WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled Legislative Improvements to Public Safety Communications in the United States. "Important things like upgrading our 911 call centers, improvements to our wireless e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Aguilar: Donald Trump promised to lower costs on day one, and hardworking families have been pleading for Republicans to do just that and to keep his promise. * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene held a press conference on Republicans' failure to work with Democrats to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Aguilar: Republicans have turned their backs on the American people across this country. * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Vice Chair Ted Lieu and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene held a press conference on Republicans' failure to work with Democrats to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits and lower costs for working families. You can watch the full press confere  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Announces NFWF Grant Award in Gary * Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund in Gary. According to the NFWF, the Wetlands Initiative will receive $794,000 to support planning, design and implementation of nature-based solutions along the Little Calumet River in Gary, I  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Carson Statements from Hearing with FAA Administrator Bedford * Washington, D.C. The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Andre Carson (D-IN) during today's hearing titled, "The State of American Aviation."   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Markey, Rep. Alma Adams Reintroduce Legislation to Better Use USDA's Food Purchasing Dollars to Support a Resilient and Healthy Food System * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Alma S. Adams, PhD (NC-12) today reintroduced the Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Envir  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren, Lawmakers Open Investigation into Big Tech Data Centers' Role in Driving Up Families' Utility Costs * As AI and Big Tech firms, including Google, Amazon, and Meta, build energy-guzzling data centers and make opaque agreements with utility companies, consumers are left holding the bill for these trillion-dollar companies. Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, U  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Leads Effort to Designate Calumet Region as National Heritage Area * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced legislation to designate the Calumet Region, which includes Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties in Indiana and Will and Cook counties in Illinois, as a National Heritage Area (NHA). NHAs are de  more