WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) issued the following statement after the Surface Transportation Board (STB) voted unanimously to reject a proposed trust as a precursor to the merger of the Canadian National (CN) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads, citing conc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Yesterday, Congressman Jake LaTurner joined his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation led by Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), that would hold the Biden Administration accountable by mandating additional reporting requirements on the evacuation, any deals with the Taliban, and equipment left behind: "President Biden has abandoned hundreds of American citizens in Taliban-controll  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) and 29 additional Senators to call on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to swiftly develop and conduct outreach to veterans of the Global War on Terrorism - especially those who served in Afghanistan - providing them   more