WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 5: * * * Earlier today, it was announced that former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Science Director, Dr. Michael Freilich, passed away. Dr. Freilich led NASA's work on climate change, severe weather, the atmosphere, the oceans, sea ice and glaciers, and the land surface for over 12 years before retiring in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) was authorized by Congress to create a community-driven modeling system that leverages innovations from the broader weather enterprise. On November 20, 2019, the Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing titled, "A Task of EPIC Proportions: Reclaiming U.S. Leadership in Weather Modeling and Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: The Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) was authorized by Congress to create a community-driven modeling system that leverages innovations from the broader weather enterprise. On November 20, 2019, the Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing titled, "A Task of EPIC Proportions: Reclaiming U.S. Leadership in Weather Modeling and Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Today, NASA Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, successfully concluding the first crewed demonstration flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The flight was the final flight test for SpaceX's crew transportation system in preparation for certification and operational crew  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, issued the following statement on Aug. 3 to mark the one-year anniversary of the El Paso shooting: "One year ago today, a gunman motivated by white supremacy drove over 600 miles to the bi-national community of El Paso, Texas, and killed 23 people and wounded 22 others in an act of terror. We lost veterans, coaches, immigrants, and parents, all members of a vibrant border community -- a ci  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 5 -- ongressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following statement on the Census Bureau stopping field data collection early: "The Trump administration is sabotaging the 2020 Census. By stopping the collection of data next month, it's clear the Administration has no intention of fulfilling its constitutional obligation of a complete and accurate count of the U.S. population. "Earlier this spring, due the coronavirus crisis, the Census B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led 16 Members of Congress in a letter urging Attorney General Bill Barr to protect our Second Amendment rights and to investigate rogue prosecutors who target innocent Americans as part of their antigun, not anticrime, agenda: "We cannot give ground to those who wish to trample our most sacred liberties," said Arrington. "In recent months, 2.5 million people ha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following op-ed entitled "Next Package Should Prioritize Growth and Medical Independence From China", which was published to National Review: Following the largest emergency aid package in American history, Congress is working to craft a smaller, more targeted follow-on package to help accelerate a return to healthy lives and a healthy economy. The May and June monthly j  more

WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement: Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement on the July jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "There is no greater relief than a job and the security it provides, and this report beat expectations with a third consecutive month of job growth, with 10.2% unemployment in July down from 11.1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: Today, House Ways and Means Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Republican Leader Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act to provide additional support for older foster youth, grandparents and other kinship families, home visitin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), a member of the House Rules Committee and Republican Leader of thtodae House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, led a letter to House Leadership, with 93 bipartisan cosigners, requesting that robocall prescription verification allowed by the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Contact Lens Rule be addressed in year-end legislation. "Despite repeated engagem  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Aug. 4 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced a $25,000 grant, funded through the CARES Act, for the Round Rock Public Library System today. The money was awarded to help Round Rock Public Library respond to the Coronavirus, including financial support for contactless and curbside services. "I want to congratulate Round Rock Public Library for earning a $25,000 grant appropriated in the CARES Ac  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $261,888 in federal funds to the University of Texas at San Antonio. These funds, awarded through the Department of Education's TRIO program, will be used to assist low income and first-generation college students to remain on track to graduate. As the pandemic continues, these grants come at a needed time. As a senior Member of the Appropriations Committee,  more

EDINBURG, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announces $348,002 in federal funds to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. These funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO program, will be used to assist low income and first-generation college students to remain on track to graduate. As the pandemic continues, these grants come at a needed time. As a senior Member of the Appropriations Commi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $4,940,000 in federal loans to East Central Special Utility District (SUD) and $2,840,00 in federal loans to Green Valley Special Utility District (SUD) for upgrading and improving the area's public water system. These funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Water and Disposal Loan and Grant Program, will be used to help imp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: As the pandemic broadens and President Trump insists on rushing the short timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, joined with Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and eleven other members of Congress to press the Trump Administration   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Aug. 6: * * * U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacted to President Trump's executive order on manufacturing today: "Failing to lower drug prices after almost four years in office, Trump uses legitimate concerns about Big Pharma's overdependence on foreign sources as an excuse to continue weakening environmental, health, and safety law enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacted to the admission by Moderna today that "Moderna has not been living up to contractual obligations to disclose the percentage of taxpayer dollars that are funding its coronavirus vaccine project, but the pharmaceutical company tells Axios that federal money makes up '100% funding of the program.'"   more

EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and John E. Balliew, President and CEO of El Paso Water, applauded the passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) which authorizes an additional $50 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and El Paso County to improve stormwater systems, reduce flood damages, and overhaul other aspects of our region's wat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on the 1st anniversary of the domestic terrorist attack that killed 23 and injured 22 at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas: "One year ago, our community and the nation were shocked and heartbroken by the horrific act of domestic terrorism fueled by racism and xenophobia that killed 23 beautiful souls, injured 22, and devasted all of us. "Today will be painful for El Pasoans, especially for the survivor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on July 31: Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 7617, the second "minibus" of fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills. H.R. 7617 consists of six appropriations bills: Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Service and General Government, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development. This appropriations package makes a $1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) introduced H.R. 7896, the Redeeming Effectiveness to Carbon Oxide Utilization Plus Sequestration (RECOUPS) Act of 2020. This bipartisan legislation would provide a direct pay option for Section 45Q tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration. "Investing in carbon capture technology is critical to our energy future and to addres  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on July 31: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) highlighted key victories for Texas' Seventh Congressional District and communities across the country in H.R. 7617, the second "minibus" of fiscal year (FY) 2021 appropriations bills, which passed earlier today. The appropriations package included Congresswoman Fletcher's amendment to increase funding for the Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research prog  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced the inclusion of funding she championed in the House-passed Appropriations Minibus #2 package. "I want to thank the members of the Appropriations Committee for recognizing and prioritizing my Appropriations requests, which will positively impact many of my constituents in the Houston region," said Congresswoman Garcia. "I was particularly proud t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, mad  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following e-newsletter: This year has tested our community like never before. Since the coronavirus started spreading, the small sacrifices of comforts and convenience made by everyone in Texas 12 have helped our community bend the curve and safely start reopening, Meanwhile our healthcare workers have demonstrated immense heroism in the face of the invisible enemy. Many of these healthcare workers, including those that I met earlier t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) today announced local public housing authorities (PHAs) will receive a second round of funding through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program provides assistance to vulnerable populations to ensure access to proper housing. "All Texans are battling the global pandemic, and they need continued as  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) introduced the bipartisan Loan Interest Forgiveness for Taxpayers Under a Pandemic (LIFT UP) Act. This legislation extends the six months of debt forgiveness provided by the CARES Act for small businesses that have previously received Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans. "Keeping small businesses operat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the China Task Force, introduced two pieces of legislation that will further empower United States strategic competition against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "The CCP is a generational threat and the U.S. must take decisive action to che  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the United Nations Transparency and Accountability Act of 2020, legislation that will increase U.S. leadership and engagement at the United Nations through key reforms. "For years, the Chinese Communist Party and other malign actors have infiltrat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, mad  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: August 6, 2020, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX-14) announces Head Start grant award, totaling more than $3 million, to the Beaumont Independent School. Head Start, a federal program within the Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, promotes school readiness for children under five from low-income families through education, health, social and other services via local non-profit organiz  more

HILLSBORO, Texas, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today toured the Hillsboro Municipal Airport after announcing a $553,500 grant awarded to the airport under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Mayor Andy Smith, EDC Administrator Art Mann and Airport Manager John Graham joined the tour. "Ensuring our regional airports have the funding needed to improve and maintain infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: Yesterday, Congressman Ron Wright (R-TX) sent a letter to Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Commissioner Charles Rettig searching for answers on why many Americans have still not yet received their economic impact payment authorized in the CARES Act: "For months, far too many Americans, who are already struggling under the weight of COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn, have faced delays in receivin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to work with university policy research centers to analyze issues related to the cattle industry, especially in light of the recent and ongoi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. K. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California and Ranking Member David Rouzer of North Carolina, joined by Full Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas, and 17 other Members,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minnesota, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California and Ranking Member David Rouzer of North Carolina, joined by Full Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota, Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas, and 17 other Members, urged the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) work to alleviate the threat of lead in drinking water systems across the United States by introducing the Get the Lead Out Act. This bill would authorize $14 billion over two years and require every utility in America to develop a plan to identify and remove lead pipes that threaten residents, especially children, from the dangers of lead. "No communi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 7 with Ranking Member Michael McCaul, R-Texas: * * * Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Michael McCaul, the Committee's Ranking Member, today released the following statement remembering the al-Qaeda-led bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998 that claimed the live  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Eliot L. Engel, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 7 with Ranking Member Michael McCaul, R-Texas: * * * Representatives Eliot L. Engel, Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Michel McCaul, the Committee's Ranking Member, today made the following statement on the anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Georgia: "Twelve years after Russia's reckless invasion, its occupation of South O  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a report--Cementing American Artificial Intelligence Leadership: AI Research & Development--calling for federal investments into research and development (R&D) in artificial intelligence (AI) in order for the U.S. to maintain its strategic advantage, e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement with Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-New York: * * * Representatives Michael McCaul, Republican Leader of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Eliot Engel, the Committee's Chairman, today released the following statement remembering the al-Qaeda-led bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998 that claimed   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement with Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, D-New York: * * * Representatives Michael McCaul, Republican Leader