WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Sarah C. Nosal, president-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Optimizing Longevity: From Research to Action": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Sarah Nosal, MD, FAAFP and I am a practicing family physician in the South Bronx.   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Bamboo Eagle puts 13th ATF Combat Support to the test JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - One part of Exercise Bamboo Eagle at Kirtland Air Force Base, allowed the 13th Air Task Force Command Element to demonstrate its ability to repair a runway under simulated combat conditions -- another of the many challenges presented in the eight-da  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Chair Steil, Chair Comer, Rep. Langworthy Ask Treasury for Access to ActBlue Suspicious Activity Reports, Continue Investigation into Potential Fraud WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (KY-01), and Representative Nick Lan  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Haridopolos and Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos Announce Guidelines for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition MELBOURNE, FL - Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) and Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos are pleased to announce that the 2025 Congressional Art Competition is officially open for high school students across Florida's 8th Congressional District. This annual competition is an opportunity  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Statement on Vote Against Funding Bill That Hurts Working Families WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement after voting against House Republicans' funding bill that hurts working families. "Any proposal that leaves our heroes homeless by decimating affordable housing assistance, cuts $23   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Frederica Wilson's Statement on Voting 'No' on the Partisan Republican Funding Bill Today, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson released the following statement on the Partisan Republican Funding Bill, to which she voted "No": "The Republicans worked so hard to gain control of the House, the Senate, and the White House. Now, with all this power, in today's partisan fun  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 11, 2025 AIR FORCE Saudi Naval Support Co., Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (FA4911-25-D-0005); AQ Global for General Trading and Contracting Co., Safat, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0006); Prime Veritas General Trading and Contracting Co., Doha, Qatar (FA4911-25-D-0007); Prime One Group General Trading and Contracting Co., Farwaniya, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0008); Astrea Technical Services LLC, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Department of Homeland Security: Key Areas for DHS Action and Congressional Oversight Fast Facts The Department of Homeland Security plays key roles in responding to natural disasters, securing the border, preventing domestic extremist violence, and more. It has an annual budget of about $60 billion. Since it began operations in 2003, we've made thousands of recommendations on how it c  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Donalds Fights To End The Taxpayer-Funded Sabotage Of Florida's Seafood Industry WASHINGTON - This afternoon, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation offered by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) to demand that American taxpayer dollars are not used to sabotage Florida's seafood industry. The bipartisan "Save Our Shrimpers Act" is the 78th piece of legislation co  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Terminates Employees Who Weaponized Helene And Milton Response Following Donalds-Endorsed Initiative WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has responded with corrective action to a federal oversight initiative co-led by Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL). The Donalds-endorsed initiative demanded answers regarding shocking reports in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and M  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Franklin Votes To Keep Government Open & Ensure Services For Americans Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of H.R. 1968, a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. The measure passed the House of Representatives 217-213. "Today, I supported the FY25 continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Aquila Fitness Consulting Systems Ltd., a Miami, Florida-based small business, challenging the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) decision to set aside a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) procurement for women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The procurement, for physical readiness and wellness program services at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, was protested on the gro  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Peters, Pressley Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Abortion Providers ~ Bicameral resolution honors abortion providers and clinic staff by designating March 10, 202 5 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day" ~ WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) led 19 of their colleagues in  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Jacksonville Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine Jacksonville, Florida - Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Brian Gregory Brightman (31, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Brightman faces a minimum sentence of 10 years, up to life, in fede  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Jacksonville Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Credit Scheme And COVID Relief Fraud Involving The Paycheck Protection Program Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Crystal Denean Harvell (37, Jacksonville) to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud involving a line of credit scheme and wire fraud in  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- 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 Par  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Mass Timber, 3D Printing May be Future of Military Construction for Army, Navy Army and Navy barracks may one day be 3D printed or built using mass timber construction that involves large wooden structural beams manufactured from smaller lumber. Today on Capitol Hill, Dave Morrow, director of military programs for Army Corps of Engineers, and Keith Hamilton, chief engineer for Naval Facilities Engineerin  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 11 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * MEMORANDUM: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Senator Geraldine Thompson On Thursday, February 13, 2025, Senator Geraldine Thompson passed away at the age of 