WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Today Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supported the committee's bipartisan passage of the INVEST in America Act of 2021. The bill is a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation measures. Allred also secured funds for local projects including DART systems upgrades. "North Texas is rapidly growing and this bill will   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh for a tour of Texas' 32nd District to meet with local officials, business leaders and caregivers to discuss the American Families Plan and the benefits of establishing a national paid leave policy. "I was raised by a single mom who was a public school teacher, so I know how hard it can be, and this pandemic has made it  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced a resolution affirming Article I Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, which recognizes states' sovereign power to defend themselves against invasion. In response to President Biden's open-border policies, the federal government's failure to respond, and the subsequent opportunism by the cartels, Rep. Arrington implores southern border states to use their constit  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and his Democrat colleagues introduced the Accountable Care In Rural America Act. This legislation would improve the performance standards for health care providers who participate in Medicare's Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) which are part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program. ACOs encourage hospitals, physicians, and other providers to work together to lower costs and   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced changes to his senior staff for the Committee, naming Joshua Snead as the new Republican chief trade counsel: "I am pleased to announce Josh's promotion to chief trade counsel where he will continue to fight for American leadership in trade, with policies that pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 7, 2021, with Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, regarding the G-7 nations agreement on rules for taxing global companies: * * * "A speculative agreement appears premature given the many unanswered questions about the Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 proposals and their potential effect on American companies a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: After what could be the second leak of sensitive taxpayer information from the IRS in less than a year, Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) are demanding answers. In a letter to Commissioner Charles Rettig, the members warn that with the Biden Administra  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSRes) -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: An AXIOS report today reveals that the new figure on unemployment fraud is an estimated $400 billion stolen - almost half of all pandemic unemployment spending. Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said: * "The greatest theft of American tax dollars in history has risen unabated to $400 billion, with nearly half of al  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) opened today's Ways and Means Committee Hearing highlighting the ways President Biden's budget is a roadmap to sabotage America's economic recovery and put Washington in control of Americans' life-or-death medical decisions. "Democrats would rather put Washington in charge, and as  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: The House Committee on Ways and Means will hear testimony from Secretary Becerra on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) FY 2022 budget request. Prior to the hearing, Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) wrote a letter to Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) outlining his concerns with the Administration's plan for the department.  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) announces the students from the 26th District of Texas who have accepted appointments to the United States Service Academies. This summer these young men and women will be entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, and the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Spri  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) announced $15.6 million in federal funding to complete the Zarzamora overpass was included as part of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's INVEST in America Act. The Zarzamora-Frio City road overpass safety project is critically important to the San Antonio community, and Congressman Castro designated this community project as one of his  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) opened today's hearing on the dangers of the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play--an infant recliner that was recalled in April 2019--and the failures of infant product safety by emphasizing the need for Fischer-Price and Mattel to answer for the deat  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: With billions in taxpayer funds reallocated, hundreds of volunteers deployed to the border, and the U.S. foster care system reaching a breaking point, the consequences of President Biden's border crisis are intensifying. Committee on Oversight and Reform Republican Leader James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Oversight Subcommittee Republican Leader Mike Kelly (R-Pa.  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) today participated in an Energy and Commerce Committee markup today, stressing the need to protect American energy infrastructure and American energy independence. "There's obviously vast agreement on this committee that Russia is not our friend and that, through third-party actors, it's likely that they've been responsible for a variety of attacks on our infrastructure, includ  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will reprioritize the Border Barrier Funds to address and remediate urgent life, safety, and environmental issues resulting from the previous administration's border wall construction. "As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, I have worked hard to e  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the I-69 Bipartisan Congressional Caucus, secured language in the INVEST in America Act that will increase federal funding to the ongoing Interstate 69 (I-69) highway infrastructure project. The National Highway Freight Network (NHFN) is currently the main source of federal funding for the I-69 project. The INVEST in America Act was passed out of the U.S. House   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), former Chair of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee, announced the introduction of important legislation to provide much-needed updates and improvements to the Vaccine   more

