WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today--at a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, discussed recent progress made to help fam  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Rep. Jim Banks introduced the American Students First Act, legislation to prohibit the Education Department from allowing illegal immigrants to participate in the TRIO program, a collection of eight federally funded and administered college prep programs for low-income Americans, first generation college students, and students with disabilities. You can find the full bill text here an  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to prevent youth suicide, which is the second leading cause of death for people aged 10 to 24. The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act would fund suicide prevention initiatives, ensure health care providers receive training to prevent intentional harm, and create a centraliz  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 17 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester along with U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (all D-Del.) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). This grant will help protect families   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts, and energy projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate A  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant Program has awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). This grant will help protect families from home health   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-08), a senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, welcomed and addressed U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at today's House Appropriations Hearing on the proposed Justice Department's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. A transcript of Cartwr  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported nine bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, we're delivering proven solutions for wildlife habitat across the country. The House Committee on Natural Resources just pas  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman David Trone questions Attorney General Garland during the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) questioned Attorney General Garland during a Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. During the hearing, Trone asked questions about the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) staffing shortages, ID cards, telem  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant of $1,044,168 to the Scott County Public School Head Start program. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement: "Scott County Public School Head Start is an important advocate for early education programs." "This $1,044,168 grant from HHS will cover essential child development services for families  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a grant of $1,266,794 to Solutions That Empower People (STEP), Inc for Head Start projects. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "STEP sponsors important child development services for families and children of Bedford, Franklin, Henry and Patrick Counties, and the City of Martinsville." "This $1,266,7  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Two federal grants will grow local economy, create more job opportunities, support home modification projects to improve quality of life for seniors Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) welcomed two federal grants totaling $2,550,000 for Santa Fe County from the U.S. Depar  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), led debate on the House floor in support of H.R. 6323, the Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023. H.R. 6323, sponsored by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40), requires Iran to cease support for acts of international terrorism as a condition for the Presi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on April 16, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing with now-impeached Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to examine his department's fiscal year 2025 budget request and the priorities it reflects. As prepared for delivery:  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced a subpoena to compel Dr. David Morens -- a top advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -- to hand-over documents from his personal email account r  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation for announcing $23.6 million under the Thriving Communities grant program for entities that help communities to advance transportation projects by providing technical a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on Hamas' absurd and unfeasible proposal for hostage release and temporary ceasefire and urging for Qatar to apply pressure on Hamas to accept a reasonable deal: "Today, Hamas leaders countered yet another meaningful proposal for a hostage release and temporary ceasefire with absurd demands and unfeasible requirements. As Hamas ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Grace F. Napolitano (CA-31), Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced H.R. 7990, the Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization and Investment Act of 2024, to reauthorize a water recycling grant program for large-scale projects in California and the other sixteen western states. "This program for large-scale water recycling and reuse  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, announced significant investments for Alaskans for the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package. The final package passed on March 23rd, 2024. Alaskans have expressed their appreciation for Senator Murkowski's work to deliver these strategica  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that would provide targeted student loan relief to millions of borrowers. The announcement comes shortly after ED shared that nearly 70,000 Virginians had their student loans forgiven under President Biden. "  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides funds for project supporting the responsible extraction of 25 million pounds of copper Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced a project to accelerate clean copper mining--a critical mineral essential to America's national security--in Eastern Arizona with support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law led by Sinema and  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,088,736 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Laura devastated southwest Louisiana. This $4.1 million will help McNeese University and Cameron Parish recover from the serious damage Laura left behind," said Kennedy. The FEMA aid will fund the following: $3  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on fully implementing Jessie's Law and better classifying rural Appalachia for federal healthcare resources. On fully