WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of a funding bill: "As a result of Democrats' reckless spending and Biden's failed economic policies, our farmers have been walking the high wire of production agriculture with effectively no safety net. "Without passing emergency Farm Bill supplemental funding to address the catastrophic ef  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the former chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and a longtime advocate for Latino representation in media and entertainment, released the following statement to celebrate the addition of five new Latino-led films including four of his nominations to the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress: "For thirty-five years, the National Film Registry at t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 6W201 Washington, DC 2020  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the National Center for Youth Law and 26 collaborators: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Re: Agency In  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 11, 2024, from American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas: * * * American Airlines (AAL) has reviewed Docket No. FAA-2024-2548; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00401-T and offers the following comments in response to this proposed ruling: In this NPRM, AAL requests a change to paragraph (h)(3) whereas EASA AD 2024-0135 allows for terminating actions if th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from the American Waterways Operators, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Ms. Amy Hanson Environmental Specialist, c/o ICF Federal Aviation Administration 1902 Reston Metro Plaza Reston, VA 20190 Re: (FAA-2024-2006) Revised Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy Vehicle Increased Cadence at SpaceX Boca   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 6, 2024, from the Golden Triangle Group of the Sierra Club, Kountze, Texas: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations M-30 Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Comments on Draft Renewal of TxDOT's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Implementing the NEPA Program with the Federal Highway Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from Rethink35, Austin, Texas: * * * Re: Rethink35's opposition to renewing the Texas Department of Transportation's delegated NEPA authority/1. * * * Dear FHWA Staff, Rethink35 is a 501c4 non-profit organization fighting for safe and sustainable transportation solutions in Central Texas, with special focus on the I-35 corridor. With  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 3, 2024, from Christina Cabral, executive director of TAG Houston Region, Texas: * * * To: Docket Management Facility United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue., SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Subject: Support for the Renewal of the NEPA Assignment Memorandum of Understanding (MO  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 11, 2024, from Marc D. Williams, executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation: * * * To: Ms. Kristin White, Acting Administrator Federal Highway Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: FHWA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Procedures for Abatement of Highwa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 6, 2024, from the Southern Shrimp Alliance: * * * TO: Angela Somma, Chief Endangered Species Division Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway (SSMC3) Silver Spring, MD RE: Notice of availability of draft recovery plan; request for comments; notice of initiation; request for informat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the HEAL Food Alliance: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Comments on the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Standard. Docket Number: OSHA-2021-0009 * * * The HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture, Labor)   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 17, 2024, from the Texas AFL-CIO: * * * To: Mr. Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 RE: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Proposed "Heat In  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $21 billion in disaster assistance and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers and ranchers across the country, including South Texas, in the upcoming government funding bill. He also announced that he helped secure language to provide economic support for farmers in South Texas: "We need to show  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Austin) released the following statement: "Good news that Congress approved legislation to maintain government funding instead of permitting another damaging shutdown as happened three times during the last Trump Administration. It's also great that Musk and Trump failed in their attempt to force Congress to take action now to facilitate their planned tax bill, which would provide even more benefits to Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Friday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement on H.R. 10545: "Today, notwithstanding significant progress over the last few days, I voted against H.R. 10545, the 3rd version of the government funding 'CR.'While this bill was a marked improvement on the 1,547 page 'cramnibus' that was released earlier this week, it still included $110 billion in supplemental funding with no offsets or p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced the Nautical Oversight Safety and Protection of Inflammable Liquids by Law in the Sea (NO SPILLS) Act, which would strengthen the review process by which the Maritime Administration (MARAD) approves a license for the construction or maintenance of a deepwater port for foss  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication on Dec. 17, 2024, from Military Disability Made Easy, Austin, Texas: * * * We at www.MilitaryDisabilityMadeEasy.com would like to submit the following comments on behalf of our staff and veterans in response to the proposed changes to the ratings of the Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders. Comment #1. The proposed movement disorder rating system is an excellent change t  more