EL PASO, Texas, June 10 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to reintroduce the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere. The bill's introduction follows the Supreme Court's decision to hear argum  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) is calling on the Postmaster Inspector General to investigate persistent cases of mail theft and other mail service issues at postal offices in Texas' Seventh Congressional District. This comes after an April audit of the North Houston Processing and Distribution Center revealed that the center had the highest overall delayed mail volume in the country. Specifically, Con  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) on Friday sent a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Jennifer Miller, to request expanded access at Laughlin Air Force Base for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fly migrants to their final destination, rather than releasing them in the Del Rio area. "The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector has been stretched beyond their means by the   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $43,040,879 for the City of Kenedy's water treatment plant, which has failed the city and Karnes County four times during four disaster events. Residents, evacuees, and businesses have been forced to go without water for periods of time and to boil their water in direct relation to natural disaster storm events. "I'm proud to support this massive infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $480,000 in federal funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Program awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This funding will be used for the interdisciplinary Integrated Primary and Behavioral Healthcare (I2PBH) initiative. The program aims to trai  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to develop a plan to resume non-essential travel between land ports of entry. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimates that 30 to 40 percent of border cities', such as McAllen, Texas, retail activity can be attributed to Mexican Nationals. In the letter, the Congressman writes: "As we enter  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Department to optimize and maximize their outreach to educate and encourage rural and underserved Americans to get vaccinated. This comes as President Biden has declared June as "COVID-19 Vaccine Month of Action" in order to accomplish the goal of vaccinati  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX), joined by U.S. Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), introduced legislation to restore fairness for American innovators in the digital marketplace by checking Big Tech companies' monopolistic behavior. The Ending Platform Monopolies Act would promote competition and empower entrepreneurs by eliminating conflicts of interest that arise from dominant online platforms'  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05), joined by U.S. Reps. Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Scott Perry (PA-10), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Bill Posey (FL-08) and Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), sent a letter to President Biden seeking clarification on the administration's plan to prevent further child trafficking across our southern border. U.S. Customs & Border Patrol's latest statistics reported 180,034 apprehensions at our southern   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following statement on June 11, 2021: * * * Congressman Al Green presented the following opening statement at an inquiry held to uncover the adverse impact of the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) initial denial and inequitable allocation of funds to Houston/Harris County: "I would like to thank all of you for attending this crucial inquiry. I would like to thank our panelists for their presence. The list of invitees includes: the   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: * * * This week Arizona Governor Doug Ducey released a joint letter with Texas Governor Greg Abbot calling on other states to send law enforcement personnel and resources to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border. In response, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement: "For four years, Governor Ducey was Trump's willing cheerleader as the former president created a humanitarian crisis at the border, disman  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 11 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on June 10, 2021: * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would reconsider the previous administration's decision to retain the particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (PM NAAQS) in December 2020. This decision reflects the current scientific and technical evidence that indicates the cur  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement on June 7, 2021: * * * Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego released the May 2021 atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements. The data collected show the highest level of atmospheric carbon dioxide since accurate measuring  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 12 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: The Office of Rep. Kirkpatrick responds to Governor Ducey and Texas Governor Abbot's joint letter to the 48 other state governors requesting additional law enforcement staff and resources to patrol the Texas and Arizona borders with Mexico. "First, it is unclear what this plan is. Second, me and my office have been in constant contact with local groups and community organizations on  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 11 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) released the following statement after Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, TX announced the Phase III clinical trials for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and Biological E Limited. The Government of India announced an advance purchase of 300 million doses of the vaccine. In the recent weeks, the country has e  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 11, 2021: * * * The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan announced it would be suspending visa operations beginning June 13th in response to an increase in the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country. At a time when thousands of Afghans are desperately trying to get their visas processed before the U.S. fully withdraws from the country, the House F  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: In his opening remarks at today's hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican McCaul highlighted his strong objection to the Biden Administration waiving sanctions on Nord Stream 2AG, the need to honor our promises to those who helped us in Afghanistan, the importance of workin  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) signed a letter calling for the immediate removal of Representative Ilhan Omar from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs due to her anti-American, antisemitic, and bigoted statements and conduct, most recently likening the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. "Through her history of inflammatory, antisemitic, and subversive rhetoric, Representative   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) hosted a virtual meeting with law enforcement leaders from across the 11th District of Texas. In the meeting, the law enforcement officials highlighted the devastating impacts that anti-police rhetoric and the crisis on our southern border are inflicting on local police departments. "President Biden and Vice President Harris are promoting an agenda  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a memo to "Border Czar" Vice President Kamala Harris, updating her on the crisis at the Southern Border and providing solutions to immediately end this crisis. Since the Vice President was tapped for "Border Czar" on March 25, 2021 - over 75 days ago, she has yet to visit the Southern Border. However, we have seen she has recently had time to travel to Guatemala and Mexi  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Congressman