WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation to cut red tape for America's farm credit institutions -- which provide critical financial support to farmers and producers in Virginia, California, and across the country. Currently, the Farm Credit Administration (FCA) must conduct full safety audits and soundness examinat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities and challenges associated with advanced nuclear reactor commercialization. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed opportunities for advanced nuclear considering federal support from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2023: * * * Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on the proposed rules by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that would make it easier for Foreign Entities of Concern (FEOC) to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 30D Clean Vehi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Margaret Hu, a Taylor Reveley research and law professor and director of the Digital Democracy Lab at William and Mary Law School, involving a hearing on Nov. 8, 2023, entitled "The Philosophy of AI: Learning From History, Shaping Our Future": * * * Good Morning, Chairman Peters and Committee Members: I am Margaret Hu, Taylor Reveley Research Professor and Professor of Law,   more