implementing Jessie's Law: "I was pleased to see the Department finalize the rule to implement the Jessica   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Taylor, Texas - Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- author of the CHIPS for America Act -- joined Samsung executives and federal, state, and local officials for an event to celebrate the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding through the CHIPS for America  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 alongside Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL). This bill reauthorizes reentry grant programs from the Second Chance Act of 2008 for an additional five years, allowing the government to continue making important investments across the U.S. to bolster reentry services and help people successfully reenter their commun  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved bipartisan legislation Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) recently introduced to extend critical landslide prevention programs. The legislation was approved unanimously by the committee and now awaits action on the House floor. Since 2021, the National Landslide Preparedness Act has been instrumental in saving lives, protecting co  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: This morning, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Laura Coates on Sirius XM's Politics of the United States (POTUS) radio show to highlight the one-year anniversary of her comprehensive Jobs Agenda, a package of eight bills designed to strengthen Delaware's economy, workforce, and communities. Blunt Rochester also highlighted the importance of Black Maternal Health Week as i  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) visited the future site of more than 30 new apartments and a health clinic in downtown Santa Barbara to present Sanctuary Centers and the County of Santa Barbara with the $1,000,000 investment he secured in this year's federal budget to support the project. "This is an example of great partnerships in action helping to address the Central Coast's greatest issues," sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Congressman Rob Menendez announces a $1,750,000 Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant from the Department of Labor to Hudson County Community College (HCCC) to enhance training programs in the financial services and technology sectors and create career pathways for students. "This grant is an investment in Hudson County's next generation," said Congressman Menendez. "I am proud to see that Hud  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Smith chairs a congressional hearing on Turkey's shocking human rights abuses and aggressive transnational repression on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today chaired a congressional hearing exposing the shocking human rights abuses and aggressive transnational repression of the Government of Turkey under President Recep Tay  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, House Zoo and Aquarium Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) introduced the Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Reintroduction Act of 2024. Zoos and aquariums are experts in the care, rescue, and rehabilitation of wildlife - providing a valuable public service and often investing significant resources to support anima  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that he and Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) co-led a group of 80 bipartisan and bicameral lawmakers urging the Biden Administration to label Vladimir Kara-Murza as "Unlawfully and Wrongfully Detained." The letter comes as Kara-Murza marked two  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "A Nation on Fire: Responding to the Increasing Wildfire Threat": * * * The Committee will come to order. Wildfires are an increasing threat to our country. They have gotten bigger, burned more land, and put more communities in danger. Last year alone, wildfires affected Americans from  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Lucinda Andreani, deputy county manager and administrator of Coconino County Flood Control District, involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "A Nation on Fire: Responding to the Increasing Wildfire Threat": * * * Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored by this opportunity to provide testimony on the role of Cong  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by David Fogerson, emergency manager and homeland security chief of Nevada, involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "A Nation on Fire: Responding to the Increasing Wildfire Threat": * * * Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, Nevada Senator Rosen, and distinguished members of this Committee, my name is , and it is my esteemed pleasure to speak with you about our Nation  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Gary Ruskin, executive director of the U.S. Right to Know, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Reforming Federal Records Management to Improve Transparency and Accountability": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify today about our federal records laws, and how they are failing to ensure transparency for the American public. My name is Gary Ruskin. I am ex  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Following Tax Day, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined American Families United, American Business Immigration Coalition, FWD.us, and UNITE HERE Local 1 for a briefing on why President Biden should use his administrative authority to grant work permits to immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens. In March,   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mitt Romney (R-UT), the Chair and Ranking Member of the Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee, urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to reauthorize the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), which improves programs to respond to public health threats. This is especially critical fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides funds for project supporting the responsible extraction of 25 million pounds of copper Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced a project to accelerate clean copper mining - a critical mineral essential to America's national security - in Eastern Arizona with support from the bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sena  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: BARRE, VT - Following a roundtable held today with local leaders, community business leaders, and housing advocates, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), joined Barre City leadership on a walking tour of Barre to discuss strategies for flood mitigation, recovery, and resiliency. "Nine months after brutal floods ravaged Vermont, Barre is still fighting to help homeowners, small businesses, and farmers recover.  more