WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Committee Leaders Huffman, Lofgren, Dexter, and Amo Demand Information on NOAA Lease Terminations The leaders released a list of 34 office leases identified by the Trump administration to be up for termination, along with the target closure dates. Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Committee on Natural Resources (HNR) Ranking  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 15 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Florida Department of Education Announces Florida Leads the Nation on the EdChoice Friedman Index Florida earns the highest ranking amongst states for the amount of choice available for K-12 students Tallahassee, Fla., March 14, 2025 - Today, the Florida Department of Education announced that Florida has earned the highest score on the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index.  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing on Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care Millions of Americans receive post-acute care after a hospital visit, provided by nursing homes, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, home health agencies, and hospices. The Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing examining the   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 15 -- The Florida Chamber Foundation issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * New Florida Chamber Foundation Research Report Highlights K-12 Math Proficiency Gaps and Solutions Report Calls for Immediate Action to Improve Math Proficiency in Florida's Schools, Enabling Student Success and Strengthening the State's Future Workforce The Florida Chamber Foundation has released a new research report, Math Matters: Bridging Gaps for Florida's Future Workforce  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued the following remarks on March 13, 2025, ahead of their bilateral meeting: * * * PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, everybody. It's great to be with a friend of mine, who was prime minister of the Netherlands, so I got to know him very well. We had a great relationship always. SECRETARY GENERAL RUTTE: Absolutely. PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mark Rutte. Now he's secretary general of NATO and doing a fantastic job. Everybody -- ev  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Whitehouse, Markey Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding Zeldin Halt Political Witch Hunt Against Money-Saving Clean Energy Investments Administrator Zeldin is manipulating facts as a pretext to terminate a congressionally appropriated and legally obligated program that would lower household energy costs, spu  more