WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Effort to Put Farmers at Center of Crop Decisions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the USDA Communication Regarding Oversight of Pesticides (CROP) Act of 2025, legislation to require the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP), which frequently communicates with producers, to have a meaningful voice in the regulation of crop protect  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Building soldiering skills: How a veterinary detachment trains for large-scale combat * JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The 445th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), based in Independence, Missouri, is used to a unique mission set of safeguarding food supplies, supporting military working dogs, and ensuring animal health by running vet treatment facilities. But at WAREX, a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Requests Information on Missouri Tornado Relief After Reported Delays * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Acting Administrator David Richardson following reports of delays in FEMA's response to the May 16, 2025 Missouri tornadoes. Senator Hawley wrote, "I write regar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Durbin Introduce Legislation Empowering Americans to Bring Liability Claims Against AI Companies * U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in introducing the Aligning Incentives for Leadership, Excellence, and Advancement in Development (AI LEAD) Act. This legislation would classify AI systems as products, allowing for liability claims when an AI system causes h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Slams Trump Administration's Deployment Of Military To American Cities, Discredits Narrative That Crime Is Only A 'Blue City' Issue * September 30, 2025 "As Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I will not sit idly by while this President tramples the Constitution. And I will use every tool at my disposal to reduce crime and protect   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Slams Trump Administration's Deployment Of Military To American Cities, Discredits Narrative That Crime Is Only A 'Blue City' Issue U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks in today's Senate Judiciary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Missouri Housing Authority for Sexual Harassment of Public Housing Applicant by Former Executive Director * The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Eddie Joe Hankins and the Housing Authority of the City of Bloomfield, Missouri, for sexually harassing a female housing applicant in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Hankins was the executive di  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Blasts Soros-Funded Soft-On-Crime Policies, Praises Trump's D.C. Crime Crackdown * WASHINGTON -- Today, during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questioned witnesses about Democrats' soft-on-crime policies that have plunged America's once-great cities into chaos and the lessons that can be learned and applied from the Trump administrat  more