WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * "Rampant and Endless"--Ranking Member Connolly Introduces Resolution of Inquiry Into Elon Musk's Conflicts of Interest Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--After repeated stonewalling by the Administration and disinterest by Committee Republicans, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and G  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * 25 Canadian nationals connected to nationwide multi-million dollar "grandparent scam" charged in Vermont Burlington, Vt. - Canadian law enforcement provisionally arrested 23 Canadian nationals March 4 after they were indicted by federal grand jury in Vermont for participation in a "grandparent scam" uncovered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Alleged International Leader of MS-13 Extradited on RICO Charge Moises Humberto Rivera-Luna, also known as Santos and Viejo Santos, 55, an alleged international leader of the violent MS-13 drug gang, made an initial appearance today in the District of Columbia following his extradition from Guatemala to the United States to face racketeering conspiracy charges. "Keeping Americans s  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: * * * Alleged International Leader of MS-13 Extradited to Face Racketeering Charge Connected to at Least One Murder WASHINGTON - Moises Humberto Rivera-Luna, also known as Viejo Santos, 55, an alleged international leader of the violent MS-13 drug gang, made an initial appearance today in U.S. District Court following his extradition from Guatemala to the United States to fac  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Bipartisan Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of House and Senate Members reintroduced H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' right to come together and bargain for hi  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Budzinski Testifies on Danger of USPS Privatization WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government about President Trump's proposal to dissolve the USPS's bipartisan Board of Governors and place the agency under the Department of Commerce, with further threats to pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Peters Introduce Bill to Protect Americans' DNA, National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Genomic Data Protection Act to give Americans using at-home DNA tests the choice to delete their genomic data and destroy their biological samples. Around 21% of Americans have taken a mail-in a DNA test from a direct-to-consumer geno  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Guthrie Applauds Passage of a Congressional Review Act Resolution to Stop the Biden-Harris Administration Assault on American Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after the House passed H.J. Res. 61,   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Statement on the Passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner "I am heartbroken to hear of Representative Turner's passing. His commitment to service and his warm personality put a smile on every face when he walked into a room. As a fellow freshman member and the former Mayor of the city where I grew up, he and I became quick friends. My prayers go out to his family an  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 5, 2025 NAVY Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is being awarded a $98,585,373 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030247002) for support services for Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Weapons Surety, Policy, and Compliance. Tasks to be performed include systems engineering and system integration, test/fl  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Markey Reintroduce Legislation to Fund Sea Turtle Research and Rescue Assistance Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) reintroduced their bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, legislation to establish funding at the Department of Commerce for the rescue, recovery and research of sea turtles in Texas and across the United States. Text of the bill   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cruz Resolution Overturning IRS Rule on Cryptocurrency Passes By Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the United State Senate passed a resolution authored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to overturn a Biden administration midnight rule imposing regulations on software developers of decentralized financial (DeFi) technology. The resolution passed by an overwhelming bipartisan major  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has received an application for an original major license from Scott's Mill Hydro, LLC, for the Scott's Mill Hydroelectric Project, which would be located on the James River in Lynchburg and Bedford and Amherst Counties, Virginia. The proposed project includes a masonry dam with two spillways, a 303.4-acre impoundment, a powerhouse with nine turbine-generator units generating a total capacity of 4.5 megawatts, and a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Former executive of injured child benefit program sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing over $6.7M RICHMOND, Va. - A Providence Forge man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for embezzling funds from his former employer, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program (Birth-Injury Program). According to court docu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Remove Regulatory Burdens on Childcare Providers, Support Kids' Nutrition Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), alongside Reps. Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Young Kim (CA-40), and Adam Gray (CA-13), introduced the Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act. The legislation will prohibit states that receive federal   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Grants to Support Local Food Production RICHMOND, VA \- Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the latest round of awards from the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Infrastructure Grant program. A total of $264,000 in competitively awarded matching grants will support six new community infrastructure projects aimed at   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Celebrates House Passage of Congressional Review Act to Strike Down Biden Job-Killing Regulation The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Griffith's H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ru  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his Joint Address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Tonight, President Trump outlined his vision for the renewal of the American Dream. "As the representative for Virginia's Ninth District, I will continue to support po  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Henrico man sentenced to nearly four years in prison for fraudulent check scheme RICHMOND, Va. - A Henrico man was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to court documents, from at least June 2018 through April 2020, Deonte Trent, 31, engaged in a scheme known as "card-cracking." Trent of  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Arrests ISIS-K Attack Planner for Role in Killing of U.S. Military Service Members at Abbey Gate, Afghanistan On March 2, 2025, the United States charged Mohammad Sharifullah, also known as "Jafar," a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), with providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to a design  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Demands Answers on Mass Layoffs of Veterans from Federal Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined 11 of his Senate colleagues in a letter to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Charles Ezell to express their serious concern over the significant number of U.S. veterans being fired from the federa  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement on President Trump's 2025 Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) released