WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Daniel Contreras, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, from a Feb. 25, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Moran, Chairman Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, and Members of the Committees on Veterans' Affairs: Thank you for providing me the opportunity to deliver the 2025  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from the International Code Council: * * * To: Regulations Division Office of General Counsel U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0500 Re: Comments of the International Code Council on HUD's Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Resilience Measures and Insurance Coverage (Docket N  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- 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