WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Mika J. Cross, a workplace transformation strategist, from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "The Stay-at-Home Federal Workforce: Another Biden-Harris Legacy": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and distinguished members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit a statement for the record to support this hearing. As a workplace expert with over two  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * My budget proposal maintains our commitments to Maine people to provide affordable health care, to protect school funding and property tax relief, and making sure that we have good schools and good teachers, no matter a child's zip code. Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. We want to make sure that no child tries to learn on an empty stomach. And we w  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 25 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release: Secretary of State Shenna Bellows appointed Dr. Lelia De Andrade as Deputy Secretary of State for Community Relations effective January 6, 2025. De Andrade is the first Cape Verdean American to serve as a Deputy Secretary in the Department's history. In this role, she is responsible for strengthening relationships with community groups and other stakeholders. She represents the Department at community me  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) was voted Ranking Member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee for the 119th Congress. She will also sit on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. "Just days into Donald Trump's second term, we're already seeing a wave of Executive Orders that have devastating consequences for Arizonans and communit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Today U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor warning about the severe consequences of confirming Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense. Key Excerpts: On Mr. Hegseth's disqualifying character: My fellow Senators - put aside the nominee's lack of knowledge and lack of experience to prepare him for a role of this magnitud  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Today, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced the SASC subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress, including the top Republican and Democrat for each subcommittee. The SASC subcommittee Chairs, Ranking Members, and rosters for the 119th Congress are as fol  more