WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Warren Demand Answers from Hegseth on Reports of Musk's Planned Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China March 21, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--joined U.S. Senator and fellow SASC colleague Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in demanding clarity from U.S. Secretary of Defens  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a revision to New York's State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning volatile organic compound (VOC) emission controls at Knowlton Technologies LLC, a facility located at 213 Factory Street in Watertown, New York. The revision, which falls under the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), establishes Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for two 10,000-gallon underground  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-899) on the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2023 (H.R. 1209). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION H.R. 1209, the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), preserves open competition for non-union contractors on federal and federally funded construction projects by preventing the mandated use of pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-903) on the Guidance Clarity Act (H.R. 4428). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION H.R. 4428 requires federal agencies to state prominently on the opening page of any guidance document that: (1) agency guidance does not have the force and effect of law and is not binding on the public; and (2) th  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-901) on the Renewing Efficiency in Government By Budgeting Act of 2024 (H.R. 7867). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legislation H.R. 7867, the "Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act" or "REG Budgeting Act", amends the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4), to require federal reg  more

ALBANY, New York, March 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Protecting Reproductive Freedom: Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Expand Protections for Health Care Providers and Patients Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to strengthen New York's shield law that protects abortion providers from out-of-state prosecution. The bill enhances New York's current shield law to allow medical providers to include only the address of the dispensing healt  more