WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, issued the following news release: House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) announced a field hearing with Subcommittee Ranking Member Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) on November 28, 2023, at 8:00 AM CT in New Orleans, Louisiana. The purpose of this hearing is to examine disaster   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Nov. 19, 2023, at a hearing on Social Security's unfair treatment of public servants: * * * "The Ways and Means Committee is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for our sixth hearing outside Washington to hear directly from working families. I would note this is the first subcommittee hearing that this Committee has held outside of the halls of Congress in almos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,546,662 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid. "Hurricane Laura devastated south Louisiana, and many communities are still rebuilding. I'm grateful to see that this $3.5 million will help cover the cost of repairing Lake Charles Memorial Hospital," s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,688,797 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid. "Louisianians in Lake Charles and the rest of Calcasieu Parish are still working hard to recover from Hurricane Laura. I'm glad this $3.7 million will help them continue to do just that," said Kennedy. The FEMA aid will fun  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the Daily Advertiser explaining how school choice could improve education in Louisiana schools. Kennedy argues that no family should have to leave their children in a failing school. The piece also appeared in the Shreveport Times, Houma Today, The Daily Comet, The Town Talk, The News-Star, and Daily World. Key excerpts from Kennedy's op-e  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Inside a firehouse, local and state employees shared with the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee how Social Security's Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) have threatened their retirement security. Americans affected by these unfair policies include firefighters, teachers, nurses, police officers, and tr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Boston (November 20, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter today to Clearview AI demanding answers from the company on its facial recognition technology. In his letter, Senator Markey expressed serious concerns about Clearview AI's mass collection of biometric information without individual cons  more