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 -- 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 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by Noam Unger, director of the Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World": * * * Chairwoman Greene, Ranking Member Stansbury, distinguished Members of the Subcommi  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Daily Signal Managing Editor Tyler O'Neil from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World": * * * My name is Tyler O'Neil./1 I write and edit commentary and investigative reporting for The Daily Signal. I wrote two books, "Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Announces Superior Court, State Court, and Solicitor General Appointments Atlanta, GA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the following appointments: the Honorable Judge Nichole Carswell to the Mountain Circuit Superior Court, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Chan Caudell; the Honorable Judge Carlton "Hobbie" Jones III to the Mountain Cir  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Gov. Kemp Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Severe Weather ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp has declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective at noon today, in preparation for the severe and potentially damaging weather front moving into Georgia late this evening and early tomorrow morning. The State of Emergency executive order authorizes the Georgia Emergency Manag  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Kemp, DPS Announce Further ICE Partnership ATLANTA - At the direction of Governor Brian P. Kemp, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commissioner Billy Hitchens has requested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) train all 1,100 sworn officers under his command through the 287(g) Program to better assist in identifying and apprehending illegal aliens who pose a risk to public safe  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Bradley D. Stein, director of Opioid Policy, Tools and Information Center at Rand Corp., from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Combating the Opioid Epidemic": * * * Thank you Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the committee for allowing me to testify on opportunities to enhance the government's efforts to combat the opioid crisis. I am a senior physician poli  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety released the following testimony by Adam Blanchard, principal and CEO of Tanager Logistics and Double Diamond Transport, on behalf of the American Trucking Associations, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Grand Theft Cargo: Examining the Costly Threat to Consumers and the U.S. Supply Chain": * * * Chairman Young, Ranking Member Peters, and members o  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * With CDC Under Attack, Sen. Ossoff Working Across the Aisle to Protect Its Work Washington, D.C. -- With the CDC under attack, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is bringing Republicans and Democrats together to protect its work. Today, Sen. Ossoff launched a push to pass the bipartisan Rural Health Focus Act, legislation he's cosponsoring to continue improving and supporting rural health through the Centers f  more