WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSPol) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: On July 23, 2021, the Sault St. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and a coalition of 14 conservation groups, many centered in the Great Lakes region, sought leave from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to submit an amicus (friend of the court) brief that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the "Service") violated the Endangered Species Act ("ESA") in re  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release: The Coast Guard, along with other federal, state, local and industry partners, are scheduled to conduct a full-scale Area Maritime Security and Training exercise near St. Louis. The exercise is part of the Area Maritime Security and Training Exercise Program and will require federal, state, local and industry partners to respond and recover from a simulated attack agai  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46857) on July 28, 2021, entitled "Energy and Water Development: FY2022 Appropriations" by energy policy specialist Mark Holt and energy policy analyst Corrie E. Clark: * * * SUMMARY The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides funding for civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Recla  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host three open houses onboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi: La Crosse, Wisconsin, Aug. 12, 5-7 p.m., at Riverside Park Wabasha, Minnesota, Aug. 13, 5-7 p.m., at 50 Pembroke Ave. (adjacent to the National Eagle Center) Red Wing, Minnesota, Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at Levee Park The vessel will be in   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations issued the following testimony by Midwest Marina Association President Rick Chapman as part of a hybrid hearing entitled "Small Business Administration's Role in Climate Solutions": * * * My name is Rick Chapman, and I live in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Like 70 percent of our fellow Minnesotans, I am an outdoors enthusiast and extremely fortunate in that I am also ab  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 27 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on July 26, 2021: Gov. Edwards joined the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) along with federal, state, and local officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection system. The project will provide 100-year hurricane and storm surge protection to 60,000 Louisianans in St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes. The $760   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) tonight voted for a seven-bill "minibus" that includes major increases in spending for SNAP, WIC, school nutrition programs, the Small Business Administration, consumer protection agencies, veterans affairs and veterans medical services, rental assistance, housing for the elderly and transit programs. It also includes funding for many of his highest priority community project  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released a statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4502, a package of seven Appropriations bills to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2022. The seven bills are Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), one of the five lead Republican negotiators and a member of the bipartisan Group of 22 Senators, and the White House reached an agreement today to invest in American's critical infrastructure needs. Cassidy released the following statement on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act after striking the agreement: "We got an agreement for the Americans and Louisiana  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 28, 2021, entitled "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Proposed Buy American Rule, Advancing the President's Commitment to Ensuring the Future of America is Made in America by All of America's Workers": * * * Biden-Harris Administration will increase American-made content in federal purchases and bolster critical supply chains * * * The President believes that when we spend American taxpayers' dollars, it should s  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 27, 2021, entitled "Biden-Harris Administration Issues Proposed Buy American Rule, Advancing the President's Commitment to Ensuring the Future of America is Made in America by All of America's Workers": * * * The President believes that when we spend American taxpayers' dollars, it should support American workers and businesses. In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 30 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on July 29, 2021: Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #128 declaring a statewide State of Emergency following widespread severe storms affecting several regions of the state overnight causing widespread damage, downed trees and power lines, power outages, and road closures due to debris. "Last night's storms affected communities from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan, leaving many regi  more