WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Castor, Huffman, Pallone, Booker, Reed, and Padilla Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Senator Alex Pad  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Advancing the Frontiers of Genetic Science at the Joint Genome Institute How a national user facility is supporting genomic research that leads to real-world solutions * The Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a DOE Office of Science (SC) national user facility operated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to support research that advances the mission of  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Huffman, Pallone, Castor, Padilla, Booker, Reed Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Senator Ale  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Idaho grocer to pay $250K in penalties for employing 6 minors to clean meat slicers, grinders, other hazardous duties * TWIN FALLS, ID - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with a south-central Idaho grocery store requiring the employer to pay $250,833 in civil money penalties, $5,078 in back wages and damages, and take steps to ensure future compliance with federal child labor laws  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Make Agriculture Great Again Trade Wins: President Trump Secures Greater Ag Market Access in Brazil, Thailand, and Vietnam * (Washington, D.C., June 16, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced American agricultural producers will have greater market access to Thailand and Vietnam and maintained access to Brazil. The Trump Administration continues to break down non-tari  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Denounces Reckless Republican Effort to Sell off Public Lands in "One Big, Beautiful Bill" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following reports that the Republican "One Big, Beautiful Bill" includes provisions that would allow the fede  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Merkley Denounces Reckless Republican Effort to Sell off Public Lands in "One Big, Beautiful Bill" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following reports that the Republican "One Big,   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Provide Essential Services for Oregonians * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has partnered with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) to introduce the bipartisan Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act, codifying a formal definition of "special district" to ensure th  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone, Huffman, Castor, Booker, Reed, and Padilla Lead Charge to Block Trump's Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and S  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Smith statement on Trump's Withdrawal from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * SEATTLE, WA. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a withdrawal from the historic agreement between the federal government and the Six Sovereigns - the Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,   more