WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Wake of DCA Tragedy, Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Introduce Safe Operation of Shared Airspace Act * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), R  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 7 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Information on NCUA Board Meeting Schedule Next Board Meeting Tentatively Scheduled for July 24, 2025 * ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 6, 2025) - The next meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is tentatively scheduled for July 24, 2025, at 10:00 am Eastern. The NCUA has updated the website accordingly. Projected meeting dates listed online a  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12747) on June 6, 2025, by telecommunications policy specialist Colby Leigh Pechtol: * * * Public Safety Telecommunicator Reclassification: Status and Considerations for Congress Public safety telecommunicators (e.g., 911 operators and 911 dispatchers) have been referred to as the "first" first responders, as they are often the initial responders to an emergency. "Public safety   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on May Jobs Report WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 139,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate remained the same at 4.2 percent. "Since returning to offic  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Sarah K. Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, 1.4 million meals have been lost at local food banks across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., because of the shortsighted funding cuts to the Department of Agriculture. That is 1.4 million times in the last few months alone when our neighbor  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Mfume Calls on GAO to Investigate the Progress Made on USPS-USPIS Joint Project Safe Delivery Initiative Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, led Subcommittee Democrats in sending a letter to   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Wrap Up: Congress Must Ensure the Federal Government Has Tools to Deploy Artificial Intelligence Effectively and Efficiently WASHINGTON--Yesterday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled "The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." During the hearing, expert witness  more