WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has released the following public communication on Feb. 18, 2025, from Beta Analytic, Miami, Florida: * * * Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive No. 8 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)--Request for Comments on Possible Revisions for 2027 │ Stakeholder Engagement This comment is intended to recommend the use of the carbon-14 testing method to determine the share of b  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst to Host Father of Sarah Root at President Trump's Address WASHINGTON - Ahead of President Trump's joint address to Congress tomorrow, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced that she will host Scott Root, father of the late Sarah Root, as her guest. Twenty-one-year-old Iowan Sarah Root was killed on January 31, 2016, the night of her college graduation, by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. Be  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Welcomes Iowa Turkey Farmers Brad and Ava Moline as Guests to President Trump's Address to Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that Brad Moline and his daughter Ava Moline -- who raise turkeys on their century-old farm in Manson, Iowa -- will be his guests to President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday March   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolution Honoring Flight 5342, Black Hawk PAT 25 Victims Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Jan. 29, 2025, collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk PAT (Priority Air Transport) 25. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the resolution as the representative of Wichita, Kansas, where Flight 5342 originated and the   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted nine committee hearings on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on farmer and rancher views on the agricultural economy, after receiving testimony from Tim Boring, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Stockbridge; Bret Erickson, J and D Produce Inc., Edinburg, Texas, on behalf of the Interna  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, Young resolution to establish National FFA Week passes Senate WASHINGTON - A bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to establish February 15-22, 2025, as National FFA Week passed the Senate yesterday. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders by pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge ATF to Rescind Unconstitutional Biden Admin Rules, Align with Trump Admin 2A Agenda WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 29 of his Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to urge the agency to identify and rescind former unlawful firearms regulations that were implemented under the Biden Ad  more