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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Haley Stevens (MI-11)

Haley Stevens: “What We’re Making Here in Michigan – We’re Unstoppable”

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens appeared on Automotive News’ ‘Daily Drive’ podcast, where she did what she does best: nerded out on auto policy, bragged about Michigan’s ‘unstoppable’ manufacturing industry, and talked about her life’s work of fighting for Michigan’s manufacturing industries and auto workers–from her time as the Chief of Staff on the auto rescue in the Obama administration, to her work in Congress.

Congresswoman Stevens recently introduced legislation to fight against the threat China poses to Michigan’s auto industry with her No Chinese Cars Act, and legislation to lower costs, create jobs, and fight China’s control of our supply chain with her Unearth America’s Future Act.

LISTEN TO CONGRESSWOMAN STEVENS NERD OUT ABOUT MICHIGAN’S AUTO INDUSTRY HERE.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Earl L Buddy Carter (GA-01)

Headline: Carter Condemns Radical Anti-American Remarks From Democrat Rep

Carter Condemns Radical Anti-American Remarks From Democrat Rep

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Sean Casten (IL-06)

August 12, 2025

Washington, D.C.  — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 104 House Democrats in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin demanding the EPA immediately reinstate employees who were unfairly placed on administrative leave for signing a letter urging the Trump Administration to prioritize public health and the environment.

In June 2025, over 270 EPA employees wrote a letter to Administrator Zeldin criticizing the Trump Administration’s efforts to politicize the EPA, undermine public trust in the agency, and ignore climate science. They urged the administration to set politics aside in the name of helping the American people. Shortly after, the EPA placed at least 139 employees on administrative leave as a direct response to their signing of the letter.

“We are deeply concerned that placing these employees on administrative leave was a violation of their First Amendment rights,” the lawmakers wrote. “The letter at issue called for an end to partisan activity in the agency’s work, respect for scientific consensus, renewed protection of at-risk communities, prevention of the dismantling of the EPA’s Office of Research and Development, and an end to intimidation in the EPA workplace. The abrupt sidelining of these employees appears to be without consideration of the Agency’s workload and the impact their removal from the workplace will have on public health and our environment.”

In addition to Rep. Casten, the letter was signed by Reps. Adams, Alma; Amo, Gabe; Balint, Becca; Barragán, Nanette; Bera, Ami; Bonamici, Suzanne; Brownley, Julia; Brown, Shontel; Budzinski, Nikki; Bynum, Janelle; Carbajal, Salud; Chu, Judy; Cisneros, Gilbert; Clarke, Yvette; Cleaver, Emanuel; Cohen, Steve; Conaway, Herbert; Craig, Angie; Crockett, Jasmine; Crow, Jason; Davis, Danny; DeGette, Diana; Deluzio, Christopher; DeSaulnier, Mark; Dexter, Maxine; Dingell, Debbie; Doggett, Lloyd; Elfreth, Sarah; Evans, Dwight; Fields, Cleo; Fletcher, Lizzie; Foster, Bill; Foushee, Valerie; Garamendi, John; García, Jesús; Garcia, Sylvia; Goldman, Daniel; Hoyle, Val; Huffman, Jared; Ivey, Glenn; Jackson, Jonathan; Jayapal, Pramila; Johnson, Henry; Kaptur, Marcy; Kelly, Robin; Khanna, Ro; Krishnamoorthi, Raja; Landsman, Greg; Lee, Summer; Levin, Mike; Lynch, Stephen; McBath, Lucy; McBride, Sarah; McClain Delaney, April; McClellan, Jennifer; McCollum, Betty; McGovern, James; McIver, LaMonica; Menendez, Robert; Meng, Grace; Mfume, Kweisi; Min, Dave; Moore, Gwen; Mullin, Kevin; Nadler, Jerrold; Neguse, Joe; Norcross, Donald; Norton, Eleanor; Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria; Olszewski, Johnny; Peters, Scott; Pettersen, Brittany; Pingree, Chellie; Pocan, Mark; Pressley, Ayanna; Quigley, Mike; Ramirez, Delia; Raskin, Jamie; Ross, Deborah; Sánchez, Linda; Scanlon, Mary Gay; Schakowsky, Janice; Schneider, Bradley; Simon, Lateefah; Smith, Adam; Sorensen, Eric; Soto, Darren; Stanton, Greg; Stevens, Haley; Swalwell, Eric; Sykes, Emilia; Takano, Mark; Thanedar, Shri; Thompson, Bennie; Titus, Dina; Tlaib, Rashida; Tokuda, Jill; Tonko, Paul; Torres, Ritchie; Veasey, Marc; Velázquez, Nydia; Williams, Nikema; Wilson, Frederica

A copy of the letter can be found here. Text of the letter can be found below.

