DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $45K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Four Banks Supports Affordable Housing in Louisiana * BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, October 30, 2025For many families in Northwest Louisiana, the dream of homeownership is becoming a reality thanks to a $45,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and four local banks. The funds, awar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Ahead of Daylight Saving Time Ending & Floridians "Falling Back," Senator Moody Presses Colleagues to "Lock The Clock" Today, ahead of Daylight Saving Time ending this weekend, Senator Ashley Moody took to the Senate Floor pressing her colleagues to pass the Sunshine Protection Act which officially "locks the clock," ending the twice-yearly time change. Senator Moody is joined  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Padilla, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Lead Senators of the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act and West Coast Ocean Protection Act Condemn Efforts that would Devastate Coastal Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), along with House Natural Resources Committee   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Joins Senator Padilla in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined a bicameral letter led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) to demand President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider nominees to the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority at 2:15 PM EST on Wedn  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks Condemn Violence in Sudan Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Ranking Member Gregory Meeks issued the following statement condemning the Rapid Support Forces' escalation of violence against non-Arab communities in Sudan and urging the safe passage of humanitarian assistance t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand Send Letter to Group Purchasing Organization Executives on Regulatory Oversight of Foreign-Manufactured Generic Drugs Yesterday, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to the president and chief executiv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Chairman Rick Scott, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand Send Letter to Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives on Regulatory Oversight of Foreign-Manufactured Generic Drugs Today, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to pharmaceutical distributor executives r  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Commerce Committee Democrats Strongly Oppose Proposed Nomination Hearing on Trump's Replacement for Illegally Removed NTSB Vice Chair Alvin Brown Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Committee-members Sens. Lisa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * During Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Human Traffickers, and Other Violent Thugs * ICE law enforcement officers facing an 8000% increase in death threats against them WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the arrest of worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from acro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and 8 colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for answers regarding its use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Homeland Republicans Sound the Alarm on Shutdown Costs to Transportation Security, Personnel Amid Flight Delays This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) sent letters to numerous transportation stakeholder or  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Huffman, Pallone, Padilla, Booker Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities * Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Sounds Alarm on Voter Suppression As Trump's Attacks on the Right to Vote Mount * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) spoke on the Senate Floor yesterday slamming the Trump Administration's continued efforts to suppress voters and attack the right to vote itselfincluding rigging election maps, intimidating election offici  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren Joins Over 100 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), led o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Congressional Democrats in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Washington, D.C. Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined over 100 lawmakers in demanding (link is external) President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases (link is external) in U.S. federal w  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Transfer, Trump Admin Cover-Up, from Camp Bryan Prison Warden Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote to Dr. Tanisha Hall, Warden of the Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Ghislai  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel Leads Florida Democrats Urging State to Join Lawsuit Demanding Trump's Release of Emergency SNAP Funding * Today, Representative Lois Frankel, joined by all Florida House Democrats, sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to join 26 states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's refusal to release $6 billion in contingency funds  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents * NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES : Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases NEW FROM KFF : ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Incre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES: Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases NEW FROM KFF: ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Highlights More than 140 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers Arrested During Operation Midway Blitz * The top three states issuing the CDLs were Illinois, California, and New York WASHINGTON Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announced that a successful 287(g) operation with the Indiana State Police has resulted in the arrest of 223 illegal aliens on Indiana highways near the Illinois   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Backs Bill to Pay Capitol Police Amid Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as Senate Democrats continue to vote against funding the government and paying essential workers including federal law enforcement, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Tim Scott to introduce the Pay Our Capitol Police Act to ensure the brave men and women protecting the nation's Capitol receive their hard-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Op-ed: If You Can't Read the Road Signs, You Shouldn't Be Driving * Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) published an op-ed in Newsweek, writing about his bill, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Proficiency Act, which addresses the alarming increase in fatal crashes involving drivers who cannot read or speak English and would require those applying to o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. McCormick, Gallego Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Nitazene Trafficking * Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today introduced the Nitazene Control Act. The bipartisan legislation works to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, closing loopholes that traffickers exploit by making slight chemical changes t  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. and Lebanese Armed Forces Conclude Exercise Resolute Union 26 * October 30, 2025 Release Number 20251030-01 MANAMA, Bahrain - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and the Lebanese Armed Forces - Navy (LAF-N) concluded the weeklong maritime exercise called Resolute Union 26 on Oct. 30. The bilateral capstone exercise between the U.S. Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and LA  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues Press for Transparency on Secretive ICE Air Operations, Raise Human Rights Concerns Over Reports of Improper Treatment of Detainees * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were joined by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Book  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senate Republicans Vote to Go Home, Override Rosen's Attempt to Keep Working Through Weekend to Extend ACA Tax Credits Before Open Enrollment * Watch Senator Rosen's floor speech HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen forced a vote to keep the U.S. Senate in session to work through the weekend to reopen the government and extend the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) premium tax cred  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING... Chairman Rick Scott Garners Nationwide Attention on Investigative Report Exposing America's Overreliance on Foreign-Manufactured Generic Drugs and Fixing the Broken Supply Chain Today, Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging highlighted the broad support for his new report with Ranking   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Oct. 30, 2025, the nominations of two individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael Selig, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Rostin Behnam. Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2029, vice Christy Goldsmith R  more