WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * 15th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon and the Coast Guard's spill response mission * In 2010, fifteen years ago, in the evening of April 20 th, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blew up. Located 45 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, the explosion resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and, within two days, the loss of the rig. The resulting spill of over 200 million gallons of crude oil   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Wages Trade Wars, Congresswoman Fletcher, Congresswoman Pettersen, and Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus Urge Administration To Investigate Impact of Tariffs that Disproportionately Harm Women * This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led 19 of their Democratic Women's Caucus colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Applauds USDA Secretary's Strategy to Combat New World Screwworm WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement after USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a five-pronged plan to combat New World screwworm that includes a sterile fly   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP arrests Burmese citizen wanted in Texas on felony domestic violence charges * BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a citizen of Burma who is a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, on an arrest warrant out of Harris County, Texas. On June 18, CBP office  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Arrington Responds to 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released the 2025 reports on the current and projected financial status of the two respective programs. The reports emphasize the dire financial state of our nation's most vital retir  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Introduces the Protect the First Amendment Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced the Protect the First Amendment Act, which would end the ability of the federal government to circumvent the first amendment by restricting funding t  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Lujan, Gonzales Bill to Expand, Preserve Big Bend National Park Passes Senate Unanimously * HOUSTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the following statements after the Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, which would authorize the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to acquire around 6,100 acres of land along the western   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * High-Ranking Member of Violent Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for His Role in an International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy * A Mexican national and violent member of Los Zetas cartel was sentenced today to 35 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $792 million for conspiring to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana knowing that the drugs would be   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on June 17, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, first of all, I just want to say how powerful the presentations were talking about the tragedy in Minnesota and how all of our hearts go out to the families and to the entire State because it is obviously something that had a profound imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Senate conducted eight committee hearings on June 18, 2025: * * * APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Army, after receiving testimony from Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary, and General Randy A. George, Chief of Staff, both of the Army, Department of Defense. * * * DOD BUDGET Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded op  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Texas Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Related Offenses in Connection with Alleged Operation of Trucking Companies * WASHINGTON - An indictment was unsealed on Wednesday in Houston charging a Texas man with offenses related to the alleged operation of illegal and unsafe trucking companies. According to court documents, Shaquan Jelks, 48, of Houston, managed and control  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOD: New Recruiting Task Force, Greenland Shifts to Northcom, DOD Activates More Immigration Support * The U.S. military has seen an increase in recruiting in the past few months, with the Army and Navy both achieving fiscal year recruiting goals ahead of schedule, while the Air Force is on track to do the same. Now, the Defense Department created a team to determine how to continue that rec  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Agreement with Texas to Help State Build Projects Faster * Agreement serves as a model for other States to accelerate construction on critical road and bridge infrastructure WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has an agreement with the Texas Department of Tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Agreement with Texas to Help State Build Projects Faster * Agreement serves as a model for other States to accelerate construction on critical road and bridge infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has an agre  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Strong Support for Secretary Rollins' Plan to Combat the New World Screwworm * (Washington, D.C., June 20, 2025) -- Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins' announcement of a five-pronged strategy to combat the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS), elected leaders and industry stakeholders praised the policy agenda. Agriculture and Government Leaders  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes the Nomination of Rodney Scott to Lead CBP As Prepared for Delivery I rise to oppose the nomination of Rodney Scott to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. This is yet another appalling nomination from the Trump administration. As a senior federal official, agents in Mr. Scott's direct chain of command tried to  more