the following statement after President Trump's joint address to Congress: "President Trump's address showed that he and his Administration have no problem turning their backs on middle-class Americans. In his first few weeks in office, President Trump has imposed steep tarif  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Unveil Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) unveiled legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, which am  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joined By Henrico Home Care Worker Jeanne Robinson at Joint Session of Congress to Raise Awareness of Threats to Cut Medicaid Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), in an effort to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect Medicaid from nearly $1 trillion in proposed federal cuts, invited Jeanne Robinson, a Medicaid-funded home care wo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress. "Tonight, I had hoped to hear President Trump put the needs of the American people above politics. That's not what we got. Instead, Trump spent two hours spewing  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Carl Harris, board chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, from a Feb. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes": * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear before you today on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to share our views on h  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Nigerian Citizen Admits Guilt in Bank Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracies Causing More Than $1.7 Million in Losses David Daniyan Admits Supervising Conspiracies Led by Nigerian Citizen Oluwaseun Adekoya ALBANY, NEW YORK - David Daniyan, a/k/a "Bamikole Laniyan," a/k/a "David Enfield," a/k/a "Africa," age 60, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty today  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Paul, Griffith Take on the Federal Health Bureaucracy U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced a pair of measures to rein in the federal health bureaucracy and restore trust in public health agencies. The lawmakers introduced the Risky Research Review Act, which establishes an independent review board that oversees high-risk life sciences research pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * President Says Military Recruiting Up, So Too Will be American Shipbuilding, 'Golden Dome' During his first address to a joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump said that the changes he's made since his inauguration in January have enhanced recruiting within the U.S. military in ways that haven't been seen in years. On his first day in office, the president signed an executive   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Mfume Introduce Resolution of Inquiry Into Trump-Musk Administration's Political Purge of the Federal Workforce Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. John McGuire Supports H.J. Res. 61 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), voted for H.J. Res. 61, a resolution that provides Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing." The legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Pushes to Cut Red Tape on Childcare Provider, Support Kids' Healthy Nutrition Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Virginia Foxx (NC-05), and Adam Gray (CA-13) introduced the Cutting Red Tape on Child Care Providers Act. This bipartisan bill would prevent states from imposing barriers on the preparation of fresh fruits and v  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Carbajal, Lawler, and U.S. Senators Britt, Kaine Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) along with U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act --bipartisan, bicameral legislation that togethe  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on the Joint Session of Congress Presidential Address "Tonight, President Trump made it abundantly clear what his priorities are and will always be; his own self-interest - and he wants Americans pay for it." WASHINGTON - Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Joint Session of Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner on President Trump's Address to a Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress: "Tonight, President Trump touted policies that are raising prices for Americans, draining our federal workforce, illegally threatening government programs and benefits, and terrorizing the i  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Executive Session for March 12 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and leg  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Warner on Move to Cease Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement: "The Trump administration has followed its recent ill-advised and weak decision to cut off military assistance to Ukraine by now also callously shutting off intelligence sharing with  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Cornyn Reintroduce Legislation to Fund Sea Turtle Research and Rescue Assistance Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) reintroduced their bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Ranking Member Connolly on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump's Joint Address to Congress, in which the President   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Condemns Trump as Reckless, Warns of National Security Risks WASHINGTON - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released the following statement after President Trump's disastrous press conference alongside Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. "Today, we know one thing for sure: China is watching what we do in Ukraine. The President spoke about playing cards and this is the furthest thing from a   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Virginia House Democrats Call on Trump Administration to Revise or Rescind 25 Percent Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer L. McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia Democratic colleagues Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) in a letter to President Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Griffith Urge Trump to Grant Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for Southwest Virginia Following February Winter Storms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote a letter to President Trump urging approval of Virginia's updated request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration following the February wint  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Griffith Urge Trump to Grant Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for Southwest Virginia following February Winter Storms WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote a letter to President Trump urging approval of Virginia's updated request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration following the February winter stor  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Griffith Urge Trump to Grant Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for Southwest Virginia Following February Winter Storms Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) wrote a letter to President Trump urging approval of Virginia's updated request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration following the February winter storms that c  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Klobuchar Unveil Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), unveiled legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, which amount  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Advocates For Federal Funding for VCU's Teacher Residency Program WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) advocated for federal funding for Virginia Commonwealth University's (VCU) RTR Teacher Residency (RTR) in a letter to the U.S. Department of Education. The program has a successful track record in training highly qualified teachers who serve Virginia's schools. "The  more