DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $1.75 Million Grant Fuels Affordable Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors in Brownsville, Texas * BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, October 23, 2025The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Texas Regional Bank and the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville (HACB) joined community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Buena Vi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. * After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. October 23, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Despite the Republican shutdown, RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Sounds Alarm as National Debt Surpasses $38 Trillion * Washington, D.C. - As the U.S. national debt surpasses $38 trillion, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement to sound the alarm on what he calls "the United States' next great war": " America is now $38,000,000,000,000-yes, $38 trillionin debt. To put it in perspective, that's twice the entire e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Bell, Tokuda, Horsford Lead Colleagues in Urging Pentagon to Reverse Discriminatory Shaving Waiver Policy * Washington, D.C. U.S. Representatives Wesley Bell (D-Mo.), Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii), and Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) led 39 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth condemning the Department of Defense's decision to administratively separate service members with  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Arrington Sounds Alarm as National Debt Surpasses $38 Trillion The U.S. national debt crossed the $38 trillion mark, an unfortunately historic and deeply troubling milestone in our nation. House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) is sounding the alarm over what he calls "the United States' next great war": "America is now $38,000,000,000,000-y  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins Over 50 House Democrats in Urging Utility Companies to Suspend Penalties and Shutoffs for Federal Workers and Contractors During Government Shutdown * This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Don Beyer (VA-8) and over 50 other House Democrats in urging major utility companies to suspend late penalties and utility shutoffs for federal emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Praises Pres. Trump's Nomination of Ryan Raybould as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after President Trump announced his nomination of Ryan Raybould to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas: "Ryan served as my office's Chief Counsel for multiple years, during which time I saw firsthand how in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Vet Unaccompanied Alien Children & Prevent Placement of UACs with Criminal Sponsors * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Katie Britt (R-AL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today introduced the Kayla Hamilton Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz, Weber Call for DOJ Investigation Into Smithsonian Institution's Illegal Lobbying Against Space Shuttle Discovery's Move * U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging an investigation into potential violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act by Smithsonian Institution staff in connection with a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn: North Texas to Receive Nearly $7M to Hire Police Officers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that North Texas police departments were awarded federal grants totaling nearly $7 million through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), which provides resources to hi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Vet Unaccompanied Alien Children & Prevent Placement of UACs with Criminal Sponsors * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and colleagues, today introduced the Kayla Hamilton Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct thorough background and criminal record checks on unaccompanied alien  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Despite Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Arrests Child Sexual Predators, Murderers, and Gang Members * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the worst of the worst despite the Democrats' government shutdown, including criminal illegal aliens convicted of indecency with a child sexual contact, robbery, murder, drug trafficking, and assault. "D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Implores Colleagues To Reform The Centuries-Old Insurrection Act * October 22, 2025 As President Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act as another means for dangerous executive overreach, Senate Democrats encourage colleagues to support commonsense reform WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Final Human Smuggler Extradited from Guatemala for 2021 Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico * A 41-year-old Guatemalan national is set to make his initial appearance in U.S. federal court on charges stemming from a crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens - many of them Guatemalan - that killed more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and injured over 100   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Babin in Newsmax -- "Schumer's Shutdown: Every Day 'Gets Better' for Democrats, Worse for America" * In case you missed it, U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, authored an op-ed in Newsmax exposing the political games behind the ongoing Democrat-led government shutdown and its devastating impact on hardworking Americans.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Cracks Down on Illegal Licensing for Migrants U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) cosponsored the Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act to strengthen commercial driver's licensing (CDL) requirements for legal immigrants in the United States with a work authorization or visa. South Dakota was recently found to be non-compliant with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cornyn, Blumenthal, Lee introduce bill to help law enforcement combat AI-generated child sexual abuse material * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation (ENFORCE) Act. The E  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Amendments to Strengthen Public Safety During Extreme Weather Events, Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Through Commerce Committee Markup * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, secured the successful passage of two amendments through the Senate Commerce Committee as part of the PIPELINE Safe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Nimble Robotics Inc., San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce addressing concerns regarding the Section 232 National Security Investigation of Robotics and Industrial Machinery imports. The company emphasizes its commitment to supporting American manufacturing and urges the Administration to reconsider current tariff policies that may hinder domestic innovation and job creation in the robotics sector. Founded in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Maria Corina Machado * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and colleagues introduced a resolution honoring Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Maria Corina Machado. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, "Maria Corina Machado has demonstrate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Advocates Commend Sen. Cruz on ROTOR Act Supporters praise the legislation for improving aviation safety * Aviation organizations and families of the victims of American Airlines Flight 5342 crash have praised the Senate Commerce Committee's unanimous passage of Chairman Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) aviation safety bill. The Rotorcraft  more