WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "He's a Danger," King Warns in Floor Speech Against RFK Jr. Nomination To watch the floor speech click here WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) tonight took to the floor of the Senate to share his concern over President Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to serve as the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the speech, Senator King began his remarks by outlini  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * 86 Representatives Press Trump Administration To Prevent And Reverse Executive Actions Hampering Aviation Safety In Wake Of Fatal Air Collision Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia congressional district that includes National Airport, today led 85 other U.S. Representatives in pressuring the Trump Administration to prevent and reverse executive actions that hamper efforts t  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Applications open for MICC job shadowing and mentoring programs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command is accepting applications for the command job shadowing and mentoring programs. The programs are open and available to all MICC members, civilian and military, who wish to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Congressman Subramanyam Fires Back Against Attacks on the Federal Workforce on the House Floor Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) spoke on the House floor to address the harm being caused by the Trump administration's attacks on federal workers and contractors, emphasizing their critical roles in saving taxpayer money and ensuring public safety and hea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Hoyer, Meeks, Keating Introduce Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to NATO and Article 5 Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), former President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former House Majority Leader, Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Willia  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 12, 2025 NAVY AEG Group Inc.,* Grayslake, Illinois, is awarded a $49,742,406 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures Motorola ultra-high frequency, very high frequency, and multi-band radios and accessories for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field Special Communications Mission Solutions Divisio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 12, 2025 NAVY AEG Group Inc.,* Grayslake, Illinois, is awarded a $49,742,406 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract procures Motorola ultra-high frequency, very high frequency, and multi-band radios and accessories for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field Special Communications Mission Solutions Divisio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 13, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY DGCI Corp., McLean, Virginia, has been awarded a maximum $397,716,480 firm-fixed-price contract for contractor-owned, contractor-operated fuel storage services for receiving, storing, protecting and shipping various government-owned fuel at Defense Fuel Support Point Services, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This was a competitive acquisition with two r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 3, 2025, from the National Agricultural Aviation Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Dockets Operations U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket Number FMCSA-2024-0121 * * * To Whom It May Concern: The National Agricultural Aviation Asso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by CSBH, LLC The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application by CSBH, LLC, of Powhatan, Virginia, to acquire up to 49.9 percent of Industry Bancshares, Inc., of Industry, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire control of several subsidiary banks. Those banks include: (1) Citizens State Bank, of Buffalo, Te  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 11, 2025, from the Greater Richmond Transit Co., Richmond, Virginia: * * * In reference to FTA's Notice of Proposed Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of FTA's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program to Transportation Network Companies, GRTC would like to submit the following comment on our experience with the Taxicab Exception. Our agency has   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on Recent EPA Actions to Rein in Spending Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced via X that he cancelled a $50 million environmental justice grant to the Climate Justice Alliance. This announcement follows an EPA investigation into $20 billion that is housed in accounts through Citibank. Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Chair and U.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Colleagues Press Rubio for Answers on Impact of Foreign Assistance Cuts in the Western Hemisphere WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led his colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing him for answers on the Trump Administration's cuts to U.S. foreign assist  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on Trump Saying He Wants to Close U.S. Department of Education Immediately WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump said he wants the U.S. Department of Education to be closed immediately: "President Trump lives in a fantasy if he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Deadly Fentanyl Additive Xylazine WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside his colleagues, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. This bill would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug's legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers. Xylazine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Kiggans and Bishop Launch Bipartisan Military Family Caucus Today,Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) announced that she and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) have relaunched the Congressional Military Family Caucus, on which they will serve as the Republican and Democratic Co-Chairs in the 119th Congress. The Congressional Military Family Caucus educates Members of Congress about, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Confirmation as Secretary of HHS Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed at the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services: "Parents should not have to worry that the top public health official in our nation spreads debunked conspi  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCAD Lakehurst hosts annual high school... High school students from across New Jersey converged on Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst on Feb. 7 for the annual New Jersey Southern Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. The annual event, held in partnership with Ocean County College (OCC), promotes work in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 14 nominations to the Senate on Jan. 22, 2025: Michael Boren, of Idaho, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment. Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. William Briggs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 28 nominations to the Senate on Feb. 3, 2025: Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration. Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of En  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent five nominations to the Senate on Jan. 28, 2025: Michael Duffey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Paul Atkins, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2031. Stephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Frank Bisignano, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner of Social Security Administration for the term expiring Janu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 68 nominations to the Senate on Jan. 20, 2025: Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General. Jayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health. Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Members Connolly, Scott, and Raskin Demand Accountability for Unlawful Firing of NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, demanded President Trump rev  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Supports the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), voted for H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, legislation that imposes criminal and immigration penalties for individuals who intentionally flee a pursuing Border Patrol agent or law enforcement officer assisting Border Patrol while operating a motor veh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Rep. Mark Harris leads NC lawmakers in demanding a "complete and total overhaul" of FEMA WASHINGTON, DC -- On Thursday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-08) led a group of North Carolina lawmakers in demanding accountability from FEMA after four rogue operators sent $59 million to New York City to house illegal aliens in luxury hotels. This recent scandal exposed by Elon Musk on  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Honored for Advocacy to Expand Access to Pell Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, issued the following statement after being named a Congressional Education and Workforce Leader from the Career Schools Private Education Network (CSPEN) at their 7 th Annual Higher Education Policy Meeting (link is ex  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Slams Republican Budget Plan "While some people make speeches about deficit and national debt, Democrats have been finding solutions and cleaning up the Republican mess for the last six decades." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) delivered opening remarks at the House Budget Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 Republican budget--a proposal that undermines the middle   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by U.S. Peanut Federation member Garrett Moore from a Feb. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to provide the peanut producer's perspective on the agricultural econo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Witness: * Steven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation (PN13-2) * * * Original text here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/nomination-hearing-deputy-secretary-of-transportation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Subramanyam, Warner, Kaine Introduce Bill to Designate George C. Marshall House as a National Park Service Affiliated Area Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) introduced legislation to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the Nati  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * USAF adjusts WAPS testing dates for 25E6 cycle ARLINGTON, Virginia - The upcoming 25E6 promotion testing cycle was scheduled to begin on Feb. 15 and conclude on April 15, however, the testing cycle has been delayed and will now begin on March 3 and conclude on May 1. This delay is to ensure appropriate actions are taken to evaluate testing  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: A Suffolk man was sentenced yesterday to nine years and two months in prison for defrauding investors and employees of his business out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. While on pretrial release and after his bond was revoked, he additionally attempted to defraud the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services out of $1.1 mi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: A Salvadoran national and member of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for conspiracy relating to his participation in the gang's criminal enterprise, including three murders. According to court documents, on Aug. 25, 2018, Henry Leonel Barrera Ayala, aka Cusuco, Centinela, and Lil Player, 26, Elmer De Jesus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez and Ocasio-Cortez Demand Declassification of Records on Murders of Puerto Rican Independence Activists WASHINGTON- Representatives Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sent a letter to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), calling on the agencies to declassify all records related to the murders of Carlos Muniz Varela  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Delivers Remarks Slamming Republican Budget Bill Teeing Up Tax Cuts for the Wealthy BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO OF KAINE'S REMARKS IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Budget Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) slammed Republicans' budget resolution that would tee up tax cuts for billionaires at the expense of middle-class Americans. Today, the Senate Bud  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Kaine Speaks on Senate Floor in Opposition to RFK, Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services BROADCAST-QUALITY VIDEO IS AVAILABLE HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to President Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Vindman Celebrates Huge Win for Military Families, Administration Heeded Our Call WASHINGTON - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) is celebrating a huge success for military families. Just last week, Vindman introduced the bipartisan Support Military Families Act (H.R. 977). Now, the Administration has answered our call and granted an exemption for military spouses to the return  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Join Democratic Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Illegal and Indiscriminate Trump Funding Cuts to NIH WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, (both D-VA) today joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and their Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Hum  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine & Subramanyam Introduce Bill to Designate George C. Marshall House as a National Park Service Affiliated Area WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) introduced legislation to designate the General George C. Marshall House in Leesburg, known as Dodona Manor, as an affiliated area under the Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Celebrates Administration Heeding Bipartisan Call to Exempt Military Spouses From Federal Return to In-Person Work Mandate WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) celebrated the administration's newly issued guidance, which heeds the bipartisan call to exempt military spouses from the federal return-to-work mandate. "After more than a week of bipartisan advocacy, I'm ple  more