WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration arms have published notices regarding petitions for exemption from existing regulations. These actions aim to enhance public awareness and participation in the exemption processes overseen by these agencies. The aviation administration has issued a notice summarizing a petition from Airlines for America, seeking relief for its members. The organization r  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF DAVID HUERTA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped. The Trump administration has repeatedly broken the law while deporting American ci  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF DAVID HUERTA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped. The Trump administration has repeatedly broken the law while deporting American citizens, including children  more

NEW YORK, June 8 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order and Proposes Legislation to Codify Into Law International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Antisemitism, Addressing Historic Rise in Anti-Jewish Hatred * June 8, 2025 Watch video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqGbV0Ixsag Mayor Adams Doubles Down on Efforts to Crack Down on Rising Crisis of Antisemitism and Calls on City Council to Immediately Codify   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared on Fox 5's "Good Day New York" on June 6, 2025, to discuss his decision to run for re-election as an independent despite being a Democrat. He addressed criticism regarding his polling numbers, attributing them to "lawfare" from the Justice Department, and highlighted his administration's successes in crime reduction, housing, and rat sightings. Mayor Adams also contrasted his record with that of Andrew Cuomo, a potential opponent, emp  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, 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, first of all, due to when I was pushed back to start this, my speech will go a little less than 10 minutes, if anybody is planning around it. Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk a little bit about the big bill that we just passed and some provisions th  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, 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, tomorrow marks the 81st anniversary of Dday, a unique mission that took months of planning and turned the tide of World War II. America's military, working with Canada and our European Allies, made the difference that day by beginning the liberation o  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, 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, which Elon Musk should we believe? In February, he called the U.S. Agency of International Development, USAID, "corrupt", "beyond repair," and "a ball of worms" that needs to be eliminated. He claimed that there is a "gigantic fraud loophole" where go  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, 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 to voice my strong opposition to the efforts to undermine American small businesses by the very agency tasked with fueling them. Let me be clear. This is what H.R. 2931 would do. It would allow the Small Business Administration to gut punch   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, 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 in strong opposition to H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act. If we really wanted to put American entrepreneurs first, we would be debating a bill to strengthen SBA lending and make it easier to access capital, or we could stop play  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, 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 strong opposition to H.R. 2987, the so-called Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act, or the CEASE Act. This bill would impose a permanent statutory cap on the number of small business lending company, or SBLC, licenses the S  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, 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 in strong opposition to H.R. 2931. This bill is not about improving the SBA or expanding support for small businesses. It is about punishing cities for their politics and dragging a vital agency into another culture war. Earlier this year, th  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