WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Presidential Legacy Act WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman David Joyce (OH-14) introduced the bipartisan Presidential Legacy Act. As it currently stands in federal statute, the official name of the holiday called "Presidents' Day" is actually "Washington's Birthday," even though four presidents have birth  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Cincinnati Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Cincinnati, Ohio, man, Gene Primus, 32, was sentenced on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, to 400 months, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and heroin. According to his plea agreement  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12621) on Feb. 12, 2025, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Congressional Commission on the U.S. Strategic Posture Congress plays an important role in U.S. nuclear weapons policy through funding and oversight of U.S. strategic military capabilities and related programs carried out by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy's N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 44 additional Senate colleagues in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 senators in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Joyce, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Access to Nurses WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jen Kiggans (VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) reintroduced the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act. This bipartisan legislation would increa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Tonko, Riley, Lawler and Moylan Introduce Bipartisan Weatherization Bill to Lower Costs for Families Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Josh Riley (NY-19), Mike Lawler (NY-17) and James Moylan (GU-00) introduced H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act (link is external), bipartisan legislation that invests in home   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Thune, colleagues introduce bill to permanently repeal the death tax MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 other colleagues in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act to end the federal estate tax for Americans. Current law requires Americans to pay the federal estate tax when a prope  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 15 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Ohio Judge Permanently Blocks Abortion Burial or Cremation Law for Violating Reproductive Freedom Amendment COLUMBUS- Today, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas granted our request to permanently block the enforcement of Senate Bill 27, a law that requires burial or cremation of fetal and embryonic tissue from procedural abortions. This is the fourth historic   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks at Hearing on Navigating Syria Policy Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement during a hearing titled "After Assad: Navigating Syria Policy" about the future of Syria following the collapse of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the importance of studying the implementation of automated software tools that will improve and expedite the organ donation referral process. The United States has one of the best organ donation and transplantation systems in the world. Still, over 100,000 Americans remain on the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 44 senators in reintroducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely punitive tax that can hit family-run farms, ranc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi issued the following joint statement on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * United States-India Joint Leaders' Statement The President of the United States of America, The Honorable Donald J. Trump hosted the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi for an Official Working Visit in Washington, DC on February 13, 2025. As the leaders of sovereign and vibrant democracies that value freedom, the rule of law, human rights,  more