Roy introduced the Securing America's Land from Foreign Interference Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from owning land in the United States. In their quest for global domination, China has been buying up land and strategic infrastructure all over the world and in the United States. Direct Chinese investment in the U.S. economy is a major threat to the American way of l  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced bipartisan legislation to support military and veterans' families across the country by increasing the maximum coverage amount available under the Servicemember Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) policy. Congressman Roy was joined by fellow House Committee on Veterans Affairs members Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49), Congresswo  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following statement after a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the fiscal 2022 budget request for the Veterans Affairs Department: After reviewing President Biden's VA budget request, I have grave concerns about the sustainability of this kind of massive spending increase. Put simply, our focus should be streamlining healthcare access for veterans without growing the bloated VA bureaucracy. As the representative of over 60,00  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On May 21, 2021, Congressman Sessions introduced House Resolution 428 to the 117th Congress, condemning the horrific anti-Semitic events in the wake of rising tensions between Israel and Hamas. The resolution calls on the House of Representatives to denounce the heinous and inexcusable acts of violence that led to the injuries of Jewish Americans in May 2021. Furthermore, it reaffirms the House of Representati  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 10, 2021: Rep. Veasey (TX-33) applauded the bipartisan passage of the INVEST in America Act of 2021 out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill is a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation measures and includes critical funding that Rep. Veasey secured for local projects, including the Fort Worth Transportation Authority and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). "Bolstering   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 11 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Marc Veasey led a letter urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan to work with stakeholders in the community to review the potential public health impacts of the proposed Bosque Solutions Concrete Batch plant. Though the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has denied the permit for now, a thorough review of the project is merited to address public hea  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX-34) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $8,615,877 grant to Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST) These federal funds have been awarded to CACOST's Head Start and Early Head Start program, which serves over 1,000 children and families in South Texas. The program focuses on supportin  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) announced the reintroduction of the Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act. The bipartisan legislation amends the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to allow members of the Coast Guard to file claims for credit or refund for taxes improperly withheld from disability severance pay. The legislation was initially introduced by Cong  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) announced the introduction of four pieces of tax legislation meant to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections. The bills were unveiled ahead of the State of Texas' deadline to file a federal tax return by June 15th. "I am proud to introduce this package of critical legislation to ensure every tax-paying family is served by a flexible, trustworthy tax system,"   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34), announced that four transportation and infrastructure projects from the 34th Congressional District of Texas have been selected for a total of $17,291,529 in funding. The projects have been included in H.R. 2, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act. The INVEST in America Act is a five-year, $547 billion surface tra  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Karen Bass, D-California, issued the following joint statement on June 7, 2021, with Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Michael McCaul, R-Texas: * * * Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, along with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory Meeks (D-NY), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommitte  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: House Committee on Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY), House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and House Committee on the Budget Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-MO) wrote National Economic Council Director Bria  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chair of the Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social Impact, and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-53), the subcommittee's Vice Chair, introduced the Restoring U.S. Leadership in International Organizations Act of 2021. This legislation would boost America's diplomatic presence at the U.S. Mission to the United Nation  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas), House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and House Committee on the Budget Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wrote National Economic Counc  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: House Committee on Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas), and House Committee on the Budget Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wrote National Economi  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressmen Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), Jim Langevin (D-RI-02), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) and Mark Amodei (R-NV-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to better prepare teachers for more effective and appropriate education for English Learners (EL) students. Companion legislation will be introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). The Reaching English Learner  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 7, 2021, with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks issued a joint statement calling for the release of American citizens unjustly detained by the Burmese military regime: "It has been two weeks since the arrest of Danny Fenster, an Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) introduced a resolution urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Games unless the Chinese government ends its ongoing crimes against th  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined together to reaffirm their support for the Biden Administration's push to restore  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 7, 2021, with Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, Christopher H. Smith, R-New Jersey, and Karen Bass, D-California: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Ranking Member and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Congressman Christopher H.  