WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by ClearPath Inc. CEO Jeremy Harrell from a Feb. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Processes": * * * Good morning, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify and for holding this important hearing. My name is Jeremy Harrell. I am the Chief Executive Officer of ClearPa  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 -- The White House posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Capitol Hill Highlights Key Pillars of President Trump's Joint Address to Congress in Op-Ed Blitz America Is Back. President's Joint Address Will Celebrate It U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) The last four years were a dumpster fire--a total disaster. "Sleepy Joe" was worn slap out as soon as he got up in the morning. Thinking back on it now, I really don't know how our country survived. It's a miracle that w  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Thompson lead introduction of the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, introduced the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act. The bipartisan, legislation provides tax incentives to acceler  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following written testimony by Anna Murphree Rhinewalt, a member of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and other distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for calling this hearing today to discuss this importan  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Scott meets with Trump NIH Nominee, Bhattacharya WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, met with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Trump's National Institutes of Health Director nominee. "Enjoyed sitting down with Dr. Bhattacharya to discuss life expectancy, sickle cell disease gene therapies like using CRISPR,  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. 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 6 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Timmons Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress Congressman William Timmons (SC-04) released the following statement after attending President Donald J. Trump's joint address to Congress: "After four years of weak, failed leadership from Joe Biden, President Trump delivered a bold and inspiring vision for America's future--one focused on strength at home,   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * U.S. Marshals Apprehend MS-13 Fugitive in North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), working with the USMS NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force and assisted by the Winston-Salem Police Department and U.S. Immigration Enforcement and Removal Operations, arrested at approximately 11:45 a.m. today a  more