WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast Leads GOP in Demanding UN Reject Francesca Albanese's Reappointment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast led several members of the panel in demanding that UN Human Rights Council President Jürg Lauber reject Francesca Albanese's reappointment to another three-year term as special  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Chairman Scott Releases Report on America's Aging Farm Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, released a report, America's Aging Farm Workforce: Why Vanishing Family Farms are a Growing Threat to U.S. Food Security and Rural Communities. Chairman Scott's report  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Congressman Carson Reintroduces Bill to Restore UNRWA Funding WASHINGTON, DC--Representative Andre Carson (IN-07) has re-introduced H.R. 2411, the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act, with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Senator Peter Welch (VT). This bill will end the congressionally and administratively mandated pause on funding for the United Na  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Congressman Jayapal Reintroduces Bill to Restore UNRWA Funding WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) has re-introduced H.R. 2411, the UNRWA Funding Emergency Restoration Act, with Rep. Andre Carson (IN-07), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Senator Peter Welch (VT). This bill will end the congressionally and administratively mandated pause on funding for the United Nations Relief and  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Statement on the Passing of Former Public Defender Bob Wesley ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released a statement following the passing of Former Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Public Defender, Bob Wesley. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Public Defender Bob Wesley, a champion for justice  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Introduces Bill to Identify and Remove Barriers to Affordable Housing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) introduced the Lower Housing Costs Study Act of 2025, which would identify and remove barriers to affordable housing in South Florida. "Outdated local and state laws often remain a barrier to the development   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Condemns the Termination of Union Rights for Federal Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) condemned the recent executive order that eliminates the collective bargaining rights of over 1 million federal government employees. "This Executive Order strips protections from the hard-working men and women  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Delivers $1 Million in Federal Funding for the Eagle Cove Residence at Lauderhill SUNRISE, FL- Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick joined Faith Center Ministries to announce $1 million in critical Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Eagle Cove Residence at Lauderhill. "With this federal funding that I helped deliver, we're simultaneou  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 31, 2025 AIR FORCE The Boeing Co., Long Beach, California, has been awarded a $2,456,665,321 modification (P00020) to a previously awarded contract (FA8526-21-D-0001) for C-17 Globemaster III sustainment. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $7,597,672,417 from $5,141,007,096. Work will be performed at various locations including but not limited t  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Durbin Leads Letter To AG Bondi On Appointment Of Kash Patel As ATF Acting Director WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of te Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 15 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Athtorney General (AG) Pam Bondi inquiring into what policies and procedures she will  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * E&C Democrats Launch Investigation into FCC Chairman Carr's Repeated Attacks on the First Amendment Democrats Demand Answers from Carr for Threatening the Freedom of the Press and Weaponizing the Independent Agency & Call on FCC Inspector General to Investigate the Time & Resources Spent on Bogus Investigations Washington, D.C. - En  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a final rule introducing changes to the Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs), associated Takeoff Minimums, and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) at various airports across the United States.  These updates are part of ongoing efforts to enhance safety and efficiency within the National Airspace System. The amendments, which are based on new or revised criteria,  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 31 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Twenty-One Judicial Nominating Commission Appointments TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces the following appointments to Florida's Judicial Nominating Commissions: First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission Joseph Hart, of Tallahassee, is the General Counsel for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. He earned h  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 31 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Proposes $1,000 Property Tax Rebates for Florida Homeowners ORLANDO, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to deliver immediate property tax relief to Florida homeowners: a rebate averaging $1,000 for each homesteaded property in the state. The rebates, to be issued in December 2025, would cover state-mandated school property taxes--ensuring full sc  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Mast, Risch Threaten Sanctions if UN Human Rights Council Creates Special Powers to Target Israel WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch warned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres against establishing special investigatory powers to target   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members DeLauro, Larsen, Thompson, Waters, and Lofgren Issue Joint Statement on Reported Plans to Dismantle FEMA Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), House Committee on Homeland Securit  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Rep. Frankel Joins Congressional Colleagues to Defend Congress's Article I Powers, Slam Unlawful and Dangerous Shuttering of USAID Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Lois Frankel, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP); Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Reps. Cammack & Magaziner, Sens. Capito & Markey Introduce Alleviating Barriers To Caregivers Act (ABC Act) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-03), Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Alleviating Barriers to Caregivers Act (ABC Act). The legislation would require the Centers for Medicare and  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Leads Bill to Ban Citrus Imports from Communist China, Support American Citrus Growers WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the United States Citrus Protection Act which prohibits the importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit from Communist China into the U.S., further protecting American jobs, ensuring the integrity of domestic agriculture, and reducin  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, issued the following news release: * * * Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets to Hold Hearing on the JFK Files WASHINGTON-- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, announced today that the panel will hold a hearing on the JFK files. Recently, the Trump Administration released a trov  more