Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),” Rep. Craig wrote. “Your leadership at the agency, which has been largely devoid of science-based policymaking, has proven to be deeply deficient and is a threat to our nation’s public health. The American people deserve better.”

Rep. Craig also cited Secretary Kennedy’s repeated efforts to censor and dismiss officials who have stood up for science, including his decision to fire former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Susan Monarez last week.

“The events of recent days are far from the first time you have actively undermined proven public health initiatives,” Rep. Craig continued. “In June, you replaced all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with new members who have demonstrated concerning views about vaccines that contradict peer-reviewed and science-based evidence.”

Finally, Rep. Craig condemned Secretary Kennedy’s response to the tragic Annunciation Catholic Church shooting that occurred in Minneapolis last week.

“Last week, after an unspeakable tragedy occurred in our state at Annunciation Catholic Church, you used your platform to peddle unsubstantiated claims that antidepressants and psychiatric drugs ‘might be contributing to violence,’” Rep. Craig said. “It was baseless, it was cruel, and it was beneath your station to spread that kind of disinformation. It is clear to me that HHS under your leadership is headed in the wrong direction. I thank every dedicated public servant at HHS who stands in defense against your attacks on Americans’ health.”

Earlier this year, Rep. Craig, who is the mother of a young adult son on the autism spectrum, called out Secretary Kennedy for spreading dangerous and offensive misinformation about people with autism.

You can read the full text of the letter here.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02)

HASTINGS, MN – Last week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig hosted a press conference at Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus alongside state legislators, union members and health care advocates to stand against the sweeping cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act tax credits enacted through the President’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” These cuts have put 140,000 Minnesotans in jeopardy of losing their health care coverage.

Rep. Craig was joined by State Representative Robert Bierman; State Senator Judy Seeberger; Government Relations and Policy Director at the National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare Dan Adcock; President of Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus Jill Ostrem and home caregiver and SEIU Home Care member Kerry Adelmann.

“Working- and middle-class Minnesotans will die though because President Trump and my colleagues Congress – including the four Representatives from my own state – are more concerned with lining the pockets of billionaires than they are with taking care of the people they represent,” saidRep. Craig in her remarks. “The truth is, this bill will raise the national debt by nearly four trillion dollars over 10 years to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.”

By slashing Medicaid and allowing the Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, Congressional Republicans have moved to rip health care away from 17 million Americans in order to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires and wealthy corporations.

Cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not only increase health care costs for Minnesotans, but will also likely force Minnesota counties to increase property taxes by shifting the cost of government programs over to the State.

Rep. Craig has long fought to lower health care costs and protect Medicaid in Congress. Last month, she joined Protect Our Care Minnesota for a virtual press conference to discuss the impacts of Congressional Republicans’ vote to advance the deepest cuts to health care in American history.

In April, she joined fellow top Democrats in introducing her Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Actin an attempt to block the extreme and unprecedented cuts to SNAP and Medicaid in the Republican budget. 

In 2023, Rep. Craig introduced her Emergency Access to Insulin Act to help Americans without health insurance afford insulin by expanding emergency insulin access, lowering costs for those without health insurance and taking additional steps to hold drug companies accountable for price gouging Americans. And in 2022, provisions of Rep. Craig’s Affordable Insulin Now Actto cap insulin copays at $35/month for Medicare recipients were signed into law as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

You can watch the full press conference here. 

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott DesJarlais (4th District of Tennessee)

DESJARLAIS PRAISES TRUMP’S DECISION TO MOVE SPACE COMMAND TO HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2025                                             

CONTACT: ALEX SWISHER (931) 503-4023 

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) –Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) released the following statement praising President Donald J. Trump’s decision to move Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama.  

 

(DesJarlais pictured in front of model rockets at the United Launch Alliance factory outside of Huntsville, AL in 2022.)

“Promises made, promises kept! Studies found Huntsville, Alabama to be the best suited place for Space Force to set up its headquarters. It was wrong of the previous administration to put politics ahead of what was best for this branch of our military.

 

Almost 7,000 of my constituents from Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District commute into the Huntsville area for work every day bringing their expertise to NASA, the MDA, Redstone Arsenal, and multiple aerospace and defense contractors in the area. I am grateful for the work they do and how they represent our district. These people are one of the many reasons Huntsville is the best place for Space Force to call home.”

 

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

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) released the following statement after learning that the Trump Commerce Department cut funding to the Minority Business Development Center, causing it to shut down after 13 years:

“Trump’s Commerce Department cut off funding for the Tennessee Minority Business Development Center in Memphis, forcing it to close after 13 years of helping small, local businesses. This typically short-sighted decision will have adverse impacts in our business community. I helped open the center in 2012 to give Black and minority entrepreneurs in Memphis a voice. Trump and the GOP have now silenced that voice.”

Congressman Cohen was instrumental in bringing the state’s first Minority Business Development Center to Memphis, working for three years to secure its establishment and joining federal and local leaders for the ribbon cutting in July 2012. At that opening, Minority Business Development Agency Director David Hinson praised Congressman Cohen for being “persistent, persuasive and professional” in making the center a reality. Click here to read more. 

Centers like the MBDC are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce created specifically to foster the establishment and growth of minority-owned businesses in America. The primary drivers of the center program were job creation and retention and the award of procurement contracts to minority business enterprises.

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

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who began his legal career as a legal advisor to the Memphis Police Department, learned of the passing of longtime Memphis Police officer and Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham Thursday and made the following statement:

“I had the greatest regard for Bill Oldham’s professionalism and character. He was one of the best sheriffs we’ve had in Shelby County. I extend my sincere condolences to his family, his colleagues in law enforcement, and his many friends.”

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

Canceled-flight refunds, family seating, treatment of wheelchairs among rules targeted for elimination