WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11897) on the U.S. foreign policy initiatives to manage regional migration on May 15, 2023, by European affairs specialist Kristin Archick: * * * Russia's War Against Ukraine: European Union Responses and U.S.-EU Relations The 27-member European Union (EU) has implemented a wide range of policy responses to Russia's war against Ukraine, launched in 2022. EU actions and coordination with th  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan involving a hearing on May 10, 2023, on the fiscal 2024 budget request: * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the bold vision laid out in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget request. Before turning  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued the following written testimony by Alabama Attorney General Steven T. Marshall involving a hearing on May 10, 2023, entitled "ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social and Governance Practices With Attorneys General": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Raskin, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the important issue of environmental, soci  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued the following testimony by Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes involving a hearing on May 10, 2023, entitled "ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social and Governance Practices With Attorneys General": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify before you on the critically important issue of how Environmental Social and Governance ("ESG") factors are distorting our financial system and harming consumers. T  more

ALBION, Indiana, May 16 -- Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) representatives plan to invest approximately $61 million to enhance the electric transmission network in Noble and Whitley counties. The Albion Area Improvements Project involves: * Rebuilding about 10 miles of 138-kV transmission line between Kendallville and Albion. * Rebuilding about 5 miles of 138-kV transmission line between Albion and Wo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following statement following a decision by the Biden Administration and Treasury Department to allow Chinese made solar subcomponents to be used in solar technology billed as American made. The Treasury Department, in guidance issued on Friday, said that solar   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Mark Curtis for an Inside West Virginia Politics segment to discuss the expiration of Title 42 and its effect on the drug crisis in West Virginia. Congresswoman Miller highlighted the passage of the Secure the Border Act - H.R. 2, the Republican-led House of Representatives debt limit plan and shared her dismay with the new proposed plan by the Environmental Prot  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today led a letter with House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) to the Government Accountability Office (GAO)--the congressional watchdog--requesting an independent investigation into the potential impacts of offshore wind development on the environment, the fishing industry, military operat  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, May 16 (TNSgov) -- The United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) said today that the proposed power plant rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week will cause even more job losses in America's coal producing areas, without any real prospect of substantial new job creation yet to be realized. "We have significant concerns about this proposed rule landing at a time   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Louisiana As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Louisiana. To date, $4.5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Louisiana with over 240 speci  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSgov) -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) issued a Record of Decision that allows developers of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) the approval to proceed across Jefferson National Forest, despite tremendous public opposition and federal courts twice striking down the approvals. The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) grant of the right-of-way and temporary use permit is expected to be released soon. In  more