Dear Administrator Zeldin,

We write to express our concern regarding recent reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has investigated and placed at least 139 EPA employees on administrative leave because they signed a letter to you that criticizes the administration for undermining the EPA’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment.

The letter was written to you and copied to the House committees responsible for EPA oversight, signed by EPA employees from every EPA regional office across the country, including headquarters, programmatic offices, and laboratories. 

In addition to the at least 139 who signed the letter and have now been placed on leave, hundreds signed anonymously due to fear of retaliation by the administration. We are deeply concerned that placing these employees on administrative leave was a violation of their First Amendment rights.

The letter at issue called for an end to partisan activity in the agency’s work, respect for scientific consensus, renewed protection of at-risk communities, prevention of the dismantling of the EPA’s Office of Research and Development, and an end to intimidation in the EPA workplace.

The abrupt sidelining of these employees appears to be without consideration of the Agency’s workload and the impact their removal from the workplace will have on public health and our environment. EPA staff that has been put on administrative leave include inspectors, enforcement officers, attorneys, on-scene coordinators, permit reviewers, grant managers, and emergency response personnel. We are concerned about the negative impacts that removing these employees from their work has on the agency’s ability to protect public health and the environment nationwide. Investigating and sidelining these employees denies the American public the benefit of their vital work protecting human health.

We ask that the Administration cease this investigation and immediately reinstate the employees who signed this letter, without taking any adverse actions against them. We urge you to recognize the critical importance of these workers to the EPA’s mission and to allow them to return to their vital work on behalf of the American people.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, multiple grants for research. The awards include:

• $395,248 for research of the causes of cancer and ways to prevent cancer related to episodic future thinking and smoking.
• $452,769 for allergy, immunology and transplantation research related to treatment for a mosquito-borne alphavirus capable of nervous system damage.

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“Virginia Tech is an innovative giant in its research and technological capabilities.

“These HHS grants for more than $800,000 help Virginia Tech complete projects related to cancer and alphavirus research.”

BACKGROUND

Last week, Congressman Griffith visited the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke, Virginia. The Institute is responsible for more than 40 faculty-led research teams. Congressman Griffith spoke with Institute leadership and met with different research leaders to learn more about their progress.

On August 8, Congressman Griffith announced a series of HHS grants to Virginia Tech for research.

In July, Congressman Griffith announced separate HHS grants to Virginia Tech for cancer research.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday morning, President Trump announced that he would deploy the D.C. National Guard and assign Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee the federalized Washington Metropolitan Police Department. In response to this authoritarian crackdown, Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the following statement:

“On January 6, 2021, President Trump dithered and delayed in calling out the National Guard when his violent supporters laid siege on the U.S. Capitol. During this dangerous vacuum of leadership, Washington, D.C. Mayor Bowser stepped in to direct the D.C. Metropolitan Police to provide critical back-up for the U.S. Capitol Police. Their actions saved lives and limited injuries as they restored order and rescued those trapped inside the Capitol. It is entirely fair to wonder what Trump would have done if he were in control of the Metropolitan Police Department then.  

“The fact that Trump has chosen this moment to federalize law enforcement in our Nation’s Capital, when violent crime is at a three-decade low, demonstrates this is a political game to him. But it’s far worse – it’s a dangerous escalation towards authoritarianism intended to distract from his incompetent mismanagement of tariffs, health care, and the economy during his first 200 days as President. Just like his useless deployment of the Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles earlier this year, this is also a colossal waste taxpayer resources.”

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

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago:

“President Trump’s threat to send the National Guard into Chicago is a reckless abuse of power—and a distraction from his mismanagement of the economy, the affordability crisis, and his attempts to bury the Epstein files. My Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act would ensure no president can deploy troops into our communities without the consent of the governor. The U.S. military defends our freedoms—it is not a political prop.”

The Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act, co-led by Congressman Krishnamoorthi with Representatives Haley Stevens (MI-11) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24), would amend the Insurrection Act to require that active-duty military forces can only be deployed within a U.S. state or territory at the request of that state or territory’s governor or chief executive, protecting the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and preventing the misuse of the armed forces for domestic political purposes.

