WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer On Trump Tariff Chaos: "Trump Is Jerking Around The Entire Continent Of North America Right Now" Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves as Senior House Democrat on Congress' Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and is a member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following statement today after President Trump paused tariffs on some imports days after he announced them, for t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On ICE Activity In Northern Virginia Rep. Beyer today issued the following statement on ICE activities in Northern Virginia this week: "We must be able to enforce the law and protect the public without creating a climate of fear. This week's ICE enforcement activities in Northern Virginia were designed to instill fear and generate photo ops for Secretary Noem, not to make us safer.   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Labor Leaders Introduce Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) 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 (link is external), a comprehensive proposal to protect workers' rig  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * By mapping millions of cells, VCU researchers are gaining new insights into pediatric respiratory conditions The School of Dentistry's Kevin Matthew Byrd is among leaders of a multinational effort that is targeting critical challenges in global health. By Olivia Trani Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Dentistry are part of a multinational effort t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Celebrity endorsements can drive advocacy by fans, VCU researcher finds Examining the popular South Korean boy band BTS and their preferred causes, the study found three factors that shape the behavior of their devoted followers. By Madeline Reinsel The South Korean boy band BTS boasts a fanbase of tens of millions of dedicated listeners, known for their devotion to the gr  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Protections, Restore Intent of Federal Religious Freedom Law Do No Harm Act would address increasing use of religious freedom law to undermine civil rights protections As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Congressional civil rights leaders reintroduced the Do No   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Calls on Secretary Rubio to Immediately Resume NED Funding Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to immediately resume funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its four core ins  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly, Hirono, Ciscomani Introduce Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced the Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to make it easier for veterans with disabilities to be ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- 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 6 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Helps Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable This week, Representative Sharice Davids helped lead a bipartisan, bicameral legislative package to make child care more affordable and accessible. The two bipartisan bills, known as the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act (link is external) and the Child Care Workforce Act (link is external), would strengt  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the American Waterways Operators, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Ms. Allison L. Dane Camden Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Department of Transportation New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140 Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Draft Designation of National Multimodal Freight Network and State Input Processes (Docket No. DOT-OST-2025-0002) * * *   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation has issued a meeting notice, published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2025. The meeting by the Board of Directors is scheduled on March 12, 2025. * * * SUMMARY: Notice of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of the FCSIC. DATES: 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2025. ADDRESSES: Yo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Security, Combat Corruption and Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Caribbean Basin Security Authorizati  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Britt, Carbajal, Lawler Lead Introduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) and U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act --bipartisan, bicameral legislati  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, issued the following news on March 6, 2025: * * * Kiggans Fights to Guarantee Military Pay in Event of Government Shutdown WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02), a former Navy helicopter pilot, reintroduced the Pay Our Troops Act to ensure members of the military are paid in the event of a government shutdown. This legislation will protect paychecks for members of the military, including the Coast Guard, as well as certa  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Luttrell Introduces Bill to Strengthen Penalties for Illegal Aliens Who Breach a Military Base WASHINGTON -- Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) re-introduced the Protecting Military Assets Act in the House of Representatives. The Protecting Military Assets Act cracks down on illegal aliens who attempt to enter U.S. military bases--making them inadmissible and immediately deportable. "This isn't jus  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan and Matsui Urge Trump Administration to Resume Afghan Ally Resettlement Program Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Doris Matsui (CA-07) led 47 House Democrats in a letter to President Trump, expressing serious concern over the significant and harmful impact of recent executive orders to halt refugee processing and admissions and up-end the Special   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan, Matsui, Barragan, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Prevent the Political Weaponization of the FCC Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswomen Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Nanette Barragan (CA-44), as well as U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), announced the introduction of  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSFR) -- The National Science Board (NSB) has announced a teleconference of the National Science Board/National Science Foundation Commission on Merit Review (MRX) to address key issues related to the merit review process. The meeting, scheduled for March 10, 2025, will take place both in person at the National Science Foundation headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and via videoconference. The session, which will be closed to the public, will focus on discussing a revis  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * President says military recruiting up, so too will be American shipbuilding, 'Golden Dome' WASHINGTON - 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  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: * * * Public Servants Plead Guilty to Covid-19 Relief Fraud MIAMI - Angelo Stephen, a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Correctional Officer, and George Arestuche, a Miami-Dade County Aviation Department employee, have