WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Delivers Remarks in Support of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department Officers WASHINGTON-- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 2096, the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act. This bill, intro  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer Urges House to Pass Bill to Protect Integrity of Local D.C. Elections WASHINGTON-- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 884, a bill that prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections in the District o  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce Release of E&C NIL Discussion Draft WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, released the following discussion   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Comer and Garbarino Applaud Passage of Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act WASHINGTON--House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) today praised the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096),  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Comer and Pfluger Applaud Passage of Bill Protecting Sanctity of Americans' Voting Rights in D.C. WASHINGTON--House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) today praised the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 884, legislation that prohibits individuals w  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Comer Opens Hearing on Privacy and National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andMe's Bankruptcy Sale WASHINGTON--Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing on "Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy and National Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Wyden Report Exposes How Organ Procurement Organizations Game the System, Fail to Adequately Address Conflicts of Interest * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), current Ranking Member, released the results of their bipartisan investigation into nonprofit Organ Procurement Organizations (  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCES BILL TO ENSURE SMALLER STATES' STAKE IN NIH RESEARCH * Bill Would Reauthorize Program, Broaden Geographical Scope of NIH Research Awards WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced her legislation to reauthorize and strengthen a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program to improve U.S. biomedical research capacity by distributing   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Smithsonian Presents 2025 Annual Folklife Festival July 2-7 Festival Returns to Location on the Mall From Seventh to 12th Streets * The Smithsonian Folklife Festival presents a wide-ranging theme this year: "Youth and the Future of Culture" featuring lowrider cars and bikes, skateboarders, teen fashion, filmmaking and traditional building arts and a Saturday night prom. Each part of the festival is l  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Marcinda Kester to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands * WASHINGTON, June 10, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Marcinda Kester as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kester joined  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Wrap Up: Congress Taking Action to Ensure the Safety of Americans' Personal DNA Data WASHINGTON--The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing today titled "Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy and National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andMe's Bankruptcy Sale." During the hearing,   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Wyden-Grassley Report Exposes How Organ Procurement Organizations Game the System, Fail to Adequately Address Conflicts of Interest Bipartisan investigation finds OPOs routinely abuse key loophole to boost recertification numbers, lack consistent framework to resolve conflicts of interest Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Wyden (D-Or  more