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

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight held a successful town hall meeting where he addressed constituents’ questions about what’s happening to the social safety net under the Trump Administration and vowed to oppose the serious devastation and chaos it is causing. A crowd of more than 300 attended the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church event for the second in-person town hall Congressman Cohen has held this year.

Congressman Cohen was joined by Shana Watkins, the health advocacy program manager at the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC), and Danielle Branch, a health policy and advocacy associate at TJC, who addressed the harmful aspects of cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs in the One Big Ugly Bill that Trump signed on July 4. One participant asked about losing her elderly brother on Medicaid. Congressman Cohen also talked about the need to defend voting rights and voting integrity, the Elon Musk xAI supercomputer and clean air issues.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“I am always encouraged to see my constituents involved in our nation’s and our community’s public policy debates. Tonight, I believe I was successful in communicating how serious a threat this administration is to the interests of the 9^th Congressional District, particularly its most vulnerable low income and elderly residents. We also discussed important foreign policy issues, including the continued war in Gaza and the need to release hostages, as Trump makes unfulfilled promises and upends the world economy, taking positions that astound and confuse our longtime allies. I look forward to a continuation of this kind of dialogue and thank the Tennessee Justice Center and those who took the time to come out tonight to address our community’s major concerns.”

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MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) tonight held a successful town hall meeting where he addressed constituents’ questions about what’s happening to the social safety net under the Trump Administration and vowed to oppose the serious devastation and chaos it is causing. A crowd of more than 300 attended the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church event for the second in-person town hall Congressman Cohen has held this year.

Congressman Cohen was joined by Shana Watkins, the health advocacy program manager at the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC), and Danielle Branch, a health policy and advocacy associate at TJC, who addressed the harmful aspects of cuts to Medicaid and other safety net programs in the One Big Ugly Bill that Trump signed on July 4. One participant asked about losing her elderly brother on Medicaid. Congressman Cohen also talked about the need to defend voting rights and voting integrity, the Elon Musk xAI supercomputer and clean air issues.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“I am always encouraged to see my constituents involved in our nation’s and our community’s public policy debates. Tonight, I believe I was successful in communicating how serious a threat this administration is to the interests of the 9^th Congressional District, particularly its most vulnerable low income and elderly residents. We also discussed important foreign policy issues, including the continued war in Gaza and the need to release hostages, as Trump makes unfulfilled promises and upends the world economy, taking positions that astound and confuse our longtime allies. I look forward to a continuation of this kind of dialogue and thank the Tennessee Justice Center and those who took the time to come out tonight to address our community’s major concerns.”

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

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $658,561 from the National Cancer Institute for research on improved treatment of breast cancer under the direction of Dr. Wei Li.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“This investment in treating this dreadful disease is going to save lives and ease suffering. I’m pleased to see the National Institutes of Health underwriting this critical work by our medical school and congratulate Dr. Li for securing this funding.”

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

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive four research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $2,613,871. The first, for $767,713, is from the National Cancer Institute for work on epigenomic control in neuroblastoma under the direction of Dr. Adam D. Durbin. The second, for $277,500, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, is for research addressing pediatric patients with Sickle Cell Disease, under the direction of Dr. Andrew M. Heitzer.

A third grant, for $508,750, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, is for biochemistry work under the direction of Dr. Hai T. Dao of the Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics. A fourth, for $1,059,908, also from the National Cancer Institute, is for St. Jude’s Lifetime Cohort Study under the direction of Dr. Melissa M. Hudson, director of the Cancer Survivorship Division.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“I am always pleased to see the National Institutes of Health investing in the critical and life-saving work performed at St. Jude. Research on childhood cancers will save lives, while work mitigating the pain and trauma inflicted by Sickle Cell Disease will improve outcomes and lead to new discoveries. Keeping track of St. Jude’s outstanding record of success is a valuable resource. I commend St. Jude and Drs. Durbin, Heitzer, Dao and Hudson for undertaking this important research.”

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

Headline: Scott Statement on Trump Takeover of DC Police

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: 

“President Trump’s plan to federalize Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and deploy the National Guard against Washingtonians has no legal or factual justification. President Trump claimed crime is out of control in Washington, in spite of the fact that earlier this year the Department of Justice confirmed that crime in the District of Columbia is at a 30-year low. Moreover, if the president was serious about reducing crime in Washington, he would not have sent a violent mob to the Capitol, he would not have pardoned more than 1,600 rioters, many of whom were convicted of assaulting police officers, and he would have deployed the National Guard when they were actually needed on January 6th.”

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