"Washington should heed the demand of voters to focus on issues impacting their pocketbook while also living up to the responsibility entrusted in elected leaders to be stewards of our nation’s fiscal future.

Speaking during a post-election briefing hosted by the American Business Immigration Coalition, Durbin said lawmakers should prioritize immigration legislation, including protections for Dreamers and other immigrants who have lived and worked in the United States for years.

Washington must confront the consequences of Medicaid funding reductions before communities lose healthcare services and jobs they cannot replace.

Congressman-elect Zach Dembo says the work is already beginning as he prepares to represent Central Kentucky in Washington.

Authorities say he added his return address to the letters.

"People are really struggling; struggling to make ends meet."

Reviving the defunct Office of Technology Assessment would help Democrats in Congress wrap their heads around artificial intelligence and other complex issues.

Next week, Congress will vote on a bill to modernize the regulation that hurts property owners and conservation efforts.

Drug affordability will be a priority for the new Congress, a panel of health experts said following the midterm election.

The bill was introduced to address the lack of regulations on surrogacy. The proposed law penalizes the practice but does not criminalize the pregnant woman and makes her the legal mother.

A few months later, in January, Lacore formally entered the race. She ultimately defeated Jenny Costa Honeycutt, a Republican Charleston County Council member, in a fierce contest over a coastal South Carolina district represented by Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace. Mace unsuccessfully ran for governor rather than seeking another term.