JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force Medical Command holds historic patch ceremony FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Medical Command held its official patching ceremony on April 1, 2025, symbolizing the significance of the establishment of the Department's first-ever medical command in the 75 years of the Air Force Medical Service.  Traditionally, the patching ce  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing on Securing America's Phones, Republicans Defend Trump Officials Sharing Military Plans on Signal and Gmail Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)-- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Military and Foreign Affairs, led Subcommittee Democrats in rebuking th  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer: Trump Is "Liberating The American People From Their Savings" Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) yesterday spoke during a press conference on Trump's upcoming tariff announcement, held by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee after House Republicans abruptly cancelled votes for the week and fled town. The press conference featured U.S. Representatives Linda Sanchez, Don Beyer, Suza  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Congressman Suhas Subramanyam Slams Trump Administration for Discussing War Plans on Public Messaging App Signal at the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Securing Telecommunications Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) led a hearing on the Trump administration's use of unauthori  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 2, 2025 NAVY The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $133,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to an order (N6134022F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N6134019G0002). This modification is adding scope to procure P-8A training systems phase two software development, integration and device installation for the government of South   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Awards Nearly $6 Million to Organizations Addressing Heirs' Property Issues ATLANTA, April 2, 2025 -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) has finalized its selection of Heirs' Property Family Wealth Protection Fund (FWP) award winners. Through the program, FHLBank Atlanta is awarding a tota  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * First Signal, Now Gmail: Oversight Democrats Launch Investigation into Waltz and Staff's Use of Personal Gmail for Sensitive Government Work Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to National Security Advisor Michael Waltz demanding he and his staff immediately stop their use of unauthorized and insecure messaging an  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Five Deployable Combat Wings selected in evolution of force presentation ARLINGTON, Virginia - The U.S. Air Force has identified the first five Regular Air Force candidate locations to build a Deployable Combat Wing Unit Type Code and is scheduling site surveys to begin in the coming weeks. Site surveys will determine the ability of these loca  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reclaim Congressional Trade Powers United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Suzan DelBene, Don Beyer, Brad Schneider, and Terri Sewell introduced the Reclaim Trade Powers Act, which would modernize outdated trade authorities and ensure that Congress, not the Administration, has the final say when it comes to imposing broad tariffs. This legislation was intro  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Industry Support Grows Ahead of Vote on Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner's Bill to Undo Trump's Canada Tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following an endorsement from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement welcoming broad support for their bipartisan legislation to undo President Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Makes Progress on Advanced Drone Safety Management System From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the growing volume of these aircraft will require trusted safety management systems to maintain safe operations. NASA is testing a new software system to create an improved warning system - one that can predict hazards to drone  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * New Staff Report Details ActBlue's Unserious Approach to Fraud Prevention WASHINGTON - Today, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report titled, "Fraud on ActBlue: How the Democrats' Top Fundraising Platform Opens  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Oversight Democrats Demand Investigation Into Trump Official's Purposeful Deletion of Federal Records in Signal Chat, A Violation of Federal Law Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to Secretary of Treasury S  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek calling on him to immediately resign and to come before the Committee for   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Calls on SSA Acting Commissioner Dudek to Resign After Emails Expose Retaliation Against the People of Maine Documents Obtained by Committee Democrats Show Acting Commissioner Dudek Signed Off on Government Waste to Avenge President Trump's Ego Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gera  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Requests Transcribed Interviews with Members of the "Houthi PC small group" Signal Chat Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to non-principal agency officials involved in the unsecured Signal group chat in which senior Trump Administration officials discussed highly sensitive, likely classified pla  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Suhas Subramanyam's Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Securing America's Telecommunications Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Suhas Subramanyam's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Military  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend and colleague, Raul Grijalva. We served together in this body for over 20 years. And we sat next to each other for many years on the Committee on Education and Workforce. I could always rely on him for a sense of optimism and humor while in the midst of some of the toughest leg  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Speaks Out Against Republicans' Voter Suppression Bill Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor in strong opposition to Republicans' dangerous voter suppression bill, the so-called SAVE Act, which could disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters. The bill--which is based on the lie of non-citizens voting in federal elections--would create burden  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Hosts Roundtable on Cell Phone Free Classrooms, Hears Positive Results from Local Leaders, Educators, and Parents FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman hosted a roundtable in Fredericksburg with local stakeholders -- including parents, educators, and local elected officials -- to discuss the growing movement and need to get cell phones out of the classroom. The event focused on  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on April 2, 2025: * * * Wyden: Oppose Price Hikes on Goods from Canada, Vote Down Trump Canada Tariffs As Prepared for Delivery I rise to support my colleague Senator Kaine's joint resolution to terminate Donald Trump's order placing blanket tariffs on products Americans buy from Canada. There has been a lot of double-talk about trade, so I want to make one thing cle  more