WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Andrew S. Natsios, ex-administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, from a Feb. 13, 2025, hearing entitled "The USAID Betrayal": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and members of this committee, I thank you for the opportunity to speak today on USAID. My comments today are my own; I am not representing the Bush School of Government and Public Service nor Texas A&M Universit  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Colleagues in Urging USDA to Reinstate Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowship Program That Has Served New Mexico Students and Educational Institutions Senators to USDA: "The Department's decision to suspend EKDLG Fellowship Program threatens the U.S. agricultural workforce pipeline and the opportunities this program provides educators and students nationwide" NMSU Was Part  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Introduces the Make American Flags in America Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Make American Flags in America Act of 2025. This legislation closes loopholes in existing law meant to ensure that American flags displayed on federal property or procured by federal agencies to be manufactured completely in the United States from American materials. Upon   more