of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Eliot Engel, the Committee's Chairman, today made the following statement on the anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Georgia: "Twelve years after Russia's reckless invasion, its occupatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-2) announced the introduction of the Protecting America through Information Sharing Act. This bipartisan legislation empowers the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a clearinghouse responsible for receiving online threats of imminent violence from social media companies and disseminating them to appropriate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today announced the Loan Interest Forgiveness for Taxpayers Under a Pandemic (LIFT UP) Act with Congresswomen Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07). This legislation extends the six months of debt forgiveness provided by the CARES Act for small businesses that have previously received Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans. This is the House companion to Senator Ted Cruz's Loan Int  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minnesota, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to work with university policy research centers to analyze issues related to the cattle industry, especially in light of the recent and ongoing   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: Today, Congressmen Filemon Vela (TX-34) and Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) urged U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham to continue self-response and non-response follow-up (NRFU) for the U.S. Census through October 31 as originally planned. Director Dillingham and the Trump administration recently indicated that Census efforts would end a month earlier than scheduled. Response rates in South Texas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Patrick Leahy (D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho), and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), along with Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), released a joint statement ahead of the 22n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Ahead of National Purple Heart Day tomorrow, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn released the following statement honoring the sacrifices made by Texas' military servicemen and women past and present. "On Purple Heart Day, we celebrate the service of those who have sacrificed for our nation, not only to lift those individuals up and express our deep appreciation, but also to inspire patriotism in future generations," said Se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced a bill to allow critical infrastructure project proponents to continue relying on the nationwide permit (NWP) program in light of recent court decisions. Cosponsors on his bill include Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), John Barrasso (R-WY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Hoeven (R-ND), Steve Daine  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) urging robust funding for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs, and the removal of caps imposed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the next COVID-19 relief package. The letter was also signed by Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced a resolution calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and student at the University of North Texas, from Russian prison. The resolution calls for release of all political prisoners, condemns politically motivated imprisonment in the Russian Federation, demands that the Russian government respect Trevor Reed's human   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced his support for the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act, a bill to retroactively send economic recovery checks authorized by the CARES Act to Texans who did not originally qualify because their spouse is a foreign national and do not have a Social Security Number. "This pandemic has hit all Texans hard, and we shouldn't make it harder by withholding   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 7: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John Henderson expressing his full support of hosting the Space Command Headquarters in Fort Worth, Houston, or San Antonio, Texas. He wrote: "The history of U.S. spaceflight is incomplete without mentions of accomplishments made in Texas, by Texans. Texas' strong connections to our nation's space programs and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Aug. 4: * * * Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the need for the Senate to remain in session to pass a commonsense alternative to the House's liberal wish list, the HEROES Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here https://youtu.be/fnloIDZBycw?t=1042. "The HEROES Act, passed by the House, includes a long list of liberal priorities. Things like enviro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Aug. 3: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called on the Senate not to recess until it passes the next coronavirus relief bill. Video can be found here https://youtu.be/rpHQYYHY2Qc?t=405. * * * "Congress is not known for acting with speed and dispatch, and at most times that's actually probably a good thing because you make mistakes when you get in a big hurry. But there's no reason we can't com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: After U.S. Senator Cornyn (R-TX) called on the Senate not to adjourn for its scheduled August state work period, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today announced the Senate will stay in session next week to continue negotiations on the next coronavirus relief bill. Earlier this week Sen. Cornyn was the first member to call on the Senate to stay in session. "There's no reason we can't  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following transcript on Aug. 4 on Fox News' Fox & Friends: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today appeared on Fox News' 'Fox & Friends' where he previewed his hearing examining how Antifa and other anti-American anarchists hijack peaceful protests to engage in riots and violence. During the interview, Sen. Cruz also warned against Democrats' push for universal mail-in voting ahead of the 2020  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 2020-2021 school year, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week introduced the Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act, legislation designed to empower all families with the resources needed to provide for their children's public, private, or homeschool education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation also includes key policies of Sen. Cruz's Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity A  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement on marking one year since the shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso that killed 23 people and harmed many more: "On August 3rd last year, a deranged white supremacist and domestic terrorist committed an act of unspeakable evil that shook El Paso and left the nation weeping. Twenty-three people died, and their families and the El Paso community were grieving. "In the days that followed, I remember visiting  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during Tuesday's hearing questioned the Honorable Elliott Abrams, Special Representative for Venezuela, on what more Congress can do to support a political transition in Venezuela. During the hearing, Sen. Cruz also raised his concerns on the plight of the CITGO6 executives. Watch Sen. Cruz's full line of questioning here. Excerpts are   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper raising concerns about the Department of Defense's (DOD) overt religious discrimination, specifically pointing to the DOD's decision to remove Lt. Col. Lorenzen as a presenter for the U.S. Marine Corps' annual training simply because he is a religious individual. This letter