WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Effort to Protect American Energy from Eco-terrorists WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of her Republican Senate colleagues in introducing the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act, legislation led by U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) that aims to protect American energy from eco-terrorists. Current federal law   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Congressman Brian Jack introduces Resolution Commemorating 100 years of Delta Air Lines Today, Congressman Brian Jack (GA-03) and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the centennial anniversary of Delta Air Lines. Congressman Jack represents the most Delta Air Lines employees of any Congressional District in the country, and Congress  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Langworthy Introduces Bill to Prevent Future Great Lakes Wind Turbine Construction Washington, D.C. - March 14-- On Friday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) reintroduced the Lakes Before Turbines Act, which would prohibit developers from utilizing tax credits for construction of wind farms on any of the Great Lakes. Due to the high cost to construct wind farms, developers have h  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore Introduces Stop CCP VISAs Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore has just introduced new, groundbreaking legislation to halt the issuance of student visas to Chinese nationals. The Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act (Stop CCP VISAs Act) comes on the heels of several cases where Chinese students have been caught sp  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum and House Appropriations Committee Democrats Urge Senate to Reject Republicans' Dangerous Funding Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, joined Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats urg  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Duluth Felon Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Narcotics Trafficking Case MINNEAPOLIS - A Duluth felon was sentenced yesterday to 167 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents, on February 19, 2024, law e  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- A coalition of major automotive and chemical companies has formally disclosed its participation in the Cooperative Research Group Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles 2 (AFEV2), a joint venture focused on improving electric vehicle fluid technology. The notification, filed on November 12, 2024, with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, invokes provisions under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act to limit antitrust  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below on the Continuing Resolution. "I support the thirty-day short-term extension to keep the government open to complete bipartisan negotiations on the actual budget. I will not support the partisan proposal in part because it does not include Minnesota infrastructure projects, u  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 8, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,000, an increase of 1,500 from   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Minnesota Fire Chief Jason Gruett [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota from sunrise on Saturday, March 15, 2025, to Sunset on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in honor and remembrance of Fire Chief Jason Gruett. Chief Gruett died on M  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release: * * * DFL Legislators to hold Press Conference on Manufactured Home Park Bill of Rights with Park Residents SAINT PAUL, MN. - Tuesday, March 18 at 2:35 p.m., the House and Senate DFL will hold a press conference to announce major proposed reforms to laws governing Manufactured Home Parks, alongside park residents. The Manufactured Home Park Resident Bill of Rights would make   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry released the following testimony by John Zimmerman, immediate past chairman of the National Turkey Federation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives": * * * Good morning, Chairman Mann and Ranking Member Costa, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to share the turkey industry's perspective today. My name is John Zimme  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in educa  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Statement on Senate Continuing Resolution Vote, Opposing Harmful and Radical Funding Proposal EAGAN, MN - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government. "Senate Democrats have a responsibility to stand up against their Republican colleagues and block this harmful and radical funding p  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Stauber Applauds Largest Deregulation Effort in American History WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) made the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will undertake 31 deregulatory actions to unleash American energy, invigorate the American auto industry, and lower the cost of living for Americans. "President Biden  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Voting No on Dangerous Republican Spending Bill WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement on her decision to vote no on the Continuing Resolution (CR): "I will be voting no on cloture for the Continuing Resolution. "Donald Trump and Republicans are forcing two terrible choices on us, both of which are bad for the people of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Adam Schiff, and Colleagues Urge Housing and Urban Development Secretary to Fund Critical Homelessness Programs WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a letter to the Trump Administration demanding congressionally-appropriated funding for Continuum of Care (CoC) programs aimed at co  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * US Rep. Kelly Morrison Joins Democratic Physicians in Announcing Launch of Congressional Doctors Caucus Rep. Morrison is one of six Democratic physicians in the House WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined all six Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives to formally announce the launch of the Congressional Doctors Ca  more