WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * ATF Participates in Arms Trafficking and Explosives Roundtable Between Mexico and the United States On June 5 and 6, 2025, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officials participated in a roundtable co-hosted by the State Department Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the Secretaria de S  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 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, and still I rise. Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, proud to be an American, proud of what this country stands for. I also rise as a person who is censured. I have been censured, but I have not been silenced. I rise as an unbought, unbossed, unafraid, liberated D  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 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, I rise today in support of H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025, introduced by Representative Van Duyne from the great State of Texas. For 4 years under the Biden-Harris administration, the SBA approved loans for illegal immigrants des  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 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, I rise today in support of H.R. 2987, the CEASE Act, introduced by Representative Bresnahan. This bill is simply a reversal of an irresponsible change made by the Biden administration's SBA, which raised concerns on both sides of the aisle. Unlike a tra  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 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, I rise today in support of H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025, introduced by Representative Finstad. This legislation does exactly what is necessary to ensure SBA employees are safe. Despite inheriting one of the most secure borde  more