76. Senator Thompson served for nearly two decades in the Florida Legislature. She was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 where she served until 2012. Senator Thompson was then elected to the Florida Senate fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21 st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities. As part of NASA's University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research wh  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Hirono, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Resolution To Recognize Abortion Providers Bicameral resolution honors abortion providers and clinic staff by designating March 10, 2025 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day" Text of Resolution WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, along with Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Senator Gar  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rep. Frankel Votes Against Republican Funding Bill Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after voting against a Republic funding bill that hands a blank check to the Trump Administration. "This bill does nothing to lower costs for American families," said Rep. Frankel. "Instead, it fails to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medica  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Troy E. Nehls Leads Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Reintroducing the Save our Shrimpers Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. --Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22), along with Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA-03), Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34), and Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Save Our Shrimpers Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit federal fund  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Risk of Reduced Crew Health and Performance Due to Hypoxia Astronauts Michael R. (Rich) Clifford and Linda M. Godwin, the assigned space-walking mission specialists for STS-76, go through a "pre-breathing" period on the Space Shuttle Atlantis' middeck. This practice is normal procedure for space-walkers in preparation for their Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and the wearing of their Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU). The p  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Risk to Crew Health Due to Electrical Shock (Electrical Shock Risk) The space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a as a storm passes by prior to the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS), Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. During the 14-day mission, Endeavour and the STS-134 crew will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) and spare parts including two S-band c  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Risk to Vehicle Crew Egress Capability and Task Performance as Applied to Earth and Extraterrestrial Landings NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley is helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship after he and NASA astronaut Robert Behnken landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Rutherford Releases Statement on Full-Year CR WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, member of the House Appropriations Committee, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05), released the following statement on the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: "House Republicans are working diligently to fully fund the core federal government services, so that Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks to the press on March 10, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio while en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio's Remarks to the Press QUESTION: On the record or on background? QUESTION: Are we off the record, on - SECRETARY RUBIO: No, we're on the record. Your employers are paying for this trip. They deserve something, right? QUESTION: Yeah, thank you. SECRETARY RUBIO: I feel optimi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Security Engineers, Inc. to Pay $1.6 Million in EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Federal Agency Charged Security Company with Engaging in Systemic Sex Discrimination in Hiring and Assignments BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Security Engineers, Inc., a contract security solutions provider headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, will pay $1.6 million and provide other relief to settle a sex discrimina  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10:30 a.m. on March 13, 2025, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees 1. The Honorable Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada 2. The Honorable George Glass, of Oregon, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan 3. The Honorable Rona  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Optimizing Longevity: From Research to Action": * * * I want to thank all of you for being here today. Every member of this committee is a parent, and most of us, well, some of us are grandparents. Living a long and healthy life is something that is very important to me and I'm sure to all of our members on thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Dr. Paul Reintroduce Bill to Improve Transparency on Royalty Payments to Government Employees WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senators Rick Scott and Dr. Rand Paul announced the reintroduction of the Royalty Transparency Act to require disclosure of royalty payments from both government employees and advisory committee members in an effort to increase government accountability. Under curr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Special Engage Session on "Remote Sensing and the Future of Earth Observations" Introduction On October 16, 2024, a special session of the NASA Goddard Engage series took place in the Goett Auditorium (Building 3) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The Engage series is intended to explain work at GSFC in an immersive and nontechnical setting. GSFC's Office of Communications, Earth Sciences Division,   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Republican Sellout of Veterans, Seniors and Students As Elon Musk Economic Squeeze Barrels On WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted House Republicans for advancing a bill that harms families and veterans while giving Donald Trump and Elon Musk unprecedented and dangerous leeway to shutdown essential services. "House Republicans are tur  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Webster Backs President Trump's Agenda with Vote to Keep Government Open and Protect American Taxpayers Washington, D.C. -- Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, today voted to keep government open and protect hardworking taxpayers by supporting H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. "Today I voted to pass H.R. 1968, which ensures   more