WASHINGTON, June 12 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of June 8, 2026 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Wednesday, June 10, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." As the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) approaches its scheduled   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 13 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news: * * * New members named to Minneapolis Fed advisory council Members offer insight on community banking and the region's economy - Three community bank experts were appointed to an advisory council this spring by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President and CEO Neel Kashkari. The Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) provides information, advice, and recommendation  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * Poll: Michiganders Support Funding Water Infrastructure with Royalty on Bottled Water Companies A strong majority supports charging bottled water companies a 25-cent royalty per gallon of water extracted from Michigan sources - Recent polling conducted by Pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on June 12, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Scott Expands Oversight into Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Democrats' Failure to Protect American Families' Tax Dollars U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tim Scott (R-SC) slammed liberal governors Kathy Hoc  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * FROM THE FIELD: Tech Chairman Tom Barrett Hosts Field Hearing on Advancing Quality Healthcare Access for Michigan Veterans and Servicemembers GRAND LEDGE, MI - Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered   more