WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Joins Bicameral Coalition to Re-Introduce Disarm Hate Act * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), joined by Representatives James Clyburn (SC-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), John Garamendi (CA-08), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Summer Lee (PA-12), and David Mi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Gallego, Colleagues Call for Emergency Funding to Support Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands * Senators requested funding to aid recovery efforts in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and Ruben Gallego, along with seven of their Senate colleagues, called on the Senate Appropriations Committee l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Surge to Indian Country to Investigate Unresolved Violent Crimes Yields Results * The Justice Department today announced results from its six-month surge of FBI assets across the country to address violent crime in Indian Country, including crimes relating to missing or murdered Indigenous persons. The FBI sent 64 personnel, rotating in 30-90-day temporary duty assignments over  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join 88 Lawmakers in Urging Protection of Electric Vehicle Investments in Bipartisan Surface Transportation Negotiations * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined 88 lawmakers in pushing leaders on the Senate Environment and Public Works and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees to protect electric vehicle (EV) investments while re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Western Senators Call for Emergency Funding for Wildfire Recovery on Federal Lands * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined fellow Western Senators to urge Congress to pass additional funding to support wildfire recovery on federal lands. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service Launches Office of the Assistant Chiefs to Strengthen Field Leadership and Accountability * WASHINGTON, DC- November 17, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced the launch of the Office of the Assistant Chiefs (OAC) a strategic realignment designe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Cleanup Toxic Waste to Protect Military Families and Local Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their colleagues in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision delaying cleanups of toxic chemicals at hundreds of military installations in Oregon and nationwide. The senators also so  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Cleanup Toxic Waste to Protect Military Families and Local Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their colleagues in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision delaying cleanups of toxic chemicals at hundreds of military installations in Oregon and nationwide. The senators also sough  more