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) joined Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to send a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to expose China's duplicit  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 7, 2021, with Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas: * * * Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a joint statement calling for the release of American citizens unjustly detained by the Burmese military regime: "It has been two weeks since the arrest of Danny Fenster,   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that passed the Senate this evening as part of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here (https://youtu.be/p5pl7Eh4u6E). The CHIPS for America Act passed last year   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) to introduce the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion, everywhere across the country. The bill's introduction follows the Supreme Court's decision to hear argument  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined her colleagues in introducing the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion across the United States. The bill's introduction follows the Supreme Court's decision to hear arguments in a case that directly threatens fifty years of precedent protecting access to abortion, and comes as states like Tex  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.), joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Lois Frankel (D-Fl.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) in introducing the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral legislation gua  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor statement on June 7, 2021: * * * Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) lamented the Vice President's decision to visit Guatemala instead of the U.S.-Mexico border and offered to meet with her and President Biden to discuss his Bipartisan Border Solutions Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here (https://youtu.be/DD-im1_uhrs). "The only problem is she's not visiting   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: Following an egregious and illegal breach of taxpayer privacy, stemming from the apparent leak of confidential taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to the media outlet ProPublica, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-Texas) are demanding answers. In   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on June 7, 2021: * * * U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) issued the following statement today regarding the G-7 nations agreement on new rules for taxing global companies: "A speculative agreement appears premature given the many unanswered questions about the Pillar 1   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column: As Idahoans and Americans across our country are working hard to overcome the incredible challenges of the past year and turn the corner on the pandemic, we as a nation, unfortunately, must do more to deter criminals from abusing taxpayer-funded unemployment assistance to ensure taxpayer funds reach Americans truly in need of assistance. l joined U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), sent a letter on Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting information on the unequal application of justice between the individuals who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, and those involved in the unrest during the spring and summer of 2020. The senators sen  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing the Federal Debt Emergency Control Act to rein in Washington's out-of-control spending and provide a concrete path forward to tackle the nation's nearly $30 trillion   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today joined to reaffirm their support for the Biden Administration's push to restore life-saving humanitarian assistance to millions  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- 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, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with Joseph A. Blount, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colonial Pipeline, to examine a recent hack that forced the company to shut down over 5,500 miles of pipeline that runs from Texas to New York that provides   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: U.S Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with Joseph A. Blount, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colonial Pipeline, to examine a recent hack that forced the company to shut down over 5,500 miles of pipeline that runs from Texas to New York that provides gas to 13 states. At the hearing, Peters pressed Blount on why Colonial  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate passed Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema's bipartisan National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act--legislation she cosponsored with Republican Senator Ted Cruz (Texas), Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS)--as part of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. The Senators' bill includes a number of Arizona space priori  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) today joined with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Representatives Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) to introduce the Women's Health Protection Act, a bill that would guarantee the right to access abortion services in the Unit  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Following ProPublica's publication of a "vast trove" of taxpayer information provided to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that appears to be confidential information and protected under federal law from disclosure, Senator Johnson (R-Wis.), along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), sent letters to the acting Treasury inspector general a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 9, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) yesterday joined a group of Senate colleagues in introducing the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), bicameral legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion across the nation. The bill's introduction follows the Supreme Court's decision to hear arguments in a case that directly threatens 50 years of precedent protecting acce  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today joined to reaffirm their support for the Biden Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Representatives Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) to introduce the Women's Health Protection Act, a bill that would guarantee the right to access abortion services in the Un  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), President Pro Tempore of the Senate, yesterday led Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Majority Whip, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), ranking member of the subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in sending a letter to President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representatives Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today joined to reaffirm their support for the Biden Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on June 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla, today joined U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif. in reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral American Space Commerce Act, legislation which would continue to bolster U.S. leadership in the space industry, enhance public-private partnerships with American compa  more