WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Senator Casey urged IRS to expand free Direct Filing tax options to PA Direct File is a new online platform offered by IRS to allow free, secure, and easy to use tax filing Casey voted for law that created Direct File program, pushed for it to be made available to as many Americans as possible Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced the permanent expansion of the Direct File tax program to  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: At a joint Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing titled the "Examination of the Security Failures Leading to the Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump" U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asked Acting Director of the United States Secret Service Ronald L. Rowe, Jr., and Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Paul Abbate a  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, by a vote of 91-3, the United States Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, a legislative package that included both the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children's and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), two bills that will help protect children online. This is the most significant step Congress has taken to keep children safe on the internet in decades. Senato  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today joined America's Newsroom to discuss his oversight of the security failures that led to the assassination attempt on former President Trump. The evidence Grassley has received and made public law enforcement text messages, bodycam footage, briefing materials and an after-action report provide the most detailed picture of the shooting at Trump's July 13 rally in Butler,   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today pressed Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe about the failed vetting and communications procedures that led to the near-assassination of former President Trump. Rowe admitted to Grassley that he "had no explanation" for some of the Secret Service's shortcomings at the July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He additionally committed to improving certain   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on July 29, 2024: * * * The task force will be comprised of seven Republicans and six Democrats and have full investigative authority, including subpoena authority * * * Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement: "It's a distinct and solemn honor to be appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Hakeem Jeffries to serve on the bipartisan task force to investigate   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Today, July 30th, Budget Committee Democrats marked the 59th anniversary of the Medicare and Medicaid programs with data on the devastating impacts of Project 2025 for seniors. Ranking Member Boyle on the Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid: "For 59 years, Medicare and Medicaid have served as a critical lifeline for seniors, families, ch  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by FBI Director Christopher Wray from a July 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Nadler, and Members of the Committee. I want to begin by offering my condolences on the passing of Representative Jackson Lee, who served the people of Texas in this body, and on this Committee, for so long. Thank you all for inviting  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined his Senate Republican colleagues for a press conference to discuss the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and FBI's failures that led to the attempted assassination of President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Mullin questioned the logistical oversights that led to this catastrophic event and called for transparency from the USSS to regain the trust of the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) was named as Chairman of the Bipartisan House Task Force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, which occurred in Kelly's hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. The bipartisan panel will be composed of seven Republicans, six Democrats. Last week, Kelly first introduced legislation to form the task force. The legislation unanimously passed the House on Wed  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Susan Wild joined Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Mike Carey (R-OH-15) to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) a federal program that helped low-income households afford access to high-speed internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ran out of funding in May endin  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on July 30, 2024: Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe on the agency's failure to investigate reports of a suspicion person at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13, that resulted in an attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Excerpts are below. On Failures Related to Shooter's Drone: CORNYN:   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, during a joint oversight hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee, discussed the glaring security failures that resulted in an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. This d  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, 17 days after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that resulted in the murder and severe injury of innocent Americans, Senator Rick Scott again demanded accountability and transparency from federal officials during a joint hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Judiciary Committee. Since the horrific shooti  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine the security failures that led to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The hearing featured testimony from U.S. Secret Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials on th  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) led fellow Jewish Reps. Brad Sherman (D-CA), Dan Goldman (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Max Miller (R-OH), Mike Levin (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Becca Balint (D-VT), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Elissa   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on July 30, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08) released the following statement on the purchase of Moses Taylor and Regional hospitals in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital by Woodbridge Healthcare: "I'm optimistic that these important healthcare assets will be saved and hopeful that this new owner will be more accountable to the patients, to the staff, and to the community  more