WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety released the following written testimony by Rob Howell, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer at Academy Sports + Outdoors, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Grand Theft Cargo: Examining the Costly Threat to Consumers and the U.S. Supply Chain": * * * Good morning. Thank you Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, Chairman Young, Ra  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Alford, Mann, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Preserve Stepped-Up Basis Ahead of National Agriculture Day, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) joined Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Jim Costa (CA-19), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Bob Latta (OH-05), and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig (MN-02) in reintroducing legislation to recognize the importance  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology released the following testimony by Robert Gordon, senior vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, from a March 6, 2025, hearing on the Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471): * * * Chairman Marshall and Ranking Member Bennet, thank you for holding today's hearing to examine the Fix Our Forests Act, H.R. 471, introduced by Hou  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown, Agriculture Democrats Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration's Chaotic Tariff Policy Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Vice Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture joined Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and Democrats on the committee in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, expressing concerns over the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 17, 2025 NAVY Applied Technology Inc.,* King George, Virginia (N0017325D2419-N0017325F2415); Cutlass Systems Engineering LLC,* Laurel, Maryland (N0017325D2420-N0017325F2416); Envisioneering Inc.,* Alexandria, Virginia (N0017325D2421-N0017325F2417); Future Technologies Inc.,* King George, Virginia (N0017325D2422-N0017325F2418); Intecon LLC,* Fredericksburg, Virginia (N0017325D2423- N00  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Dayton Woman Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Theft From Medicaid Program A Montgomery County woman banned previously from working as a Medicaid provider pleaded guilty today for yet again defrauding the program - this time stealing $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.  Janay Corbitt, 36, of Dayton, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony theft and three third-degree felony c  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio: * * * To: Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Considerations for Including Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials; Draft Guidance for Industry, Investigators, Institutions, and Institutional Review Boards * * * Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit, int  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Judiciary Committee Seeks Testimony from Trump Tax Return Leaker WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter requesting that Charles E. Littlejohn, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor who leaked tax information belonging to hundreds of thousands of Americans, including President Do  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Celebrates Young Artists at 42nd Annual Ninth Congressional District Invitational High School Art Exhibition Toledo, OH - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) recognized the artistic talent of high school students across Northwest Ohio at the 42nd Annual Ninth Congressional District Invitational High School Art Exhibition on display at the Toledo Museum of Art's Robert C. and Susan Savage Communit  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Reintroduces Legislation to Preserve Stepped-Up Basis WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of National Agriculture Day, U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01), Jim Costa (CA-19), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Bob Latta (OH-05), and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced legislation (link is external) recognizing the importance of stepped-up ba  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Search for Underage Victim of Human Trafficking Leads to Arrest of 2 Suspects (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Two Texas men suspected by law enforcement of human trafficking who traveled to central Ohio with four victims, including one juvenile, have been apprehended by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today. On March 13, the Central Ohio Human Tra  more