WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Follows Senator Markey's letter to David Malpass, former World Bank president Letter Text (PDF) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety today led a letter with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to World Bank President Ajay Banga urging the World Bank to stop fossil   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: ***WATCH: Senator Murray's questioning of Secretary Becerra *** 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 familie  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ed Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced theForest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024, legislation that would direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with forest biomass combustion for electricity and study the impact of the industry on communities living in dir  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Scott Perry (PA-10), Thomas Massie (KY-04), Mary Miller (IL-15), and Andy Ogles (TN-05) introduced the No Propaganda Act to defund the biased Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The organization and its subsidiaries are staffed by extreme liberals, including the newly appointed divisive CEO of the National Public Radio (NPR) who has openly campaigned   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, 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, Durbin led a lettersigned by 18 other Senato  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), on behalf of the Health and Oversight Subcommittee Republicans, wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra.  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Fetterman highlights the program's value to PA seniors, flexibility of the program, and bipartisan push to get it passed at the national level On Tuesday, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman spoke at a Senate Housing, Transportation, and Community Development subcommittee hearing about the importance of passing the Whole-Home Repairs Act, a bill he introduced with Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Long-Term Care Workers Help Seniors Eat, Bathe, And Perform Other Basic Daily Tasks; Without Them, Seniors Are At Risk Of Becoming Bedridden And Facing Serious Health Complications; New York State Is Currently Facing A Shortage of Over 1.2 Million Home Care Workers Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to announce the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act, legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing today titled, "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare, Part I." At the hearing, experts outlined how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging an influence and infiltration campaign that threatens U.S. military readiness, the technology sector, fi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: 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. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Commerce Department is awarding $1,300,000 to the North Cent  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced the Honoring Veterans' Legacies and Burial Benefits Enhancements Act to improve memorialization and burial benefits for veterans and their families. "At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, alone, there are more than 50,000 veterans laid to rest," said Senator Hirono  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven joined a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter led by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), opposing a rule from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that would harm the rail industry, threaten the supply chain and hurt the U.S. economy. "Attempts to create state-specific operational rules, such as   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Health Subcommittee hearing titled "Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Health and Human Services Budget." "I wish I could say this hearing is an exciting opportunity to learn more about President Biden and Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), held a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) woefully inadequate Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget request. The Committee received testimony from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who made his first appearance before the Commi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: House Homeland Security Republicans Hold Secretary Mayorkas Accountable for Woefully Inadequate FY25 DHS Budget Request, Refusal to Comply with the Law This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), held a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) woefully inadequate Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget request. The Committee received testimony f  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Valerie Foushee (D-NC), during today's hearing, titled, "Getting  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the bipartisan Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that creates a clear regulatory framework for payment stablecoins that will protect consumers, enable innovation and promote U.S. dollar dominan  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act, landmark bipartisan legislation that creates a clear regulatory framework for payment stablecoins that will protect consumers, enable innovation and promote U.S. dollar dominance  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West 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 comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at the Subcommittee Hearing titled, Getting to Work: Examining Challenges and Solutions in the Commuter Rail Industry. Vice Ranking Member Foushee's open  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Today, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced that the cities of Morgan Hill and Salinas will receive $16,200,050 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve roadway safety. "Our roads provide vital connections and ensure residents can safely access jobs, schools, stores, and more. This important funding will help the cities of Morgan Hill and Salinas improve road con  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-California, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-31), Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07), Jared Huffman (CA-02), 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. "Thanks to President Joe Biden, Interior Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The bipartisan Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) today passed through the House of Representatives. This legislation stops the federal government from circumventing Americans' Fourth Amendment right to privacy by closing loopholes that allow the government to purchase Americans' data from big tech companies without a court order. "Closing the d  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative John Carter (TX-31) secured $2 million in community project funds to improve the City of Hamilton's water distribution and wastewater collection system in the Interior Appropriations legislation that was signed into law earlier this month. "As a chairman on the Appropriations Committee, I'm in a unique position to responsibly bring much-needed funding back to our congressional district and impr  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Katie Porter (CA-47) joined the Community Safety Working Group, a coalition of 70+ organizations with an affirmative vision of public safety, for the launch of the Community Safety Agenda, which includes priority legislation champions affirmative, evidence-based approaches to public safety. "Public safety is public health, and our movement demands  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: In 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule which rolls back the state preemption of in-use locomotives regulation, opening the door to the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) waiver to implement stricter regulations on in-use locomotive emissions than the national standard. CARB's In-Use Locomotive Regulation would prohibit the operation of locomotives in California m  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the Subcommittee on Europe Regional Security and Cooperation, applauded committee passage of two pieces of legislation: her bipartisan Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act and her bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas for using sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war against  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. This legislation will provide states with federal grants to help working families afford clean drinking w  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: As access to emergency medical services continues to be a top issue for leaders in the Minnesota State Legislature, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) has been active in working toward federal solutions to the crisis. She and her staff have held meetings across Minnesota, from Hibbing to Barnesville, Blackduck, and New Richland, where local EMS leaders conveyed that first responders are in dire financi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to introduce the Digital Skills for Today's Workforce Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to provide foundational digital skills to workers through a new "Digital Skills at Work" grant program. "Ensuring people have the digital skills they need to navigate the modern job   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, expressing the need for any new cryptocurrency legislation to include the full suite of anti-money laundering (AML) authorities that Treasury Department (Treasury) requested in a November 2023 letter to Congress. Senator Wa  more