JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 'When in doubt, call USAMRIID:' U.S. Army North exercise tests biological threat response FORT DETRICK, Maryland - Operations in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contested environments pose unique challenges for field commanders. How can they protect their Warfighters from biological threats without impeding their ability to f  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Real ID ready, C-17 fuel-saving tech, training aircraft update FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - In this week's look Around the Air Force, visitor access to military bases and some federal installations will be required to present Real ID credentials, microvane drag technology will modernize the C-17 Globemaster III flee  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces the End of the Texas State Bar's Baseless and Politically Motivated Attempt to Punish Election Integrity Efforts Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the Texas State Bar has abandoned its long-running attempt to sanction Attorney General Paxton after four years of wasteful politically motivated lawfare. The State Bar of Texas attempted to punish At  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Hosts Crime Victims Services Conference to Facilitate Assistance Efforts for Victims of Violent Crime and Exploitation Attorney General Ken Paxton's Crime Victim Services Division ("CVS") hosted a conference this week bringing together leaders in the victim services field to strengthen collaboration and reinforce the Office of the Attorney General's ability to provi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Veterans Health Care Freedom Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statements after introducing the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would help improve veterans' access to health care by reducing the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Cruz, Self, Colleagues Introduce MACARTHUR Act Reaffirming West Point's Commitment to Meritocracy and American Leadership WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along with Representative Keith Self (R-Texas-03) introduced the Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic (MACARTHUR) Act, a  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Breakfast is served: Smart Start Breakfast Program at Altus AFB Red River Inn * Published Jan. 23, 2025 * By Airman 1st Class Jonah Bliss * 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Service members and their families staying at the Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Red River Inn can now enjoy the convenience of the Smart Start Breakfast Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 23, 2025 ARMY Sherlock, Smith, and Adams Inc.,* Montgomery, Alabama (W912DY-25-D-0049); Miller-Remick Michael Baker JV,* Cherry Hill, New Jersey (W912DY-25-D-0048); AE Works LTD.,* Sewickley, Pennsylvania (W912DY-25-D-0035); Apogee Consulting Group PA,* Cary, North Carolina (W912DY-25-D-0036); Health Facility Solutions,* Wichita, Kansas (W912DY-25-D-0047); Burdette, Koehler, Murphy and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 24, 2025 AIR FORCE Assured Information Security Inc., Rome, New York, was awarded a $300,000,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract. This contract provides for performance of research, development, prototyping, integration, testing, demonstration, deployment, upgrades, enhancement, sustainment and training of innovative technologies  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 24, 2025 AIR FORCE Assured Information Security Inc., Rome, New York, was awarded a $300,000,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract. This contract provides for performance of research, development, prototyping, integration, testing, demonstration, deployment, upgrades, enhancement, sustainment and training of innovative technologies  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Meets with Energy Secretary Nominee Chris Wright WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Chris Wright, whom President Trump has nominated to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Please see photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Praises Pres. Trump for Dismantling Biden's Discriminatory DEI Regime WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) tore into the Biden-Harris administration's DEI regime and praised President Trump for dismantling it as one of his first actions of this new administration. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here. "It's been four days... since Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Supports Texas' Request for Reimbursement of Border Security Costs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that the State of Texas has asked the federal government to reimburse the State for taxpayer dollars spent to secure the Texas-Mexico border through Operation Lone Star: "No state has had to bear the brunt of the Bide  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Votes to Confirm John Ratcliffe for CIA Director WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after former Congressman representing Texas' 4 th congressional district and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe was confirmed as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): "I've known John Ratcliffe for a number of years, even before he came to Congress, a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Sanction Palestinian Leadership and Institutions That Reward Terrorism Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 23, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act, legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign persons and entities that provide payment  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Bags Bureaucrat Swag WASHINGTON - After a recent report estimated that Washington spends more than $1.8 billion annually on "advertising" and millions more on mascots, trinkets, and trash, U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing the Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government (SWAG) Act to end unnecessary spending on government propaganda, taxpayer-funded trinkets, and masco  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Hosts Congressional Briefing Highlighting Advancements and Job Creation in the Electric Vehicle Supply Chain PHOTOS WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Commend Federal District Judge James O. Browning, Announce Process to Fill Vacancy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) commend the Honorable James O. Browning, who has announced his intention to retire from regular active service effective February 2026, after 22 years of distinguished service as a United States District Court Judge for t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Commend Federal District Judge James O. Browning, Announce Process to Fill Vacancy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) commend the Honorable James O. Browning, who has announced his intention to retire from regular active service effective February 2026, after 22 years of distinguished service as a United States District Court Judge for t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Seth Schulgen, vice president of Williams Brothers Construction Co., on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America, from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Nation's Transportation System": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and members of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, thank you fo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following testimony by Sarah Galica, vice president of transportation at Home Depot, from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Nation's Transportation System": * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, and share our perspectiv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following testimony by Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, on behalf of the National League of Cities, from a Jan. 15, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Nation's Transportation System": * * * Good morning, Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of the Committee. I am Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, from the City of Austin, Texas. Thank you for inviting the National Le  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The House Ways and Means Committee released the following testimony by Brendan Duke, senior director for economic policy at the Center for American Progress, from a Jan. 14, 2025, hearing entitled "The Need to Make Permanent the Trump Tax Cuts for Working Families": * * * Thank you, Chair Smith, Ranking Member Neal, and members of the Committee. My name is Brendan Duke, and I am Senior Director for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress. The Center for Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Lee introduce bill to permanently stop funding for abortions overseas WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act. The bill would permanently codify the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy (formerly the Mexico City Policy), which forbids the fu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Drought Protections for Acequias In First Bill Introduction of this Congress, Lujan Centers New Mexico Priorities Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) reintroduced the bipartisan ACEQUIA Act, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Drought Protections for Acequias In First Bill Introduction of this Congress, Lujan Centers New Mexico Priorities Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) reintroduced the bipartisan ACEQUIA Act, legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, 45 Members Of Congress Urge Supreme Court To Combat Flow Of American Firearms To Mexican Drug Cartels WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led 45 members of Congress in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court concerning the ongoing Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. et al., v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos case urging the Supreme Court to h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Firefighters With Service-Related Cancers WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As thousands of firefighters work around the clock to combat the ongoing Southern California fires, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to expand acces  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Files Amicus Brief in State Sovereignty Energy Case WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) filed an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases of NRC v. Texas and ISP v. Texas. The cases before the Court involve the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) authority to license a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Andrews   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Introduces MEDAL Act to Decrease Financial Burden on Medal of Honor Recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act. The legislation increases the monthly pension for living Medal of Honor recipients to $100,000 annually. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration bestowed by the United St  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Give Small Businesses Permanent Tax Break WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D) and 32 Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Main Street Tax Certainty Act to make the 20 percent pass-through business tax deduction permanent. This legislation will prevent the ded  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Releases Revealing Investigative Report On Inadequate Care In Customs And Border Protection Facilities January 24, 2025 The culmination of a months-long investigation instigated by the tragic death of an eight-year-old girl, the Democratic staff report features a first-of-its-kind map of CBP medical processes, and analysis of inadequate medical care i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Live to Discuss President Trump's All-Star Cabinet, the Laken Riley Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox News Live to discuss President Trump's all-star Cabinet nominees, the Senate confirming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, the Laken Riley Act, and troops - including soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas - being sent to help secure the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall to Secretary of Agriculture Nominee, Brooke Rollins: Defending American Agriculture Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. voted in support of President Trump's Secretary of Agriculture Nominee, Brooke Rollins, in her Senate Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing. In the hearing, Senator Marshall discussed Brooke's life-long passion for agriculture and her extens  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Tuberville, and Colleagues Introduce the FARM Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D., Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Fetterman (D-PA), Katie Britt (R-AL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the bip  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Texas Breaks 2024 Records For Jobs, Texans Working Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as America's job creator with record-breaking highs for total jobs, the number of Texans working, and the size of the Texas labor force based on December 2024 employment data. Texas has now added more than 2.5 million jobs under Governor Abbott's leadership. "Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Discusses Increasing Support for Ag Community in Confirmation Hearing with Brooke Rollins WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned Brooke Rollins, President Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Ag). During the heari  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Urges Senate to Confirm Hegseth and Rollins, Secure American Farmland with the FARM Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke on the Senate floor in support of Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense, who will bring much-needed change to the Department of Defense. Additionally, Sen. Tuberville addressed legislation he reintroduc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Cindy Hyde-Smith Encourage President Trump to Reinstate Life-Affirming Policies Sign Letter Assuring Support for Trump Pro-Life Actions with 144 Senators and Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) have issued a letter to President Trump that encourages reinstatement and broadening of l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Cruz Introduce Legislation to Prevent Adversaries from Buying Land Near Military Installations WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) with several of their colleagues introduced the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act to protect Department of Defense (DOD) installations and training areas from our adversaries. The bill r  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Cruz: West Point's Mission Must Include 'Duty, Honor, Country' Introduce MACARTHUR Act to restore official mission statement WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), with U.S. Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), introduced the Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic (MACARTHUR) Act, a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Cornyn Applauds Nominees Tasked with Enacting Pres. Trump's Economic Agenda WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) expressed his support for President Trump's nominees chosen to help implement his economic agenda, including Scott Bessent at the Department of the Treasury, Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce, and Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Excer  more