WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding from American Rescue Plan will provide affordable, high-speed internet access to more than 40,000 homes and businesses Since 2021, Casey has delivered more than $2 billion in funding to expand internet access in the Commonwealth Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority has approved $204.1 million in grant awards to expand high-sp  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Bill will support acquisition and remediation of blighted properties with new grant programs Land banks have rapidly become a key economic development tool over the last decade Over 300 land banks are located throughout the country, including more than 35 in Pennsylvania Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Neighborhood Revitalization and Land Bank  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Reps. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL) and Kim Schrier (WA-08), to introduce the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. This legislation will allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to help low-income families pay their water bills, access cl  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced new federal funding for the Village of Bath for natural gas infrastructure and safety improvements, totaling $9,377,000. "I'm proud to announce this significant $9.3 million investment to make critical improvements to Bath's natural gas infrastructure," said Congressman Langworthy."While Governor Hochul chooses to ignore federal reports that our stat  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced new federal funding for the Town of Woodhull for natural gas infrastructure and safety improvements, totaling $4,951,197. "I'm proud to announce this significant $4.9 million investment to replace miles of Woodhull's natural gas pipelines," said Congressman Langworthy. "Recent federal reports have uncovered our state's failing natural gas infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced the Supporting Parents in Education Act, to remove burdensome requirements, improve efficiency, and better address student-parent's needs when using funds from an already existing program - the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program. "Students who are simultaneously raising ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) introduced a bill to give veterans alternative pathways to access their earned veterans benefits when their records are lost by the U.S. government. The legislation, H.R. 8048 the Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Records Act, codifies the Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to determine the eligibility for veteran benefits based on alternative  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Representative Mace unveiled the "Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative Agreement Reimplementation Act" to combat the escalating invasion at our southern border. This bill has been cosponsored by Reps. Lance Gooden (R-TX-05) and Matt Rosendale (R-MT-02). The Trump administration entered into Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs) with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - allowing DHS to send asylum see  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following Iran's attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned Biden's Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the integrity of American taxpayer dollars to prevent them from ever strengthening the Iranian regime. After a DoE-supported research article credited an Iranian scientist employed by Iran's state-linked Sharif University of Technology, Ernst is working to ensure taxpa  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Merrick Garland: "I'm Sorry, and Maybe Even Embarrassed, to Say that I'm Not Sufficiently Familiar with the RISS Program." At a Senate Appropriations hearing this week, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) questioned U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland about the failures of President Biden's FY25 budget request. Senator Fischer questioned the Attorney General about proposed cuts to   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Primary Care Team Education Centers Act, legislation to support the education and clinical training of new primary care professionals. "Access to quality and affordable primary care is essential to the health and well-being of our communities," said Kaine. "But workforce shortages, dri  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $14,730,190 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Laura ripped through southwest Louisiana, and Hurricane Ida struck southeast. This $14.7 million will help Louisianians in Calcasieu and Lafourche Parishes rebuild their communities," said Kennedy. The FEMA a  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressmen David Kustoff (R-TN) and French Hill (R-AR) introduced the CDBG Modernization Act in the House of Representatives. This legislation will establish a new formula for calculating the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for cities and counties. Since its last update in 1978, the program's ability to effectively allocate funds  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: ***WATCH: Senator Murray's questioning of Attorney General Merrick Garland*** Today--at a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Department of Justice (DOJ)--U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, discussed DOJ's work in protecting Americans' safety, and emphasized  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: DES MOINES -- U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced that the Des Moines International Airport will receive more than $2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Terminal and Tower Program to fund the construction of the next phase of the new terminal area.  "Travel can be challenging - delays, poor service, and more set travelers back whether they're headed on vacation or a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02) voted in favor of H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act.  "Our government's job is not to snoop around on Americans who hold a certain political view. We've seen this administration's FBI and intelligence community cross the line too many times," said Rep. Burchett. "They shouldn't be allowed to purchase private information without a search   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he has introduced legislation to make it easier for veterans to receive their well-deserved Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. The Fred Hamilton Veterans' Lost Records Act would open additional application pathways for veterans whose military records were lost by the U.S. government through no fault of their own. "It's shameful many o  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.),U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (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 No  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Brandon Williams, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: On Wednesday, April 3, Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22) sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul regarding the need to expand and improve passenger rail efficiency in and around Syracuse. In anticipation of Micron building one of the largest chip manufacturing plants in North America near Syracuse, time is running out to address the three-track bottleneck for freight and passenger   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: In recognition of April 2024's Earth Month and ahead of Earth Day, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program (SWIFR) Reauthorization Act, to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) largest and most important recycling grant program for cities, states, and tribal lands across the United States. The Solid Waste Infr  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Jared Golden (D-ME), to impose sanctions on any Chinese military firm that provides material support to Russia. The bill, called the NO LIMITS Act, also gives Chinese military firms identified by the U.S. government 180 days to withdraw from the Russian market or face full, blo  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Representative David Valadao (R-CA-22) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to digital skills training for American job seekers. According to the National Skills Coalition and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 92 percent of today's jobs require digital skills.  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Bill Would Create Program To Cover Costs Of Expunging or Sealing Cannabis Offenses In States Like Nevada Where Marijuana Has Been Legalized Or Decriminalized Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Harnessing Opportunity by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act to help expunge cannabis convictions in states where it has been legalized or decriminalized by establishing a new federal grant program to c  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: U.S. Senator Jon Tester today questioned Biden Administration officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, urging them to address challenges that housing authorities are facing in Montana. Tester began by pressing Acting Secretary of HUD Adrianne Todman on the shortage of housing vouchers in rural communities: "[Fair Market   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to examine what resources and authorities DHS needs to address evolving and persistent security threats, such as cyber-attacks, potentia  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Armed Services and Appropriations Committees and Chair of the Small Business Committee, is introducing bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to respond to the shortage of child care availability across the country, including for military families. This bill proposes a first-of-its-kind Department of Defense-l  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), and U.S. Representative David Valadao (R-CA-22) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to digital skills training for American job seekers. According to the National Skills Coalition and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 92 percent of today's jobs require digital skills. Nearly one third of worke  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO), along with Reps. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act. The bill redirects unobligated funds collected through the False Claims Act to the Crime Victims Fund through Fiscal Year 2029, stabilizing the Crime Victims Fund during recent declines. Read more background  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Major water recycling and reuse projects could see a boost from federal funds under new legislation introduced by a quartet of Western Democrats. California Democratic Reps. Grace Napolitano and Jared Huffman on Tuesday introduced H.R. 7990, the "Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization and Investment Act of 2024." The bill, co-authored by Nevada Rep. Susie Lee (D) and Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, t  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged federal health officials to award a planning grant up to $2.5 million to Oregon that would strengthen school-based health services financed by Medicaid in the state. The senators' letter to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comes in support of the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) grant application. "This planning grant would help OHA and  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week urged federal health officials to award a planning grant up to $2.5 million to Oregon that would strengthen school-based health services financed by Medicaid in the state. The senators' letter to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comes in support of the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) grant application. "This planning grant would help OHA and th  more