pled guilty to federal charges in separate federal cases for defrauding Covid-19 pandemic relief programs. Stephen pled guilty this week befo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly and More Than 100 House Democrats Demand OPM Reinstate All Unlawfully Fired Federal Employees Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led 141 House Democrats in sending a letter to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) urging the agency to reinstate all unlawfully terminated pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Launches Government-wide Investigation into Elon Musk's DOGE Infiltration of Federal Agencies Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to the 24 CFO Act agencies requesting immediate clarification regarding the shadowy activities of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) teams within each agenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Trump's Corrupt and Extremist Immigration Agenda Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Full Committee hearing on the Trump Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, from a Feb. 25, 2025, member day hearing on programs to improve national security and well-being of servicemembers: * * * Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for holding this Member Day and for the opportunity for off-committee members to speak to our priorities in this space. As a Navy veteran wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warner Slams Trump Administration Plan to Cut over 80,000 Employees from Veterans Affairs WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on Trump administration's short-sighted plan to slash over 80,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs: "Our nation's veterans have served our country valiantly and we owe it to them to take care of them when t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 10 committee hearings on March 5, 2025: * * * USTRANSCOM POSTURE Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded open and closed hearings to examine the posture of the United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Randall Reed, USAF, Commander, United States Transportation Comman  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Senate conducted two committee hearings on March 4, 2025: * * * NOMINATION Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, after the nominee, who was introduced by Vice President Vance and Senator Banks, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. * * * NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hear  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Kaine Introduce Legislation to Protect Patients from High Drug Costs Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) led their colleagues in introducing the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act. This legislationeliminates pricing schemes, protecting patients from insurance and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices that  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Proposal to Make Child Care More Affordable (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act --bipartisan, bicameral legislation that together form a bold proposal to make child care more affordable and accessible by strengthening existing tax credits to   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Strickland Manufacturing Expands Operations in Goochland County Excavating equipment manufacturer will invest $3.3 million and create 20 new jobs RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Strickland Manufacturing, an attachment manufacturer and distributor, will invest $3.3 million to expand its existing facility in Goochland County. Based in Northern Ireland, the Gooc  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Tax refund scheme leads to convictions for Hampton Roads fraudsters NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton Roads duo pled guilty to their roles in a refund scheme involving pandemic relief tax credits. According to court documents, between Oct. 11, 2022, and May 24, 2023, Kendra Michelle Eley, 36, of Norfolk, filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) eight  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * NEW: Times Square Billboard Demands Trump Fire Elon Musk NEW YORK CITY- Today, Common Cause unveiled a new billboard in New York City's Times Square demanding President Trump immediately fire Elon Musk and shut down the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The ad comes after Trump made several inaccurate and misleading claims in his presidential address to Congress regarding DOGE's wo  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Tokuda Leads Colleagues in Opposing Proposed Cuts to HUD Disaster Recovery Office Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) led 47 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reconsider proposed cuts to its Office of Community Planning and Development, which administers the Community Development Block Grant Disas  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * United States Arrests ISIS-K Attack Planner for Role in Killing of U.S. Military Service Members at Abbey Gate, Afghanistan Note: View the affidavit and complaint here. 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 ma  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Unlock your health by understanding your TRICARE explanation of benefits FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Your TRICARE explanation of benefits is an essential tool for understanding your health claims. An EOB is a statement from your health plan that details what action TRICARE has taken on your claims. An EOB isn't a doctor's bill. But it does te  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * USPS to issue stamps of historic battlefields of the American Revolution March 6, 2025 # USPS to Issue Stamps of Historic Battlefields of the American Revolution First-Day-of-Issue Ceremony Will Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord What: A first-day-of-issue ceremony for Battlefields of the American Revolution, new Forever stamps to commemorate the 250th annivers  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 7 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Miyares Joins 21-State Coalition Urging Congress to Ban China-Based AI Platform on All Government Devices Richmond, Va. - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congressional leadership to pass the "No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," which will prohibit government devices from downloading and using the Chine  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Virginia Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Attempted Church Shooting After a four-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict today for Rui Jiang, of Falls Church, Virginia, who was charged with attempting to obstruct the congregants of a church in Haymarket, Virginia, in the free exercise of their religious beliefs. The charge included that the defendant's attempted act invol  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Workforce Development Bill Surpasses 60-Cosponsor Milestone WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) announced that H.R. 1151, the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, surpassed 60 cosponsors less than one month after the bipartisan bill's introduction. The Tomorrow's Workforce Coalition, dedicated to championing and rallying support for the legislation, also cont  more