WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Upper Mattaponi Tribe Chief W. Frank Adams from a hearing dated May 7, 2024, on funding for tribal programs and services: * * * My name is W. Frank Adams, and I am the Chief of the Upper Mattaponi Tribe. In January 2018, Congress enacted a law extending federal recognition to six Indian tribes located in the boundaries of the State of Virginia including   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in introducing the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, bicameral legislation that would boost the availability of mental health providers in America's public schools and help combat the alarming increase in mental health challenges among young people. "If we w  more