comes as a follow up on the DOD's failure to respon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today released a joint statement in recognition of the 22nd anni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 4: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today chaired a hearing focused on how Antifa and other anti-American anarchists engage in riots and violence across the country. Watch Sen. Cruz's remarks and full line of questioning here https://www.facebook.com/SenatorTedCruz/videos/645239996085967/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAXnMEVcc2a8EllDwz-vxU6Wd28S7niuR1qeqNqYfTepMex_M4ntwR  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: After chairing yesterday's subcommittee on The Constitution hearing titled "The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence," Sen. Cruz joined Fox News' 'Hannity' and the 'Joe Pags Show,' where he discussed Democrats' refusal to condemn Antifa's violence and the importance of defending free speech. Catch Sen. Cruz's full interview with Sean Hannity here http  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today questioned former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates at a full committee on her decision to sign off on an investigation into key Trump campaign aide Carter Page and her role in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Watch Sen. Cruz's full line of questioning at today's hearing here https://youtu.be/B2PE0cCPkkY. W  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: As leaders in Washington debate a path forward to address the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday joined 'Washington Post Live' with Bob Costa and Fox News' 'The Daily Briefing' with Dana Perino to discuss the RECOVERY Act, legislation Sen. Cruz plans to introduce to get people safely back to work and the economy re-opened. Sen. Cruz also discussed the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines yesterday sent a letter urging President Trump to provide the State of Montana the same consideration as states like Texas and Florida regarding cost sharing for ongoing National Guard operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "During this time of uncertainty it is important that the men and women fighting this healthcare crisis have access to the resources they need," Daines said. "Wi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 4: Following the one year anniversary of the racist and anti-immigrant attack at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, by a white supremacist, who killed 23 people and wounded another 23, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed Ken Cuccinelli, the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Deputy Secretary of Homeland  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries and Weather, welcomed the announcement that the National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $3,500,000 to establish an Energy Research Center (ERC) involving the University of Colorado Boulder, Utah State University, Purdue University, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 3: Senator John Hoeven today helped introduce legislation, sponsored by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), to provide certainty for critical infrastructure projects reliant on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' nationwide permits (NWP) program. The legislation would clarify that the existing NWP process satisfies the requirements of an Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation, helping to resolve uncert  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, made the following statement on the need to include the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho), and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), along with Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), released a joint statement ahead of the 22nd annive  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week cosponsored legislation introduced by Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, to reaffirm the Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corps) Nationwide Permitting (NWP) program, including Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP-12). NWPs provide for expedited review of projects with minimal environmental impact but are threatened by a recent court ruling that could have significant economic c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week cosponsored legislation introduced by Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, to reaffirm the Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corps) Nationwide Permitting (NWP) program, including Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP-12). NWPs provide for expedited review of projects with minimal environmental impact but are threatened by a rec  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), released the following bipartisan joint statement ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. Embas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Chris Coons (D-Del.), Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-Idaho), and Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), along with Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), in a joint statement ahead of the 22nd a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 5: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today sent a letter to Fahrhafen Sassnitz GmbH, which operates Mukran Port, alerting them to their exposure to sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Mukran Port provides services to vessels that Russia has indicated will be used for the project, and reportedly s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 6: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Wednesday sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim and Federal Trade Commission Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) joined U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) this week in introducing a bill to allow critical infrastructure project proponents to continue relying on the nationwide permit (NWP) program in light of recent court decisions. Along with Inhofe and Lankford, cosponsors on the bill include Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), introduced the COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act, legislation that would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the United States Marshals Ser  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), along with Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) introduced the COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act, legislation that would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement on Aug. 3 marking one year since the deadly mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas: "One year ago, our nation was devastated by a brutal act of hatred and murder against the Latino community in El Paso that stole 23 innocent lives and left 23 more injured. Today, our hearts remain broken, but our resolve to end the epidemic of gun violence and confront the scourge of racism, xenophobi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement on Aug. 5: * * * New Hampshire Congressional Delegation issued the following joint statement after President Trump authorized an extension of the New Hampshire National Guard's activation through December 31st to help respond to COVID-19 but with reduced federal funding support. Starting August 21st, New Hampshire will be reimbursed 75 percent for the Guard's activation rather than the current reimbu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)'s Save Our Stages Act has earned praise across Texas for its provisions designed to make Small Business Administration grants available for independent live music venue operators affected by COVID-19 and provide six months of financial support to keep venues afloat and preserve a critical cultural and economic industry employing thousands of Texans. "111 Dallas arts groups line u  more