WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of the Summer Driving Season, EPA Allows for Nationwide Year-Round E15 EPA takes action to provide consumers relief at the pump by helping ensure an adequate fuel supply ahead of the upcoming summer driving season The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today is issuing an emergency fuel waiver allowing the sale of E15 gasoline -- gasoline blended with 15% ethanol -- nationwide   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 28, 2025 ARMY General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, was awarded a $727,803,978 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 120 mm Insensitive Munition High Explosive with Tracer tank ammunition cartridges. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Colleagues Condemn Trump and DOGE for Gutting AmeriCorps April 28, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chris Coons (D-DE), along with 146 fellow Congressional colleagues, called out President Donald Trump for targeting AmeriCorps and NCC AmeriCorps members, demanding he reverse cuts to the program made last week by the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Files Second Amicus Brief In Support Of Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act April 28, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Durbin Amendment, filed an amicus brief in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in support of the state's Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), a stat  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * Durbin Files Second Amicus Brief In Support Of Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Durbin Amendment, filed an amicus brief in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in support of the sta  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Reflects On The Life And Legacy Of The Late Pope Francis April 28, 2025 Durbin: In a world of hate and fear, the Pope's message of peace and understanding is needed now more than ever WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor commemorating and honoring the late Pope Francis. This weekend, Durbin attended the late Pope's   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The Arrest Of A Wisconsin Judge By The FBI For Allegedly Obstructing An Immigration Operation ROME - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, by the Fed  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Push Trump Administration To Reconsider Student Visa Revocations April 28, 2025 Senators to DHS, State Department, ICE: "Students who have entered through our legal immigration system and followed the law remain unsure of what, if any, steps they may take to maintain their status and safeguard themselves from immigration enforcement" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Democrats Push Trump Administration To Reconsider Student Visa Revocations WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of 35 Senate Democrats in pressing the Trump Administration to reconsider recent decisions to revoke student visas in a letter to Dep  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Addresses E-10 Standards, Allows for Nationwide Year-Round E15 Sales In response to requests from the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action to address the States' concerns about E10 fuel standards by issuing an emergency fuel waiver. Specifically, the agency has waived provisions   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from the Guttmacher Institute: * * * To: Commissioner of Food and Drugs Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H. U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20993 Re: Comment in Support of Citizen Petition FDA-2025-P-0377-0001 * * * Commissioner Makary, The Guttmacher Institute ("Guttmacher") submits  more